world music

world music

edition of 300 copies, coming with cooking tip!!! pressed on high quality black and purple wax (48 gr.).

edition of 300 copies, coming with cooking tip!!! pressed on high quality black and purple wax (48 gr.).

organic grooves from east africa.

african music

bassheavy minimal trippin monster

2019 repress! reissue of this essential black uhuru - sly & robbie produced, extended mixes!

official mr bongo reissue of a vintage highlife classic from 3 true giants of the sound.

“uhuru” is the debut album by summers sons & c.tappin from london and bristol. the journey of this album started back in 2015 and was inspired by the people and places of tanzania. after three years of channelling the vibe into beats and bars, it is finally here!
summers sons are turt (rap) & slim (beats) who are actually brothers. they are longtime friends with vocalist and pianist c.tappin. their music can be described as rap with a lot of jazz. we like to call it cool bap.
the double vinyl, including instrumental edits of all songs on vinyl 2, comes in a gatefold cover.

the story of the great roots reggae harmony trio black uhuru is one defined by many unexpected twists and turns. in its best known form, led by michael rose and with founding member duckie simpson and the black american female vocalist, puma jones, the group would enjoy the greatest popularity of any act in the wake of bob marley’s untimely death in 1981, but the origins of the group lay in the turbulent waterhouse district during the mid-1970s. duckie first formed the group as uhuru, the swahili word for unity, with garth dennis as lead singer and don carlos to join him in harmony, after cutting an adaptation of the impressions’ “romancing to the folk song” at dynamics, “time is on our side” at randy’s for clive chin, and “slow coach” for raymond “benno” anderson, dennis drifted into the wailing souls and don carlos went solo, leading duckie to recruit rising waterhouse vocalist michael “tony” rose as lead singer, and errol nelson from the jays for harmony. their debut album, love crisis, was produced, voiced and mixed at king tubby’s studio by prince jammy and remains and outstanding example of jammy’s roots reggae production phase. the song “hard ground” vamps on a similar theme to marley’s “talking blues”: rose sings of a life of everyday hardship, with destitution and homelessness the pervading factors. on the extended dub portion and dub the instrumental cuts that follow the alternate vocal take of this enthralling 12-inch ep, you can hear the non-standard instrumentation that helps make the work so innovative, with winston wright’s harpsichord melody emphasising the hopelessness of rose’s emotive lyrics, the commanding rhythm and understated bass and guitar from robbie shakespeare and chinna smith completing the picture.

der lang vergriffene longplayer von 1981 als vinyl-wiederveröffentlichung! dieses legendäre album ist ein arte muss für jede ernsthafte black uhuru lp sammlung - die musik wurde im harry j studio mit den besten musikern jamaikas aufgenommen, und die gesangsspuren im king tubbys studio sowie der finale mix von produzent prince jammy realisiert!

like a dream, but authoritatively, this remix from jamaica magnificently crosses the afrobeat of fela kuti with the grounation reggae tradition of count ossie. the flip, uhuru pujama is a new recording, another warrior charge down wareika hill by this veteran of light of saba and the mystic revelation of rastafari.

double vinyl compilation of reggae classics, curated by arte.

all the great reggae classics by the reggae masters in a nice 3lp vinylbox.

reissue

limited and numbered edition of 2000 copies on coloured 180 gram double vinyl (1x yellow / 1x green).

double vinyl compilation of finest reggae including bob marley, jimmy cliff, lee scratch perry and many more!

african music that will move your mind to this special combination of highlife, funk and jazz.

the old school collection is back with a new volume, dedicated to classic reggae gems.

a double vinyl compilation of the most frequently sampled reggae classics.

jazz selections bethween 1969-1973

electronic / industrial

9 afrobeat gems on 180 gram vinyl.

a night dreamer direct-to-disc session by gary bartz and maisha.

revolutionary and evolutionary sounds from the 2 congos on double vinyl with download code included.

a great collection of reggae classics on double vinyl.

a collection of hits from bob marley, that didn’t became mainstream - plus tributes on side b.

sly & robbie present a collection of 12 reggae masterpieces on vinyl lp.

der beliebte sänger tarrus riley sendet erste signale für sein in 2019 erscheinendes neues album. guess who entstand in kooperation mit sly & robbie, shane brown und dean fraser, die als produzenten fungieren, und zeigt tarrus von seiner roots & culture-seite. auf der basis eines druckvollen steppers riddim mit prägnanter snare-drum und einem vocal-feature von mykal rose (aka michael rose) aus dem black uhuru-klassiker guess who s coming to dinner- sowie einer exklusiven sly & robbie dubversion auf der b-seite, bleiben hier keine wünsche offen. hit!

14 classics by the reggae masters.

first pressing of 750 individually numbered copies on orange marbled audiophile 180 gram vinyl.
the ghanaian afrobeat band osibisa released their sixth studio album welcome home in 1975. since their formation in 1969 they played an important role in bringing the world music to a bigger audience.

