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There Is No End
There Is No End (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: 734547. Rel: 07 May 21
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
There Is No End (0:26)
Rich Black (feat Koreatown Oddity) (4:17)
Coonta Kinte (feat Zelooperz) (3:09)
One Inna Million (feat Lava La Rue) (3:21)
Stumbling Down (feat Sampa The Great) (3:55)
Crushed Grapes (feat Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon) (1:49)
Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?) (feat Jeremiah Jae) (3:03)
Mau Mau (feat Nah Eeto) (3:09)
Tres Magnifique (feat Tsunami) (3:23)
Hurt Your Soul (feat Nate Bone) (2:59)
Cosmosis (feat Okri & Skepta) (4:45)
My Own (feat Marlowe) (3:47)
Review: Review: Even after his death, Tony Allen is still delivering ground-breaking and genre-bending releases. There is No End, a posthumous album largely recorded in 2019 but finished (with Allen's blessing) following his death by co-producers Vincent Taeger and Vincent Taurelle, veers away from the Nigerian drummer's Afro-beat, Afro-jazz and Afro-disco roots, instead combing his brilliant polyrhythms with elements of grime, dubstep, hip-hop, soul and funk, plus vocals from a veritable who's who of MCs, spoken word artists and singers. The results are hugely impressive and forward-thinking, offering a fittingly on-point post-script to Allen's exceptional career.
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out of stock $26.29
There Is No End
There Is No End (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: 354118 0. Rel: 07 May 21
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
There Is No End (0:26)
Rich Black (feat Koreatown Oddity) (4:17)
Coonta Kinte (feat Zelooperz) (3:09)
One Inna Million (feat Lava La Rue) (3:21)
Stumbling Down (feat Sampa The Great) (3:55)
Crushed Grapes (feat Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon) (1:49)
Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?) (feat Jeremiah Jae) (3:03)
Mau Mau (feat Nah Eeto) (3:09)
Tres Magnifique (feat Tsunami) (3:23)
Hurt Your Soul (feat Nate Bone) (2:59)
Cosmosis (feat Okri & Skepta) (4:45)
My Own (feat Marlowe) (3:47)
Review: Review: Even after his death, Tony Allen is still delivering ground-breaking and genre-bending releases. There is No End, a posthumous album largely recorded in 2019 but finished (with Allen's blessing) following his death by co-producers Vincent Taeger and Vincent Taurelle, veers away from the Nigerian drummer's Afro-beat, Afro-jazz and Afro-disco roots, instead combing his brilliant polyrhythms with elements of grime, dubstep, hip-hop, soul and funk, plus vocals from a veritable who's who of MCs, spoken word artists and singers. The results are hugely impressive and forward-thinking, offering a fittingly on-point post-script to Allen's exceptional career.
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out of stock $29.45
There Is No End
Cat: 734546 B. Rel: 07 May 21
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Tony's Praeludium
Stumbling Down (feat Sampa The Great)
Crushed Grapes (feat Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon)
Tres Magnifique (feat Tsunami)
Mau Mau (feat Nah Eeto)
Coonta Kinte (feat Zelooperz)
Rich Black (feat Koreatown Oddity)
One Inna Million (feat Lava La Rue)
Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?) (feat Jeremiah Jae)
Deer In Headlights (feat Danny Brown)
Hurt Your Soul (feat Nate Bone)
My Own (feat Marlowe)
Cosmosis (feat Ben Okri & Skepta)
There's No End
Review: Even after his death, Tony Allen is still delivering ground-breaking and genre-bending releases. There is No End, a posthumous album largely recorded in 2019 but finished (with Allen's blessing) following his death by co-producers Vincent Taeger and Vincent Taurelle, veers away from the Nigerian drummer's Afro-beat, Afro-jazz and Afro-disco roots, instead combing his brilliant polyrhythms with elements of grime, dubstep, hip-hop, soul and funk, plus vocals from a veritable who's who of MCs, spoken word artists and singers. The results are hugely impressive and forward-thinking, offering a fittingly on-point post-script to Allen's exceptional career.
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out of stock $10.51
There Is No End (B-STOCK)
There Is No End (B-STOCK) (limited gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: 354118 0 (B-STOCK). Rel: 07 May 21
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
There Is No End (0:26)
Rich Black (feat Koreatown Oddity) (4:17)
Coonta Kinte (feat Zelooperz) (3:09)
One Inna Million (feat Lava La Rue) (3:21)
Stumbling Down (feat Sampa The Great) (3:55)
Crushed Grapes (feat Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon) (1:49)
Gang On Holiday (Em I Go We?) (feat Jeremiah Jae) (3:03)
Mau Mau (feat Nah Eeto) (3:09)
Tres Magnifique (feat Tsunami) (3:23)
Hurt Your Soul (feat Nate Bone) (2:59)
Cosmosis (feat Okri & Skepta) (4:45)
My Own (feat Marlowe) (3:47)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Creasing to corner of outer sleeve but otherwise in excellent condition***


