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Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella - Free Your Mind

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Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella team up again for West African Influenced EP ‘Free Your Mind’

Pioneering Italian musician, deejay, and producer Nicola Conte has been one of the most forward-thinking artists over the past two decades, creating new music that crosses over numerous genres and influences including jazz, soul, African, Latin, Brazilian, house, and electronic music. On his latest recording, he teams up again with trombonist Gianluca Petrella for their third EP release on Schema Records.

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Mr Bongo celebrates 30 years with their third ‘Record Club’ compilation

The UK-based Mr Bongo label and record shop celebrates 30 incredible years with the release of their third Record Club compilation in May.

Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987

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Strut Records celebrates 20 years with latest ‘Nigeria 70’ compilation

Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the London-based Strut label releases the next chapter in their highly acclaimed Nigeria 70 series, featuring twelve obscure Afro-funk, highlife, and juju gems from the 70s and 80s.

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Dexter Story returns with East African-inspired album ‘Bahir’

Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Dexter Story follows up his critically-acclaimed 2015 full-length album Wondem, and 2016 standout single “Wejene Aola” featuring saxophonist Kamasi Washington with a great new album on Soundway, titled Bahir.

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Jazz-meets-West African rhythms on KOKOROKO’s debut EP

Led by, trumpeter and visual artist Sheila Maurice-Grey, the West African influenced jazz group returns with their four-song debut EP on Brownswood.

On The Corner Records — International Women's Day

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On The Corner Records celebrates International Women’s Day w/ exclusive music & art

On The Corner Records celebrates this year’s International Women’s Day (March 8, 2019) with an exclusive two track release featuring three of the labels most forward-thinking female musicians, as well as a limited-edition print from the brilliant Victoria Topping.

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1977 West African Funk classic ‘Funky Rob Way’ Reissued

2019 is already turning into an extremely active year for the UK-based Mr. Bongo label, as they have recently released another essential reissue in Rob’s 1977 West African funk classic Funky Rob Way.

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‘Two Tribes’ Compilation Highlight’s New African-Rooted Music out of Europe

The German-based Agogo label has released a great new compilation highlighting a number of forward-thinking artists currently living in Europe, that are incorporating African-rooted traditions into their own music.

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New Soundway Twelve Featuring Rare Eighties Ghanaian Highlife

Soundway records has just put out the first release of a brand new 12″ series focused on making obscure and in-demand dancefloor selections from around the globe available on loud DJ-friendly pressings.

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Rare Sounds From the Eighties Pan-African Scene

Paris has a long history of being a global hub for both culture and music, including a fusion of influences from Europe, the French-Caribbean, and Africa. This led to a rise of new African sounds in the city’s underground nightclubs and recording studios during the eighties known now as the Pan-African movement.