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Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The album was produced by the legendary Lincoln Olivetti and Marcos' brother Paulo Sérgio Valle. It showcases a real who's who of Brazilian music at the time, with stellar performances from vocalists and musicians such as Rosana, Serginho Do... |
Maria Rita
Brasileira (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Maria Rita is a musical pioneer that was ahead of her time. On first hearing her song, 'Cântico Brasileiro No.3 (Kamaiurá)', we thought it sounded like a contemporary remix that an artist such as Carl Craig could have produced. In fact, it came out... |
Minoru Muraoka
Bamboo (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 24/May/2019 ] Japanese jazz/breakbeat, folkloric mega-rarity as hallowed by the likes of DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Egon and co. Uniquely combines traditional Japanese instrumentation with Western jazz influences. Official Mr Bongo reissue. Gatefold single LP. |
Mr Bongo Edits
Volume 1: Danny Krivit (12") [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Who better to inaugurate our Mr Bongo Edit Series than one of the bosses of the art of the edit. More than just simple re-touches or loops to make the track easier to mix, Danny works his magic by employing all those years of studying and working... |
Nas
Made You Look (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 20/Nov/2020 ] 'Made You Look' was a shot in the arm for Nas at a time when he'd shed some of his core, street fanbase. After the unfocussed 'Nastradamus' and 'I Am…' albums he'd had a return to some kind of form with 'Stillmatic', but many felt he came off second... |
Nonato & Seu Conjunto
Cafua (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 15/Nov/2019 ] The late composer, arranger, musician and record producer Nonato Buzar is a lesser known great (outside of Brazil). His legacy leaves behind a rich body of recordings, working with some of the cream of the Brazilian 60s and 70s music scene, such as... |
O'Donel Levy
Simba (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Baltimore-born, Levy was already well regarded as one of the best up-and-coming jazz guitarists at the time of Simba's release. Having toured with George Benson and Jimmy McGriff, as well as featuring on McGriff's Black Pearl album on Blue Note, he... |
Os Brazões
Os Brazões (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Jun/2018 ] Rare and highly sought after in its original format, Os Brazões self-titled album was originally released on RGE Discos in 1969. It is a psychedelic masterpiece that fuses samba, r'n'b and rock 'n' roll influences using fuzz guitars, synths,... |
Os Canibais
Os Canibais (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Jun/2018 ] An incredibly original album of 'Brazilian Nuggets' from the Mocambo/Rozenblit catalogue. Os Canibais had a meteoric rise to fame starting in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro. The group was originally made up of Aramis (guitar/vocals), Serginho and Max... |
Os Novos Baianos
É Ferro Na Boneca! (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 5/Jul/2019 ] The debut album from the legendary Brazilian group Os Novos Bahianos. Originally released by RGE in 1970 in Brazil, 'É Ferro Na Boneca!' features 13-songs composed by Luiz Galvão and Moraes Moreira. This record shows the roots of the group, moving... |
Positive K
I Got A Man (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Positive K was no stranger to unrequited love. A few years before this, his biggest hit, dropped, he'd tried to ply his labelmate MC Lyte with chat-up lines on the First Priority gem 'I'm Not Havin' It' - with little luck. Fast forward to the... |
Renata Lú
Faz Tanto Tempo (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 15/Nov/2019 ] These amazing Brazilian soul-funk nuggets from Renata Lú, originally appeared on a 7" compacto and on her self-titled debut album for Copacabana Records in 1971. The up tempo break-beat funk of 'Faz Tanto Tempo' has a real dance-floor cross-over... |
Ronald Mesquita
Bresil 72 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 8/Mar/2019 ] Classic Brazilian album from master drummer Ronald Mesquita, originally released in 1972. Featuring songs by Jorge Ben, Antonio Carlos-Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Edu Lobo and others. |
Shina Williams & His African Percussions
Shina Williams & His African Percussions (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] First official reissue of the extremely rare full-length album by Lagos-based bandleader Shina Williams. The record was born in 1979 when Shina put Biddy Wright, Fred Fisher, Saliu Alabi, Prince Bola, Tutu Shoronmu, Tunde Williams and several... |
Skull Snaps
Skull Snaps [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Originally released in 1973, Skull Snaps' mythical self-titled album is gets an official reissue courtesy of Mr Bongo. |
Soyuz
Force Of The Wind (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] SOYUZ (which translates as 'union') is a creative collective from Minsk, Belarus, led by composer, arranger, and singer, Alex Chumak, multi-instrumentalist, Mikita Arlou, and drummer, Anton Nemahai. SOYUZ's previous albums explored and reimagined the... |
Spaceark
Spaceark Is (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 1/Mar/2019 ] The second album from SpaceArk. More brilliant self-released, private-press jazz/soul from 1976 Los Angeles. 'SpaceArk Is' came out on Color World records in 1976, on a limited run of about 5,000 copies. It followed their self-titled debut (also... |
Spaceark
Spaceark (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Brilliant self-released, private-press jazz/soul LP from 1975, recorded at Sunset Sound studios in LA. This is the super-rare debut album from SpaceArk, a band of brothers on an interstellar voyage to discover "electrifying new sounds". It's... |
Super Elcados
Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture (Tambourine Party Vol. 2) (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Jun/2018 ] Official Mr Bongo reissue of the ultra-rare album by 'Super Elcados'. A fusion of heavyweight Nigerian funk, soul & disco, this album was originally released by EMI Nigeria in 1976. The 'Super Elcados' (and 'Elcados' on other recordings) recorded... |
Surprise Chef
All News Is Good News (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News' - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up by lo-fi cousins of David Axelrod and Janko... |