‘pat thomas introduces marijata’ is a seminal ghanian album that fuses highlife, reggae, folk, funk and soul, from legendary vocalist pat thomas. originally released in 1976 on gapophone records. ‘marijata’ was a group made up of three members – kofi ‘electric’ addison on drums, bob fischlan on organ and nat osmanu on guitar, hailing from ghana. pat thomas career began in 1969 with the ‘broadway dance band’, leaving a year later to join the ‘uhuru dance band’. he then played with ebo taylor’s ‘blue monks’ and finally formed the ‘sweet beans’ in 1973 where he really made his name. the group released ‘false lover’ in 1974, split and then reformed as marijata, releasing ‘marijata’ (also available on mr bongo) and this album, ‘pat thomas introduces marijata’. thomas career spans more than 50 years and he still tours regularly across the world. replica original artwork, official mr bongo reissue. licensed from gapophone records courtesy of george prah.

das neue album des bekanntesten zeitgenössischen reggae-künstlers ist endlich auch als lp-vinyl erhältlich! - mit 18 stücken auf zwei schwergewichtigen schallplatten im grün gefärbten vinyl, erscheint die limitierte auflage in einem hochwertigen prägedruckcover im gatefold sleeve und einem 48-seitigem heft (in lp-größe von 30x30 cm), mit den lyrics und exklusiven fotos in offizieller kooperation von vp records und ghetto youths international, dem eigenen label der marley-söhne. der longplayer mit der spielzeit eines doppelalbums wurde vom legendären errol brown, sowie den studiocracks marc lee, gennaro schiano und james -bonzai- caruso abgemischt, prominente samples finden sich u.a. von dennis brown und black uhuru!

dilla- von abstract orchestra ist eine hommage an die arbeit des hochgelobten und einflussreichen produzenten. der opener -welcome to detroit / the diary- nimmt die stimmprobe von isaac hayes -man s temptation- und platziert sie gegen üppige bläser und treibende beats, während -workinonit- die originalen 10cc gitarrensamples aus dem dilla-original auf beißende trompeten und aggressive saxophone transportiert, wie immer von joost hendrickx auf trommeln untermauert. auf -stop- singt die sängerin anna uhuru den dionne warwick-gesang mit viel gefühl, während die band eine anordnung hinterlegt, die an die arbeit von david axelrod und don sebeskey erinnert, beide große inspirationsquellen für das abstract orchestra. -dilla- wurde erst kürzlich von gilles peterson in seiner bbc6 musik-radio-show gefeiert.

nach siebenjähriger auszeit meldet sich das britische reggae-oktett pama international mit dem brandneuen album -love & austerity- zurück, begleitet von den sängerinnen jewels vass (mad professor, zion train) und anna uhuru (abstract orchestra). den kern des albums bilden 8 songs in verschiedenen versionen zwischen rocksteady, explosiven dubs, studio-one-like discomixes, southern soul-balladen und einem killer-orgel-instrumental, inspiriert von jackie mittoo. cd mit 12 tracks, lp mit 8 tracks plus download-code für alle 12 tracks.

hochwertig produzierte lp-kompilation für anspruchsvolle musikliebhaber.

sorgfältig zusammengestellte vinyl-kompilation mit remasterten afro-highlights.
aus dem ghanaischen musikstil highlife und us-amerikanischem jazz der 1960er-jahre fusionierte fela kuti einst das genre afrobeat. es hat in den vergangenen jahrzehnten schon so manche mutation erfahren, blieb aber immer eins: vitaler ausdruck ungebremster lebensfreude. wie attraktiv dieser auch für europäische ohren klingt, unterstreicht einmal mehr die lp-kompilation -wanted afrobeat-. sie ist bestandteil der exklusiven serie -wanted collection- des französischen labels wagram. die reihe widmet sich mit vier parallel veröffentlichten zusammenstellungen auf 180-gramm-vinyl den genres afrobeat, soul, funk und reggae, und damit dem besten, was black music zu bieten hat. was die editionen so besonders macht, ist neben dem sorgsam ausgewählten und remasterten songmaterial das ansprechende erscheinungsbild, das auf fotos des britischen fotografen chris steel-perkins zurückgeht. -wanted afrobeat- enthält neun songs von größen wie mulatu astatke, livy ekemezie, pat thomas und peter king.

2017 reissue - following his recent studio album with afrobeat academy, >love and death<, his first international release, ghanaian highlife guitar legend ebo taylor teams up again with strut for a long overdue definitive compilation of his seminal 1970s recordings, >life stories<.
tracks include the anthemic >heaven<, sampled by usher on his hit with ludacris, >she dont know, the original version of the poignant >love and death< and the rare 15-minute nugget, >aba yaa<. the package features rare photos, original album artwork and sleeve notes by soundway records miles cleret.

“spiritual jazz 7: islam - esoteric, modal and progressive jazz inspired by islam 1957 - 1988”, songs ancient and divine - the seventh volume of our acclaimed spiritual jazz series examines the influence and impact of islam on four decades of jazz innovation.

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 re-generation for a nu-generation with all exclusive recordings! mr. lloyd james aka prince jammy aka king jammy (or simply jammy’s) updates his 1977 black uhuru album classic with an all-star voiceover artist line up of both current core and heritage heroes alborosie, chronixx, gentleman, kabaka pyramid, dre island and u roy, shaggy alongside beenie man, tony rebel, bounty killer, louie culture. all the singers and deejays come with a boom shot apiece to ensure that -new sounds of freedom- stands toe-to-toe with its illustrious originator “love crisis / black sounds of freedom” the album.

the new album for the singer and artist mykal rose aka michael rose aka the former lead singer of one of reggae’s greatest and most successful artists black uhuru from 1977 to 1983 is produced by mr. lloyd james aka prince jammy aka king jammy.

das soloalbum des black uhuru-gruendungsmitglieds von 1982 im originalcover als lp neu aufgelegt! der longplayer wurde mit den roots radics und dem bläsersatz von dean fraser & nambo robinson im channel one studio von soldgie und scientist aufgenommen und abgemischt, als produzent zeichnete henry junjo lawes verantwortlich.

tommy bones always tries to create music that is timeless... the future classic e.p. captures the raw sounds that house music was built upon with a new edge. this is absolute top house music once again on franck rogers real tone imprint

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.