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      • 1. Theatre West – Children Of Tomorrow’s Dreams
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      • 3. Byard Lancaster – Drummers From Ibadan
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      • 5. Lon Moshe – Doin The Carvin For Thabo
      • 6. Wayne Davis – Look At The People
      • 7. Southern Energy Ensemble – Third House
      • 8. Oneness Of Juju – African Rhythms (Live In Washington DC, 1975)
      • 9. Okyerema Asante – Follow Me
      • 10. Experience Unlimited – People

      Superb compilation bringing together classics and rarities from the seminal spiritual jazz and conscious soul label Black Fire, covering 1975 to 1993. Features Theatre West’s powerful soul message ‘Children of Tomorrow’s Dreams’, the tracks include a Byard Lancaster recording with Tunde Kuboye’s Drummers Of Ibadan in Nigeria and Lon Moshe’s driving jazz dance classic ‘Doin’ The Carvin’ For Thabo’. Wayne Davis brings the explosive gospel rare groove ‘Look At The People’ while Plunky’s JuJu and Oneness Of Juju feature with three tracks spanning their career, including a storming previously unreleased version of the classic ‘African Rhythms’ recorded in DC in 1975.

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                                                                                                    • High-quality insert with photography taken during the recording session.
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                                                                                                  The AwakeningHear, Sense And FeelBlack Jazz Records
                                                                                                  The Awakening are the heaviest of all the groups to release on Black Jazz Records - this is simply a spiritual jazz classic album - every track is superb....
                                                                                                  • – Awakening - Prologue Spring Thing
                                                                                                  • – Convulsions
                                                                                                  • – Kera's Dance
                                                                                                  • – Brand New Feeling
                                                                                                  TenderloniousQuarantena22a
                                                                                                  Tenderlonious is back with an album of lo-fi, smudged house music beats and experimental vibes from the 'lockdown' studio sessions from his home in South...
                                                                                                  • – Quarantena
                                                                                                  • – Lockdown Boogie
                                                                                                  WaajuGrownOlindo Records
                                                                                                  Afro-Latin roots and UK jazz combine on 'Grown', the second album by London-based quintet Waaju. Fusing dexterous hand-percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs...
                                                                                                  • – Moleman
                                                                                                  • – Listening Glasses
                                                                                                  • – Rollando
                                                                                                  • – Time’s Got A Hold
                                                                                                  • – Wassoulou
                                                                                                  • – Grown
                                                                                                  Ebo Taylor, Uhuru Yenzu & Pat ThomasOriginal Ghanaian Highlife & Afrobeat Classics Volume 2Mukatsuku
                                                                                                  Second volume of 'Original Ghanaian Highlife & Afrobeat Classics', this time focusing on two artists legendary in the genre. First up first time on a 45...
                                                                                                  • Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu – What Is Life?
                                                                                                  • Pat Thomas – Gyae Su (Mpaebo LP Version)
                                                                                                  Harry BeckettJoy UnlimitedCadillac
                                                                                                  **One of the great, lost British jazz gems of the 1970s, available for the first time on vinyl since 1975!** Legendary trumpeter Harry Beckett has become...
                                                                                                  • – No Time For Hello
                                                                                                  • – Bracelets Of Sound
                                                                                                  • – Ring Within Rings
                                                                                                  Kamaal WilliamsWu HenBlack Focus
                                                                                                  Second, anticipated album release from Henry Wu aka Kamaal Williams!
                                                                                                  • – One More Time / 1989
                                                                                                  Sharhabil AhmedThe King Of Sudanese JazzHabibi Funk
                                                                                                  Sharhabil Ahmed, the actual 'King of Sudanese Jazz' (he actually won that title in a competition in the early 1970s) sounds very different from what we...
                                                                                                  • – Argos Farfish
                                                                                                  • – El Bambi
                                                                                                  • – Malak Ya Saly
                                                                                                  • – Kamar Dawa
                                                                                                  • – Zulum Aldunya
                                                                                                  • – Aziza
                                                                                                  • – Ya Shagini
                                                                                                  Oscar JeromeBreathe DeepCaroline International
                                                                                                  South London’s Oscar Jerome releases his highly-anticipated, debut album ‘Breathe Deep’! A staple of the capital’s burgeoning jazz scene – previously...
