Soundway Sales Catalogue

Soundway Records Catalogue 2010

Soundway Records is dedicated to unveiling forgotten chapters from some of the world’s richest musical cultures. from the highlife, disco and rock sounds of 70’s nigeria to the golden age of Panamanian

music, benin’s Afro-latin grooves, Colombia’s champeta and all other forms of tropical and Afro sounds imaginable. Soundway’s mission is to present the very best in obscure a-sides, b-sides and album cuts that have remained unavailable…until now.

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Ghana SoundzAfRobeAt, funk & fuSion in 70’S GhAnAVolume 1

Ghana SoundzAfRobeAt, funk & fuSion in 70’S GhAnAVolume 2

Ghana SpecialmodeRn hiGhlife, AfRo-SoundS &GhAnAiAn blueS 1968-81

t.P. orchestre Poly Rythmothe kinGS of benin uRbAn GRooVe1972-80

Colombia!the Golden AGe of diSCoS fuenteS1960-1976

Afro babythe eVolution of the AfRo Soundin niGeRiA 1970-79

nigeria disco funk Specialthe Sound of the undeRGRoundlAGoS dAnCeflooR 1974-79

nigeria Rock SpecialPSyChedeliC AfRo-RoCk And fuzz funkin 1970S niGeRiA

nigeria SpecialmodeRn hiGhlife, AfRo-SoundS& niGeRiAn blueS 1970-76

Panama!lAtin, CAlyPSo And funk on the iSthmuS 1965-75

Panama! 2lAtin SoundS, CumbiA tRoPiCAl & CAlyPSo funk on the iSthmuS 1967-77

Panama! 3CAlyPSo PAnAmeño, GuAjiRA jAzz& CumbiA tíPiCA on the iSthmuS 1960–75

Victor uwaifoGuitAR-boy SuPeRStAR 1970-76

tumbélé!biGuine, AfRo & lAtin SoundS fRom the fRenCh CARibbeAn 1963-73

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Basa Basa Soundz as featured on Ghana Special CD/LP

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Ghana SoundzAfRobeAt, funk & fuSionin 70’S GhAnA Volume 1

Ghana Soundz was born out of an idea by compiler and Soundway founderMiles Cleret and led to a series of projects dedicated to Ghanaian music.

Pounding rhythms, blaring horns and pumping vocals – the music featured is a document of a time forgotten when fl ares and Cuban heels strutted the streetsand night-spots of Accra, the sizzling hot and humid capital of Ghana. Infl uencedas much by traditional rhythms and local highlife as by the music of Fela Kuti,James Brown and Santana, these tunes had almost become extinct.

The music was collated by Miles Cleret who spent three painstaking years traveling the length and breadth of Ghana. The result was a treasure trove of Ghanian highlife, Afrobeat and funk of which most had never been released outside of Africa and some tracks that had never even left the studio fl oor.

format: Cd and double Gatefold Vinyl

Catalogue number: SndWCd001 (Cd), SndWlP001 (dlP)

file under: highlife, Afrobeat, funk, World

barcode: 5060006320354 (Cd), 810647200118 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD is accompanied by a 16 page booklet with extensive liner notes plus rare

photos and cover art .

✱ Features the dance fl oor hit ‘Bukom Mashie’ by Oscar Sulley as featured inthe fi lm, ‘The Last King of Scotland .’

Press Quotes: “Seriously danceable form start to fi nish.” ★★★★ MOJO (UK)

“A West African funk explosion” NEW YORK TIMES

01 The 3rd Generation Band Because of Money

02 Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Bands Bukom Mashie

03 Marijata - Mother Africa

04 Ebo Taylor - Heaven

05 Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs Simigwa-Do

06 The Sweet Talks - Eyi Su Ngaangaa

07 The Ogyatanaa Show Band - Ageisheka

08 Honny & The Bees Band - Psychedelic Woman

09 K .Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas Hwehwe Mu Ya Yi Wo Mpena

10 The Apagya Show Band - Kwaku Ananse

11 The African Brothers - Self Reliance

12 Rob - Make it fast, Make it slow,

13 Alex Konadu - W’awu Do Ho No

14 The Black Star Sound - Nite Safarie

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Ghana SoundzAfRobeAt, funk & fuSionin 70’S GhAnA Volume 2

Volume two continues the Soundway journey into the underground sounds of 1970s Ghana where highlife, rock, and soul collided and merged with tradition and culture.

Much of the material featured had previously never been released outside of Africa thus the album offers a window on a scene previously unknown outside of Ghana.

