a reissue of 3 must-have dancefloor glisteners taken from their tough to find us boogie lp >the exoutic touch<. the exoutics were a group of ny-based muscicians who in the 80s released their album on the privately owned dee gee records. nows its an in demand boogie rarety. the soulful lead vocals are complemented with sweet background arrangements. the vocals are closely coupled with the music resulting in an almost playful interaction.

special 2014 re:issue
deep disco and boogie vol.1 compiled by zaf, is a must have for disco and boogie collectors around the world, featuring 8 in-demand disco stompers. tip.

reissue from the mali kunkan label with completely restored artwork and remastered sounds. this deluxe version comes in a heavyweight sleeve and pressed on 180 gr vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

reissue from the mali kunkan label with completely restored artwork and remastered sounds. this deluxe version comes in a heavyweight sleeve and pressed on 180 gr vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

dj paulão (sao paulo) compiles this great document on samba rock from the golden years of brasilian music (1966-1978).

reissue of the classic 1977 orlandivo album on kindred spirits, big tip!

limited 12inch release of tom tragos take on the obscure boogie banger soul with milk. on the flip youll find the original of funkin in your mind as featured on the surinam! compilation. tip!

seasons is produced by carlos nino and features many great are sts from the l.a. region such as dwight trible, the life force trio, miguel atwood-ferguson and mark de clive-lowe. artwork made by machine.

the 13-piece re:freshed orchestra from rotterdam presents re:encore a tribute to jay-z. tip!

a limited 7inch as a result of a collaboration between kindred spirits and waxpoetics. it features a non-album track from adrian younges psychedelic soul project venice dawn. tip!

reissue of one of the top african albums from ghana. super deep 1979 highlife music! essential! limited 180 gram pressing. comes in a heavy weight old style tip-on sleeve. only 500 copies!

reissue of one of the top african albums from ghana. super deep highlife music from 1979! essential!

of all the malian orchestras, the mighty super biton de ségou stands tall in the history of malian modern music. largely forgotten these days, it still remains one of the oldest and probably one of the best orchestras on the african continent. tip!

limited 180 gram pressing of the new 1977 kindred spirits reissue from mali. comes in a heavy weight old style tip-on card sleeve. only 500 copies!

the new album by jimi tenor & kabukabu - one of his most expansive visionary records yet. a great collection of tracks bristling with percussive energy big band arrangements and intergalactic spirituality

with an estimate of 500.000 inhabitants surinam has a lively music scene. although surinam is a relatively unknown country, it has a strong influence on the netherlands where many of the surinam people have been living since a couple of decades ago

part 2 of the deep disco & boogie series, containing an obscure 12inch promo mix of roy ayers rock your roll b/w cash - hot thang!! a big tip! this is from the new series of rare and in demand disco + boogie winners. deep disco & boogie vol.1 , is compiled by uks #1 disco dealer / digger zafar chowdry a.k.a zaf a.k.a pussclod. the a-side features a rare 12inch promo mix of the underrated rock your roll by roy ayers. on the b-side youll find an incredible boogie slammer cash - hot thang. once again fully licensed and remastered, no bootleg, and limited quantities!

3 unreleased tracks from the art yard vaults.on the a-side along came ra ft. june tyson. the b-side comes with a beautiful edit of the sky is a sea of darkness and we travel the spaceways.

limited single-sided white label of an exclusive theo & i.g track, >traffic<!! youll have heard this one if youve been paying attention to mr parrishs dj sets over the past year or so...tip!

yep. its back... !

amazing 7 inch from a group comprising of all dutch teenagers - a serious afro/funk affair! each record has got a unique handsprayed design - none are the same. tip

unreleased live recordings from the legendary 1971 performance at theatre du chatelet, paris, france. the three stunning full length tracks featured on this lp must have sounded incredible to the audience witnessing the sun ra arkestra in full swing at such a time in france. no doubt this made a long lasting effect on the city and its creative direction. a huge tip!

carlos nino and build an ark return with the companion piece to last years lp love. mostly taken from the same sessions, love (part 2) shares the same pallette of sounds, but with a looser lean, exploring more improvised passages and off-road episodes.

