• Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – The Panther (Boogaloo)
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Konjit (Pretty)
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Soul Power
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Lover's Mambo
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Love Mood For Two
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Jijiger
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Girl From Addis Ababa
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Karayu
    • Mulatu Astatke & His Ethiopian Quintet – Raina
    • 1. The Panther (Boogaloo)
    • 2. Konjit (Pretty)
    • 3. Soul Power
    • 4. Lover's Mambo
    • 5. Love Mood For Two
    • 6. Jijiger
    • 7. Girl From Addis Ababa
    • 8. Karayu
    • 9. Raina

    Official reissue of this landmark Mulatu Astatke album!

    Strut do the right thing and reissue this all-time classic Mulatu album from 1966. One of the best Ethio jazz albums ever. Every home should have one!

    Other Releases on Strut

    Sun RaHidden FireStrut
    Strut Records proudly presents the official reissue of Hidden Fire Volumes 1 & 2, the final album released by Sun Ra on his El Saturn label in 1988. Captured...
      Mulatu AstatkeMulatu Plays MulatuStrut
      Strut presents Mulatu Plays Mulatu, the first major studio album in over 10 years from the father of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatke. Featuring masterful new...
        • LP STRUT482LP£25.99
          Expected 10 OctPreorder
        • CD STRUT482CD£11.99
          Expected 10 OctPreorder
        Edna Martinez Presents - Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)Strut
        Berlin-based Colombian DJ, producer, and curator Edna Martinez presents a sonic journey into the electrifying world of Picó - the vibrant and dynamic...
          Herbert & Momoko (Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill)ClayStrut
          Matthew Herbert and drummer/vocalist Momoko Gill announce the release of new album Clay, via Strut records in collaboration with Accidental. A soulful,...
            Mulatu AstatkeInspiration InformationStrut
              • Original CD STRUT040CD£4.99
                Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print CD in great condition PROMO COPY
                In stockAdd to Bag
              Beckie BellIn Need Of ...Strut
              Strut proudly reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the Topomic catalogue: Beckie Bell’s ‘In Need Of...’, reissued in full for the...
                Sun RaOn JupiterStrut
                A cosmic fusion of deep funk, interstellar jazz, and avant-garde soundscapes, On Jupiter stands as one of Sun Ra’s most iconic releases. Recorded in...
                  Mizik Maladi: Disques Debs International Vol. 3Strut
                  Strut introduces the highly anticipated third volume in the Disques Debs International series, diving deeper into the archives of one of the greatest French...
                    Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones & Danny GloverArtistic BeingStrut
                    In February 2024 Ackamoor’s performing arts company, Cultural Odyssey, partnered with The Lab, a prominent San Francisco venue, to co-present ""Underground...
                      IceEach Man Makes His DestinyStrut
                      Strut proudly reintroduces a classic from the Topomic catalogue, Ice’s ‘Each Man Makes His Destiny’, officially available on vinyl for the first...
                        Sun Ra presents The QualitiesIt’s Christmas TimeStrut
                        Originally released on Sun Ra’s Saturn label, this mysterious harmony group 45 captures a unique moment in music history. Alongside his renowned jazz...
                        • – It’s Christmas Time
                        • – Happy New Year To You
                        Oneness of JujuSpace Jungle LuvStrut
