Int'L & World Music

PMG present a reissue of Burnis's Light My Fire, originally released in 1983. "Search the name 'Burnis Moleme' and the returns are sparse. You'll discover that his track 'Where Is The Answer' appeared on Soundway's excellent Nigerian disco compilation,...

Percussive powerhouse, AUSECUMA BEATS release new single, 'Sallier' and announce their forthcoming album, 'Musso' out via Music in Exile. The rhythmic style of Ausecuma Beats is as impressive as ever in this release, with complex interweaving motifs...

Percussionist who created the first orchestra del solsa band in Japan. Percussionist, Pecker Power, the first dub made in Japan by Pecker in 1980, originally released at 10 inches, Ryojiro Furusawa's "Moonlight Slumber" featuring Minako Yoshida was added...

Paul van Haver, better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is mostly known for his music blending hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attention in 2009 with his song "Alors on...

'Pat Thomas Introduces Marijata' is a seminal Ghanian album that fuses highlife, reggae, folk, funk and soul, from legendary vocalist Pat Thomas. Originally released in 1976 on Gapophone Records. 'Marijata' was a group made up of three members - Kofi...

Pacific Breeze documents Japan's blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world's second largest economy. Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon. It's pocket cassette...

Over the past few years Acid Jazz has released a series of reissues from the enigmatic Albarika Store - a goldmine of records from Benin, West Africa from the late '60s through to the early '80s. T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo's Le Sato 2 is a particularly...

Over the past couple of years Acid Jazz have been re-issuing releases from the enigmatic Albarika Store label, a goldmine in Afro cuts from Benin, West Africa. The latest instalment is the ultra-rare Ogassa Original (Vol. 1), the first LP from obscure...

Our much in-demand series of classic Brazilian 45's are back! Featuring a vibrant new design, we've curated yet more wants-list regulars and unearthed fresh finds from Brazil that are destined to become collector's items in their own right. Number 81 is...

Our much in-demand series of classic Brazilian 45's are back! Featuring a vibrant new design, we've curated yet more wants-list regulars and unearthed fresh finds from Brazil that are destined to become collector's items in their own right. Number 80 in...

Otherworldly guitar meditations, akin to Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns, the electrified belly dance music of Omar Khorshid, and '90s bedroom psychedelia.1. Da Smo Se Ranije Sreli 2. Tesko Mi Je Zaboravit Tebe 3. Tebi Majko Misli Lete 4. Susti Bagrem...

Otherworldly guitar meditations, akin to Ennio Morricone spaghetti westerns, the electrified belly dance music of Omar Khorshid, and '90s bedroom psychedelia.1. Da Smo Se Ranije Sreli 2. Tesko Mi Je Zaboravit Tebe 3. Tebi Majko Misli Lete 4. Susti Bagrem...