Ondatropica
Baile Bucanero [ Soundway / CD - released 24/Mar/2017 ] Since the huge success of the debut Ondatrópica album in 2012, a second record has long been slated - with ideas for compositions bubbling through the years, riffs imagined on the back seats of tour buses and the input of visiting musicians all... |
Ondatropica
Ondatropica [ Soundway / CD - released 7/Dec/2012 ] |
Papillon
Moulongo (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 31/May/2024 ] Ferdinand 'Maréchal' Papillon was part of the Makossa wave that moved from Cameroon to France and across the African diaspora in the 80s and 90s, bringing the sounds of rhythms of Douala and Yaoundé to the clubs and dancefloors of Paris. Although... |
Pedro Ricardo
Soprem Bons Ventos (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Debut album from the Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ. A nostalgic yet timeless piece that lovingly fuses jazz, electronic, and traditional Portuguese folk. "The album translates to 'Good Winds Blow', shares Ricardo. "This idea of... |
Rebles
Sweetest Taboo (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Soundway Records re-issue the massively in-demand Soca cover-version of Sade's classic cut "Sweetest Taboo" by Caribbean band Rebles from 1986. In the late 80s, as electronic music permeated popular culture, Rebles helped define the soca genre... |
Reuben Vaun Smith
Sounds From The Workshop (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 27/May/2021 ] Having further honed his craft, Reuben Vaun Smith returns to Soundway Records with a sonic odyssey through lo-fi Balearic and Afro-Caribbean influenced synth. Smith's second album continues his exploration into improvised live instruments and... |
Shaluza Max / Tabu Ley Rochereau
Mangase / Hafi Deo 12" [ Soundway / 12in - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Soundway Records present a special tribute double a-side 12" with two tracks from African musicians perfect for smooth summer tropical DJ fodder. South African singer Shaluza Max's massive Mashkandi/house anthem Mangase gets a first release on... |
Steve Monite
Only You (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Following on from 2016's Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria, Soundway Records return to that blistering set for the first and only officially licensed reissue of the highly coveted debut album from Steve Monite, featuring the... |
Tapan Meets Generation Taragalte
Atlas (12") [ Soundway / 12in - released 8/Nov/2019 ] |
Thaba
Eyes Rest Their Feet (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Thaba is a collaboration between South African singer/songwriter Khusi Seremane and American producer/musician Gabriel Cyr. Tragically in July 2020, while the two were working with Soundway to prepare the release of their first record, Seremane died... |
Tunji Oyelana
A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 - 79 [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 7/Dec/2012 ] Soundway Records return to Nigeria once more with 'Tunji Oyelana: A Nigerian Retrospective 1966 - 79' - a lovingly compiled anthology of one of Nigeria's most revered sons. During the golden age of Nigerian music in the 1970s, as thousands of... |
Vanishing Twin
Choose Your Own Adventure (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] London ensemble Vanishing Twin originally released their debut album "Choose Your Own Adventure" in 2016 via Soundway Records. Formed in 2015, Vanishing Twin came together to make an exploratory record that marries oblique English pop with a... |
Various Artists
Afro Tropical Soundz - Volume 1 [ Soundway / CD - released 31/May/2010 ] An essential introduction for music fans new to African, Latin and Tropical music - a superb overview of the label. "England's Soundway label equals quality."- Pitchfork. |
Various Artists
Body Beat: Soca-Dub And Electronic Calypso (1979-98) [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] 17 obscure Soca B-side versions, dubs, instrumentals and edits as well as vocal tracks influenced by disco, boogie, house-music, soul and the more conscious lyrics of roots reggae. Owing as much to New York, Toronto and London as to the Caribbean... |
Various Artists
Doing It In Lagos - Boogie Pop & Disco In 1980s Nigeria [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] A new compilation featuring 20 rare tracks from the currently much talked about world of Nigerian pop music; a zeitgeist of their early 1980s club culture. The country's economy was booming at the time and so was its recording industry. Strongly... |
Various Artists
Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People (LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People is a double vinyl electronic music compilation by DJ and producer Esa Williams. Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, during the last days of Apartheid, Esa recalls the immense power that music had in... |
Various Artists
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980S South Africa [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards and... |
Various Artists
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie In 1980S South Africa (Triple LP) [ Soundway Records / 3 LP - released 9/Mar/2018 ] In 1980s black South Africa a local form of pop music evolved as the disco boom died down and slowly mutated. It was often ubiquitously described as Bubblegum - usually stripped-down and lo-fi with a predominance of synths, keyboards and... |
Various Artists
Highlife On The Move (Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings From London & Lagos - 1954-66) [ Soundway / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2015 ] |
Various Artists
Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings 1970-1980 Volume 2 [ Soundway / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] |