Global Communication's 76:14 stands out as a quintessential ambient album, often overlooked in favour of more hyped releases but in recent years has cemented...
By 1967, the Jamaican music industry in the UK was flourishing, its success primarily due to the efforts of a number of talented British-based singers,...
Originally released in 1995, Message From Home is a captivating fusion of hip-hop grooves, African rhythms, and spiritual depth, showcasing the unparalleled...
Few Jamaican music makers have demonstrated greater versatility or proficiency than Lloyd Charmers, who first made his name on the Jamaican music scene...
“Return of the Giant Slits” is the second studio album by the English punk band The Slits, released in October 1981 by CBS Records.This album marked...
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes played & recorded for a few decades, but the musical highlight of their career must have been when Teddy Pendergrass joined...
Irma Thomas, born Irma Lee and widely celebrated as the Soul Queen of New Orleans, is a Grammy-nominated artist who recorded her first single in 1959....
I’ll Be Your Rainbow is the only recorded album by classic soul singer Bobby Wilson. Originally released in 1975, the album is a perfect blend of the...
Freddie Hubbard’s fifth studio album released on Creed Taylor’s CTI label.The album features Hubbard alongside an ensemble that includes Junior Cook...
Rosinha de Valença’s 1971 album Um Violão Em Primeiro Plano is a masterful showcase of Brazilian guitar, highlighting her exceptional talent and contribution...
La Cuna is one of the best moves in producer Taylor Creed’s career, bringing together Ray Barretto, Tito Puento (Timbales) and Joe Farrell (Tenor & Soprano...
Let’s Get It On is the 7th album of reggae pioneer Ken Boothe . The album is produced by Lloyd Charmers and is originally released by Trojan Records...
Ken Boothe released his album Blood Brothers in 1976 but was picked up by Trojan Records two years later to be distributed internationally. The album features...
Reggae Charmers is the 1970 album by Lloyd Charmers, born Lloyd Tyrell. His career spans some of the most fertile periods of Jamaica’s musical history....
Som, Sangue e Raça is still one of the milestones in Brazilian music. The music of Dom Salvador e Abolição is a funky and smooth blend of samba, soul,...
Two years after their formation, the English power pop band The Only Ones released their self-titled debut album in 1978. Led by the raffish and slightly...
'Nuff Said was the third album recorded by husband-and- wife duo Ike and Tina Turner in 1971, following up the 1970 hit album Workin’ Together. All tracks...
Sugar Minott was a Jamaican reggae star who was a pioneer of the dancehall style. Minott was a producer, label head, and sound system operator. He collaborated...
Influential dj, producer, radio-presentator and founder of the Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud labels MBE Gilles Peterson has handpicked 11 of his jazz favourites...
Tough, funky jazz CTI/Kudu Creed Taylor production with deep arrangements.
'Hard to Face the Music and Sudan are heavyweight boogie funk and Dingwalls...
Carter Jefferson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who first made name for himself as member of Woody Shaw's first working quintet. As a sideman,...
Classic cult-favourite dub album from Lee Perry recorded at the Black Ark. Originally released in 1977 on Lion Of Judah / Upsetter records.
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UNBELIEVABLY HEAVY ALBUM!! Wayne Shorter, Dom Um Romao, Joe Zawinul, Miroslav Vituous
For any of you who don't know this album, it is one of the heaviest...
Pharoah "Farrell" Sanders was a leading figure in the world of jazz and his tenor saxophone playing earned him a legendary status among jazz circles.This...
Pharoah Sanders' Moon Child was released in 1990 and bookended a decade of musical soul searching for Sanders.The record was co-written with Horace Silver,...
One trio that not only succeeded, but blossomed following the onset of reggae, is the Pioneers, who in 1969 became one of the first Jamaican acts to achieve...
100% Stone-cold rare groove classic. "Walk that Walk" is a heavyweight monster tune. ESSENTIAL!By 1974, 31 year-old Weldon Irvine was ready for the next...
For fans of funk, soul and jazz, it doesn't get much better than this 1973 album. Originally released on Weldon's own Nodlew Records this is sublime stuff...
Athens Of The North reissue Judy Pollak's extremely rare, soul / funk / folk masterpiece 'In Togetherness'. Originals of this beauty exchange for big sums...
Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared “one of the greatest singers” by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Yet...
Cultures Of Soul focus on the the intermediary forms of music in SA that filled the gap between the musical styles of mbaqanga and bubblegum in this important...
NYC hip hop revolutionaries Ced-Gee, Kool Keith, Moe Luv and T.R. Love, known as Ultramagnetic Mc’s dropped their seminal debut album 'Critical Beatdown'...
Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré have announced a new collaborative album. Ali is in honour of Vieux’s late father Ali Farka Touré; the artists recreate...
Double Album of 25 Lovers Rock classics from the Trojan vaults featuring Dennis Brown, Carroll Thompson, Gregory Isaacs, Louisa Mark and many more. The...
THIS ALBUM IS DEEP!Big brand new Studio One collection on Soul Jazz Records ...
This new release delves deep into the unique melting pot sound of reggae,...
A cult classic in the Afro music scene has been given a fresh polish and two brand new remixes from Dave Lee and Doug Gomez.Dave Lee brings the keys to...
"The Comet is Coming returns with their second full length album on Impulse! Records. King Shabaka, Danalogue, and Betamax’s newest effort finds the...
"On his fifth album, Kendrick retreats from the limelight and turns to himself, highlighting his insecurities and beliefs. It’s ambitious and impressive."
Superb slice of super-rare electro funk grooviness originally released as a one-off small-run private-press 12" single out of Ohio, USA in 1985. Complete...
Mala and Joe Armon-Jones unite on A Way Back; a five track collaborative project that calls back the golden age of dubstep, released on Armon-Jones’...