Jonathan Richman's classic 'Egyptian Reggae' has been responsible for setting thousands of discerning dance floors on fire. After getting the obvious Jah twist on a few occasions, so we thought it ...

HIGHLIGHTS Afrosound's third full-length LP is a sought-after collector's record because it's full of funky, crazy tropical afro-psychedelia with a reputation for being one of Discos Fuentes ...

Two massive cumbias recorded in 1983 by Afrosound, the studio band fronted by Fruko and put together by Discos Fuentes in order to emulate the guitar-heavy tropical sounds emanating from Perú and ...

Afrosound's mission was to emulate the guitar-heavy tropical sounds emanating from Perú and Ecuador at the time. To add to the hippie vibe, there were plenty of whacky improvised vocal asides (called ...

After a very limited, self-released edition earlier this year, Vampisoul is proud to present "Voyage Of Exploration", the debut album by Akron. Experience the wonder of space travel through nine ...

An amazing bit of Brazilian samba funk that also touches on MPB, bossa nova, jazz_ First time vinyl reissue. Originally released in 1976, this sought-after gem opens with the beautiful version of ...

After 25 Years, Uni¦o Black is re-launching their career as BANDA UNIAO BLACK with a full album of new songs. This NEW album has been recorded in Brazil and features a style that remains close to ...

Back in 2004, Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the lauded 2005 album "Call My Name", written and ...

Limited orange/black splatter vinyl! Back in 2004, Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the acclaimed ...

Back in 2004,Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the lauded 2005 album "Call My Name", written and ...

They say a cat has nine lives, and Joe Bataan has lived a multitude of them in his long illustrious career. Though out of the scene for many years, Joe is back in great form now with this excellent ...

A music documentary where Joe Bataan ("Mr.New York" as he was once known) tells everything first hand about his life and musical career. This is the first time he does such thing and it is a true ...

All-time classic Jorge Ben album recorded in 1981, strong from start to finish. - It combines dancefloor hits and downtempo soulful slow burners, comprising samba funk jams and irresistible boogie ...

HIGHLIGHTS So many hits on this awesome 1983 recording by one of the giants of Brazilian music, Jorge Ben. This masterpiece includes the great boogie joint 'Rio Babilonia' as well as the all-time ...

HIGHLIGHTS Classic Brazilian soul funk from 1976 in the same vein as Tim Maia, Jorge Ben or Carlos Dafé's recordings from that period. All four tracks are stunning and feature dramatic vocals, fat ...

An incredible 45 of Latin disco - recorded in Peru during the late 70s by funk pioneers Black Sugar, and right up there with the best from New York and LA of that era! It's taken over four decades ...

Brooklyn Sounds legendary 1971 debut album, full of heavy Nuyorican underground salsa dura propelled by raw trombones and in-your-face percussion, born of the barrio streets and the band's Caribbean ...

First ever reissue of this piece of hypnotic jazz and progressive music, in the same vein as bands like Hansoon & Karlsson, which has remained under the radar for most collectors until now. American ...

Former member of Rodolfo Alchourrón and Gato Barbieri's bands, Cevasco's first solo effort is a combination of fusion jazz with a pinch of unexpected Brazilian flavours and electronic sounds that ...

Two stunning party tunes recorded in the late '60s in Peru by the legendary pianist Charlie Palomares and Oswaldo "Mita" Barreto. Much sought after boogaloo and guaracha tunes from the vaults of MAG ...

El Clan Antillano was an obscure, short-lived salsa group started in 1975 by singer Jacky "El Caballo" Carazo, originally from Cartagena, and radio host / song composer Mike Char, from Barranquilla. ...

HIGHLIGHTS: 1967 descargas album by Peruvian percussionist Coco Lagos y Sus Orates, featuring Alfredo Linares, Charlie Palomares, Otto de Rojas, Mario Allison_ This album was recorded following the ...

Pressed on 180g Vinyl Presented in Facsimile Artwork Combo Los Yogas was a short-lived early Colombian salsa band from Medellín directed and arranged by Aníbal José Angel Echeverri, the famous ...

Psych-folk prog album by one of the most legendary bands of the early 1970s Chilean music scene. Congregación crafted songs in an Andean style with ethnic atmosphere, we could say they made a kind of ...

This is the quartet's second LP, recorded in 1971, and contains mostly Peruvian songs with a strong Cuban flavor where Pancho Acosta's electric guitar reaches vertiginous heights and is combined with ...

