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Known for their psychedelic fuzz masterpiece Lazy Bones this is another side of Witch This time around the band created another masterpiece but this time with a whole new sound capturing the spirit of the early 80 s and changing political atmosphere in Africa with a perfect blend of MJ...
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Teaming up with producer Danny Bridgens an up and coming studio hand and session guitarist for the likes of Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Margino also releasing as The Stone and Leroy Stone the pair drew influence from US amp UK hip house contemporaries but were determined to give their sound...
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One of the greatest heaviest and most sought after guitar records from 1970s West Africa available on vinyl for the first time in over a decade Bamako Mali 1973 Rail Band the official orchestra of the Malian state railway drops their self titled LP It s a relentlessly soulful and...
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Congo Funk Analog Africa s long awaited journey to the musical heart of the African continent presents fourteen funky hypnotic and schizophrenic tunes from the 1970s meticulously distilled from an initial selection of around 2000 The double LP compilation showcase the many facets of the Congolese capitals Kinshasa and Brazzaville...
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Lo fi Tuareg guitar from renowned Timbouctou musician Abba Gargando Original compositions and folklore classics from hypnotic electrified weddings to quiet fireside recordings in the refugee camps Collected and recorded on cellphones sparse recordings in the medium where he is best known...
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Congo s turbulent and exhilarating 70s Nightclubs and dance floors were packed to the brim in the capital Kinshasa The whole continent was submerged into the Congolese Rumba craze Encouraged by the fantastic productions of the Ngoma label vibrant radio waves had been spreading the Congo sound from Leopoldville all...
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The Soninke collective consciousness finds its origins in a founding myth a blood pact the legend of Biida and the decadence of the empire of Ghana or Wagadu evoked by Léopold Sédar Senghor as a land of plenty in his poem Le Kaya Magan From the 3rd century AD gathered...
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Part of Now Again s Zambian Archival Reissue series this LP and digital release covers Zamrock legends WITCH s fourth album Packaged in an exact duplication of the original Zambian issue of this album WITCH s unique blend of American and UK rock and native Zambian folk rhythms and melodies...
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The star of Ernesto Djédjé started rising in the late 60s when he became the guitar player and leader of Ivoiro Star Annoyed by the congolisation of the Ivorian music that was taking place within the band Ernesto left the group and emigrated to Paris in 1968 to record his...
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Emotional Rescue discovers the wonderful music of Betty amp The Code Red and the story of Tunde Obazee his love of his Nigerian music roots transposed to the USA that resulted in a set of unique and uplifting recordings Born in Benin in Nigeria...
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Emotional Rescue discovers the wonderful music of Betty amp The Code Red and the story of Tunde Obazee his love of his Nigerian music roots transposed to the USA that resulted in a set of unique and uplifting recordings Born in Benin in Nigeria in 1954 a youth spent away...
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Sourced from the analog master tapes for the first time Sharp Flat presents the WITCH disco albums as you ve never heard them before in sleeves that replicate the original album artwork Over the course of the 1970s WITCH delivered an impressive run of garage rock and prog releases By...
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The first vocal album by beloved Ethiopian nun composer and pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru profound and deeply moving home cassette recordings made amidst political upheaval and turmoil These are songs of wisdom loss mourning and exile sung directly into a boombox and accompanied by Emahoy s unmistakable piano Though...
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How sad if timely this stunning reissue of the 1994 live album arrived in the very week that trumpeter Masekela passed away One of the most successful ambassadors ever for African music his fusing of the continent s rhythms and instruments with contemporary jazz and rock proved irresistible Nearly every...
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Overtake Don Overtake Overtake was the penultimate album of newly recorded studio material released by Fela before he passed in 1997 Like its immediate predecessor Beasts Of No Nation also 1989 and its follow up Underground System 1992 the album finds Fela continuing to campaign for human rights and social...
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his edition of Original Sufferhead is a major event With the release of box set 5 and now on this reissue the title track of this magnificent album is presented in its full length 25 minutes 24 seconds glory While preparing the master disc for the box set our engineer...
