Includes download coupon and colored insert with photos. The acclaimed and highly sought-after full length by Hailu Mergia and the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals released in 1977, is perhaps the most seminal...

Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Black Market Brass is a 10-piece group performing their own brand of originally composed Afrobeat/Afrofunk music, as well as completing authentic renditions of the classic 1970's West African...

Third pressing on black vinyl. Ikebe Shakedown is a Brooklyn-based, eight-piece instrumental juggernaut that incorporates the sounds of '60s and '70s African Funk and American Soul Music for a totally fresh sound...

Crammed Discs is famous for releasing eclectic global oddities, but even by their standards, Noir et Blanc is something special. Originally released in 1983, the album is a collaboration between cult French composer and...

AUNTIE FLO delivers an epic electronic remix of "DJOUKOUROU", taken from the Mali singer's 2017 album "MOGOYA". On the flip is a chilled and exotic deep house original from AUNTIE FLO called "DESERT...

Originally released in 1979, his debut album was full of diverse sounds, with driving funk, sweeping disco grooves, syrupy ballads, reggae, JACKSON 5-esque pop, and finger-lickin soul. But at its core was the custom...

Afro Pop!A1 El Gusto 2:48A2 Tamanrasset 3:24A3 M'hammath (Live) 3:48B1 Girma's Lament 2:55B2 Wajeerta Hoose (The Lower Wajeer) 4:59

Late '80s South African dancefloor winners only! Selected by DJ Okapi and Antal, the Pantsula! compilation holds tracks by Jivaro, The Hard Workers, Ayobayo Band, S.Y.B., and many more. The 12 tracks selected for Pantsula!...

A new label from Hugo Mendez, co-founder of Sofrito! A series dedicated to cross-cultural experimentation, kicking off with this exhilarating dive into the African underground of 1980s Paris: a four-track EP from Congolese...

Ghanaian group Honny & The Bee’s Band recorded ‘Psychedelic Woman’ for a release on Essiebons in 1973. Little is known about the group. ‘Psychedelic Woman’ is, as you would expect from the...

Belgium, not the first place you’d think of when it comes to Latin or Afro funk. Yet one of the greatest records to blend both styles came from the small northern European country, masterminded by Nico Gomez and his...

Originally released in 1975 on Gapophone Records, George Prah’s label, hailing from Ghana. Only available in very limited quantity (reportedly 500 copies) due to the musical vacuum imposed by the military dictatorship...

Hailing from Ghana, The Apagya Showband was formed by the legendary Ebo Taylor and Gyedu-Blay Ambolley after they left ‘Uhuru Dance Band’. The group produced only a couple of singles. ‘Tamfo’ is a...

Originally released in 1975 via Sonny Robertsʼ Orbitone label, Miliki Sound is an album by Peter King, Nigeriaʼs most talented multi-instrumentalist, highlighting his unique blend of Afrobeat, Highlife, jazz and...

Shaloade’ is an uptempo afro-latin business of the highest order. You might recognise Wganda Kenya from our Latin 45’s series; they are infact a Latin band produced by the legendary Fruko. This is a cover version...

One of Ghanaʼs finest producer and arrangers, Ebo Taylor was involved in a lot of the afro-funk to emerge from the country in the 70s working with bands such as Apagya Show Band and fellow musicians such as C.K. Mann...

Official Mr Bongo reissue with replica original artwork - For this album, Ebo joined forces with 12-piece band ‘The Pelikans’ — from the Cape Coast region of Ghana — led by Bessa Simmona, with rhythm...

The first instalment in our new ‘Mr Bongo Record Club’ compilation series – a selection of favourites, recent discoveries and sought after obscurities, which form the basis of our DJ sets and our radio show...

Here we have a collection of songs that pay tribute to a truly golden age of 70's West African music, touching on folk, funk, blues, highlife, disco, psyche, latin, rock and soul, all plugged in and stirred up with unique,...

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. ‘This Is Marijata’ is the groups first LP; released...