Nkem Njoku & Ozzobia Sound’s one and only album 'Ozobia Special' is an early 80s Igbo Highlife masterpiece, drawing on Ghana Highlife as well as traditional Ogene 6/8 bell tempos.
There has been no shortage of excavations from Japanese jazz in recent years, a steady stream of reissues and compilations that have turned what was once...
American keyboardist and songwriter Brian Jackson, long entwined with Gil Scott-Heron's radical soul canon, revisits that repertoire with a sprawling cast...
DJ Amir takes another deep dive into the back catalogue of Detroit's legendary Strata Records to curate a 2nd volume in his Strata Records – The Sound...
Blues and Soul Award winner and double MOBO Awards nominee Ronnie Herel is back with his 2nd volume of his excellent compilation series Neo-Soul Sessions....
Detroit's Jay Dee flipped the script in 2001 with Welcome 2 Detroit, launching BBE's Beat Generation run and marking his first solo statement after years...
The collaboration between BBE Music and If Music continues with another excellent compilation in the ongoing If Music Presents series with this 2nd volume...
A couple of years back, UK-based House DJ Jerry Frempong’s wife Katie was doing a spring clean at the family home. At the bottom of the garden, amongst...
BBE reissue this mega-rare, sought-after gem from the Strata inc archives by Detroit native Larry Nozero! ‘Time’ was the last to be released from Strata...
Celebrating two decades of IF Music's curation of Black music through its record shop, a thriving website, album reissues and compilations in collaboration...
In the debut EP 'We Are The Ones/Fire/Forever', Chicago DJ legend Rahaan collaborates with an incredibly talented group of musicians, including Marcus...
Originally released in 1976 on the Swiss label Delta Production, Contrast is a highly collectible and very rare example of Swiss Jazz that is now re-issued...
Jazzanova reimagine classics from the great Detroit jazz label, Strata! Features their versions of gems from the likes of The Lyman Woodard Organization,...
Originally released in 1982 on the short-lived Lyncell Records imprint, BBE reissue the brilliant and ultra-rare album ‘African Sunset’ by South African...
Making his BBE debut in 2017 with compilation album 'Language Of Tamborines', described by The Vinyl Factory as “ancestral, evocative and visceral”,...
Donna Summer rose to prominence during the disco era of music, earning the title "The Queen of Disco" and becoming one of the most successful recording...
Ezra Collective's Here Because Of Hope is the most ambitious and personal record of their career - conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual...
Afro-Disco Makossa is the first album on Linear Labs built strictly for the dance floor, and Younge is uniquely qualified to make it. He didn't arrive...
Bossanova is the third Pixies album. The band continued to work with Gil Norton after collaborating to such success on their platinum-selling second album...
Chopping Mountain, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine is the clearest rendering yet of the London collective’s longstanding mission to promote love,...
Trompe le Monde bookended a golden run of landmark records released in quick succession that cemented Pixies as one of the best of a generation.Translated...
Collection of crucial house/broken beat jams from ridiculously overlooked talent, Hanna! A key member of Theo Parrish's Rotating Assembly, Hanna (aka Warren...
Soul Revivers is an ambitious and collaborative project from David Hill and Nick Manasseh, bringing together icons of Jamaican music with some of London’s...
Offering a fresh perspective on ACR’s enduring legacy, it celebrates the 45th anniversary since its recording, featuring a new mix of the original Sextet...
Stunning album debut from vocal soul group, The Womack Sisters! The granddaughters of the legendary Sam Cooke and nieces of Bobby Womack, the Sisters hail...
Sharing a name with the beloved series of live events they launched in 2024, Pure Devotion is Overmono’s most ambitious project to date. It’s the sound...
In a world currently defined by unrest, uncertainty, and cultural fracture, acclaimed saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Isaiah Collier returns with...
Ariana Grande returns with a new studio album Petal, the follow-up to Eternal Sunshine, is executive produced and co-written by Grande and Ilya, reuniting...
An opportune encounter between two producer/musicians soon blossomed into an uplifting, heartfelt Brazilian MPB-groove project, 'Curio Curio' shaped by...
Nia Archives returns with Emotional Junglist, an album about love – but not just the shimmering romantic parts. Written throughout 2025 – a year that...
Recorded live to tape at Penrose Recorders by Gabriel Roth, America! expands on the classic Mambo sounds that the band has become known for — blending...
Complete Body Talk is the definitive vinyl compilation of Robyn’s groundbreaking Body Talk trilogy. Personally curated by Robyn, this 2LP set unifies...
I Am, originally released in 1979, features Boogie Wonderland (featuring the vocals of The Emotions), which became one of the most popular disco and cross-over...
Ivan Smagghe curates the eighth entry in Love International's running selectors' series; after presenting a strong initial menu in the likes of Hunee and...
Open Our Eyes rose to Number One on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart when it was originally released in 1974 and has been certified platinum in the...
To mark the 45th anniversary of its release, Secretly Canadian has announced that Ono’s seminal 1981 album Season of Glass will be released July 2026,...
The 1975 album That's The Way Of the World was also the soundtrack for a 1975 motion picture of the same name which featured some of the band members of...
Deep house great Chez Damier's career was still in its infancy when he pitched up on Kevin Saunderson's KMS imprint way back in 1992. Here 'I Never Knew...
An essential collection showcasing some of the finest and most sought-after reggae interpretations of r&b classics from the 1970s, performed by some of...
Man About Town is the fourth studio album by Mayer Hawthorne featuring "Love Like That," "Cosmic Love," and "Get You Back." Celebrating the 10th anniversary...
moisturizer, the ripping second album by Wet Leg is fast approaching its first anniversary. To celebrate, the Isle of Wight five-piece have announced moisturizer...
The Bug and Ghost Dubs relentlessly probe and atomize original material culled from Kevin Richard Martin's critically acclaimed 'Sub Zero' album. ("Monolithic...
Released in 1964 on Verve, The Individualism of Gil Evans stands as one of arranger-composer Gil Evans’ most compelling and richly detailed works, showcasing...