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SNDW 046CD
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Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s -- a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. It follows on from Soundway's much-acclaimed African "Special" series that to date has focused on the highlife and Afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana. Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language "liquid soul," Luo benga and Swahili Afrobeat, to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less-trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation, highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time. In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya's unique contribution to Afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with its fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands, many of whom settled in East Africa -- influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock 'n' roll riffs, elements of "Afro" music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha. Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little-known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya's past.
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SNDW 12019EP
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Soundway releases a special remix and edit 12" featuring two tracks from the Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s and '80s (SNDW 046CD/LP) compilation, and two exclusives. Batida remix a 1977 benga 45 from the Mbiri Young Stars, followed by The Busy Twist, who inject a taste of London club culture into The Kalambya Boys. Sofrito's Frankie Francis tweaks a Nairobi Matata Jazz track from the mid-'70s, and Gatanga Boys Band are chopped up by Hide & Smile (Frankie Francis and Miles Cleret).
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SNDW 046LP
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Triple LP version. Comes with a bonus 7" and free MP3 download. Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & '80s -- a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP set, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs. It follows on from Soundway's much-acclaimed African "Special" series that to date has focused on the highlife and Afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana. Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language "liquid soul," Luo benga and Swahili Afrobeat, to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less-trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation, highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time. In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya's unique contribution to Afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with its fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands, many of whom settled in East Africa -- influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock 'n' roll riffs, elements of "Afro" music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha. Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little-known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya's past.
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SNDW 7019EP
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Meridian Brothers return with a single that features an off-kilter, champeta version of Jimi Hendrix's classic track "Purple Haze." Straddling the line between new and old, Meridian Brothers' mischievous blend of Latin rhythms and psychedelic grooves is the creation of Eblis Álvarez, one of the key figures of the experimental music scene in Bogota. The B-side is a fast-paced cumbión; '80s video game-style synth riffs bounce along on top of the cumbia rhythm section, while Eblis invokes the singing style of the great vallenato kings.
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SNDW 051LP
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Double LP version with download code. Displaying his mastery over an arsenal of studio weapons and synthesizers, Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) scores his fifth album against a backdrop of pop sensibilities and guest vocalists. The album draws as much on '80s funk, boogie, and electro as merengue and Afro-beat. A member of Antibalas as a multi-instrumentalist and guitarist, Garcia has previously worked with the likes of TV On The Radio, The Roots, and Dam Funk, as well as remixing Little Dragon and Alice Russell. His LP Analog Drift (2010) was released through Wax Poetics Records, an album that he toured throughout the U.S. Jon Pareles (The New York Times) praised his live show's "far-reaching electronica" that had the ability "to dissolve decades, along with borders."
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SNDW 051CD
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Displaying his mastery over an arsenal of studio weapons and synthesizers, Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) scores his fifth album against a backdrop of pop sensibilities and guest vocalists. The album draws as much on '80s funk, boogie, and electro as merengue and Afro-beat. A member of Antibalas as a multi-instrumentalist and guitarist, Garcia has previously worked with the likes of TV On The Radio, The Roots, and Dam Funk, as well as remixing Little Dragon and Alice Russell. His LP Analog Drift (2010) was released through Wax Poetics Records, an album that he toured throughout the U.S. Jon Pareles (The New York Times) praised his live show's "far-reaching electronica" that had the ability "to dissolve decades, along with borders."
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SNDW 037LP
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Soundway presents a very limited vinyl-only re-issue of a truly unique and obscure LP from 1974. Performed by the cultural rock band Colomach and led by Northern Togo musician Gneni Mamadou, this record was recorded in EMI Nigeria's state-of-the-art studio and only ever released in Nigeria in tiny numbers. The original record is one of the rarest Afro-rock LPs ever made and has almost vanished since its production nearly 40 years ago. The album is a truly original fusion of traditional music from the arid Sahel region of West Africa (the northern areas of Togo, Ghana, Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Nigeria, and parts of Burkina Faso and Mali) with raw "garagey" psych-rock that was honed playing alongside similar "cultural" bands of the era such as Hedzoleh Soundz and Edzayawa. Strictly limited to 500 copies on 180 gram vinyl and released in a rigid paste-on sleeve, these will not last long, so don't sleep!
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SNDW 12018EP
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Soundway presents a remix 12" of a track from Chico Mann's album Magical Thinking. Featuring the sultry vocals of New York-based Kendra Morris, the slinky and catchy album version of "Same Old Clown" is joined here by deeper re-workings from USA DJ and re-edit king KON, who provides both a vocal and dub remix, as well as one from UK producer Linkwood.
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SNDW 042CD
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Recorded over the span of four years in London and Venezuela, Cuban rumba, Venezuelan tambor and tonada, Ghanaian highlife, Ethiopian blues and calypso have been soaked and infused with psychedelia and spiritual jazz. Family Atlantica release their eponymous debut album through Soundway Records. At the heart of Family Atlantica are three people from three different continents: London-born Jack Yglesias, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a veteran of The Heliocentrics, his wife Luzmira Zerpa, traditional Venezuelan musician, poet and singer with a magical voice acclaimed by Manu Chao and half Nigerian-half Ghanaian percussionist Kwame "Natural Power" Crentsil. Recorded while living in an abandoned vicarage in East London, the record contains three different generations of Luzmira's family as well as a cast of musicians from the wider Family Atlantic family. One of the guests on the album, legendary Ethiopian-jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, adds a classic touch on piano to "Escape to the Palenque," soloing in his unmistakable flowing Ethiopian 6/8 style. Also featured on the record are Senegalese Nuru Kane and Afro-Cuban group Yoruba Andabo. Much of the record was recorded by the Heliocentrics' Malcolm Catto in their East London studio. In 2008, Luzmira traveled to the Sahara Desert in the south of Algeria to participate in the Fi-sahara Festival. While there, she performed with Manu Chao, who introduced her to the audience as the most beautiful voice to arrive to the desert.
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SNDW 048LP
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Double LP version. On 180 gram vinyl with free mp3 download. Channeling Colombian rhythms through contemporary electronica, Bomba Estéreo release their new 11-track album on Soundway. Recorded near the coastal city of Barranquilla, Elegancia Tropical has been greeted with much critical acclaim in the U.S., receiving rave reviews from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, The Washington Post and more. NPR called the album a "major step forward for Bomba Estéreo," while The Washington Post described it as a "more cultivated turn in the group's sound but never at the expense of the roiling Afro Caribbean grooves that galvanized previous releases." Since their performance in Roskilde (Denmark, 2010), where they first received international acclaim for their eye-popping live show, Bomba Estéreo has played over 250 shows in more than 100 different cities and performed at some of the most prestigious festivals around the world including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and WOMAD. Featuring guest appearances by B'Negao and Buraka Som Sistema. Features a bonus acoustic version of " El alma y El Cuerpo" not included on the CD.
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