Soundway Records S/D

i guess i don't really turn to Soundway for this sort of thing. whatever it takes to stay alive i guess.
maybe it will be good?

all the vinyl releases from this label are hella expensive these days, wish they would do represses every once in a while

I guess I need Kings Of Benin... I have the (awesome) cumbia 2CD, Nigerian Funk, Nigerian Disco, and The World Ends Part 1, any other shortlist recommendations?

ghana soundz, imo

I think the MIchi Sarmiento collection is essential
https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/aqui-los-bravos-the-best-of-michi-sarmiento-y-su-combo-bravo-1966-67

this one is good too
https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cartagena-curro-fuentes-the-big-band-cumbia-and-descarga-sound-of-colombia-1962-72

is this the cumbia comp you mean? this is definitely essential https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-original-sound-of-cumbia

lol one of the biggest current dancehall producers is Swedish: https://soundcloud.com/addeinstrumentals

I might have said this upthread, but Nigeria Special is probably my favorite soundway release, though mookieproof is also right

xp, yep, that's the one.

thanks y'all, I've seen those recommendations earlier in the thread and they seem like good next steps

I introduced my students to Soundway tonight and I feel like I have done a great service to humanity

you have, congrats

they were really interested in 1) the fact that this music wasn't widely available before it was reissued 2) it was all available for preview on bandcamp
three cheers for soundway and bandcamp!! everyone wins :)

i'm listening to Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa right now, wowow it's good

yeah that set is dynamite

At this point I've listened to a buncha Soundway Afro-Beat comps but barely any Fela Kuti.

I wonder if reissue digger labels like Soundway, Soul Jazz, etc. lead to that sort of experience for a lot of people - knowing about José Mauro before you've heard Caetano Veloso, say, or funky Gospel obscurities before you've heard Mahalia Jackson.

the Amanda Petruisch book about hardcore 78 collectors talks about this a bit in regard to how ppl ended up listening to Skip James rather than anyone who was actually popular at the time

i introduced my students to fela last night too! it was their lucky day

you are the best

Tunji Oleyana comp is dope fyi

Terrible artist name, but the two songs made available so far from this EP, released in full next Friday, are both terrific:
https://pigeon-uk.bandcamp.com/album/yagana-ep