Review: Even after his death, Tony Allen is still delivering ground-breaking and genre-bending releases. There is No End, a posthumous album largely recorded in 2019 but finished (with Allen's blessing) following his death by co-producers Vincent Taeger and Vincent Taurelle, veers away from the Nigerian drummer's Afro-beat, Afro-jazz and Afro-disco roots, instead combing his brilliant polyrhythms with elements of grime, dubstep, hip-hop, soul and funk, plus vocals from a veritable who's who of MCs, spoken word artists and singers. The results are hugely impressive and forward-thinking, offering a fittingly on-point post-script to Allen's exceptional career.
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out of stock $16.40
Asiko (In A Silent Mix)
Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (12" in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: DKMNTL 10YEARS102. Rel: 30 Apr 18
 
Deep House
Asiko (In A Silent mix - Motor City Drum Ensemble remix) (7:23)
Asiko (In A Silent mix) (9:32)
Review: Just a year shy of 20 years old, "Asiko (In A Silent Mix)" from Tony Allen's perennial Black Voices album enjoys a timely revision as part of Dekmantel's 10 year anniversary celebrations. This one comes from Motor City Drum Ensemble who maintains the dubby washes and pure spaciousness of Allen's original while refocussing the drums for more of a deeper dancefloor drive. Not quite as extensive as Villalobos's half hour remix but sometimes is a sweet seven minutes is the perfect punch. Jump on this.
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out of stock $11.84
Black Voices (reissue)
Cat: COMET 082LP. Rel: 10 Jan 18
 
International
Asiko (7:55)
Get Together (5:55)
Black Voices (7:34)
The Same Blood (8:12)
Asiko (In A Silent mix) (9:29)
Black Voices (We Are We Play mix) (5:51)
ARIYA (Psychedelic Juju mix) (7:02)
Review: Since its release in 1999, Tony Allen's Black Voices album has earned a reputation as an overlooked modern classic. While a scaled-down reissue appeared on Kindred Spirits in 2014, this edition marks the first "full repress" of the original double-album version. The Doctor L-produced set remains hugely alluring, thanks largely to the warm and attractive mixture of Allen's loose and languid Afrobeat rhythms, fluid jazz and jazz-funk instrumentation and vocals that recall the legendary drummer's work with Fela Kuti. Like the original set, you'll find a number of tasty dancefloor reworks nestled on the second disc, with the fuzzy and disco-fied PsychojujuMix of "Ariya" - complete with rubbery bass and sweaty drum solos - standing out.
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out of stock $34.45
The Source (B-STOCK)
The Source (B-STOCK) (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: 576833 6 (B-STOCK). Rel: 15 Sep 17
 
Jazz
Moody Boy
Bad Roads
Cruising
On Fire
Woro Dance
Tony's Blues
Wolf Eats Wolf
Cool Cats
Push & Pull
Ewajo
Life Is Beautiful
Review: ***B-STOCK: the record has light surface marks/scratches, but otherwise in excellent working condition***


Tony Allen is on record as saying that The Source, his first album on iconic jazz label Blue Note, is the best recording he's made. Given his length of service and vast discography, that's a bold claim. Certainly, it's a fine album, with the legendary drummer and his selected musicians - mostly jazz players from Paris, plus a Cameroonian guitarist and previous Allen collaborator Damon Albarn on one cut - effortlessly blur the boundaries between Afrobeat and the kind of jazz pioneered by Allen's percussion heroes Art Blakey and Max Roach. It's a brilliant hybrid that fits Allen's unique style of drumming like a glove, and there's no doubt that the former Fela Kuti sticks-man is the real star of the show.
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out of stock $21.76
The Source
The Source (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: 576833 6. Rel: 15 Sep 17
 