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Fela used the cover of Ikoyi Blindness to announce his change of middle name from Ransome which he now considered a slave name to Anikulapo which means he who carries death in his pouch The front cover shows Ransome crossed out and Anikulapo added above it Fela also used the...
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Reissue of the 80s 12 single from Trinidadian musician Oluko Imo Black Truth Rhythm Band featuring Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti Recorded between Lagos and New York in 1988 the tracks sit at the fault line of the Trinidad Yoruba connection blending calypso heritage with the Afrobeat and jazz of...
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There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian history than Asnakech Worku As a musician actress dancer and cultural icon Asnakech inspired and challenged society for decades until her death in 2011 From her beginnings as Ethiopia s first theater actress in 1952 to her acclaimed film appearances...
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In the 1970s Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré worked as a sound engineer for national Radio Mali and broadcasts of his own performances earned him a formidable local reputation He sent some recordings to the Sonodisc record company in Paris resulting in one of the first ever commercial releases of...
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Released in 1975 this album began Fela s greatest and most prolific era He had created and refined the perfect sonic blend that we now know as Afrobeat lyrics that took on the social and political struggles of everyday people drum rhythms he and Tony Allen...
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Excuse O isn t just a showcase of Fela s ability to build a groove that could fill a full LP side it s a masterclass in personal and political criticism wrapped in two exceptional extended grooves The title track A side is a jittery rhythm where Fela sings of...
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Recorded in 1971 with Ginger Baker behind the board and sitting in alongside fellow drumming legend Tony Allen Why Black Man Dey Suffer was originally deemed too controversial for release by his label at the time The title track is a history lesson on the oppression...
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This album was Fela s full on sonic revenge on the military regime that attacked and brutalized him and his compound in Lagos twice in 1974 The raids on his Kalakuta Republic were an attempt by the Nigerian police and army to silence Fela Brought to trial on trumped up...
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East of Any Place is a treasure trove of songs we came across alongside Rogér Fakhr s acclaimed 2021 album Fine Anyway These tracks hidden for decades and only passed between a handful of people offer a glimpse into Rogér s musical genius and the vibrant scene of Lebanon during...
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The first part in a collection encompassing Akan blues palm wine and early guitar based highlife music with recordings dating from the late 1920s through to the end of the 1950s The music included here can probably all be said to have all stemmed from a style that initially took...
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Over the past few years Acid Jazz has released a series of reissues from the enigmatic Albarika Store a goldmine of records from Benin West Africa from the late 60s through to the early 80s T P Orchestre Poly Rythmo Le Sato 2 is a particularly obscure release The follow...
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Whoever has been following the musical movements happening within our culture must have noticed this young singer hailing from the North of Brazil An absolute master of Baião Côco Batuque and other related musical genres and the owner of an art one hundred percent his own Ary Lobo is the...
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Hailing from Cape Town tenor saxophonist Winston Mankunku Ngozi 1943 2009 is a venerated figure in the pantheon of South African jazz Inspired by Coltrane while rooted in indigenous folklore he released the classic album Yakhal Äô Inkomo at the outset of his career with the Mankunku Quartet in 1969...
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First time repressed since 1982 Akin Nathan was a seasoned session saxophonist who featured on several albums but was chiefly known for his tenure with Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi during the group s most productive period in the 70s amp 80s Nathan s Ijama 1982 solo outing Sweet Country includes drummer...
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Hailing from Alexandra and nicknamed Ratau meaning lion saxophonist Mike Makhalemele 1938 2000 was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and staked his territory at the intersection of township grooves with modern...
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Bringing together Johannesburg Äôs two saxophone titans for a supergroup recording project was a visionary move by Jo ÄôBurg Records in 1976 Following the success of Makhalemele Äôs debut The Peacemaker and Mankunku Äôs long awaited sophomore release Alex Express which both appeared in 1975...