Second splatter vinyl edition, this time yellow with pink colours. Two tropical versions of massive disco hits that retain all the party spirit of the originals. Few melodies have been played so many ...

Led by Enrique Delgado, Los Destellos truly defined the sound of Peruvian cumbia with the incorporation of diverse influences and the use of electric guitars. This compilation selects the Los ...

Desumanos' fresh mixture of guitar driven melodies is as evocative as it is playful. This instrumental project is made up of a dream-team of Brazilian producers and musicians. Kassin, on bass, was ...

Mega rare 1974 jazz funk rock album recorded by Argentina's top jazzmen Pocho Lapouble, Ricardo Lew and Adalberto Cevasco (also members of Quinteplus, Jorge Lopez Ruiz's band and Gato Barbieri's ...

HIGHLIGHTS: 1984 Brazilian electro funk/early rap by Sao Paulo crew Electric Boogies, recorded under the influence of New York's B-Boy culture and local artists like Black Juniors, Villa Box_ First ...

Colombian sisters Elia and Elizabeth Fleta recorded a handful of songs between 1972 and 1973, accompanied by Jimmy Salcedo and his group La Onda Tres, mixing soft-pop with a touch of ...

First ever compilation of Elia y Elizabeth's recordings, a duo of sisters who in a brief yet dazzling career during 1972 and 1973 achieved great success in their native Colombia. Taken from their two ...

A comprehensive anthology of all the different music projects of outstanding peruvian flute and saxophon player Nilo Espinosa. On this compilation you can find most of his best and grooviest tracks ...

"Guaracheros" was released on MAG, in Peru, at the end of 1961 and includes six cover versions, four of them are of Cuban origin, and also original compositions masterfully performed by Nelson ...

First ever reissue of "A la memoria del muerto" (1972), Fruko y sus Tesos' second album, featuring the soaring and soulful vocals of Cali native Edulfamid Molina Díaz, aka "Píper Pimienta". Produced ...

An undeservedly obscure Fruko album from 1973, full to the brim with unrelentingly hard and heavy salsa bangers that never let up (hence the title, "The Violent One"). The record is a pleasing mix of ...

Twenty rarities and deep cuts from the early years of Fruko y Sus Tesos on legendary label Discos Fuentes. A collection of powerful Colombian salsa dura for the serious collector, DJ and dancer, but ...

Sao Paulo's Garotas Suecas keep evolving their sound on their awaited third album "Futuro do Pretérito". These 12 new tracks form a mesmerizing take on Brazilian 60s/70s soul, pop and funk which ...

This single comprises two stand out tracks from "Power-Fuerza" (1972), one of the best Latin funk albums ever recorded, with all the right ingredients to shake dance floors worldwide. Produced by ...

The Ghetto Brothers' "Power-Fuerza" (1972), one of the best Latin funk albums ever recorded_ Produced by boogaloo don Bobby Marin, this masterpiece is a sonic testament to the Ghetto Brothers' fusion ...

Unknown spiritual jazz gem recorded in Argentina in the 80s, under the influence of Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, Archie Shepp_, and originally released on Litto Nebbia's label Melopea. Already ...

Four replica 45s of the obscure, amazing 70s studio band Grupo La Droga, Codiscos' answer to Discos Fuentes' Afrosound, which in turn was inspired by the exotic, psychedelic cumbias coming from Peru ...

Finnaly there! Reissue announced since long, now the first time since original release, one one of the essential and most sought-after Venezuelan rock albums, originally released in 1970, along the ...

First time reissue of a legendary and undeservedly obscure salsa collector's album from 1969. Led by rebel accordionist Alfredo Gutiérrez and featuring singer Lucho Pérez of Sonora Dinamita fame, ...

Original Italian library music from the vaults of Nelson Records, recorded between 1970 and 1976. All tracks performed by I MARC 4, one of the key acts in the birth and development of the New Italian ...

DESCRIPTION Loaded with an exquisite quality, marked by all good aspects the Brazilian Popular Music of the '70s, and obscure as hell, the self-titled debut by the duo Jaime & Nair is a revelation of ...

HIGHLIGHTS A new title in the series of full-album reissues that Vampisoul (co-produced in collaboration with Little Butterfly Records) is releasing as a valuable addition to our largely acclaimed ...

With arrangements and piano by Alfredo Linares, this is a thrilling double-sider sought after by collectors and DJs because of the funky dancefloor cuts 'Enyere Kumbara' (covered by Quantic a few ...

"Noche de fiesta" (1975) was the first album that Julián Angulo and his combo recorded for Colombia's INS label. With arrangements and piano by Alfredo Linares, it's a thrilling LP sought after by ...