Jazz
Moody Boy (6:31)
Bad Roads (5:48)
Cruising (5:58)
On Fire (6:14)
Woro Dance (6:40)
Tony's Blues (5:02)
Wolf Eats Wolf (5:38)
Cool Cats (4:23)
Push & Pull (5:49)
Ewajo (5:33)
Life Is Beautiful (6:23)
Review: Tony Allen is on record as saying that The Source, his first album on iconic jazz label Blue Note, is the best recording he's made. Given his length of service and vast discography, that's a bold claim. Certainly, it's a fine album, with the legendary drummer and his selected musicians - mostly jazz players from Paris, plus a Cameroonian guitarist and previous Allen collaborator Damon Albarn on one cut - effortlessly blur the boundaries between Afrobeat and the kind of jazz pioneered by Allen's percussion heroes Art Blakey and Max Roach. It's a brilliant hybrid that fits Allen's unique style of drumming like a glove, and there's no doubt that the former Fela Kuti sticks-man is the real star of the show.
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out of stock $25.77
The Source
Cat: 578109 1. Rel: 08 Sep 17
 
Jazz
Moody Boy
Bad Roads
Cruising
On Fire
Woro Dance
Tony's Blues
Wolf Eats Wolf
Cool Cats
Push & Pull
Ewajo
Life Is Beautiful
Review: Tony Allen is on record as saying that The Source, his first album on iconic jazz label Blue Note, is the best recording he's made. Given his length of service and vast discography, that's a bold claim. Certainly, it's a fine album, with the legendary drummer and his selected musicians - mostly jazz players from Paris, plus a Cameroonian guitarist and previous Allen collaborator Damon Albarn on one cut - effortlessly blur the boundaries between Afrobeat and the kind of jazz pioneered by Allen's percussion heroes Art Blakey and Max Roach. It's a brilliant hybrid that fits Allen's unique style of drumming like a glove, and there's no doubt that the former Fela Kuti sticks-man is the real star of the show.
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 in stock $6.30
A Tribute To Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Cat: 574439 4. Rel: 18 May 17
 
Jazz
Moanin' (4:59)
Night In Tunisia (6:03)
Politely (6:38)
The Drum Thunder Suite (6:43)
Review: Those who've studied Tony Allen's distinctive drumming style often cite Art Blakey as an influence, so it's little surprise to find him paying tribute to the legendary jazz drummer on this superb album. Joined by his regular band, Allen covers a quartet of tracks written and recorded by Blakey and his band, the Jazz Messengers. The results are predictably impressive, with Allen's loose and polyrhythmic percussion providing a rock solid foundation for the horns, piano and double bass that sits atop. It's naturally closer to all-out jazz than to Afrobeat, but still bristles with the kind of punchy horns and life-affirming playing that characterizes Allen's work. "Thunder Suite", in which Allen drops a number of sweaty drum solos, is particularly potent.
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out of stock $11.04
Homecooking (reissue)
Cat: COMET 075LP. Rel: 07 Oct 16
 
Funk
Woman To Man (feat Ty) (4:48)
Kindness (5:21)
Every Season (feat Damon Albarn & Ty) (4:07)
Don't Fight (9:07)
Calling (feat Mary & Norman) (4:32)
Home Cooking (4:44)
Jakelewah (4:56)
Crazy Afrobeat (4:54)
What's Your Fashion (5:00)
Eparapo (7:13)
Review: On its' original release in 2002, Tony Allen's HomeCookin album was arguably a little overlooked. Like its' predecessor, 1999's Black Voices, the set updated the legendary drummer's Afrobeat sound for a new millennium. As this timely reissue proves, it was a particularly successful exercise. The album's genius lies in the Nigerian sticks-man's combination of traditional elements - most notably his loose, skittish polyrhythms, guitars and punchy horns - with elements of future-jazz, modern soul (see the brilliant Eska collaboration, "What's Your Fashion") and hip-hop. British rapper Ty excels himself on a number of killer cuts, though it's a more traditional Allen style dancefloor workout - the sublime "Crazy Afrobeat" - that really stands out.
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Tags: African | Afrobeat | Afro Funk
 in stock $27.09
Film Of Life Remixes
Cat: JV 33570082. Rel: 06 May 15
 
