Strange Breaks & Mr Thing ...
Various Artists
BBE BBE135CLP

Part II - Classic BBE comp back in as part of their 20th anniversary. 18 track in all...Full of goodies!

• Frank Pleyer Big Band - Sally
• Dick Walter - Spooky Doo
• Jake Wade & The Soul Seachers - Searching For Soul (Part I)
• Art & Ron - Can't Stop Talkin'
• Kalyanji Anandji - Back Ground Music
• Johnny Griffith Inc - Love Is Just A Word
• Roy Head - She's About A Mover
• Ruby Andrews - You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)

Love Songs Vol.2
Yishak Banjaw
Teranga Beat TBLP021

Back in....Yishak, composer and keyboard player from Addis Ababa known to his country for his innovative compositions and unique sound. His ability to transform traditional Ethiopian songs into spacey Minimal-Wave gems creates an ultra hypnotic and psychedelic atmosphere. A genuine talent who carried the long tradition of Ethiopia into another level...

• Libey Ma'aduley
• Ageren Ayehuwa
• Fikrehoy Temekeri
• Segno Sra Allebign
• Ayine Yisasaleshal

We Got It From Here... Thank Y...
A Tribe Called Quest 2LP
Sony 88985377871

Limited vinyl copies of the new Tribe LP - they seem to be coming in a few at a time...

• The Space Program
• We The People...
• Whateva Will Be
• Solid Wall Of Sound
• Dis Generation
• Kids...
• Melatonin
• Enough!!
• Mobius
• Black Spasmodic
• The Killing Season
• Lost Somebody
• Movin Backwards
• Conrad Tokyo
• Ego
• The Donald

Afro Beat Airways
Various Artists
Analog Africa AALP068

16 Track Double LP, 1st 5 clips only.

• Uppers International - Dankasa
• Apagya Show Band - Ma Nserew Me
• K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas - Me Yee Owu Den
• Marijata - Break Through
• Ebo Taylor & The Sweet Beans - Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara

Ghana Soundz 2LP
Various
Soundway SNDWLP001

Repress of this now classic Soundway comp - Essential

• Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie
• Marijata - Mother Africa
• Ebo Taylor - Heaven
• Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs - Simigwado
• The Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa
• The Ogyatanaa Show Ban - Ageisheka
• K. Frimpong - Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
• The Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse
• African Brothers Int. Band - Self Reliance
• Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow
• Alex Konadu - W'awu Do Ho No

Afro Disco Beat (Disco Afro Re...
Tony Allen & Africa 70
Comet COMET080

Back in,...Tony Allen classic from his Progress 1977 LP - Remastered for this 12" - with 2 interesting remixes by Africaine 808 & Mexican Institute of Sound - forward.

• Afro Disco Beat
• Afro Disco Beat (Africaine 808 Rework)
• African Message (Mexican Institute Of Sound Rework)

Cymande
Cymande
Alaska / Janus CYM001

Official gatefold vinyl reissue of this legendary and highly influential 1972 LP - soul funk afro fusion, classic and timeless - essential! The main cuts, extra deepness in "Dove" , loft classic / classically edited by Krivit "Bra" and you might recognise the Biz Markie samples in "the Message"

• Zion I
• One More
• Getting It Back
• Listen
• Rickshaw
• Dove
• Bra
• The Message
• Ras Tafarian Folk Song

Extend The Knowledge
Marc Mac
Omniverse Records OMNIVLP02

Limited edition vinyl versions of the celebrated cd series......Produced by Marc Mac Marking the 10th anniversary of this series of 'mixtape style', revolutionary and thought provoking albums, here "Extend The Knowledge"

• Better City
• Rosa Rosa
• If I Never Get Over
• Colourful Administration
• The Carpool

Black Pepper
Yoruba Singers
Left Ear Records LER1006

Back in...Black Pepper from Guyanese artists Yoruba Singers. Amazing 1984 version of a track of the same name released in 1975. Super rare original 12" reissued for the first time by Left Ear Records. During a hiatus from Guyana, it was studio sessions in New York that saw them experiment with electronics. Deeper dancefloor tropics .Flip for a club ready version by Japanese cosmic-edit wizard Mori-Ra.

