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The debut album Black Acid Soul from Lady Blackbird. It's instant and within a minute you are hooked. Rough Trade Shops loves this album. Think Nina Simone, Hot Buttered Soul-era Isaac Hayes, Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Gilles Peterson called her "the Grace Jones of Jazz".

Drum and bass reggae legends, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear, are the featured strongholds of The Revolutionaries, a conglomeration of many of reggae's finest studio musicians, brought together to create some of the best dub of the late 70's.

Archie Shepp's Black Ballads first came out in 1992 and celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2022.

Seminal sophomore album from MF Doom's original group. Bl_ck B_st_rds was voted in ego trip's book of rap lists as the most notable rap album of all time that was never released commercially, and with good reason.

Collectible original artwork re-issue for this acclaimed Roots Reggae harmony group classic from 1977.

Multi-instrumentalist and visionary artist Yussef Dayes releases his highly anticipated debut solo studio album Black Classical Music via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings.

The borders between London’s musical tribes have always been porous. For Yussef Kamaal, the sound of the capital - with its hum of jungle, grime and broken beat - has shaped a self-taught, UK-tipped approach to playing jazz.

Exclusive collection of the Jamaican reggae singer and DJ. All the tracks are Clement Bushay productions from the years between 1974 and 1979 and never released on a single vinyl. Born in Clarendon, Jamaica on December 3rd, 1951, Prince Jazzbo, also known as Linval Roy Carter, burst into the music scene with his hit "Every Nigger is a Winner" and followed it up with "Step Forward Youth." These songs catapulted him to international fame, leading to a successful world tour. "Upon arriving in the UK, Prince Jazzbo connected with me, that I was already making waves with artists like Louisa Mark, Owen Gray, Tappa Zukie and Zabandis. This partnership led to a fruitful collaboration, and I am excited to share some of the incredible music that came out of our work together. I hope you enjoy it.” (Clement Bushay, November 2024)

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.

It’s been over 20 years since Kenny Dixon Jr., better known as Moodymann, released Black Mahogani—an album rich in atmosphere and emotion, offering a quintessential journey through deep house, soul, and jazz. Timeless yet modern, it’s an immersive and emotionally resonant experience that reflects the singular character of Detroit’s deep musical heritage.

Weather Report was one of the most influential jazz-fusion groups of their era, and outlasted many of its contemporaries such as Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

D'Angelo has made another album that invites comparisons to the purposefully sloppy funk of Sly & the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On

One of those releases that makes you feel like no other music exists for a hot minute, Dean Blunt returns with a second Black Metal album for Rough Trade, delving deeper into his unfathomable yet completely approachable and direct take on visceral x melancholic folk-pop.

Rare Jazz-Funk album from 1978 by Headhunters founder. Featuring an all-star line- up including Herbie Hancock. Originally released in 1978 on Tobisha EMI Japan.

Mos Def's partnership with Talib Kweli produced one of the most important hip-hop albums of the late '90s, 1997's brilliant Black Star.

Presenting the much celebrated 'Black Panther' soundtrack, in which internationally-celebrated Grammy Award-winning global superstar Kendrick Lamar and Billboard Magazine's Executive of the Year, Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith, curates and produces 'Black Panther: The Album'. The album features music from and inspired by Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' film including the lead single, 'All The Stars', featuring Kendrick Lamar and label mate SZA

First official reissue of this essential Zamrock album, painstakingly restored, remastered and pieced together from multiple copies of the incredibly rare original album.

Ten years ago in 2012, Robert Glasper changed the game. After several acclaimed Blue Note albums that solidified his Jazz cred while hinting at his Hip-Hop leanings, the visionary pianist went all in with Black Radio.

An excellent drummer who has appeared in many types of settings, Idris Muhammad became a professional when he was 16.

Wu-Tang DJ/producer/artist Mathematics comes with a collection of songs featuring fellow group members from the iconic Wu-Tang Clan as well as other legendary artists.

Simon Green (AKA Bonobo) returns with his fourth and finest album, Black Sands. 

"Released in 1974 with a 'quadraphonic' sound. Brilliant songs by a cohesive band that knew how to materialize a memorable and original fusion project at an international level.

