ahmed malek was one of the most important musicians of the algerian scene of the 1970s. his sountrack works that were composed for various algerian movies of the time fuse arabic influences with jazz, psych and funk influences. dark cineastic soundscapes meet african jazz at times reminicent of mulatu. original copies of his vinyl releases have been sold for enormous amounts. for this release we combined the strongest tracks from his releases with a selection of unreleased material straight from the families archive. the vinyl edition comes with a 8 page 12” size booklet, the cd version with a 16 page booklet with lot of unseen photos, an interview with the artist from 1978 and an introduction to algerian cinema.
really cool dubbed out electronics meet haitian folk rhythms. this is a precursor to a new album next year and follows from their vodou alé album released in 2020.
das debütalbum der nigerianischen black children sledge funk group von 1976 ist ein klassiker voller positiver schwingungen und wohlfühl-grooves! eine sonnige mischung aus reggae und afro-funk mit viel percussion, psychedelischer und rhythmischer gitarre und orgel. mitte der siebziger jahre waren sie in nigeria in aller munde, sie waren ein symbol und der stolz von afrika.
a masterful mix of timeless american soul with vintage 1970s african samples in a most rewarding way – musical traveler eamon teams with production duo likeminds for no matter the season, his second album for now-again.
the fourth studio album from ibibio sound machine, produced by hot chip. limited pressing on yellow and black splattered vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
bbe music celebrates the centenary of recorded ghana highlife music with a double album reissue of two rare 80s lps recorded by the late atakora manu, afro highlife and omintiminim.