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The Wings were a band from the South Eastern region of Nigeria who enjoyed wide reaching success in their homeland in the early 70's as a plethora of rock bands emerged mainly for the purpose of entertaining federal troops. Led by their charismatic frontman Spud Nathan they enjoyed a string of hits such as Kissing you so Hard and Gone With the Sun.

The Wings story would take a tragic twist in 1974 when Spud Nathan while riding in a car driven by the guitarist Manford Best was killed in an accident on the infamous Njaba Bridge in Imo State. Nathan's death created widespread controversy. Most of the band (and fans) blamed best for the accident since he had been behind the wheel. Also he had allegedly had sex with a groupie in the brand new car before it had the chance to be properly blessed which was considered to be bad juju. To add insult to injury while the rest of the band wanted to go on hiatus to mourn Best insisted that the Wings resume activity with him in the lead singer spot. The band would eventually go on hiatus and Best would break away to form the Super Wings to relatively little success due to fan resentment whilst the other members of the group reformed as the Original Wings causing a bitter rift not just between the ex bandmates but amongst the rival fans.

Time has been kinder to their legacy as their second album My Love is For You has since been heralded as a classic of it's genre. A unique album with earnest vocals, sincere songwriting and the encapsulating grooves that once made their former band the talk of the town.

A relatively obscure recording until now. Good Find Records presents My Love is For you in it's entirety. We'll let you be the judge.

To throw a CANDELA is a popular expression for hosting an impromptu encounter revolving around tobacco, fire and music. CANDELA and fire are used as metaphors of passion, warmth and love, and this is what CANDELEROS transmit in their live performances, delivering their very own unique Afro-Caribbean vibes with a strong identity: folklore and psychedelia given a modern twist in a ritual of catchy drums, surf guitar riffs and South American percussions.
Infusing punk energy into their remarkable interpretation of traditions, the six-piece band embarks on a journey through the vibrant and immensely rich musical culture of the Caribbean, fusing merengue, champeta, salsa, and son, with bullerengue and cumbia; constantly reinventing themselves.
William, Fernando, Urko, Sergio, Alex and Andrés, come from different regions of Colombia and Venezuela. Their paths crossed in Madrid, Spain, where the Latin American family comes together through art and culture, gathering in diverse groups that focus on bringing their common cultural heritage to the world.
Their passion for endless musical improvisation, always crossing the thin line between genres, can be felt in these two tracks selected by Galletas Calientes Records .
A-Side 'La Cumbia Del Chinche' is an experimental, mind-bending cumbia, driven by a heavy mix of electronic and acoustic drums, hissing guacharacas and hallucinogenic guitars.
B-side 'El Boleta' is a totally freaked-out, uptempo merengue; a clever blend of subtle electronic drums, organic and hard-hitting percussions, psychedelic guitars and keys with the iconic ghostly tremolo and trippy reverb of seventies Peruvian cumbia.

I'm back with another edit; 400 hand-stamped white labels like Mr MacDonald. Make sure you don't miss it! Lorenzo.

Another super special split and limited 7inch from Butter Sessions HQ! This time Sleep D present their dub influenced moniker, DJ Mind Leaf & The Herbalist for the first time with the deep dancehall tinged party original 'See Mi Rockin' before joining forces with the man from Moss and former collaborator DJ Fett Birger! The twisted rhythms, earth shaking basslines and synths were originally recorded at a jam session in Melbourne in 2016 and later Ricanstructed by the birger man for the special rooftop party in Melbourne on November 25th. 7inch Limited to 300 copies and comes in 4 different sleeve colours!

