latin freestyle was a dizzying, passionate, ultra-modern music. it was the aural equivalent of a can of thirst-quenching quatro or a spanish harlem dance-off, and it became the electronically constructed bridge between disco and house.

latin infusd disco boogie, party on

unique soul jazz records’ record store day seven-inch box set which brings together a stunning five-single/ ten track selection of mind-blowingly groovy selection of african, latin, jazz and funk music from the congo. absolutely killer and essential tracks (mostly unknown) from the masters of the vibrant congo scene in the 1960s – featuring the groups franco & ok jazz, rock-a-mambo, african jazz, african fiesta and more. roots african meets dizzy gillespie, james brown, ray barretto & more. the bomb! this unique box-set edition is only available as a one-off pressing especially for record store day 2018.

strut continue their essential work with the godfather of ethio jazz, mulatu astatke, with the first official reissues of his early classics afro latin soul volumes 1 and 2 from 1966, recorded as the ethiopian quintet. arriving after astatkes life-changing years studying at berklee college in boston, the albums were the first experiments in his pioneering sound, fusing ethiopian cultural music with afro latin and jazz forms

mulatu astatke is widely considered to be the >godfather of ethiopian jazz<

chicago’s own ricardo miranda is back on neroli with his latin soul brothas project. this time exploring the deeper sides of his sound with jams like ‘moog sessions’, ‘dizzy vibes’ and ‘friday grooves’. while ‘otra voz’ recalls some of his previous latin influenced tracks on neroli.

latin soul brothas drop this limited white label 12 inch featuring 2 war edits from the youngblood soundtrack from 1978. cordell sweetdaddy johnson delivers on the a-side with a fresh edit of flyin machine (the chase). on the flip youngblood (livin in the streets) gets the lsb treatment. hand stamped white labels.

neroli is back for a warm autumn with an array of new releases. first up is ricardo and the latin soul brothas once again with a heavy 4 track ep mixing the deepness with the latin sound of his origins. >808 signatures< is raw and deep as it could get, >voices< features once again fellow chicago star glenn underground for a classic latin soul brothas jam. on the flipside ricardos homage to the classic >faces< drum track, and finally a deep and long journey into sentimental house called >mental samurai< ft. hernan cronner.

loftsoul is the moniker of renowned dj uchikawa masahiko. he has been a dj for more than 25 years, and is deeply involved with the japanese nightclub scene since its early days. his borderless and genre-straddling playing style, from soul, jazz, dance classics, deep house, to techno tells of the impassioned music life of dj uchikawa masahiko. in addition to running regular parties at his club loft in nagano, (which has hosted djs such as joe claussell, jerome sydenham and glenn underground) and premier at loop, uchikawa has been recording tracks as loftsoul, and collaborating with pianist makoto kuriya as rhythm of elements. >soul inspiration< sees loftsouls continued collaboration with chicago house stalwart glenn underground alongside ricardo miranda aka the latin soul brothas. >soul inspiration< is a deliciously deep groove with trademark virtuoso piano for some esoteric soulful dance floor action. the b-side sees the latin soul brothas slow it down for them electronic soul of the moog mix. finally, dj uchikawa and hide koyama provide an essential dub.

ricardo miranda with glenn underground remix

ricardo miranda teams up with glenn underground and fellow latin soul brothas to deliver an amazing piece of latin jazz tinged house music for neroli!

a limited edition latin soul brothas fusion rework session! 1st is a remix slept on by maws louie vega (who waited too long to put it out), a rendition of hector lavoes >mi gente< that is absolutely amazing. on the flip, santanas >dance sister dance (baila mi hermana)< gets reworked for a big dancefloor tune. highly recommended!

the nuyorican latin movement in the 60s and 70s. mambo, boogalou, and salsa are all represented well in this double 12ich selection!!

