soundway presents ghana special volume 2: electronic highlife & afro sounds in the diaspora, 1980-93.

tapan are back with their first release since their debut album europa. after that 2xlp emotional and epic journey they are now showing us again their dancier side with two cuts the beast (featuring serbian musician jan nemecek) and ghana. both tracks are not easy to categorize. perhaps industrial-inspired tribal-trance is the closest description, and yet somehow after listening to the tracks it feels like trying to put it in a box just dont do justice with the complexity of the music and its components. both tracks are remixed by 2 current favorites of the malka tuti crew - russian duo odopt who deliver an out-worldly idm monster of a remix to the beast, and italian-belgian duo front de cadeaux who pitches the track ghana even slower, adding more percussive grooves, a fat bassline and a whole lot of of sexiness to the brew.

ghana soundz was the first ever soundway compilation and became recognised worldwide due to the licensing of the oscar sulley track, ‘bukom mashie’ to the soundtrack of hollywood blockbuster, ‘last king of scotland’.
pounding rhythms, blaring horns and pumping vocals – the music is a document of a time forgotten when flares and cuban heels strutted the streets and night-spots of accra, the sizzlingly hot and humid capital of ghana. influenced as much by traditional rhythms and local highlife as by the music of fela kuti, james brown and santana, these tunes had almost become extinct – until now!
ghana soundz was the first of three collections of rare afro-beat, afro-funk and afro-fusion that miles cleret painstakingly travelled the length and breadth of ghana to assemble, the third compilation to be released late 2009.
2017 repress - double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

a selection of four clubby reinterpretations of red on‘s ambient hardware jam „ghana“. by marrying the eerie soundscapes and delicate melodies of the original recording with their particular style of drum work, a. elm, alex ketzer, the marx trukker and philipp roth push the original tracks into krauty techno and rough, dancefloor focused house music.

after a successful launch with tracks from citizen and ejeca, loft records returns with its second single this march, entitled ghana by dorsia, and backed with reworks from hnny, jay shepheard and roberto rodriguez.

manmadesciecnce member aka stuttgart man michel baumann brings us a fresh new 12inch on sonar kollektiv. as well as having had releases on sonar kollektiv and his own label philpot, soulphiction has also put stuff out through perlon, playhouse, poker flat, freude am tanzen, moon harbour, liebe/detail, diy, mule, resopal and has remixed international pony, dapayk & padberg, egoexpress, move d, solomun and eva be amongst others

soundtrack, purple and red coloured vinyl

these 8 tracks are hypnotic techno so watch out this will hypnotize the dance floor.

limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.

kalitas borga revolution series continues. the double vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve with 12-page booklet included.

a collection of west african burger highlife songs on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with 16-page booklet included.

african music

special limited edition 10 years of 22a repress of tenderlonious’ modern classic mini lp “on flute”, featuring the dancefloor anthem “song for my father”. one-off pressing of 300 numbered copies on blue curacao transparent vinyl, signed by tenderlonious.

slamming prime time techno

before last years’s comeback with for the fkn love they came back with dont’t fight your demons. ruffnation entertainment is proud to present the grammy-winning hip hop legends arrested development 2022 album, don’t fight your demons reissued on coloured double vinyl (1x red / 1x black)!

drum chums vol. 5

orlando voorn remixes of afrotronic. huge tip!

new album by eddy de clercq

moire already worked with record labels such as r&s, werk discs and rush hour.

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

more raw, deep and spiritual jazz on the 4th installment of tramp records’ “peace chant” compilation series. the vinyl release includes a download code.

excited and happy as a banana can be

afro-disco gem from 1979 back on double vinyl, remastered and housed in a gatefold sleeve.

number 1 of secretsundazes reedits!

im basement des legendären westlondoner flamingo clubs gab es den weniger bekannten americana club, wo jimi hendrix 1966 erstmals in england live auftrat, paul mccartney seine spätere ehefrau linda eastman kennenlernte und mitte der 1950er jahre ein mod-allnighter mit r&b, blues, jazz, calypso und ska stattfand, dem dieser gleichnamige lp-sampler mit 16 erfrischenden tracks gewidmet ist.