Ver Records In Association With Alex Dayo Drumming School Proudly Presents Gùndo Fara, The Debut Ep By Zantogola.
Inspired By The West African Heritage Of Popular Rhythms And Songs, Zantogola Are At The Same Time Masters And Explorers Of The Plenguedey Music: A Fusion Between Elements Of Mandingue, Highlife And Afrobeat With Hip Hop, Reggae And Jazz.
The Band Mixes Traditional African-percussions Rhythms With Brass, Voices, Guitars, Balafons And Ngonis To Create Contemporary, Reflective, Joyous And Highly Danceable Songs.
The Zantogola Project Was Born In 2016 With The Meeting Of Alex Dayo And Matteo Boyero, And Has Grown Up Into A Full Scale Band And Human Adventure. Among The Members Of The Band There Are Musicians Like Alai Sanfo, Hien Narcisse Moustique Piqué, Robert Goldsmith, David Kemp, Nick Onley, James Macphail, Owain Arthur, Moussa Dembele And Shreya Rai.
Alex Dayo Is A Drummer/percussionist From Burkina Faso, Former Musician Of The Kouledafourou National Ballet And Leader Of Wountey, The Band Who Initiated Plenguedey Music. Alex Moved To London In 2008 Where He Set Up A Drumming School.
Shreya Rai Is A 25 Year Old Singer From Nepal. She Is The Main Female Singer For Zantogola, And Also Performs With Other Bands Such As Namlo And Makindu (wahever 004). She Is A Highly Creative And Dedicated Artist, And A Composer In Her Own Right: Look Up Her Name For Future Releases.
This Ep Also Features Some Special Guests: Violinist John Garner, Rafael Anker On Evi (electro Valve Instrument), Togo Clément Palé On Bass, Sophia Mogapi On Snare/cymbals, Marta Badia Marin On Background Doundoun And Dabaiyah Fidel On Backing Vocal.
Zantogola Means the Greatest In Everyone' And It's The Name Of A Character In Burkina Faso's Folklore. There Are Many Tales Of His Extraordinary Powers. He Plays His Percussion Louder Than Anybody In The Country, So Loud That You Could Hear Him From All The Other Villages.
He Can Devour A Whole Village's Food Supply For A Year In A Single Day, But His Appetite Is Matched By His Generosity: He Will Farm All The Fields For The Whole Village Single-handed. He Also Sleeps For A Whole Season Unless The Village Needs Him.
Zantogola Also Inspires A Message Of Humbleness. In These Dark Times, Zantogola Stands Against Growing Nationalism And The Tightening Of Borders To Create A Spirit Of Common Purpose And Brotherhood.
Gùndo Fara Means secret Revealed' In Bambara, One Of The Most Widely Spoken Languages In French Speaking West Africa.
This 45 Rpm Loud Cut 12'' Ep Is An Introduction To An Eleven Track Album To Be Released In Spring 2019, It Is Limited To 300 Copies And Comes With B Side Drum Mixes That Will Not Be Included On The Spring Album Release.

Composed And Arranged By Alexandre Yemaoua Dayo
Produced By Matteo Boyero And Alexandre Yemaoua Dayo
Recorded By Matteo Boyero At Wahever Records, Except Drums On tare' Recorded At The Alex Dayo Drumming School, And Bass And Electro Valve Instrument On taré', Recorded At Dondoli Studio By Joseph Sangare
Mixed By Peter Soldan At Dada Studios
Mastered By Simon Davey At The Exchange
Artwork By Sandra Von Hazelberg

Musicians
Seli:
Alexandre Yemaoua Dayo: Lead And Backing Vocal, Drum Set (congas, Djembe, Cymbals, High Hat And Calebasse), Bass Bara, Doundoun, Kenkeni & Top Bell, Sabar, Tama, Maracas
Shreya Rai: Lead And Backing Vocal
Dabaiyah Fidel: Backing Vocal
Abdoulaye Sanfo: Djembe Solo
Moussa Dembele: Balafon (xylophone)
Hien Narcisse Likite Moustique Piqué: Medium Bara
James Macphail: Bass
Owen Arthur: Electric Rhythm And Lead Guitar
Robert Goldsmith: Baritone Sax
David Kemp: Alto Sax
Nick Onley: Tenor Sax
Matteo Boyero: Drum Machine Kick Programming

Taré:
Alexandre Yemaoua Dayo: Lead And Backing Vocal, Balafon, Rhythm Djembe 1, Drum Set (congas & Djembe 2), Bara, Sabar, Cowbell, Shekere Abdoulaye Sanfo : Djembe Solo, Rhythm Djembe 3
Hien Narcisse Likite Moustique Piqué: Kenkeni And Top Bell
Marta Badia Marin: Background Doundoun
Shreya Rai: Lead And Backing Vocal
Pale Togo Clément: Bass
Raphael Anker: Evi (electro Valve Instrument)
John Garner: Violins
Robert Goldsmith: Baritone Sax
David Kemp: Alto Sax
Nick Onley: Tenor Sax
Matteo Boyero: Drum Machine Kick Programming

