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    Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings From The 1970's & 80'sVarious Artists

    Soundway
    • The Loi Toki Tok – Ware Wa
    • Slim Ali & The Famous Hodi Boys – Watoto Nyara
    • The Mombasa Vikings – Mama Matotoya
    • 1. The Loi Toki Tok – Ware Wa
    • 2. The Rift Valley Brothers – Mu Africa
    • 3. Slim Ali & The Famous Hodi Boys – Watoto Nyara
    • 4. The Mombasa Vikings – Mama Matotoya
    • 5. The Lulus Band – Ngwendeire Guita
    • 6. Mbiri Young Stars – Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe
    • 7. Gatanga Boys Band – Wendo Ti Mbia
    • 8. Orchestre Veve Star – Nitarudia
    • 9. Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali with The Kikulacho Yahoos Band – Sina Raha
    • 10. Do Band – HO Ochiri
    • 11. New Gatanga – Thoni Na Caki
    • 12. The Lulus Band – Nana
    • 13. Nashil Pichen & The Eagles Lupopo – Ng'ong'a Wa Mwanjalo
    • 14. Orchestre Baba National – Sweet Sweet Mbombo
    • 15. Afro ' – Cha-Umheja
    • 16. Peter Tsotsi Juma & The Eagles Lupopo – Kajo Golo Weka
    • 17. The Lulus Band – Mutumia Muriu
    • 18. Sophia Ben & The Eagles Lupopo – See Serere
    • 19. The Loi Toki Tok – Leta Ngoma
    • 20. Orchestre Super Volcano – Mngeni Mali Yare Yore
    • 21. The Rift Valley Brothers – Tiga Kurira
    • 22. Kalambya Boys – Kivelenge
    • 23. Huruma Boys Band – Teresia
    • 24. Gatanga Boys Band – Keep Change Kairitu
    • 25. The Famous Nyahururu Boys – Mwendwa
    • 26. The Eagles Lupopo – Pelekani
    • 27. Ndalani Brothers – Nzaumi
    • 28. Afro – Afrousa (Move On)
    • 29. Nairobi Matata Jazz – Tamba Tamba
    • 30. Kiratu & His Group – Yanagiria Kayo
    • 31. Afro – Week End
    • 32. The Mombasa Vikings – Kibe Kibe

    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 Ghana and Nigeria, Soundway turn their attention to the overlooked east african recordingds. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi. Packaged in a hard-back cover, with detailed liner notes and photos. Recommended!