• Black Pepper
• Black Pepper (Mori Ra Edit)

Beginning Of The End
Beginning Of The End
Alston ALSTON4403

Official Reissue of this often bootlegged 1976 LP from Nassau's Munnings brothers aka Beginning Of The End their second LP (with 1971's infamous "Funky Nassau" preceding it) a mixture of tough funk rhythms, Bahamian soul and flourishes of jazz and rock

• Super Woman
• Trip to Nowhere
• Jamaica
• I've Got the News
• Falling Apart At the Seams
• That's What I Get
• Bluestrain
• Jump in the Water
• Bahamian Boogie

Licensed To Ill 30th Anniversa...
Beastie Boys
Columbia C40238

30th Anniversary edition of this classic Hip Hop LP...Selected clips only.

• The New Style
• She's Crafty
• (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
• No Sleep Till Brooklyn
• Hold It Now, Hit It
• Brass Monkey
• Time To Get Ill

Life Stories
Ebo Taylor
Strut STRUT072LP

Repress of this great 2011 compilation of Ebo Taylor's work - a definitive compilation of his seminal 1970s recordings after studying in London alongside musicians like Fela he began incorporating jazz elements into traditional highlife forms and was prolific on his return to Ghana.. Essential package!

• Ebo Taylor - Heaven
• Ebo Taylor - Atwer Abroba
• Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu - What Is Life?
• The Apagya Showband - Tamfo Nyi Ekyir
• Ebo Taylor - Peace On Earth
• Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu - Victory
• Asaase Ase - Ohiani Sua Efir
• Ebo Taylor - Aba Yaa
• Ebo Taylor - Ohye Atar Gyan
• Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu - Love And Death
• Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans - Egya Edu
• Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor - Ene Nyame 'A' Mensuro

Love & Death
Ebo Taylor
Strut STRUT073LP

Repress of this much in demand 2010 LP - Strut linked up Ebo Taylor, for his first ever internationally released studio album. Tracks include new versions of Taylor classics Victory and Love And Death plus a selection of new compositions including Kwame, celebrating Ghana's late, lamented leader Kwame Nkrumah.

• Nga Nga
• African Woman
• Love And Death
• Victory (Instrumental)
• Mizin
• Kwame (Instrumental)
• Aborekyair Aba
• Obra

...Space ...Rapture
Potter & Tillman
High Jazz HJLP002

Limited edition Reissue (500) of this soul/jazz-funk fusion album originally released in 1982 on Poet Records. Wonderful and sought-after album is a unique creative project produced and composed by David Eric Tillman including outstanding performances by some of the highest-level musicians whose common thread was their ability to kill up tempo and modal bop and excel in this jazz-funk/fusion style

• ...Space ...Rapture
• Love Is How
• Out West
• New Anniversary Waltz
• It Must Be ESP
• Time Is Love
• I Witness News
• (Sing) A Simple Song Of Praise

Mind Twister
The Apples
Odion ODILIV3LP

Odion Livingstone present another killer reissue from the Nigerian archives, the essential Afro-funk LP rarity ‘Mind Twister’. As part of the St Gregory’s student band scene in Lagos during the late ‘70s alongside Ofege, Grotto and more, Apples were picked up and produced by legendary EMI Nigeria producer Odion Iruoje who added overdubs to the album at Abbey Road in London with Curved Air keyboardist Francis Monkman. Heavy afro funk with 70's rock and disco vibes from their varied influences

• Mother
• Deep Funk
• Try Me
• Lay On The Ground
• Mind Twister
• Don't Drive Me Out
• You
• Time For Me To Go

