A foundation of hip hop featuring‘Apache’, Kool Herc’s ‘national anthemof hip hop’. Sampled by Nas,Kanye West, Sugarhill Gang, Jay-Z,Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow to name a few.
Dripping with groove and swagger, this album skates between jazz-funk, cosmic disco radiance, beat-laden slow-jams and conscious psychedelic soul.Having...
Classic Jazz / Jazz-funk album from '75, reissued on Mr Bongo, originally on Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant.George Benson on guitar credited as 'Compliments...
SOYUZ stole our hearts back in 2022 when we released their album Force Of The Wind to critical acclaim. Here we proudly present the predecessor to that...
Led by Chucho Valdes, son of Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdes, the band would go on to become of the most influential and successful groups emanating...
Record label boss, producer / DJ, and revered collector Marc Davis returns to his Chi-Talo series with the much-anticipated second volume. A concept of...
Super funky soul jazz from guitarist O'Donel Levy. In a Phil Upchurch, Boogaloo Joe Jones and Grant Green vibe. Includes the jazz dance Dingwalls classic...
It comes courtesy of one of Cuba's most influential acts, Grupo Irakere. Founded in 1973 by Chucho Valdes (son of the Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo...
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 6 presents recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago,...
É Soul Cultura Vol. 1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the rise and the dance floors swelled again. For...
The popularity of Brazilian music from the 60s, 70s and 80s has experienced quite the renaissance; artists such as Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Arthur Verocai,...
Formed in Rio de Janeiro in 1969, Módulo 1000 honed their craft as the house band in clubs and resorts in São Paulo where they predominantly covered...
For this offering, originally released in 1972 on Toshiba Records, Akira Ishikawa takes us on a deep tripped-out journey. 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' is a...
Louder Than War emphatically stated, "It's impossible not to like The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1.", with Gigwise echoing that praise "slickly compelling...
'Warm' is UK street-soul / electronic boogie at its finest. An infectious groove that features an amazing vocal performance invites you to fall in love....
With some of the best DJs and selectors there is a certain mysterious sound or underlying feeling which unites the music they play, regardless of genre,...
An all-time Hip Hop classic, critically acclaimed, and one of the best albums of the genre.A production masterclass from Large Professor, and the debut...
Phat Kev might well be best known for his breakthrough mix album Brazilianbeats 'n Pieces, which dropped on Mr Bongo in 2007. He's a true-skool hip hop...
DEEP JAZZ on MR BONGOSThe Brkn Record is a new project led and produced by Jake Ferguson, the co-founder and bass player for the UK's foundational deep...
Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel's 'The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1' takes its inspiration from classic soundtrack and cinematic composers such as Axelrod,...
Superb, widescreen, cinematic funk and 70s library music vibes from Oz band The Pro-Teens! Features members of Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo and highly...
**One of the rarest releases on the Som Livre label!**
Mr Bongo reissue this obscure and undeniably sun-drenched, laid-back boogie groove with AOR touches...
Wild, psychedelic, cinematic funk vibes from the huge talent, Sven Wunder! Huge recommendation for the psych and prog enthusiasts; folk or jazz aficionados...
**Official half-speed mastered re-issue of British trumpeter and bandleader Ian Carr's iconic jazz-fusion-rock hybrid 'Belladonna' from 1972**
Originally...
Wild, psychedelic, middle eastern-style, cinematic funk vibes from the hotly-tipped Sven Wunder! Very limited 45 release from Mr Bongo - check the breaks!
Wild, psychedelic, middle eastern-style, cinematic funk vibes from the hotly-tipped Sven Wunder! Very limited 45 release from Mr Bongo - check the breaks!
It's the bomb - don't miss this chance to only one of the finest and rarest Japanese-only-released albums ever!
Dee Dee Bridgewater's 1974 album ‘Afro...
'Visions' is a new collaborative album from BADBADNOTGOOD co-founders, Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty. Conceptually the album is a canvas for a combination...
Mr Bongo reissued 'Omo Lewa' by Nigerian born band leader and multi- instrumentalist Peter King came into the world in 1976. From start to finish, King...
The second full-length LP from Jungle Brown, ‘Full Circle’, drops via Mr Bongo and features collaborations with Sampa The Great, Fliptrix (High Focus)...
