soul jazz records are releasing their long-out-of-print album hustle! reggae disco in a new expanded 2017 edition which now features five extra tracks.
COXSONES MUSIC 2: THE SOUND OF YOUNG JAMAICA (180G 3LP + MP3)
2x12 Inch 29.06.16
this is the second collection to bring together many of the visionary producer clement sir coxsone dodds early recordings made with jamaicas most exciting young artists and musicians. the triple 180 gram vinyl release includes a download code.
we hope you enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy performing it for you! thats how tommy mccook used to greet to the audience by at every performance of the skatalites that he hosted. since reforming after an almost 20 year hiatus in 1983, and beginning regular touring as a unit in 1989, they have not stopped thrilling audiences in every corner of the globe. even after 48 years, and various lineup changes as members leave one stage for another, the band continues to perform and record new music in the inimitable jamaican style, like only they can.
sounding quite like nothing you have heard before, the excelsiors come correct with their debut album, control this. the latest project from shane sureshot hunt, known for his sharpshooters group, and for his highly-regarded soundbwoy reggae breaks series wherein he has liberally dropped science, sharing his in-depth knowledge of ska, rock-steady, reggae and dancehall for the instruction of the hip-hop massive, the excelsiors is the logical extension of shanes passion for classic jamaican music (and more) of the 60s through 80s.
NIGERIA SPECIAL 3 - ELECTRONIC INNOVATION MEETS CULTURE (3LP)
3x12 Inch LP 21.11.24
soundway records presents a collection of nigerian music chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music.
