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The basic feel of the songs is Jazz, but you also find a portion of Funk and lots of spirituality in them too. Whether you like your Jazz funky or your Funk jazzy - check out this 45. You can't go wrong with it! 300 copies pressed.

Ras_g's Csd Release Comes To Vinyl For The First Time, Available On Fat Beats-exclusive Blue Vinyl, Limited To 100 Copies Worldwide. Ras_g: My Kind Of Blues Is A Proper Sound Follow Up To The Baker's Dozen Styled Release Previously On Fat Beats Records.

Record Kicks Is Extremely Proud To Present You A New Outfit That Will Take The Soul Scene By Storm: The Faithful Brothers. Coming Straight From The Brainchild Of Tel Aviv Soul Club, The Faithful Brothers Is Man Of North Country's (acid Jazz Records) Side -project And Its Leaded By Singer "soul Boy" Yashiv Cohen. Monc Teamed Up With Record Diggers The Neeman Brothers To Form This New Eight-piece Deep Soul Combo. Their Official Debut On Record Kicks Is Expected With 2 Brand New Singles That Will Be Available On Digital Download And Limited Edition 45 Next 15 Of June.

On The A Side "crossroads Of Love" Is A Northern Soul / R&b Stormer That Will Set All The Dancefloor On Fire. On The Flip Side The Stunning Crossover Soul Single "one More Time" Penned To Be An Instant Classic On All Rare Soul Dancefloors Across The World.

Don't Sleep Though, This 45 Will Be Limited To 500 Copies, So First Come First Served...watch Out!

On The 50th Anniversary Of The Band's Inception At An Event In Harlem, Ny To Commemorate Malcolm X's Birthday On 19 May 1968, Influential Spoken Word Artists, Poets And Commentators The Last Poets Are Set To Make A Glorious And Relevant Return With Their First Album In Over 20 Years, 'understand What Black Is'.

Produced By Ben Lamdin (nostaglia 77) And Brighton Legend Prince Fatty, Whose Speciality Is Traditional Reggae And Dub Production's, 'understand What Black Is' Is A Ten-track Album Which Speaks Of A Revolutionary Struggle Defined By Both Race And Identity, That Has Never Sounded More Relevant. Released On Studio Rockers, There Will Also Be An Accompanying Single Featuring Remixes Of The Title Track "understand What Black Is" By Mala (south London Collective Digital Mystikz) And Uk Dance Music Innovators Dego And Kaidi.

Since The Initial Line-up Of Dahveed Nelson, Gylan Kain And Felipe Luciano Formed In East Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park, The Last Poets Have Produced Under Various Guises Over The Subsequent Years. However, It Was Their Seminal Output, Namely 1970's 'the Last Poets' Under Both Umar Bin Hassan And Abiodun Oyewole That Secured Their Legacy, Becoming One Of The Most Important Influences In Early Hip Hop.

Throughout The Last 20 Years, The Band Have Remained Largely On Hiatus. But Their Influence Could Still Be Felt With Their Tracks Being Sampled By The Notorious B.i.g, Nwa, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr.dre And Snoop Dogg. Umar Has Recorded Various Solo Albums And Featured On Common And Kanye West's Grammy Nominated 'the Corner'. Abiodun Appeared On The Red Hot Organization's Album, Stolen Moments Which Was Named "album Of The Year" By Time. He Also Conducts Weekly Open House Poetry Readings, Where He Constructively Critiques Upcoming Poets, Helping To Nurture Them. He Has Also Conducted Classes At Columbia University, Where He Teaches Creative Writing.

The Inauguration Of Donald Trump As Us President In 2016 Inspired Hassan And Oyewole To Resurrect The Group To Create A Brand New Record, Modern And Edgy, And Deeply Relevant And Reflective Of Our Times.

Tracks On 'understand What Black Is' Include 'how Many Bullets', Which Bridles With Defiance As Oyewole Works Through A Litany Of Injustices Suffered By Black People In The Us: " You've Tried

To Blow My Brains Out With Bigotry, Chopped Off My Wings, So I Couldn't Fly Free, And Dared Me To Be Me, Took My Drum, Broke My Hands, Yanked My Roots Right Up Out Of The Land, And Riddled My Soul With Jesus" 'what I Want To See' Describes A Utopia - A Refuge From Hurt And Those Who'd Make "our Vision Blurred, And Our Faith Obscure", Whilst The Title Track 'understand What Black Is' Aims To Transcend Ethnicity: "understand What Black Is....it's The Source From Which All Things Come...black Is A Hero, Not A Villain."