last year the kindred spirits ensemble dropped their debut album love is supreme. amsterdams tom trago has stepped up to remix he shining liberation track into a house gem! limited press. only 300 copies available. get them while they last! tip

finally available the standard lp of >disco3000< as part of the kindred spirits x artyard collaboration.
january 1978 was a fruitful month for sun ra. as well as days spent in the recording studios in rome, ra, along with john gilmore, michael ray and luqman ali, played several gigs in italy before flying back to the us. the magic music from one night in the teatro cilak, on 23/01/1978 in milan, is preserved on disco 3000.

finally available the collectors edition of >disco3000< as part of the kindred spirits x artyard collaboration. featured in a heavy duty sleeve, 180 grams vinyl and extensive liner notes, limited to 500 copies worldwide!
january 1978 was a fruitful month for sun ra. as well as days spent in the recording studios in rome, ra, along with john gilmore, michael ray and luqman ali, played several gigs in italy before flying back to the us. the magic music from one night in the teatro cilak, on 23/01/1978 in milan, is preserved on disco 3000. disco 3000 is arguably among the most important documents of sun ras long musical career, are now once more available in a limited edition!

a tribute to sun ra & >latino in cairo<. this record represents the cairo jazz band responding to the american jazz scene of the 60s & 70s with influences from mongo santamaria to randy weston and sun ra. these tracks were first presented by the ministry of culture in cairo as a prism music production and released with an additional disk by the composer soliman gamil musical images. this release marks the first time salah ragab and the cairo jazz bands definitive works are presented to the west. salah rageb r.i.p
now available on limited edition with 180grams vinyl and a heavy cardboard sleeve!

already my favorite jazz album of 2010 jose james - perpetual shows a different side to gideon van gelder, the pianist we already know from tracks like touch on brownswoods soul jazz conjurer jose james lp black magic, and championed by the likes of gilles peterson.

ltd 2016 re:issue , the vitality you hear on antique blacks is a testament to the unique energy of the community around the foxhole cafe in philadelphia, as ra honed his unique brand of afro-futurism through the late 60s and 70s. cosmic theatre, spiritual chants, and experimental electronics make this record an essential document that was ahead of its time. ancient to future!

standard edition - 2016 reissue

a beautiful reissue of this wonderful album by amadou balake. original artwork and remastered tracks.

after two successful albums jungle by night releases >the hunt<. new album and new sounds!! jungle by night consists of nine young lads from amsterdam who use their musical upbringing, taste, backgrounds and unstoppable eagerness to produce a unique blend of musical styles.,. the nine souls in jungle by night were acquainted through school, street and family bonds. a couple of years ago, the group seemed to be infected with a love for raw africa oriented funk and retreated into the rehearsal studio. the band was invited to perform as the opening act at concerts of mayer hawthorne and the roots & john legend. they were guests in paris at shows of musical godfathers mulatu astatke and orchestre poly-ritmo de cotonou and invited seun kuti and tony allen to their own felabration festival in amsterdam!

woima collective follow up their first album with their frou frou rokko lp, and delve even further into the african rhythms that inspire them.

woima collective follow up their first album with their frou frou rokko lp, and delve even further into the african rhythms that inspire them.

the official release of the 1976 recording the tribe. previously only a handful of ultra-rare test pressing copies were floating around of this beauty. finally after more than 35 years, this essential spiritual jazz recording will see its official release. big tip!

reissue of one of the top african albums from ghana. super deep 1979 highlife music! essential! limited 180 gram pressing. comes in a heavy weight old style tip-on sleeve. only 500 copies!

the definitive compilation of super biton de sŽgou, one of malis most important orchestras during its golden age of music. this album contains the best of the 2 early 70s albums previously released on mali kunkan and recorded under the aegis of sound wizard boubacar traorŽ. tip!

the official release of the 1976 recording the tribe. previously only a handful of ultra-rare test pressing copies were floating around of this beauty. finally after more than 35 years, this essential spiritual jazz recording will be made available on 180 gram vinyl and a heavy tip-on sleeve. more info soon. big tip!

bazilian style! reissue of the classic 1977 orlandivo album on kindred spirits, big tip! composer, singer and percussionist orlann divo moved to rio de janeiro in 1946 where he started out as a promising percussionist in the band of ed lincoln.

ltd 180gr vinyl, bazilian style! reissue of the classic 1977 orlandivo album on kindred spirits, big tip! composer, singer and percussionist orlann divo moved to rio de janeiro in 1946 where he started out as a promising percussionist in the band of ed lincoln.

