Soul Jazz Records are re-releasing Airto Moreira’s classic album ‘Samba de Flora’, out of print for 30 years ever since its original release in 1988. Limited to 1000 copies! The impact of Airto Moreira in...

Surrounded by music at a young age, the Kerpel family are something of an institution for Latin folklore and composition. You just have to check Carnabailito, Gaby Kerpel‘s solo debut from 2003, which also includes...

2018 reissue on clear vinyl + CD, limited to 500 - Drawing on the aural surroundings of South America, Prender el Alma — the self-produced and self-recorded debut album from Ecuador's Nicola Cruz — perfectly...

On 2015’s Prender el Alma, producer and percussionist Nicola Cruz distilled the sound of the Ecuadorian Andes to their essence, pairing wind instruments like the Andean pan flute and the bombo with subtle electronic...

Of Turkish descent, the Swiss producer has become known for blending traditional Turkish music with contemporary 4/4 electronic production. Here he serves up three original cuts of hypnotic, and occasionally psychedelic,...

Heavyweight modern psychedelic Cumbia trips from an outstanding and singular Argentinian producer. Although it's not so prevalent in the UK (aside from maybe El-B sets and the odd Latin club), digital Cumbia - traditional...

THE BOMBILLAS are back following their debut 45 that hit turntables in 2017. Diving deeper into the Ethiopian & North African flavors, David Celia (Keys) brought together fellow F-Spot family Michael Duffy (Drums), Josh...

After the departure into James Brown afro-Latin-funk territory for Heavy Hustling, the Latin soul adventures of the Boogaloo Destroyers, side projects like the tropical psychedelia concept album Go South/Vaya Pa’l...

Guitarist and vocalist Iván Fariñas de Armas is the “Grandfather” of Cuban rock ‘n’ roll. Yes, you heard right, Cuban rock ‘n’ roll has an ‘abuelo’ — maybe you...

Habibi Funk is back with another album from Casablanca. Completely unreleased album which was recorded in Morocco in 1973 by three generation family band. A unique blend of Gnawa, Funk and Rock. Traditional Moroccan music...

Previously released as a digital single and a limited 7in, this new version has been remastered for superior sound quality! Kaleta & Super Yamba Band’s debut single, “Mr. Diva,” draws on the...

Soundway Records will release a double vinyl compilation from South African-raised, UK-based DJ and producer, Esa Williams, in the summer of 2019. Titled Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People, the compilation will span...

Luka Productions presents Falaw, an innovative take on West African Hip Hop and sample-based folktronica. A follow up from the acclaimed Malian “new age” inspired Fasokan (2017), Luka Guindo turns his focus to...

AHMED FAKRUN's first single originally released in 1977, now officially licensed from universal Italy. Highly sought-after disco cut on Discogs now gets a welcome repress on the GROOVIN label.AAuidny3:12BNjoo El...

When it comes to Chicano / Lowrider Soul there are a few people who are credited as the founders of the genre, Sunny & The Sunliners are one of them, if not number one on that list. Similarly, when it comes to the tunes...

Mdou Moctar immediately stands out as one of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. His unconventional interpretations of Tuareg guitar and have pushed him to the forefront of a crowded scene. Back home,...

At home, in the islands of Cabo Verde, there was grog, or grogu, a strong sugarcane moonshine copiously consumed at Funaná parties. In the diaspora, in Europe, there was leite quente (hot milk). “I can still...

All of the music featured here on this new Soul Jazz Records collection was created by Brazilian artists in the USA in the 1970s. In the early 1970s North American jazz musicians were eager to work with upcoming Brazilian...

colored vinyl version - Lido Pimienta is a Toronto-based, Colombian-born interdisciplinary musician and artist-curator. She has performed, exhibited, and curated around the world since 2002, exploring the politics of gender,...

In 2017, Lagartijeando (Mati Zundel), released his second full length album ‘El Gran Poder,’ via Wonderwheel and subsequently hypnotized the masses with the way he laced the traditional Charango playing that he...