New York house music hero Joe Claussell reinvigorates the Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra’s legacy of timeless, no-holds-barred disco anthems, with an exclusive Record Store Day 12” release, reimagining the title track from the disco supergroups’ Black Sun album. With his unique ability to harness the deep, spiritual power of dance music, Claussell transforms Black Sun into an emotionally charged, ecstatic odyssey, with the soaring vocals of Heidi Vogel guaranteed to further elevate dance floors into a state of pure, unbridled frenzy. Since the orchestra’s acclaimed debut in 2014, The Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra—which hosts esteemed members including original members of Azymuth Jose Roberto Bertrami and Alex Malheiros—has enlisted an illustrious roster of remixers over the years, including John Morales, Theo Parrish, Al Kent and DJ Spinna. Claussell’s remixes continue this tradition, with a one-off, limited edition 12” release for Record Store Day 2025.

Black Symbol provided other local Handsworth based bands with the opportunity to record their songs properly in the well equipped Outlaw Studio and then gave them the platform of this album with each band getting two tracks to showcase their talent.

Strut presents the new album from the modern day leader of Afrobeat, Seun Kuti. 

Sons of Kemet returns in 2021 with their new album Black To The Future. The follow up to 2018’s Mercury Prize nominated breakout release Your Queen Is A Reptile.

Heavyweight soul providers Fat Freddy's Drop take flight once again with the worldwide release of new album 'Blackbird'.

Flying high for the tenth anniversary of the Blackbird album here is the brand new Blackbird Returns remix album descending on the breeze.

Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.

Blackmarket Seminar, an album by Kazi and it's entirely produced by Madlib. Guest features by Madlib, MED, Wildchild, Declaime (Dudley Perkins) and Oh No.

Bobbi Humphrey scored her biggest hit with her third album Blacks and Blues, an utterly delightful jazz-funk classic that helped make her a sensation at Montreux.

David Bowie's last curtain call and very possibly one of his greatest albums ever made. Essential.

The original motion picture soundtrack for Ridley Scott's 1982 science-fiction noir film Blade Runner, composed by Greek electronic musician Vangelis.

Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late 60s, a time of enormous upheaval and radical thought.

The iconic debut LP from the Scone Cash Players.

'Bleeds', which featured production from intergenerational studio geniuses Switch, Adrian Sherwood and Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva himself, is now re-packaged in a deluxe edition.

Bleep:10 is a celebration of ten years of music on Bleep.

The band, which was one of the first supergroups, released their only album, Blind Faith, in August 1969. This platinum selling album topped the charts in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Denmark, Norway and Netherlands.

Blind On A Galloping Horse serves as David Holmes’ first solo album since 2008’s The Holy Pictures.

The seminal album from 1966 is one of Dylan's finest moments.

Inevitably, when critics praise a new Dylan album, they label it the "best since Blood on the Tracks," and with good reason.

Bill Laurance releases a new album Bloom via Act Music label and this time around, Bill is supported by The Untold Orchestra, an 18-piece string ensemble from Manchester.

Esbe is a multi-genre music producer from Los Angeles, California. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from extensive use of jazz and soul samples.

Blossom Dearie was part of the NYC beboppers scene that often gathered at Gil Evans' apartment, was in the social circle that began developing "Birth of the Cool" and at the same time was a fixture in the Jazz clubs of the 1940's.

'Blow-Up' is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music composed for Michelangelo Antonioni's cult film Blow-Up, released in 1966. 

Blowout contains all the hallmarks of the signature sound John Carroll Kirby has finessed over six solo albums and dozens of collaborations – playfulness, humour, and lushness.

The definitive female singer songwriter album of the 70's 1971's Blue is just about as perfect as an album can be.

Grammy winning duo Blue Lab Beats one of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, release their eagerly anticipated fourth studio album, Blue Eclipse.

Listening to the remastered box set of Massive Attacks's debut album 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old William Gibson novel that describes the then-near future, which is now the present, with unsettling precision.

The Classic Greg Foat Group line-up returns with special guests Art Themen on Soprano Saxophone and Morgan Simpson (Black Midi) on Drums. Heavy Synth and percussive Grooves.

