The best Latin, Tropical and Afro sounds from recent weeks! Caliente!
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Frente Cumberio
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Pitchito
USA
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Names You Can Trust
7"
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£5.99
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Straight out of Bogota Colombia, Frente Cumbiero makes their debut vinyl release with two thumping original Cumbias that are sure to set dance floors on fire. Pitchito is an uptempo scorcher with a healthy dose of sparkling synth work and rattling percussion, finding its groove somewhere between Lonnie Liston Smith and golden era-Fuentes. The flip proves again why Frente Cumbiero is on the forefront of the Nueva Cumbia movement in Colombia, pairing an intoxicating keyboard hook with a biting bass line, freshly squeezed and served along the Andean Countryside.
SPANGLISH FLY
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THINK / LET MY PEOPLE BUGALU
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ELECTRIC COWBELL
7"
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£6.49
Normally Available 7 to 10 working days
SPANGLISH FLY is New York City's only band dedicated to cooking up the spicy musical dish called bugalú! Two pounds of hot mambo stirred together with fifteen ounces of Motor-City Motown, deep fried...
7"
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£6.49
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Voodoofunk / Sono Rhizmo'
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Resense 15
UK
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Resense
7" (Resense Records)
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£7.49
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Once again Resense hit the spot with two Latinsoul gems. Massive dance floor appeal!
7" (Resense Records)
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£7.49
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JO TONGO aka JOJO L’EXPLOSIF
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Dig It Babe
UK
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STILLMUZIK
Vinyl Album
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£13.99
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Nine songs of soulful African 70's funk written between 1967 and 1982 by Jo Tongo aka Jo l'Explosif, an Cameroon artist living in France. Featuring rare classics like 'Dig it Babe' and 'Get It The Way' and 3 unreleased tracks - killer afro funk!
Vinyl Album
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£13.99
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Greenwood Rhythm Coalition
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Cumbia Kikuchi
USA
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Names You Can Trust
7"
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£5.99
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Greenwood Rhythm Coalition is back with a couple of low-slung tropical bubblers aimed straight at your summer barbecues and block parties. ‘Cumbia Kikuchi’ crackles with a hypnotic horn line and toy shop synths, chugging along relentlessly like a Peruvian space cowboy on mellow coca leaves. Playful, laid-back and just a little bit cheeky, this is a lovely little mid-tempo groove perfect for those lazy summer days. The flip nods to low-riding funksters in both the Colombian city and its American namesake a bit further up the Pacific coast, playing kinda ruff with a Zapp-esque synbass that tangles with tropical guitar and percussion.
Mulatu Astatke
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Mulatu Steps Ahead
UK
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Strut
Double Album
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£17.49
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CD
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£13.99
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Mulatu’s on a roll. Last year was a good one for the legendary Mr Astatke, what with the brilliant collaboration with The Heliocentrics, followed by a blinding career retrospective compliation later in the year. In the latter part of last year, whilst still basking in long-deserved acclaim, he was busy finishing off Mulatu Steps Ahead. The Heliocentrics are back on board, but this time he’s also recorded with members of Either/Orchestra in Boston, traditional Ethiopian musicians in Addis, and some of the UK’s leading jazz and African players.
Double Album
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£17.49
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CD
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£13.99
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Allsop
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A Flower
UK
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Impossible Ark
Vinyl Album
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£13.99
Out Of Stock
Six jazz standards from the Nostalgia 77 milieu. Very nice letter-pressed sleeve, limited.
Vinyl Album
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£13.99
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Makala
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Vamos A Comer
UK
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Lovemonk
7"
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£9.99
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The man who brought you the fabulous "Partio la Tabla" and "Cartoon Tune" last year (LMNKV35) is back with a double whammy of deliciously swinging electrified Latin ska-hop boogaloo - four sides, four tracks in a beautiful cardboard package designed by the slightly fabulous Txarly Brown (of Achilifunk fame). Luscious!
Yosaku ft. Bobbito Garcia
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Malembe
USA
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Alala
7"
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£6.99
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Yosaku's new single "Matembe" is a tight, uptempo, drum driven Afro-Bruk-Latin party affair with the one and only Bobbito on vocals! California to New York... New York to Japan... Japan to Latin America connection... guaranteed to set the party off within the first few bars.
The Q Orchestra
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Ritmo Diabolico
UK
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Freestyle Records
12"
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£5.49
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'Ritmo Diabolico' is a latin based club stepper, cheeky timbales and percussion drive along the edgy beat that sits somewhere between Tito Puente and 4 Hero. The flip side 'The Pink Rider' is a collaboration with The Slim Players (Good Groove Records) and is a deeply grooving contemporary disco tinged funk number that has a delightful and sublime groove that evokes The Gaturs club classic 'Gatur Bait' but infuses it with something akin to Greek sunshine!
Madlib
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Medicine Show 3
USA
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Stones Throw
Double Album
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£18.99
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CD
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£17.99
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Beat Konducta in Africa is a 37-track instrumental hip-hop album produced & mixed with Madlib, featuring J. Rocc. This album bases itself on the obscure vinyl gems from the afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul movements of African countries as diverse as Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana and Ivory Coast.
Double Album
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£18.99
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CD
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£17.99
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The Gigoletto Brass Band
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Boogalow
UK
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Lovemonk
7"
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£5.99
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As one could gather from its title, "Boogalow" is a flaming piece of boogaloo in true Fania style, featuring Mr. Muchachito himself. "Koendu (Africa con Bajo)" is an epic mix of Afro beat and jazz which is rather delish, if you don't mind us saying so.
Sono Rhizmo
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Resense 011
UK
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Resense
7"
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£7.49
Out Of Stock
Austrian label Resense is back with a smashing 12" by fabulous SONO RHIZMO. These two latin / cumbia tracks will light up every dancefloor!
The Daktaris
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Soul Explosion
USA
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Daptone Records
Vinyl Album
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£17.49
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The Daktaris is a well-disciplined army of two hundred African Bull Elephants marching relentlessly up your business to the beat from Funky Drummer..... Or at least thats what it says on the back. It is, of course, another classic Desco LP given a new lease of life thanks to the Daptone crew. This time the wicked funk is on more of an afro tip.
Vinyl Album
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£17.49
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