South American Jazz/Funk

This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978, making it the perfect introduction to the legendary catalog.

It is with great joy that we present the Mr Bongo edition of Marcos Valle's 1983 self-titled masterpiece. A pure vintage that features the ultimate Brazilian-boogie cult-classic 'Estrelar' and iconic 80s cover art that sees a gloriously sun-drenched Marcos dressed in a pink v-neck t-shirt surrounded by a generous selection of deadly-looking neon cocktails.

In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting music inspiring us from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres.

A fabulous, under-the-radar classic, that will enrich any collection.

An essential figure in the fusion between jazz and bossa nova, pianist and composer Sérgio Mendes has over 55 releases under his own name.

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, we're excited to announce the first ever vinyl edition of Arthur Verocai’s 2007 masterpiece Encore. The album features 11 original Verocai compositions with guest musicians including Azymuth, Ivan Lins and a nine-piece string section.

Coming almost two decades after the release of the original Grammy-winning, self-titled LP, the new album is a collection of previously unreleased tracks - some of which were recorded during the original album's sessions in Havana and others from the years that followed. The studio tracks on Lost and Found were recorded at the 1996 Egrem studio sessions in Havana and during a period of rich and prolific creativity stretching into the early 2000s following the recording of the original album.

This collection not only celebrates Henri Debs’ unmatched legacy but also offers a snapshot of Caribbean music’s golden age, cementing Disques Debs as a cultural institution.

During a long and uncommonly productive career, Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida achieved a ubiquity in popular music that has yet to be fully recognized. Largely responsible for the Brazilian/North American "samba jazz" that would eventually catch on in the form of a musical trend known as bossa nova, he played behind dozens of well-known pop vocalists and improved the overall texture of many a studio production ensemble.

Another stunning compilation compiled by Bob Stanley. Latin Freestyle was a dizzying, passionate, ultra- modern music.

Joao Gilberto (1931-2019) was a true legend of bossa nova.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album ‘Inspiración Espiración’, Gotan Project revisit the work that redefined the international music scene by blending traditional Argentine tango with modern electronic music.

Between the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music.

All the best tracks from Brazilian music, finally available on a nice double vinyl!

This is the sound of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

1964 live performance in New York at the Cafe Au Go Go by the New Stan Getz Quartet featuring vocals by Astrud Gilberto. Musicians Stan Getz, Gary Burton, Gene Cherico and Joe Hunt.

Gerardo Frisina has established himself throughout the years as one of the finest interpreters of the Latin-influenced Jazz club sound. Four years after the release of "Join the Dance", he returns on Schema with a brand new album, "Movement".

Some crate-digging compilations are often the result of someone hand-picking their choice favourites from another country’s musical history, perhaps unaware or uninvolved with its cultural lineage in the process.

When in 1960 Elza da Conceiçao Soares released her debut LP she had already gathered a great experience as a stage artist, having toured Argentina with Mercedes Batista.

This wonderful self-titled album by pianist, singer and composer, Johnny Alf, was first released on vinyl in 1966 by Rozenblit.

Global pointing Brazilian jazz trio Caixa Cubo releases their new album Agôra, that sparkles with electric funk and Herbie-esque eclecticism. It features a myriad of guest vocalists and musicians including Brazilians Xênia França and Zé Leônidas, Jembaa Groove's Ghanaian singer Eric Owusu and South African artists Bongani Givethanks & Mpho Nkuzo

This curated compilation brings together the finest Brazilian bossa nova artists and international interpreters, creating the perfect soundtrack for sophisticated cocktail moments.

Fôrça Bruta is the seventh studio album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben. It was recorded with the Trio Mocotó band and released by Philips Records in September 1970. Conceived at a time of political tension in dictatorial Brazil, its title comes from the Portuguese term meaning "brute force" and has been interpreted ironically due to the music's relatively relaxed style.

The album “Bossa Nova (New Brazilian Jazz)” embodies the finesse of bossa nova, complemented by a touch of sophisticated jazz.

Compiled by Argentinian Djs and producers Ric Piccolo and Ariel Harari, Danza Secreta: Lost and Hidden Grooves From Argentina (1970-1980) is an emotional archive made up of music that never belonged to a single, unified scene, but shared a common spirit: a desire to experiment, to make people dance, to break away from dominant genres

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 was released in August 1966.

Experience the timeless elegance of Bossa Nova with Luz de Corcovado, a newly compiled vinyl celebrating the genius of Joao Gilberto, affectionately known in Brazil as O Mito ("The Legend").

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.

It began with a cassette tape entitled 'Pleased To Meet You' gifted to us at Sessa’s Fasching, Stockholm show by Yann Dardenne, the multi-tasking tour manager/sound engineer/producer/merch stall worker and co-owner of Seloki Records.

After making her professional debut as the cool, breathy voice behind the historic 1964 crossover smash “The Girl from Ipanema”, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto became a major force in popularizing the bossa nova sound.

The album features smooth vocals, rich harmonies, and vibrant rhythms, capturing the essence of the era’s musical Innovation.

On this 1970 album recorded in Los Angeles, Donato departs from his Brazilian bossa nova roots, incorporating an eclectic, and electric,                mix of funk, fusion and psychedelic pop.