Essential reissue from Mr Bongo!!!!
A post-Tropicalia masterpiece from one of the movements key figures and true legends of Brazilian music, Gal Costa....
Vinyl now in stock! The first instalment in Mr Bongo's 'Record Club' series selects the label's recent discoveries and sought-after obscurities that...
SO SOULFUL TWO-STEP BOMB!!!!40 year anniversary release of this in demand modern soul masterpiece. For their forth vinyl outing, Selector Series dig into...
This is the new compilation by TSTD/DJ Supermarkt with Soul/Funk Coverversions of Westcoast/AOR/Yachtpop gems!TSTD returns with another trip into the musical...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£32
7" Boxset
The second volume in a series of Brazilian 45 boxsets, curated with beats & love...
New classic black vinyl pressing
More classic Reggae from Jamaica's most important label ever .
Studio One Soul tracks the link between American Funk...
SUPER RARE BOOGIE FUNK SOULFUL UPLIFTING MASTERPIECE!Hand Numbered. Only once before on 7" in 1979. Extremely rare now with originals have a collectors...
Unbelieveable - Ghost Town on a home organ w/drum machine! KILLER!10"
RSD Exclusive 10" Black Vinyl featuring two previously unreleased home demos of...
"Steve Reid played with Sun Ra, knew Coltrane, played at Motown. I mean this is a guy who at 19 was playing drums with Fela Kuti in Africa. He is a musical...
Born in Barbados in 1953, reggae guitarist Dennis Bovell (aka Blackbeard) was one of the key figures on the London reggae scene of the late '70s and early...
JVC FORCE STRONG ISLAND SAMPLE - The ultimate soul break!! What a tune!Tom Moulton in the Mix!
The triple threat production force of Holland-Dozier-Holland...
BOOGIE FUNK CLASSIC! AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
Hand Numbered. There are two versions of an iconic 'rare groove' track back to back. The first is a reissue of...
MODERN SOUL SEMINAL TUNE! AWESOME! AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
DYNAMITE CUTS and its series of amazing 45s have unleashed another Gem for RSD. This Rare groove...
Through the combination of Pike’s vibes and Volker Kriegel’s exploratory electric, acoustic guitar and sitar stylings, The Dave Pike Set was a visionary...
• AAA Transfers from analogue mastertapes
• Audiophile-grade vinyl – single one-off batch limited-edition pressing
• New artwork authentically recreated on heavyweight gloss sleeves
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy award winning engineer, Sean Magee
• Manufactured at Pallas Group GmbH, Germany
• Metallic hype sticker
Trouble, Heartaches And Sadness (The Lost Fame Sessions Masters) features twelve previously unreleased tracks from Candi Staton’s incredible recording...
In 1971, following his tenure with Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention, George Duke took Joe Zawinul’s seat with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. During...
• First ever release on 7” 45 single
• AAA Transfers from analogue mastertapes
• Audiophile-grade vinyl – single one-off batch limited-edition pressing
• New artwork authentically recreated on heavyweight gloss sleeves
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy award winning engineer, Sean Magee
• Manufactured at Pallas Group GmbH, Germany
• Metallic hype sticker
LP (Yellow) + mp3s
1000 pressed on Yellow vinyl & DL card. Last released on vinyl in 1981. Long lost and simply breath taking live Ubu classic culled...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£22
1xLP (inc. slipmat)Daptone is proud to present Penrose Records - Showcase Vol. I. 14 sides...
**Reissue of this killer funky, 1978, spiritual jazz session from Strata-East legend, Shamek Farrah!**
A funky, spiritual Afro-Latin Soul mix with the...
RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12
£31
2LP (coloured) + mp3s
This is the third set in our Soul Slabs sets, which compiles tracks...
BBE's J-Jazz compilation series continues and focuses on some of the most creative, inspired and sought-after jazz recorded in Japan during a golden period...
Studio One Ska Fire Box Set, a limited-edition one-off pressing exclusive collectors seven-inch box set featuring 10 amazing and super-rare Studio One...
"The debut album by Emma-Jean Thackray feels exactly like the sort of thing we’ve been longing for over the last 12 months: a transcendent, human, shared...