Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music 1969-1975! The main body of Ethiopian records was produced in less than one decade: all in all, just under 500 45s...
Mulatu Astatke - Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 If you only buy one CD from the fantasic Ethiopiques series (although I've no idea why...
On August 20, 1972, more than 100,000 people attended what came to be known as "The Black Woodstock." Wattstax - The Special Edition is the 30th anniversary...
Championed by tastemaker Gilles Peterson, even including him on his Brownswood Bubblers series, Tall Black Guy drops his debut LP on First Word!
Haling...
Mahmoud Ahmmed - Ere Mela Mela 1975 Another ace compilation of obscure Ethiopian music in this essential series, this time from the superb Mahmoud Ahmed!...
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Very rare 12" gets a limited reissue on vinyl. This is a killer disco/funk/dee jay/reggae tune (Think Chic..) recorded in the mid to late...
The greatest Serge Gainsbourg album - 50th Anniversary edition with bonus material!
Serge Gainsbourg's work with arranger Jean Claude Vannier led to Gainsbourg...
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...
Mind-blowingly brilliant idiosyncratic synthesizer-led, African disco-funk!
This the first compilation dedicated to the totally unique works of Nigerian...
Album features Ernie K Doe’s ‘Here Come The Girls’, The Meters, Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Wild Magnolias and more.
This is the definitive...
A blistering collection of ska tunes from Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's legendary Studio One Records, Jamaica's foundation label of reggae music. Featuring...