Nkono Teles ~ Love Vibration

Naya Beat vol. 1 ~ South Asian Dance and Electronic Music 1983​-​1992

“South Asian dance and electronic music rarities handpicked, remastered and occasionally reworked. Featuring overlooked future classics from India, Pakistan, the U.K., Canada, Guyana and Suriname released between 1983 and 1992.” — Naya Beat Records

El Drágon Criollo & El Palmas ~ Color De Trópico

“Color de Trópico is a carefully-compiled work of healing and reconstruction, documenting a special moment in the history of Venezuelan music, when the country’s democracy was just a few years old and the profound impact of the oil industry on society had only just begun. DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo have chosen eight

Mogadisco – Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972​-​1991)

“Somalia had several nightclubs and although most use DJs to play records, some hotels like Jubba, Al-Uruba and Al Jazeera showcased live bands such as Iftin and Shareero” – so ran a quote from a 1981 article about the explosion of Mogadishu’s live music scene. The venues mentioned in that article were the luxury hotels

V/A ~ Radio Verde – Cape Verdian dancefloor magic

“When Americo, like many of his friends and relatives moved to Rotterdam, he quickly became infected with the music virus. Surrounded on a daily basis by Cape Verdean music in Portuguese pensions and small hotels, this was where sailors ingested a dose of “sodade” through the interpretations of their beloved music by the local Cape

V/A ~ Nouvelle Ambiance!​!​!

“Paris – Brazzaville – Kinshasa – Abidjan – Douala.  A celebration of the underground Pan-African music scene centred around Paris in the 80s featuring never-before-reissued productions and dancefloor sure-shots taking in new forms of dancefloor-ready Rumba, Bikutsi, Soukous, Boogie and more.  In the early 80s a perfect storm of social, technological, political and cultural developments