AFRO / SOUL / FUNK

The time was 1988, and urban life in Miami was at its apex. After having moved from Jamaica to The Magic City in the summer of 1977, Pluto saw the future. Rhythm Of The City fully expresses this forward thrust, where technology, nightlife, love and urban vibes mingle in an exciting vision of a past future. Recorded at Earthman Studio in Miami, and produced by Geoffrey Chung, the album overthrows the normal rules of reggae, mixing it together with funk, soul and disco, and giving birth to what Pluto himself describes as urban reggae folklore.

After his first LP Stranger Já Catem Traboi, Tchiss decided to further experiment with reggae and funaná, inspired by the local rhythms of the island of Santiago. Gathering some of the best Cape Verdean musicians of the time, in 1984, together with Zé António on guitar, Bebethe on bass and Alírio on drums, he recorded his second LP Já Bô Corre D’Mim. An album that sings of a young man far from home, his unrequited love and saudade, the struggles of street life in a foreign land and a world of inequality. Recorded in just 3 days at the Pomodoro Studio in Sutri, the album fully expresses the deep and layered sound of Tchiss’ music, where upbeat tempo, powerful vocals and electrifying guitar solos tangle together in a dynamic mix of traditional melodies and cosmic reggae.

Limited Edition 500 Copies.

Limited Edition 500 Copies.

Killer 90's Afro-Root from Nigeria.

33 EWE is formed from the meeting of Joseph, Mawuko, Togolese multi-instrumentalist musicians; and Juan, a Cantabrian drummer living temporarily in Togo and a neighbor of both."By JJM" is 33 EWE's first recording. It is an album that claims for meeting and dialogue, in this case, between Africa and Europe in four languages ​​(Spanish, English French and Ewé, the language of Togo). The music walks between traditional West African rhythms and African Gospel with structures that tend to pop and catchy choruses.