Gregory Isaacs / Ken Boothe: Dealing / Memories
Valuable reissue of Sir Niney prod. classic reggae
Actress: R.I.P.
Subtle pulsating, outsider Techno related, ambientish sound textures - killer album - TIP!
Shackleton: Fireworks
Shackleton in full effect w/ remixes by pals Mordant Music & T++ - TIP!
Keith Hudson: Playing It Cool
Recently repressed; cool 70s soul flavoured reggae
Steel An’ Skin: Afro Punk Reggae Dub
A stupendous mixture of stomping disco, dub and steel band
Elmore Judd: Unborn Again
’dazed and dubwise New York art-funk meets wonky skank in amongst the belly-dancing’
Tshetsha Boys: EP
Storming, squinty Shangaan Electro
MMM & Old Apparatus: Meet Tshetsha Boys & Shangaan Electro
Stripped down MMM killer cut b/w psychedelic dubbed out OA trip - TIP!
Various Artists: Shangaan Shake
Full review of extensive, diverse, full range remix series
- Mark Ernestus Meets BBC
- Oni Ayhun Meets Shangaan Electro
- MMM Meets Tshetsha Boys
- Peverelist Meets Tshetsha Boys
- Rashad And Spinn Meet Tshetsha Boys
- Actress Meets Shangaan Electro 1
- Old Apparatus Meets Shangaan Electro
- Theo Parrish Meets Mancingelani
- Demdike Stare Meets Shangaan Electro
- Anthony “Shake” Shakir Meets BBC
- Burnt Friedman Meets Zinja Hlungwani
- R.P. Boo Meets Shangaan Electro
- Actress Meets Shangaan Electro 2
- Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro
- R. Villalobos & M. Loderbauer Meet Tshetsha Boys
- Mark Ernestus Meets BBC Version
Shackleton: Deadman
Taken from Shackleton killer Fabric live set CD w/ a deadly King Midas Sound remix - TIP!
Cedric Im Brooks: The Magical Light Of Saba
Great roots album w/ var. tunes rec. at Joe Gibbs, Randys, Aquarius,...
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Heavy funk grooves driven party music
Moritz von Oswald Trio: Horizontal Structures
3rd album by v. Oswald, Loderbauer (NSI), Ripatti (Vladislav Delay) w/ add. input from Paul St Hilaire & Marc Muellbauer (ECM)
Wareika Hill Sounds: Wareika Hill Sounds
Blazing grounation roots reggae by the Light Of Saba veteran
Ambrose Adekoya Campbell: London Is The Place For Me 3
Third compilation of early 1950s calypso in London
- West African Rhythm Brothers: We Have It In Africa
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Oba Adele
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group: The Wind In A Frolic
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Iku Koni Payin
- Ayinde Bakare & His Meranda Orchestra: Ibikunle Alakija
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Omo Laso
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Calabar-O
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Emi Wa Wa Lowo Re
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Iwa D’Arekere
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Ominira
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group: The Memorial Of Chief J.K. Randle
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Mofi Ajobi Seyin
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group: Unity
- Nigerian Union Rhythm Group: Oratido Soso
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Ayami
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Oba Ademola II
- West African Rhythm Stars: Late Ojo Davies
- West African Rhythm Stars: Geneva Conference
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Ele Da Awa
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Aye Wa Adara
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Lagos Mambo
- West African Rhythm Brothers: Odudua
- West African Rhythm Brothers: I Am A Stranger
Various Artists: London Is The Place For Me 4
Fourth compilation of 1950s Calypso in London
- Ginger Folorunso Johnson: Egyptian Bint Al Cha Cha
- Young Tiger: African Dream
- Dorothy Masuka: Zoo Lake
- Lord Kitchener: Rock N Roll Calypso
- Cab Kaye: Don’t You Go Away
- Shake Keane: Mambo Indio
- Lord Kitchener: Alphonso In Town
- Eric Hayden: Give Her The No. 1
- Enoch & Christy Mensah: Dakuku Dum
- Dorothy Masuka: Khauleza
- Lord Kitchener: Is Trouble
- Victor Coker: Ilu Oyinbo Dara
- Young Growler: V For Victory
- The African Messengers: Highlife Piccadilly
- Cab Kaye: Everything Is Go
- Young Tiger: Chicken & Rice
- Nat Atkins: Darling Don’t Say No
- Lord Kitchener: Piccadilly Folk
- Ginger Folorunso Johnson: African Jazz Cha Cha
Various Artists: Give Me Love - Songs Of The Brokenhearted - Baghdad, 1925-1929
Compiled from rare 78s, usual high HJ packaging + extensive liner notes
- Mulla Abdussaheb: Ya Yumma Weya Baba
- Sayed Abbood: Min Fergetak Lilyom
- Dahi Ben Walid: Soubhanak Allah
- Sultana Youssef: Khouthni Bthemmetak
- Selim Daoud: Abuthiyya
- Khedayer Bin Kessab: Taqsim
- Mulla Seoud El Koweity: Anouh Ithal Hady
- Said El Kurdi: Kassem Miro
- Siddiqa El Mullaya: Wehak El Kab Walkossein
- Hdhairy Abou Aziz: Fahasboukom Hatha
- Kemani Noubar: Taqsim
- Badria Anwar: Lega Taresh Habibi
- Said El Kurdi: Aman Aman Zakko
- Siddiqa El Mullaya: Ma Tehenn Alayya
- Sayed Abbood: Shlon Aslak
- Kementchedji Alecco: Taqsim
- Selim Daoud: Abney Eqdah - Part 1
- Selim Daoud: Abney Eqdah - Part 2
- Hdhairy Abou Aziz: Wenini
- Sultana Youssef: Malek Ana
- Badria Anwar: Ahis Ras Eddelil
- Saleh Ibrahim: Taqsim
Rocket Juice & The Moon: Manuela
In addition to the full Afro-funk album feat. dub by Mark Ernestus
Rocket Juice & The Moon: Leave-Taking EP
Deep funk instrumentals in addition to the s/t album
Cedric Im Brooks: The Magical Light Of Saba
Great roots album w/ var. tunes rec. at Joe Gibbs, Randys, Aquarius,...