Vegyn revisits Air's "Moon Safari" from beginning to end. In a daring crossover of genres and eras, British producer and electronic artist Joe Thornalley known as Vegyn reimagines Air's iconic 1998 debut album "Moon Safari". Vegyn came to prominence thanks to his work with the likes of Frank Ocean and Travis Scott and has made a name for himself as a forward-thinking producer who blends lush, atmospheric soundscapes with experimental beats and a sense of unpredictability. By remixing "Moon Safari", Vegyn brings his unique vision to the French duo's beloved ambient-pop masterpiece, infusing it with a fresh, contemporary energy. Air's 'Moon Safari' was groundbreaking in its marriage of dreamy synths, groovy bass lines, and lush melodies, setting the tone for late '90s electronic music and influencing countless artists in the years that followed. Tracks like "Sexy Boy," "All I Need," and "La Femme d'Argent" became synonymous with the smooth, chilled-out vibe of the era. In Vegyn's hands, these tracks retain the essence of the originals while pushing into new territories. Vegyn’s remix approach is less about recreating the past than about evolving it. The result - 'Blue Moon Safari’ feels both nostalgic and forward-thinking, a reimagining that gives this timeless record a contemporary twist. Pressed on coloured vinyl.

Blue Note Re:imagined is a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents.

Blue Note Re:imagined returns this year with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars.

Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalogue.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Chip's back for more, partnering with Lovemonk once again to enchant and heal with his cosmic, spiritual jazz.

As his only release for Blue Note, this 1957 set is one of the finest bop albums recorded. 

On September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelder’s living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and recorded his first great masterpiece: Blue Train.

blueblue is the latest full-length from multi-instrumentalist and all-around vibe wizard, Sam Gendel.

One of Lonnie Johnson's numerous comeback albums of the early 1960s,

Released in 1972, Blues And The Soulful Truth featured an expansive all-star band

'Blues For a Reason'(1984) was legendary trumpeter Chet Baker's only recorded collaboration with saxophonist Warne Marsh.

Venturing into unchartered dimensions, the album breaks with traditionalism and combines jazz and new electronic instruments into a contemporary concept that is both cosmic and sensual, a sound where timbre and space play a crucial role. Here, no track sounds like the other.

Lou Donaldson had already helmed seven Blue Note sessions by the time he made his undisputed masterpiece Blues Walk in 1958.

Blunted On Reality is the 1994 debut album by Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, collectively known as The Fugees. The album contains less political lyrics than their second album The Score [MOVLP068], but there definitively were political intentions.

Ten songs that ultimately changed the world. Ten songs pulled from precedent-establishing albums recorded between 1963 and 1966.

What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock’n’roll? How is that he has not only remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but has also become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after generation of fans across the globe? On M...

In May 1968, Paris was burning. Out of the student uprising came a new wave in French music that matched the country’s mood – darker, and more introspective than yé-yé, France’s cultural revolution allowed the previously separate worlds of chanson, jazz, pop and film soundtracks to blend into each other.

Athens Of The North have released previously unreleased material from this time, and here we continue to preserve Bobby Boyd's unique legacy and bring his music to a wider audience.

William Onyeabor was born outside Enugu, a small, rural town in Eastern Nigeria, he created his own genre of African electronic funk in the late 70s and early 80s, making music completely unique for his time.

Eagerly anticipated third album from Laura Vane and The Vipertones!

Part of the beauty of Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, was the intimate, backwoods feel of the recording and the simplicity of Justin Vernon’s soaring, open wound of a voice with only minimal musical backing to distract from its impact.

During the Cold War era, the songs that Soviet citizens could listen to were ruthlessly controlled by the state. But a secret underground subculture of music lovers and bootleggers defied the censors, building recording machines and making their own records of forbidden jazz, rock 'n' roll, and Russian music, cut onto used hospital x-ray film.

This record is the foundation of rap and popular music and is packaged as it would have been seen on the shelves in 1973.

Inspired equally by the soul and funk of the Black Rio movement and the samba rock innovations, Serginho Meriti’s debut album presents one of the best examples of funky Brazilian soul from 1981.

Boogie is being reissued for the first time since its original release in 1979.

"On paper, a full collaborative album from NYC's notorious rap villain DOOM and space-age production from Jneiro Jarel can't fail. In practice, it's even better. DOOM is in the form of his life here." Mojo

Following his late-career resurgence with 1989’s The Healer, John Lee Hooker stepped into Russian Hill Recording in San Francisco and The Record Plant in Sausalito to reimagine some of his most iconic songs, including “Boom Boom,” which lends this album its title.

For a whole decade, spanning between the second half of the ‘50s and the second half of the ‘60s, jazz took over the Italian screens.

Kalita are proud to unveil the first ever compilation focussing on the phenomenon of ‘Burger Highlife’, a crossover of West African melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie that took over Ghanaian airwaves during the 1980’s and beyond.