blisteringly groovy collection of completely off-the-radar songs by libyan composer / producer najib alhoush’s group the free music, circa 1976. releasing an astonishing 10 albums, all impressively strong and equally infused by soul, funk, disco and reggae, the free music created a distinctly infectious groove that unfortunately didn’t make an impact outside of libya due to the complex political situation at the time. there is a reason it says “part 1” in the title
ltd blue vinyl pressing - following on from their seminal light as a feather lp, outubro (october) was originally released in 1980 and began azymuth’s run of prolific output for milestone records throughout the decade.
HEAVENLY ETHIOPIQUES - THE BEST OF THE ETHIOPIQUES SERIES (2LP)
2x12 Inch 25.01.23
repress - the first vinyl best of from the now classic ethiopiques series. francis falcetto, the founder of the series (already 28 cds available) and the specialist of ethiopian music selects, in his view, the best tracks of the series.
im dorf tomari auf der hauptinsel der präfektur kagoshima stieß shotaro aoyama auf ein volkslied, das von den dorfbewohnern während eines bon-tanzes gesungen wurde.
da die sänger verschwunden waren, waren die kassetten, die die inselbewohner besaßen, die einzige tonquelle, und die musik wurde auf der grundlage dieser kassetten produziert.
NO FOOD WITHOUT TASTE IF BY HUNGER (LP, COLORED VINYL+MP3)
coloured 12 Inch LP 03.03.23
no food without taste if by hunger comes as a limited edition lp with a silk-screen printed cover and an orange colored vinyl pressed on 180g high quality vinyl
after spending 2008 ceaselessly bringing the party to festivals, concert halls, tv studios and clubs, gathering a host of awards and chart positions along the way, shantel and his mighty bucovina club orkestar are back, batteries fully recharged and ready to tell the world about a new and exciting discovery in the solar system of pop:planet paprika! last years debut album disko partizani, with its anthemic hit title track and follow up smash disko boy, saw the foundations laid for a pioneering brand of totally borderless european pop music.
batov records’ middle eastern grooves 45s series welcomes the latest addition to its eclectic roster - a two-track ep from eje eje, the psych and funk inspired project from satellites band leader and producer, itamar kluger.
debut album with ubiquity records after having previously released 2 well-received and widely supported albums (warm nights & sounds from the workshop) on soundway records