Sya Drums (musicians Present In The Full Version Of The Track Not Included):
Alexandre Yemaoua Dayo: Rhythm Djembe 1 & 2, Djembe Solo, Drum Set (congas & Djembe 3), Maracas, Woodblock, Doundoun, Kenkeni & Top Bell, Criquet Sophia Mogapi: Drum Kit (snare And Cymbals)
Abdoulaye Sanfo: Djembe Snare
Matteo Boyero: Drum Machine Kick Programming

Special Thanks To Peter Soldan At Dada Studios, Joseph Sangare At Dondoli Studio, Sandra Von Hazelberg For The Artwork, Finsbury Park Art Club And All The Students At The Alex Dayo Drumming School.

Notes By Alex Dayo:
Seli' Means pray': Whatever Our Beliefs As Human Beings, Let's Pray To Know Ourselves So That We Can Gain A Better Awareness Of Humanity's Needs. taré' Means majesty'. How Great Is Your Mother's Love. How Great Is A Lover's Love. It's Your Choice To Find The Balance: As We Cross Many Rivers, We Encounter Many Mothers And Loved Ones. The Greatest, They Are In My Heart Majestically, I Shall Never Forgot Them. Not All Women Give Birth To A Majesty. I'm Talking Too And Dedicating Tare To Her Majesty, My Mother Sita Sessouma, My Mother By The River Kalpana From Nepal, And To All You Great Women From All Over The Planet.
I Specially Dedicate This Ep To All My Students.

Ein Trip durch die tropische Dance-Szene in vier Akten, limitiert auf 1000 Exemplare. Sein fünfjähriges Jubiläum feiert das Label Cree Records mit einer exklusiven 12''. Diese enthält vier von
befreundeten DJs editierte Songs aus dem Backkatalog. Bei dem Quartett handelt es sich um DJ Nomad, Keshav Singh, Al Kent und Waxist. Der Berliner DJ Nomad suchte sich Barbara Hernandez' "All Nite Tonight" aus. Keshav Singh ist Teil des trinidadisch-britischen Produktionsduos Jus Now; er verwandelte Mansa Musas "Beat The Drum" in eine housige Soca-Nummer. Die beiden anderen Stücke werden auf der demnächst erscheinenden Kompilation "Gotta Nice Buzz. The Funky Sound Of Semp Studios Trinidad, W.I." zu finden sein: Zum einen der Remix des französischen DJs und Plattensammlers Waxist von Zodiacs "I Believe". Zum anderen ein von Al Kent besorgter Edit des trinidadischen Disco-Klassikers "Music Makes The
World Go 'round" der Hamilton Brothers aus dem Jahr 1978.

Geelriandre/Arthesis is named for the pieces that fill its two sides. Geelriandre, realized on an ARP 2500 synthesizer in 1972, featuring Gérard Fremy on prepared piano, for whom the piece was originally composed. Arthesis, realized using the University of Iowa's Moog in 1973, comprises the full duration of side B.

Eliane Radigue has received much deserved praise for her transcendent composiitions for tape, synthesizers and acoustic instruments. Her work is deep, slowly changing and timelessly resonant with timbre so dense you can listen through the sound to find infinity. Accute physicality, overtones and psychoacoustic activity fills your space, follows you, grounds you, pulls you in or lets you go. It's all here/hear.

"La Tène is back with a double invitation to its third full length LP.
The hurdy-gurdy/harmonium/percussions trio welcomes two bagpipes (cabrettes and 23' to be exact), and a combo of string instruments (12-string guitar and electric bass).

Beyond the instrumentation, we're looking at a gang of high esteemed guests: Jacques Puech, Louis Jacques, Guilhem Lacroux and Jérémie Sauvage, whom works are given their due credit (with the La Novià collective and its multiple variations, the France group, Super Parquet, the Standard-In-Fi label, etc.), are at ease with fuelling the traditional ball dance floor (literally in its wooden meaning) as well as questioning it, confortable with sparking dance moves as well as pushing instruments and their sound to their ultimate limits.