                        When bandleader James “Plunky” Branch created Oneness Of Juju in 1975, he had spent five years working on both the West and East coasts of the U.S....
                          Idris Ackamoor & The PyramidsAfro Futuristic DreamsStrut
                          Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids are back with their first major new studio album in over 3 years, an epic, sprawling new work exploring the future, the...
                            Malombo Jazz MakersMalombo Jazz Makers Vol. 2Strut
                            Formed in Mamelodi township near Pretoria, the group started out as Malombo Jazz Men with Julian Bahula on malombo drums, Abbey Cindi on flute and Philip...
                            • – Ngivulele
                            • – Udondolo
                            • – Soul Of Africa
                            • – Jolly Journey
                            • – Umkhosi
                            • – Majazana
                            • – Abbey's Body
                            • – Vukani
                            • – Hleziphi
                            • – Sibathathu
                            • – Malombi Walk
                            • – Emoubane
                            Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive ConnectionFace To FaceStrut
                            Strut revives a lost recording from the archives in January with a 2002 collaboration between acclaimed South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela, singer...
                              Patrice RushenNow (1984)Strut
                              Released after the global success of ‘Straight From The Heart’ and the huge hit ‘Forget Me Nots’, ‘Now’ stripped back the arrangements and...
                                Wayne DavisWayne DavisStrut
                                Strut present the first ever reissue of an essential lost classic from the Black Fire catalogue, Wayne Davis’ powerful self-titled gospel-soul album...
                                  Bennie Maupin & Adam RudolphSymphonic Tone Poem for Brother YusefStrut
                                  Exclusive collaboration between two jazz greats, Bennie Maupin and Adam Rudolph, on ‘Symphonic Tone Poem For Brother Yusef’, originally commissioned...
                                    Theatre WestBow to the PeopleStrut
                                    Strut reissue one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by...
                                    • – Searching for Ourselves
                                    • – Crossroads
                                    • – Bow to the People
                                    • – Black Love
                                    • – One Little Chance
                                    • – Big Brother
                                    • – Children of Tomorrow's Dreams
                                    • – No More Junk
                                    • – Della Get Down
                                    • – I Am a Woman
                                    Sun RaLanquidity (Deluxe Edition)Strut
                                    Deluxe, definitive issue of the greatest Sun Ra album, recorded in NYC, 1978! Super-deep, funky odd-ball jazz with spooky whispered vocals! Cult classic...
                                    • – Lanquidity
                                    • – Where Pathways Meet
                                    • – That’s How I Feel
                                    • – Twin Stars Of Thence
                                    • – There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
                                    • LP STRUT237LPC£32.99
                                    • 4×LP Box (1.5kg) STRUT237LPB£52.00
                                      • Silver foil box, first 2LP set in a foil / magenta sleeve, 2nd set in 2x yellow A4 sheets incl. a 12-page over-sized booklet.

