The album is a fusion of highlife and soul.

Smokey 2LP with limited edition Obi Stip to celebrate the 35 year anniversary

Sababa 5’s knack for intricate grooves and catchy melodies have led to a series of acclaimed singles, from fresh takes on classic melodies to vocal collaborations, championed by the BBC’s Gilles Peterson, Cerys Mathews, and Gideon Coe in the UK, and Radio Nova and FIP, in France, whilst they gradually found their own contemporary sound, creating original music together that could stand up on its own across a whole album

ATA Records go from strength to strength with their recent issues, Work Money Death’s People of the Fast Flowing River and The Sorcerers’ Other Worlds and Habitats. 2025 sees the release of the fourth volume of their regular soundtrack series, the Library Archives. An honest and forthright homage to the golden age of library recording, this new release is no exception – with nods to David Shire, Roger Webb, 60s/70s Hollywood, early anime and golden era video games.

Fresh off the worldwide success of ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’, one of the most acclaimed records of 2022, Sudan Archives has levelled up, evolving from a hands-on DIY artist to executive producer of her third album - her most ambitious record to date.

This is a remix record with House/Soulful House/Dance production, paired with raps & scratches. Remixed from 2024's 'What Have We Done' which was promoted & released during the 3rd & 4th quarters of 2024.

Originally released as ‘Time Of No Reply’ but further augmented, re-mastered, re-packaged and re-issued in 2004 on Island Records.

This is the soundtrack for the Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier film Let's Do It Again. The main title song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and spent two non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart. All tracks on this album were written by the legendary Curtis Mayfield

Cinematic funk visionaries The Diasonics deliver another solid set of Eastern-infused psychedelic, cinematic, disco-funk with their new album “Ornithology”,

"‘Monty Python’s Life Of Brian’ is the second soundtrack album by Monty Python, released in 1979 alongside the film of the same name."

From brooding cinematic rides to joyous wedding bangers, ‘Primordial Soup’ explores what it means to be alive, connected, and creative in turbulent times and cements Eje Eje as one of the most exciting voices fusing Middle Eastern traditions with cutting-edge beat culture. Whether on the dancefloor or in headphones, this is music that moves.

This album by Ahmad Jamal, a legendary pianist if ever there was one, is perhaps his greatest record of the decade.

Surfacing just as alternative rock went mainstream, Beck’s 1994 official album debut, Mellow Gold, quickly confounded expectations when “Loser” metamorphosed from a rejected demo to a ubiquitous smash. “Loser” showcased Beck’s unconventional approach to songwriting and solidified his status and an innovative voice in alternative music. The song contains a sample from “I Walk on Guilded Splinters” by Dr. John. This edition is pressed on 180 Gram, Black Vinyl.

1970 album by New Orleans’ The Meters.

Mercury and BRIT nominated Kae Tempest’s fifth studio album Self Titled featuring Neil Tennant, Tawiah, Connie Constance and Young Fathers and co-produced by Fraser T Smith and Tempest.

Issued in January 2015, dedicated to the late Amy Winehouse and featuring the smash hit ‘Uptown Funk’, Uptown Special was Ronson’s first UK number one album, also going top five on the US Billboard 200.

Foremost a guitarist, growing up listening to rock rather than club music, West continues to strive towards finding a more personal balance between music for home listening and larger spaces.

New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian Ganavya – “among modern music's most compelling vocalists,” according to the Wall Street Journal – releases her new album, Nilam.

Since launching in 2020, Claremont 56’s Claremont Editions series of compilations has delivered a trio of must-check collections featuring a mixture of unheard gems from the label vaults and brand-new, previously unreleased tracks.

Wes Anderson’s latest film The French Dispatch brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.

The album is influenced by David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, New Order and Roxy Music. The vocal collaborations on the album include Bryan Ferry, Fenech-Soler, Jess Larrabee, Nick Littlemore, Saint Saviour and Will Young.

Originally released in 2003, Marcos Valle's Contrasts combined early noughties production techniques with his trademark Brazilian songwriting brilliance.

