middle eastern psych, funk, disco, and japanese folk and pop, converge to create a mesmerising new sound on “kokoro”, sababa 5 and yurika’s collaborative debut album for batov records, collecting four acclaimed singles and four brand new songs. classic black vinyl.
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.
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.
ANTOLOGIA 1: OBRAS PARA LA ORQUESTA EXPERIMENTAL D I N (2LP)
2x12 Inch 27.06.24
for the first time in vinyl format the work of the bolivian avant-garde composer, cergio prudencio, together with the orquesta experimental de instrumentos nativos (oein).
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.
sababa 5, the relentless explorers of middle eastern psychedelic groove, present their latest tracks -bezani- and -ashkamoni- on their sixth 45 for batov records.
“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.
oki kano has contributed unreleased material and added new versions of the songs which had only been released in japan. the album has been remastered by kassian troyer and is now available on lp for the first time.
introducing the mesmerizers, a mysterious trio of maestros whose debut 7” record transports you to a bygone era of exotic enchantment. pressing on red coloured 7 inch vinyl.
polysom brazil vinyl lp repress import, released in 1971. erasmo carlos sounds even cooler here than usual Í still working with tunes penned with his brother roberto Í but also taking on music by caetano veloso, jorge ben, and marcos valle too!
polysom brazil vinyl lp repress import, released in 1965. a landmark in brazilian music Í the first album ever from arranger moacir santos Í still as fresh today as it was back in the 60s!