On 'Daylight Savings' Melbourne's Surprise Chef find the meeting point between vintage David Axelrod; Alain Goraguer's cinematic production and the modern funk of El Michels Affair!
The A side, "Money Music" is a bassline driven mid tempo tune that catches you from the first note and carries you through all the gorgeous changes. Piano,...
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...
Louder Than War emphatically stated, "It's impossible not to like The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1.", with Gigwise echoing that praise "slickly compelling...
'Warm' is UK street-soul / electronic boogie at its finest. An infectious groove that features an amazing vocal performance invites you to fall in love....
This previously unreleased album by the Horace Tapscott Quintet was unearthed from master tapes in the Flying Dutchman archives. Recorded in 1969 and was...
Merging disco, post-disco 80s pop, and boogie into the fold, 'MLDE' was recorded using only analogue instruments, giving it warmth and space. Recorded...
Lester has worked with some of the greats of jazz including Gerald Wilson, Anita O'Day, Lionel Hampton and Roy Porter Sound Machine on the classic 'Jessica'...
'Mar Afunda', what a track! Instantly addictive with its relaxed guitar and Cuica samba-rock beauty and mighty- fne vocal arrangements by Os Novos Crioulos....
'Pássaro Selvagem' is taken from the latter years of their career. Its a bass driven, boogie-funk groove (with a bassline not too dissimilar to Queen...
First up is a lesser-known Brazilian Boys track titled 'Super Herois'. This slightly trippy and quirky funk-rock groove is taken off an obscure 7" on CID...
Saxophonist Winston 'Mankunku' Ngozi's 1968 masterpiece Yakhal'Inkomo stands in the front rank of global jazz recordings. A certified jazz classic in South...
For Vol. 5 of Mr Bongo's 'Record Club' series, the label look to a broad church - from Brazil to Cuba, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritania, South Africa,...
Born in Japan in 1947, Ryo had a long and stellar career recording and releasing music up until his passing on 13 April 2020, in Tallinn, Estonia. Ryo...
With some of the best DJs and selectors there is a certain mysterious sound or underlying feeling which unites the music they play, regardless of genre,...
Some singers want to be famous, others are pop star icons, and some are artists; Asha is the latter. Asha is a true force of nature, regardless of the...
As pieces of musical curation go, Kenny Dope’s reimagining and reediting of the Wild Style breakbeats is outstanding. While the music from the ‘Wild...
Phat Kev might well be best known for his breakthrough mix album Brazilianbeats 'n Pieces, which dropped on Mr Bongo in 2007. He's a true-skool hip hop...
DEEP JAZZ on MR BONGOSThe Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the co-founder and bass player for the UK's foundational deep...
Reissue of the original soundtrack to the Japanese mystery and suspense movie from 1979, 'Devil's Flute'. Hozan Yamamoto was invited to compose the soundtrack...
Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel's 'The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1' takes its inspiration from classic soundtrack and cinematic composers such as Axelrod,...
Superb, widescreen, cinematic funk and 70s library music vibes from Oz band The Pro-Teens! Features members of Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo and highly...
Wild, psychedelic, cinematic funk vibes from the huge talent, Sven Wunder! Huge recommendation for the psych and prog enthusiasts; folk or jazz aficionados...
Mr Bongo reissue the essential, 1976 album 'The Devil Is Loose' by Asha Puthli which includes the two-step classic 'Space Talk' (as played by David Mancuso...
From the ‘Mantra Moderne’ sessions are two previously unreleased tracks in the duo's signature contemporary style: a fusion of Anatolian Psychedelia,...
Official Mr Bongo coloured vinyl re-issue for Record Store Day 2020.Asha's debut self-titled album is a wonderful fusion of jazz, soul, blues, and disco.It...
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...
A collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents. Representing a bridge...
Superb, long-player from NYC's mighty funk/rock troupe, The Budos Band, who bring the "split-screen maelstrom of Fela Kuti, Led Zep, Morricone, psych and...
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Soul Jazz Records’ new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. The new album comes...
As menacing and unhinged as ever, the pride of Staten Island is back with their fifth full-length offering, 'V'. Raw and absent of modern technological...
El Michels Affair return to Big Crown Records with their, anticipated, full-length 'Adult Themes' release! Expect some widescreen, cinematic themes mixed...
The classic Sugar Minott dub album to "Ghetto-Ology" originally released in 1980, recorded at Channel One and mixed by Scientist . This is a limited edition...
Reissue of the MEGA rare soul tune from 1976 by Unity & The Downbeats - originals being probably the most coveted tune on the current soul scene! Deep,...
Volume 4 in the 'Mr Bongo Record Club' continues in the same mould as with previous editions; a selection of staff favourites and rare lost gems from the...
The sixth instalment of Night Dreamer’s acclaimed Direct-to-Disc series invites Anadolu psych legends BaBa ZuLa to cut an uncompromising live set of...
Solo album debut from London jazz, drumming sensation, Moses Boyd. Moses has been at the forefront of the UK jazz revival, working with some of the biggest...
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'A Joyful Sound' has all the elements of a classic R&B record, but with a joyful holiday lean. With an all-star supporting cast of who's who from the contemporary...
New project from multi-instrumentalist Jack Wyllie of Portico Quartet!
Vaporous, enigmatic, electronic and organic trance music recorded in Dakar, Senegal...
Another killer amalgam of 90's boom-bap, future soul, classic jazz, deep house and boogie/funk from Potatohead People! Features guest spots from Illa J,...
Due to popular demand, Sekito have released a re-mastered version of Alfa Mist & Emmavie’s earthy soul and jazz collaboration project from 2014, available...
Brand new edition of Soul Jazz Records’ Brasil album recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1994 with a host of legendary Brazilian musicians including Sivuca,...
This new instalment of New Orleans Funk subtitled 'Two-Way-Pocky-Way, Gumbo Ya Ya and the Mardi Gras Mambo' features more classic New Orleans funk in all...