ghana s dj katapila is back with more minimalist dance music productions, this time inspired in part by his travels overseas. following the success of the re-release of his trotro recording a couple years ago, katapila has been playing in europe and the uk, bringing his style of breakneck-paced, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink west african club music into a very different conte, giving katapila (real name ishmael abbey) inspiration in the kind of music he has heard in places like london. so he made some new music, here we go!

deutschlands producer-elite versammelt sich auf dieser neuen instrumentals-compilation von kabul fire records – und setzt pünktlich zum g20-gipfel ein mächtiges zeichen gegen nationalistische abschottungspolitik und globale ausbeutung. labelboss farhot hat ziemlich genau alles zusammengetrommelt, was rang und namen hat in der deutschen hip-hop-szene: bazzazian, the krauts, dexter, kitschkrieg, brenk sinatra, ghanaian stallion, suff daddy, samy deluxe, dj desue, und viele mehr. alles exklusiv, alles feuer! die erlöse aus dem projekt gehen an ein schulbbauprojekt des hamburger vereins visions for children e.v. in afghanistan. make beats not borders!

jose rico launches the le disque record stores project: ambiwa records, a label dedicated to abstract house music. * declaration of intent ep* is a collection of songs with a history, 4 pieces of his life talking about hypocrisy referred to poverty, the trivialisation of music as money source, the days in the studio with ron trent, and the night music-workers. beyond any related stories, here you can find all the jose ricos music standards: impossible mpc percussion patterns, black keys, vocal textures, distorted kicks and tons of suspence and tension. this just means… music for the most demanding dancefloors and open minds. as it could not be otherwise, masterd by jose rico.

multi culti present a vinyl sampler from their recently released japan only compilation. featuring music from label stable-mates thomash, dreems, colo & xanga as well as appearances from mickey moonlight and comemes daniel maloso.

the third edition bunch of limited edition afro disco boogie edits on the guynamukat afro disco boogie edits label with a value for money 4 tracker. a side kicks off with an absolute stonker of with >ghana boogie baby<. trumpet, slap bass boogie african stylee with punchy brass and smatterings of catchy chorus. >butterfly funk< is straight out of the 1982 disco boogie period with the chunky bassline at the fore. sounding a little bit like chic with gorgeous chords, rhythm guitar and organ stabs. on the flip we travel back to africa for nigeria disco calling for lashings afro boogie with an irresistible shuffling african guitar and keys work out. b2. we ease into more afro boogie with >afro heat< for an infectious afro boogie workout with a pulsating disco bassline. essential music for your dancefloor!

new collection of beats from up my alley. contributions by the likes of o.boogie, flako and berghem, desto and more - check!

with his new night called based on misunderstandings that he hosts in berlins famous club week end, alex barck delivers his personal vision of club music and invites friends that share the same djing philosophy. following the success of the club night, alex further developed his concept and decided to create a special 12inch series on sonar kollektiv. also named based on misunderstandings, this new collection should be regarded as a return to roots for every house dj. it is dedicated to hot club sound that takes you by surprise, gets you dancing without you even noticing it and that really needs to be played out loud now!

sing (if you want it) is the sixth release from the british soul icon, omar. this eagerly awaited re-issue definitely puts omar back in the spotlight and will become an essential album for any music collection. omar is often referred to as the founding father of nu-classic soul and has been acclaimed by artists such as erykah badu and mobo award winner kele le roc. omar can also count stevie wonder as a fan, who most famously said, -when i grow up, i wanna be omar-. on this album, omar collaborates with stevie wonder and a host of great artists including estelle, common, zed bias, and many more. the album also comes with two brand new bonus tracks, including the single -dancing- and -its so-.

a 2nd, killer presentation of assured nigerian and ghanaian highlife classics selected by the good, good people at vampi soul. it features nineteen tracks by essential artists of the genre such as et mensah & the tempos, dr victor olaiya, prince nico mbarga, dr sir warrior, and rex lawson, plus extensive notes by experts, rita may and max reinhardt, and artist photos.