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Gideon Nxumalo’s Gideon Plays might just be the most mythologised and sought-after LP in the whole South African canon A sophisticated bop excursion with a distinctive African edge, it was only Nxumalo’s second LP as leader, despite his crucial place in South African jazz history Pianist Nxumalo was a visionary jazz... -
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Manu Dibango is probably the most famous musician from Cameroon and quite possibly one of the most internationally well-known African musicians ever He is a most versatile musician, having played and recorded almost every style of music you care to mention – soul, reggae, jazz, spirituals, blues, African, electro Dibango... -
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2021 repress A selection of eight songs covering the period from 1979 to 1989 by one of Rai's softest voices Wah-Wah driven, mid-tempo guitar based early Rai from the city where Rai's "harder" form was conceived Sad romantic songs about lost loves and other sorrowful tales Mastered by Mark Gergis Vinyl master and lacquer cut by... -
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"I still remember the first time I heard Ahmed Malek It was 2012 Back then I didn’t know much about Arabic music, but I was about to leave Berlin for a couple of weeks to go to Tunisia I was working as a project manager for a music recoding session which ended up being released by Jakarta Records as the “Sawtuha” release I... -
WOW! 'Confusion' is an exceptional record in one of the most outstanding oeuvres in 20th century music One long, 20+ minute piece split over two sides, it's possibly at once the most abstract and urgent missive we've heard from the man and his legendary band You'd be forgiven for questioning whether you're even listening to Fela... -
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Highly anticipated sophomore release from saxophonist and composer Sisonke Xonti, winner of South Africa's 2020 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz At the centre of the album, Xonti's four-part "Migration Suite" is his boldest work to date, exploring rural and urban identity and the perilous spiritual journey from homeland... -
In the last decade, the breadth of plugged-in African music has become increasingly apparent Samplers and synths have spread across the continent; nowhere is this more striking than in South Africa, where the end of apartheid coincided with the gradual move away from funk and soul-based township sounds and the emergence of... -
Originally released in 1976, My Ancestors is one of the greatest releases from Zambia’s Zamrock scene The album travels the darker undercurrents of 70s rock and roll, warping and heightening the influences of Jimi, the Stones, the Beatles, Black Sabbath, and James Brown 27 year old Chrissy “Zebby” Tembo provided drums and... -
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Analog Africa No6 - ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU Volume 2 'Echos Hypnotiques' - From the Vaults of Albarika Store 1969-1979 'The riches of Vodoun rhythms are of such magnitude that one would never get to the bottom of it - we've tried' Vincent Ahehehinnou - lead vocalist of Orchestre of Poly-Rythmo Four years in the making,... -
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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... -
Double A Side vinyl of 'Baba Ayoola' and 'Carry Me Home' "'Baba Ayoola' was written as a tribute to the grandfather of the band's alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi and is 'an invitation to celebrate life' Whilst 'Carry Me Home' was inspired by conversations with the masterful Dele Sosimi, whose technical ability in bridging the gap... -
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es Ya Toupas is a band formed in 1976 by Bopol Mansiamina (Bass - Success Mode, 4 Stars ), Manuaku Waku (aka Grand Zaiko Wawa) and Ray Lema (Piano, Organ and Guitar) Between 1976 and 1978, they recorded several 7inches including the famous title “Je ne bois pas beaucoup” (1976) compiled on the series of Sofrito (Tropical... -
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In common parlance, the two producers who make up Native Soul would be considered "ma2000"-or, born after the onset of democracy, having never experienced Apartheid-by virtue of their age Kgothatso Tshabalala is 19 years old and Zakhele Mhlanga (DJ Zakes) is 18 Their 12-track debut electronic music album, Teenage Dreams, is not... -
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Bella is the first vinyl single derived from the upcoming album called Noussin A smashing summer hit, sang in Mina and french It's an ode to the nature and love in this hard times Be My Wife on the B side, is a trip into a rock /funk universe with an uptempo twist rhythm, sang into the voodoo harmonies Composed in Lyon on... -