cool latin tribal affair on plus beats on a side flip for a deep and jazzy glenn underground remix

the journey continues. this is the 3rd release of the ravepoint-community with 4 new fat tracks. the artists on this sampler are josh (who also appeared with a track on rvp001/002), latin soldier, frank mauer and vinicius honorio. we are very pleased to present this work to you. the idea behind the community concept is to give artists in the field of electronic music a platform for releases. the result is what we consider to be a very nice techno sampler. .....frvr

bossa nova / latin jazz / dub reggae

coco maría and bongo joe reunite for the second edition of club coco, featuring a sackful of latin inspired tracks from international bands and producers. classic black vinyl edition.

coco maría and bongo joe reunite for the second edition of club coco, featuring a sackful of latin inspired tracks from international bands and producers. limited yellow coloured vinyl edition.

rsd release 2023, max 2 copies per customer

vinilos enlace funk presents the second installment of the sampladelia series!

originally released in 1993, now it finally gets a repress after 29 years! quality italian deep-house as usual from the mbg archives!

an audiophile blue note tone poet reissue - mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

latin summer party with soul control.

debut album

great latin tracks by stretto and erik escobar

spincat music is back with >the 5 amigos< ep

setenta is a latin soul band

rocafort records is back with a second volume of sabrosura from new york city! another triple 7 inch box set of hard to find dance floor delights. including liner notes by dj timber on the back cover.

release number five with two cuts edited and performed by gigi testaon both sides with voodoo flute edit on side a and atmospheric interpretations on side b.

red & black splatter vinyl incl. download code.

latin jazz for the dancefloor, compiled by dj jeff the fish for modern jazz dance classics, a sublabel of staubgold.

the very best of latin flavour club on limited 4x12 inch vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

180 g virgin vinyl pressing, limited gatefold edition, the wonderful rhythms of lation and jazz in the hands of ray barretto, herbie hancock, sergio mandes, tito uente, mongo santamaria, bebo valdes.. and many more

two rare parang cuts from early 80s trinidad & tobago back-to-back on 12 inch vinyl.

fully remastered first ever re-issue of airto moreira’s classic album “samba de flora” from 1988. the vinyl release includes a download code.

special latin soul boogaloo and more on 12 inch vinyl.

flor the yage is a project based in hannover-germany, with two producers from qutio -ecuador. they bring a fresh latin music feeling with their new perception of cumbia and chicha

die 5. ausgabe der lp-serie geht noch steiler: wilde britische tanzmusik der präbeatles-zeit.

pumpin prime time latin house , already supported by melé, gary gritness, nicola cruz, gerardo frisina, munchi, alma negra, oscar g, borussia, pablo fierro, sano, azamat b, dj riobamba, phran, the dat project, maddjazz, dj rampage, macaulay, ghetto kumbé, grems, kaptain cadillac, lazy flow, clara!, caballo, sir nenis, jesse &crabe, alwaaba, doug gomez...

it is with great pride and excitement that we bring you latin underground revolution: swinging boogaloo, guaguanco, salsa & latin funk from new york city 1967-1978 triple 7inch box set. we have compiled an exciting mix of hard to find dance floor delights showcasing three different eras of latin music in nyc throughout the late 1960s & 1970s. including extended liner notes by dj timber.

first ever reissue of the sixth album by michi sarmiento y sus bravos, originally released by discos fuentes in 1973.the lp includes several brilliant original songs plus a number of excellent cover tunes, and a dizzyingly diverse mix of genres: guanguanco, cumbele, calypso, cumbión, rumba, paseo, gaita, merengue. a tropical latin dance party!

limitierte vinyl-lp plus downloadcode.

limitierte 180 gramm vinyl lp plus downloadcode.

das »latin rare groove«-repertoire ist eine goldmine, von der es nun weitere schätze zu entdecken gibt. das glitzernde edelmetall reicht von ray pérez venezolanischer combo los kenya über die retro-funk-klänge der new mastersounds bis zu einem unveröffentlichten kleinod des new yorker salsa-orchesters conjunto alayon aus den siebzigerjahren mit dem jungen posaunisten jimmy bosch (»el trombon criollo«). die limitierte vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.