Int'L & World Music

Stimela were a popular and successful South African Afro-fusion outfit led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and arranger Ray Phiri. The band was formed under the name 'The Cannibals' during the 1970s when Phiri got together with drummer Isaac...

Steve Scales (Per) and Drutti McDonald (Vo) who also participated in Talking Heads, as well as Sandy and Makoto Kubota, are the pinnacle of world music produced by Japanese people.1. Thermo Limbo 2. Watashi No Suki Na Kuni 3. Swimming Under The Glass 4...

Stellar Samba Jazz LP combining classic Brazilian melodies and the rhythms of the Orixas. Second solo album from acclaimed drummer St?phane San Juan, long-time drummer for Amadou & Mariam and percussionist for Bernard Purdie. St?phane is currently...

Standard 12" 140g LP with gloss finish and paper inner. Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, epic storyteller and Senegal superstar Baaba Maal grew up inspired by indigenous African music, and the American R&B, Soul, Jazz, Reggae and Blues it...

Spirit of Ecstasy has been out-of-print for more than two decades which makes this reissue highly important. The album consists of the works Spirit of Ecstasy (1977) and the Way to Nepal (1971). Spirit of Ecstasy is lively, being serious and humorous at...

Spirit Cry Flutes and Bamboo Jews Harps from Papua New Guinea: Eastern Highlands and Madang. Recorded by Ragnar Johnson and Jessica Mayer. The recording of a male initiation ceremony with sacred flutes, bullroarers and 'crying baby' leaves was only...

Special half-speed master edition cut by Miles Showell, Abbey Road Studios. It is with great joy that we present the Mr Bongo edition of Marcos Valle's 1983 self-titled masterpiece. A pure vintage that features the ultimate Brazilian-boogie cult-classic...

Soundway Records present the eponymous debut LP from in-demand Amsterdam five piece, The Mauskovic Dance Band - fusing no-wave dance punk, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and space disco in a "controlled explosion" (The Quietus). Entirely self-produced, the band...

Sophomore album from the Italian rock band & 2021 Eurovision Song Contest winners. Landing at #1 on the Italian albums chart, the Platinum certified album includes the singles "Vent'anni" & Eurovision winning "Zitti e buoni".1. Zitti E Buon 2. Coraline 3...

Somewhere between Alan Vega and David Bowie's Scary Monsters period, the new album of French artist Bertrand Belin.

Sometimes the best things take time to come into fruition, and here we are, ready to finally unleash Brazil45 number 88 - the missing 7"! Featuring two Mr Bongo favourites that we have been longing to share with the world. First up is a lesser-known...

Some things take time to happen, some things perhaps take a bit longer than they should but, finally, we are delighted to present an issue of the iconic, and sought-after, Brazilian album 'Alucinol?ndia' by Zito Righi E Seu Conjunto from 1969. The...