With the original UK 7" of this release now as rare as hen's teeth, and with the group having recently 'reformed' for one last album together, late 2019, the Mr Bongo replica re-release of this 1990 masterpiece by Gang Starr couldn't be more timely!
Following the success of 'The Original Sound of Mali' compilation, we return with another explorative delve into the wonders of Malian music compiled by...
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...
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,...
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)...
Essential reissue from Mr Bongo!!!!
A post-Tropicalia masterpiece from one of the movements key figures and true legends of Brazilian music, Gal Costa....
New material from key, UK soul music voice, Yazmin Lacey. 'Morning Matters' features appearances from Femi Koleoso and Ife Ogunjobi of Ezra Collective,...
SUPERB lovers rock/disco compilation via Athens Of The North! Sought-after cover versions from the 80s of classics by the likes of Leon Ware, Mtume, Archie...
Anticipated album release, produced by Flying Lotus and Thundercat himself, features musical contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B,...
BACK IN PRINT!!!!!
Holy Grail deep disco from Des Moines, Iowa! Solid unforgiving driving funky disco, flipped with a crazy Funkadelic style stoner funk...
It's the bomb!
Just landing! Release date brought forward! WILL SELL OUT!! Don't miss out!
Comet Is Coming band leader Shabaka is back with The Ancestors...
**Heads up, Brazilian disco enthusiasts!** Catchy, party-starting edits via Kampana that dip into the sounds of samba, jazz-funk and the Afro-Brazilian...
Big Crown records is proudly presents their first foray into the world of Boogie Synth-Pop with a Big Crown super group of sorts, aptly named Synthia....
Charlotte Dos Santos returns with here second single release 'Harvest Time. Expect more earthy soul and haunting pop for fans of Erykah Badu and Nite Jewel....
Madcliff recorded one album in 1977 from which these two tracks come from for the first time on a 45. The killer cut is the funk bomb 'You Can Make The...
Deeply mystical, Jah9 has emerged from a chrysalis of poetry, dub and spirit to become a powerful femiNINE energy within a universal grassroots movement...
Reissue of two killer Brazilian soul-funk nuggets from Renata Lu, originally appearing on a sought-after 45 and on her self-titled debut album from 1971!
Tiombé Lockhart (known from the Platinum Pied Pipers cult classic 'Triple P') releases her "unofficial" debut album, 'The Aquarius Years'. An elusive...
Analog Africa focus in on fourteen mind-blowing Cumbia masterpieces - many of which have never seen wide release outside the Amazonian region!
If you...
Killer U.K. Roots 12" originally released in 1983 on Inner Light. Very hard to find an original, three figure sum..wicked horns led roots with full discomix...