The Album Even Takes Reference From Prince's 2003 Album Of Instrumentals, 'news', Which Hassan Drew Comparisons From With His Own Childhood Experiences: "that Poem Took Me About A Year To Write....i Just Kept Writing And Writing But Not Getting Too Far And Then I Heard That Album And The Musicianship Was Amazing. I Was Left Wondering If It Was Jazz, Classical, Rock Or Maybe Something New But All Those Images That I Write About Came To Me From Listening To That Album. I Loved Prince In That Movie Purple Rain Because My Father Was A Talented Musician But He Was Into Brutalising Mama At Times And In The Movie There's A Jerome And My Name Is Jerome, So It Was Like He Was Telling My Life Story As Well."

The Album Acts As A Body Of Work Between Individual Members Each Speaking Of Their Own Personal Journeys, But Feeding Into The Much Larger Narrative Of Struggle And Oppression, Alongside A Fervent Hunger For Social Change. These Are Struggles And Tests Of Personal Resolve That Have Directly Shaped And Moulded The Bands' Unique Sound Over The Course Of An Impressive 50 Years, And Their Powerful And Influential Commentary Remains As Relevant As Ever.

The discovery and release of The Nonce 1990 is an important milestone recorded during the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. Recognized as innovators of the LA Hip-Hop Underground, The Nonce was formed by two 17- year olds, Nouka Basetype aka Sach and the late Yusef Afloat' Mohammed. As The Nonce, the duo was part of the Project Blowed collective. Just after high school graduation in 1990, the young duo was given the chance to go into a professional studio. Their dreams of a record deal were soon dashed after the production company raised objections to their artistic choices. Unwilling to meet the demands, The Nonce walked away from the project, leaving behind the masters of the very tracks that make up The Nonce 1990. Daniel Borine, of the independent Family Groove label, discovered the lost material for this album in 2017. Borine rescued the master tapes from the studio where they were first recorded and subsequently misplaced, (but not forgotten), since 1990. Sach had assumed the tapes were destroyed or thrown in the dumpster bin. These 14 rare tracks by The Nonce predate their critically acclaimed 1993 single, Mix Tapes and the classic World Ultimate from 1995. Borine returned the found tapes to Sach with the idea to mix multitracks from the 2' tape master tapes and issue the album. The goal was to preserve the original sound from the era in which it was created. For that, they turned to producer and recording engineer, Kamal Humphrey of Flying Carpet Studios in Redondo Beach. Humphrey mixed the tracks on the SSL console that had belonged to legendary 1980's producer, Maurice Starr and to Atlanta's LaFace label of Outkast, TLC and Usher fame before reaching Humphrey's Flying Carpet Studios. What was once thought to be lost forever is now preserved for generations. The Nonce 1990 available through Family Groove Records, on LP, cassette tape and CD.

Compilation Of Sam Cooke's Great Production Work For His Independent Sar Label. Sar Records Was Founded By Sam Cooke And Jw Alexander In 1959 And Closed In 1965, Shortly After Sam Passed Away. Nobody Knows Knows What "sar" Stood For. Sam Kept That Secret And Died With It. (maybe It Was "sam And Alex Records") They Had One Employee - Zelda Samuels. She Wrote Songs, Handled All Publishing And Distribution And Ran The Office More Or Less Solo.
Their Office Was Just Two Desks And A Piano In A Tiny Room. Sar Records Was The Kind Of Small Family Affair That Stax Was In It's Early Years And Motown Pretended To Be. The Label Produced Both Gospel And Secular Recordings, All With The Odd Distinction Of Sounding Almost Like Sam Cooke.
Alexander Explains: The Goals Of The Label As Such - we Wanted To Give Young Black Artists The Benefit Of As Good A Production As They Could Get With A Major Company. We Used The Top Studios. We Didn't Short-cut. We Never Thought Of It As A Training Ground. We Thought Of It As An Opportunity To Contribute Something Back To The Community.'
This Compilation Features Gospel Side By Side With Soul And R&b Songs. Classics By Rh Harris, The Simms Twins, The Womack Brothers, The Valentinos, The Soul Stirrers And More. Old School "tip On" Cover And A Classy Black Inner Sleeve. One Time Limited Pressing.

