We dive into the French born Badarou’s most well known 1984 classic Echoes for a closer look at the sounds of Wally’s world.

A look back at the bongo innovator and thousand finger man, Cándido Camero Guerra’s, 1979 Afro-Cuban disco masterpiece. Cándido Camero Guerra known simply as Candido is one of the pioneers of Afro-Cuban jazz and an […]

The Johannesburg-based label Afro Synth has announced a reissue of the duo, purely electronic yet un-mistakeably rooted in South African 80s disco.  When Shadrack Ndlovu and Ernest Segeel teamed up with label owner Dane Stevenson […]

London-based label Kalita has announced the reissue of this 1989 bubblegum disco masterpiece. Jivaro is a bit of a mystery. A South African disco and bubblegum music band, its four members were active in the […]

The Brazilian artist starts 2022 in true 80s spirit with a 2 track boogie reissue.  Marcos Valle has been bringing together the heritage of bossa nova and samba with psychedelia, funk, soul and electro for […]

To celebrate the band’s iconic album, Legacy Recordings has announced a reissue on vinyl scheduled this December.  Sly & The Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco. Active from 1966 to 1983, it […]

The eminent explorative label continues its essential work of digging the music of the “Arab World”, now with Algerian singer, Majid Soula.  Majid Soula is an Amazigh artist, singer, and activist who has lived in […]

The uptempo song is another step towards El Alimento, the Cuban artist’s new album, scheduled for October 8.  Recently named by Billboard as a “Top 10 Latin Artist to watch,” Cimafunk has been turning Cuba […]