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3RD GENERATION BAND - BECAUSE OF MONEY/OBI YE SAA WUIGhana's The 3rd Generation band was formed in the late '70s led by Rockson, who was a soldier at the time. The band recorded only six tracks, all for Essiebons,including the two featured here. 'Because Of Money was featured on Soundway's excellent 'Ghana Soundz' ... read more » |
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AKOUSSAH, AKOFA - AKOFA AKOUSSAHRich, deep, percussive soulful folk album from master Togolese singer Akofa Akoussah. The album moves through uptempo Afro-folk-funk on 'Tango' to deep ballads of 'Ramer Sans Rame' and 'I Tcho Tchass' and lighter moments on 'G Blem Di' and 'Mitso Aseye'. Akofa's exceptional ... read more » |
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ALEXANDRE, NEYDE/DALILA - PERPLEXIDADE/CANTO CHORANDOOne for the heads! A rare female vocal double header, starting with Dalila's 1968 gem 'Canto Chorando' originally released on a sought after compacto on Copacabana. Also on a Copacabana 7" sees Neyde Alexandre's 1971 'Perplexidade' with fantastic break intro, horn ... read more » |
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AMBOLLEY, GYEDU-BLAY - AMBOLLEYReissued on vinyl is an extremely hard-to-obtain full-length from the Ghanaian master composer, producer and musician. Originally released in 1982 by WEA, and in Germany in 1985 by Ambolley himself, the songs perfectly fuse elements of highlife, disco and boogie, with ... read more » |
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AMBOLLEY, GYEDU-BLAY - SIMIGWAAmbolley's debut solo album, originally released in 1975 and written and produced with Ebo Taylor fuses highlife, Afrobeat folk and funk. This legendary Ghanaian album has one of the most iconic covers ever. |
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AMBOLLEY, GYEDU-BLAY -& ZANTODA MARK III- - CONTROLExtremely hard-to-find Ghanaian LP from legendary musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, originally released in 1980. Tough highlife, funk and boogie moods with added synthesizer! |
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ANA MARIA E MAURICIO/NOVOS BAIANOS - FIGA DE GUINE/ALIBABA ALIBABOUTwo superb Latin tunes on one 7" platter. 'Figa De Guiné' is an uptempo jazzy bossa groove, laden with percussion and drums taken from the 'Semideus' soap opera. The track originally appeared on the 'Semideus' soundtrack LP by Som Livre in 1973. 'Alibabà ... read more » |
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ANTONIO CARLOS & JOCAFI - MUDEI DE IDEIAHere's a vinyl reissue of the duo's debut-LP, originally released in 1971 by RCA Brazil. Born in Bahia, Antonio Carlos and Jocafi formed a very successful writing duo that worked with the likes of Wilson Simonal, Rosinha De Valença, Trio Mocotó, Milton Banana, ... read more » |
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ARATANHA AZUL - ARATANHA AZULReissue of this killer Brazilian psychedelic rock 7" from 1979. Super rare! |
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AS MENINAS/JORGINHO TELLES - REDONDO SAMBAO/BRASILEIROMr Bongo is celebrating the 100th release in the BRAZIL45 series with a massive track. The enticing and exotic samba 'Redondo Sambao' is pure Brazilian fire. With beautiful female vocal-group arrangements, floating flutes and vibrating rhythms, this song oozes charm. Its ... read more » |
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ASSUMPCAO, RUBINHO E MAURO - PERFEITAMENTE, JUSTAMENTE QUANDO CHEGUEIRubinho e Mauro Assumpçao's 'Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei' has to be up there as one of the finest Brazilian-psych-folk-MPB records. Unfortunately, it's very hard to find in the wild; even on digging trips to Brazil, an original copy rarely shows up, and ... read more » |
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ASSUMPCAO, RUBINHO E MAURO - PERFEITAMENTE, JUSTAMENTE QUANDO CHEGUEIRubinho e Mauro Assumpçao's 'Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei' has to be up there as one of the finest Brazilian-psych-folk-MPB records. Unfortunately, it's very hard to find in the wild; even on digging trips to Brazil, an original copy rarely shows up, and ... read more » |
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ASTATKE, MULATU - YEGELE TEZETA/YEKATITMulatu is an Ethiopian born instrumentalist, composer and arranger extraordinaire. Schooled in the UK and then the USA, Mulatu fuses jazz, latin and traditional Ethiopian styles to create a unique sound, most commonly referred to as Ethio-jazz. Over the past decade years he ... read more » |
