Various Artists
Nigeria Special Volume 3: Electronic Innovation Meets Culture And Tradition 1978-93 (Triple LP) [ Soundway / 3 LP - due 22/Nov/2024 ] Soundway Records presents a collection of Nigerian music chronicling a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music. The late 70s saw a period of political turbulence... |
Barbara Hernandez
All Nite Tonight (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 31/May/2024 ] Cult soca disco 12", produced by Leston Paul and originally released in 1984 - now available in full vocal and instrumental versions for the first time in 40 years. Barbara Hernandez was working as a backing singer for Kool and the Gang in New... |
Black Truth Rhythm Band
Ifetayo (Remastered LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Long-awaited remaster and re-cut of the 1976 album 'Ifetayo' by Black Truth Rhythm Band, an important and overlooked chapter in Trinidad's rich musical history that blends West African influences with jazz, funk and the incisive social commentary of... |
Dar Disku
Dar Disku (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 27/Sep/2024 ] The debut album from Bahraini-born, British based musical duo Dar Disku is a celebration of their Arabic heritage and multicultural influences that melds golden age West Asian and North African sounds with a contemporary dance floor focus. Recorded... |
Dexter Story
Bahir (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] New release from LA-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Dexter Story. Described by Story as "a snapshot of the last few years of my immersive study of the Horn of Africa," Bahir's 13 tracks mix Ethiopian jazz, Tuareg grooves, ekista dance... |
Hotline
You Are Mine (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 4/Aug/2017 ] This very rare Nigerian disco classic LP, originally released in 1986, is the only known recorded album by Hotline and features the track 'Fella's Doing It In Lagos', which gave its name to the recent Soundway 'Doing It In Lagos' compilation. 180... |
International Soleil Band
Ta Lassa (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Composed by Gnamakoron Sidi Diabaté, Ta Lassa was featured originally on an album released in 1983 by French Warners offshoot WAM (West African Music) - a short lived label that recorded about 20 releases of West African music released in... |
Julien Dyne
Modes (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 6/May/2022 ] Modes continues the forward-thinking percussive jazz and afro-inspired house music soundscapes explored on Dyne's recent album Teal, which garnered acclaim from peers and fans alike - including Late Night Tales, Toddla T, Ransom Note, and BBC6 Music... |
The Lahaar
The Lahaar EP (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Drawing inspiration from the depths of late 70's NYC proto-rap disco instrumentals, Nigerian boogie, Jamaican dub and modern jazzy house - The Lahaar is a Trans-Tasman collaboration between Julien Dyne, Horatio Luna and Surprise Chef's Lachlan... |
Lord Echo
Curiosities (Reissue LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Soundway Records completes the Lord Echo album collection, finally reissuing the second album in the trilogy from the in-demand New Zealand multi-instrumentalist and producer. Originally released in 2013, 'Curiosities' is now available as a DJ... |