A true oddity - Side A features John Coltrane's meditation on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963, an attack by the Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four African-American girls. The song is repeated for 19 minutes, with the "jazz section" removed. This creates a hypnotic effect. Not for the faint of heart.
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B features a beautiful and politically timely acapella Gospel song. Austere!

You could be forgiven for thinking that this compilation draws its name from Don Randi's rare popcorn-oddity Oh Yeah!' (side 1, track 8). But in fact, it is inspired by the opening lines of Bobby Mitchell's legendary New Orleans R&B dancer (side 1, track 1)... Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah! Yeah, I done got over it.' Mitchell's epic fire starter was recorded in 1960 for Sho-Biz Records and has waited almost 60 years to be fully recognized as a truly awesome slice of R&B propelled along by Dr John's piano and Hungry Williams' rhythm section with a price tag in access of $500! The set continues with Chuck Scratch Nolen's signature guitar on his Federal rarity The Way You Do' and the compelling R&B roller Pack Your Clothes' by Hamp Jones. Dorothy Berry & Jimmy Norman raise the pace with HB Barnum's production on his own Little Star label while Carol Fran terrifies everyone with her raucous R&B thumper Knock Knock'. BK Anderson, Frank Minion and Don Randi round off side 1 with three storming popcorn favourites. Side 2 is equally uplifting and kicks off with the insanley rare Honey Bee' by Bethlehem recording artist Lenny Johnson. Look out too for Larry Bene's in demander Come Back' and Tony Allan's harmony rarity Little Lonely Girl' recorded for Art Laboe's Original Sound label.

THE MAPLETON HOTEL (now the Thistle Piccadilly), In the heart of London's West End, was the original home of the legendary Flamingo Club (OSVLP014). However, it is a little known fact that there was a second club, cloistered in the basement of the Mapleton, the 'Americana'. The club was run by the Gunnell brothers, Rik and Johnny, who would go on to manage the Flamingo when it moved to Wardour Street and the Bag O'Nails, in Soho, where Jimi Hendrix first played in 1966 and where Paul McCartney met his future wife Linda Eastman. The Americana was named to cash-in on the obsession at the time for all things American - food, drink, fashion, film, music - and attracted a large contingent of G.I.'s, still stationed in the home counties after the war. The club opened in 1955 and hosted All-Night sessions for two years. A 'ten bob' note gave you passage to a secret, subterranean world filled with exotic sounds and cultures and a 3 course meal of tomato soup, chicken & chips and ice cream. You got to dance all-night long to live acts playing a fusion of R&B, blues, jazz, calypso and ska which, in the mid-fifties, was the hottest sound in the world and heralded the Mod generation.

The legendary Okeh Records needs little introduction to soul music fans around the world. It has been relentlessly plundered and treasured for its slue of Northern Soul classics produced by A&R manager Carl Davis and his songwriter Curtis Mayfield during the soul years' 1963-70. However, the imprint was originally launched 100 years ago in 1918 by Otto K. E. Heinemann who had already established a recording studio and pressing plant in New York City. The label name was derived from Heinemann's initials O.K.E.H. From the very early years, Okeh issued records for minority audiences, such as its foreign language music, field recordings and Dixieland jazz. But perhaps the most significant recording was That Thing Called Love' by Mamie Smith in 1920, the first ever by a black blues singer. The success of Mamie Smith led to Okeh's 8000 series which ran until 1932. In 1953, Okeh became an exclusive R&B label and it is the ensuing decade of recordings that form the focus of our collection, from Titus Turner's raucous Big Mary' in '53 to Gerald Sims' laid back Cool Breeze' in '62.

Crab Cake presents Funky, Portable, X-Ray Cuts!
Limited edition transparent GREEN 7 inch vinyl.
Crab Cake Records bring you skipless beats & stabs, with a mixture of classic and original/unique scratch cutz combined with ultrapitch!

Superb, heartwarming and spirit lifting gospel disco modern soul 45 first released in 1978 on Philadelphia United Records.
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Calvin Carr & Company are enriched with sensitivity and alive with the spirit. The kind of gospel that sweeps all over you and runs through your veins. There is always a sense of inadequacy when attempting to describe just how good something is. Words like exciting, inspiring and original come to mind but as always you will have to decide for yourself.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, band leader and producer Calvin Carr (now a Minister of the Gospel) possessed excellent ears for music at a very young age. The sounds of music that shaped his life were the sounds of his early church singing experience. He began playing the piano at the age of 9, continued his work in music throughout high school, composing, singing in different churches, learned how to executive produce and ended up working for the TCS Music Company under the direction of its founder Mr. Tony Carter, displaying the talents of Philadelphia's local artists such as Gabriel Hardeman Delegation, The Young Delegation, Little Sammy & The Flying Cloud Jrs., Gwen Carter, The Collins Sisters, Brockington Singers...

