all songs written by billy the kid (member of charles bradley’s extraordinaires), two soulful vocal features with influences ranging from timmy thomas to brian wilson, all songs mixed by max shrager of big crown records’the shacks

the latest release contains a selection of the many artists who have contributed to our label, 11 years, 11 tracks. thanks to all who have contributed.

electronic / minimal

malawian folk music from the streets of lilongwe on the third album from madalitso band.

the much lauded live album of dutch cult ensemble the kilimanjaro darkjazz ensemble on black 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with download code included.

after a 30-year career in burkina faso, the mandingo singer finally releases his first album. in 2007, with the help of journalist david commeillas and of soundicate’s activists, they founded the label chapa blues records to promote victor’s music. the singer started to work on his album in the small studio improvised by the ouagajungle team at the back of his artist residence in ouagadougou.

fresh afro beat madness on legendary vinyl factory label ! inclusive kenyan singer ogoya nengo and stella chiweshe

(lp+dl) reissue of the belly dance holy grail from the organ king of cairo, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds.(lp+dl) reissue of the belly dance holy grail from the organ king of cairo, combining traditional rhythms with spaced out modern sounds. hany mehanna, beloved musician and composer of the greatest artists from the arab world such as oum kalthoum and abdel halim hafez, shows himself from a more experimental side on his solo albums. originally released in 1973 the miracles of the seven dances is a pure work of genius: hypnotic organ grooves, psychedelic guitars, mystic strings and haunting percussion. belly dance as good as it gets!