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!
This record is quite simply genius. It will transform your opinions of the genre and make a lot of what you will have heard before seem very empty and...
'AFIM' is comprised of eight tracks, featuring Ze's own compositions as well as cover versions of tracks by contemporaries and friends, Sophia Chablau,...
This much- loved Latin workout has been rocking dancefloors for years with its infectious, driving energy and pulsating rhythms. Released in 1968, the...
Keeping true to the series, but with some fresh surprises along the way, this carefully curated compilation is a celebration of soulful, independently...
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...
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...
Released on Cuba's state-owned Areito imprint , Algo Nuevo showcases trombonist, bandleader, arranger and producer Juan Pablo Torres' unique scope of sound....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
One of Ghana's finest producers and arrangers Ebo Taylor self-titled was originally released in 1977, reissued here for the first time by Mr Bongo. ...
Percussion Explosion! was the brainchild of drummer, percussionist, producer and arranger, Herman Kelly and his percussive disco-funk group from Miami,...
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...
New material from key, UK soul music voice, Yazmin Lacey. 'Morning Matters' features appearances from Femi Koleoso and Ife Ogunjobi of Ezra Collective,...
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...
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...
Marcia Maria's killer, mid-tempo, Brazilian disco burner "Amigo Branco", another sought after Brazilian reissue for the Mr Bongo 45 series. Massive playout...
Outernational reissue the super rare, spiritual jazz-funk 70's monster "Sweet Heritage" by Jaman. Beautiful sounding record with elements of straight jazz,...
WOW - Dynamite cuts issue the incredible vocal jazz cut 'Quicksand', the title track from the incredibly rare and sought after Starcrost album. This spiritual,...
Reissue of this awesome organ driven dancer of 'Cafua' taken from Nonato & Seu Conjunto’s ‘O Som E O Balanco De Nonato’ album from 1975! Backed with...
LONG OUT OF PRINT!!!! BACK IN PRINT!!!! 100% ESSENTIAL
SEMINAL cut from Weldon Irvine featuring DON BLACKMAN's truly soulful vocals. Essential, conscious...
Two ultra rare 1972 heavyweight nyabinghi roots cuts from Bro Joe & The Rightful Brothers, with "Hail The Children"the first recorded appearance of Yabby...
Congo meets Jamaica on this exceptional reggae album from the late seventies. Made in collaboration with Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Seskain Molenga and...