HIGHLIGHTS "A Buenaventura" is surely one of Julian y su Combo's best albums, a sought-after collector's record that is also popular with tropical DJs. We have added two bonus tracks from 1976, ...

This mega-rare 1969 album pays tribute to the Bronx and Brooklyn neighborhoods where young Latinos had invented the boogaloo a few years earlier. This record highlights the quality of Peruvian ...

Marie Knight's legendary 45 from 1964 that made her a name in the Northern Soul scene. Massive spin in Wigan Casino allnighters, officially reissued here for the first time with 'Say It Again' on the ...

Considered one of the most innovative groups on the Colombian musical circuit in 1973, Columna de Fuego forged its sound by creatively and organically mixing elements of hard rock with rhythms rooted ...

Credited to the unexisting La Sonora MAG, this mega rare late '50s album was actually recorded by Peruvian percussionist Ñiko Estrada and his Sonora, comprising hits from the repertoire of the most ...

Andrés Landero embodies like no other the spirit that made it possible to bring cumbia to the world. His legacy represents a creative pinnacle of tropical music and has influenced countless artists. ...

Heavy-duty Colombian salsa group The Latin Brothers were formed in 1974 by the Discos Fuentes A&R team as a sibling band of Fruko Y Sus Tesos in order to provide the local market with a ...

HIGHLIGHTS: First time reissue of one of the milestones of independent production in Brazil and one of the greatest achievements of MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) ever that deserves wider recognition, ...

First time reissue! The very first LP released by Lima pianist Alfredo Linares under his own name is brimming with tropical hits from the mid-sixties ncluding a Frank Sinatra classic) and was aimed ...

Alfredo "El Inca" Linares is one of the best and most beloved musicians in the history of salsa. Fans love his piano playing because of his authentic Cuban feel and 'swing' combined with progressive ...

This highly collectible LP from 1974 is a nonstop salsa dura party album from start to finish, comparable with any of New York's finest like Ray Barretto and Willie Colón from the same era, but with ...

Long sought after by collectors, DJs and lovers of hard salsa and boogaloo alike, 'Yo Traigo Boogaloo' is now lovingly reissued in replica form with the original cover art, remastered from the studio ...

"Cocinando" is an epic historical treasure that captures the explosive impact of the tropical music movement on Peruvian culture. It includes salsa, guarachas, rumbas, chichas and boleros, all ...

By 1974, salsa was taking Colombia by storm and so the directors of the INS label decided to create a band that would appeal to salsa fanatics and be able to compete with labels such as Discos ...

The aptly named Goza La Salsa (Enjoy Salsa) is the second album by Los Afroins, the flagship salsa band of the obscure but beloved INS label (Industria Nacional Del Sonido Ltda., Medellín, Colombia). ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Long-awaited second album by the rising stars of Neo Cumbia and Psychedelic Chicha in Peru, Arequipa's very own Los Chapillacs, featuring the late Lucho Carrillo, lead singer of the ...

"Ésta sí es salsa!" is one of the most sought-after records in the impressive catalog of the Discos Fuentes tropical all-star group Los Corraleros de Majagual. The record is high on collectors' want ...

This album marks the debut recording for Venezuela's Velvet label by pianist Ray Pérez and his trombone-led salsa band Los Dementes. Heavy dance numbers and the distinctive vocals of Perucho Torcat ...

1970 album that marked a milestone in the history of Peruvian tropical music comprising an outstanding repertoire of Cuban rhythms as a response to the trends of the moment: boogaloo and Colombian ...

Italian migrant Luciano Luciani relocated to Peru put together an orchestra in 1968 after gaining a name as composer in that country, which performed under the name Luciano y sus Mulatos after ...

Progressive psych folk at its best featuring members of Los Jaivas, Amerindios and Congregación. First album by Brazilian musician, poet and plastic artist Manduka. Originally released in 1972 on ...

A real soul gem from 1970 on the James Brown affiliated Deluxe label, the first and only album by this mysterious singer: Marie Queenie Lyons. It is perhaps apropos that Queenie Marie Lyons's best ...

Two insanely funky dancefloor bangers recorded in the late '60s in Peru by the long time Coco Lagos associate and top percussionist Mario Allison. Astonishingly hard-to-find boogaloo and descarga ...

Rare Afro Latin gem recorded by Argentine actress, dancer and singer Egle Martin. Originally released in 1970 on Music Hall in Argentina, this 7" has become an elusive and sought-after record over ...