Minimal/Tech House
African Man (Ricardo Vilalobos & Max Loderbauer remix) (12:12)
Go Back (feat Damon Albarn - Fort Romeau Absolut remix) (5:50)
Review: Tony Allen's most recent long player, Film Of Life, is revisited here with both Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer, and rising house producer Fort Romeau tasked with remixing the Nigerian drummer's work. Vilod, as they are preferring to be called these days, sit up top with a typically long form take on "African Man" which reconstitutes the blaring horn funk of Allen's original piece into a subtle 12 minute reduction of electronic house music. On the flip Ghostly artist Fort Romeau reimagines the Damon Albarn featuring "Go Back" as whispy, deep house with some charming analogue synth flourishes.
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out of stock $19.20
Black Voices
Cat: KSTA 06. Rel: 20 Aug 14
 
International
Asiko
Get Together
Black Voices
The Same Blood
Review: Dense cosmic vibes from one of Nigeria's most influential musicians, Black Voices arrived in 1999. A future shock that fused contemporary production, timeless soul and forward-thinking, planet-bounding grooves it still sounds effortlessly timeless now as it did when it landed. From the carefree rhythmic rim-shot abandon, soft spoken word and slippery riff slaps of "Asiko" to the fuzzy guitar textures and heady stomps of "The Same Blood" via the carnal drama and processed vocals of "Get Together" Black Voices really is an incredible work of art. Sought after for many years, this reissue will find favour with many who missed it the first time round.
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out of stock $18.15
Afro Disco Beat
Cat: VAMPITLP 090. Rel: 28 Sep 07
 
Funk
Jealousy
Hustler
Progress
Afro Disco Beat
No Accomodation For Lagos
African Message
No Discrimination
Road Safety
Ariya
Love Is A Natural Thing
Review: How often does a superstar band leader hand his band over to his drummer, while he steps back to become a sideman? That's what Fela Kuti, undoubtedly the coolest, hippest, best known African musician on the planet, did in 1975. "Afro Disco Beat" is the complete seventies anthology of the drummer and music director of superstar Fela Kuti's band Africa 70, the creators of a new style called 'Afrobeat', one of the (if not THE) hippest rhythmic music styles of the seventies. Tony Allen was an incredible drummer of whom Fela Kuti said "he sounds like four drummers".
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out of stock $31.54
Afro Disco Beat
Cat: VAMPIDCD 090. Rel: 28 Sep 07
 
Funk
Jealousy
Huslter
Progress
Afro Disco Beat
No Accomodation For Lagos
African Message
No Discrimination
Road Safety
Ariya
Love Is A Natural Thing
Review: How often does a superstar band leader hand his band over to his drummer, while he steps back to become a sideman? That's what Fela Kuti, undoubtedly the coolest, hippest, best known African musician on the planet, did in 1975. "Afro Disco Beat" is the complete seventies anthology of the drummer and music director of superstar Fela Kuti's band Africa 70, the creators of a new style called 'Afrobeat', one of the (if not THE) hippest rhythmic music styles of the seventies. Tony Allen was an incredible drummer of whom Fela Kuti said "he sounds like four drummers".
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out of stock $16.83
Kilode (Waajeed reworks)
Cat: HJP 38. Rel: 06 Aug 07
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Kilode
Kilode (Waajeed instrumental)
Kilode (Waajeed dub)
Review: Honest Jon's release jazzy reworks of the Afrobeat original, "Kilode".
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out of stock $7.36
Jazz Is Dead 18
Cat: JID 018CD. Rel: 06 Jul 23
 
