Int'L & World Music

Vinyl LP pressing. What exactly is Boogie? Is it a genre, an era, a style? Colors, clothes, textures are all part of it's make up. Boogie is the "top shelf" music of the '80s. Anything from this era that brings along Moog synths, vocoders, DX7s, or...

Vinyl LP pressing. Wganda Kenya was ahead of it's time, anticipating current contemporary Afro-Latin-funk trends in a prescient way that has inspired a legion of fans across the globe. As part of that legacy, Africa 5000 (1975) has a legendary reputation...

Vinyl LP pressing. Wewantsounds is delighted to release Sharayet el Disco a selection of Egyptian 80s Disco and Boogie tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of cassettes. Most tracks have never been released on any other...

Vinyl LP pressing. Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue 'Mawood' one of the cornerstones of Egyptian music, recorded in 1971 by legendary Arabic singer Abdel Halim Hafez. Famously sampled by Jay-Z on "Big Pimpin'" for one of his 60s tracks, Hafez is...

Vinyl LP pressing. Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Omar Khorshid's cult instrumental album from 1978 originally released in Lebanon. The album features Khorshid's trademark twangy electric guitar sound over arabic melodies enhanced...

Vinyl LP pressing. Vinyl LP pressing. Be With Records present a reissue of Jorge L?pez Ruiz's El Grito (Suite Para Orquesta de Jazz), eternal Argentinian magic released on CBS in 1967. One of the most sought-after South American jazz LPs. Living in...

Vinyl LP pressing. Vampisoul present a first time reissue of Los Kintos' self-titled album, originally released in 1970. In the late sixties, a generation of young Peruvian musicians, who were fans of tropical sounds, chose Cuban rhythms over the...

Vinyl LP pressing. Unique contemporary Arabic folk music sounding unfrozen & released from another time, Natik Awayez has created a pure, expressive sound breaking free like a bundle of torn, faded oracles spreading far and wide across the empty spaces...

Vinyl LP pressing. Trading Places present a reissue of Astrud Gilberto's That Girl From Ipanema, originally released in 1977. The daughter of a Brazilian mother and German father, Astrud Gilberto achieved international prominence with "The Girl From...

Vinyl LP pressing. This 1974 debut album by heavy-duty trombone-centric Colombian salsa group The Latin Brothers remains a favorite the world over to this day. Featuring the soaring vocals of P?per Pimienta and backing of Fruko with members of his band...

Vinyl LP pressing. Thirteen lost and unreleased dubs from the master himself King Tubby, recorded at the legendary Channel One studios and mixed at King Tubby's. Taken from the archives of the seminal Midnight Rock label, all the backing tracks were...

Vinyl LP pressing. The story-songs Farafina unleash on percussion (including djembe, tama and the thundering doumdouba bass drum; on flute, kora, soukou violin and two wooden balafon xylophones) were co-written by the many ensemble members, each of them...