This period is particularly pertinent to Ghana’s history as it heralded the the last major wave of music productions before fi nancial crisis and revolution hit Ghana hard in the 1980s reducing the recording industry to a shadow of it’s former self.



file under: highlife, Afrobeat, funk, World

barcode: 827565005529 (Cd), 827565005413 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD is accompanied by a full 24 page booklet with rare photos, original sleeve art

and liner notes from compiler Miles Cleret .

✱ Infl uenced as much by traditional rhythms and local highlife as by the music ofFela Kuti, James Brown and Santana .

Press Quotes: “After the recent deluge of second rate afrobeat compilations, Ghana Soundz volume 2 comes up as fresh as an African daisy.” SONGLINES (UK)

01 Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band Olufeme

02 Joe Mensah Africa is Home

03 Ebo Taylor Atwer Abroba

04 The African Brothers Sakatumbe

05 Ebo Taylor Jnr . & Wuta Wazuri Mondo Soul Funky

06 The Sweet Talks Kye Kye Pe Aware

07 The Ogyatanaa Show Band Disco Africa

08 Christy Azuma & Uppers International Naam

09 Bob Pinado & His Sound Casters Me, You , One (Means I Love You)

10 Marijata No Condition is Permanent

11 K Frimpong & Vis A Vis Aboagyewaa

12 The Uhuru Dance Band Agbadza

13 Uppers Chapter 2 Samarin Bolga

14 The Apagya Show Band Tamfo Nyi Ekyir

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Ghana SpecialmodeRn hiGhlife, AfRo-SoundS, & GhAnAiAn blueS 1968-81

Soundway Records step back into Africa with thirty three original and previously un-reissued tracks from Ghana delivering a follow on of sorts from the hugely successful Nigeria Special. This collection hopes to do nothing more than capture a snapshot of what was arguably the most colourful and interesting period in the nation’s musical history. The diversity of the 70s Ghana sound was immense with infl uences of Latin, rock and blues amongst the traditions of afrobeat and high-life.

Compiled and researched by Soundway’s Miles Cleret, Ghana Special represents nearly ten years of on-going research: driving around the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi, knocking on musician’s doors and visiting ex-distributors, DJs, collectors, manufacturers and shop owners that helped piece the story together.

format: Cd and 5 x Vinyl box-set

Catalogue number: SndWCd016 (Cd), SndWlP016 (5xlP)

file under: highlife, Africa, World

barcode: 893775001682 (Cd), 893775001699 (5xlP)

key Selling Points:✱ Double CD with book spine and 36 page booklet

documenting this exciting era in Ghana’s musical history .

✱ The vinyl package is a special edition 5 x LP lift top boxset, 180 gram vinyl, eachin it’s own manila card sleeve with centre hole and accompanied by a 12 pagebooklet and bonus vinyl .

Press Quotes: “Rare and glitteringly good” The Guardian (UK)

“Joyously burbling highlife” SPIN MAGAZINE (USA)

“A spoil of riches you can dance to in any language” PITCHFORK (USA)

key Selling Points:

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01 The Mercury Dance Band - Kai Wawa 02 T . O . Jazz - Owuo Adaadaa Me 03 Christy Azuma & Uppers International Din Ya Sugri 04 The Barbecues - Aaya Lolo 05 Asaase Ase - Ohiani Sua Efi r 06 St . Peter & The Holymen - Bofoo Beye Abowa Den 07 City Boys Band - Nya Asem Hwe 08 Hedzoleh Soundz - Edinya Benya 09 The Cutlass Dance Band - HweHwe Mu Yi Mpena 10 Dr . K . Gyasi & His Noble Kings - Sei Nazo 11 Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng Stars I Go Die For You 12 Vis a Vis - Obi Agye Me Dofo 13 Ebo Taylor - Twer Nyame (excerpt) 14 The Big Beats - Mi Nsumõõ Bo Dõnn 15 Pa Steele’s African Brothers - Odo Mmera 16 The Ogyatanaa Show Band - You Monopolise Me

