This is the third in our compilation series on the roots of salsa. For a general background on the ideas behind it, please refer to the notes in the first and second volumes. In a nutshell the Roots of Salsa series is an...

AUDIO CLARITY reissue of this incredible 1966 bossa nova classic. Brazilian female harmony quartet meets their male counterparts, LUIZ ECA arranges a great blend of jazz and bossa elements with an edge that is dark and sweet...

Hot Mule & Secousse presents a reissue of N'Draman Blintch's Cosmic Sounds, originally issued in 1980. Tired of reading the words 'classic', 'masterpiece', 'missing link', 'cult', in every press release? Just trust Hot...

DOL gatefold reissue of the 1962 FANTASY album from Brazilian guitarist BOLA SETE. A dozen jazz bossa nova gems backed by trio, shy but endearing vocals grace a couple of the cuts but the overall tone is nicely varied.A trio...

AUDIO CLARITY reissue of 1964 album from Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger, and producer who was well known in the world of bossa nova jazz in his early days, but became a jazz-funk pioneer to many upon moving to NYC in...

DOL gatefold reissue of the 1961 album from Brazilian guitarist BOLA SETE. A dozen jazz bossa nova samba gems that caught the ear of both DIZZY GILLESPIE and LALO SCHIFRIN, leading to his legendary performance at the...

DOL gatefold reissue of the 1963 album that was part of the bossa nova wave, teaming composer GUARALDI up with Brazilian guitarisy BOLA SETE. Five gorgeous gems including a bossa treatment of HORACE SILVER's "MOON RAYS'...

Triple LP version. 140 gram vinyl; Gatefold sleeve with liner notes and pictures. Following Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb's dangerous trip to Mogadishu in November of 2016, the label presents Dur Dur of Somalia:...

Lisbon-based DJ and producer, Enchufada label head, Red Bull Music Academy alumnus and Buraka Som Sistema co-founder Branko is ready to embark on a whole new adventure. Atlas sees Branko becoming part of an international...

indie only orange vinyl version - "Cohesion" is the third full album from Anchorsong AKA Tokyo-born, London-based electronic artist Masaaki Yoshida. Taking inspiration from Classical Indian Percussion, and '70s and...

Formed in the West African nation of Sierra Leone in 1972, the band merged highlife and jazz sounds with traditional African music. They went on to help define the sound of their nation for a generation. These 9 cuts from...

1969 was a big year for Jorge Ben. While he was already an established veteran in Brazilian musical circles, he refused to align himself with either the Jovem Guarda or MPB movements because he found both camps willing to...

The Anglo-Colombian troupe led by Richard Blair have been pioneers of the electro-Latin sound, mixing beats with Colombia’s loping, accordion-led cumbia. Here, Sidestepper take a contrary turn with an essentially...

UK producers CONTOURS & CUERVO join Ugandan percussion troupe FONKODELIS ARKESTRA to form KAWUKU SOUND, merging hypnotic Buganda drumming with elements of contemporary electronics and traditional instrumentation. All 8...

The Peruvian duo known for fusing sounds native to their country with psychedelic electronic sounds is back with 5 original cuts, plus a remix by DENGUE DENGUE DENGUE & Brazilian act JOUTRO MUNDO of a song by AYANI HUNI...

When norteño fans are attempting to explain the polka-influenced style to those who know little or nothing about regional Mexican music, they compare it to everything from country to gangsta rap. The country...

Auntie Flo joins the Brownswood roster to deliver his third and most ambitious album to date. The Glasgow-raised producer, of Goan-Kenyan heritage, has often featured collaborators from different spots he’s visited,...

La Maison Noir / The Black House is the new mini-album from South Africa’s Petite Noir. Diverse yet instant, six tracks are imbued with a spirit that leave an indelible memory. The long-awaited follow-up to his...

Heard in his DJ sets, his NTS radio show, and in the hands of tastemaker DJs from Bogota to Birmingham, now four of Florentino’s most sought after club bootlegs are being released to the world. Contrabando takes a...

NOTE: jacket has a dented corner but VINYL IS MINT & SEALEDIt was 1968 when Fania Records President, Jerry Masucci, received a phone call from conguero George Guzman, inviting Jerry to listen to his band. Jerry turned...