In 1978 Calvin released the now scarce and relatively unknown Without Christ' 45 on the TCS Philadelphia United Records subsidiary.

By the end of 1980, Calvin Carr met Andrew Ford and his younger brother and musical genius, Steven Ford and with their partners, horn arranger Leon Frison, drummer Garfield Williams and bassist Ting' Paul Burke, they formed the Sweet Rain Records' Company that has produced some of America's most notable gospel artists such as: Pastor Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Barbara Ward Farmer and the Wagner Alumni Choir, Rev Hubert Powell And The Gospel Truth, The Brockington Ensemble, Southeast Inspirational Choir, The Institutional Radio Choir of Brooklyn, N.Y, Southeast Inspirational Choir of Houston, TX introducing Yolanda Adams and countless others.

Cymawax explores the far reaches of our sonic galaxy with its next 12 only release, an exciting seven song set from evocative Uruguayan-Norwegian vocalist Camilla Luna. Camilla is known as one half of Luna & Bazis on WahWah45s, with producer friend BHLB, and as vocalist for Trulz & Robin's releases on Eskimo and Dance Disorder's 'Metallic Italic (Bpitch Control). Her years of improvising vocals with musicians and DJs at renowned Oslo clubs like Blaa, Jeager, and The Villa have given Camilla a knack for accompanying electronic rhythms with haunting, tuneful melodies.
For the Open Up EP, Camilla joins producer BHLB for soulful and raw vocals recorded in one take over futuristic, bass-heavy, and delightfully offbeat tracks. The styles and tempos vary wildly, but the sound throughout is unified in a deceptively organic 'Ex Machina' woman-meets-machine vibe. In the title cut, the almost tribal percussion summons exotic, benevolent spirits when combined with Camilla's temptatious crooning. The twisted R&B of 'Wut R U Gwonna DO could almost be a secret collaboration with the likes of Flying Lotus. And 'F.O.C." transmits a slightly intimidating techno stomp that would make all heads on the dance floor turn towards the DJ and immediately take notice. These are just a few of the otherworldly audio nuggets found within the Open Up EP ... there are more treasures to unveil. Excavate soulfully.

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Up until now, this dubplate has only been heard in session, a heavy nod to classic Jamaican dub, fused with UK steppers and contemporary bass music. Grand Ancestor is thrilled to offer a limited run 12" to the public, no digital, no repress.

Olli, one of the most popular Underground Funk artist, is back with 2 brand new single in featuring with Ivan Makvel. For first time in a 7' 45 rpm for both artists, the song Blow Your Mind was already played and promoted in a Paris Radio FM during the Happy Milf Show, and is also playing during the most important Street Dance Events worldwide like Juste Debout, KOD, BTS etc.
It will be a limited edition of 500 copies.
The 7' is a powerfull Modern Funk trip, with voices & talkbox lyrics on the A Side, and a groovy strong P-Funk instrumental on the B Side.

50's Jamaican mento at its best, reissue of a double 10 inch album into one solid disc.

Happy and delightful Jamaican mento played by local jazz musicians, recorded in the golden age of 78rpm SP singles.

Remastered and resissued double A sider for soul aficionados, B Boys and jazz funk lovers.

Both instantly recognisable across the generations, the A side sees a reissue of one of the most feel good records out there in - 'Express Yourself'. Most famously sampled by the mighty N.W.A. in '89.... 'Whatever you do, do it good'.

On flip you get pure funk destruction in the form of The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby. An insatiable, groove laden intro which has been prime sampling material throughout the years - most notably in Public Enemy's 'Timebomb'. Here's a chance to own two gems on one limited green coloured vinyl, with a large / dinked centre hole.

45 year anniversary of William DeVaughn's smooth soul classic remastered and reissued for RSD on exclusive white vinyl.

'Diamond in the back / Sunroof top / Digging the scene with the gangster lean" - Does it get any smoother than that Stick this record on and get lost in that effortless bassline, sensual guitar licks, coupled with DeVaughn's silky vocals and you'll be right there kicking back in the Cadillac. Oft sampled by the likes of NWA and De La Soul and covered multiple times, most notably on Massive Attack's debut album.

