release # 5 in mr bongos africa 45 series.

kalita are proud to present the first ever reissue of papa yankson’s highly sought-after 1989 disco-infused highlife masterpiece “party time”!

ghanaian afro-rock from producer jj whitefield.

ltd boxset

incl. a rare only here available dixon & trikk version on 7inch vinyl.

new album by keope

>afro rock vol. 1< is one of the most important compilations of heavy original 70s afro funk and soul to be released in recent years. originally surfacing on duncan brookers indie kona label in early 2001, the album single-handedly kick-started the thirst among jazz, funk and soul fans and diggers to rediscover lost music from africa made during the 60s and 70s from a time when many countries were gaining independence and celebrating a pan-african identity within their music. the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional ?world music? market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland.

die 26-jŠhrige britisch-japanische kŸnstlerin maya jane coles setzt einen weiteren meilenstein in ihrer noch jungen laufbahn. von den fachmedien - von resident advisor Ÿber mixmag bis zur ehrwŸrdigen bbc - mehrfach ausgezeichnet, gipfelte ihre aktuelle anerkennung mit einem herausragenden platz 15 der top 25 einflussreichsten djs der welt, die der us-rolling stone ende 2012 herausgab. charakteristisch fŸr maya jane coles ist ihr meditativ-antreibender techno/house-stil, der nach einer ersten -dj-kicks--compilation 2012 und ihrem debŸtalbum -comfort- 2013 nun auf der neuen fabric-ausgabe zum vorschein kommt. geprŠgt von melodischen qualitŠten und einer enormen effektivitŠt, erleben wir hier eine weitere ausgezeichnete dj-perfomance einer echten ausnahmekŸnstlerin.

the album was one of the first to reach a far different audience to the traditional >world music< market and spawned many further projects and labels in its wake. a year later, the >nigeria 70< compilation surfaced on strut and labels like soundway and analog africa would continue to unearth amazing lost gems from the motherland. the album is testament to the determined work of brooker following several research trips, especially to east africa - kenya and zaire!