delicious latin / jazz

two sizzling south african boogie tracks from kabasas tata sibeko.

vaudou game, the french afro-funk band, is back from togo with a brand new album called otodi (out oct 26th 2018).
otodi was the name of the recording studio in lomé, closed in 1987, and which peter solo, the band leader and his crew reopened during the spring 2018 to record these all analog 13 brilliant songs.
from this amazing album, here comes a 7 inch single dedicated to afro-funk dj’s and radio. pure afro-funk with togolese soul!

fresh 2009 repress !!! paule is back! ultraphat spheric burner!!

very catchy balearic hands up tune! no 1 in spain

tribal balearic house bomb that will be huge on the floors of ibiza this summer

the 2000 album from ivorian reggae singer tiken jah fakoly available on vinyl for the first time.

recorded 1989 in germany

for this third release, blue night jungle inaugurates its sublabel bnj spirit promoting oriental musics and vibes. turkish-singing live band ayma, future arabic bass producer matrub, the nugget digger unouzbeck and local resident amar du désert introducre on this various the variety of their both occidental and oriental influences

the 3rd album from french togolese band vaudou game is a fantastic funk trip on double vinyl.

limitierte vinyl lp plus downloadcode.

direct from havana, cuba daptone records is proud to present the debut single by orquesta akokan. featuring some of havanas most formidable musicians playing with a groove, a tumbao, that hasn t been heard for decades, orquesta akokán is a classic mambo-inspired force of nature. mambo rapidito, a lively up-tempo one-chord vamp in the vein of prado or more, boasts an undeniable energy ripe for a freshly polished dancefloor! on the flip, un tabaco para elegua, describes a tambor (an afro-cuban religious ceremony) over a slow, bubbling groove a perfect compliment to sipping distilled sugar cane. the two massive sides offered up were recorded at the pre-revolutionary 1940s era areito studios in centro havana where the spirit of aragón, tata güines and elena burke still reverberate through the walls.

barefoot beats are back with more mighty fine brasilian vibes on a limited edition 10 inch vinyl. first up is disco lover dicky trisco who really lets loose on a seriously groovy chunk of brasilian funk that unwinds slowly and deliciously until the horns declare that its time to dance! meanwhile on the flip, rio based dj and producer joutro mundo hits full-on beach party mode, where you can really feel those barefoot vibes flowing. vamos!

copenhagens music for dreams comes with yet another strong release - a double album of personal favourites compiled by jan schulte. according to all maps and witness accounts, germany does not officially have any tropical forests. this is of no concern to schulte however, who has unearthed many stunning examples of tropical drum music recorded there. perhaps the number of botanical gardens and palm houses in germany confused musicians into mistaking the climate, or maybe it was just a happy blend of escapism and multi-cultural integration within musical scenes that spawned such a curious output of undefinable tribal folk jazz. most of the tracks picked by schulte were released on small labels in the late 80 s. the musicians involved were mainly traditionally schooled, born and raised in germany. at that time to be interested in foreign folk music might have seemed a gimmick to some, what with the emerging -world music boom- already snowballing into the mainstream. but these songs, while they may be based on musical traditions from foreign lands, deal much more with introspection than exploitation. schulte himself points to his -general fascination for music that describes places where the artists have never been. songs about the jungle or the rainforest made by people that know the rainforest only from television and books. somehow i think you can hear their mythical imagination and fantasy in those tracks,- he explains....

awa poulo is a singer of peulh origin from dilly commune, mali, near the border with mauritania. largely pastoral and often nomadic, peulh- (or fula-) speaking peoples are found from senegal to ethiopia but predominate in the sahel region of west africa.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

the next instalment in the dubplate series sees our very own scrimshire step up to the plate for the fifth time!
having gained huge amounts of radio play for his own productions, as well as the occasional cheeky re-edit, scrimshire brings us two firing reworks of a couple of musical rarities covering latin, soul and disco angles.
his re-work of the 1975 brazilian obscurity tatarue by giovana aims both barrels firmly at the dancefloor, while his extended edit of the morris wilson’s version of rappers delight, entitled bebopper’s delight, thankfully extends the original’s 1’35” length with some typically scrimshire twists and turns along the way.
once again, we hope you enjoy!

this double pack 12 inch will include 6 previously unreleased and highly coveted remixes. stars of the show are two extremely coveted and previously unreleased 12 inch mixes from teena marie and tata vega. the teena marie track has previously been released in edited form on a flexidisc, which generated a huge amount of praise and excitement within the motown community, and are sure to become dancefloor staples upon release.

ashford & simpsons return to europe for the first time in 20 years is celebrated with the release of this 16 classic song compilation on limited edition double album. nicholas ashford & valerie simpson are soul icons responsible for gold and platinum hits through the 60s, 70s and 80s for such artists as marvin gaye, chaka khan, diana ross and gladys knight (their solo hits include >solid<). this is the first time many of these have been assembled on one collection, but expansion have gone one step further by combining the hits with seminal disco records like >over & over< (sylvester), the two-step anthem >keep away girls< (stephanie mills), the awesome >california soul< (by marlena shaw, as utilized by kfc), the modern soul smash >top of the stairs< (collins & collins) and an exclusive remix of >aint no mountain high enough< (marvin gaye/tammi terrell).

the third release on rare is produced by the new eintakt member breandan davey and he comes with a mixture between minimal funk-tech, neo-disco and jazzy-electro techhouse

man friday returns with 2 more beautifully crafted re edits of classic funky 80s cuts

mark e does it again as he turns two great funky disco classics into modern day dancefloor winners this time gabor szabos keep smilin is the lead track here a slow lolloping tripped out disco groove that lasts for several minutes teasing with more layers until finally the original track comes in for dancefloor devastation already garnering plays from giles peterson on the flip tata vegas give it up for love has the same treatment two astounding re edits on one twelve

a bit of north vs south going on here as the ep feat prztz ( classic ) gustavo tata dj ro and droors ( public access ) to produce this big one

expanded double cd with27 tracks in purple digipak with new liner notes, new and classic remixes, unreleased demos and b-sides, deluxe 24 page booklet, marketing sticker

copenhagens music for dreams comes with yet another strong release - a double album of personal favourites compiled by jan schulte.

described wholly accurately by boiler room as one of the best producers and arrangers of disco music to have ever done it, bronx native john morales has more than three decades of hits and over 800 remixes to his credit. this 4th volume of m&m mixes on bbe is without doubt the most ambitious yet, containing gems from barry white, diana ross, level 42, teddy pendergrass and eddie kendricks among others, all woven together with that special, intricate m&m magic. gaining unprecedented access to original multitrack recordings from the vaults of sony and universal records, john has once again upped the ante, going where no dj has gone before. accept no imitations, nobody does remixes quite like john morales. previously unreleased m&m mixes featuring globally renowned artists barry white, diana ross & cher among others.

2 cd compilation! simon sunmore presents glitterbox on defecteds ibiza party, dedicated to joining the dots between disco, boogie and house. incl.brenda taylor, rufus & chaka khan, the salsoul orchestra, donna summer