"Etubom Rex Williams occupies the genuine space of legend of Nigerian Highlife His incredible professionalism, vast body of work and huge personality, established him as a veritable force of the genre quite early in his career A case quite similar to another teenage prodigy of Highlife Music, Sir Victor Uwaifo However any... -
Afro Rythms Vol 1 gatherers singles and remixes highlights from Comet’s 1999 to 2001 years, spanning from Afrobeat grooves to Broken beat and Afro future sounds Comet Records is excited to present Afro Rythms Vol 1 the first repress since 1999 of singles and Remixes out of Black Voices’s LP from Tony Allen Afrobeat pioneer,... -
Afriquoi are back with their Time is a Gift Which We Share All the Time EP Taken from a line from the track “Ndeko Solo”, the title is a reminder of the blessedness of being alive and the intimate connection of all things This is the first EVER Afriquoi release where the whole band has gone into the studio to record a full... -
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In 1975, Tony Allen recorded his debut album, Jealousy, the first of three made with Afrika 70 and produced by Fela Kuti Jealousy is according to many still the highlight of his 4 solo-albums, featuring 2 afro-beat gems 'Jealousy' and 'Hustler' But by 1978 he was ready for a change of scene, and a year later he parted company... -
Like its elders, Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumi, they seek to give a contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples Jazz sounds of 1970s and ‘80s... -
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Vaudou Game is a contemporary live band of 6 members playing an authentic Togolese funk based on voodoo chants scales, and led by Peter Solo, a singer and composer born in Aného-Glidji (Togo), birthplace of the Guin tribe and place of the voodoo culture He was raised with those traditional values of human and environment... -
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Growing up in a royal household in Nigeria, Joni Haastrup began his musical journey performing for his brothers band Sneakers and was quickly snapped up as a vocalist for Orlando Julius Ekemode and his Modern Aces' Super Afro Soul LP, one of Afro-beat's formative LPs Soon after, Ginger Baker of Cream fame replaced Steve... -
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Although he is still completely unknown to Western audiences, for Ethiopians, Tlahoun Gèssèssè (pronounced Guèssèssè) is THE VOICE The first-ever pan-Ethiopian star, he has embodied such nonstop unanimity since the end of the 1950s that is a role-model and a point of... -
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Reissue of rare Afro-Synth Funana LP from Cabo Verde, originally released in 1983 Second release by Mar & Sol label -first was Pedrinho's... -
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New album by the legendary group, África Negra! 'Alia Cu Omali' features material and some popular classics recorded between Lisbon and São... -
The genesis of Yaral Sa Doom took place in 2018, when Swedish musician Karl-Jonas Winqvist traveled to Toubab Dialaw in Senegal, a small fishing village with a vibrant bohemian art scene Connecting with local artists, Winqvist led recording sessions alongside studio engineer Arouna Kane that encouraged freewheeling ideas and... -
The music of Martinique poet and composer Gratien Midonet is being treated to a special three-track remix EP, A Cosmic Poet Revisited, providing a new context for the political activism and cosmic folk sound of the original recordings A musician informed by his academic and spiritual pursuits, who penned albums in France that... -
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A great compilation can open the gate to another world Who knew that some of the most exciting Afro-funk records of all time were actually made in the small West African country of Benin Once Analog Africa released the first African Scream Contest in 2008, the proof was there for all to hear, gut-busting yelps, lethally... -
Hank Jones meets Cheick Tidiane Seck & The Mandinkas: Sarala Released in 1995, Sarala marked its time by generating a genuine enthusiasm for Mandingo music, encouraging many Western musicians to go to Mali and explore this music at its very source Fruit of the reunion of Hank Jones (an African-American musician and one of...
Jazz Jazz Jazz is described by Habibi Funk founder Jannis Stuertz as ranging from “instrumental tracks awaking memories of 1970s crime thriller soundtracks to more Sudanese-rooted tracks, a lot of them modernised versions of traditional tribal rhythms and even an excursion into Soukouss” The album marks Habibi Funk’s 9th...