01 The African Brothers International Band Wompe Masem 02 Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Creations - Akoko Ba 03 The Sweet Talks - Akampanye 04 Houghas Sorowonko - Enuanom Adofo 05 Oscar Sulley’s Nzele Soundz - Bukom 06 Bokoor Band - You Can Go 07 K . Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas Kyenkyen Bi Adi M’Awu 08 Basa Basa Soundz feat . Fela Anikulapo Kuti Dr. Solutsu 09 Pagadeja - Tamale 10 Hedzoleh Soundz - Omusus Da Fe M’musu 11 The Uhuru Dance Band - Yahyia Mu 12 Dr . K . Gyasi & His Noble Kings Noble Kings (Yako Aba) 13 The Wellis Band - Bindiga 14 Boombaya - Boombaya 15 Sawaaba Soundz - Owuo 16 The Cutlass Dance Band Them Go Talk Of You 17 Honny & The Bees Band - Sisi Mbon 7

t.P. orchestre Poly Rythmothe kinGS of benin uRbAn GRooVe 1972-80

Arguably West Africa’s best-kept musical secret, Orchestre Poly Rythmo are fromthe Republic of Benin in West Africa and are a household name in their home country. This collection refl ects their many poly-rhythmic styles including hard afro-funk,driving afrobeat, deep Afro-latin and Cuban grooves – this fusion is the product of combining the sounds they had heard in Lagos with two traditional Vodun rhythms: Sato and Sakpata.

Being such a small country, Benin has had little in the way of musical exposure over the years and many people have had no idea to it’s exact location sandwiched alongside Togo between Ghana and Nigeria. In 2009 the band reformed and embarked on their fi rst European tour putting Benin fi rmly on the map. This compilation earmarks the cream of their recording output and sounds as fresh today as it did then.



file under: funk, Afrobeat, latin, World

barcode: 827565009220 (Cd), 827565006311 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ The CD is packed with sleeve notes, history and reproductions of

original sleeve art scans laid out over a 16 page booklet .

✱ Hugely popular in their home country of Benin, the band have released over 100 LPs and 50 singles and in 2009 reformed their live show and continue to tour to critical acclaim .

Press Quotes: “One of the hottest funk bands in Seventies Africa. Finally, Britain is discovering their magic sound.” The Telegraph (UK)

“Hot afro licks with a magical and hypnotic quality.” MOJO (UK)

01 Aihe Ni Kpe we

02 Les Djos

03 Hwe Towe Hun

04 Gendamou Na Wili We Gnannin

05 Mi Si Ba To

06 Avoun Doupou Me Douga

07 Kokoriko

08 Ne Te Faches Pas

09 Kou Tche Kpo So O

10 Gbeto Vivi

11 Medida

12 Angelina II

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Colombia!the Golden yeARS of diSCoS fuenteS 1960-1976

From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medelliin and Bogota to the afro - sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this compilation is compiled exclusively from the Disco Fuentes label and offers a superb insight into the music played at the dances in Colombia during the 1960s and 70s.

The unique mixture of latin sounds and Afro-rhythms are infl uenced by the New York and Puerto Rican latin music scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro.

Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping basslines - this music was made for dancing.



file under: latin, Cumbia, Salsa, World

barcode: 827565019120 (Cd), 827565008018 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ The CD is accompanied with a 24 page booklet covering the in depth story

of Discos Fuentes since its inception in 1934, plus original album artwork and photographs .

✱ This album is an overview of some of the best tracks released on the Discos Fuentes label – many never before reissued and never heard outside of Colombia!

Press Quotes: “The party album of the year so far.” TELEGRAPH (UK)

“Blistering tracks that draw you deep into the jungle with their percussive mayhem.” Songlines (UK)

01 Fruko Y Sus Tesos - Salsa Na Ma

02 Lito Barrientos - Cumbia En Do Menor

03 Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos - Hong Kong

04 Sonora Cieneguera - La Piojosa

05 Fruko Y Sus Tesos - Improvisando

06 The Latin Brothers - Patrona De Los Reclusos

07 Wganda Kenya - Tifi t Hayed

08 Pedro Laza - Fandango en percussion

09 Orquesta Nunez - La Samaria

10 Los Corraleros De Majagual - El Mondongo

11 Fruko Y Sus Tesos - A La Memoria Del Muerto

12 Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos - Primavera

13 Wganda Kenya - Elyoyo

14 Lucho Bermudez - Gaita de las Flores

15 El Sexteto Miramar - Cumbiamba

16 Michi Sarmiento - Mirame San Miguel

17 Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros - La Picua

18 Climaco Sarmiento - la pata y el pato

19 The Latin Brothers -

Las Caleñas Son Como Los Flores

20 Afrosound - Pacifi co

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Afro babythe eVolution of the AfRo-Sound in niGeRiA 1970-79

Nigeria in the 1970’s had one of the most prolifi c recording industries in Africa. The fusion of African rhythms and culture with jazz, funk, soul, and rock was a pan African phenomenon but nowhere was it more alive than in the cities and on the dancefl oors of Nigeria.

Afro Baby features twelve musical rarities and highlights the unique vision of some of Nigeria’s most talented musicians and producers who added their Afro slant to the genres that were dominating the western popular music charts.

