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Soul, Reggae, Latin, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, Reggae/Dub, World
The first instalment in our new ‘Mr Bongo Record Club’ compilation series – a selection of favourites, recent discoveries and sought after obscurities, which form the basis of our DJ sets and our radio show of the same name. Including cuts by Claudia, Cortex, Dave Pike Set, Fruko,...
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Soul, Reggae, Latin, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, Reggae/Dub, World
This instalment follows on from our acclaimed ‘Volume One’ – Lauren Laverne’s ‘Compilation Of The Week’, supported by the likes of Disclosure, Horsemeat Disco, Hunee and Laurent Garnier. ‘Volume Two’ picks up where the last one left off — with a touch more soul and disco — records we’ve been...
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Soul, Reggae, Latin, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, Reggae/Dub, World
Volume Three in the Mr Bongo Record club series. Another showcase of recent vinyl finds and favourites from our DJ sets and radio shows. This is an extra special one however, as it lands in 2019, the year that we celebrate 30 years since it all began way...
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Bobbi Humphrey was one of the most prominent stars on the Blue Note roster of the 1970s. The flutist debuted on the label in 1971 with Flute In the first in a run of six creative and highly enjoyable albums. On her breakout 1973 album Blacks and Blues, Humphrey hooked...
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African, Disco, Funk, Soul & Funk, World
Soundway Records present a new compilation of twenty rare and mostly unavailable tracks from the slick and sassy world of Nigerian pop music and club culture of the early 1980s. Buoyed by an explosive oil boom and a return to democracy after a series of military dictatorships, Nigeria’s economy in...
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Freestyle Records in association with Rare Sounds USA present a stellar repress of Speedometer's 2003 debut LP This Is Speedometer.
Originally released on Clive Johnson's Blow It Hard, started after the demise of the well-loved weekly Soho club night of the same name and home to the New Mastersounds first releases...
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Superb Disco Jazz Funk album Turn this Mutha Out, recorded from the Kudu label in 1977. ‘Could Heaven Ever Be Like This’ – a long-term favourite is like being momentarily transported to Jazz Funk paradise, a magical track that has become a classic. ‘Camby Bolongo’ is a delightful percussion heavy...
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If your circle of friends includes any guitar players, take this little test. Ask them if they are familiar with Eddie Hazel's Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs. Chances are their eyes will widen, followed by an exclamation something like 'I thought I was the only one who knew about that...
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With Darondo’s passing, the world truly lost a singular and unique talent. His “Let My People Go” album has now reached “legendary” status with tracks featured on numerous A-list shows such as Breaking Bad and CSI, gaining legions of new fans in addition to the Soul afficionados who already knew...
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Four years in the works, "Strange World" is a compilation of cosmic and earthly doo-wop and R&B from Jamaica and America. The songs are mostly sparse, beautiful and spacey. Features unreleased demos and hard to find songs found only on 45s from the 1950's. The liner notes feature unseen photos...
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El Michels Affair follows up the massive success of their full length Yeti Season with The Abominable EP. A collection of unreleased tracks, alternate takes, and instrumentals from the Yeti Season recording sessions.
EMA’s blending their signature cinematic soul sound with influences from Turkish Funk and the grittiest of Bollywood soundtracks...
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Discover the side project of the group Cortex which is called Caribou.
Composed by Alain Mion, this double single is re-released for the first time and in its original format!...
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Psych, Funk, Soul & Funk, Rock
At just sixteen, Leo Nocentelli was backing up Otis Redding. Soon after, he was playing on hits for Lee Dorsey, The Supremes, and The Temptations. As an original member of The Meters, Leo wrote instant classics “Cissy Strut” and “Hey Pocky A–Way,” but his greatest moment on record may be...
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If you own a copy of this 1977 release on legendary Nashville deejay John Richbourg's Seventy-Seven Records label, then you are on your way to amassing generational wealth! But it's not just the scarcity of the original pressing that has driven prices to sky-high levels'the opening track proclaims 'We're the...
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Indie Rock, Soul, Funk, Soul & Funk, Hip-Hop, Rock
We Say "Finally in stock, we now have copies of Sault’s new album “Nine”. On their fifth release in two years, the mysterious outfit show absolutely no signs of losing steam or inspiration. Probably their most fun release to date, with tracks ranging from heady neo-soul meets...
