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Pure Raï fire from Algeria on the ever-searching Nashazphone label - an absolute must for anyone snagged on contemporary, Arabic North African music by EEK/Islam Chipsy or DJ Plead’s sunstroke ‘Relentless Trills’ classic Sending a plume of prevailing heat from the Oran region on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, Cheba... -
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Ali Farka Touré is well known as one of the most influential and talented guitarists that Africa has ever produced His legacy and impact are hard to overstate Ali’s sound merged his much-loved traditional Malian musical styles with distinct elements of the blues, singing in the local languages of Fulfulde, Tamasheq, Songhay and... -
The Movers were titans of South African soul who left a legacy of countless songs of pure groove On The Movers 1970–76, Analog Africa presents 14 of the finest tracks from the band’s undisputed peak “I first discovered The Movers on my very first “record safari” in 1996 Twenty-five years later I’m still grooving to... -
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah — known to his fans in southern Nigeria as the Oyoyo King, the Godfather of Afemai Music, the Etsako Super Star — is the originator of a form of Muslim highlife that fuses local folk styles with pan-Nigerian highlife and Western pop A devout Muslim and an exemplar of religious piety in his community,... -
The legendary Ghanaian singer-producer Pat Thomas needs little introduction, he is a globally recognized vocalist and songwriter, famed for both his solo works and that with the highlife bands The Blue Monks, Broadway-Stargazers Dance Band, The Satellites, The Sweet Beans, Marijata, The Kwashibu Area Band and The Uhuru Dance... -
Dead Men Don’t Smoke Marijuana is the last album by beloved singer/songwriter, SE Rogie A collection of fingerpicked, acoustic guitar tunes rooted in the palm wine style of Sierre Leone (Rogie’s birthplace) Tinged with gospel, reggae, country, and blues, it was released to acclaim in 1994, and has become an indisputable... -
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How Zambia’s Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972-1977 An overview of the Zamrock scene, from its ascension to its fall to its resurgence, presented as two volumes, both as 2LPs and hardcover book/CDs By the mid 1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times Though the... -
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How Zambia’s Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972-1977 An overview of the Zamrock scene, from its ascension to its fall to its resurgence, presented as two volumes, both as 2LPs and hardcover book/CDs By the mid 1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times Though the... -
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Of the many great talents of the classic Nigerian highlife scene, none contained the existential depth, transcendence and grace of Celestine Ukwu During his brief time in this world, he pursued education, music, and philosophy; first as a school teacher, then ultimately a singer, lyricist and musician, first as a member of... -
Droning, open-tune guitar masterpieces from an unsung hero of East African music John Ondolo spent his life traveling between Tanzania, where he was born, and Kenya, where he recorded a string of singles for independent labels in the late 1950s and early 60s Unlike most guitarists from the region, Ondolo used open tuning (a... -
In 2020, Sahel Sounds hosted a project called Music from Saharan WhatsApp This series consisted of ephemeral digital EPs, documenting live performances by some of the most exciting acts in the Sahel playing music, including Nigerién techno, wedding rock, Woodabe guitar, WZN, traditional music, Mandingue music, and... -
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The unique sounds of Ray Phiri's Stimela are showcased on this gem of a 12" EP from 1986 It was originally released only in South Africa on Gallo / CBS Records, although a 12" featuring the track 'I Hate Telling A Lie' was previously released on Plum Records in 1983 It has now become a sought-after item due to its addictive... -
Originally released in 1990 ‘Voaria’ was written by Benjamin Nhassavele and produced & arranged by the late Tata Sibeko, the revered South African producer and member of Kabasa Taken from the LP of the same name ‘Voaria’ was released at a time when early house music was emerging as a key influence in the South African... -
Following on from 2020s acclaimed album Vodou Ale (and preceding the release of a new album in 2023), Chouk Bwa turn up the heat for this exhilarating trip into their bush of ghosts by introducing a new stripped down line- up to fire up the dance floor, based exclusively on the drums and rhythms of the Haitian kongo rite and deep... -
Myth and legend swirl around The Master Musicians of Jajouka, an all-male troupe of Sufi musicians from a village in the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco, and the custodians of a culture with roots in ancient Persia Passed down through generations of the same family, the Attars, their trance music is as complex and melodic as it... -