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It s been a little over ten years since Hailu Mergia re emerged on the international music scene Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Africa Mergia assembled a band and began performing live again after many years driving a...
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We re proud to present Ibrahim Hesnawi release The Father of Libyan Reggae out October 6th Kingston meets Tripoli in this fiery collection Hesnawi crafts restless grooves with evident buttressing from a reggae foundation Highlighted across the LP is how Hesnawi essentially pioneered such an effortless synthesis between traditional Libyan...
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Hive Mind and Sing A Song Fighter are delighted to present to you their first collaborative release the amazing solo guitar album from legendary Congolese guitarist Kahanga Dekula aka Vumbi At last Mr Dekula is finally releasing an instrumental solo guitar album after more than 40 years of playing lead...
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Paradigmatic yet forward looking township jazz from 1975 Braiding Wes Montgomery into marabi the legendary guitarist leads a stellar line up of musicians including Kippie Moeketsi Barney Rachabane Gilbert Matthews Dennis Mpale and Sipho Gumede The opener glances sideways at the commercial success of Abdullah Ibrahim s recent Mannenberg but...
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Matsuli Music continues its reissue program of rare indigenous afro jazz sounds from South Africa with the release of Sowetan group Batsumi s self titled debut from 1974 Tip BATSUMI s 1974 classic Repressed at Pallas in Germany on 180g black vinyl Cover...
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With a Yamaha organ and a dream Pops Mohamed started his musical journey in the mid 1970s as the bandleader and composer of Black Disco creating a hip melange of chill out jazz with futuristic drum machine sounds and spiritual overtones His cosmic organ transmissions were accompanied by two of...
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Running a successful party that reaches the far elements of psychedelic dance party for over 15 years is some achievement With a dedicated crowd and wonderful care laden sound system in tow the resident DJs and occasional supporting guests have carved a niche in London s broad club world <iframe...
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The Sator Arepo or Sator Square is an ancient word puzzle comprising five palindromes that s etched on various historical sites throughout the Western world Its origins are unknown but the square has long been thought to hold magical properties used as a charm against illness and evil to cure...
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In the early 1980s Ahmed Malek was already in his 50s when he discovered synthesizers and electronic music for himself and started to experiment with sounds None of it was ever released but we got a huge box of master tapes from his family and we re happy to present...
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Attarazat Addahabia amp Faradjallah s album came to us as quite a mystery Our friends from Ra dio Martiko got access to the studio archive of the Boussiphone label and a reel labeled Fara djallah was among the items they had found there After listening to the selection of reels...
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Midway through the Mandingue groove inferno that is Dakan Sate Korotoumi I knew I had found a gem Hypnotic guitar solos heavy bass riffs psychedelic organ lines and funky horns what more could you want A fixture on the Malian music scene Leon Keïta was born in Guinea before finding...
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A massive honor to be releasing the first in a four volume retrospective of one of Africa s most influential musicians of the last 30 years kuduro and tarraxinha pioneer and originator DJ Znobia A genius of street music and the pivotal visionary of Angola s digital musical modernism Znobia...
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Cover versions of international songs have long thrived in South Africa s music industry Often unable to license the original tracks until the early 90s the result of an international boycott of the country labels instead hired producers and session artists to re record them for the local market Early...
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Bombino is back with a brand new studio album Sahel The new record is Bombino s first full album in over five years and follows 2018 s Deran which garnered praise like the Sultan of Shred from The New York Times and the World s Best Guitarist from Vice This...
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Bisola Olungbenga was just nine years old when she started writing music Encouraged by her piano playing mom she would come home from school and compete with her sister dreaming up verses and choruses for rewards of candy Since then Olungbenga has evolved into Aunty Razyor one of Nigeria s...
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Titi Bakorta almost didn t make it Born in and raised in Kinshasa the Congolese multi instrumentalist was on his way to Uganda when he fell of the boat as it traversed the mighty Congo River Unable to swim Bakorta was saved by a friend who dragged him to the...
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