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 make this distinction and to have the listener...Out of stock
2021 repress "Issued in 1975, this is the articulation of Zambia's Zamrock ethos While other albums -- Rikki Ililonga's Zambia, Witch's Lazy Bones!! -- are competitors, it's hard to best this album as it covers each major quadrant of the Zamrock whole: it came from the mines; its musicians were anti-colonial freedom fighters, it...Out of stock
Reissued by Now Again Records, this Proto-punk and Garage Zamrock album from celebrated guitarist, Paul Ngozi, was originally released in 1976 'Day Of Judgement' is his essential debut album and features Chrissy Zebby Tembo As a body of work, it is way ahead of it's time as it straddles the line between funk and punk, driving hard...
The follow up to the highly acclaimed reissue of the first volume, Ethiopian Hit Parade The track layout is identical to the original record released in 1972 "After releasing around fifty 45 rpm singles and his first 33 rpm album (Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits AELP 10, re-released by Heavenly Sweetness HS092VL), Amha...
Les Filles de Illighadad come from a secluded commune in central Niger, far off in the scrubland deserts at the edge of the Sahara The village is only accessible via a grueling drive through the open desert and there is little infrastructure, no electricity or running water But what the nomadic zone lacks in material wealth it...
Les Filles de Illighadad present their first ever studio album “Eghass Malan” The female led avant rock group hailing from the village of the same name bring their new genre of Tuareg guitar mixed with traditional rural folk Versed in tradition, Fatou Seidi Ghali and her band have created contemporary studio versions that are...
Reissue of the second of two all-accoustic albums that Ephat Mujuru and his band Spirit of the People released From 1983, this album was recorded in the dawn of an independent Zimbabwe, a time in which African music culture—long stigmatized by Rhodesian educators and religious authorities—experienced a thrilling renaissance...Out of stock
Nubiphone presents a compilation of the best early 7" releases of the mythical Cameroonian band Los Camaroes Ten raw tracks taken from various singles from 1968 to 1975, that present the musical diversity played by those seven young people: bikutsi, Afro-funk, jerk, soukous, rumba & blues music The band led by the charismatic...Out of stock
Gorgeous and hypnotic Tanzanian dance music Formed in the mid-1950s, Kiko Kids Jazz created a stunningly unique sound amidst an explosion of Tanzanian guitar bands in the years leading up to the country’s independence Defined by Salim Zahoro’s warm voice and the heavy tremolo of his electric mandolin, Kiko Kids Jazz...Out of stock
"We're proud to introduce the new Superfly reissue of ultra-rare '70s Nigerian collection of some of their best 45s, full of funky psych killers, check 'Wodeka Roe' or the hit 'Gbeti Madjro' (though every single track is dynamite!) As usual, beautiful quality repress with paste on covers made in Japan, obi and 180 gram vinyl,...
Acid Jazz Records continue their exclusive licensing agreement with Albarika Store, the legendary record label that defined the sound of Benin and influenced the entire region of West Africa and beyond Recorded and issued in 1974, Le Sato is one of the earliest releases on the Albarika label and it is also one of the...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fela Kuti's classic Open and Close, Partisan release the first vinyl pressing since the 1980s This edition features a return to the original gatefold...Out of stock
OF SURBOUM AFRICAN JAZZ 1960-1963' - After the two previous OK Jazz compilation releases, Planet Ilunga continues its mission to uncover and highlight the overlooked yet epic achievements in the world of Congolese rumba This time to tell the most spectacular story of all This is the story of the creation of Surboum African Jazz,...Out of stock
Legendary psychedelic guitar music from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania finally available on vinyl! Originally released as a double CD in 2010, Wallahi Le Zein! has persisted as a cult classic, a collection of a rarely heard and utterly unique underground music scene, raw and unfiltered The LP version we now present is...
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