The burgeoning interest in the history of Afrobeat and Afro-funk continues and this collection presents some of the best examples of funky Afro music from Africa’s most populated nation.



file under: Afrobeat, funk, World

barcode: 827565005321 (Cd), 827565005321 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD includes a foreword by Benson Idonije, Nigeria’s best known music critic and

former manager to Fela Anikulapo Kuti plus a 16 page full colour booklet with original cover art .

✱ Features music by the afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti alongside tracks from some of his his less known contemporaries .

Press Quotes: “The packaging, sleeve notes and music are magnifi cent.” MOJO (UK)

“If you don’t feel this music you’ve lost your life force.” XLR8R (USA)

01 The Sahara All Stars Alikali Adajo

02 Bola Johnson Lagos Sisi

03 The Mebusas Son of Mr Bull Dog

04 Fela Ransome Kuti and the Africa 70 Fogo Fogo

05 The Don Issac Ezekiel Combination Ire

06 Tunji Oyelana & The Benders Ipasan

07 Fred Fisher Asa-sa

08 Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders Mura Sise

09 Thony Shorby Nyenwi No Wrong Show

10 Dr Victor Olaiya’s International All Stars Omelebele

11 Stephen Osita Amaechi& his Afro-Rhythms-Skies

Afro Baby

12 The Martins Brothers Dance Band Ochonma

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The Professional Seagulls Dance Band of Port Harcourt as featured on Nigeria Special Volume 2 CD/LP

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nigeria disco funk Specialthe Sound of the undeRGRound lAGoS dAnCeflooR, 1974-79

Nigeria Disco Funk Special is an intuitive and supreme collection of heavy dance-fl oor grooves from urban Lagos in the ‘70s – hot and driving slices of funk, disco and boogie that show just how vibrant the music scene was in one of West Africa’s most populous and culturally diverse cities.

In the ‘70s, it wasn’t just James Brown who infl uenced the musicians playing in Lagos. The loosely structured and elongated jams that he was pioneering in America had long been a part of Nigerian music. Lagos was the funk and disco capital of West Africa with more nightclubs, bars, spots and dance-fl oors than any place along the coast from Dakar all the way to Kinshasa.

This collection is a product of the Lagos youth soaking up the funk and disco of the US (Brass Construction, BT Express) and adding their own stamp on a sound that was in tune with America’s latest craze but with a uniquely African twist.



file under: disco, funk, Afrobeat, World

barcode: 827565033423 (Cd), 827565008612 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ Digipack CD is accompanied by a 16 page booklet with original photographs

and label scans plus liner notes by compiler Miles Cleret .

✱ Includes rare tracks from famous musicians like Bongos Ikwue and MonoMono’s Joni Haastrup plus selections from cult bands like Asiko Rock Group,and Jay-U Experience .

Press Quotes: “Afro-funk fans could have hardly asked for more.” PITCHFORK MEDIA

“This compilation keeps you shaking it deep and heavy.” EXCLAIM (Canada)

01 The Sahara All Stars Take Your Soul

02 T-Fire Will Of the People

03 Asiko Rock Group Lagos City

04 Johnny Haastrup Greetings

05 Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies You’ve Gotta Help Yourself

06 Jay-U Experience Some More

07 Voices of Darkness Mota Ginya

08 Dr Adolf Ahanotu Ijere

09 S-Job Movement Love Affair

Cd tracklisting

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nigeria Rock SpecialPSyChedeliC AfRo-RoCk And fuzz funk in 1970S niGeRiA

Nigeria Rock Special shines a light on the lesser known musical output that developed in Nigeria beyond the traditional sounds of highlife and afrobeat – young bands caught up in the wave of psychedelic rock that was sweeping Europe and the States in the late ‘60s.

Spurred on by Cream drummer Ginger Baker’s visits to Lagos and his band Airforce (featuring many Nigerian musicians), the sound of fuzzed out rock reverberated around the universities and nightspots of Lagos and Ibadan.

Soundway’s on-going commitment to documenting the diversity of the Nigerian recording industry is captured through this startling collection of tracks. Compiler Miles Cleret spent over fi ve years working on the fi rst set of Nigeria Special albums involving numerous trips to Nigeria interviewing musicians, researching recordings and scouring dusty record stores and warehouses for these elusive tracks.



file under: Rock, funk, Afrobeat, World

barcode: 827565035922 (Cd), 827565008810 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD is in a deluxe digipack with a 20 page booklet and extensive liner notes

plus rare photos and cover art .

✱ Mixes fuzz guitar and heavy African rhythms with elements of Led Zeppelin,Traffi c and The Chambers Brothers .