Funk
Ebun
Steady Tremble
Oladipo
Don't Believe The Dancers
Makoko
Lagos
No Beginning
No End
Review: Arriving sometime after the passing of legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, and utilising some of the final recordings he made during his lifetime, the latest edition of Adrian Younge's Jazz Is Dead series is naturally tinged with melancholy. Yet Younge refuses to succumb to emotion, and instead uses Allen's impeccable grooves and polyrhythmic patterns as the basis of tracks that blend jazz, Afrobeat, Afro-funk and soul. There's a classic Fela Kuti feel to opener 'Ebun', where sax lines reminiscent of the Nigerian musical icon rise above a typically crunchy Allen groove, pots and pans percussion and ear-catching bass, while the flute-sporting 'Don't Believe The Dancers' adds a little more jazziness into its righteous blend of heavy Afrobeat horns, meandering solos and loose-limbed grooves. In other words, it's a spot-on tribute to a genuine musical legend.
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 in stock $9.35
Jazz Is Dead 18
Jazz Is Dead 18 (limited gold vinyl LP in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: JID 018LPLTD. Rel: 06 Jul 23
 
Funk
Ebun (5:38)
Steady Tremble (3:06)
Oladipo (5:16)
Don't Believe The Dancers (3:01)
Makoko (2:33)
Lagos (2:57)
No Beginning (2:49)
No End (2:34)
Review: This is a posthumous album by the Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, one of the pioneers of Afrobeat music and a longtime collaborator with the genre's founder, and activist, Fela Kuti. The album features Allen's last recordings before his death in 2020 - which were in turn produced by the American composer, lawyer and producer Adrian Younge, otherwise known for his most prominent work with rappers Ghostface Killah, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z. Guided by Younge's chops on production, the album hears Allen's trademark stark, cacophonous funky-drummed rapture, amid a heavenly collision of keyboard janks and offbeat shoulder-raising shrugs.
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 in stock $36.02
Jazz Is Dead 18
Jazz Is Dead 18 (LP in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: JID 018LP. Rel: 06 Jul 23
 
Funk
Ebun (5:38)
Steady Tremble (3:06)
Oladipo (5:16)
Don't Believe The Dancers (3:01)
Makoko (2:33)
Lagos (2:57)
No Beginning (2:49)
No End (2:34)
Review: This is a posthumous tribute album to the late Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who was one of the pioneers of Afrobeat music and a longtime collaborator of Fela Kuti. The album features Allen's drumming mixed with new compositions by the American producer Adrian Younge, who is known for his work with artists like Ghostface Killah, Kendrick Lamar and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. The pronouncement that "jazz is dead" is certainly a controversial one, but Younge's aim there is to equate Allen with the spirit of jazz as a whole. The jubilant warpery and tremolo-ing flutes of lead tracks like 'Ebun' should be enough to know: like the impenetrable durability of jazz, Allen will live on through his work.
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 in stock $22.88
Afrodiscobeat: Disco Afro Reedit Series
Cat: COMET 080. Rel: 08 Mar 17
 
International
Afrodiscobeat (11:56)
Afrodiscobeat (Africaine 808 rework) (9:55)
Afrodiscobeat (Mexican Institute Of Sound rework) (4:06)
Review: For the second volume in the Tony Allen and Africa 70 Disco Afro Re-Edit series, Africaine 808 and Mexican Sound Institute have been given the tricky task of reworking some suitably epic classics. The 12-minute original version of "Afro-Disco Beat", long considered one of the greatest Afrobeat workouts of all time, proudly stretches out across the A-side, allowing listeners to revel in Allen's extended drum breaks and Africa 70's rousing, horn-heavy instrumentation. Africaine 808 give the track a deliciously spacey, Moog-heavy makeover, combining Allen's playing and Africa 70's horns with vintage drum machine hits and outer-space effects. A brilliant package is completed by Mexican Sound Institute's similarly spacey, intergalactic interpretation of 1979 cut "African Message".
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out of stock $13.42
NEPA: Never Expect Power Always
Cat: COMET 102. Rel: 07 Oct 21
 
International
NEPA (Never Expect Power Always) (7:37)
NEPA (dance dub) (7:40)
When One Road Close (Another One Go Open) (6:47)
Road Close (dance dub) (6:43)
Olokun (3:45)
Review: Heroic Nigerian drummer Tony Allen put out this landmark album in 1984, but the sounds bare all the hallmarks of his best 70s material. The grooves are super chunky and many say the title track here is one of Allen's best ever tunes. It has a punchy hook and political sentiment that really resonates while the rest of the tunes are not too shabby either. There wired up with electronics next to the trumpets, drums and percussion and have a super cool Celluloid Electric Africa vibe as a result. A regal and dub version is included of that title track meaning this reissue won't hang around for long.
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Tags: Dub | African | Afrobeat | Afro Funk
 in stock $28.13
Rejoice
Rejoice (CD)
Cat: 405053 855750. Rel: 20 Mar 20
 
