Seminal sounds from the golden age of Ghanaian music. Highlife, rock, and soul collide and merge with tradition and culture. New styles meet old styles....
Alhaji K Frimpong’s 1977 Highlife masterpiece, melding traditional Ghanaian musical forms with experimental instrumentation and innovative arrangements....
Aotearoa (New Zealand)’s interstellar jazz collective The Circling Sun return with their radiant second album Orbits, landing July 11th. A deeper, more...
Soundway Records presents a collection of nineteen tracks chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided...
Highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques....
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...
Soundway Records presents Ayo Manuel '1983-1990', a collection of selected works by one of Nigeria's DIY pioneers.
This mini compilation selects the stand...
The particular Thaba sound reflects a sonic duality drawing on a double pop heritage of Mbaqanga and Bubblegum artists like The Soul Brothers, Paul Ndlovu...
Soundway dig deep again and present a selection of 18 rare 1980s cuts that highlight the period that nestles in between the ‘70s (where American-influenced...
British quintet Me and My Friends release their captivating and mesmerising second album, Hide Your Way, on Soundway. A unique and singular blend, it's...
Soundway release a compilation of twenty rare, and mostly unavailable, tracks from the world of Nigerian pop and club culture from the early 80's! A stunning...
Soundway return with another instalment in their acclaimed african "special" series - this time focussing on 70's and 80's Kenya!Having delved deep into...
Analog Africa presents a compilation of dancefloor grooves from Cabo Verde, revealing the mystery behind the island's cosmic synth sound. Located 350 miles...
Soul Jazz Records’ new Venezuela 70 is the first-ever album of its kind to take a look at the groundbreaking experimental rock music made in Venezuela...
Big Crown Records is proud to present the reissue of this uber rare underground cult classic Running The Mardi Gras by Boco. Those lucky enough to find...
Berlin techno giant Mark Ernestus supplies a devastatingly brilliant metronomic, dubbed-out, twisted futuristic remix for Honest Jon's Shangaan Electro...
House music for the more adventurous dancefloors! First heard on Honest Jons ace "Shangaan Electro" compilation, Tstetsha Boys come with a new single for...
In 1980 Effi Duke & The Love Family came out with their debut Mr. Love. It was released by Homzy Records which was a home of many Afro-Funk records, going...
Soul Jazz Records’ new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. The new album comes...
Five years into the project, with two acclaimed albums and dozens of triumphant international performances to its name, Yermande announces a thrilling...
Shabaka Hutchings channels the spirit of South African jazz with his new album 'Wisdom Of Elders'. The album was recorded in Johannesburg in 2015 on one...
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Stone-cold CLASSIC two-step funky soul bomb!
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Heavy warehouse-style acid vibes from the man, Levon Vincent! backed with a killer chop-up of Mike Oldfield's haunting classic 'Tubular Bells'. Another...