strut is celebrating the holiday season with an exclusive reissue of the qualities’ 1961 single, “it’s christmas time” b/w “happy new year to you!” originally released on sun ra’s saturn label, this mysterious harmony group 45 captures a unique moment in music history.
flock’s second album marks their highly anticipated return to the music scene, showcasing the collaborative talents of bex burch, sarathy korwar, tamar osborn, danalogue, and al macsween.
strut presents an exclusive reissue of oneness of juju’s classic 1976 album “space jungle luv”, an essential addition to the black fire records reissue series.
strut proudly presents a special edition repress of the groundbreaking “nigeria 70” compilation, now available on translucent green vinyl 3lp to celebrate the label’s 25th anniversary.
strut continue their in-depth work with oneness of juju’s plunky branch with the first ever reissue of the powerful 1973 album for strata-east, “a message from mozambique”.
vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, mulatu astatke is one of the all time greats of ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, ethio jazz.
DISCO NOT DISCO (LEFTFIELD DISCO CLASSICS FROM THE NEW YORK UNDERGROUND)(3LP)
3x12 Inch 10.12.22
repress incoming! the classic leftfield and experimental disco compilation from 2000 is finally back! extra loud pressing, spread over 3 vinyls and housed in a gatefold sleeve.
NIGERIA 70, NO WAHALA: HIGHLIFE, AFRO-FUNK & JUJU 1973-1987 (2LP)
2x12 Inch 26.03.19
for fans of: fela kuti, king sunny ade, victor uwaifo, seun kuti, lijadu sisters, william onyeabor, ebenezer obey, africa express, tony allen, odion iruoje, orlando julius, francis bebey, e.t. mensah
strut present the first ever compilation series to access the archives of one of the greatest of all french caribbean labels, disques debs out of guadeloupe.
ote maloya ist die fortsetzung von dem ebenfalls auf strut records erschienenen album >soul sok sega<. diese beiden genres, die ihren ursprung im indischen ozean haben, wurden vor jahrhunderten auf von sklaven zuckerplantagen entwickelt und geben die einmalige verschmelzung von europäischen und afrikanischen einflüssen wieder.
strut present the first in a series of essential original lp reissues exploring rare and under-rated african, latin and caribbean music classics, curated by duncan brooker. in january 2017, the series kicks off with ‘sugar daddy’, an experimental highlife / disco outing by nigerian highlife guitarist joe king kologbo.
strut present the first ever new international studio album by one of the all-time great african big bands, orchestre les mangelepa. “last band standing” is out now! comprising congolese musicians who settled in kenya, les mangelepa helped drive the east african evolutionary spur of one of the greatest musical artforms, african rumba, during the 1970s.
MARSHALL ALLEN PRESENTS SUN RA AND HIS ARKESTRA: IN THE ORBIT OF RA (2LP)
2x12 Inch 22.11.17
2014 anthology of classics & rarities curated by longest serving member & current arkestra leader, marshall allen. newly mastered from the original tapes.
collection of recordings from one of tanzania’s most revered but short-lived bands of the 1970s, sunburst. covering their entire output from 1973 to 1976, this first retrospective features music from their 45 rpm singles on moto moto and tfc label, as well as their sole album, “ave africa”, and an unreleased radio session recorded in tanzania in 1973.
this release comprises of the double vinyl and a copy of the cd version, which contains extra tracks.
das erste studioalbum des ghanaische gitarristen, komponisten und produzenten seit über 20 jahren, eingespielt mit afrobeat academy und der deutschen funkband poets of rhythm! 2017 reissue
strut follow up their hugely successful marshall allen-curated *in the orbit of ra* compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 lp back catalogue of jazz maverick, diy philosopher and self-professed member of an angel race, sun ra. to those of earth ... and other worlds is a hand- picked selection from bbc 6 music dj gilles peterson.
CADENCE REVOLUTION: DISQUES DEBS INTERNATIONAL 2 (CD)
CD 24.02.20
strut present the second volume in a series of compilations taken from the archives of disques debs international, the longest-running and most prolific label of the french caribbean.
strut present an exclusive new compilation curated by optimoÕs jd twitch, Ôkreaturen der nachtÕ, bringing together classics, rarities and oddities from germanyÕs original post-punk and diy scene.
strut presents the new album from the modern day leader of afrobeat, seun kuti. the youngest son of afrobeat legend fela kuti is as incensed by injustice as his father ever was and, with his mighty new album black times including a feature from carlos santana, he honours the revolutionaries who have gone before and rallies the torch-bearers to come.
HARDCORE TRAXX: DANCE MANIA RECORDS 1986-1995 (2XCD)
2xCD 07.02.14
strut praesentiert hardcore traxx: dance mania records 1986-1997, die erste definitive retrospektive von chicagos wichtigstem housemusic label. das label half bei der etablierung des ghetto-house-sounds und repraesentierte die street level clubkultur in den neunziger jahren. es entstand als raue alternative zu trax und dj international mitte der 80er jahre