International
Robbers Thugs & Muggers (O'Galajani)
Agbada Bougou
Coconut Jam
Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)
Slow Bones
Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony)
Obama Shuffle Strut Blues
We've Landed
Review: Two titans of African music come together for a collaboration that will sadly never be repeated after the passing of the late Hugh Masekela. Allen's instantly recognisable drumming and Masekela's iconic trumpet are a match made in heaven - after all their paths first crossed back in the 70s thanks to Fela Kuti's galvanizing energy. Forget the throwback stuff trying to capture the spirit of the originators, this IS the originators sounding cool and deadly in every way. Funk lovers, Afrobeat heads, curious ears and dancing souls take heed - this right here is an unmissable transmission from two grandmasters in their field.
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out of stock $10.19
Rejoice
Rejoice (180 gram vinyl LP with obi-strip)
Cat: 405053 855749. Rel: 20 Mar 20
 
International
Robbers Thugs & Muggers (O'Galajani) (4:36)
Agbada Bougou (5:23)
Coconut Jam (3:22)
Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (3:49)
Slow Bones (5:48)
Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony) (5:36)
Obama Shuffle Strut Blues (4:39)
We've Landed (4:39)
Review: Two titans of African music come together for a collaboration that will sadly never be repeated after the passing of the late Hugh Masekela. Allen's instantly recognisable drumming and Masekela's iconic trumpet are a match made in heaven - after all their paths first crossed back in the 70s thanks to Fela Kuti's galvanizing energy. Forget the throwback stuff trying to capture the spirit of the originators, this IS the originators sounding cool and deadly in every way. Funk lovers, Afrobeat heads, curious ears and dancing souls take heed - this right here is an unmissable transmission from two grandmasters in their field.
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 in stock $15.25
Tomorrow Comes The Harvest
Cat: 677863 0. Rel: 26 Sep 18
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Locked & Loaded (7:46)
Altitudes (7:03)
On The Run (8:07)
The Seed (7:11)
Review: Back in 2016, legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen approached techno pioneer Jeff Mills with the idea of working together. A series of live gigs and off-the-radar studio sessions followed, with the first fruits of their joint efforts finally appearing on this must-have 10". As you'd expect, the duo's collaborative work combines Allen's traditional Nigerian polyrhythms, traditional Afrobeat instrumentation, and the far-sighted, sci-fi inspired electronic futurism that has always marked out Mills' work. The result is a quartet of cuts that could arguably be described as retro-futurist Afro-tech - all delay-laden beats, basslines and organs subtly sparring with gentle acid lines, Motor City electronics, beguiling deep space textures and shimmering, 31st century motifs. It's arguably Allen's stylistic contributions that dominate, but that's no bad thing.
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 in stock $11.04
Asiko (In A Silent Mix)
Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (12" in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: DKMNTL10YEARS10 1. Rel: 27 Mar 18
 
Minimal/Tech House
Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (Ricardo Villalobos remix - part 1) (15:31)
Asiko (In A Silent Mix) (Ricardo Villalobos remix - part 2) (13:42)
Review: Tony Allen's "Asiko", the leading tune on his 1999 LP Black Voices, has been a favourite of our regardless of impeding remixes, reworks, or reissues. It's still a pinnacle of the future jazz movement, blowing everything else out the water in the process. Rightfully, Holland's Dekmantel have decided to resurrect its timeless qualities and to give German-Chilean legend Ricardo Villalobos the tools to deliver some reinterpretations. Thanks to Honest Jon's Records, the two have already worked together, and Villalobos' ritualistic percussion has proven to work wonders next to Allen's legendary drumming and arrangmements. In short, it's as if they were made for each other - two ends of the spectrum that merge beautifully. The firs remix is moody, funky, and absolutely lit, banging out hypnotic drums over deep bass and glitch sonics, while the second part strips the beats out in favour of more wide-eyed melodics, infused with a futuristic style of jazz that is prone to opening minds. Warmly recommended.
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out of stock $12.09
No Discrimination
Cat: COMET 097. Rel: 20 May 21
 
