Int'L & World Music

It comes as no surprise to discover we are massive fans of Marcos Valle here at Mr Bongo, but this forgotten and obscure gem from the Brazilian maestro has proven to remain elusive to us until very recently. 'Girassol' is a lost Brazilian-boogie...

It can be turned round as you like, Gewalt has managed to be one of the most innovative German bands in 2017 in the advance of Noiserock. Sound, language, live performance, reflection, everything arises from an eruption and for that reason also...

Istening today to the music produced by Sensations' Fix, a project founded and directed by Franco Falsini in '70s, can't just leave anyone indifferent. Already in the mid-'60s, Falsini was full-time involved in musical activities: a tireless traveler and...

Issam Hajali is most known as the singer and composer of the Lebanese band Ferkat Al Ard. While they recorded 3 albums only their classic "Oghneya" saw a vinyl release and is highly sought after in the Lebanese record collector scene (A copy changed...

Is it possible to combine John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Oxmo Puccino and Duke Ellington? With Inner Songs, Olivier Temime does just that, in the continuity of a cosmopolitan Jazz lineage that is by definition both hybrid and powerful. Feeding off current...

Introduction From "Schelomo"1. Escena / Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo 2. Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez

Initially released digitally at the end of 2020, Olamide celebrates the one year anniversary of the hit album, Carpe Diem, with it's first physical release. Although his eleventh studio album, Carpe Diem marks the first body of work under American label...

Indonesian experimental duo Senyawa have releasd the explosive, exploratory trip Alkisah. Through their unique sonics it represents these masters of unpredictable experimental music pushing their own boundaries. Instrumentalist Wukir Suryadi performs on...

Indie exclusive transparent vinyl version. Right after the incredible adventure which has seen LAURA PAUSINI performing in a three stop concert in NYC, Madrid and Milan in 24 hours on February 27, 2023, the Artist is back with new music. UN BUON INIZIO...

Incredibly unique concept album from the one and only, Tom Ze?. As featured in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of all-time list (2007). One of Ze's finest albums in our opinion, originally released by Continental Brazil in 1976 - a...

Includes 4 songs by rock band Carnation covering the legendary Japanese band Happy End.

Inasound Festival, Palais Brongniart, Paris, 2019: Jean-Beno?t Dunckel, co-founder of the mythical band Air, creates a live performance. Inspired by a projection of archives evoking the beginnings of electro, JB Dunckel improvises solo on analog...