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Limited 2022 restock "Berlin versus Kaolack, round three A traditional Jola rhythm, fast and energetic, with tuned, talking and kit drums swarming across a skeletal down-home guitar somewhere between blues and disco and the Mboup brothers' impassioned plea for an end to division and bloodshed in their Casamance homeland Then a... -
Genuinely some of the most exciting dance music ever made - we almost couldn't believe our ears on first listen, or the tenth It was perhaps only when we witnessed the accompanying videos on youtube that it started to settle into place, watching liquid hipped Shangaan dancers scuttle and stomp like folk possessed by something... -
Absolutely deadly showcase of Wolof drumming patterns invented by legendary Senegalese griot, Doudou Nidiaye Rose - a 100% must-check for fans of West African percussion and Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force! Top shelf Honest Jon’s tackle, this; 21 swingeingly tight performances by an extended griot family, of the... -
Consummate Berlin dub science by the maestro Beautifully textured, shuffling Lagos funk, on home-made percussion… militant horns… and a walloping, filthy-stinking kick-drum like the bucking, hairy hind-most of the Devil himself The Dub is Warrior Charge, 2016 What a record Bim... -
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Reissue, originally released in 1969 Ultra-rare South African jazz from District Six with legendary musicians Clifford Moses, Richard Schilder, Basil Moses, and Basil Coetzee True jazz today is becoming a rare art whose existence depends not only on the jazz-musician but also on the medium by means of which it is propagated This... -
Reissue, originally released in 1981 Ultra-rare album reissued for the first time worldwide Fantastic proto-Zouk from Georges and Pierre-Edouard Decimus NSI (New Sound from the Islands) is a concept launched by the Decimus family, and the album was released at the end of 1981, at the same time as Kassav's Album N'4 with the singer... -
The title track can be considered a prime root of pretty much all Afro-house music since, striking that instantly recognisable and oft-sampled sax refrain set to the baddest, swingeing percussion - a guaranteed dancefloor burner if we've ever heard one The flipside commands you to 'Go Slow', working at a lusty, grinding groove... -
Whilst the continents contribution to the global funk, boogie and disco canon has been well documented for decades, the strong presence of rock and psychedelia in 1970's African music has been a more slowly evolving story over the years Pockets of young Africans, turned on by Hendrix, the Doors, Santana and more, started to add... -
The last time I found myself on the phone with Jean-Christian Mboumba Mackaya known as Mack-Joss - founder of the Mighty Orchestra Massako - I could hear gun-shots in the background Libreville was upside down following the re-election of president Ali Bongo in August 2016 By the time I was ready to go ahead with this project,... -
Gnawa, bottom heavy trance music of North Africa Repetitive bass lines, generated by the gimbri or sintir with metal clappers, hand drums and voice Seven trances, seven colors, seven scents, Gnawa not only moves, it can remove“ Bill Laswell, Hell's Kitchen, NYC, May 2022 Remastered vinyl reissue of this 1990 BILL LASWELL /... -
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This box set was curated by Egon at Now-Again, with Moss and Calum of Strawberry Rain for Vinyl Me, Please The 2nd Edition is limited to 1,000 copies, pressed on 180g black vinyl with heavyweight tip-on jackets All 8 albums in this Anthology were lovingly remastered & restored from the original masters by Dave Cooley at... -
Finish The Sun, the second offering from Shane Cooper & Mabuta, is a glowing and energetic album, rooted in grooves from all over the African continent The six-piece outfit draws on influences from Mali, Nigeria, the Sahel, Morocco; and the many sounds that make up their native South Africa This musical trip seamlessly dances... -
Pulsing electro-Fra Fra and DIY Afro-gospel combine on God Created Everything, the debut album by Ghanaian singer, Linda Ayupuka Reminiscent of recent releases by Otim Alpha (Nyege Nyege) and Ata Kak, God Created Everything captures the rawness and immediacy of early-career recordings from the likes of Oumou Sangaré and Rokia... -
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AB Crentsil is a heavyweight of Highlife music and the main vocalist of Sweet Talks, one of the most popular Ghanaian bands of the 1970’s In 1992, musician Charles Amoah and producer Richie Osei Kuffour offered him the opportunity to explore a new popular sound: Bürger Highlife Little did he know these studio sessions would... -
Kalita are proud to unveil the first ever compilation focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond Highlighting key recordings from genre-defining artists including Thomas Frempong and... -
"At last! The second LP in our ongoing series of releases from Mariam – Tsege Gebru! More 1960’s recordings of her truly unique solo piano performances Mariam – Tsege Gebru is a true original – her playing is somewhere between Erik Satie, Debussy, liturgical music of the Coptic Ethiopian Church, and Ethiopian traditional... -
