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Coke
Coke (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Superb Latin funk and rock-tinged soul from 1972 by Miami's Coke. Originally released on Sound Triangle Records. · Includes the sensational 'Na Na', recently featured on the soundtrack to the Netflix drama 'Griselda', the jazz-rock 'Got To Touch... |
Coke
Coke [ Mr Bongo / CD - due 28/Mar/2025 ] Superb Latin funk and rock-tinged soul from 1972 by Miami's Coke. Originally released on Sound Triangle Records. · Includes the sensational 'Na Na', recently featured on the soundtrack to the Netflix drama 'Griselda', the jazz-rock 'Got To Touch... |
Various Artists
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 7 (Indie Exclusive Purple Vinyl LP) [ Mr Bongo / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, we have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks that hold a special place in our hearts, selecting... |
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar And His Music (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Nov/2024 ] Mr Bongo proudly presents an official reissue of an iconic, exploratory album by Indian maestro of the sitar, Ananda Shankar, aptly titled 'Ananda Shankar And His Music'. Released on His Master's Voice in 1976, the album is a sublime collage of... |
Asha Puthli
The Devil Is Loose (Limited Edition LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Asha Puthli's classic album - The Devil Is Loose will be reissued on Gold vinyl & will be a pressing of 1000 worldwide, this limited edition is released to celebrate Asha's return to the stage. |
Cypress Hill
Insane In The Brain (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 16/Oct/2020 ] What has become one of the hip-hop's most iconic party anthems, and one of Cypress Hill's biggest hits, started out with them taking offence at Chubb Rock. He'd flipped some of their lyrics on his own 'Yabba Dabba Doo' song in 1992 and the group... |
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Afro Blue (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 3/Jul/2020 ] Although best known for her jazz work, Dee Dee has had a wonderfully rich and varied career encompassing soul, musicals, gospel, and underground disco from the 70's to the present day. She is still active as a vocalist, composer, and producer. Mr... |
Dora Morelenbaum
Pique [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Pique is the sensational debut solo album from Dora Morelenbaum, one of the key talents spearheading Brazil's new musical wave. A member of the Latin Grammy award-winning band, Bala Desejo, Dora showcases a new side to her solo productions on this... |
Dora Morelenbaum
Pique (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Pique is the sensational debut solo album from Dora Morelenbaum, one of the key talents spearheading Brazil's new musical wave. A member of the Latin Grammy award-winning band, Bala Desejo, Dora showcases a new side to her solo productions on this... |
Ebo Taylor
Yen Ara [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] Ebo Taylor's new album, Yen Ara, marks the Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat legend's 60th anniversary as a professional musician. The 82-year-old composer, arranger, guitarist and vocalist has been a key figure in the evolving afro-funk sound since... |
Ebo Taylor Jnr With Wuta Wazutu
Gotta Take It Cool (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 6/Sep/2019 ] Tough, mid-tempo Ghanaian funk & Highlife grooves from Ebo Taylor Junior, son of the mighty Ebo Taylor. Originally released in 1978; now extremely difficult and expensive to find in its original form. |
Eric B. & Rakim
I Ain't No Joke (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 31/Jul/2020 ] Craft a record iconic enough and, no matter what you've sampled to make it, you're destined to be sampled more yourself. People's first exposure to this track was on the landmark 'Paid in Full' album, and it was clear this had the potential to... |
Homero França / Silvinha
Quero Ver Você Sambar / Mas Não Deixe De Ir (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 9/Dec/2022 ] A floaty, smouldering underground bubbler, 'Quero Ver Você Sambar' is, to our knowledge, the only record by Homero França. Released on a 7" compacto on Chantecler Records in 1976; the song was co-written by Aloisio Silva, who was the composer behind... |
The Incredible Bongo Band
Return Of The Incredible Bongo Band 40th Anniversary Edition (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Jun/2018 ] Re-released for the first time since 1974, this is the sequel to the classic 1973 'Bongo Rock', which became a foundation of rap and popular music. This LP has been sampled by Bentley Rhythm Ace, Fatboy Slim, Macy Gray, Group Home and Koushik.... |
Jungle Brown
Full Circle (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 27/Sep/2019 ] With a three-single campaign of Keep It Movin', Ikoja and culminating with We On -featuring the legendary Sampa The Great - we knew Jungle Brown's sophomore effort would be one of the highlights of the year. Quite frankly, as soon as we heard the... |
Kit Sebastian
Remix 12" [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 14/Feb/2020 ] When it came to choose who should remix Kit Sebastian, Natureboy Flako (Flako / Dario Rojo Guerra) was a producer at the top of our list. Keeping true to the original, whilst leaving his own stamp on the track, his mix adds break-beat drums and... |
Lester Robertson
Akirfa / Untitled Ballad (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 9/Dec/2022 ] On this 7", two lost jazz tracks by the trombonist and Horace Tapscott-collaborator, Lester Robertson. Lester has worked with some of the greats of jazz including Gerald Wilson, Anita O'Day, Lionel Hampton and Roy Porter Sound Machine on the classic... |
Lonnie Smith
Afro-Desia (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 17/May/2024 ] The second in our Mr Bongo series opening the vault on classic recordings from the fabled Groove Merchant Records catalogue. This time the spotlight turns to the Hammond B3 organ maestro Lonnie Smith, as we proudly present a reissue of his cosmic... |
