A Message From Mozambique is a 50-year-old masterpiece, sublimed by Juju’s cosmic jazz and strong stances on Black liberation. 

A time capsule of 1980’s Congo, the Balka Sound compilation, available November 11th, gathers the best from the eponymous genre and group, led by grand ngomfi master Nbiki “Lusialala” Albert. Legend says that Nbiki Albert […]

The British label returns to the rich archives of Black Fire Records to celebrate an album by the Ghanaian master percussionist.  Recorded in Washington D.C.’s Arrest Studios in 1977, Asante’s Drum Message is a deeply […]

Following on from the work done by Black Fire label, Strut Records is honoring JuJu, an artist who has truly left his mark on different jazz currents. Strut Records offers a real gem. Continuing its […]

Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story, 1975 – 1993 will be released on August 14th on Strut Records. After the inauguration of a new partnership with the mythical independent label Black Fire and […]

Strut presents the second volume in a series of compilations taken from the archives of Disques Debs International, the longest-running and most prolific label of the French Caribbean. Set up by the late Henri Debs […]

Strut Records and Art Yard present a compilation bringing together the modern era recordings of Tribe, Detroit’s acclaimed independent jazz collective. Tribe began as a musical ensemble in 1971 co-founded by Saxophonist Wendell Harrison and […]

Celebrating the Malagasy National Holyday, Alefa Madagascar : Salegy, Soukous & Soul from the Red Island 1974 1984 references the cultural movements of salegy, soukous and soul-folk from Madagascar. Born in the fifteenth century, salegy was inspired from […]