On the B side you're treated to 'Blood Is Thicker Than Water', DeVaughn's first single giving a taste of the masterfully stylish soul he was to carry throughout his career.

Afro-Funk meets Japanese traditional music!

"A joyous and mind-blowing combination of Afrofunk rhythms and traditional Japanese instrumentation, "Abrada" is kaleidoscopic party music." - Andrew Jervis, Bandcamp.

AJATE is a Japanese band who plays a unique blend of afro-groove dance music mixed with Japanese traditional festival music called "Ohayashi". Formed in 2011 by the band-leader John Imaeda, Ajate consists of 10 Japanese musicians.

Another unique feature of the band is the use of hand-made bamboo instruments as well as traditional Japanese percussion. The "Jahte" is a bamboo-made xylophone or balafon with a piezo pick-up mic attached to each key, connected to a pre-amplifier to obtain a loud sound and to add some touch of dirty distortion to its warm and natural acoustic sonority. The "Piechiku" is also a bamboo-made string instrument inspired by the west-African "Ngoni" or Moroccan "Guembri" instruments. The Piechiku uses strings of the Japanese traditional "Shamisen". This instrument is also played through a pre-amplifier and John sometimes adds some wah-wah effect to it. All these bamboo instruments are designed, made and named by John Imaeda himself.

Now, add to this unique sound some well-crafted Japanese female and male singing and you get a killer mix of Afro-Funk flavored grooves with traditional Japanese music.

The current lineup of Ajate was established in 2014. Since then, Ajate has played in various concerts, clubs, bars, and music festivals in Japan, including the "Sukiyaki Meets The World", one of the biggest World-music festivals in Japan.

Abrada is the second album from Ajate. Recorded in Tokyo at the end of 2016, this vinyl LP release is the first output of the 180g label. 180g is a Japan specialized label service run by Greg Gouty, who met John Imaeda in Tokyo in April 2017 during an epic Ajate concert at an underground club in the Shibuya district of the Japanese capital. The label aims at releasing highly unique and quality music from Japan, showcasing the vast talent of the Japanese underground scene, never heard outside of the country. Some music you will not be able to hear anywhere else!

- Individually Numbered 180g Black Vinyl Pressing From Run Out Groove

- Available On Vinyl For The First Time

- Sourced From The Original Masters With Lacquers Cut At Sam Phillips Recording Studio

- Pressed At Record Industry In The Netherlands

- Deluxe Single Pocket Tip-on Stoughton Sleeve With New Artwork, Insert And Liner Notes By Billy Vera

Bettye's Lavette's Classic 1972 Muscle Shoals Sessions Sourced From The Original Masters & Available On Vinyl For The First Time!

Bettye Lavette's The 1972 Muscle Shoals Sessions Becomes Run Out Groove's Fifteenth Title. Lavette May Not Be A Household Name Like Aretha Or Otis, But Her Talent As A Soul Singer Is On Par And Shouldn't Be Overlooked As These Early-70s Sessions At Muscle Shoals Sound - Backed By The Famous House Band Of Barry Beckett, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood And Roger Hawkins - Certainly Attest. These Passionate Performances Were Never Released At The Time Of Recording And This Brand New Collection Includes All Of Her Muscle Shoals Recordings Plus A Pair Of Bonus Tracks Recorded The Same Year In Detroit, All Making Their Vinyl Debut After 46 Years.

Sourced From The Original Masters With Lacquers Cut At Sam Phillips Recording Studio, The 1972 Muscle Shoals Sessions Comes Pressed On 180g Black Vinyl Courtesy Of Record Industry In The Netherlands And Is Packaged In A Deluxe Single Pocket Tip-on Stoughton Sleeve With New Artwork, Insert And Liner Notes By Billy Vera. To Top It Off, Rog Is Also Giving Fans The Opportunity To Vote On Three Different Cover Art Options For The Album.

Run Out Groove Is A New Vinyl Only Label That Caters Specifically To Music Fanatics, Pressing Titles Made By Music Fans For Music Fans. Their Goal Is To Uncover, Customize, Reconfigure And Reissue The Coolest Vinyl Titles From The Most Unique Artists Of The Last Five Decades. They Want The Fan To Be A Part Of The Process By Creating A Communal And Collaborative Environment So They Manufacture And Release High Quality Vinyl Titles Based On Fan Choices And Involve The Consumer In The Journey From Initial Concept To Delivery Of The Final Product. Rog Records Are Made With The Highest Quality Packaging For The Discerning Collector And Dedicated Fan And Are All Limited To A One Time Pressing.

