a compilation of highly collectable and rare surinamese 45 s and lp cuts. compiled by antal heitlager & thomas gesthuizen this is the follow up to the kindred spirits released surinam! compilation. this volume goes even deeper into the field of 70ties and 80ties funk music from the surinamese dance floors. recommended! fresh artwork by cosmo knex.

&#8203,,,re-issue of hard-to-find 1971 jazz album, originally recorded and released in finland. fascinating fusion of modern jazz and elements of caribbean music, african roots and pan. quintet featuring rudy smith from trinidad & tobago, plus musicians from barbados, surinam, and ghana. tip! lars samuelson, a jazz trumpet player and producer in sweden who heard this quite unique quintet, was captivated by their concept and sound, and asked them to record an album. otinku, the resulting album, was recorded in stockholm in 1971, produced by samuelson, and originally released on the odeon label, a subsidiary of emi finland. with an afro-jazz/caribbean orientation, the selections are a rich mixture of jazz standards and original compositions, including recently re-discovered killer funk tunes otinku and sugar daddy, and a fine steel jazz version of bags groove. the album was their only release and is now a sought after item for steel pan/caribbean music fans and vinyl diggers.

limited 12inch release of tom tragos take on the obscure boogie banger soul with milk. on the flip youll find the original of funkin in your mind as featured on the surinam! compilation. tip!

fźr seine 500.000 einwohner hatte das nšrdlich von brasilien gelegene surinam schon immer eine lebhafte musikszene. obwohl international weitestgehend unbekannt, hat das kleine land einen starken einfluss auf die niederlande, wo viele surinamesen leben. das land ist fźr den musikstil kaseko, der aus der traditionellen kawina musik entstanden ist, sowie seinen soul bekannt. aber auch pop, jazz und funk wurde gespielt. zwischen 1976 und 1983 wurde eine vielzahl an hochkarŠtigen soul, boogie, disco und funk-songs eingespielt, die auf der kindred spirits compilation surinam! boogie & disco funk from the surinamese dancefloor 76-83 versammelt waren. sumy war mit soul with milk vertreten