this single comprises two stand out tracks from ghetto brothers’ “power-fuerza” (1972), one of the best latin funk albums ever recorded, with all the right ingredients to shake dance floors worldwide.
a selection of 28 colombian cumbia bangers for the dance floor from the deep vaults of codiscos and associated labels costeño, zeida and famoso, all of them originally released between 1962 and 1983.
compiled by legendary producer arthur baker, “breakers revenge” is a near-definitive collection of original funk, soul, latin, disco and electro classic tracks from 1970-1984.
“guaracheros” was released on mag, in peru, at the end of 1961 and includes six cover versions, four of them are of cuban origin, and also original compositions masterfully performed by nelson ferreyra’s sonora.
brooklyn sounds legendary 1971 debut album, full of heavy nuyorican underground salsa dura propelled by raw trombones and in-your-face percussion, born of the barrio streets and the band s caribbean heritage.
this 7” single features two outstanding cumbias published on mag in the 60s that have never been available on a 45 release before. dance floor oriented tropical music at its best!
(180gr) a mix of post-tropicalia brazilian rock and some of the more soulful elements filtering through the countrys music in the early 70s Í and one of the most enigmatic albums by this unique singer!
ltd blue vinyl pressing - following on from their seminal light as a feather lp, outubro (october) was originally released in 1980 and began azymuth’s run of prolific output for milestone records throughout the decade.
coltrane, shorter, hubbard, davis & perkins from a latin perspective! the mantecas represent one of the finest concentrations of experience and talent in latin and jazz music ever to be based in the uk.
taking inspiration from afrobeat father fela kuti as well as artists including ebo taylor, parliament, funkadelic and havana dprimera, london afrobeat collectives music has won them admirers across the uk europe and beyond
la camita is an incredible latin funk nugget -recorded in peru by traffic sound and later on by funk pioneers black sugar, comprising all the right ingredients to shake dance floors worldwide.
dj/producer dez andres, the legendary detroit house and hip-hop producer, founder of la vida records, has exquisitely re-created two cuban classics - “mi quimbin” by los bocucos, which was originally written by jose cuato pavon and later interpreted by roberto roena under the title, “que se sepa.” on side b, dj dez does what he does best with hip-hop and a sampling of los van van’s “te traigo.” this is a re-release with a different art on side b.
25th anniversary of this criminally under-appreciated compilation of brazilian pop music (new! more! better!), so we’re putting it on vinyl for the first time. compiled by david byrne, pressed on blue & orange double vinyl.