                                      • Remastered versions of main album and alternative versions cut at 45 RPM across 4xLPs

                                      • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
                                    • 2×CD STRUT237CD£16.00
                                      • 6-panel foil digipak w/16pp booklet.

                                      • Includes unseen photos and extensive sleeve notes by Bob Blank, Michael Ray and Danny Ray Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra and Tom Buchler of Philly Jazz
                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                    • LP STRUT237LP£30.99
                                      (Strut 25th Anniversary Edition) - Standard Weight, Black Vinyl LP Housed In Tip-On Sleeve With OBI, Poster And Insert.
                                    Patrice RushenPatrice (1978)Strut
                                    After a series of jazz funk albums on Prestige, Patrice moved to Elektra as the label tapped into the burgeoning “sophisticated R&B” market at the...
                                      The Beginning Of The EndBeginning Of The EndStrut
                                      Strut present the definitive reissue of one of the all-time classic Caribbean soul and funk albums, the self-titled album by The Beginning Of The End,...
                                      • – Super Woman
                                      • – Trip To Nowhere
                                      • – Jamaica
                                      • – I've Got The News
                                      • – Falling Apart At The Seams
                                      • 2xLP + Download Code STRUT185LP£21.99
                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                      Sun Ra And His Arkestra: In Orbit Of RaMarshall Allen PresentsStrut
                                      To commemorate what would have been Ra’s 100th year in this galaxy, Strut have teamed up with Art Yard for this release. 'In The Orbit Of Ra' is...
                                      • Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra – Somewhere In Space
                                      • Sun Ra & His Solar-myth Arkestra – The Lady With The Golden Stockings
                                      • Sun Ra And His Afro Infinity Arkestra – Somebody Else’s World
                                      • Sun Ra – Spontaneous Simplicity
                                      • The Sun Ra Arkestra – Angels And Demons At Play
                                      • Sun Ra – Island In The Sun (extended Version
                                      • Sun Ra – Solar Differentials
                                      • Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Astro Black
                                      • Sun Ra – Have You Heard The Latest News From Neptune
                                      • 1. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra – Somewhere In Space
                                      • 2. Sun Ra & His Solar-myth Arkestra – The Lady With The Golden Stockings
                                      • 3. Sun Ra And His Afro Infinity Arkestra – Somebody Else’s World
                                      • View full info and tracklisting
                                      Nigeria 70Volume 2: Lagos Jump - Original Heavyweight Afrobeat, Highlife, & Afro-FunkStrut
                                      Wow! A brilliant follow-up to Strut's essential Nigeria 70 compilation from a few years back! This is a brilliant compilation that will certainly appeal...
                                      • Sir Shina Peters – Yabis
                                      • Ify Jerry Krusade – Everybody Likes Soething Good
                                      • Bola Johnson – Ezuku Buzo
                                      • Ashanti Afrika Jah – Onyame
                                      • Olufemi Ajasa – Aiye Le
                                      • Peter King – African Dialects
                                      • Dynamic Africana – Igbehin Lalayo
                                      • Chief Checker – Ire Africa
                                      • Eric Akaeze – Wetin De Watch Goat Goat Dey Watcham
                                      Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky LagosStrut
                                      Essential double disc compilation of brilliant afro beat and afro funk from 1970s Nigeria! This first volume of Nigeria 70 was one of the last releases...
                                      • Monomono – Tire Lomo Da Nigbehin
                                      • Fela Kuti – Jeun Ko Ku
                                      • Segun Bucknor – La La La
                                      • Tony Allen – No Discrimination
                                      • Orlando Julius – Alo Mi Alo
                                      • The Funkees – Dancing Time
                                      • Lijadu Sisters – Orere Elejigbo
                                      • Shina Williams – Agboju Logun
                                      Experience UnlimitedFree YourselfStrut
                                      Heavy conscious funk from mid-70's Washington D.C outfitSeminal recording blending soul, jazz, and funk-rock, laying the foundation for Washington D.C.'s...

