Folk, World & Country Bestsellers

Live updated collection on the Folk, World & Country music bestsellers in the shop this week!

Next up on Africa Seven is the second edition of our
Once more we're ready to take flight on Africa Airways, for this sixth journey we're taking you above 5280 feet and laying on the funk. The flight opens with the punchy horns, afro rhythms & groovy bass of Eko Roosevelt's
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Introducing ATA's latest Disco sensation:
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The Afro National band was formed in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1972. Their inspirational leader, Sulay Abu Bakarr accompanied by his wife Patricia and Ayo Roy Macauley split from the Sabanoh Jazz Band to form their new group. They skillfully merged highli - Vinyl Record
It's a beautiful mixture of folk, psychedelic flourishes and adventurous production combining majestically with Shelagh's exquisite songwriting and purity of voice. It will immediately appeal to fans of Pentangle, Incredible String Band and Joni Mitchell, - Vinyl Record
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A labour of love, it showcases a tantalising cross- section of disco, funk, boogie, samba and MPB, from past to present. Unearthing tracks from the seemingly endless gold mine of Brazilian gems, the compilation features legends such as Jorge Ben, Gretchen - Vinyl Record
Reissued here for the first time,
For this 7 inch, we shone the light on two Brazilian masterpieces from Georgette and Claudia that are frm favourites of some of the biggest DJs in the business, including Gilles Peterson, Four Tet and Floating Points. 'Kirie' by Georgette is simply one of - Vinyl Record
Ekambi Brillant was born in the village of Dibombari in Cameroon in 1948. In 1962 he attended school in Yaoundé and learned his musical craft. In 1971 he heads off to the big city lights of Douala. Here he finds himself in a French TV, music competition h - Vinyl Record
Following on from our extremely well received re-press of Pasteur Lappe's second album
It's that time again. The skies are calling and its time to board our trusty jet for the 5th outing of Africa Seven's premiere class compilation Africa Airways. For volume 5 its time to brace yourselves for 10 slices of Afro boogie goodness. We up the boo - Vinyl Record
A member of the Latin Grammy award- winning band, Bala Desejo , Dora showcases a new side to her solo productions on this special LP. Whereas Dora's first solo EP, Vento de Beirada, was a leap of faith, Pique sees her soaring as one of Brazil's standout s - Vinyl Record
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PANORAMA Records is thrilled to announce the reissue of 'Salsa Na Ma' by the legendary Colombian band Fruko Y Sus Tesos. Known for their infectious rhythms and vibrant energy, this track captures the essence of salsa with a dynamic blend of percussion, ho - Vinyl Record
Artists Verckys Et L'Orchestre Veve Style African, Funk, Afrobeat, Rumba Release Date 1 Jan 2014 Cat No. AALP077 Format 2 x 12
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Artists Chipen Style Latin, Rumba, Disco Release Date 14 Jun 2024 Cat No. MISSYOU035 Format 12
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Artists Takako Mamiya Style City-Pop, Reissue Release Date 9 Aug 2024 Cat No. PROT-7278 Format 12
Pahua - Habita 7 inch Remixes - Pahua - Habita 7 inch Remixes - Artists Pahua Style Latin, Deep House Release Date 10 May 2024 Cat No. RNT45012 Format 7
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Saigon Soul Revival - Mối Lương Duyên - Saigon Soul Revival - Mối Lương Duyên - Artists Saigon Soul Revival Style Soul Release Date 10 May 2024 Cat No. SSS14LP Format 12
Psyco On Da Bus - Psyco On Da Bus - Psyco On Da Bus - Psyco On Da Bus - Artists Psyco On Da Bus Style Afrobeat, Future Jazz, Downtempo, Experimental Release Date 1 Jan 2021 Cat No. COMET103 Format 2 x 12
Manduka - Manduka - Manduka - Manduka - Artists Manduka Genre Latin, Folk Release Date 1 Jan 2021 Cat No. VAMPI 234 Format 12
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Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons - Airport Love Theme / Afro Som - Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons - Airport Love Theme / Afro Som - Artists Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons Genre MPB, Funk Release Date 1 Jan 2021 Cat No. BRZ45085 Format 7
Orchestra Baobab - Kelen Ati Leen / Souleymane - Orchestra Baobab - Kelen Ati Leen / Souleymane - Artists Orchestra Baobab Genre Funk, Soul, Folk, World, & Country Release Date 1 Jan 2015 Cat No. AFR4506 Format 7
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La Compagnie Créole - A.I.É (Larry Levan Unreleased Remixes) - La Compagnie Créole - A.I.É (Larry Levan Unreleased Remixes) - Artists La Compagnie Créole Genre Disco, Zouk Release Date 1 Jan 2019 Cat No. PN01RP Format 12