Calypso Rose Sure Has Style And Zeal, And Her 2016 Album, Far From Home, Goes To Prove It. Much Loved And Made With The Support And Blessing Of Manu Chao, Far From Home Was Well Worthy Of The Praise And Its Victory At The Victoires De La Musique French Music Awards. And Now She's Back With A New Album, So, Calypso!

There's No Doubt About It, As The Self-proclaimed 'queen Of Calypso', Calypso Is Her Thing And No One Has Ever Come Close To Dethroning Her. She Remains The Voice Of This Musical Style Originating From Trinidad And Tobago And Standing Out In A Traditionally Male Dominated Musical World She's Very Much A Contemporary Emblematic Figure In The Fight For Women's Rights.

For Her New Album, With A Back Catalogue Of More Than 800 Songs And 22 Albums, The 78-year-old Tobagonian Diva Decided To Go Back To The Start, And Re-record A Number Of Her Career Defining Numbers And Cover Songs From Those Artists Which Have Inspired And Continue To Inspire Her, Like Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, The Melodians And Angélique Kidjo. Common To All The Covers, Be They From American, Jamaican And African Artists, Is They All Share Their Sentiment With Calypso Rose's Social And Musical Values.

For Example, Calypso Rose Has Covered Nat King Cole's Calypso Blues. Born In Montgomery, Alabama In 1919, The Piano-playing Crooner, Who Took A Stand Against Racism And Segregation, Wrote The Song In 1949. Nat King Cole Embraced The Cause Of All North Americans Who Came From Other Lands, From Africans To Caribbean People And Hispanics. Calypso Blues (lyrics By Don George, Accompanied By Duke Ellington) Simply Tore Apart American Ideals, Praising The Wonders Of Papaya Juice And Shrimp And Rice Over Hot-dogs, The Douceur De Vivre Without A Dollar To Your Name, And The Virtues Of Trinidadian Women Over Icy Blondes.

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* A welcome reissue of a UK dub favourite dating from 1995.
* Features the voice and some fine bongo work from the man like Bongo Zebby alongside the Dub Crusaders collective.
* This originally appeared on the Jah Works LP `Universal Spirit Warrior, but has been long since deleted.
* `Drum Talk' is a wild dub cut to `Readings from the Book of Life'
* Mixed and produced by Rej Forte.

Fatoumata Diawara released her brand new single 'Nterini' on 8th March. A poignant, melodic ode to a distant lover, 'Nterini´(which translates as my love/friend/confidant') musically straddles the traditional and the modern.

Taken from her forthcoming album, the single was co-produced by Diawara and Matthieu Chedid (better known by his stage name -M-). Chedid, a superstar in his native France, recently won the 'Best World Music Album' award at the French Grammy Awards for his 'Lamomali' project, which also featured Fatoumata.

Hailed as one of the most vital standard-bearers of modern African music, Fatoumata Diawara is boldly experimental and yet respectful of her roots. A modern day storyteller, her songs cover such timeless subjects as respect, humility, love, migration, family and how to build a better world for our children.

Two Soul/funk Songs From A Shelved Album Recorded The Year Before This Release, Now Here For The First Time Ever On Any Format.
From The New Uk Label Six Nine Records Ltd Based In Newcastle Upon Tyne And Wear. This Record Is From A Series Of Planned Releases On Our Label.
Limited Uk Press Of 500 Copies On Laquer Cut Vinyl With Small Hole And Full Colour Printed Picture Cover!

Two Soul/funk Songs Now Here For The First Time Ever On Any Format.
Written By Rashaan Patterson And Produced By Howard Johnson Together With Khris Kellow For Two Sioux Music. From The New Uk Label Six Nine Records Ltd Based In Newcastle Upon Tyne And Wear. Limited Uk Press Of 500 Copies On Laquer Cut Vinyl With Small Hole And Full Colour Printed Picture Cover!

Lee 'Scratch' Perry Experryments with his magic, this time with the mighty Mad Professor taking over some of the controls! Black Ark Experryments delivers tracks like 'Super Ape In A Good Shape', 'Jungle

Safari' and 'Black Ark Experryments' dubtastically kicked into shape by the likes of William The Conqueror on Bass, Victor Cross on keyboards and trombone legend Rico Rodriguez. Sounds fantastic!

