FunkyGrooves

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Glen Brown (1944-2019) est un musicien et producteur jamaïcain de Reggae, parfois désigné sous le nom de the Rhythm Master. Il a notamment produit U Roy, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth, Prince Jazzbo, Johnny Clarke, Lloyd Parks et Little Roy.

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In 2019, Ostinato Records became the first label granted access to the grand Archives of Radiodiffusion-Télévision de Djibouti (RTD), a vault of secrets and stories from East Africa.

The first in our Djibouti Archives series is a seminal anthology of 4 Mars, a 40-member Somali supergroup behind the most streamed and downloaded track on our Grammy-nominated Sweet As Broken Dates compilation. The personal band of a political party, 4 Mars' sound reveals a brand new history of the world.

Turkish synths, Jamaican Reggae, American brass, Bollywood vocals, Egyptian and Yemeni rhythms, and Chinese and Mongolian flutes all rendezvous in a corner of East Africa that for centuries served as the world's most brisk trading hub, the midway point connecting Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean. All roads led to the Gulf of Tadjoura, not Rome.

This is Somali music at its sassy, soulful, synthesized best.

Warmly restored and remastered from digitized master reels and cassettes housed in the RTD archives.

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Killer Funky Latin album featuring "Hard Hands", "Abidjan" and the cult classic "Love Beads" ( a jazz dance classic!). Alongside "Acid" this is Ray Barretto's most complete album from the early 1970's. Essential Recommendation!

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Groupe US, c'est ici leur unique album, enregistré par Gabriel Roth, le fondateur de Desco Records et de Daptone. Bless.

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Saxy-Party (Mercury, 1969)

Africadelic (Mondiophone, 1972 & Hi & Fly, Reissue 2006)

O Boso (Fiesta, 1972)

Voodoo Funk (PSI, 1972 & Hot Casa, Reissue 2019)

Makossa Man (Fiesta, 1973)

Afrovision (Fiesta, 1976)

Manu Dibango aka Papa Groove (1933-2020)

Déjà 1 an. Rest In Peace.

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Unique album de ces ghannéens, réédité ici en 2013 par Academy's LP. Bless.

Ghost Funk Orchestra are a mystery. Plain and simple. Dirty, soulful production, verbed and fuzzed out guitars, mysterious vocals that feel like a lost score to a Quentin Tarantino film. The brainchild of one-man producer/musician/arranger Seth Applebaum, GFO is forging new territory and blurring the line between soul and psychedelic. (Discogs)

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Formed by Stevo Atambire and produced by Wanlov (Fok’n Bois) and Percy Yip Tong, Alostmen’s music is based around the Frafra traditions of the kologo, a stringed lute, using traditional instrumentation in entirely new ways. “I like to force my instrument to work,” explains Stevo. “I’m a yout’man and into rap, reggae, Malian music. I add these to the band’s sound.”

“I had toured with Stevo in my band Afro Gypsy in 2017,” Wanlov continues, “and we recorded the tracks for this album on the road in Uganda and North West Ghana in hotel rooms” The band comprises Stevo (kologo, vocals), Jo Ajusiwine (goje fiddle, vocals), Aminu Amadu (talking drum) and Sowah (gome box, djembe and conga) while featured guests include highlife legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Ghanaian stars Yaa Pono and Medikal.

“We are Alostmen because we were lost in the street, the forgotten people,” explains Stevo. “People at home see music as a teaching so I always try give my community hope to achieve.” 

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