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    WAMONO A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980Various Artists

    180g
    • Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze
    • 1. Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • 2. Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • 3. Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • 4. Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • 5. Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • 6. Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • 7. Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • 8. Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • 9. Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • 10. Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze

    An essential primer for those with an interest in Japanese popular music culture and, specifically, the 'Wamono' sound - the cream of the Japanese funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the decades since the end of the 60s in Japan. A exemplary selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam!

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                                                  • 3. Hirut Beqele – Ewnetegna feqer
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                                                  Linval ThompsonWorkingBlack Roots
                                                  Unreleased 80s roots dubplate from producer & singer Linval Thompson, ruff soundbizness!
                                                  • – Working
                                                  • – Working (Version)
                                                  The Shaolin AfronautsFlight Of The AncientsFreestyle Records
                                                  **Repress of this awesome Afrobeat/ethio-jazz album from 2011!** Heavily inspired by the sounds of 1970's West Africa, Ethiopia and the pioneering avant-garde...
                                                  • – Journey Through Time
                                                  • – Rise With The Blind
                                                  • – Flight Of The Ancients
                                                  • – Shaolin Theme
                                                  • – Kilimanjaro
                                                  • – Shira
                                                  • – The Quiet Lion
                                                  • – The Scarab
                                                  MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 3Melody As Truth
                                                  Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two lengthly album tracks that explore deep space ambience and droning, electronic...
                                                  • – Crushing Indifference
                                                  • – An Inn For Those Not Permitted
                                                  Fela KutiLive with Ginger Baker (50th Anniversary Expanded Reissue)Knitting Factory
                                                  It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa '70 and...
                                                  • – Let’s Start
                                                  • – Black Man's Cry
                                                  • – Ye Ye De Smell
                                                  • – Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)
                                                  • – Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo, Pt. 2 (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978)
                                                  • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2003-3£22.00
                                                    Limited red vinyl edition with etched d-side
                                                  Nat BirchallUpright LivingTradition Disc
                                                  Anticipated follow-up to Nat Birchall meets Al Breadwinner's stunning 'Sounds Almighty'! Another KILLER deep, roots rock reggae instrumental album, again...
                                                  • – Man From Jones Town
                                                  • – Dub From Manchester
                                                  • – Upright Living
                                                  • – Upfull Dubbing
                                                  • – Mystical Dawn
                                                  • – Wise Man Style/Dub Of The Prophet
                                                  • – African Village Dance
                                                  • – Village Dub
                                                  • – Tribute To The Great Tommy McCook
                                                  Turn It Loose, Ain’t No Good: Savoy Gospel 1970-1979Honest Jon's
                                                  **Co-curated by Greg Belson! An extensive, sumptuous survey of surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all, Savoy. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find...
                                                  • – The Artistic Sounds - Give It Up
                                                  • – The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD - I'll Be Satisfied
                                                  • – The Swan Silvertones - Trust In God
                                                  • – Gene Martin - A Little Bit Of Faith
                                                  • – Myrna Summers - Have A Talk With God
                                                  • – James Cleveland And The Southern California Community Choir - I Want To Thank You Master
                                                  • – Betty Hollins - What A Time (When All God's Children Get Together)
                                                  • – The Metro Tones - Get Together
                                                  • – The World Wonders - He Made A Way
                                                  • – The Brooklyn Skyways - Dark Clouds
                                                  • – Sister Ida Maxey - Do Lord
                                                  • – The Thornes Trio - You Don't Love God
                                                  • 1. – The Artistic Sounds - Give It Up
                                                  • 2. – The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD - I'll Be Satisfied
                                                  • 3. – The Swan Silvertones - Trust In God
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                                                  MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 2Melody As Truth
                                                  Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two tracks of deep space ambience and cascading, electronic explorations spanning...
                                                  • – The Perishable Imagination
                                                  • – Maybe This Is Something You Should Think About
                                                  Yan TreggerTo The Land Of No ReturnWah Wah Records / Supersonic Sounds
                                                  Best known to collectors for his 70's library efforts (Freezing Point, The Pop World Of Yann Tregger, Schifters, Catchy, Ducks & Drakes) on such cult labels...
                                                  • – Starting Tone
                                                  • – Departure
                                                  • – Caught
                                                  • – Insects World
                                                  • – Underground Cathedral
                                                  • – Airshaft N°1
                                                  • – Metal Kit
                                                  • – Escaping
                                                  • – Steam Land
                                                  • – Hooter
                                                  • – Shelters
                                                  • – Nature Death
                                                  • – Crystal Mind
                                                  • – Airshaft N°2
                                                  Donald ByrdEthiopian KnightsBlue Note
                                                  Heavy album! Excellent 1971 rootsy funky jazz fusion album in the spirit of Miles Davis' 'Bitches Brew'! "The Emperor" is a BAD TUNE.
                                                  • – The Emperor