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Boogie Breakdown: South African Synth Disco 1980-1984

Various Artists
Genres: Afro, Afro Disco, Afro Funk, Boogie, Disco, Funk, Jazz Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 2 x LP

True to form, Boston-based label Cultures of Soul is set to release a compilation of obscure disco from a far-flung corner of the world. After forays into India and...
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- £21.99
Diablos Del Ritmo - The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 Part 2

Various Artists
Genres: Latin, Latin Soul, Salsa, Tropical, World – Format: 2 x LP

This collection showcases the colourful diversity of the music from Colombia, a country where the tropical sounds of Puya, Porro, Gaita, Cumbiambe, Mapelé, C...
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- £17.99
Riot!

Joe Bataan
Genres: Latin, Latin Jazz, Tropical – Format: LP

A brilliant Latin-soul / boogaloo album from Joe Bataan, and the biggest selling Latin LP of 1968, so it obviously needs checking out. There are some real winners h...
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- £14.99
Make It Fast Make It Slow

ROB
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Soundway surpass themselves again with this wonderful reissue from the Ghanaian artist Rob, who released two albums back in 1977 for the West African Essiebons labe...
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- £12.99
Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s

Various Artists
Genres: Afro, Afro Disco, Afro Rock, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 3 x LP

Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s is a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over...
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- £23.99
Sipote / Suite

Louis Xavier
Genres: Funk, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Spiritual Jazz, Tropical – Format: 7 inch

Awesome tropical jazz that packs a punch! Incredibly rare 45 reissued for the first time.
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- £4.99
Bad Breath

Bobby Valentin
Genres: Latin, Latin Jazz, Latin Soul, Salsa, Tropical – Format: LP

Great Boogaloo reissue LP
- £15.99
Perico / Carnaval

Orquesta El Macabeo / Bio Ritmo
Genres: Latin, Tropical – Format: 7 inch

Contemporary covers of Puerto Rican classics, Vampi Soul have curated something very special right here. "Perico" (which translates to parakeet) has been a standard...
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- £6.99
Movin' On

Witch
Genres: 80's Soul, Afro, Afro Disco, Disco, Modern Soul – Format: LP

Early 80’s rarity 'Movin’ On' by Zambian band Witch finally gets a repress on Invisible City Editions!
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- £17.99
Jukebox Mambo Vol. 2

Various Artists
Genres: Calypso, Jukebox RnB, Jump Blues, Latin, Tropical – Format: CD

Long awaited follow up to the original game-changing Jukebox Mambo set of sweltering rumba accented Rhythm & Blues.
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- £6.99
Jukebox Mambo Vol. 2

Various Artists
Genres: Calypso, Jukebox RnB, Jump Blues, Latin, Tropical – Format: 2 x LP

Long awaited follow up to the original game-changing Jukebox Mambo set of sweltering rumba accented Rhythm & Blues.
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- £14.99
Ndikho Xaba and the Natives

Ndikho Xaba and the Natives
Genres: Afro, Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Awesome spiritual Afro Jazz rarity presented in 180g vinyl gatefold with printed inner sleeve containing new sleeve notes and recollections together with unse...
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- £24.99
I Jool Omo

Ginger Johnson And His African Messengers
Genres: Afro, Afro Rock, Funk, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Soul Funk, Soul Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Tough afro jazz rhythms from very rare LP! Great release on 45!
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- £5.99
Estrelando Embaixador

Tribo Massahi
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: LP

This obscure gem has been posted on a great many blogs over the last several years. Though seemingly much loved, details about the album or its creators still remai...
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- £16.99
Dans Le Tchink Systeme

Stanislas Tohon
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Incredible Afro-funk gem with wild electronics reminiscent of William Onyebor! So many good tracks! Recommended!
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- £17.99
Francis the Great

Francis the Great
Genres: Afro, Afro Disco, Afro Funk, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Top drawer Afro funk from France, main tune being the long jam 'Look Up In the Sky' - with vocals by Francis - a 7 year old boy! Love it!
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- £17.99
An Exploration into the Exotic World of Taboo Vol. 1

Various Artists
Genres: Calypso, Exotica, Instrumental, Jukebox RnB, Latin, Oddities, Tittyshakers, Tropical – Format: 10 inch

Stag-O-Lee presents a new series called Journey To The Centre Of The Song, celebrating one song at a ...
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- £13.99
Arabica

Tala A.M.
Genres: Afro, Afro Disco, Afro Funk, Funk, Jazz Funk, Tropical, World – Format: LP

André-Marie Tala is one of the father figures of African music. Born in the western Provence of Bandjoun, Cameroon, his early years were plagued with tragedy...
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- £15.99
African Party

