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Soundway releases a storming compilation of Cameroonian born Nigerian based super producer Nkono Teles solo work The pioneer of West African electronic music was known for being tapped by over 100 other musicians to produce or arrange their music from King Sunny Adé Guy Lobe even Steve Monite s album...
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Strut present the first international reissues of two classics of South African jazz by Malombo Jazz Makers Malompo Jazz 1966 and Malombo Jazz Makers Vol 2 1967 <iframe src= https w soundcloud com player url=https 3A api soundcloud com tracks 1334169226 amp color= 23ff5500 amp auto play=false amp hide related=false...
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Strut present the first international reissues of two classics of South African jazz by Malombo Jazz Makers Malompo Jazz 1966 and Malombo Jazz Makers Vol 2 1967
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There s more than a hint of ambition on the double LP sophomore effort from Sam Austin Rabede the producer known as DJ Black Low Pretoria South Africa born and based the young man makes amapiano with new ways of expressing this local turned global style of dance music In...
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Nigeria 70 Lagos Jump another essential box of West African dynamite with the emphasis firmly on the dancefloor From the heavy jazz of Peter King to Bola Johnson s scratchy Afro funk and the rolling grooves of juju legend Sir Shina Peters the album captures a rich and unique era...
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New volume by Strut in their pioneering Nigeria 70 series here bringing together rare highlife Afro funk and juju from the 70s and early 80s Compiled by collector and DJ Duncan Brooker The compilation returns to a fertile heyday in Nigerian music when established styles like highlife and juju became...
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In 2021 we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series These releases compiled field recordings cell phone voice memos interview clips conversations captured in the tour van and blown out board recordings from shows all over the world As a continuation of those mixtapes we present the Niger EPs which examine...
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In 2021 we started the Mdou Moctar mixtape series These releases compiled field recordings cell phone voice memos interview clips conversations captured in the tour van and blown out board recordings from shows all over the world As a continuation of those mixtapes we present the Niger EPs which examine...
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Ali Farka Tourka 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 resulting in the creation of...
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Seriously rare killer and classic Nigerian 70s Afro Funk Afro Disco amp Afro Rock tunes bought together Originally released as a now long out of print collectors 7 RSD box this fully expanded album release now also includes extra tracks from Sonny Okosuns Wings Chief Kollington Ayinla and more Soul...
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First time on colored vinyl The realm of Western influenced African music is consistently dominated by such powerhouse names as Fela Kuti Victor Uwaifo and other West African legends whose 60s and 70s recordings have been reissued by companies like Soundway Strut and Analog Africa One can t possibly hope...
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Part Two of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah s five part Volume Series which is also now available for the first time as a complete set in a box On the heels of his already critically acclaimed yes already retrospective World Spirituality Classics 3 The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Alhaji...
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VOLUME ONE of the previously released 5LP boxset On the heels of his already critically acclaimed yes already forthcoming retrospective World Spirituality Classics 3 The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Alhaji Waziri Oshomah the Oyoyo King the Godfather of Afemai Music the Etsako Super Star Mr Please Please Please...
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Alongside the likes of As Shams recording artists Pat Matshikiza and Tete Mbambisa Lionel Pillay was one of the legendary pianists to emerge during the golden age of South Africa jazz in the 1960s A sideman to and friend of Winston Mankunku Ngozi Pillay appears on the most lauded historic...
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Following the April 2022 reissue of the album Shrimp Boats We Are Busy Bodies presents companion titles Plum and Cherry and Deeper in Black to round out a Lionel Pillay and Basil Mannenberg Coetzee trilogy as part of the label s As Shams South African jazz archive series The connection...
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Strut present the definitive vinyl edition of Nigeria 70 First released in 2001 the collection inspired a new generation of labels and releases into Afro funk and Afro jazz fusions and helped to introduce the 1970s Lagos scene beyond Fela Kuti s catalogue for a legion of soul funk and...
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Afrodisiac is the fifth in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues Like its predecessors in the series this double LP edition is on color vinyl the A B side is green marble and C D side is o Afrodisiac is the fifth in the series of celebratory Fela...
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Teno Afrika s 2020 debut Amapiano Selections drew an international wave of support sparked by the producer s deftly minimal take on the emergent style Amapiano combines the South African predilection for deep house alongside a melange of endemic influences like kwaito jazz and gqom The 22 year old s...
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Near 50 year first reissue of obscure Cape Jazz heat by one of South Africa s brilliant units practically unavailable until now and sure to find shelf space next to your Horace Tapscott and Ndiko Xaba amp The Natives sides Die hard fans of South African jazz speak about The...
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African, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, World
Originally released in 2002 Comet is proud to present the legendary album Homecooking reissued with a remastered version Tony Allen talks about the album After Black Voices and Psyco on Da Bus albums I came back with HomeCooking which was an album filled with guests I brought in Ty who...
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Infectious South African House infused Pop record from 1991 drawing on influences from some of the greats in the genre Small s Don t Leave Me In The Rain is an under the radar grail for all those seeking good time House music for the feel good slot at any...
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Wau Wau Collectif s second album Mariage is instilled with a newfound sense of purpose Expanding upon the inspirational themes of their acclaimed 2021 debut Yaral Sa Doom Educate The Young this long distance collaboration from musicians in Senegal led by Aurora Kane and Sweden s Karl Jonas Winqvist is...
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Dancing Time The Best of Nigeria s Afro Rock Exponents 1973 77 by The Funkees is the latest title on Soundway to mine the rich musical output of 60s and 70s Nigeria For the five year period this compilation spans The Funkees output crackled with dance floor fire In the...
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In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum usually stripped down and lo fi with a predominance of synths keyboards and drum machines and overlaid with the kind of deeply...
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A revelatory discovery in the Tinariwen archives Kel Tinariwen is an early cassette tape recorded in the early 90s that never received a wider release and sheds new light on the band s already rich history Not having yet developed the fuller band sound that they became internationally established with...
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First ever vinyl reissue of critically acclaimed Saharan Tuareg group Tinariwen s third album Aman Iman Water Is Life Released internationally via Independiente in 2007 reissued here on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl the album was produced by long time associate Justin Adams and features the voice and guitar of founding...
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In 2009 Brian Cross aka B+ organized a series of live events at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex in Los Angeles The Timeless series captured the lasting impact of several artists on the world of hip hop and beyond Live fully orchestrated performances by Ethiopia s Mulatu Astatke and Brazil...
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African, Funk, Jazz, Soul & Funk, World
Maha s Orkos immediately catches your ear as a unique album A strong and energetic voice equally grounded in jazz as well as Egyptian vocal traditions Maha sings over instrumentals that offer a wide palette of influences sonically emblematic of the cultural changes that were occurring in the country The...
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In 2003 Pisco Crane assembled a six piece band from motivated and talented like minds in the Kinshasa slums where he grew up Pisco had been involved with a handful of local rap acts when he was younger but after meeting legendary instrument builder Bebson De La Rue he was...
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Instrumental versions Jeri Jeri is the stunning spectacular collaboration between the renowned Berlin based producer Mark Ernestus and a griot clan of Sabar drummers from Kaolack in Senegal led by Bakane Seck along with guest Mbalax musicians and vocalists including mainstays of the bands of Baaba Maal Youssou N Dour...
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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...
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Indie Rock, African, Psych, Rock, World
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 more Responding to...
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Originally released in 1990 Voaria was written by Benjamin Nhassavele and produced amp 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 squared...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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