Funk
No Discrimination (8:18)
Road Safety (8:08)
Ariya (8:42)
Love Is A Natural Thing (9:09)
Review: Comet Records continue their Afrika 70 reissue series with more from the pioneering and visionary Tony Allen and The Afro Messengers. It focuses on his best material from the late 70s, remasters it all and presses it nice and loud. The No Discrimination LP is as relevant now as ever in terms of its messaging, and musically it also holds up. The lyrics are socio-politically charged. The drumming is tight as hell and though this marks Allen's first solo album away from Fela's band, it finds him in fine form as he takes afrobeat into the future.
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Tags: African | Afrobeat | Afro Funk
 in stock $26.29
Ise Nla
Ise Nla (12" in spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: HJP 033. Rel: 06 Dec 06
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Ise Nla (Wareika Hill Sounds rework) (5:24)
Reggae Land (5:20)
Review: This remix magnificently crosses the afrobeat of Fela Kuti with the reggae tradition of Count Ossie.
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out of stock $8.41
Wouldn't That Be Fun (remixes)
Cat: AJABU 12001. Rel: 23 Mar 07
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Wouldn't That Be Fun (Senorlobo & Watch TV remix)
Wouldn't That Be Fun (Jens Loden remix)
Wouldn't That Be Fun (Foxman remix)
Wouldn't That Be Fun (original mix)
Review: "Wouldn't That Be Fun" is a smashing Ajabu release. This 12" is from Sofi Hellborg and the afrobeat legend Tony Allen! This features remixes and the original version of the track which is also excellent for the dancefloor.
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out of stock $8.41
Day Like This
Cat: WHR 001. Rel: 11 May 13
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Day Like This
Feel Loved
Review: Theo Parrish and Tony Allen together on a record? What a combo! Fusing the souls of Detroit and Laos, the unlikely but neatly fitting duo has created two absolutely beautiful soul workouts here. "Day Like This" is a staccato soul roller with emphatic swooping drums, sultry washed-out vocals and big warm organs. "Feel Loved" is a jazzier, more upbeat affair. Again the drums sit at the very forefront of the mix while the rest of the rich, warm instrumentation fits in around them in a soft, dreamy state. The debut release on Theo's new Wildheart label, expect more goodies like this very very soon.
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OTO Live Series
Cat: RDM 122. Rel: 10 Aug 18
 
Jazz
Paris (9:10)
Afro Disco Beat (12:02)
Selfish Gene (6:14)
Asiko (15:44)
New World (10:32)
Review: Finnish lounge lizard-turned-jazzman Jimi Tenor first joined forces with legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen for a joint album on Strut in 2009. In January 2016, they reunited for two nights of performance at Cafe Oto in London, making use of a range of prototype and experimental analogue synthesizers loaned by the Moog Sound Lab. It must have been a terrific couple of days, because the live recordings showcased here are superb. As you'd expect, Allen's distinctive drumming provides the backbone, while Tenor variously delivers mazy Moog synth solos, trippy electronics, bittersweet lounge vocals (reminiscent of his late '90s albums on Warp) and occasional flute and sax solos. The results are decidedly intergalactic and out-there: wayward Afro-jazz for analogue astronauts.
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Intérprete: Juno Recommends Jazz
out of stock $11.56
Moogin' At The Cafe: OTO Live Series
Cat: RDM 122CD. Rel: 10 Aug 18
 
Jazz
Paris
Afro Disco Beat
Selfish Gene
Asiko
New World
Track 6
Review: Finnish lounge lizard-turned-jazzman Jimi Tenor first joined forces with legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen for a joint album on Strut in 2009. In January 2016, they reunited for two nights of performance at Cafe Oto in London, making use of a range of prototype and experimental analogue synthesizers loaned by the Moog Sound Lab. It must have been a terrific couple of days, because the live recordings showcased here are superb. As you'd expect, Allen's distinctive drumming provides the backbone, while Tenor variously delivers mazy Moog synth solos, trippy electronics, bittersweet lounge vocals (reminiscent of his late '90s albums on Warp) and occasional flute and sax solos. The results are decidedly intergalactic and out-there: wayward Afro-jazz for analogue astronauts.
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out of stock $8.15
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