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EDG4R (Cosmic Chronic)
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DJ Hell
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Kenya Special CD
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Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
The Rough Guide to African Disco CD
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As the 1970’s dawned, the all-glittering, all-dancing sounds of disco were reverberating right around the globe. In Africa local creative scenesters put their own spin on the disco sound,...
GILLES PETERSON
Black Jazz Radio CD
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Gilles Peterson, well known for his Brownswood label, BBC radio show and phenomenally deep crates, takes the challenge and pays tribute to one of his favorite labels, Black Jazz Records … ‘I...
PORTICO QUARTET
Live / Remix CD
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Portico Quartet still sound like nothing you ever heard before. The Mercury nominated East London based outfit's unique music has expanded to embrace new sonic territories, drawing on the...
OWINY SIGOMA BAND
Power Punch! CD
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Brownswood Recordings are delighted to announce the release of their sophomore album Power Punch, coming out on Brownswood Recordings. Exploring new influences from techno to electronica, the...
THE FUNKEES
Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973 - 77 CD
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‘Dancing Time: The Best of Eastern Nigeria’s Afro Rock Exponents 1973′ by The Funkees is the latest title on Soundway to mine the rich musical output of 60s and 70s Nigeria. For the...
BRANDT BRAUER FRICK
Miami CD
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Sometimes what you don’t do is as important as what you do. Brandt Brauer Frick have made name for themselves producing techno without the technology, using classical instruments in preference...
FELA KUTI
The Best Of The Black President 2 : Deluxe Edition CD & DVD
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The tracks collected on The Best of the Black President 2 span much of Fela Kuti’s recording career, from the emergence of Afrobeat and the formation of Africa ’70, starting with 1971’s...
SINKANE
Mars CD
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City Slang is well chuffed to announce the signing of NY-based Sinkane, the multi-dimensional music project from Ahmad Gallab. "Mars" is dense with deep, polyrhythmic grooves that refer as much...
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Mala In Cuba CD
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The results of a true culture clash, ‘Mala in Cuba’ marries the intricate rhythms and deep, spiritual roots of Cuba with Mala’s own roots in South London and his dedication to bass...
THE HI-FLY ORCHESTRA
Get Ready CD
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„Although this is already our third album, recording it felt like something really fresh.“ The Hi-Fly Orchestra are excited when they talk about their new long-player „Get Ready“. They...
ORCHESTRE POLYRHYTHMO DE COTONOU
Volume 3 : The Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk CD
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Take funk, soul, psychedelia and rumba, mix it up with a thick dose of heavy local rhythms and throw everything in a Benin grinder. The brew is then mixed up with hypnotic Farfisa solos, gritty...
NICO GOMEZ AND HIS AFRO PERCUSSION INC
Ritual CD
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Belgium, not the first place you'd think of when it comes to Latin or Afro funk. Yet one of the greatest records to blend both styles came from the small northern European country, masterminded...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
London Is The Place For Me: 5 & 6 CD
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At last, fresh installments in our acclaimed, much-loved series: open-hearted, bitter-sweet, mash-up postcards to the here and now, from young black London. As then, calypso carries the swing....
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Spiritual Jazz 4: Americans in Europe CD
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It's well known that throughout the 20th century, fed up with poor working conditions and racism in their home country, many American jazz musicians chose to leave the US in order to live and work...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Freedom Jazz France CD
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Awesome CD absolute JAZZ GOLD! Everyone a winner - a lot of these tracks would have turned Dingwalls, London, upside down back in the day! A selection of French spiritual jazz from the 60’s to...