HIGHLIGHTS: A stunning compilation of the revered Queen of The Viola Caipira, Helena Meirelles, once included in the Top 100 World's guitar players by Guitar Player Magazine. On this anthology you ...

It's about time to uncover the most unknown Brazilian music style. Unlike other Brazilian musical traditions as samba and bossa-nova, never ever anything of caipira music has been released outside ...

Despite his popularity in Peru as a famous comedian, Melcochita devoted himself to music for many years and worked as in-house studio musician for the label Discos MAG, taking part in countless ...

Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180g vinyl. First ever reissue of "Salsita mami" by Lisandro Meza y su Combo Gigante, a highy sought-after Discos Fuentes "salsa dura" classic LP ...

From a young age, La Perla, Callao-born guitarist Oswaldo "Mita" Barreto was a fan of Cuban artists like Celina y Reutilio and Los Compadres, whose records were a staple in the port city homes. He ...

HIGHLIGHTS Austin-based future-cumbia group Money Chicha presents a fascinating exploration of the nexus of Peru's legendary fuzzed-out early chicha sound and the band's unique application of ...

Money Chicha is an Austin, Texas based group featuring members of the Grammy-award winning Latin orchestra Grupo Fantasma and its offshoot funk outfit Brownout which performs a fuzzed-out, ...

Money Chicha is an Austin, Texas based group featuring members of the Grammy-award winning Latin orchestra Grupo Fantasma and its offshoot funk outfit Brownout which performs a fuzzed-out, ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Austin-based future-cumbia group Money Chicha presents a fascinating exploration of the nexus of Peru's legendary fuzzed-out early chicha sound and the band's unique application of ...

Impossible rare 1968 album by an enigmatic and uncredited studio group that brought together some of the best artists of MAG (Melcochita, Coco Lagos, Rafael Rios of Los Guajiros_) under the ...

Amazing compilation of Litto Nebbia's recordings from 1971-1988, a magical and prolific time in the career of the Argentine artist and in the history of his record label, Discos Melopea, including ...

HIGHLIGHTS: The only album ever recorded by Peruvian sax player Nilo Espinosa and his group, also known as the Nil's Jazz Ensemble, remains not only as one of the truly grails for collectors of ...

The self-titled "Orquesta Olivieri" was originally released in 1972, just when the Fania Records revolution and the explosion of salsa music, was reaching its peak. Very few copies were distributed ...

HIGHLIGHTS! Acting as an artistic ambassador for Cuba, the Orquesta Revé made several tours abroad, traveling to Peru in 1971. This extremely scarce LP was recorded for MAG in Lima and comprises ...

Very rare Chilean album that blends folk and rock in a similar way to one of the most successful bands on IRT: Los Jaivas. A roster of very experienced and talented musicians, including some members ...

'Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks' is Dean Parrish's first soul recording from 1965 which became a local radio hit and, years later, a classic spin on the UK soul scene. On the flip, Porgy and The ...

The second release for Discos Fuentes by Peregoyo y su Combo Vacaná, recorded circa 1967, is rich with diverse sounds and festive rhythms, from the exotic trance-inducing coastal Afro-Colombian ...

One of pianist Ray Pérez's rarest releases and his first on his own label Pyraphon, "They Do It" (1971) was also his final collaboration with Perucho Torcat, a talented sonero who died tragically ...

While it may not be one of Ray Pérez's most well-known albums, "Ra! Rai!" certainly deserves to be. The LP is full of heavy salsa anthems and brave, quirky eclecticism that reflects the Venezuelan ...

This 7" single features two outstanding cumbias published on MAG in the 60s that have never been available on a 45 release before. Dance floor oriented tropical music at its best! MAG has been, since ...

This is a thrilling double-sider, a delight for DJs because of the funky dancefloor cuts that have never been available on a 45 before. Two outstanding funky gems from Piper Pimienta and Columna de ...

First time reissue of "Quiero_" by Peruvian-Cuban singer and composer Króffer Jiménez, leader of Poppy y sus Pirañas, one of the key figures in Peruvian tropical music. Recorded in 1969 but not ...

Hard salsa with rocking tropical electric guitar! Príncipe's 1967 debut album, featuring powerful Afro-Latin rhythms like guaguancó and pachanga played with youthful exuberance and originality. Truly ...

Founded after the "New Jazz Collective" movement in Argentina in the late 60's, Quinteplus was a space for reflection and rehearsal to determine the paths that Jazz should take. An experiment with ...

