Deep, experimental afro-jazz soundtrack to Ola Balogun’s legendary movie ‘Black Goddess’ from 1978 on Soundway. The film was written and directed by Balogun (recognized as one of Nigeria’s most renowned directors) but shot and cast in Brazil!
Another superb compilation of rare African music from Sound Way Records with a 16 page booklet full of loads of notes and photos. This album focusses on...
OK so we know there are lots of them but Brighton-based label Soundway keep churning out QUALITY African compilations and this one is no different!
Those...
Superb reissue of this seventies cosmic Ghanian-funk LP from Rob on Analog Africa! Influenced by American artists Otis Reading, James Brown, Wilson Pickett...
ROB was an enigmatic recording artist from Ghana who cut two albums for the legendary Essiebons label in 1977. Neither of these were big domestic hits...
Chicha started out in the late 60’s, in the oil-boom cities of the Peruvian Amazon. Cumbias Amazonicas, as they were first known, were loosely inspired...
A blistering collection of ska tunes from Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's legendary Studio One Records, Jamaica's foundation label of reggae music. Featuring...
Sourced from a period when musicians effortlessly combined the swing of cumbia with the driving bass of salsa, Cartagena! un-wraps a period of musical...
The World Ends is the latest title from Soundway Records showcasing a wave of guitar driven and psychedelic groups that sprung up in Nigeria during the...
Since 1969 german band Embryo have been travelling around the globe, playing with musicians such as Fela Kuti, Trilk Gurtu, Charlie Mariano or Mal Waldron....
Relentless fuzz, over the top, politically charged lyrics, strong rhythms and truly rebellious music from seventies Indonesia!
The progressive music...
Mind-bendingly cool 1960s recordings by the band The Son Of P.M., one of the leading lights of the Thai Shadow Music scene!
Inspired by an influx of...
Classic by the great Madrid composer Alfonso Santisteban. Jazz, Brazilian music, flamenco influences and spaghetti-western soundtracks. Includes bonus...
Thai Funk 2 is back with 22 more exclusive, rare and treasured funk and soul numbers from Thailand. This time even more beefier and down right dirtier...
This is the third installment from the Thai Funk series and for us the best yet!
Lavishly packaged in a CD housed in a fine bamboo weave from Phanat...
Nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Rio Magdalena, lies the city of Barranquilla. Hailed by its locals as Colombia’s “Puerto de Oro” or Golden...