La Tène's music doesn't alter itself, it is always at the conjuncture between obsessive repetition and fragmented traditional music, hence developing a mineral depth on an obstinate pulse. Where one hears an instrument, its mirror unburdens until the confusion. One lies breathless, only whishing the end becomes an eternal resumption."

A classic white label that has been out-of-print and hard-to-find for many years is now remastered and reissued with an all-new B side from edit maestro Mr. K. The original release is coveted not only for the quality of the edit but also for the beautiful sonics on the vinyl itself. The sound quality of the vintage release has been meticulously recreated on this new edition.

Having remained continuously active since 1971, the Yoruba Singers are the longest-running musical group in Guyana. Emerging from a music scene mostly dominated by slick, commercial entertainment, the Yoruba Singers brought a new dimension to Guyana popular music, cooking up a potent stew of afrocentric vibes, steeped in a committed invocation of the country's African heritage. The Yoruba Singers released several recordings during their imperial period in the nineteen seventies and eighties, but what is broadly regarded as the group's magnum opus is the 1981 album Fighting for Survival. The album sums up the group's first decade of operation, serving up a heavy mix of calypso, jazzy funk, reggae and afrobeat. Initially released on the short-lived Interculture label and later reissued on a Guyana-only compact disk, the album has long been more talked about than actually heard. But thanks to Cultures of Soul a new edition is now available in wide release, and with it comes the opportunity to experience some of the deepest grooves the Caribbean has to offer!

Following a sold out run of Salm Vol.1 (released January 2018) Arc Light Editions closes the year with a second volume of Gaelic psalm singing. The recordings documented here are from the same psalm singing sessions as the first, and both together represent a complete collection.
This is music that is transcendent and together, about the individual and the earth, movingly spiritual with or without belief. The sound comes in great waves, swells of sound that break and roll around the space. The texture relies on the individuals: this is group singing where the individual is preserved, elevated, but together.
The recordings of Gaelic Psalm singing presented in the release are among the best ever captured. They document a living tradition, a form of religious singing from the Hebrides in Scotland, which is still practiced in Lewis. In Gaelic psalm singing, a precentor leads, and from here voices follow, moving together in great swells like the murmurations of birds.
These recordings of Gaelic Psalm singing were originally made over two evenings in the Back Free Church on the Isle of Lewis in October 2003. The singing was spontaneous and totally unrehearsed. The recordings are now presented on vinyl for the first time by Arc Light Editions.
A precentor leads off with the first lines of a psalm, and the congregation follows, some faster than others, and each one remains discernible. In his notes to the original release, Calum Martin writes that the form, called precenting (where one person puts out the line and the congregation responds) while not exclusive to Gaelic free church traditions, is in Lewis particularly influenced by the pibroch style of free ornamentation. It's through this, he says, that the distinctive emotional swell of sound emerges. The sound relies on the congregation's individual responses to the melody and the individual precentor's leading. The musical term is free heterophony.
Arc Light Editions has worked directly with DR Macdonald at the Bethesda Hospice and Calum Martin on this release, and we thank them for their time. A portion of the profits from this release go directly to Bethesda Hospice, in accordance with the original release.
Artwork
Single vinyl in kraftliner sleeves printed in white litho. Artwork by Jennifer Lucy Allan, and photography by James Ginzburg.

Alex Dorothée Was Born In Guadaloupe, And Lived Between Paris And His Hometown. He Began His Musical Career As Part Of The Band: The Will Boy, Vautours And Les Junior De Paris. He Has Released 8 Albums And Several Singles. Harmonie Exotic Will Re-propose You The Reissue Of The Album au Krisma Discothèque' Released In The Mid 80s.

DISK is more than pleased to welcome Bambounou on the label!! He sent us 3 or 4 tracks of superior quality: the music on Parametr Pureskja has a strong and original characteristic which fits exactly DISK's style: Crisp beats interlocked in edgy grooves shaping a hypnotising drive with a dark tension. Like a giant clock- work relentlessly pushing for- ward entangling the listeners in its infectious repetition, thrilling their bodies and flooding them with an energetic buzz that seeks to blow up on the dance floor!!

