Int'L & World Music

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...

Vinyl LP pressing. The so called 'Nightingale Of The Andes', a necessary introduction to the life and music of the one and only Yma Sumac. The Peruvian singer who startled audiences in the United States and Europe with her remarkable voice, beauty, and...

Vinyl LP pressing. The Satellites' sound shimmers between traditional Turkish folk and instrumentation, ethereal psychedelic guitar leads and groovy dance-floor baselines. The resulting concoction of songs draws on cross continental influence yet at it's...

Vinyl LP pressing. The remarkable story of South African singer and dancer Penny Penny is fit for Hollywood. A nearly homeless janitor without formal education gets a record deal, becomes a multi-platinum selling pop star, plays stadiums across Africa,...

Vinyl LP pressing. The legendary and rare cult Brazilian Psych concept classic enjoys an official release. A wonderfully off-kilter record, full of fantastic hooky and strange tunes that range from full-on freakouts to the quietly pastoral. The closest...

Vinyl LP pressing. The early days of the man affectionately known to his peers as Tubbs's are chronicled in some detail in the notes to this LP's predecessor and companion volume, not unreasonably titled King Tubby Classics Chapter 1. It's unlikely that...

Vinyl LP pressing. Tapping the driftwood, tapping the surface of the water, everything on earth becomes his instrument. In 1990, Newsic, a leading Japanese environmental music label, released a work by this percussionist. More than 30 years later, the...

Vinyl LP pressing. Sublime Frequencies is honored to release the third LP from Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band. Sonbonbela was recorded in the beginning of 2022 in the Republic of Burkina Faso. The group continue to hone their trademark fusion of...