EARTHQUAKE / ORANGE ST. (RED 10 INCH)
Coloured 10 Inch
18.12.17
earth sound records is shaking the place with two rare cuts of prince buster & the all stars classic hits on red coloured 10 inch vinyl.
BREAK BEAT MABOUL 2
12 Inch
18.12.17
p2s is back with a second break beat maboul edition by dj clif. including breakbeat, scratches & acapella!
COPACABANA SADIA (LP)
12 Inch
18.12.17
luiz mendes jr or junior mendes was a ubiquitous figure in the brazilian soul / funk scene of the 70s and early 80s, contributing to compositions for bands such as banda black rio, tim maia, sandra de sa and many more. this, his only solo album has remained off the map (unless you re a collector of rare brazilian vinyl). despite his huge contribution to brazilian music the lp has remained unissued until now, 35 years after its recording.
AOTNLP015
Athens Of The North
HAMAD KALKABA AND THE GOLDEN SOUNDS (LP)
12 Inch
18.12.17
hamad kalkaba and his golden sounds 1974 - 1975- i remember the day clearly. i was searching for treasures in a record shop in yaoundé, the capital city of cameroon, when suddenly i came across a 7-inch record with a picture of a young man wearing a traditional hat and bearing the marks of several imposing vertical scars on the side of his face, carved when he was just a boy as a reminder of his heritage in the musgum tribe of the northern part of the country.
DA ASA - THE HAUNTING SOUNDS OF YEMENITE - ISRAELI F (LP)
12 Inch
18.12.17
da saa - the haunting sound of yemenite israeli funk 1974-1982. fortuna records deliver a stellar compilation of real-life magic created by immigrants from yemen, in tel aviv, from the mid seventies to the early eighties. ranging from extremely rare to previously unreleased, these tracks are a result of a unique scene which blended funk, soul, jazz & disco with traditional yemenite rhythms & sounds. it cannot get more obscure than this! fortuna heads: look out for an unreleased tsvia abarbanel from 1969!!! glorious gatefold lp with a 14 page booklet telling the fascinating story of this movement, for the very first time!