With their new Horizon EP, Lucien & The Kimono Orchestra open a music box which transports you in a blue and dawnish atmosphere, a morning spent on walking in an old cinematic Paris.

First step in the eighties, Connection starts as a film opening. Then arrives the single, Fresh Start, full of indelible voices and gimmicks. Horizon, sung in French, is a delicate reference to the French songwriting tradition inherited from Michel Berger, Alain Chamfort or Alain Souchon. To get some breath back between two songs, Georges, offers a strong instrumental interlude. Almost at the end, the English-spoken Shell extends the panel of influences with it's downtempo emotion. With its spontaneous declamations and slick guitar riff, Asile closes the journey, as the splendid climax of the foursome's second EP.

Margie Joseph Recorded Prolifically For Atlantic Records In The 70s. She Worked With Incredible Writers, Arrangers And Producers, Sharing Many With Her Label Mate Aretha Franklin With Whom She Garnered Comparisons. i Can't Move No Mountains' Was Produced By Arif Mardin And Was Originally Released In 1975 (original Pressings Fetch Between £50-£75), While come On Back To Me Lover' Was Produced By Johnny Bristol In 1977 And Holds Similar Value. In June 2018 Margie Comes To The Uk Where She Is Reunited With Lamont Dozier Who Also Wrote And Produced For Her At Atlantic. Both Appear At The Blackpool International Soul Festival.

ORIGINAL RELEASE OF THIS EDDIE SAUNDERS (NEW JERSEY CONNECTION) PENNED SONG FEATURING GOSPEL SONGSTRESS MARLO COZART. WRITTEN PURPOSELY FOR MARLO COZART'S DEBUT, RELEASED BY SIX NINE RECORDS Ltd. LIMITED AND EXCLUSIVE UK
PRESS OF 250 COPIES ON LAQUER CUT VINYL WITH SMALL HOLE AND FULL COLOUR PRINTED PICTURE COVER.

Mars Jackson Is The First Hip-hop Artist To Sign With Misra Records In The Label's Two-decade History. Also A Fashion Model For American Eagle, His Influences Range From Kanye West To Daft Punk To Jimmy Eat World.

Originally From New York, Jackson Has Called Pittsburgh, Pa Home For Most Of His Life. good Days Never Last Forever' Is His Debut Album. Available On Limited Orange Vinyl.

æ Productions in association with Sure Shot! are pleased present the new single from Oxygen and Paul Nice.

The main cut 'Body Language' has Oxygen weaving tales of New York City nightlife over a hunk of obscure b-boy Funk from the crates and sampling wizardry of Paul Nice. Perfect record bag flavour for Hip Hop DJ's!

The B-side 'Feel Good Music' has been rescued from the Paul Nice vaults and thankfully given a vinyl release. The microphone mastery of Oxygen has the perfect bedrock of a familiar laid back Funk groove that will have your neck snapping within seconds!

Available on black vinyl 7' in a limited run of 350 retail copies not to be repressed and presented in full colour sleeve designed by Mr Krum with artwork by the incomparable Dan Lish. Also available on download.

Patti Austin Is From Harlem, New York, The Goddaughter To Quincy Jones With Whom She Sang On the Dude' (including razzamatazz'). She Has Released Solo Albums Since 1976 And Won A Grammy For Her 2008 Release. Her First Singles Were For The Coral Label In The 60s From Where She Has Popularity Began With Northern Soul Fans. In The Early 70s She Recorded For Columbia, A Period From Which The Two Songs Re-released Here Are Her Most Popular. are We Ready For Love' In Its Own Right And didn't Say A Word' As A Highly Regarded Rendition Of A Classic First Recorded By Yvonne Baker. Patti Is Headlining At The Blackpool International Soul Festival In Manchester, Uk This Coming June.

Creeping Out Of Torino's Longest Dark Winter Nights, Isolated And Shrouded In Mystery Just Like The Cities' Deep Connection To Black Magic, Here Comes Sabasaba, The Newest Addition To The Maple Death Family. Western Esotericism Converting Pagan Mystic's One By One!

