music

In Sudan, the political and cultural are inseparable. In 1989, a coup brought a hardline religious government to power. Music was violently condemned. This compilation celebrates the golden sound of the capital, Khartoum. "A stunning journey through the golden age of Sudanese music and song" - Le Monde; "Undeniably, addictively uplifting and jive-inducing” -- Scene Noise; "Drenched with deep rhythmic drum kicks and gorgeous Nubian rhythms" - Stamp the Wax

Decade is Calibro 35's "time capsule" and is as rare and complex as a timeless work. Everything is mixed up with new influences from modern musical languages. All classic Calibro's vintage instruments such as clavinet, eco, analog synths, fuzz guitars are now supported by new ones such as Dan Bau, Balafon and Waterphone in the band's new wall of sound. Thanks to the enlarged line-up and the orchestrated parts involved, which pushed the band to experiment new methods of composition, Calibro 35 sound strong, full and tight as never before.

Azimuth was the blueprint for the band's own 'samba doido'/ 'crazy samba' sound. Released in the summer of 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling around 200,000 copies, but it's now recognized as an essential piece of Brazilian music history.

Released just months after Big Pun’s death in February 2000, Yeeeah Baby sold nearly 200,000 copies in its first week. In 2020, Big Pun’s posthumous rap album Yeeeah Baby celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Buena Vista Social Club. The double album documents the band's complete performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on July 1, 1998.

Thievery Corporation played a historic concert in 2017 at The JFK Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The show saw their songs re-imagined with orchestral arrangements from some of today's leading young classical composers. To honour this show and inspiration it provided, Hilton and Garza have created Symphonik - recorded with Prague’s FilmHarmonic Orchestra along with Thievery Corporation's live band and engineering and co-production by Gianmaria Conti.

Rising from the wreckage of a war torn planet, Czarface joins forces with MF DOOM in the epic Czarface Meets Metal Face!

1999 Deep Purple's legendary concert at the Royal Albert Hall!

Marti Caine's infamous Point Of View is a groovy blend of slow-mo funk, dark disco and precise pop. Originally released on BBC Records in 1981, it has attracted a considerable cult following this century. Featuring expert liner notes written by Bill Brewster - perhaps the record's most notable champion - this lovingly curated release is limited to just 500 copies.

Harlem Bush Music was originally recorded in 1970 and 1971, and is infused with the fury of the Vietnam War protest and the Civil Rights movement. It's an adventurous recording that pushes against the boundaries of jazz using elements of spoken word and free jazz to communicate its message.