top flight v/a selection from the deepest digs ! exemplary late night nasties from the talking drums circle, as ever with the chums sidecar, these are in short supply !
140g pressing of this big tune from cameroonian outfit, esa, originally released on an lp in 1986. pressed in full 45rpm glory with extra versions from the original tapes. tip!
groundbreaking collaboration between nigerien synth pioneer mamman sani and berlin-based electronic artist tropikal camel. classic black vinyl edition.
multi-talented, ghana-born, uk-based sonic shaman k.o.g (kweku of ghana - the professional name of vocalist, composer and visionary kweku sackey) presents his third album on pura vida, the imprint of respected french label heavenly sweetness spearheaded by much-loved french dj and producer guts.
discover the th album of the emblematic crew africanism all stars led by bob sinclair and featuring, among others, martin solveig, eddie amador and dj gregory.
(180 gram pressing) baianasystem are from bahia, the state with the strongest african cultural heritage in the country and a motherlode for brazilian music. baianasystem manifest and champion the sound of the black atlantic, deep and future connections between africa, brazil and the caribbean, from the roots of samba to global bass culture.
strut proudly presents a special edition repress of the groundbreaking “nigeria 70” compilation, now available on translucent green vinyl 3lp to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary.
debut album with ubiquity records after having previously released 2 well-received and widely supported albums (warm nights & sounds from the workshop) on soundway records
das französische duo nabil vortex ist zurück mit frischen sounds! die neue platte verbindet harte elektronik, acid und bassmusik mit traditioneller und populärer algerischer musik. diese ep zeigt die underground-pioniere, die ihren einzigartigen stil in unvergessliche dancefloor-knaller verwandeln.
sandman project’s long awaited debut album “where did you go?” is a borderless amalgam of brass heavy sounds, a document of a band whose musical tendencies mimic their open-minded ethic where ethio-jazz, afrobeat, american soul music and psychedelic, mediterranean funk traverse.
popular brass-led ensemble, kolonel djafaar, unveil second album, “getaway”, their first for batov records, seamlessly blending afrobeat, ethio jazz, and psych rock, whilst showcasing the band’s evolution over the past couple of years.
kwame ba aka fenyan, music producer, keyboardist and professional dancer based in france. coming from a senegalese bloodline and growing up in martinique (west indies), fényan is deeply rooted in black music. epitome of a childhood in the west indies. a caribbean tale about kreyol langage, about legacy and resilience, about turning victimhood into proactivity.
this is mulatu astatkes protege and ethiopian saxophonist and composer jorga mesfins debut album. its ethio-jazz that takes this courageous syncretism further by fusing spiritual experimentation with bits from all kinds of situations in ethiopian music, jazz music, and specifically ethiopian jazz music that precedes it.
the wonderful mr k is back with more edit magic on his own most excellent label, this time adding his own spin to wela wela a hard edge and raw funk cut from black blood, a band of musicians from central africa but who were based in belgium