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 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 The group was originally made up of Aramis (guitar/vocals), Serginho and Max...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! [ Mr Bongo / CD - 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... |
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... |
Pearly Queen
Quit Jive' In / Jungle Walk (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Proudly presenting a 7-inch reissue of this mythical, raw funk rarity by the Miami-based, Cuban rock band, Pearly Queen. Featuring the hugely sought after, infectious cut 'Quit Jive' In' and a fantastic cover of The Rascals 'Jungle Walk', this is... |
Prince Fatty
Super Size Me [ Mr. Bongo / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] |
Prince Fatty
Survival of the Fattest [ Mr. Bongo / CD - released 29/Nov/2010 ] Prince Fatty - champion in the Dub Arena - was put together by producer and engineer Mike Pelanconi. This album features many special guests on the dub/reggae/afro-beat scene... |
Prince Fatty
Versus Mungo's Hi-Fi [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 21/Mar/2014 ] The much-anticipated release of the next installment from the legendary Prince Fatty. This time Prince Fatty faces off against the mighty Mungo's Hi Fi Soundsystem. Mungo's Hi Fi champion the evolution reggae, dub and dancehall music and are... |
Project Gemini
Colours & Light (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 5/Apr/2024 ] If 2022's The Children Of Scorpio was the debut album that turned people onto the world of Project Gemini aka Paul Osborne, Colours & Light is the body of work that will be buried deep into their hearts. It is a majestic album, bringing together the... |
The Pro-Teens
I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Within Melbourne's burgeoning cinematic-soul scene, which includes breakout acts Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo, mysteriously sit The Pro-Teens. Helmed by prolific drummer and percussionist Hudson Whitlock, who also plays in both bands, this... |
Rammellzee & K-Rob
Beat-Bop (12") [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Much about 'Beat Bop' is shrouded in mystery. Who really produced it? Why was Jean-Michel Basquiat relegated from rapper on the track to drawing the cover and labels? What are they actually rapping about for most of the ten-minute length? |
Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti / Pete Dunaway
Agora É Moda / Supermarket (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Mr Bongo's Brazil 45's series serves up another pair of Brazilian classics in the form of Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti 'Agora É Moda' and Pete Dunaway 'Supermarket'. 'Agora É Moda' is a psychedelic, disco-boogie-groove monster brought to our attention... |
Ronald Mesquita
Bresil 72 [ Mr Bongo / CD - 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. |
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. |
Ryo Kawasaki
Juice (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 26/Aug/2022 ] Classic jazz-funk fusion from the late, great Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki. Recorded in New York, and originally released in 1976, 'Juice' presents Ryo at the height of his powers. Born in Japan in 1947, Ryo had a long and stellar career... |
Sandra De Sá / Equipe Rádio Cidade
Olhos Coloridos / Bons Tempos: Sao Paulo (Good Times) (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Two 1980s Brazilian boogie bombs from Sandra de Sá and Equipe Rádio Cidade get a remastered reissue as part of Mr Bongo Brazil 45's series. Sandra de Sá's 'Olhos Coloridos' is an '80s MPB/boogie jam, taken from her self-titled 1982 LP on RGE... |
Shina Williams & His African Percussionists
African Dances (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 29/Jun/2018 ] 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... |
The Skints
Swimming Lessons [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 10/May/2019 ] The Skints have clawed their way up from the depths of the underground punk/ska scene to become a unique fixture on the global reggae stage. Swimming Lessons is the full-length follow-up to their critically acclaimed and fan-adored last release,... |
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 [ Mr Bongo / CD - 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... |