A foundation of hip hop featuring‘Apache’, Kool Herc’s ‘national anthemof hip hop’. Sampled by Nas,Kanye West, Sugarhill Gang, Jay-Z,Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow to name a few.
Having spent a lifetime getting his hands dirty digging in crates, Luke's collection of off-the-beaten-track gems is second to none. For this three-track...
Based in New York and Colombia, Alfredo worked with some of the greats in Latin music including Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon and Roberto Roena, alongside...
A brand new, dreamy, blissed-out pop production with a '70s AOR touch, by the ever on point Soyuz. Coming at a period between albums, the single features...
Iconic album by Indian maestro of the sitar, Ananda Shankar, aptly titled 'Ananda Shankar And His Music'.Released on His Master's Voice in 1976, the album...
FA-5's self-titled album from 1976 is a perfect example of the energy and vitality emanating from the country's musicians and marks the next release in...
Across the albums nine tracks, Ana blends elements and influences from MPB, Tropicália, indie rock, punk and pop, forging them together with a sumptuous...
Released on Cuba's state-owned Areito imprint , Algo Nuevo showcases trombonist, bandleader, arranger and producer Juan Pablo Torres' unique scope of sound....
A wonderful record of tripped-out rumbas, psych-Afro-Latin funk and quirky orchestrated tracks with a big band horn section courtesy of Torres' band, Algo...
Raul Gomez's entrancing 1977 instrumental album presents a unique blend of orchestral disco and jazz-funk, with Afro-Cuban favours and soundtrack influences.Presenting...
Classic Jazz / Jazz-funk album from '75, reissued on Mr Bongo, originally on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant.George Benson on guitar credited as 'Compliments...
Record label boss, producer / DJ, and revered collector Marc Davis returns to his Chi-Talo series with the much-anticipated second volume. A concept of...
Super funky soul jazz from guitarist O'Donel Levy. In a Phil Upchurch, Boogaloo Joe Jones and Grant Green vibe. Includes the jazz dance Dingwalls classic...
It comes courtesy of one of Cuba's most influential acts, Grupo Irakere. Founded in 1973 by Chucho Valdes (son of the Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo...
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 6 presents recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago,...
É Soul Cultura Vol. 1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For...
Formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1969, Módulo 1000 honed their craft as the house band in clubs and resorts in São Paulo where they predominantly covered...
For this offering, originally released in 1972 on Toshiba Records, Akira Ishikawa takes us on a deep tripped-out journey. 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' is a...
With some of the best DJs and selectors there is a certain mysterious sound or underlying feeling which unites the music they play, regardless of genre,...
Phat Kev might well be best known for his breakthrough mix album Brazilianbeats 'n Pieces, which dropped on Mr Bongo in 2007. He's a true-skool hip hop...
Sublime funky samba cut as featured on the band's 1978 album, 'O Conjunto Que Faz Voce Vibrar’. No crazy hype needed for this one, just a fantastic straight-up,...
Wild, psychedelic, middle eastern-style, cinematic funk vibes from the hotly-tipped Sven Wunder! Very limited 45 release from Mr Bongo - check the breaks!
It's the bomb - don't miss this chance to only one of the finest and rarest Japanese-only-released albums ever!
Dee Dee Bridgewater's 1974 album ‘Afro...
'Visions' is a new collaborative album from BADBADNOTGOOD co-founders, Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty. Conceptually the album is a canvas for a combination...
The second full-length LP from Jungle Brown, ‘Full Circle’, drops via Mr Bongo and features collaborations with Sampa The Great, Fliptrix (High Focus)...
Percussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, Herman Kelly and his percussive disco-funk group from Miami,...
70's Latin Funk that kicks!The King of Miami's Cuban music scene, the late Ray Fernandez, is featured here fronting his enormously talented family band...
SO SOULFUL TWO-STEP BOMB!!!!40 year anniversary release of this in demand modern soul masterpiece. For their forth vinyl outing, Selector Series dig into...
This is the new compilation by TSTD/DJ Supermarkt with Soul/Funk Coverversions of Westcoast/AOR/Yachtpop gems!TSTD returns with another trip into the musical...
New classic black vinyl pressing
More classic Reggae from Jamaica's most important label ever .
Studio One Soul tracks the link between American Funk...
SUPER RARE BOOGIE FUNK SOULFUL UPLIFTING MASTERPIECE!Hand Numbered. Only once before on 7" in 1979. Extremely rare now with originals have a collectors...
Unbelieveable - Ghost Town on a home organ w/drum machine! KILLER!10"
RSD Exclusive 10" Black Vinyl featuring two previously unreleased home demos of...
"Steve Reid played with Sun Ra, knew Coltrane, played at Motown. I mean this is a guy who at 19 was playing drums with Fela Kuti in Africa. He is a musical...
Born in Barbados in 1953, reggae guitarist Dennis Bovell (aka Blackbeard) was one of the key figures on the London reggae scene of the late '70s and early...
JVC FORCE STRONG ISLAND SAMPLE - The ultimate soul break!! What a tune!Tom Moulton in the Mix!
The triple threat production force of Holland-Dozier-Holland...
BOOGIE FUNK CLASSIC! AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
Hand Numbered. There are two versions of an iconic 'rare groove' track back to back. The first is a reissue of...
MODERN SOUL SEMINAL TUNE! AWESOME! AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
DYNAMITE CUTS and its series of amazing 45s have unleashed another Gem for RSD. This Rare groove...
In 1971, following his tenure with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, George Duke took Joe Zawinul’s seat with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. During...
• First ever release on 7” 45 single
• AAA Transfers from analogue mastertapes
• Audiophile-grade vinyl – single one-off batch limited-edition pressing
• New artwork authentically recreated on heavyweight gloss sleeves
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy award winning engineer, Sean Magee
• Manufactured at Pallas Group GmbH, Germany
• Metallic hype sticker
LP (Yellow) + mp3s
1000 pressed on Yellow vinyl & DL card. Last released on vinyl in 1981. Long lost and simply breath taking live Ubu classic culled...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£22
1xLP (inc. slipmat)Daptone is proud to present Penrose Records - Showcase Vol. I. 14 sides...
**Reissue of this killer funky, 1978, spiritual jazz session from Strata-East legend, Shamek Farrah!**
A funky, spiritual Afro-Latin Soul mix with the...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£31
2LP (coloured) + mp3s
This is the third set in our Soul Slabs sets, which compiles tracks...
BBE's J-Jazz compilation series continues and focuses on some of the most creative, inspired and sought-after jazz recorded in Japan during a golden period...
Studio One Ska Fire Box Set, a limited-edition one-off pressing exclusive collectors seven-inch box set featuring 10 amazing and super-rare Studio One...
"The debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared...
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