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                                                            Fela KutiAlagbon Close Knitting Factory
                                                            Unmissable classic afro-beat! Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner!   
                                                            • – alagbon close
                                                            • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2011-8£22.99
                                                              50th anniversary special - Jollof orange vinyl
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                                                            Shattered DreamsFunky Blues 1967 - 1978BGP Funk & Jazz Classics
                                                            Blues musicians of the late 60s and early 70s adapted to the new soul sound of black American music adding funky grooves to their recordings. The result...
                                                              Jungle HitsVolume 3Street Tuff Records
                                                              MASSIVE! Killer original Ragga Jungle CD from 1995! Very rare original copies! - get one while you can!
                                                                Venezuela 70 : Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American EarthSoul Jazz Records
                                                                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...
                                                                • Vytas Brenner – Araguaney
                                                                • Pablo Schneider – Amor En Llamas
                                                                • Un Dos Tres y Fuera – Machu Picchu
                                                                • Miguel Angel Fuster – Polvo Lunar
                                                                • Angel Rada – Basheeba
                                                                • Fernando Yvosky – Barcos De Papel
                                                                • Un Dos Tres y Fuera – Son De Tambor y San Juan
                                                                • Vytas Brenner – Bang-Going-Gone
                                                                • Aldemaro Romero y Su Onda Nueva – Irene
                                                                • Miguel Angel Fuster – Dame De Comer
                                                                • Un Dos Tres y Fuera – San Juan, Tambor y Fuera
                                                                • Ofrenda Vytas Brenner – Caracas Para Locos
                                                                • Grupo C.I.M. – Joropo No. 1
                                                                • Angel Rada – Panico a Las 5am
                                                                • Apocalipsis – Ayudame a Encontrar Mi Camino
                                                                • Miguel Angel Fuster – La Quema De Judas
                                                                Sorry BambaDu MaliAfrica Seven
                                                                One of the most pivotal figures in the history of Malian music is Sorry Bamba.  His work spans five decades and his music bridges the gap between...
                                                                • – Yayoroba
                                                                • – Porry
                                                                • – N'ne Diarabila
                                                                • – Dintal
                                                                Country Soul Sisters Volume 2Women In Country Music 1956-79Soul Jazz Records
                                                                Country Soul Sisters is a second guide to the great female country singers who helped define a musical genre as artists such as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn...
                                                                • Jeannie C. Riley – Little Town Square
                                                                • Linda Martell – Color Him Father
                                                                • Dolly Parton – The Bargain Store
                                                                • Diana Trask – Don't Let It Get Away
                                                                • Wanda Jackson – My Baby Walked Right Out On Me
                                                                • Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty – Working Girl
                                                                • Cher – Chastity's Song
                                                                • Dolly Parton – Jolene
                                                                • Tammy Wynette – Baby Come Home
                                                                • Vikki Carr – Living On A Prayer, a Hope and a Hand Me Down
                                                                • Jody Miller – Don't Throw Your Love To The Wind
                                                                • Jeannie C. Riley – The Rib
                                                                • Bobbie Gentry – Okolona River Bottom Band
                                                                • Joan Harris – Fact of Life
                                                                • Linda Ronstadt – Baby You've Been On My Mind
                                                                • Jody Miller – Natural Woman
                                                                • Jean Shepard – I'm Alone
                                                                • Barbara Mandrell – If Loving You Is Wrong
                                                                • Lynn Anderson – Stay There Til I Get There
                                                                • Kitty Wells – Forever Young
                                                                • Jan Howard – Your Ole Handy Man
                                                                • Patsy Cline – Come On In
                                                                • Barbara Mandrell – I Never Said I Love You
                                                                • Lynn Anderson – If I Can't Be Your Woman
                                                                Afro BabyThe Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-79Soundway
                                                                Another superb compilation of rare African music from Sound Way Records with a 16 page booklet full of loads of notes and photos. This album focusses on...
                                                                  Daniel MaunickMacumba QuebradaFar Out Recordings
                                                                  Daniel Maunick’s debut, solo album 'Macumba Quebrada' spans themes of Afro-Brazilian spiritual dance ceremonies; late-eighties Detroit techno parties,...
                                                                  • – Macumba Quebrada
                                                                  • – A Vicious Circle
                                                                  • – Until The End
                                                                  • – Biology
                                                                  • – One Nite Stand
                                                                  • – Red Doves
                                                                  • – Sombra Do Dragão
                                                                  • – Dirty Trix
                                                                  • – Fallen Notes
                                                                  • – Amnesia Haze
                                                                  • – Archangel
                                                                  • – Orbitus
                                                                  • – As Light Fades
                                                                  The Roots of ChichaPsychedelic Cumbias From PeruBarbes
                                                                  Chicha started out in the late 60’s, in the oil-boom cities of the Peruvian Amazon. Cumbias Amazonicas, as they were first known, were loosely inspired...
                                                                    Ghana SpecialModern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81Soundway
                                                                    The ever excellent Soundway Records follow up on their popular 'Nigeria Special' and 'Ghana Soundz' volumes with a double cd of 33 original, obscure cuts...
                                                                    • The Mercury Dance Band – Kai Wawa
                                                                    • The Barbecues – Aaya Lolo
                                                                    • Asaase Ase – Ohiani Sua Efir
                                                                    • City Boys Band – Nya Asem Hwe
                                                                    • Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng Stars – I Go Die For You
                                                                    • Ebo Taylor – Twer Nyame (excerpt)
                                                                    • The Ogyatanaa Show Band – You Monopolise Me