Awesome Latin jazz-funk self-titled LP from Venezuelan band La Retreta Mayor -founded and led by guitarist Alex Rodríguez- originally released in 1976 on Discomoda. The short-lived 10-piece band and ...

First time vinyl reissue of this awesome 1978 Latin jazz-funk gem by Venezuelan guitarist Alex Rodríguez, featuring top musicians like Jorge Dalto, Nené Quintero and George Benson's band members ...

HIGHLIGHTS: First solo LP by the talented Peruvian artist Betico Salas, lead trumpet player of the great Sonora de Lucho Macedo, one of the best ensembles playing Cuban repertoires in the early '60s. ...

Many music fans will remember Jimmy Salcedo due to his wonderful work as arranger and producer with the duo Elia and Elizabeth in the early 70s. Their delicate songwriting acquired, after his ...

HIGHLIGHTS: 1965 samba jazz gem recorded by Humberto Clayber, Hermeto Pascoal and Airto Moreira in the early days of their careers. Includes the killer 'Joao Sem Braço' featuring Hermeto's howling ...

Nil's (Jazz) Ensemble, the band fronted by jazz musician, arranger and composer Nilo Espinosa, jumped on the bandwagon of recording covers of international hits under the name Sangre Joven. This 1975 ...

First ever reissue of the sixth album by Michi Sarmiento y sus Bravos, originally released by Discos Fuentes in 1973. The LP includes several brilliant original songs plus a number of excellent cover ...

Reissued, mega rare soundtrack to the obscure Venezuelan sexploitation film "Sobre la Hierba_ Virgen" originally released in 1976 and almost impossible to find in any condition. The album includes a ...

First ever reissue of one of the most sought after titles in the catalogue of Peruvian's label MAG, in high demand not only among Latin music collectors but also among those interested in the most ...

Tito Puente's classic 'Guayaba' has been recorded by so many artists over the years and these two covers by Sonora de Lucho Macedo and La Logia Sarabanda are undoubtedly among the best ones. Here you ...

The ION studios, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Balvanera, have been the usual setting for recordings by Argentine artists as popular as Les Luthiers or Charly García. In the early 1970s ...

Recorded and originally released only in Argentina in 1972, the album shows an exquisite and delicate dialogue between the guitar of Sebastiao Tapajos and the percussion provided by Pedro Dos Santos ...

The musician Roberto Enrique "Tito" Chicoma forged one of the most solid and constant career paths in Peruvian music. Self-taught, he started playing tenor saxophone in his father's orchestra, also ...

In the few years that the Disperú record label was operative, it managed to open its doors to emerging artists, who were often ignored by the major labels but would go on to leave their mark on ...

TOITEM was one of the most important phenomenas in Uruguays' musical history. Formed in 1970 by international acclaimed RUBEN RADO, the name TOTEM does not only stand for a solid pillar of rock in ...

`La Camita' is an incredible Latin funk nugget -recorded in Peru by Traffic Sound and later on by funk pioneers Black Sugar, comprising all the right ingredients to shake dance floors worldwide. Both ...

One of the 'holy grails' of 1960s Cuban music was not recorded, produced or released in Havana or New York; in fact it was made in Lima, Peru under interesting if somewhat unexpected circumstances. ...

Sought-after Brazilian classic originally released in 1974, "Molhado De Suor" is the first solo effort by Alceu Valença, mixing traditional northeastern Brazilian music and rhythms with folk rock and ...

Budget sampler album compiling 12 take-no-prisoners dancefloor tracks from the Discos Fuentes vast catalogue that turns 85 this year! Cumbia, hard salsa, descarga and more. A perfect introduction to ...

This sampler compiles 14 killer tropical tracks for the dance floor, all taken from the vaults of Peru's MAG records, including cumbias to descargas, boogaloo to salsa. Classic songs such as 'Arroz ...

HIGHLIGHTS Synth ambiences, acoustic landscapes, deep songwriting and subtle candombe percussions combine in most of the musical output released in Uruguay during the 80s. A very unique sound was ...

A collection of truly rare grooves from peru. Here is the rare of the rarest and the strange of the strangest. Crazy garage stompers (LOS SAICOS, SHAIN'S, PINA & SUS ESTRELLAS), Space-Drugged-Rock ...

Out of print for long, new 2023 pressing! An irresistible collection of ye-yé, rock & roll, twist, beat, garage, rhythm & blues, soul and Latin sounds! From the early 60s and a difficult political ...

