Int'L & World Music

Rubinho E Mauro Assump??o's 'Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei' has to be up there as one of the finest Brazilian-psych-folk-MPB records we know. Unfortunately, it's very hard to find in the wild; even on digging trips to Brazil, an original copy...

RSD. On their enthralling new album Tassili, Tinariwen have set down their electric guitars & returned to the very essence of their art. Recorded in the South-?]Eastern Algerian desert, the group returned to the roots of their music, with only acoustic...

Roy X is the alias of Jimmy Taylor, youngest son of ghanaian Highlife/Afrobeat legend Ebo Taylor. Armed with his naturally inherited rhythm in his blood he put his teriffic rap skills on top of some cooking live played music. On "Oduyewu" he pays a lot...

Rog?r Fakhr is a musician from Lebanon. He recorded these songs in the late 1970s in Beirut (and some during a brief exile in Paris). Some were circulated on hand copied cassettes among friends, others like "Had To Come Back Wet" were never released. His...

Research Records continue their voyage into Elite Beat's extraordinary back catalogue with their second compilation Selected Rhythms Vol. 2. The chosen tracks are lifted from the Portland collective's three-part cassette series Casual Rhythms; a treasure...

Released in 1989, this is the first analog version of the debut album by Shambala, a vocal band formed by Kaoru Akimoto and Yurie Kokubu on twin vocals and Tetsuo Sakurai and Akira Jimbo, who were members of Cassiopeia.1. On the Earth 2. The Moment of...

Released in 1983. Singer Amy's debut album produced by guitarist Masaki Matsubara. It includes her debut song 'Instant Girl' and the popular city pop song 'Mr. COOL'.1. Shunkan Shojo 2. Lover's Fairy Tales 3. Ameiro No Screen 4. Mr. Cool 5. Twenty-Five...

Released in 1983, Sandra Sß's 'Vale Tudo' is one of the essential Brazilian-boogie-funk records of the era. Pure class throughout, with a dream team of incredible musicians and producers behind the scenes. For some, this album is regarded as Sandra's...

Released in 1982, the album 'Waka Juju' represents a return to Afrosound. We hear titles like 'Douala Serenade' or 'Ma Marie' tribute to his now missing wife, Marie known as 'Coco'. 'Waka juju' is an ode to juju, traditional Yoruba music that has become...

Released in 1981, "Sibou Odja" is Orchestra Baobab's second studio album produced at the Golden Baobab in Dakar by the young producer Ibrahima Sylla. After their masterpiece "Mouhamadou Bamba" recorded the same year, "Sibou Odja" would once again mark...

Released in 1979. The only album by Kinokuniya Band, a talented 7-member group featuring Masako Takasaki on vocals, who debuted with Mariya Takeuchi in the famous omnibus 'LOFT SESSION'. Includes a cover of Taeko Onuki's '4:00 AM' and the popular song...

Released in 1966 this is Naoko Gushima's major debut album. Pressed on colored vinyl the release includes 10 songs that you can thoroughly enjoy the ultimate AOR sound. Produced and arranged by Toshihiro Kirigaya, including her representative song...