BORGA REVOLUTION 3 (GHANAIAN DANCE MUSIC 1984-99)(2LP)
2x12 Inch 16.05.25
kalita is excited to present the third volume in their groundbreaking -borga revolution!- compilation series, exploring the revolutionary phenomenon of burger highlife.
sampa the great unleashes an explosive zamrock remix for “emi aluta”, a key track from seun kuti & egypt 80 new album “heavier yet (lays the crownless head)”. comes on clear 7 inch vinyl.
NIGERIA SPECIAL 3 - ELECTRONIC INNOVATION MEETS CULTURE (3LP)
3x12 Inch LP 21.11.24
soundway records presents a collection of nigerian music chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music.
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.
multi-talented, ghana-born, uk-based sonic shaman k.o.g (kweku of ghana - the professional name of vocalist, composer and visionary kweku sackey) presents his third album on pura vida, the imprint of respected french label heavenly sweetness spearheaded by much-loved french dj and producer guts.
top flight v/a selection from the deepest digs ! exemplary late night nasties from the talking drums circle, as ever with the chums sidecar, these are in short supply !
sandman project’s long awaited debut album “where did you go?” is a borderless amalgam of brass heavy sounds, a document of a band whose musical tendencies mimic their open-minded ethic where ethio-jazz, afrobeat, american soul music and psychedelic, mediterranean funk traverse.
taking inspiration from afrobeat father fela kuti as well as artists including ebo taylor, parliament, funkadelic and havana dprimera, london afrobeat collectives music has won them admirers across the uk europe and beyond
analog africa no. 21 „bitori“ - legend of funaná (the forbidden music of the cape verde islands) - in 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named victor tavares - better know as bitori - walks into a studio for the very first time to record a masterpiece which many cabo verdean consider to be the best funaná album ever made.
popular brass-led ensemble, kolonel djafaar, unveil second album, “getaway”, their first for batov records, seamlessly blending afrobeat, ethio jazz, and psych rock, whilst showcasing the band’s evolution over the past couple of years.