                                                                                                    Doug Carn feat. The Voice of Jean CarnSpirit Of The New LandBlack Jazz Records
                                                                                                    Untouchable deep, spiritual jazz once more on Black Jazz from Doug Carn, with the soaring vocals of his then wife Jean Carn. Untouchable stuff! Of all...
                                                                                                    • – My Spirit
                                                                                                    • – Arise And Shine
                                                                                                    • – Trance Dance
                                                                                                    Walter Bishop, Jr.Coral KeysBlack Jazz Records
                                                                                                    Superb spiritual deepness once more channelling Coltrane, Tyner et al with the great Idris Muhammed on drums - this is a super tight set, wicked super...
                                                                                                    • – Coral Keys
                                                                                                    • – Waltz For Zweetie
                                                                                                    Roland Haynes2nd WaveBlack Jazz Records
                                                                                                    Incredible album! Powerful synth-led heavy experimental 70s Afro-futurist jazz on Black Jazz Records. Very rare album released for the first time in many,...
                                                                                                    • – Second Wave
                                                                                                    • – Kirstn's Play
                                                                                                    • – Descent
                                                                                                    • – Funky Mama Moose
                                                                                                    Huerco SFor Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)Proibito
                                                                                                    Dense, warm and meditative mood pieces from Huerco S who switches from the club to a more personal space on this album for Anthony Naples' Proibito label....
                                                                                                    • – A Sea Of Love
                                                                                                    • – Lifeblood (Naive Melody)
                                                                                                    • – Hear Me Out
                                                                                                    • – Kraanvogel
                                                                                                    • – On The Embankment
                                                                                                    • – Marked For Life
                                                                                                    • – Cubist Camouflage
                                                                                                    • – Promises Of Fertility
                                                                                                    • – The Sacred Dance
                                                                                                    Modern Jazz Dance Classics Volume 2Staubgold
                                                                                                    Second volume in the 'Modern Jazz Dance Classics' series compiled by the one and only Jeff The Fish, of the legendary Fish parties in France! For some...
                                                                                                      Siti MuharamSiti Of UngujaOn The Corner Records
                                                                                                      'Siti of Unguja' tells the story of pioneering women, of the ‘golden voice’ of Siti Muharam, heiress to the singular legacy of her great grandmother,...
                                                                                                      • – Mashozi Ya Huba
                                                                                                      • – Sikitiko
                                                                                                      • – Pakistan
                                                                                                      • – Nyuki
                                                                                                      • – Kijiti
                                                                                                      • – Alaminadura
                                                                                                      Idris Ackamoor & The PyramidsShaman!Strut
                                                                                                      Influential jazz collective Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids return with their epic opus, ‘Shaman!’, featuring original 70s Pyramids member Dr. Margaux...
                                                                                                      • – Shaman!
                                                                                                      • – Tango of Love
                                                                                                      • – Eternity
                                                                                                      • – When Will I See You Again?
                                                                                                      • – Salvation
                                                                                                      • – Theme for Cecil
                                                                                                      • – Virgin
                                                                                                      • – The Last Slave Ship
                                                                                                      • – Dogon Mysteries
                                                                                                      JellyEverybody Needs Lovin, Nows The TimeFantasy Love Records
                                                                                                      Killer, laid-back funky soul power from Detroit '78 by Herman Kelly affiliate ('Dance To The Drummer's Beat'), Aaron McCarthy Jr, a.k.a. 'Jelly'! Fantasy...
                                                                                                      • – Everybody Needs Lovin, Nows The Time
                                                                                                      Samuel Jonathan JohnsonMy MusicBe With Records
                                                                                                      Be With reissue spiritual soul / jazz-funk gem, recorded by keyboardist-singer Samuel Jonathan Johnson in 1978. The epitome of a cult classic, it didn't...
                                                                                                      • – My Music
                                                                                                      • – What The World Needs Now Is Love
                                                                                                      • – Sweet Love
                                                                                                      • – Because I Love You
                                                                                                      • – It Ain't Easy
                                                                                                      • – You
                                                                                                      • – Just Us
                                                                                                      • – Yesterdays And Tomorrow
                                                                                                      • – Thank You Mother Dear
                                                                                                      • – Reason For The Reason
                                                                                                      Kuumba-Toudie HeathKawaidaReel Music
                                                                                                      Limited 40th anniversary edition. An essential piece of spiritual jazz history featuring legends Herbie Hancock and Don Cherry. Pressed on heavyweight...