The Trio Of Tommaso Bonfilio (tape Loops, Drum Machine, Organ), Andrea Marini (electronics, Flute, Guitar, Bells) And Gabriele Maggiorotto (drums, Percussion, Effects) Is A Rare Beast, Night Phantoms Embarking On A Digital Dust Adventure Set In A World Punctuated By Ballard's Dreams And William Gibson's Visions. Sabasaba's Self-titled Debut Is An Industrial Cinematic Dub Scorcher That Is Not Afraid To Mix Dark Isolationist Off-kilter Machines, Tape Recorders And The Earthy Beat Of Primordial Dancehall Dub Productions (king Tubby, Horace Andy). Album Opener Bells Sets The Tone Right Away, A Pulsating Horror Tempo And Crowley Cadence Symbolically Uniting The Disques Ocora Catalogue And The Ambient Droning Of Nurse With Wound. Magma Is A Witch March Advancing Slowly Into Kosmische Lands, Drops Is An Opium Induced Hyper Dub Ballad Where African Head Charge's Sun Is Eclipsed By Coil's Black Moon. Peradam Inspired By René Daumal's 'mount Analogue' Ascends And Weaves Ideally Upstream Across The Po River While Red Nights Sees Italian Occult Legends And Co-conspirators Father Murphy Spreading Their Cathartic Chanting. Eden - Olympia Is The Perfect Closer, A Calming Distant Tribe Of Percolating Bells Awakening The Spirit.

This Is Not Wishy-washy Psychedelic Music, This Is The Real Deal, A Voyage Into Mind Alteration Through Sound, A Chariot Proceeding East, West And Everywhere In Between, Hands Turning Digital Knobs, Feet Raising Dust And Grain While The Heart Beats Analog To The Pulse Of Mother Earth.

For The Best Part Of Two Decades Now, South London Afro-dub Dons Soothsayers Have Been Preaching Their Politically Charged Good Vibrations To A Growing And Loyal Fan Base. Their Live Shows Are Legendary And Vary From Off-the-cuff Community Friendly Gigs In Brixton, To Festival Headline Slots And Tours Across Europe And Beyond. Having Recently Filled London's Jazz Caf To Much Acclaim, And In Anticipation Of Their New Album, Tradition, Out On Wah Wah 45s In June, Soothsayers Unleash The Second Single To Be Taken From It. It's A Double Header Of Sorts That Shows The Band's Knack Of Reinterpreting A Cover Version Or Two For The Dance Floor.

Sleepwalking Is A Take On Fela Kuti's 1971 Classic Black Man's Cry. It's A Chant Of Frustration Aimed At Disenfranchisement From The Process And Features Afrobeat Ambassador Dele Sosimi On Guest Vocal Duties.

It Questions If We Are Sleepwalking Into The Abyss, And Is A Revolutionary Song About Taking Power Back Into Our Own Hands! Although It's Challenging To Do Justice To A Bob Marley Cover, On Natural Mystic Soothsayers Cradle The Spirit Of The Originator And Turn It Upside Down, Transforming The Familiar Into A Journey Back To Africa Via Their Trademark Groove.

Spiritual Jazz Flutes And Percussion Combine With The Floating Vocals Of The Mighty Cornel Campbell, While The Song's Main Melody Is Emphatically Reproduced By Soothsayers Horn Section To Stunning Effect.

æ Productions are pleased to present the new single by Truck featuring Phill Most Chill - 3,665.

Original AE co-founder Truck is back with a new album coming soon and delivers a taster with this lead off 7' single featuring fellow AE Productions recording artist and Hip Hop legend Phill Most Chill. 3,665 refers to the distance between Truck and Phill Most Chill's home cities and the pair duel brilliantly over a heavy beat by Sir Beans OBE (The Aroma/Parlour Talk/Ruztik Records). No chorus hook nonsense here but Mr Fantastic supplies some sharp cuts to complement the MC's.

The B-side is the 'Raw Skeleton Version' of Right or Wrong - a special stripped back version of a track from the forthcoming album produced by Mr Fantastic which will not to be released elsewhere. Truck flows effortlessly over the DJ friendly obscure Funk groove.

Available on black vinyl 7' in a run of 350 retail copies in full colour sleeve designed by Mr Krum.

U Brown's Repatriation Album Includes 8 Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks By Dickie Ranking (aka Snagga Puss) Produced By U Brown, This Is Available On Cd And On 180 Gram Vinyl With The Bonus Tracks Included On A 10' 8 Track Ep. Advertising In, Black Echoes, Record Collector Magazine And Riddim