Ginger Johnson And His African Messengers
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Freestyle Records is incredibly proud to reissue the music of Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers. Its bedrock of A...
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- £18.99
Amara Toure Singles Collection 1973-1976

Amara Toure
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 2 x LP

Analog Africa release a compilation by Amara Toure, the enigmatic Afro-Cuban musician from Guinea-Conakry, showcasing all of the 10 songs he ever

It took on...
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- £24.99
Ritual

Nico Gomez and His Afro Percussion Inc
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Soul Funk, Soul Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: LP

Thoroughly recommended Afro-Latin-Funk LP from Europe that's worth it for Lupita alone but what makes this album special is that one-track wonder it is not! Chock f...
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- £16.99
Swinga Sambaby

Trio Mocoto/Tenorio Jr
Genres: Brazilian, Jazz Funk, Latin, Soul Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Trio Mocoto were highly influential in the samba rock scene in Brazil. They are most famous for being Jorge Ben's backing band, particularly o...
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- £6.99
Invisible Joy

Polyversal Souls (Poets of Rhythm)
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Jazz, Soul Funk, Soul Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: 2 x LP

With their debut "Invisible Joy" the Polyversal Souls are ready to take off. Produced at the Berlin based Ru-Ting Clan Sound Lab by Max Weissenfeldt (Whitefield Bro...
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- £17.99
Africa

Amanaz
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Psychedelia, Rock, Tropical, World – Format: 2 x LP

Issued in 1975, this is the articulation of Zambia’s Zamrock ethos. While other albums – Rikki Ililonga’s Zambia, WITCH’s Lazy...
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- £24.99
Deixa Eu Dizer

Claudia
Genres: Brazilian, Soul Jazz, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

'Deixa Eu Dizer' is an absolute essential Brazilian record, as sampled by Marcelo D2 on one of our favourite Brazilian hip hop records 'Desafabo'. The track feature...
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- £7.49
La Vem Salgueiro

Os Originais do Samba
Genres: Brazilian, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Os Originais do Samba formed in Rio in the 1960's by members of samba schools.

La Vem Salgueiro is a huge carnival jam featured on their 1972 RCA LP 'O Samb...
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Speed

Sonia Samtos
Genres: Brazilian, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Sonia Santos samba-boogie version of Jorge Ben's 'Speed' was originally released in 1978 on RCA, while Salinas version of 'Tenha Fe, Pois Amanhà Um Lindo Dia...
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Nega Neguinha

Samjazz
Genres: Brazilian, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

'Nega, Neguinha' was released by a Brazilian plastics manufacturer, SIR, whose owner started a labour-of-love record label. The track became an underground hit on t...
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Black Soul Brothers

Miguel du deus
Genres: Brazilian, Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Side A features the title track from Miguel de Deus sought after 'Black Soul Brothers' album, an important record in the 'Black Rio' movement, originally released i...
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Yegele Tezeta

Mulatu
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Low slung, mysterious organ led groover, with building, layered horns a sampled by Nas & Damian Marley on ‘As We Enter’ released in 2010.

Or...
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- £7.99
Tchero Adari Negn

Alemayehu Eshete
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Alemayehu Eshete aka the Ethiopian James Brown aka Abyssinian Elvis. struts his stuff on this funk bomb; tough breaks and changes, bluesy guitar lines and horns. Pu...
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Keleya

Moussa Doumbia
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Funk, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Keleya is a organ lead, afro-funk bomb with Moussa in full James Brown effect. Taken from the LP of the same title, originally released in 1977 on Pathe, and ...
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Samba

Amazones de Guinee
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Live and direct, 'Samba' is a high energy African funker with a powerful vocal, recorded live in Paris in 1983.

Hailing from Guinea they were the countries ...
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Light & Sound Of Mogadishu

Various Artists
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Afro Rock, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: LP

The debut release of AFRO7 records brings forward the greatest acts from the seventies Somali scene for the first time on Long-player vinyl. The release comes in an...
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- £14.99
Hotel Alyssa

Sabu Martinez
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Funk, Latin, Latin Jazz, Rare Grooves, Soul Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

Big big tune here - the massive HOTEL ALYSSA from skin-slapper supremo SABU. From the legendary AFRO TEMPLE LP cut in Sweden back in the early 70s, it doesn't get t...
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Kelen Ati Leen

Orchestra Baobab
Genres: Afro, Afro Funk, Funk, Tropical, World – Format: 7 inch

"Kelen Ati Leen" is taken from Orchestra Baobab's ‘Visage Du Senegaal - Vol. 6’ LP released in 1975. An instant classic! Drum heavy, mid tempo afro...
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