Int'L & World Music

Flavio Lira (aka Flaviola) only recorded one album, which was released on Lula C?rtes' 'Solar' (Rozenblit) imprint. Even now the album sounds astonishingly fresh; full of native acoustic Brazilian instruments, folk guitars? he even crinkled cellophane...

First, we had Unity. Now, South Sudan's undisputed 'King of Music', the Juba-via-Melbourne eccentric outsider Gordon Koang, returns with his second full-length of original material since emigrating to Australia, the masterly titled follow-up, Community. ...

First recordings of the underground group from Bahia, Grupo Arembepe. Originally released by Odeon Records in 1974, became precious among DJs and collectors all over the world. The 2 track 7" compacto, delivers a mix of samba, sambarock, batucada filled...

First official reissue of hidden-gem album by Lagos-based bandleader Shina Williams. Shina Williams 'Agboju Logun' was a ground-breaking fusion of afrobeat, electronics, boogie and disco. First released on Phonodisk in 1979 as part of the 'African...

First heard by global audiences on Sahel Sounds' Music from Saharan WhatsApp series, Malian guitar hero Bounaly (the stage name of Ali "Bounaly" Traore) makes his full-length debut with "Dimanche ? Bamako" ("Sunday in Bamako"). Recorded live on location,...

Ferro Na Boneca is the debut album from Os Novos Bahianos, one of the most renowned Brazilian rock groups of the 70s. This album of Tropicßlia and Psychedelic rock was originally released in 1970.1. Ferro Na Boneca 2. Eu de Adjetivos 3. Outro Mambo 4...

Ferd means "journey", "travel", and "to explore". The album's primary focus is to honor those who traveled the world, thus expanding knowledge and facilitating cultural exchange. This aspect is highlighted through working with music in a historical...

Fela wrote the title track of this album in response to the 1976 Soweto Uprising in which thousands of South African students protested the forced teaching of Afrikaans, the colonial language of Apartheid. During the uprising and the ensuing riots,...

Far Niente (Bom Tempo)1. A Banda 2. Tem Mais Samba 3. A Rita 4. Ela É Sua Janela 5. Madalena Foi Pro Mar 6. Pedro Pedreiro 7. Amanhã Ninguém Sabe 8. Você Não Ouviu 9. Juca 10. Ôle Ol 11. Meu Refrão 12. Sonho de Um Carnaval 13. Noite Dos Mascarados 14...

Fantastic 6-song mini-album that blends the Ghanaian rhythms and melodies of traditional Borborbor and Agbadza drumming forms & Ewe songwriting with electronic instrumentation and dub recording techniques of Scotland's OPTIMO MUSIC artists THOMAS LEA...

FANCYLABO is a retro pop project by Night Tempo, who sparked the recent city pop/retro boom, Aoi Yagawa, former member of Maison book girl, and Miori Ichikawa, former member of AKB48/NMB48. A double A-side analog single that combines the digitally...

Eye Q is one of the greatest bands of the scene: their rock stands on par with the early Zamrock of Witch and Ngozi Family. Please The Nation encapsulated Eye Q's desire to forge forth, in a new, free country, and this set collates their 7" singles,...