Antibalas — Liberation Afro Beat Vol. 1
Date: January 16, 2001 Release: Ninja Tune #56 Cover Art: view / download Buy the Album Like America itself, Antibalas (Spanish for “Bulletproof” or “Anti-bullets”) is a vast and multi-ethnic...
View ArticleVarious Artists — Nigeria 70: The Definitive Story of 1970s Funky Lagos
Date: 2001(release) Release: Strut #013 Cover Art: view / download Buy the Album Today I went back to the Amoeba Music store in Hollywood and gushed my gratitude to Lance the clerk for strongly...
View ArticleOgada, Ayub — En Mana Kuoyo
Date: March, 1993 Release: CAROL 2335-2 Cover Art: view / download Buy the Album When Peter Gabriel started the Real World recording label in the late ’80s, he created an important new outlet for the...
View ArticleAstatke, Mulatu — Ethiopiques Volume 4: Ethio Jazz et Musique
Date: 1998Release: BUDA MUSIQUE #829642Cover Art: view / downloadBuy the Album Musically trained in London and schooled in the club scene of mid-’60s New York, Mulatu Astatke stands as the exceptional...
View ArticleVarious Artists — Ouelele: Another Collection of Modern Afro Rhythms
Date: 1999Release: COMET RECORDS 009Cover Art: view / downloadBuy the Album The Funk goes native on this heavy back-to-Africa collection of rare Afro-grooves from around the globe. Ouelele is an...
View ArticleSanders, Pharoah — Wisdom Through Music
Date: 1972 Release: Impulse #9233 (lp) Cover Art: view / download Buy the Album Living up to the promise of its title, Pharoah Sanders‘ Wisdom Through Music delivers just that. Although he made a name...
View ArticleMasekela, Hugh — Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz
Date: July 1973 ( recording)Release: Blue Thumb #BTS62Cover Art: view / downloadBuy the Album Born and raised in the hell of South African apartheid, Hugh Masekela triumphed over oppression by...
View ArticleAstatke, Mulatu and The Heliocentrics — Inspiration Information Volume 3
Date: 2009 Release: STRUT Cover Art: view / download Buy the Album If the name sounds familiar, it may be because Astatke was heavily featured on the Ethiopiques album series (Volume IV is always on...
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