Dedicated to raising awareness around his beautiful bicentennial or so instrument, the busy 38-year-old is on an ongoing mission to bring back the fun and excitement of listening to live classical music, while going to great lengths to transpose that essence to record.

Second volume of treasures in the ATA catalogue.

This limited-edition vinyl release brings together Lofi Girl and Assassin’s Creed Shadows in a legendary collaboration.

another of the great (and unjustly overlooked compared to his impulse years) atlantic recordings from coltrane. a mixture of trane originals and standards, this is a real beauty. 

Produced by the late Bob Thiele -- an eclectic heavyweight who worked with everyone from Coltrane, Ayler, and Charles Mingus to Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong -- Astral Traveling is among Smith's most essential and rewarding albums.

One of five new Sault masterpieces.

Nadav Schneerson's debut album, Sheva was recorded over two days at the Fish Factory Studio in London.

Vinyl release of Mac Miller's 2012 mixtape Macadelic on double black vinyl featuring an embossed cover and colour insert.

Madlib Invazion issues Madlib’s collaboration with legendary Brazilian drummer Ivan “Mamao” Conti, propellant for lauded jazz fusion archetypes Azymuth.

Now, nearly 50 years later, that recording of the great trumpeter’s dynamic set will be officially released for the first time ever on what would have been Byrd’s 90th birthday: December 9, 2022.

Young Fathers return with Cocoa Sugar - the twelve track album is released via Ninja Tune and follows the group’s previous two albums; 2014’s Mercury Prize-winning Dead and 2015’s White Men Are Black Men Too

Mahalia Jackson was the link between ‘Empress of the Blues’ Bessie Smith and ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin. Yet, she was not a Blueswoman, considering the Blues to be ‘songs of despair – Gospel songs are the songs of hope’.

We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual roots reggae. Music with a message! Fronted by Frankie Dread & Tara Gold. Blessings

This BBE released compilation is seriously a must have in any music lover's collection.

15 years after it's original release, Freestyle Records serve up a reissue for The Apples' Kings LP - fully remastered & fully re-cut, it's sounding better than ever!

Beautiful Rewind is the seventh studio album by electronic musician Four Tet.

Original Soundtracks 1’, the studio album by Brian Eno and U2, was released in November 1995 under the artist pseudonym Passengers.

The Psychedelic Scene, a compilation of various artists, brings together some of the pivotal pieces that shaped the unique energy of the psychedelic era.

This album further refines Stereolab's talent for obsessive one-chord drones mated with krautrock-style rhythms.

The Cinematic Orchestra, formed by J.Swinscoe and later joined by long-time friend and collaborator Dominic Smith, are one of the UK’s most respected and influential British artists of the last twenty years.

Snoop Dogg’s new album, Missionary, produced entirely by Dr. Dre, brings together a lineup of legendary collaborations.

Mdou Moctar’s new album is Funeral for Justice completely re-recorded and rearranged for acoustic and traditional instruments. It is an evolution of the band’s critically-adored breakout – the meditative mirror-image to the blistering original.

List of Demands, Damon Locks' first foray into creating an entire album from spoken and text-based work, finds the Chicago-based musician and educator collecting cultural abstractions and reorganizing them into a firm truth. The album lays out a vision of Black liberation and transmits it outward as a song cycle of bite-sized.

Far East Suite is a 1967 concept album by American jazz musi- cian Duke Ellington, inspired by his group’s tour through Asia. Ellington and longtime collaborator Billy Strayhorn wrote the compositions. Strayhorn died in May 1967, making Far East Suite one of the last albums recorded during his life to feature his compositions.

Lonnie Smith’s 1970 album Drives was a showcase of the organist’s sense of adventure and indomitable groove.

V continues Bing Crosby’s legacy of iconic holiday duets—marking 47 years since Bing Crosby’s last cross-generational collaboration with David Bowie in 1977.

Mavis Staples is the debut solo studio by American rhythm and blues and gospel singer Mavis Staples. It was released on June 16, 1969, by Volt Records.

This is tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley’s first release on the Prestige label, after one previous Blue Note release. 

Not your typical DJ album by any means, the music equals the toasts and vice versa – an essential release for a dub fan or a Big Youth supporter. Re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London. Out of print for over 20 years!