The 'Renaissance Man' of Brazilian pop, Marcos Valle (born in Rio de Janeiro in 1943) is a singer/songwriter/producer who has straddled the country's music world from the early days of the bossa nova craze well into the fusion-soaked sounds of '80s MPB and into the 21st Century.

Dom Salvador, released in 1969, is a landmark album by Brazilian pianist and composer Dom Salvador.

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.

Nuevos Ríos is the new project born from the meeting of Colombia’s iconic Canalón de Timbiquí, led by the unmistakable voice of Nidia Góngora (Quantic, Ondatrópica, The Bongo Hop), and the Toulouse-based trio Reco Reco, known for their explorations of trance-driven rhythms from South America and beyond.

Originally released in 1973, Novos Baianos F.C. captures the band's communal lifestyle and fearless experimentation. After the success of Acabou Chorare, the group expanded their sound into a vibrant mix of samba, choro, folk, psychedelia, and electric street-soul.

Behind Karen’s pulsating spectral voice lies vulnerability, contemplation and longing. Chameleon-like foundations explore cumbia in its many forms, crossing the continent with Norteño airs, pitched-down rebajados, psychedelia and even traditional Peruvian music, taking in ballads, Afro-Latin percussion, reggaeton and the more electronic sounds of dream-pop, trip hop and downtempo.

Visit Malphino is a 17-track epic that provides the soundboard to years of imaginative cultivation. With clues in the titles, each track represents a different element to the island. It embodies the growth of the Malphino concept from an abstract idea within the minds of a few friends to a more complex fantasy at the centre of a small community of musicians and artists. Speculation is open-ended.

Welcome to Volume 8 of the Mr Bongo Record Club series, our in-house curated compilations that give us a chance to share some of our favourite tracks, hard-fought finds, and unsung gems.

A Toda Cuba Le Gusta (1997) is the debut album by the Afro-Cuban All Stars, a project led by Juan de Marcos González to celebrate the golden age of Cuban music.

Quiet & beautifully arranged 1967 album from the two Brazilian legends

Playful, fun and exuberant 22-track compilation of French bossa nova from the early 60s and 70s - 2026 repress on green vinyl. Includes tracks by Isabelle Aubret, Christiane Legrand, Jean Constantin, Marpessa Dawn and actress/singer Sophia Loren. Available on CD digipack with 24-page booklet and double LP with printed inner sleeves + download code. The liner notes are in French and English.

"La Conga Vieja" channels the spirit of the Nickodemus, Quantic and Tempo's evergreen hit "Mi Swing Es Tropical" - a driving 4/4 groove built on Afro-Latin percussion, salsa piano, and punchy horn lines.

New 10th anniversary, fully remastered special Silver vinyl edition of Soul Jazz Records’ ground-breaking ‘Venezuela 70’ featuring Vytas Brenner, Pablo Schneider, Angel Rada, Miguel Angel Fuster and many more.‘Venezuela 70’ was the first ever compilation of its kind to take a look at the fascinating music scene created in Venezuela in the 1970s, a stunning blend of funk, Latin rock, European electronic experimentalism, jazz and more.

Joe Bataan's classic debut album 'Gypsy Woman' is reissued in remastered, audiophile-worthy format

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fania All Stars’ long-out-of-print album Latin-Soul-Rock, this reissue features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes and 180-gram vinyl

Bruno Berle returns with ‘Sem Fronteiras,’ a globally inspired album shaped by travels across Europe, Asia & Brazil.

Back in 1999 when David Byrne originally compiled this retrospective—making it the first in our critically acclaimed World Psychedelic Classics series—the idea of doing a psychedelic album from outside the U.S. or Europe was a total surprise. More than twenty years since this anthology first hit the shelves, the mutants are back in stock— with their electric guitars, cans of bug spray, and deviant, freaky psychedelia.

Roland Brival first released his debut album Creole Gypsy to an attentive Caribbean music scene, his singular voice showcased in tiny quantities and long cherished locally thereafter.

Ricardo Eddy Martinez's Expreso Ritmico from 1978 is a prized album fusing funk, disco, and orchestrated influences with Afro-Cuban percussion, Latin breaks, and lush vocal harmonies.

Elipsis is the convergence of three musical personalities deeply rooted with one foot in the tradition and one foot in the future.

The producers of the new hit Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and WORLD CIRCUIT RECORDS present the show’s Original Broadway Cast Recording, to be released in July 2025, recording produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek.

Delve into the quirky and psych-tinged world of Brazilian pianist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mauricio Fleury.

Phylipe Nunes Araujo's songs are as rich and varied as the diverse landscapes they were written in.

From the introspective "Mojo uno", Gelbard's solo piece on Moog, to the wild "Alevacolariea", featuring the prolific Uruguayan Rubén Rada, Gelbard's solo album offers no chance to remain indifferent.

Machito and His Afro-Cuban Jazz was a pioneering ensemble that fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with big band jazz, laying the foundation for Latin jazz.

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

A majestic and magnetic classic where every track is a surefire winner.

Previously unreleased 70s album by Joyce. Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared one of the greatest singers by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

In 1966, Bertrami went back into the studio, but this time stripping the format back to a trio set up.