Melvin Ukachi needs little introduction, the Lagos (Nigeria) based vocalist and bandleader is a living legend Melvin is known for his fantastic solo albums, his vocals for the afrobeat star-groups MFB and Ozzobia…but his biggest legacy is without a doubt him being the singer and bandleader of Ofege Melvin formed Ofege in the... -
Salar Salman (1959), an exceptional musician and composer, was born in Kirkuk, a city in Kurdistan — the North of Iraq As a young boy he was famed in his village for his rich and warm voice When he develloped his talent as a guitar player he was seen as one of the best guitar players from North Iraq As his fingers found a way to... -
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A soundtrack of Sudan's revolution and the first ever international release of the Beja sound, performed by Noori and his Dorpa Band, an outfit from Port Sudan, the heart of Beja culture Electric soul, blues, jazz, rock, surf, even hints of country, speak fluently to styles and chords that could be Tuareg, Ethiopian, Peruvian or... -
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Disco, Funk and modernized Arabic Pop from Egypt! "In the beginning of Habibi Funk, our search was focussed on vinyl records Around a year ago though, we got to the point where we realized that it became substantially harder to discover music, that we enjoyed and hadn't heard before It became apparent that it was time to start... -
"As the story goes, Ginger Baker, burned out by the excess of touring with his band, left for Ghana in 1970 to spend time with his friend While there, his ear caught the sound of Nigerian radio and he would travel into what was then a war zone to meet up with Fela Kuti, who he'd previously met in London when Fela was playing... -
We Are Busy Bodies is back with two additional reissues by The Drive to follow up 2021's 'Can You Feel It' reissue Drive Unlimited and Drive Live were two of four releases by the prolific group in... -
We Are Busy Bodies is back with two additional reissues by The Drive to follow up 2021's 'Can You Feel It' reissue Drive Unlimited and Drive Live were two of four releases by the prolific group in... -
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An absolutely legendary album from Lebanon by Issam Hajali’s group Ferkat Al Ard, “Oghneya” stands out as one of the great musical gems of the Arab world A groundbreaking release from 1978 that represents the meeting point of Arab, jazz, folk and Brazilian styles with the talent of Ziad Rahbani, who did the albums... -
Ndikho Xaba left South Africa in 1964, an exile from his homeland who eventually found his place in San Francisco’s vibrant spiritual jazz scene of the late 60s A songwriter, bandleader, pianist, and inventor of percussion and woodwind instruments, Xaba played alongside contemporaries like Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and... -
A most unusual & stunning album Tsege Mariam Gebru is an Ethiopian nun who has dedicated her life to helping others She has been composing & playing music on the piano since the 1960’s Her music is a unique mix of Western classical music in the vein of Erik Satie, Ethiopian music & Religious Christian meditation... -
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From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the world’s rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the... -
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Connecting Wasulu hunter music, griot praises, Senufo pastoral dances, Fula and Mandingo repertoire alongside Western psychedelia, blues and afro-beat, Zani Diabaté’s Super Djata Band de Bamako was among Mali’s top orchestras by the late 1970’s well into the mid-1980’s Tracked live inside Radio Mali’s raw but inspiring... -
Connecting Wasulu hunter music, griot praises, Senufo pastoral dances, Fula and Mandingo repertoire alongside Western psychedelia, blues and afro-beat, Zani Diabaté’s Super Djata Band de Bamako was among Mali’s top orchestras by the late 1970’s well into the mid-1980’s Tracked live inside Radio Mali’s raw but inspiring...
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South African dancefloor scorchers from DJ Black Low, shared beyond the region for first time by the ever reliable Awesome Tapes From Africa The internet is remaining tight lipped about this fella right now, but it ain’t hard to hear the serious dancefloor levels across ‘Uwami’, working to the side of Amapiano and Gqom... -
Pop sensation Vunami's in-demand album Isiqedakoma, from 1986 "Originally from KwaZulu Natal, Vunami made his way to Johannesburg in the mid 80’s to follow his dream of becoming a recording artist He was able to make that dream come true when talent scouts from Decibel Music came across the charismatic youngster At the time... -
1977’s Jenakuru was self-produced and reveals a slightly darker, somewhat introspective and perhaps more vulnerable side to Saitana A great admirer of Jimi Hendrix, Satiana often performed solo during this period “It was really unheard of at the time to perform without a band He could entertain people like that and a lot of... -
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The second release on Canopy Records has the vintage Edo-funk and reggae-disco Colombian based producer Bosq rejoins long-time collaborator and vocalist Kaleta, while also bringing in Ibibio Sound Machine who add their horn section and keyboards, to deliver a true afro-funk-reggae-disco...
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