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.
The A-side, 'So Tender’, is a late-night, jazzy slow-jam, with beautifully sultry, soulful female vocals which sounded vaguely familiar. On listening...
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...
Continuing the Mr Bongo Cuban Classics Series, we shine a light on Los Reyes 73 and their sensational debut LP from 1975. The album had multiple different...
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...
Dripping with groove and swagger, this album skates between jazz-funk, cosmic disco radiance, beat-laden slow-jams and conscious psychedelic soul.Having...
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...
SOYUZ stole our hearts back in 2022 when we released their album Force Of The Wind to critical acclaim. Here we proudly present the predecessor to that...
Led by Chucho Valdes, son of Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdes, the band would go on to become of the most influential and successful groups emanating...
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...
The popularity of Brazilian music from the 60s, 70s and 80s has experienced quite the renaissance; artists such as Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai,...
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,...
An all-time Hip Hop classic, critically acclaimed, and one of the best albums of the genre.A production masterclass from Large Professor, and the debut...
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...
DEEP JAZZ on MR BONGOSThe Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the co-founder and bass player for the UK's foundational deep...
**One of the rarest releases on the Som Livre label!**
Mr Bongo reissue this obscure and undeniably sun-drenched, laid-back boogie groove with AOR touches...
Mr Bongo reissue the essential, 1976 album 'The Devil Is Loose' by Asha Puthli which includes the two-step classic 'Space Talk' (as played by David Mancuso...
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)...
This is the third installment on the Mr Bongo Brazil 45's imprint.
Noriel Vilela's cover of Tennessee Ernice Ford's '16 Tons' was originally released...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Stakes is High was critically lauded for its music, lyricism, and its overall message concerning the artistic decline rap music began to face in the mid-90s....
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£11
7 Inch, Punched Centre, Picture Sleeve
Two Ike & Tina Turner sought-after classics on either...
180 gram vinyl reissue of 1961 album. This was the first Jamaican album to be manufactured and released in the UK. This re-issue commemorates the 60th...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£27
2LP Clear Vinyl
Limited Edition Double Clear Vinyl. Taken from the recent CD Deluxe Edition...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£17
10" Transparent Vinyl
A 10" 4 Track EP on Transparent vinyl, featuring 'Cheree', 'I Remember',...
A collection of NYC disco remixes by legendary producer John Morales of classic Philly jams by one of the greatest voices of soul music Teddy Pendergrass!
For this 1969 recording Wolfgang Dauner expands beyond his more typical jazz settings, introducing psych and eastern raga touches with the fuzz guitar...
• First unedited MPS release on 7” 45 single
• Three-colour marbled psychedelic sun red
• 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