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This compilation of songs is not meant as a historic reflection of popular music of the “Arab world.” It is a very personal selection of songs we grew to like at Habibi Funk. It is music that historically never existed as a unified musical genre. We think it’s important to...
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Psych, Funk, Soul & Funk, Rock
¡Soltad a Barrabás! (Release Barrabás!) was the third album by the famous Spanish funk-rock band. Recorded in the US and originally released in 1974, housed in a shocking gatefold cover, this time the sound was 100% funk oriented and included big hits like "Hi-Jack", covered by Herbie Mann. First ever...
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Disco, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk
Originally released in 1980 on short-lived Oregon label ‘Match Box Recordings’ and recently unearthed for BBE Music by The Mighty Zaf, ‘Burnin’’ is the only album recorded by Portland jazz/funk band Carl Smith And The Natural Gas Company.
At the time of the release of this album, Carl Smith’s band had...
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Mad About Records present a reissue of The Cult's The Mail Must Go Through, originally released in 1976. Super rare funk collectible from Las Vegas, one of the rarest West Coast funk LPs. A must for any serious collector. Super-rare funk collectible from Las Vegas released on Starburst Records in...
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Betty Davis was riding high in the 70s. A new record label, a series of high profile relationships, and intensely sexualized live performances made her a rising star. It seemed like everything was aligned to take the music world by storm. So Betty and band got back into the...
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There is lots of unreleased music in the world and as time progresses a lot of it it being issued by us and many others. The reasons that it was left in the vault vary, it could have been because too much great material was recorded at the same time...
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Soul, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk
The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1 takes its inspiration from classic soundtrack and cinematic composers such as Axelrod, Morricone, Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier and Piero Umiliani. Created during Summer 2020, this album is the product of a fruitful collaboration between Brighton-based musicians Glenn Fallows (The Impellers / Andres y Xavi) and Mark...
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Incredible Bongo Band was the brain child of prolific film and record producer Michael Viner, put together in 1972 to supplement the soundtrack to the virtually anonymous B-Movie film The Thing With Two Heads. They went from a loose studio collective to an instrumental pop covers consortium, interpreting classics of the day in their...
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Deluxe Edition pressed on 180 grams vinyl. Iconic and much sough after self titled LP by Piry Reis now re-issued as a deluxe 180 grams edition containing an extra bonus track (spaced out Jazz interpretation of No Risco Do Relâmpago). After playing for several years with Egberto Gismonti group and...
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Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015 which instantly sold-out. The book...
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...FROM THE BELTER & DISCOPHON ARCHIVES, 1970-1976'- A 14-track compilation featuring rare and overlooked tracks from the heyday of Spain's gipsy-funk-era, 1970-1976. This is the real gipsy-funk sound, full of funk drums, electric guitars with wah-wah, organ, electric bass, exotic percussion, soulful horns, bits of Latin and even oriental touches....
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Soul, Disco, Funk, Soul & Funk
With incredibly groovy loops, classy hip-hop rhythms, gloriously funky basslines and richly colorful synth sounds, FKJ’s music stands up to comparison with the masters of the genre. Now established as one of the major artists of the French musical scene, French Kiwi Juice’s stage reputation has soared thanks to his...
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Soul, Disco, Funk, Soul & Funk
Contrary to the EP’s name, the songs continue with more of the same, delicate and quite obviously French-inspired sound, rife with funky guitar riffs, soulful vocal samples and airy, analog drums. It’s the perfect summer soundtrack to mellow out...
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Soul, Disco, Funk, Soul & Funk
Double vinyl LP pressing. A multi-instrumentalist with rare elegance, FKJ unveiled his first album French Kiwi Juice and invited us into his world. A tribute to his idols and affirmation of musical maturity, FKJ goes from Jazz to Soul, with his electronic touch that makes his paw incomparable. A warm,...
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Garage Rock, African, Psych, Funk, Soul & Funk, Rock, World
Yaoundé, in the 1970´s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon´s capital, no matter how dodgy, was filled with music spots but surprisingly there were no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper recording facilities, and the process of committing your...
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The definitive statement on Pastor T. L. Barrettʼs two decades of recordings, 49 tracks spread across five LPs, including Like A Ship, Do Not Pass Me By Volume 1 & 2, I Found The Answer, plus a bonus album of singles and sermons, a 10,000 word blow-by-blow, and illustrated discography.
