Ayo - Mami Wata - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. 2017 . It's not typical for an artist to self-title their fifth album. That's normally meant for debut records. But, while Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Ayo has four records under her belt, it's actually quite fitting that she chose the eponymous title. The 14-track record, which exquisitely blends folk reggae and pop with soul influences and a dash of hip hop, marks many firsts for the artist and serves as her musical rebirth. The musical mission is crystal clear on Ayo make beautiful music seeped in positivity, love, and light and that makes people feel something. InchThis is not a record for people who like to sit down and think and analyze. This is a record for people who want to feel... just feel and simply be,Inch she says. Written over the past three to four years during a sea of personal and career changes, the 14-track album takes the listener on an emotional ride from the self-reflection of InchNothingInch to despair and desperation in InchI PrayInch to the innocent hopefulness of young love in the first single, InchI'm a Fool.Inch Ayo (which means InchjoyInch in her father's Yoruba language) has sold 1.5 million records in 40 countries with her four previous releases. Her debut album, Joyful, hit Top 10 in four countries, while Essence magazine compared her to the great Nina Simone. She's performed with Babyface, won prestigious European music awards, has appeared stateside on Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and even fortunate enough to open for the funkiest man on the planet, James Brown on one of his last big shows. Album Tracks 1. Nothing 2. All I Want 3. Paname 4. Boom Boom 5. Why 6. If Love Is a Killer 7. Velvet Clouds 8. Cupcakes and Candies 9. Let It Rain 10. I Pray 11. I'm a Fool 12. Again 13. Forever and Beyond 14. Fearless

Ajomasé is the groundbreaking debut album by legendary Nigerian percussionist Gasper Lawal. Originally released in 1980 on his own tag CAP, Strut are proud to now bring this unique album back to the racks. Gasper Lawal's Ajomasé reissued for the first time. Originally released on Gasper's own tag CAP Records in 1980Ajomasé blends Yoruba rhythms with jazz and rock elements for a meditative, spacious sound all of it's ownStrut's new reissue has been remastered from the original tapes and features an insert including full liner notes by Gasper Lawal himself Album Tracks 1. Jeka José 4 04 A2. Kita Kita 6 00 2. Eronu 5 43 3. Ajomasé 7 52 4. Awon Ojise Oluwa 6 20 5. Oro Moro 5 08 6. Saikoskro 0 57

Limited 180gm white vinyl LP pressing. 2017 . The wait is finally over. The greatest living female voice in African music, Oumou Sangare releases Mogoya (meaning Inchpeople todayInch) on a new record tag with an all-new production team and a wonderful new set of songs. The power of Oumou's voice and the potency of her message remain as strong as ever and, while her sound is rooted deep in the continuity of Malian tradition, Mogoya has a strong new sound. Co-produced by Andreas Unge in Stockholm and by the French production collective A.l.b.e.r.t. (who have worked with among others Air, Tony Allen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beck, Franz Ferdinand) in Paris, it draws on a rich musical heritage whilst also looking to the future. On the album, traditional African instruments - the kamele n'goni (harp), karignan (metal scraper) and calabash percussion - are augmented by electric guitar, bass, keyboards and synths with Tony Allen on drums. As Oumou puts it, InchThis time round I wanted to go for more of a modern sound, to satisfy young people in Mali but being careful, all the while, to respect my culture and traditionInch. Album Tracks 1. Bena Bena 2. Yere Faga Ft. Tony Allen 3. Fadjamou 4. Mali Niale 5. Kamelemba 6. Djoukourou 7. Kounkoun 8. Minata Waraba