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Amanaz Africa
- LP £29.99
Amanaz Africa
- LP £29.99
Its' musicians were anti-colonial freedom fighters, it envelops Zambian folk music traditions, and it rocks - hard.
Label
Now Again
Released
18 Feb 2022
Russell's Pick
Various Artists Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 - 1977
- LP £22.99
Various Artists Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 - 1977
- LP £22.99
Pockets of young Africans, turned on by Hendrix, the Doors, Santana and more, started to add heavy guitar riffs to rumbling, ever present funk...
Label
Africa Seven
Released
12 Aug 2022
Russell's Pick
Etran De L'Air Agadez
- LP £14.99
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Etran De L'Air Agadez
- LP £14.99
Invokes the desert city of Agadez, Etran De L'Air play hypnotic guitar fireworks
Label
Sahel Sounds
Released
18 Feb 2022
Staff Pick
Khruangbin & Vieux Farka Toure Ali
- LP - Jade Vinyl £22.99
Khruangbin & Vieux Farka Toure Ali
- LP - Jade Vinyl £22.99
Ali Farka Touré trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to themasses. Dubbed ‘the African John Lee Hooker’, one could hear strongconnecti [...]
Label
Dead Oceans
Released
23 Sep 2022
Staff Pick
Tinariwen Amassakoul
- 2LP - Indigo Vinyl £21.99
Tinariwen Amassakoul
- 2LP - Indigo Vinyl £21.99
Tinariwen’s breakthrough album originally released in 2004, now remastered and repackaged with a bonus unreleased track.
Label
Wedge
Released
25 Mar 2022
Sampa The Great As Above So Below
- LP - indies transparent red £22.99
Sampa The Great As Above So Below
- LP - indies transparent red £22.99
THE NEW ERA BEGINS “This is the era of authenticity; the mother above it all” — Sampa the Great
Label
Loma Vista
Released
20 Jan 2023
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Manu Dibango Ceddo OST
- LP £7.99
On Sale!
Manu Dibango Ceddo OST
- LP £7.99
We brought back to life African movie soundtrack "Ceddo" - composed by one of our favourite African artists, Manu Dibango. 6 tracks full of Funk.
Label
Africa Seven
Released
25 Jul 2022
Russell's Pick
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru
- LP - black vinyl £23.99
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru
- LP - black vinyl £23.99
Firm staff favourite here. Sublime piano playing from a place of faith and compassion, Mariam Guebru plays liturgical music of the coptic church.
Label
Mississippi
Released
3 Oct 2022
Staff Pick
Various Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits Vol. 1
- LP - black vinyl £18.99
Various Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits Vol. 1
- LP - black vinyl £18.99
Seminal compilation of instrumental tracks, originally released in Ethiopia in 1972. Features tracks from Tèsfa-Maryam Kidané, Bahta Gèbrè-Heywèt and
Label
Heavenly Sweetness
Released
10 Jan 2022
Michael's Pick
GABO (Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra Jungle Fever
- LP £20.99
GABO (Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra Jungle Fever
- LP £20.99
GABO is a cocktail of musicians of all different backgrounds, bringing together the distinct flavours of the world through the joy of orchestral music
Released
4 Feb 2022
Russell's Pick
Abdel Halim Hafez Mawood
- LP £28.99
Abdel Halim Hafez Mawood
- LP £28.99
All-time Arabic music classic recorded in 1971 by Egyptian music titan Abdel Halim Hafez, composed by Baligh Hamdi and featuring Omar Khorshid...
Label
We Want Sounds
Released
2 Dec 2022
Russell's Pick
Various Artists Mr Bongo Record Club Vol 5
- 2xLP - pink vinyl £27.99
Various Artists Mr Bongo Record Club Vol 5
- 2xLP - pink vinyl £27.99
After four successful volumes packed with heaters from all over the globe, and as a reaction to a far less club-centric environment at the time...
Label
Mr Bongo
Released
3 Jun 2022
Russell's Pick
Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National No Condition Is Permanent
- LP £22.99
Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National No Condition Is Permanent
- LP £22.99
GORGEOUS, DEEP AND EXISTENTIAL 70s NIGERIAN HIGHLIFE
Label
Mississippi Records
Released
16 Aug 2022
Dep's Pick
Maha Orkos
- LP £26.99
Maha Orkos
- LP £26.99
Completely unknown album by Salah Ragab's Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979.
Label
Habibi Funk
Released
21 Oct 2022
Russell's Pick
Various Artists Sharayet El Disco
- LP £28.99
Various Artists Sharayet El Disco
- LP £28.99
Wewantsounds is delighted to release 'Sharayet el Disco' a selection of Egyptian '80s disco and boogie tracks...
Label
We Want Sounds
Released
3 Jun 2022
Russell's Pick
John Ondolo The Hypnotic Guitar Of...
- LP - black vinyl £23.99
John Ondolo The Hypnotic Guitar Of...
- LP - black vinyl £23.99
John Ondolo spent his life traveling between Tanzania, where he was born, and Kenya, where he recorded a string of singles for independent labels in t [...]
Label
Mississippi Records
Released
3 Oct 2022
Dep's Pick
S.E. Rogie The Sounds Of S.E. Rogie
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
S.E. Rogie The Sounds Of S.E. Rogie
- LP - black vinyl £19.99
Truly beautiful songs from the 1960s ranging from sweet acoustic solo numbers to blazing full band electric music
Label
Mississippi
Released
9 Mar 2022
Dep's Pick
The Movers Vol.1 - 1970-1976
- CD £20.99
- LP £29.99
The Movers Vol.1 - 1970-1976
- CD £20.99
- LP £29.99
Sublime, guitar-led music from 60s and 70s South Africa.
Label
Analog Africa
Released
12 Aug 2022
Stephen's Pick
Florence Adooni Yinne b/w Fo Yelle
- 7" £10.99
Florence Adooni Yinne b/w Fo Yelle
- 7" £10.99
After her surprise debut "Mam Pe'ela Su'ure", Ghana's Frafra gospel queen Florence Adooni is back with her second single on Philophon.
Label
Philophon
Released
21 Oct 2022
Russell's Pick

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