Ote Maloya: The Birth Of Elect...
Various
Strut STRUT151LP

Strut present a brand new compilation documenting the groundbreaking maloya scene on Réunion Island from the mid-‘70s, as Western instrumentation joined traditional Malagasy, African and Indian acoustic instruments to spark a whole era of new fusions and creativity. Compiled by Réunionese DJ duo La Basse Tropicale, ‘Oté Maloya’ follows up last year’s acclaimed ‘Soul Sok Séga’ release on Strut. A potent fusion of maloya, jazz and psychedelia. 19 Track Double LP (clips for 1st 10 tracks only)

• Cameleon - La Rosee Si Feuilles Songes
• Michou - Maloya Ton Tisane
• Jean Claude Viadere - Moin La Pas Fait Tout Sel
• Daniel Sandie - Defoule 3e Age
• Cormoran Group - P'tit Femme Mon Gate
• Marie Helen Et Ses Creol's - Sega Le Sport
• Francoise Guimbert - Tantine Zaza
• Vivi - Toe Meme Maloya
• Pierrot Vidot - Commandeur
• Herve Imare - Mele-Mele Pas Toue P'tit Pierre

At Last...
Grotto
Odion Livingstone ODILIV2LP

Rare gem from the Nigerian archives, Grotto’s lost Afro-rock classic from 1977. A heavyweight trip, drifting from psychedelic workouts to crunching breaks and funkier directions. They were part of the scene out of “Greg’s” (St Gregory’s college in Ikoyi, Lagos), like Apples. "We played a rock/funk fusion. We were probably aged 15, 16 or thereabouts and we were heavily into music; we listened to Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and lots of rock bands,” explains lead guitarist Soga Benson.

• Come Along With Me
• Bad Times
• Funk From Mother
• Grottic Depression (2)
• Grottic Depression (1)
• Change Of Tide
• Doomed

The Lago Years
Jah Wobble
Emotional Rescue ERC035

Emotional Rescue know a talented auteur when they hear one, and in the case of Wobble they've chosen to shed light on one of his less well documented phases, when he started his own label called Lago. Drawing on recordings made between 1981 and 1985, The Lago Years is a captivating listen that touches on post punk and no wave all the way through to dreamy psychedelia and the kind of world music Wobble would become so well known for later on in his career

• Invaders Of The Heart (Decadent Disco Mix)
• A Long, Long Way
• Blowout
• East
• Voodoo
• Nocturnal
• Blowout (Instrumental)
• Fading

Live 'N' Well
Bert Myrick
BBE BBE418ALP

Rescued from relative obscurity by DJ Amir’s 180 Proof Records, BBE presentS a gem from the tiny influential catalogue of Strata Records. Preceding New York’s Strata East, Detroit’s original Strata label issued only a handful of underground titles in the early 70’s, making it a ‘holy grail’ imprint among jazz lovers and record collectors the world over. Best known for the iconic 14 minute epic “Scorpio’s Child” (composed by Strata owner Kenny Cox), ‘Live ‘n Well’ captures tour de force performances from a collection of Detroit’s finest musicians, destined to go their separate ways soon after the recording was completed.

• Sevenths
• Scorpio's Child
• Paramour
• The Latin Bit

John Armstrong Presents Afrobe...
Various
BBE BBE411CLP

John Armstrong's new compilation Afrobeat Brasil features 14 blazing tracks from 2011 to 2017 that nod towards Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali and beyond – with feet firmly in Brazil.

• Andre Abujamra - Origem
• BNegao & Os Seletores De Frequencia - Bass Do Tambo
• Camarao Orkestra - Afoxe
• Bixiga 70 - 5 Esquinas
• Thiago Franca - Etiopia
• Tassia Reis - Desapegada
• Rodrigo Campos - Sou De Salvador
• Andre Sampaiao & Os Afromandinga - Wababa
• Trabalhos Espaciais Manuais - Farofa De Banana
• Lucas Santtana - Musico
• IFA - Salva Do
• Otto Nasca - Democracia
• Ellen Oleria - Afrofuturo (Remix)