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M.K / Sputnik - Legalize Lambada Vol.5 - M.K / Sputnik - Legalize Lambada Vol 5 - Artists M.K / Sputnik Genre Disco, Lambada Release Date 1 Jan 2021 Cat No. LEG005 Format 12
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Master Phil - Vagabond Du Coeur - Vinyl Record
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Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band - Avoudé Remixes - Vinyl Record
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Letta Mbulu - Nomalizo / Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher - Vinyl Record
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“Trustworthy”. is the meaning of “danama”, this Bambara word from Mali. Believing in oneself, in others, in the word given, in desirable futures. Advocating optimism, momentum towards the future, collective strength and the wise magic of cultural blending - Vinyl Record
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Afrosynth Records is proud to release J.E. Movement's groundbreaking ‘Ma Dea Luv’, out in mid-2025 on vinyl and digital platforms. Toward the end of the 1980s South Africa's recording industry was booming. Searching for a sound that could cross over to al - Vinyl Record
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Wewantsounds continues its extensive Meiko Kaji reissue program - in partnership with Teichiku Records and Kaji herself - with the release of Yadokari, her third album from 1973. This marks the first time the album has been reissued on vinyl, featuring it - Vinyl Record
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Taking inspiration from hawala, a system of informal money transfers made to certain countries impacted by a lack of currency or unstable contexts. Megarbane spins this concept on its head, reimagining it as an artistic exchange spanning cultures, generat - Vinyl Record
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Dune Castle presents - From A Darebin Cave by Cantrips, an acid folk odyssey. Recorded live with a 7-piece band over two days,
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After a savage summer of performing over 35 festival shows, COLLIGNON continue their journey with the release of Bicicleta. Bicicleta was written and recorded right in the midst of the band's summer tour. Gino, Yves and Jori seized the moment, the album c - Vinyl Record
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Marcos Valle - Marcos Valle - Marcos Valle - Marcos Valle - Artists Marcos Valle Genre Latin Disco, Boogie, Reissue Release Date 1 May 2021 Cat No. MRBLP231HS Format 12
Four Flies Records is proud to present Paesaggio Bellico, a collection of unreleased music from legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Alessandroni. Available digitally starting on the centenary of the maestro's birth on 18th March 2025 a - Vinyl Record
Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning over forty years, born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief, his musical persuasion beginning humbly with his village's local church before his formal education at the Senegal conservatoire and Paris' Ec - Vinyl Record
Experience the profound legacy of The Last Poets with their new release,
In the mid-2000's, following on from Marcos Valle, Joyce and of course Azymuth, Arthur Verocai joined the long- line of Brazilian musicians whose music was to be introduced to a whole new legion of fans by Far Out. The story of 'Encore' of course begins w - Vinyl Record
Strut Records is proud to announce a new official reissue of Simigwa by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, launching a series of releases on Strut celebrating the legendary Ghanaian label Essiebons. Essiebons, founded by Ghanaian music producer Dick Essilfie-Bondzie in - Vinyl Record
Strut introduces the highly anticipated third volume in the Disques Debs International series, diving deeper into the archives of one of the greatest French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs, based in Guadeloupe. Founded by the visionary Henri Debs in the la - Vinyl Record
A couple of years back, UK-based House DJ Jerry Frempong’s wife Katie was doing a spring clean at the family home. At the bottom of the garden, amongst a pile of rusty garden tools, she discovered a couple of mysterious bin-bags. She was about to assign t - Vinyl Record
Singer, songwriter and composer Melike Şahin is set to releases her new album AKKOR via Gülbaba Records in partnership with Day Dreamer An empowering assertion of survival that propels traditional Anatolian pop and folk influences into the future, AKKOR r - Vinyl Record
Silver Vinyl Repress Edition. Sun Atlas' long lost first 45! Original 2019 note: Little is known about the ensemble that is Sun Atlas. It's not certain whether you'd find them in Los Angeles, New York, Addis Ababa, Marrakesh or northern Germany. Maybe non - Vinyl Record