"A...
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Latin, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, World
This 2LP collection presents exclusive instrumental versions of songs originally released on the Jazz Is Dead albums: Roy Ayers JID002, Marcos Valle JID003, Gary Bartz JID006 and João Donato JID007. "Instrumentals JID009"...
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At a distance of more than forty years, the radicalism and significance of African Spaces can be seen more clearly. Ambitious, uncompromising, and resolutely progressive, it represents a unique high-water mark in South Africa’s long musical engagement with the newest developments in American jazz – a response to the cosmic call...
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Psych, Funk, Soul & Funk, Rock
Funky fuzzy psychedelic tracks from 60s and 70s Nigeria, Iran, Turkey, Russia, South Korean and other exotic countries. The definitive survey for students of the global phenomenon of psychedelic funk music, covering the “golden years” of the movement, from approximately 1967 until 1980....
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After a first album released on Comet Records in 2011 and acclaimed by the media (Selection FIP, playlist Radio Nova, Vibrations, Songlines, Gilles Peterson, Laurent Garnier, etc…), the ©© Les Frères Smith collective is back with an even more ambitious new LP. Recorded the old school way and mixed by...
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Fratelli Malibu is an original idea of Andrea De Fazio with the cooperation of Paolo Petrella, drummer and bassist for the “Nu Guinea” live band. Their love for synthesizers and drum machines brought them together to create the shiny world of Ciro Miami.
We could think of Ciro as...
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BACK IN PRINT! Here's an exact repro vinyl reissue of a fine 1971 album by saxophonist Hank Crawford. Together with respected sidemen, among whom Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree, Richard Tree and Ron Carter, Crawford delivers a tasty stew of funky and bluesy jazz. The seven tracks include 'It's A Funky...
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Widely available for the first time in forty-five years, featuring ‘It’s A New Day’, one of the most sample breaks in history. Official Mr Bongo reissue.
Record collectors, producers and crate diggers like a good creation myth, and Skull Snaps’ self-titled ‘debut’ had it all. A mysterious funk trio,...
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Soul, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk
The debut album from Seattle's Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. The group channels old-school organ combos like The Meters and Booker T & The MGs, but are making it fresh and feel new again! We couldn't be more happy to be involved with such talented musicians....
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Over a decade ago, friend, music supervisor, and DJ Zach Cowie reached out to Light in the Attic with the idea of producing a comp showcasing the funkier side of all things country. Zach envisioned artists like Bobbie Gentry, Jim Ford and Bob Darin hanging with Link Wray at his...
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Wewantsounds reissue Sylvia Robinson's super rare soul LP released in 1975 on her Vibration label, part of her All-Platinum/Stang/Turbo empire. Sweet Stuff features several Sylvia cult classics including "Private Performance," "Soul Je T'aime", a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus" and the mellow favorite "Sho Nuff Boogie"...
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'So many times we refuse to go back and break bread with our parents, relatives and old friends... Times are tough, the economy is rough, everybody's tryin' to make a dollar. Sometimes you get away from yourself. Won't you go back and break bread, while we still have some to...
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"Following the work previously made on Cocktail Bar and Erbe Selvatiche, Modern Sound Quartet released their third full-length Floreama in 1977, this time focusing their work around the world of flowers. The twelve tracks on this recording boast the highest form of Italian jazz-funk vibes, with some rock, disco and...
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An official edition of the group who pioneered jazz-funk in the former Yugoslavia: Misa Blam i Oni Koji Vole Funky. This 12" record on 45 RPM contains three songs from impossible to find EPs from the 70's and one fantastic previously unpublished track ! Total must if you are into...
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‘In 1977 Henry Stone invited Thomas Spann down to Florida. Spann was founder and leader of The Brooklyn All Stars, one of the most celebrated gospel quartets in the US; Stone headed TK Records, the biggest independent record company in the world. The All Stars' contract with Jewel Records just...
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JOHNNY JENKINS' Ton-Ton Macoute! originally released in 1970, is a classic Southern cooked blues, rock, soul and country album. The recording started life as a DUANE ALLMAN solo record which were then taken over and completed by Jenkins and crafted into this release with help from future ALLMAN BROTHERS members...
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