Africa Seven presents A7 Edits. The African reissue and compilation output slides over to the dancefloor with its new edits label, packing both holsters with edits alongside sought after originals, a combination you don't see all that often. The man in charge of the first edition is Stefano Ritteri, who has seen recent releases on Freerange and Congoloid, has DJs like Axel Boman regularly playing his edits and has his own imprint Viaggio set to drop in 2019. Stefano is a producer where sampling is key to his creative process and unreleased edits of African and other worldly delights have made up a lot of his DJ sets of recent.

With the A-side we see Stefano take on Ekambi Brillant's 1976 Nyambe, originally released on BBZ productions and later featuring on our African Funk Experimentals series. Stefano takes the Cameroonian's disco number, extends it, speeds it up and adds a whole lot of dancefloor energy, with a well-constructed break down and party-time drop. Stefano manages to create the perfect dancefloor weapon with this one, maintaining a lot of the original energy and reintroducing it into the 21st century.

On the B-side we have Stefano's interpretation of one of the more psychedelic numbers that we have released on Africa Seven, with Zinabu from Bunzu Soundz, originally featured on their 1976 in demand Afrodisia album. This edit sees the Nigerian psychedelic highlife lift off into space, with trippy sound effects playing on top of chunky sampled drums and a well thought out bass line whilst the guitar solo competes against the vocals for lead position.
A7 Edits offer with this release the opportunity to see how the artist has interpreted two original works on the same record. This being Volume 1, it goes without saying that we have others on the way.

From rocking Bombay to swinging London: what a terrific trip!
In the 60s, young Indians and young Brits struck up an unlikely relationship that resulted in some truly amazing music.
For this generation, culture was currency. Hip young Indians rocked up in London. 'Beat' bands in Bombay belted out versions of the latest rock'n'roll hits. Indian musicians dreamt of making it big in the West, while British bands were eager to explore mystic, exotic India.
Despite their very different upbringings, they revelled in their opposing cultures. Slip Disc is the sound of this cross-continental youth revolution and a long-distance love affair.

2 track Single from Augustus Pablo / Alton Ellis released by Stamma/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Baba Brooks / Patsy Millicent Todd released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Count Ossie Band released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Delano Stewart released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Dennis Alcapone released by Inbidimts/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Earl Flute / Chuckles released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

Synergy in motion, London five-piece Ezra Collective are proving themselves as a harmonious tour de force. Their sound nods respectfully to a classic jazz footprint, celebrating the originators whilst simultaneously carving a path solely their own. Ezra

Collective marry the delicate technicalities of jazz musicianship with afrobeat and hip hop, tied together by a sound that's unmistakably London. Their live show is one of dynamic union; the strength of their partnership shines in performances that are commanding yet sensitive, soulful and pertinently groove-laced.

Following a joyous and stunningly cohesive show in May 2016, Boiler Room rightly labelled the group as 'pioneering the new-wave of U.K. jazz'. As the genre enjoys a new lease of life that is gaining momentum across the country, Ezra Collective are adding their own fresh and imaginative face to a style that continues to be 'as entertaining as it is educational' (Trench).

In a year that saw them sell out legendary London venue Ronnie Scott's not once but twice, 2017 also bought with it the release of their genre-bending second EP, Juan Pablo: The Philosopher . After Ezra Collective took the EP on a successful tour across the U.K and Europe and completely sold out of the vinyl, Juan Pablo: The Philosopher went on to win the accolade of Best Jazz Album at Gilles Peterson's esteemed Worldwide Awards Jan 2018

2 track Single from George Beaufort / Twelve Tribes Of Israel Band released by Orthodox Muzik/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Joe Higgs / The Conquerors released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Keith Hudson / Earl Flute & Horace Andy released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Keith Hudson / Horace Andy & Earl Flute released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Ken Boothe / Earl Bailey released by Inbidimts/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Patsy Millicent Todd released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers / Tommy McCook released by Studio One/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Afrotones / Lynn Taitt & The Jets released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Conquerors released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Gaylads released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Minstrells / The Hamlins released by Studio One/Dub Store Records

