nice price deal !!! third release of the label what.if. debut of the barcelona based producer carlo santi with an original track called “tambor” on the a side. on the b side the release includes a fresh remix from birdsmakingmachine.

fourth instalment of mr bongos record club series on black double vinyl.

fourth instalment of mr bongo’s record club series on limited pink double vinyl.

part 4 of the mr bongo compilation series on double vinyl.

obbatuké are an 8-piece rumba group from santiago de cuba, lead by renowned quinto player carlos guerra. the band are mainstays at the casa del caribe, widely regarded as the epicentre for the eastern rumba scene.
rumba is a percussive-led genre descended from africa which was formed when mixed with spanish influences in the ports of havana and matanzas.
as innovators in the genre, obbatuké have been a huge inspiration to the manana project, and were involved in collaborations at this year’s event with plaid, quantic, nicolas jaar and london based breakthrough act, ariwo. this particular session was recorded at castlesound studios in edinburgh on the band’s first trip outside of cuba. it features three different sub-genres of rumba and an extended yoruba bata piece called orun seco.

greg caz und deano sounds haben fŸr das feine cultures of soul label wieder eine vorzŸgliche sammlung klassischer soul-, funk- und psychedelic-raritŠten aus brasilien der frŸhen siebziger jahre zusammengestellt.