Lonnie Smith
Funk Reaction (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 24/May/2024 ] Continuing Mr Bongo's series exploring the wealth of material released through the record labels of Sonny Lester, 1977's Funk Reaction finds Hammond B3 organ virtuoso Lonnie Smith at his most dancefloor-friendly. Dripping with groove and swagger,... |
Los Reyes 73
Los Reyes 73 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 2/Aug/2024 ] Continuing the Mr Bongo Cuban Classics Series, we shine a light on Los Reyes 73 and their sensational debut LP from 1975. The album had multiple different pressings under various titles and artworks, but the music stayed the same and speaks for... |
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... |
The Medium Wave Band
So Tender / Games (Instrumental) (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 29/Nov/2024 ] Sourcing rare records to reissue can involve meticulous research and years of digging, but then occasionally, Lady Luck smiles upon you. We probably would have never heard of the Medium Wave Band if Gary from Mr Bongo hadn't known Wolverhampton-based... |
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... |
Nas
The World Is Yours (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 31/Jul/2020 ] Presented for the first time on 7", the vocals of the album version and the instrumental on the flip provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy and compare the work of two masters at the top of their game. Pete Rock's seamless weaving of disparate... |
New Regency Orchestra
New Regency Orchestra (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Announcing the debut album from one of London's most electrifying acts, New Regency Orchestra. An 18-piece Afro-Cuban jazz big band, inspired by the musical melting pot of NYC in the 1950s, but with the punch and power of a whole host of London's... |
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... |
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... |
Raúl Gómez
Instrumental (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 30/Aug/2024 ] For the next reissue in Mr Bongo's Cuban Classics series, we look to Raúl Gómez's entrancing 1977 Instrumental album. Presenting a unique blend of orchestral disco and jazz-funk, with Afro-Cuban flavours and soundtrack influences, it's rich with drum... |
Ray And His Court
Ray And His Court (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 25/Oct/2024 ] A kaleidoscopic album that draws influence from a range of different genres and scenes blended together in true Ray Fernandez style. Side A, showcases an array of traditional Latin workouts including the addictive enticing opener 'La Señorita Lola'... |
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. |
Souls Of Mischief
93 'Til Infinity (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Showcasing a fluent, loose-limbed rhyme style as Tajai, Opio, A-Plus and Phesto combined and bounced off each other, the Souls were part of the wider eclectic hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, where they were joined by Del tha Funkee Homosapien and... |
Soyuz (СОЮЗ)
Калі Ты Запытаеш (If You Ask) / Tenório (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 22/Nov/2024 ] Proudly presenting, 'Калі ты запытаеш (If You Ask)', a brand new, blissed-out pop production with a '70s AOR touch, by the ever-on-point SOYUZ (СОЮЗ). Coming at a period between albums, the single features guest appearances from the sensational... |
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... |
Surprise Chef
Daylight Savings (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] 'Daylight Savings' is the follow-up to Surprise Chef's debut album 'All News Is Good News'. That album earned the band a much-deserved following across the world and triumphantly marked their arrival onto the international stage. Their new album was... |
Terry Callier
Speak Your Peace (Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Terry Callier's ninth studio album, 2001's Speak Your Peace, continued his trademark sound of folk-infused jazz, but added a modern twist through collaborations with the likes of 4 Hero, Groove Armada's Tom Findlay and Paul Weller amongst... |
Tim Maia
Disco Club [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 6/Apr/2018 ] Recorded in 1978, this is a latter-period gem from the larger than life legend, combining the glitz and glamour of disco's heyday with Maia's raw funk and soul roots. For 'Disco Club', Maia left his usual band and went into the legendary Estudios... |
A Tribe Called Quest
Scenario (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 19/Jul/2019 ] All-time classic hip-hop of the highest possible grade from A Tribe Called Quest! Near-replica reissue of the prized Germany-only 7" from 1992. Cut loud. Official Mr Bongo reissue. |
Various Artists
John Gomez And Nick The Record Present Tangent [ Mr Bongo / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] To celebrate 10 years of one of London's most loved underground club nights, Tangent, Mr Bongo are thrilled to launch this new compilation series. Crafted by its two residents, John Gómez and Nick the Record, it aims to transmit a taste of Tangent's... |
Various Artists
Luke Una Presents E Soul Cultura 2(LP) [ Mr Bongo / 2 LP - released 17/Jun/2022 ] With some of the best DJs and selectors there is a certain mysterious sound or underlying feeling which unites the music they play, regardless of genre, year, or tempo. Luke Una is a master of telling a story through music and this compilation is a... |
Various Artists
Luke Una Presents É Soul Cultura Vol 2 (Double LP) [ Mr Bongo / 2 LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Mr Bongo presents a much anticipated second volume of 'É Soul Cultura', curated by the charismatic Manchester based DJ Luke Una. In May 2022, 'É Soul Cultura' Vol.1 seemed to land at exactly the right moment. Post-lockdown, optimism was back on the... |