                                        People also bought

                                        Tunde MabaduViva DiscoMr Bongo
                                        Ultra rare and sought after afro beat from 1980, reissued by Mr Bongo, originally issued on Afrodesia. Up-beat, afro, party-starters a plenty here!
                                        • – Alabosi
                                        • – Disco Press Funk
                                        • – Amupara Ko Ma Dara
                                        • – African Parowo
                                        • – Angelina - Sugar Daddy
                                        • – Viva Disco (Instrumental)
                                        Black Man's Pride 2 (Studio One)Soul Jazz Records
                                        This is the second installment of deep roots Rastafarian reggae at Studio One and features classic music from some of the most important figures in reggae...
                                        • Horace Andy – Illiteracy
                                        • The Heptones – Be A Man
                                        • The Manchesters – Natty Gone
                                        • The Gladiators – Down Town Rebel
                                        • Willie Williams – Calling
                                        • Roland Alphonso & Brentford All Stars – Sir D Special
                                        • Keith Wilson – God I God I Say
                                        • Alton Ellis – Almost Anything
                                        • Bobby Kalphat & The New Establishment – Adis A Wa Wa
                                        • Peter Broggs – Sing A New Song
                                        • Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari – Let Freedom Reign
                                        • Larry & Alvin – Free I Lord
                                        • Ernest Wilson & The Sound Dimension – Freedom Fighter
                                        • Jackie Mittoo – Happy People
                                        • Prince Lincoln – Daughters Of Zion
                                        • High Charles – Zion
                                        • Winston Jarrett – Love Jah Jah
                                        Ezra CollectiveJuan Pablo: The PhilosopherEnter The Jungle
                                        Ezra Collective finally drop their highly anticipated debut! The hotly tipped collective play a tight mix of spiritual jazz, influenced by traditional...
                                        • – Intro
                                        • – Juan Pablo
                                        • – The Philosopher
                                        • – Dylan's Dilemma
                                        • – People In Trouble
                                        • – Space Is The Place
                                        Sharon LittleDon't Mash Up CreationJah Fingers
                                        Back in stock..Originally released in 1981, Sharon Little's killer heavyweight roots vocal with full dub version of the flip. Repo label of the original...
                                        • – Don't Mash Up Creation
                                        • – Don't Mash Up Creation (Version)
                                        Val BennettThe Russians Are ComingDub Store
                                        Historically renown Dave Brubeck’s Take 5 covered in rocksteady style. It later became one of reggae’s standard repertoire.
                                        • Val Bennett – The Russians Are Comin
                                        • Glen Adams – Lonely Girl
                                        Alemayehu Eshete & The Polyversal SoulsAddis Abeba BetePhilophon
                                        This is part three and the last of the collaboration series between Ethopia's legendary soul singer, Alemayehu Eshete and the Philophon house band The...
                                        • – Addis Abeba Bete (feat. Alemayehu Eshete)
                                        • – Portrait Of Alemayehu (Night-Time)
                                        SaultUNTITLED (Black Is)Forever Living Originals
                                        Sault are back! The mysterious troupe return with their signature hybrid of funk, dance, post-punk and soul. 'Untitled' is, without a doubt, their finest...
                                        • – Stop Dem
                                        • – Don't Shoot Guns Down
                                        • – Sorry Ain't Enough
                                        • – Bow feat. Michael Kiwanuka
                                        • – Black
                                        • – Miracles
                                        The CimaronsEthiopian RomanceHornin' Sounds
                                        Limited 7" press from France of obscure song recorded by The Cimarons in 1982 at London studio Easy Street. Never released on vinyl before with a new dub...
                                        • The Cimarons – Ethiopian Romance
                                        • J. Clergue & E. Gentet – Abyssinian Dance
                                        Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari – Tales Of MozambiquePosterSoul Jazz Records
                                        Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!! Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other vinyl order item (LP/12" vinyl only) at NO extra...
                                          Thiago NassifMenteGearbox Records
                                          Co-produced with New York based 'no-wave' legend Arto Lindsay! 'Mente' is Thiago Nassif’s 4th album that draws upon Brazilian music influences, such...
                                            Tony Benjamin And I&I BandI&IArchive Recordings
                                            Rare U.K. roots from The I&I Band featuring former members of The Reggae Regulars, originally released in 1980 with big plays from Jah Shaka around the...
                                            • – Armageddon Rock
                                            • – Marcus The Prophet
                                            • – Portrait Of A Bad Man
                                            • – Born With Nothing
                                            • – Dress Up Yourself
                                            • – Jah Made Them All
                                            • – Marcus Children
                                            • – Marijuana
                                            Polyversal SoulsThis Is Bolga! Pt. 1 & 2 (feat. Bolga All-Stars)Philophon