>the evolution of afrobeat< - tony allen jungle by night drops their first full studio album on kindred spirits. hidden is the first full studio album from this group of dutch lads, who retain their youthful exuberance and innocent energy, and delve deeper into their own sound. moving slightly away from the afro-beat blueprint that characterized last years self-titled debut lp, the nine-piece have added gamelan tones and studio effects to their afro-funk template, as well as exploring other parts of africa like malis desert soul and djembe rhythms from senegal. after two years of playing, and having performed over 80 gigs last year, the group have settled in their own rhythm, and hidden sees them trying out new ideas and forms.

new ig culture album, featuring id4 windz, john robinson and bilal salaam. this is ltd to 1000 copies and comes in a heavy gatefold sleeve. tip!!

a selection of rare and in-demand disco/boogie stompers compiled by the uk based record dealer zaf.incl. tracks by razzmatazz, master force, chemistry,roy ayers and many more

touki ba banjul is a compilation of the gambian psych sensation guelewar who played a major part in the development of the afro manding sound. from 1979-1982 the band released four albums, featuring some of gembias best funk tunes.

touki ba banjul is a compilation of the gambian psych sensation guelewar who played a major part in the development of the afro manding sound. from 1979-1982 the band released four albums, featuring some of gambias best funk tunes. this official first time ever reissue features the highlights of their career.

official limited reissue of the ultimate brazilian classic: arthur verocai - arthur verocai comes with unreleased photos and features remastered audio .to coincide with performance of arthur verocai & the kindred spirits ensemble on october 16th 2011, kindred spirits re-release this wonderful album.

lorchestre kanaga de mopti is one of the best west-african modern orchestras which originated from a wide range of state funding. in 1977 the malian government owned label mali kunkan, released a series of lps including this holy grail of malian music. now available again via an official reissue!

1978 was without a doubt one of the most disturbing years in the history of fela and the afrika 70. just a year before the army had raided felas compound destroying his house, his club, his brothers free medical clinic and fatally injuring his mother. with their houses destroyed they had to squat the former decca offices. somewhere in between the madness they managed to record felas suffering and schmiling album and tony allens third solo-project: >no accomodation for lagos<. without a doubt his most political orientated record of all. after the record came out tony allen dropped from the afrika 70 band as he felt that too many people were sapping fela of his creative mind. part of the tony allen reissue series on kindred spirits, featuring remastered versions and original restored artwork. a must for afro-beat fans around the globe.

vinyl version of the perpetual album, including the non-cd track moonstone originally by toninho horta. >already my favorite jazz album of 2010< jose james
perpetual shows a different side to gideon van gelder, the pianist we already know from tracks like >touch< on brownswoods soul jazz conjurer jose james lp black magic, and championed by the likes of gilles peterson.

reality was formed in 1970 by their former manager robby schouten and contained 8 talented musicians from the netherlands, curacao and aruba. they released 2 records: >reality - reality< in 1972 and >tony & reality - tony & reality< in 1973 containing killer breaks, funk and soul tunes. this issue is a compilation of the best works. remastered and part of the dutch flowers series !

the revelation of afrobeat! an unique 7-track ep of afro funk sounds, jammed out by this talented collective of young dutch musicians.

>the revelation of afrobeat< - chief udoh essiet (percussionist of fela kutis egypt 80) jungle by night present their first lp filled with the highlights from a recent studio session. as demand for their debut album is rapidly growing, they decided to do a one-take studio session, in order to create a preliminary e.p. the results were above expected and can be heard on this 7-track mini-album. including >e.t.< and >afro blue<.

the >holland got soul< festival in paradiso (amsterdam) is a 3-day event where performances of the best dutch soul, funk and jazz musicians take place. this 7 inch is a collaboration between the festival and kindred spirits and features one of the festivals highlights: furlan williams. a young producer and multi-intrumentalist duo from rotterdam. check!
on the a-side you will find a beautiful downtempo track called >when autumn leaves fall< and the flip covers the spaced out soulful instrumental >sunshine<.