Int'L & World Music

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,...

Extremely unique, psychedelic uptempo Brazilian jazz fusion. Flutes, piano and vocal harmonies drift in and out of the mix, creating a lush soundscape. Taiguara was a prolific and hugely successful singer and songwriter - primarily within pop/MPB - whose...

Extremely hard-to-obtain LP from the Ghanaian master composer, producer and musician. Originally released in 1982 by the WEA International label and then again in Germany in 1985 by Ambolley himself; this is one of his finest albums in our opinion. ...

Extremely hard-to-find Ghanaian LP from legendary musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, originally released in 1980. Tough Highlife, funk and boogie moods with added synthesizer! Ambolley is still actively touring today, keeping these vibes alive - he will be...

Exemplum Rhythmicus is Bi Nostalgia's minimal wonder from 1990 (originally released under the artist's name Luca Rigato on the Veronese cassette label Diagrapho). Long coveted and hunted by collectors, it falls among the strange and definition resistant...

Everything Returns reconvenes the original Black OX Orkestar lineup after a 15-year hiatus. Arising from the fertile Montr?al post-punk agit-prop scene of the early 2000s, the band comprises Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss and Thierry Amar of Thee Silver Mt...

Every time we get our hands on a new LOS BONS?IS release we realize how much we need their songs, like some kind of medicine that gets rid of the routine and the day-to-day, and fills you with joy, freshness, and the desire to live. This time, we have a...

Every June Bug album is an opportunity for a new exploration. It's probably what drives them the most. Their passion is at this price! It's about taming each song, beyond a quick listening, taking the time to explore it's richness. Never repeat, but each...

Ethiopian, Mulatu Astatke is a giant in African music. He is the inventor of Ethio-jazz. His work has inspired many imitations, many admirers and a whole new generation of fans. His music veers from the sublime tezetas to the most foot stomping funk. The...

Esther Suarez, also known as La Ocrasina de Oro, is a popular Peruvian Huayno singer. La Bolognesina is one of her earlier albums, featuring reverbed vocals over Andean harps supplemented with light percussion and handclaps. The album was recorded in...

Epic in scale and ambition, the project features 40 world-class musicians including Gnawa master musician Hassan Hakmoun, legendary drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake, forward-thinking cornetist Graham Haynes, and tradition-blurring flutist Kaoru Watanabe...