For 16 years, the third Dr. Dre album was supposed to be The Detox, but that once-mythical, canceled LP was replaced by Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre, a supposedly final effort that was "inspired" by the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton

Mystery Tiime is the new musical project from Ayman Rostom aka The Maghreban.

Studio One Soul 2 takes us further into Jamaican musics fascination with american soul and funk music.

Timeless is the third solo studio album by Kaytranada.

Nkrumah Jah Thomas is one of the great Deejay voices of Jamaican music.

Donovan's second album

The record arrives as a result of O’Flynn and Frazer Ray’s (FKA Soundbwoy Killah) love for the UK dance music scene, from speed garage to breaks and hardcore, their vast knowledge and respect for underground cultures and genres shine through as a direct influence.

Edwin Birdsong’s self-titled album was released in 1978 on Philadelphia International Records at the height of the Disco craze. By this time, Edwin was a major player at PIR and a talented songwriter and producer as well.

Little Lion Sound's illustrious journey in the world of music reached a significant milestone with the release of their iconic album, Kingston Journey.

The Melodians are a rocksteady band formed in Jamaica, which recorded several hits.

1979 township disco funk masterpiece from one of South Africa’s most prolific bands of that era.

Deep Nyabinghi drumming and chanting on a version of the Ethiopian national anthem gets things underway on Slave Call, a majestic journey through the spiritual roots of reggae. Later songs add guitars, bass, keyboards, and horns to build a more standard reggae sound on that foundation, but there’s always a dignified restraint and the profundity of the nyabinghi beat. the entire album revolves around Leonard Dillon’s Rastafarian beliefs, with even the cover of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” rewritten to a religious end.

Named after the small wood cabin at the bottom of their garden where the album was recorded, Cabana is a deeply personal record of memory, self-discovery and imagination.

"Destination Unlimited" triumphs in pushing artistic boundaries, leaving an indelible mark in the vast expanse of musical expression. An essential experience for avid music explorers.

Wah Wah 45s are very proud and excited to announce the debut album fromYouthsayers- an ongoing and enduring South London community project, founded byRobin HopcraftandIdris Rahmanof our very own, legendary Afro-reggae outfitSoothsayers.

Little Dragon return with a new and utterly beguiling blend of avant pop on their album Slugs of Love on Ninja Tune, inviting outright legend Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur) and rapper JID (J Cole / Dreamville) for collabs.

It's Monk's Time is probably the most appropriate title for a Thelonious Monk album.

Daniel Elms’ new album reveals the composer at his most vulnerable, presenting deeply personal compositions that reflect moments from childhood to revelations in adulthood.

UK jazz ensemble The Jazz Defenders release their third album "Memory In Motion" in April on Haggis Records (home of The Haggis Horns and Malcolm Strachan).

Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue Brion Gysin's cult avant funk album produced in Paris by Ramuntcho Matta in the early 80's.

Lee “Scratch” Perry's posthumous masterpiece Destiny, crafted alongside Bob Riddim, is a transcendent journey through reggae's legacy and future. 

Sababa 5 continues their musical journey following the success of their acclaimed self-titled debut album, which fused deep funk and Middle Eastern grooves.

Recorded in 1982 at Tuff Gong studio for vocals, mixed at Channel One by Scientist and Henry "Junjo" Lawes, this 1982 album was reissued only once on vinyl in the USA via RAS Records in 1991.

‘Sock It To Me’ collects a dozen of the rarest and most collectable tracks from the Trojan catalogue, all of which have remained unavailable on CD and vinyl for half a century.

After a first EP released in 2019 with Mother Tongue label, a single on Jazz à Vienne & Heavenly Sweetness's various " Past & Future", as well as numerous concerts in Europe, the French band never stopped reinventing itself. 

Inspired by his cultural background Bukky goes in search of the cuisine traditions of his mother land Nigeria.

The Newport Jazz Festival had always brought the best out in Nina Simone.

Shades of Yesterday is a brand new covers record from 2 x Grammy Award-nominated producer, musician and songwriter, DJ Harrison.

Roots is his third album on revered German imprint Sonar Kollektiv.