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    WAMONO A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980Various Artists

    180g
    • Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze
    • 1. Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
    • 2. Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
    • 3. Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
    • 4. Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
    • 5. Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
    • 6. Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
    • 7. Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
    • 8. Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
    • 9. Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
    • 10. Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze

    An essential primer for those with an interest in Japanese popular music culture and, specifically, the 'Wamono' sound - the cream of the Japanese funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the decades since the end of the 60s in Japan. A exemplary selection by Japanese super diggers and Wamono specialists DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam!

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                                                  Roscoe WeathersI'll RememberJazzman
                                                  Roscoe Weathers is a jazzman who earned his chops the hard way, a sideman in smoky clubs from Memphis to Seattle, before finally settling in LA. He recorded...
                                                  • – Poem For Anna
                                                  • – Penny Whistle Montuna
                                                  • – Yours Alone
                                                  • – Afro Latin Junto II
                                                  • – Root Flute
                                                  • – Blue Flute
                                                  • – The Bob White Bird
                                                  • – Echoes
                                                  • – Dandelion Wine
                                                  • – Blue Cha Cha
                                                  • – I'll Remember Clover
                                                  SEED EnsembleDriftglassJazz Re:freshed
                                                  Emerging London-based collective SEED Ensemble, fronted by Nerija and Kokoroko's alto saxophonist, Cassie Kinoshi. The ten piece band combine jazz with...
                                                  • – The Darkies
                                                  • – Afronaut (feat. XANA)
                                                  • – Stargaze #1: KATIN
                                                  • – The Dream Keeper (feat. Cherise Adams-Burnett)
                                                  • – WAKE (For Grenfell)
                                                  • – Stargaze #2: LAU
                                                  • – Mirrors
                                                  • – Interplanetary Migration (feat. Mr Ekow)
                                                  Enrique Rodriguez and The Negra Chiway BandFase LiminalSoul Jazz Records
                                                  Powerful new spiritual jazz from Chile on Soul Jazz Records! This album comes as a very limited one-off unique pressing of 1000-edition vinyl, limited...
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Dónde ?
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Descenso
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Vindakalla-Welukan (Autoconfrontación)
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – No Quiero Seguir Así
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Acabar de Conocerse
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Paso Firme
                                                  • Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Dónde ? (Alternate Take)
                                                  • 1. Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Dónde ?
                                                  • 2. Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Descenso
                                                  • 3. Enrique Rodriquez and The Negra Chiway Band – Vindakalla-Welukan (Autoconfrontación)
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                                                  More Ethiopian Soul and Groove: Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol. 3Heavenly Sweetness
                                                  A few years ago the world discovered a unique sound coming from the distant Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The emotional blow was only matched by the...
                                                  • Girma Beyene – Ene negn bay manesh
                                                  • Seyoum Gebreyes and Wallias Band – Metch ene terf feleghu
                                                  • Hirut Beqele – Ewnetegna feqer
                                                  • Samuel Belay – Qeresh endewaza
                                                  • Girma Beyene – Yebeqagnal
                                                  • Mahmod Ahmed – Lomiwen Teqebeletch
                                                  • Muluqen Mellesse – Djemeregne
                                                  • Asselefetch Ashine and Getenesh Kebret – Metche new
                                                  • Getatchew Mekurya – Gedamay
                                                  • 1. Girma Beyene – Ene negn bay manesh
                                                  • 2. Seyoum Gebreyes and Wallias Band – Metch ene terf feleghu
                                                  • 3. Hirut Beqele – Ewnetegna feqer
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                                                  Linval ThompsonWorkingBlack Roots
                                                  Unreleased 80s roots dubplate from producer & singer Linval Thompson, ruff soundbizness!
                                                  • – Working
                                                  • – Working (Version)
                                                  The Shaolin AfronautsFlight Of The AncientsFreestyle Records
                                                  **Repress of this awesome Afrobeat/ethio-jazz album from 2011!** Heavily inspired by the sounds of 1970's West Africa, Ethiopia and the pioneering avant-garde...
                                                  • – Journey Through Time
                                                  • – Rise With The Blind
                                                  • – Flight Of The Ancients
                                                  • – Shaolin Theme
                                                  • – Kilimanjaro
                                                  • – Shira
                                                  • – The Quiet Lion
                                                  • – The Scarab
                                                  MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 3Melody As Truth
                                                  Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two lengthly album tracks that explore deep space ambience and droning, electronic...
                                                  • – Crushing Indifference
                                                  • – An Inn For Those Not Permitted
                                                  Fela KutiLive with Ginger Baker (50th Anniversary Expanded Reissue)Knitting Factory
                                                  It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa '70 and...
                                                  • – Let’s Start
                                                  • – Black Man's Cry
                                                  • – Ye Ye De Smell
                                                  • – Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)
                                                  • – Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo, Pt. 2 (Live at Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978)
                                                  Nat Birchall meets Al BreadwinnerUpright LivingTradition Disc
                                                  Anticipated follow-up to Nat Birchall meets Al Breadwinner's stunning 'Sounds Almighty'! Another KILLER deep, roots rock reggae instrumental album, again...
                                                  • – Man From Jones Town
                                                  • – Dub From Manchester
                                                  • – Upright Living
                                                  • – Upfull Dubbing
                                                  • – Mystical Dawn
                                                  • – Wise Man Style/Dub Of The Prophet
                                                  • – African Village Dance
                                                  • – Village Dub
                                                  • – Tribute To The Great Tommy McCook
                                                  Turn It Loose, Ain’t No Good: Savoy Gospel 1970-1979Honest Jon's
                                                  **Co-curated by Greg Belson! An extensive, sumptuous survey of surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all, Savoy. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find...
                                                  • – The Artistic Sounds - Give It Up
                                                  • – The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD - I'll Be Satisfied
                                                  • – The Swan Silvertones - Trust In God
                                                  • – Gene Martin - A Little Bit Of Faith
                                                  • – Myrna Summers - Have A Talk With God
                                                  • – James Cleveland And The Southern California Community Choir - I Want To Thank You Master
                                                  • – Betty Hollins - What A Time (When All God's Children Get Together)
                                                  • – The Metro Tones - Get Together
                                                  • – The World Wonders - He Made A Way
                                                  • – The Brooklyn Skyways - Dark Clouds
                                                  • – Sister Ida Maxey - Do Lord
                                                  • – The Thornes Trio - You Don't Love God
                                                  • 1. – The Artistic Sounds - Give It Up
                                                  • 2. – The Holy Lights of Baltimore, MD - I'll Be Satisfied
                                                  • 3. – The Swan Silvertones - Trust In God
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                                                  MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 2Melody As Truth
                                                  Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two tracks of deep space ambience and cascading, electronic explorations spanning...
                                                  • – The Perishable Imagination
                                                  • – Maybe This Is Something You Should Think About