The Vampisoul chicas are back. And for the third time. And, although collectors and connoisseurs have never stopped playing the songs by these Spanish female singers, here they are again, sounding as ...

Our third "all-KILLER-not-a-single-filler" set, to file along "Explosivos" and "Action (Speaks Louder Than Words)". Specially compiled and commented by fantastic NYC DJ Mr. Fine Wine, from his ...

After the lauded first volume, this second in our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the most important bands of the genre. Peruvian cumbia, also known as "chicha", brings together ...

The third volume of our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the some of the most important bands of the golden age of Peruvian cumbia: Los Diablos Rojos, Los Beta 5, Los Girasoles, Los ...

A selection of 24 Colombian cumbia bangers for the dance floor from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes, the most emblematic and best remembered label in the golden age of the genre. An invitation to ...

A selection of 28 Colombian cumbia bangers for the dance floor from the deep vaults of Codiscos and associated labels Costeño, Zeida and Famoso, all of them originally released between 1962 and 1983. ...

First volume of Vampisoul's new series "Czech Up!", which compiles 60s and 70s gems from the vaults of the Supraphon and Panton labels from the former Czechoslovakia. Freakbeat, fuzz-soul, pop, ...

After a very long time researching the archives of the most important record labels of Peru, we present volume one of Gozalo! ("enjoy it!") a collection of this country_s best artists during the 60s ...

Volume 4 of our successful series of tropical Peruvian music of the 60s. An exciting, spicy mix of musical gems that fill in the link between the mambo era and the dawn of salsa in South America. ...

The music of the Colombian Pacific is one of the greatest treasures of Colombia and its African past, but not many people remember the songs recorded on anthologies, which are largely a forgotten ...

Second volume of our comprehensive Highlife Time series, which guides the listener into the highlife world far enough to show that there are indeed a host of different angles and approaches ...

These two vinyl records showcase the legacy left by the boogaloo movement in Peru between 1966 and 1975. They comprise twenty-two songs by seventeen artists who recorded on the remarkable local label ...

Third volume of our "R&B Hipshakers" series, featuring rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal catalogue. Available on LP for the first time. A special Record Store Day release. A ...

Fourth volume of our "R&B Hipshakers" series, featuring rockin' R&B and early soul from the King and Federal catalogues. A compilation of tracks from 1953 to 1967 by essential artists such as Little ...

- 10x7" Box Set Fourth volume of our "R&B Hipshakers" series, featuring rockin' R&B and early soul from the King and Federal catalogues. A compilation of tracks from 1953 to 1967 by essential artists ...

A comprehensive look at the fascinating music variety of Puerto Rico during the 50s and 60s, which would lead the way to the subsequent salsa scene worldwide. The selection focuses on the rhythms of ...

Third volume in our series of Afro-Latin sounds from the golden period of the seminal Discos Fuentes label in Colombia. An outstanding selection of 26 hard-to find-tracks, many reissued for the first ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Let yourself go with the overwhelming musical output of Argentina's very own Melopea Discos, in a selection of songs that explore fusion with an air of mystery and a side of exquisite ...

Those in the know are well aware of Bobby Marin's work, and the fact that he was behind the scenes for some of the best boogaloo and salsa of the '60s and '70s. Yet, until now, no one has explicitly ...

Super heavy mix of descarga, salsa and boogaloo by accordion virtuoso Aníbal Velásquez, done in the "salsa con acordeón" style, featuring hot piano and timbales, yet played with a uniquely Colombian ...

Peruvian Latin soul and rock pioneers Beto Villena and We All Together deliver a true-to-original rendition of the vocal-harmonies wonder that is 'Suavecito', originally brought to fame by Malo in ...

Wganda Kenya was ahead of its time, anticipating current contemporary Afro-Latin-funk trends in a prescient way that has inspired a legion of fans across the globe. As part of that legacy, "Africa ...

Wganda Kenya was a group formed by Discos Fuentes under the idea of developing an African and Caribbean sound in order to appeal to the Costeño Colombian market and also inject a little international ...

A wild and funky collection of Afro grooves that was ahead of its time in 1977 and has become a collector's item in recent years, especially due to the growing international interest in Colombian ...

Traffic Sound's 'Meshkalina' is a song with references to Incan culture which was heard all over Peru when released in 1969. It combined psychedelia, a hint of progressive hard rock and a Latin ...

HIGHLIGHTS: One of the last great albums of the first wave of Peruvian rock, originally released in 1974, linking psych-tinged rock with Afro-Latin American beats and folk pop. This first record by ...