                                            Another gem from the Philophon camp! Polyversal Souls bring the Bolga All-Stars from the north of Ghana to the party - they're a choir consisting of the...
                                            • – This is Bolga! Pt. 1 & 2 (feat. Bolga All-Stars)
                                            Prince BusterAfrica - Islam - RevolutionEarth Sound
                                            Its a MONSTER!!! Just back in stock... CD only compilation from Earth Sound Records of Prince Buster's late 60s early 70s militant early roots recordings....
                                            • – African Affair
                                            • – Earthquake (The Blues)
                                            • – Seven Wonder Of The World
                                            • – Drunkard Psalm
                                            • – Free Love
                                            • – Black Power
                                            • – Prayer
                                            • – Sheperd Beng
                                            • – Message To The Black Man Chapter 1
                                            • – White Man’s Heaven
                                            • – It’s A Fire
                                            • – Sata Masa Gana
                                            Delroy ButlerDifferent ExperienceJustice League
                                            Mid 70s roots vocal rarlty from The Black Ark limited repress on Lee Perry's Justice League records, with stripped down dub on the flip.
                                            • – Different Experience
                                            • – Dxperiential Version
                                            Alogte Oho & His Sounds of JoyAllema TimbaPhilophon
                                            North-Ghanaian Frafra-Gospel shooting star Alogte Oho is back with his Sounds of Joy for their third 7" on Philophon. With this piece they anticipate the...
                                            • – Allema Timba
                                            • – Allema Timba (Instrumentals)
                                            Mikey DreadParadise / And BeholdJah Fingers
                                            Rare 1983 U.K. issue 12" originally on Earthquake records, wicked vocal cut from Mikey Dread and arranged by Alton Ellis with production by Rainbow Stepper.
                                            • Mikey Dread – Paradise
                                            • Rainbow Stepper – And Behold
                                            Hailu MergiaYegojam Marnesh / Yegle NeshAwesome Tapes From Africa
                                            Limited promo release ahead of Hailu Mergia’s new album! Where the album scales angular heights between modern jazz and Ethiopian harmonies, these two...
                                            • – Yegojam Marnesh
                                            • – Yegle Nesh
                                            Lukie DRough Neck A Town / Love Will Find A WayJah Fingers
                                            Upbeat digi roots two sider from 1989 featuring Lukie D produced by Devon Russell with dubs / instrumentals to both tracks.
                                            • – Rough Neck A Town
                                            • – Love Will Find A Way
                                            International Soleil BandTa LassaSoundway
                                            Killer, oddball electronic disco crossover from International Soleil Band, hailing from Guinee, West Africa. Features an extended Hide & Smile...
                                            • – Ta Lassa (Hide & Smile Edit)
                                            • – Ta Lassa (Original Mix)
                                            Don Carlos / Sugar MinottKnock Knock / Row FastArchive Recordings
                                            Two early 80s roots vocals cuts featuring Don Carlos with "Knock Knock" and on the flip is Sugar Minott's full discomix cut of "Row Fast", both tunes produced...
                                            • Don Carlos – Knock Knock
                                            • – Version
                                            • Sugar Minott – Row Fast
                                            Pickout All Star BandAfrican OrganPickout
                                            Leroy Mafia getting in the groove over re-licks of organ instrumentals cuts of Waling Souls, Dennis Brown, Delroy Williams, with dubs to match..check it!
                                            • – African Organ
                                            • – Manifest
                                            • – Journey To Africa
                                            • – Rough Times
                                              Rupie Edwards All StarsJamaica SerenadeHorus
                                              Killer roots instrumental from Rupie Edwards from the mid 70s with dub on the flip, 2nd of two new represses from Horus Records. Don't leave..
                                              • – Jamaica Serenade
                                              • – Part 2
                                              Karen MarkWorld Wide LoveHigh Note
                                              Originally released in 1977 on Sonia Pottinger's High Note label, featuring The Soul Synicate.
                                              • – World Wide Love
                                              • – World Wide Dub
                                              Lloyd McNeillAsha (1969)Soul Jazz Records
                                              New edition of this very rare deep spiritual jazz album, the debut release from flautist Lloyd McNeill released on his private-press Asha...
                                              • – Asha
                                              • – As A Matter Of Fact
                                              • – Two Thirds Pleasure
                                              • – Dig Where Dat's At
                                              • – St. Margaret's Church
                                              • – Effervescence
                                              • – Warmth Of A Sunny Day
                                              Junior MurvinPolice & ThievesJustice League
                                              Stone cold reggae classic, the sound of the streets in Jamaica & England 40 odd years ago..
                                              • Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
                                              • The Upsetters – Police & Thieves Version