limited reissue of this 1974 egyptian jazz classic for rsd 2021. contains the original lp on vinyl 1 plus eight bonus tracks on vinyl 2.

a tribute to sun ra & >latino in cairo<. this record represents the cairo jazz band responding to the american jazz scene of the 60s & 70s with influences from mongo santamaria to randy weston and sun ra. these tracks were first presented by the ministry of culture in cairo as a prism music production and released with an additional disk by the composer soliman gamil musical images. this release marks the first time salah ragab and the cairo jazz bands definitive works are presented to the west. salah rageb r.i.p
now available on limited edition with 180grams vinyl and a heavy cardboard sleeve!

unreleased egyptian jazz: 2x45s set in a unique hand-printed fold-open pyramid! four sides of previously-unreleased ethnic mythic mystic jazz from the legendary egyptian drummer! before the re-release of his album with the cairo jazz band recently, the name salah ragab was best known to jazz fans and record collectors by way of another lp that was recorded with sun ra in the early 70s. his album >prism music unit< with the cairo jazz band was released in egypt with another by the cairo free jazz ensemble, but perhaps only salah himself knew of the other songs he had recorded at the time, but didnt make it onto these lps. the tapes lurking for decades in an old trunk, its taken until now for them to see the light of day, and we present them here as four amazing pieces of egyptian jazz on 2 seven inch singles. entombed within a hand-printed, hand-made pyramid shaped box, this is the first time in 40 years that these recordings will have come to light. ladies and gentlemen, behold the splendor that is salah ragab and the cairo jazz band!

a strut reissue of the 1983 album from sun ra arkestra, salah ragab and the cairo jazz band.

after a little re-branding, the underground pitch comes from the argentinian genius of electronics and analogue things - mister salah deux. this release in particular is about the great sound and unique formation. enjoy the second vinyl from theÿ. red coloured vinyl, full colour cmyk labels, outer sleeve with salah s photo, limited to 100 copies.

tensei records is a new project emerging from the undergound scene of buenos aires, argentina. pikun & salah deux join forces and deliver are hara, the first release of the label. a blend of organic, hypnotic percussion and abstract synthesizers. a unique combination of grooves and controlled atmospheres.

chez damier presents minister mike, soy mustafa, garrett david, salah arnese... four tracks with brilliant deep house... detroit / chicago rooted

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six new two fingers (a.k.a. amon tobin) tracks including a noisia feature on 180 grams 12 inch vinyl and free download of the digital.

two years ago, honest jons travelled to lagoswith the great drummer tony allen, to make his first recordings there since his time with fela kuti an album entitled lagos no shaking, a classic of contemporary afrobeat. since then, the label has widely commissioned numerous responses to those new sides. from legends of dance music culture like basic channel in berlin, for example, and founding father of detroit techno, carl craig, and young tigers like dizzee rascals newham generals, mia producer diplo in baltimore, and carioca sensations bonde do role from rio de janeiro. and newrecordings from cairo, saturn, bogota and kingston, jamaica fresh interpretations or complete reworkings by the space jazz pioneersalah ragab, a street brass band descended from sun ras arkestra, highlife inspired afro colombian drummers from the maroon village of san palenque de basilio, and a veteranof count ossies mystic revelation of rastafari.