Tag: compilation
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[Music] Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House
Dick Essilfie-Bondzie was all ready for his 90th birthday party when the Covid pandemic hit. The legendary producer, businessman and founder of Ghana’s mighty Essiebons label had invited all his family and friends to the event and it was the disappointment at having to postpone.
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[Music] Cameroon Garage Funk
Analog Africa’s 32nd compilation, “Cameroon Garage Funk”, is highlighting Yaounde’s 1970’s vivacious and enthusiastic underground music scene.
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[Music] VA – Spiritual Jazz 13: NOW!
Modern sounds for the 21st century featuring modal, progressive and esoteric contemporary jazz. The 13th volume of the Spiritual Jazz series turns our attention to what’s happening NOW.
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[Music] Africa Airways Four: Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983
To date, each volume in Africa Seven’s thrilling Africa Airways compilation series has been little less than essential. It goes without saying that this fourth installment is also exceptionally good.
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[Music] Pantsula! The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa, 1988-90
Late 80s South African dance floor winners only. Selected by DJ Okapi and Antal, the compilation holds tracks by Jivaro, The Hard Workers, Ayobayo Band, S.Y.B. & many more.
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[Music] VA – Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984
Now Analog Africa returns to put the record straight. Pop-Makossa shines a light on a glorious but largely overlooked period in the story of Cameroonian makossa, when local musicians began to replace funk and highlife influences with the rubbery bass of classic disco and the sparkling synth flourishes and drum machines of electrofunk.
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[Music] Africa Airways Three: The Afro Psych Excursion 1972-1984
The Africa Seven label might not have been around for very long, but the London-Paris dynasty has certainly established itself as a no.1 outlet for rare, unhinged world music. This is Africa Airways Volume 3: The Afro-Psych Excursion, a gorgeous compilation spanning the years 1972 to 1984, and it clearly offers some of the most…
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VA – Africa Airways Two: Funk Departures 1973-1982 [Africa Seven Records]
Africa Seven Records presents volume two of their Africa Airways compilation, featuring 9 pure african funk tracks. The compilation opens an absolute corker… ”Na Real Sekele Fo Ya” from Cameroonian-in-Paris Pasteur Lappe. Produced by Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav fame, this track is an instant grabber; Think of the Blockheads ”Rhythm Stick” goes Afro chant with…
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Various Artists – Movements 6 [Tramp Records]
The ‘Movements’ saga started to discover, study, and properly represent great black American music that is at risk of being lost or forgotten. Today, his illustrious label: Tramp Records, proudly releases the 6th volume of this essential series. Though the track listing still contains amazing music you may never hear elsewhere, the series has matured…
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VA – The Thing From The Crypt [Dark Entries Records]
Dark Entries is proud to present “The Thing From The Crypt,” a 16-track compilation of UK DIY/Synth/New Wave/Post-Punk originally released in 1981. Showcasing the thriving post punk sound of Watford, a town in Hertfordshire, England, located 20 minutes northwest of central London. “‘The Thing From The Crypt’ neither attempts to sell a ‘Wotford sound’ nor…
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