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Afro-Disco Makossa is what happens when that same artist asks a different question entirely: what would a Ghanaian producer in '76 have made if he set out to create an American disco record for his hometown? The result is a sonic patchwork of Afrobeat, funk, and disco built for the DJ of any era.
Afro-Disco Makossa
Adrian Younge
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£26.00
Private Mexican lounge that still burns long after the cruise ship disembarks. Armed with a single nylon string guitar, a toy chest of rudimentary percussion, and the emotional microtones of the Spanish tongue, Alejandro Bravo’s lone LP blends bossanova, samba, and the Brill Building into a horny margarita for the tourist class.
Alejandro Bravo
Alejandro Bravo
South American Jazz/Funk
£27.00
The final installment in Kalita's 'Borga Revolution!' series, examining the development of Ghanaian dance music in the 1970/80s, and focussing on the phenomenon of Burger highlife (a blend of Ghanaian highlife with disco, boogie and synths).
Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age, 1979 - 1988 (Volume 4)
Various Artists
African Jazz/Funk/Psych
£30.00
Following the success of the inaugural all-Jiri Jiri edition, Batov Records returns with the second instalment of its Give Me Disco series, once again curated by label co-founder and globe-trotting selector DJ Kobayashi.
Give me Disco Vol. 2 (Selected by DJ Kobayashi)
Various Artists (The Bam Jam Band, D Apal, Yin Yin, Jiri Jiri, DJ Kobayashi)
Disco
£18.00
Vocalist, producer and musical visionary Jimetta Rose announces the release of solo album MettaSun, via the dub label Day Dreamer. Inspired by the interplanetary mythologies of Sun Ra, MettaSun reimagines a selection of the cosmic jazz pioneer’s most iconic recordings through Jimetta’s unique lens.
MettaSun
Jimetta Rose
Contemporary Jazz
£33.00
Wewantsounds is proud to present the first official release of a legendary 1977 concert capturing Don Cherry, Collin Walcott, and Leon Thomas in their only documented performance together. Recorded live on March 5, 1977, at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the performance featured the three musicians playing an immersive hypnotic set, joined for part of the evening by the rest of Oregon.
Sunrise
Don Cherry
Spiritual Jazz
£39.00
The ‘imaginary’ soundtrack to the adventures Of Kindaichi Kosuke, the cult detective book series by writer Seishi Yokomizo is on many DJ want-lists. Arranged by soundtrack master Kentaro Haneda and featuring a mysterious group of the best 70s Japanese Funk musicians, the album is pure undiluted Disco Funk.
The Adventures Of Kindaichi Kosuke
The Mystery Kindaichi Band
Japanese Jazz/Funk
£36.00
Skepta returns with his highly-anticipated new album, The Fork and Knife. A record rooted in the sounds, energy and culture of contemporary Britain, while looking firmly beyond its borders. Shaped by decades spent immersed in sound systems, clubs and rave spaces, The Fork and Knife moves freely between grime, garage, house, jungle and electronic music.
The Fork And Knife (2LP)
Skepta
UK Hip Hop
£30.00
A hot slice of Latin dance music — produced by the legendary Masters at Work, the house icons and masters of that Nuyorican sound, “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” González — from Los Amigos Invisibles, the Venezuelan band who have spent decades perfecting the art of getting away with everything.
The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol 1 (2LP)
Los Amigos Invisibles
South American Jazz/Funk
£32.00