Die sechste Veröffentlichung in der Limited Dance Edition Serie präsentiert die allererste 12" Maxi Single von Anthony Emrold Phillip, besser bekannt als "Bro. Valentino". Die A-Seite 'Stay Up Zimbabwe' ist eine legendäre Shango / Orisha / Calypso Melodie aus dem Jahr 1979, die in die Karnevalszeit in Trinidad und Tobago eingedrungen ist. Bro. Valentino betäubte die Welt erneut mit 'Ah Wo (Band New Revolution)', ein Jahr später mit einer Melodie, die sich für die neue Stimmung der Inseln und den neuen Ruhm der Karibik einsetzte, die zweifellos von der grenadischen Revolution ein Jahr zuvor abgelehnt wurde. Diese erfrischenden karibischen Calypso Afro-Tunes, werden in einem wunderschönen Siebdruckcover und türkisfarbenem limitiertem Vinyl geliefert.

Very Limited Bonus 7' (100 Copies Only). Comes In A Plain White Paper Sleeve. 2 Extra Tracks From First New Album In 15 Years. Original Compositions. Features Diverse Facets Of Mergia's Performances. This Bonus 7' Of Extra Tracks Are A Sonic Complement To Hailu Mergia's New Album. Where The Album Scales Angular Heights Between Modern Jazz And Ethiopian Harmonies, These Two Tracks Explore The Heavier Side Of Mergia's Trio Work With Drummer Tony Buck And Bassist Mike Majkowski. The Band Has Toured The World Together Over The Last Few Years Following Mergia's Reissuing Some Of His Classic Recordings Via Awesome Tapes From Africa.

Silk Road Assassins, a trio consisting of Tom E Vercetti, Chemist and Lovedr0id, return to Planet Mu with their debut full-length 'State Of Ruin' two years after their first EP 'Reflection Spaces'.

The trio recorded over two years, working together to start with, then across different studios and via the internet when their lives became more separated. They also finessed the album at Abbey Road studios, making use of some short time to add in extra layers.

The three producers day jobs are in production music, music designed and created specifically for film and games, and this album uses these skills to explore the musical forms that they love. The album explores how trap and grime's minimalist form can be built and curved into musical architecture: elegant, opaque and layered, turning the sound into lush, melodic world-building.

The work gone into the album is revealed on repeated listens, every sound on this record feels built to sit within it's delicate ecosystem. The fundamentals of the music are given their own sense of purpose: hand claps spray, bells tumble, guitars splinter and lush melodies waft over and fill the track's spaces like light, glinting across snapping, crisp rhythms and deep bass tones.

Wan Chai Records is a Hong Kong based label, specialized in rare Asian records and quality reissues.
For their third release, after a few years of hard diggin and historical researches, they went deeper with HONG KONG SCORE, introspection into the music of the Chinese's Cinema industry. A selection of tracks from Hong-Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, specially produced for movies and illustrations.
The result is a compilation of 12 totally unknown gems sung mostly in Mandarin and Cantonese, from real deep instrumentals, Hip-Hop breaks, Ethio style crazy drums, to heavy Bass in the Alain Goraguer' style. This is an amazing introduction to 60's and 70's Chinese music, an inspiration for beatmakers, a must have for novices or Asian vintage music lovers.

14 tracks from 1963 to 1983 of South-American female singers.

1973, Medellin, Colombia
The well-known ornithologist Tom Stakhanov, traveling in the South-America for bird watching, including chicks, fall in love with cumbia music and, to be more specific, with the female singers. He starts to dig for South-American music records to remember the mood when he wil have to come back to Paris.
Back home, a night in a famous tiki bar in the French capital, Cedrico AKA « The Manager » introduces him to the no less famous The Loire Valley Calypsos, a band very enthusiastic about exotic music. After drinking « chartreuse » and « crémant », becoming friends, they convince themselves that it is highly important to make cumbia female singers great again.

Compiled by Tom Stakhanov and MaAuLa Records // Mastered by Thibaut Kret // Artwork by Antoine Gadiou