Reissues always remind us that the ocean of music is much deeper than the surface of new releases. From Ghana to Colombia, passing by Somalia, Zimbabwe or Mali, PAM has selected 30 reissues from 2022 that bring back from oblivion the great archives of African music.
Soul Jazz is reprinting a 2xLP compilation of Coxsone Dodd’s dub versions with Horace Andy, Johnny Osbourne and more for an 18th anniversary edition. A long out of print classic, Studio One Dub is being […]
Soul Jazz gathers several pieces of rock and reggae in its dazzling new Studio One compilation, Rocksteady Got Soul. Entitled “Rocksteady Got Soul,” this new compilation is the perfect opportunity to discover the wonderful, harmonious […]
In this week selection: David Walters’ electro-creole 2.0 album, Gqom Oh! compilation dedicated to the prodigy Citizen Boy, new long-format opus by the one and only Lil Wayne and more to hear this week. Photo: Ingrid Mareski Soleil […]
Soul Jazz Records’ Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70 is the first ever collection of Apala music to be released outside of Nigeria. Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70 focuses on a wide selection of recordings made in […]
In this week’s selection: the poetic and militant album from Lucas Santtana, the sounds of Nigerian disco from Soul Jazz Records new compilation, the colorful indie-pop by Vagabon DNA Flavia Coelho This fourth album from Rio […]
Well known british label spotlights the fusion between Nigerian music with funk, rock and disco in the 70s on Nigeria Soul Power 70. While for many people the fusion of funk and jazz music with Nigerian […]
Congo Revolution – Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sounds from the Two Congos 1955-62 showcases the Congolese rumba explosion. This October, Soul Jazz Records is releasing a new double vinyl compilation shining a light on music from The two Congos during […]
Soul Jazz Records compiles nearly twenty years of British Dancehall label Fashion Records on the Style & Fashion compilation scheduled for April 5th. Founded during the summer of 1980 by John MacGillivray and Chris Lane, two […]
The Pan African Music team select their favorite 2017 reissues. Compilations, vinyl reissues and exclusive archive gems: a short focus on 25 timeless albums that made our year. Listen to selections from this list on […]
Soul Jazz Records puts the light on the beginning of Dancehall with new compilation Studio One Supreme: Maximum 70s and 80s Early Dancehall Sounds. By the 1970s Studio One and Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd had already […]