♫ > A1 : Let Me Do My Thing♫ > B1 : Let Me Do My Thing (B-Boy Remix)Recent and licensed reissue of Ralph Week's seminal funk tune recorded with Los Dinámacos Exciters in Panama and released on Sally Ruth around 1971. An absolute no-frills funkafied killer thru and thru....with a Caribbean twi..
♫ > A1 : Vamos a la Playa♫ > B1 : Sabor de la CumbiaNext piece in from Philthy Dronez and Discos Mas. Super uptempo A-Side Vamos a la Playa (tip: sounds KILLER en 33 RPM rebajada of course:)...B-side flips to the already dark and vibey night time vibes of Sabor De La Cumbia. Excellence again...
♫ > A1 : Cumbia Sampuesana♫ > B1 : El GallitoCumbia Sampuesana inna Cali-style. Straight to the bank. Super bugged out Disco Duro vocoder style cumbias, rip them en rebejada...
♫ > A1 : Pajaro (Extended Version)♫ > B1 : Frio Severo♫ > B1 : Chimbita Theme***Special Edition repress featuring the previously unreleased Extended Mix of Pajaro. All other aspects identical to the first edition.After a highly-regarded debut single on Names You Can Trust back in 2014, Co..
♫ > A1 : Note Morenota♫ > B1 : Solo QuiérmeLittle bit of tasty pop appeal via DR on this issue from Discos Mas, rare chance at cumbia + reggaeton on the 45 format at that. Cumbiatón!!..
♫ > A1 : The Donkey♫ > B1 : The Snake CharmerNames You Can Trust’s long-running Swing-A-Ling party in Brooklyn has become an epic warm weather celebration of all classic styles of Jamaican sound system music on vinyl. The party itself, set in the deepest crevices of BK’s Caribbean community, ..
♫ > A1 : Baby, I Love You♫ > B1 : Mujer, Te AmoUnearthed sweet soul from Sacramento-based Chicano band, Sueños, who recorded and released (to little distribution) this lovely chiquita rolita in 1982 on the San Jose imprint, Luna Records. Originally released with just the English version and a..
♫ > A1 : Love Cumbia♫ > B1 : Life Party**US EXCLUSIVE FROM JAPAN**Another super limited release out of Japan, this time from Dancehall DJ / vocalist Original Kose. His debut album Everything is OK was primarily a mix of reggae foundation, but featured an interesting phantom breakout tune call..
♫ > A1 : La Bomba♫ > B1 : Sex**US EXCLUSIVE FROM JAPAN**Another very limited and independent-press arriving direct from Japan. This is the debut release from the next cumbia band in the growing Tokio scene, Los Tequila Cokes. Cumbia con punkera y psico fun for la fiesta. Essential new busines..
♫ > A1 : Cumbia Kiki♫ > B1 : Trankilo BobbyDebut Grupo Majezza release on Discos Mas...Not to outshine Cumbia Kiki on the A-side, but Trankilo Bobby remix...si si si...automatic, y'know. ..
♫ > A1 : Chaneque♫ > B1 : Niño Perdido feat. Carmelo TorresSonido Gallo Negro has been a mainstay of the current revival of tropical and psychedelic music throughout Central and South America since the first of their three albums was released in 2011. Hailing from Mexico City, a hub of cumbia..
♫ > A1 : Culebra Coral♫ > B1 : Contra TamborOne of the original catalysts of Latinx music in New York City, MAKU Soundsystem has been the connective tissue for several creative projects, bands and community roots for over a decade. As a group with a rotating membership, they’ve recorded multi..
♫ > A1 : Moerarie Morei Atjara (Version)♫ > B1 : Moerarie Morei Atjara (Instru-mental)Next up from Alex Figueira's Music With Soul imprint, super bananas version of a completely unknown high-powered piece of indo-atlantic-acordeon magic. Flipped with all the sabor and skill we've come to expe..
♫ > A1 : Baba Roots♫ > B1 : 150 SecondsWhat more can be said about The Slackers? Having released over 20 albums and countless singles over a decades-spanning career that dates back to 1991, the New York City hometown heroes have managed to thrive both underground and internationally in the fi..
♫ > A1 : Algo Muy Profundo♫ > B1 : Something Deep Inside50 years ago, a young Panamanian singer by the name of Ralph Weeks, who a few years prior had cut his teeth in the US music landscape with the group Johnny & The Expressions, self-produced and independently released a record with an ..