This new 45 RPM single is the lastest from Pyramid Blue, a group known for their Ethio-jazz fusion. This time, the Spanish band has teamed up with Habiba Chaouf, an Arab singer rooted in Spain's flamenco scene, who lends her beautiful vocals to the A-side - Vinyl Record
Various - Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Six - Various - Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Six - Artists Mr Bongo Genre Afrobeat, Batucada, Soul, Jazz-Funk, Funk, Disco Release Date 1 Jan 2023 Cat No. MRBLP270 Format 2 x 12
Clube da Esquina is a collaborative double album by Brazilian musicians Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, associated with the eponymous musical movement. It became Nascimento's fifth studio album and Lô's first, after which Lô pursued a solo career. - Vinyl Record
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Ase - a Yoruba philosophy signifying the power that makes things happen and produces change; given to Gods, ancestors, spirits, humans, animals, plants, rocks, rivers, songs and prayers. BOM takes influence from all corners of Africa and its diaspora, ble - Vinyl Record
Legendary Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth are set to release
This is one of Ray Pérez’s most highly sought-after albums, not only for its strong salsa dura anthems and funky boogaloo numbers but also for its brave, quirky eclecticism and youthful, rebellious spirit, all of which are reflections of “El Loco” Ray’s u - Vinyl Record
First time re-issue of this Arabic language gem from 1984. Fronted by Moroccan singer Fatima Makdadi and recorded in Paris, Douz Douz featured on the B Side on a now very hard to find 7
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of
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Sabor de Amor is the fourth album from Brazilian soulman Hyldon, singer and instrumentalist, who formed, alongside Tim Maia and Cassiano, the legendary triad of Brazilian soul music in the 1970s. Sabor de Amor (Continental, 1981) is perhaps his most consi - Vinyl Record
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100% killer Nu Yorican Latin funk masterpiece originally released in New York in 1974, issued here on Soul Jazz Records. Alongside ‘Latin Strut’ (also available on special edition 7”) this is one of the toughest Latin / funk tunes ever recorded. Both side - Vinyl Record
2025 first time ever official vinyl reissue, 140g vinyl. There's iconic. Then there's *iconic*. Tumblack really is a gorgeous late-70s disco-not-disco essential. It's an absolute MONSTER that will completely blow you away; and, yes, it's as compelling and - Vinyl Record
Les Disques Bongo Joe are proud to be home of the new volume of DJ soFa's well known curation work Elsewhere series with Elsewhere CC! This ninth exploration of our beloved Bruxelles based cratedigger and producer (Mameen 3, Nyati Mayi & The astral Synth - Vinyl Record
Analog Africa is back with a dedicated project celebrating Gnonnas Pedro, the king of Modern Agbadja, and they press it up on a marvellous double album that includes an eight-page booklet with a ton of extra info. Although four tracks of his have previous - Vinyl Record
Excursions in Gwoka vol. 2 is another adventurous outing for the Beauty & the Beat label that takes them ever deeper into the gwoka scene of Guadeloupe. it is the celebrated carnival outfit Akiyo who are in focus here with two tracks taken from second and - Vinyl Record
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Restoring, reissuing and contextualising iconic tracks from Ousmane Kouyate & Ambassadeurs Internationaux, Rail Band, Les Messagers du Mali, Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou and many more, the second compilation in this series dives ever further into the richne - Vinyl Record
Colombian afro-cumbia sensation Wganda Kenya has been a staple on discerning dancefloors for decades. PANORAMA is thrilled to present 'Shakalaode', back on a 7 inch for the first time in a long time, from their 1976 release, blending afro-beats with irres - Vinyl Record
Immersed in the encounters of Afro-Brazilian cultures and in the influences of yoga philosophy, Brazilian singer-songwriter Alvaro Lancellotti drew inspiration to create his new album: “Arruda, Alfazema e Guiné”. The songs merge the spiritual and musical - Vinyl Record
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'Almas Conectadas' (Connected Souls) is the sophomore album from renowned British producer Will
Unmistakably Quantic, but with an emphasis on reggae inspired sounds,
A true Balearic / Cosmic classic LP - Columbian brothers Elkin & Nelson's 1974 debut double album 'Angeles Y Demonios' is the perfect blend of traditional latin music, psychedelia, fuzz, glam, ethnic rhythms, progressive rock leanings and everything else - Vinyl Record
Samba '68 is a 1968 album by Marcos Valle, arranged by Eumir Deodato. John Bush reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that the album was
Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song
Renowned for their instrumental releases that fuse traditional and contemporary Middle Eastern music with psychedelic rock, funk, and disco, Sababa 5 have also pushed boundaries in collaborations with vocalists such as Shiran Tzfira, Yurika Hanashima, and - Vinyl Record
Raúl Monsalve y Los Forajidos welcome listeners to a new day with SOL, their groundbreaking second album for Olindo Records. Venezuelan rhythms and traditional songs blend with spiritual jazz, psychedelic funk, and Afrobeat, delivering an exhilarating, bo - Vinyl Record
After 10 years from the release of the succesful
In Paris, a creative force of artists molded the cultural identity of the Malian diaspora, infusing the city’s eclectic mix of sounds with their own rich heritage. At the heart of it all was Gaye Mody Camara, a towering figure in Malian music and culture - Vinyl Record
Official retrospective (1967 to 1985) of the legendary Beninese Composer, Gentleman & Salsero Gnonnas Pedro, who recorded dozen of albums & singles from the 1960s the 2000s with mythical bands such as Los Panchos, Les Dadjes & Africando ! 21 tracks coveri - Vinyl Record
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South African Modern Soul/Jazz-Funk - Originally released in 1979, Cape Town – Re-mastered by Simbad First time re-issued on vinyl, “Expressions” is the 3rd album from one of the greatest South African bands ever, I named Pacific Express. Now think Stevie - Vinyl Record
At the start of the 60s, a new wave of gospel-influenced jazz started to emerge, with hits such as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers'
Step into the future of highlife with Florence Adooni’s debut album, A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity). Rooted in the rich traditions of Ghana’s Fra Fra culture and propelled by cosmic production from Philophon Records’ visionary Max Weissenfeldt - Vinyl Record
Berlin based label
Back in stock due to popular demand, the 12th release in our signature Brazil 45's series saw a reissue of two certifed classics from Brazil's rich musical tapestry On the A side, Brazilian Samba luminary Elza Soares, covers Jorge Ben's classic 'Mas Que N - Vinyl Record
First-ever reissue of a cult classic from 1974, written, produced and arranged by Anatolian rock pioneer Barış Manço and backed by his legendary Kurtalan Ekspres Band. -Highly sought-after Turkish folk and psychedelic single, sung by Yeşilçam stars Sevil - Vinyl Record
Café Türk are an inimitable Turkish-Swiss band formed in the 1980s, whose genre-bending sonic palette draws from Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Western Europe. - Weaving in the crackling energy of new wave, rock, disco and reggae with influences from Turkey - Vinyl Record
Few sounds transcend time and space quite like the driving pulse of Afrobeat, and few artists, for that matter, have defined their own domains quite as profoundly as Tony Allen—the very beat of Afrobeat itself. In 2011, Allen recorded one of his inimitabl - Vinyl Record
For their 5th album, Vaudou Game's influences have spread beyond the city and country limits, crossing the Atlantic to reach Colombia. Magnetized, the tropical waves traveled along the equator from Latin America to Togo, knocking on the door of OTODI stud - Vinyl Record
Born in 1989 in Bamako, Mali, Nfaly Diakité is a member of the Donsow, Bambara animist hunters. Nfaly Diakité is named after his grandfather, the late Nfaly Diakité, one of Mali’s most respected donso chiefs. His grandfather did not play, but as a leading - Vinyl Record
Hot on the heels of Sukuma, Durban's Sugarman Sandy B returns to Red Motorbike with Bink Party! This time around, he's teamed up with label boss Eddie C on production, as well as an assortment of underground artists from around the globe whom he has colla - Vinyl Record
La Matta Records proudly presents the first official reissue of Io Sono Io (Eu Sou Mais Eu), the rare Italo-Brazilian track by multi-instrumentalist and composer Ana Mazzotti. Originally recorded between the legendary Estúdio Haway in Rio de Janeiro (1973 - Vinyl Record
DJ NOTOYA IS BACK WITH A NEW SELECTION OF JAPANESE FUNK AND BOOGIE FROM THE LABEL KING RECORDS BETWEEN 1974 AND 1988 AND FEATURING BUZZ, FUJIMARU BAND, KEIKO TODA, KUMIKO SAWADA. - Vinyl Record
Trinkais about the strength of the encounter that music provides between Dandara Modesto, Brazilian singer and songwriter, João Pires, Portuguese composer and guitarist and Juninho Ibituruna, Brazilian percussionist. Sewing of Atlantic music, they build a - Vinyl Record
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the reissue of Ammar El Sherei's sought-after instrumental album
After being out of stock for years finally the debut release of Habibi Funk by Tunisian band Dalton is back in stock including an updated artwork and booklet. This is the story of the release: Dalton's

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