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ASTATKE, MULATU -FT. FRANK HOLDER-/TESHOME METEKU - ASSIYO BELLEMA/HASABEMulatu goes Afro-Latin, with steel drums courtesy of Frank Holder. 'Assiyo Bellema' was recorded during Mulatu's time in London, during which he met Frank, along with many others including Tubby Hayes and Joe Harriott. 'Hasabe' was originally released on Amha Records in ... read more » |
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ATMOSFEAR - DANCING IN OUTER SPACE/OUTER SPACE'Dancing In Outer Space' is a certified jazz-funk classic from a legendary band! 12" vinyl cut loud at 45rpm. |
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ATMOSFEAR - EN TRANCELove for Atmosfear was born out of the underground UK dance scene of the early 1980s; from nightclubs, pirate radio shows and soul weekenders. The band's most notable track 'Dancing in Outer Space' - included here on the CD version as a bonus - is a certified classic. It ... read more » |
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ATMOSFEAR - MOTIVATION/EXTRACTAnother classic from Brit funk pioneers Atmosfear. This time its the turn of the mighty 'Motivation' - pure dance floor, feel good vibes, produced by the amazing duo of Andy Sojka and Jerry Pike. Cut loud at 45rpm. As per the original release it comes backed with the track ... read more » |
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AZIMUTH/OSMAR MILITO E QUARTETO FORMA - A MANHA/AMERICA LATINAAzimuth's 'A Manha' is a key track from the group's classic self titled 1975 LP. Lush percussion laden, rhodes driven jazz-fusion groover. The legendary trio are one of the most well-known and most loved Brazilian exports, still regularly touring, including dates worldwide. ... read more » |
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AZYMUTH - AGUIA NAO COME MOSCAA splendid Brazilian jazz-funk-fusion album from the legendary Azymuth, originally issued in 1977, is now available again! The music moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz fusion, samba funk and synth boogie, and ends with a tough 160bpm Batucada workout. |
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BALA DESEJO - SIM SIM SIM'Sim Sim Sim' is the Latin Grammy award-winning debut album from Bala Desejo. A band who are at the forefront of Rio de Janeiro's artistic renaissance, they channel influences of Brazilian '60s Tropicália, '70s psychedelia and MPB to create a nostalgic, yet joyfully, ... read more » |
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BALA DESEJO - SIM SIM SIM'Sim Sim Sim' is the Latin Grammy award-winning debut album from Bala Desejo. A band who are at the forefront of Rio de Janeiro's artistic renaissance, they channel influences of Brazilian '60s Tropicália, '70s psychedelia and MPB to create a nostalgic, yet joyfully, ... read more » |
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BANDA BLACK RIO - MARIA FUMACARepress! Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, Banda Black Rio was formed in 1976 by the late Oberdan Magalhaes. The band revolutionized black instrumental music through a Brazilian re-interpretation of soul, jazz, funk and disco grooves. Inspired by a.o. Tim Maia, the result was at ... read more » |
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BANDA BLACK RIO - MARIA FUMACA/MR. FUNKY SAMBAA double A-side single from the legendary Brazilian disco jazz funk masters Banda Black Rio. Both cuts come from their brilliant 1977 'Maria Fumaça' LP, regularly played by the likes of Gilles Peterson and Theo Parrish. Expect tight, tough drum grooves, a deep funky ... read more » |
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BANDA BLACK RIO/MIELE - MISS CHERYL/MELO DO TAGARELA'Miss Cheryl' by the masterful Banda Black Rio is midtempo Brazilian disco jazz funk at its finest. It features bass, synths, horns, drums, cuica and soulful vocals. Originally released on the 'Saci Pererê' LP in 1980. 'Melô Do Tagarela' was recorded by the ... read more » |
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BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH - MASSNearly a decade since their last record, Jay Malinowski and Eon Sinclair better known as duo Bedouin Soundclash, return with their fifth studio album 'MASS'. While pulling from their old catalogue of eclectic post-punk world-beat tendencies, the band journeys further into ... read more » |
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