Afro-Soultet - Afrodesia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Coming out of the burgeoning Latin Jazz scene of late 1960's Los Angeles and having released several albums, the popular Afro Latin Blues Quintet +1 would later morph into the Afro Soul-Tet to produce two highly collectible albums. As the liner notes to their first LP InchAfrodesiaInch stated InchThis is Afrodesia! a musical collage of many peoples...it comes from Africa and from Arabia, from the South Seas and from Asia.Inch the album featured an eclectic mix of Latin jazz, Tropicalia, hints of North African percussion, surf music, funk, rock, straight ahead jazz and oddball sound effects. On their rare second LP, InchAfrodesia Revisited,Inch the group offers more of the same with some psychedelia thrown in for good measure. A true collector's item finally available in the digital domain, all selections have been newly remastered.

Mumford & Sons are the platinum selling English folk rock band that has taken the U.S. by storm. This limited run edition of the Grammy nominated SIGH NO MORE includes a 22 page brown leather (skivertex) bound booklet with gold foil print, original compact disc of SIGH NO MORE plus one bonus track, 12 song CD LIVE AT SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE, London and a DVD of the three part documentary, GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD plus download access to Part 4.

From the LA Soul Jazz underground of the mid 1960 's sprang The Afro-Latin Soultet, a combo who effortlessly groove through a blend of Boogaloo, Latin Jazz, and plenty of percussion-heavy Exotica in a loose and free style that is all their own. Formed in the early 1960 's in the Boyle Heights section of East Los Angeles, The Afro-Latin Soultet had it's rhythm roots in the Barrio of Latin Soul fusion. Members of the legendary band were Jose Romero (keyboards); Antonio Sanchez (guitar); Carlos Mendez (guitar); Freddy Gomez (drums); Cisco InchFriscoInch Lopez (percussion); Juan Domingo (conga; bongo); Arturo Martinez (trumpet); Poncho Rivera (misc. Rhythm); Eddie Mendoza (electric bass); El Mundo (stand-up bass) and Renaldo Chewiwi (reeds). Presented here is InchJazztette,Inch an album they recorded in the mid-1960 's that was never released, which now finally sees the light of day in the digital domain to the delight of rare groove fans everywhere. All selections newly re-mastered.