Press Quotes: “Every song crackles with the thrill of plugging in, turning up the volume and trying something new.” GUARDIAN (UK)

01 Ofege - Adieu

02 The Action 13 - More Bread to the People

03 The Hygrades - In the Jungle (Instrumental)

04 The Wings - Odenigbo

05 Ofo The Black Company - Eniaro

06 The Elcados - Ku Mi Da Hankan

07 Mono Mono - Kenimania

08 Tabukah ‘X’ - Finger Toe

09 The Funkees - Acid Rock

10 Colomach - Cotocun Gba Gounke

11 Joe King Kologbo & His Black Sound Another Man’s Thing

12 Question Mark - Freaking Out

13 Original Wings - Igba Alusi

14 Tunji Oyelana - Omoba D’Eru Ri

15 BLO - Chant To Mother Earth

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nigeria SpecialmodeRn hiGhlife, AfRo-SoundS & niGeRiAn blueS 1970-76

Nigeria is most often linked with Afrobeat, but the musical heritage of Nigeria is much deeper than a single style. This compilation, that Miles Cleret spent nearly fi ve years putting together, presents some of the best un-reissued and forgotten sounds from Nigeria that have previously been overlooked.

The two CD’s cover some of the many styles that emerged and fl ourished in the early 1970s, laying the ground for many of today’s West African artists. Everything from highlife, jazz, Afro-soul and blues to more traditional styles are represented to give as comprehensive a survey of the scene as possible.

format: double Cd and 2 x double Gatefold Vinyl

Cat. number: SndWCd009 (Cd), SndWlP009A (dlPa), SndWlP009b (dlPb)

file under: highlife, blues, jazz, World

barcode: 827565029525 (Cd), 827565008315 (dlPa), 827565008414 (dlPb)

key Selling Points:✱ 2 CD package accompanied by a 32-page booklet with rare photos, cover art and

historical information on the musicians, giving an in-depth look at the scene and its infl uences .

✱ Available as two separate Double Gatefold LPs with a yellow and blue cover respectively .

Press Quotes: “Every song crackles with the thrill of plugging in, turning up the volume and trying something new.” GUARDIAN (UK)

01 The Anambra Beats - Ayamma

02 Celestine Ukwu & his Philosophers National Okwukwe Na Nchekwube 03 The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Amalinja

04 The Funkees - Akula Owu Onyeara

05 Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band - Oja Omoba

06 The Harbours Band - Koma Mosi

07 The Semi Colon - Nekwaha Semi Colon

08 Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody Maestros Osalobua Rekpama 09 St . Augustine & His Rovers Dance Band Onwu Ama Dike 10 The Sahara All Stars of Jos - Feso Jaiye

11 Mono Mono - Ema Kowa Lasa lle Wa

12 Tunji Oyelana & The Benders To Whom It May Concern 13 The Tony Benson Sextett - Ugali

Cd tracklistingCd1 Cd2 01 The Nigerian Police Force Band (“The Force 7”)

Asiko Mi Ni 02 Godwin Ezike & The Ambassadors - Torri Wowo

03 Opotopo (Easy Kabaka Brown) - Belema

04 Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band of Aba Alabeke 05 Popular Cooper & His All Beats Band - Arraino

06 Collins Oke Elaiho & His Odologie Nobles Dance Band - Simini Yaya

07 Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats Buroda Mase 08 The Hykkers - I Want a Break Thru’

09 George Akaeze & His Augmented Hits Business Before Pleasure 10 Shadow Abraham with Mono Mono Friends Omo Yen Wu Mi 11 Leo Fadaka & The Heroes - Blak Sound

12 Osayomore Joseph and The Creative 7 Eguae Oba 13 Etubom Rex Williams & His Nigerian Artistes - Akpaison

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Maximo Rodriguez y sus Estrellas Panameñas with Manito Johnson as featured on Panama!2 CD/LP 15

Panama!lAtin, CAlyPSo And funk onthe iSthmuS 1965-75

Panama! is the fi rst title in Soundway’s Panama trilogy and introduces the fertile music of a geographically and culturally unique nation situated between Central America and the Caribbean.

Panama! focuses on the heavy latin descargas, raw calypsos, deep funk and Caribbean soul during the golden age of Panamanian music. All featured tracks were originally released in very small quantities but have now been re-released and sound as vibrant and relevant today as the era they were produced.

The Panama series compiler, Roberto Ernesto Gyemant, trawled the country’s radio stations and dusty record shops and found a mesmerising mix of musical styles that were infl uenced by North American soul, latin from Cali and Baranquilla and calypsos from the Caribbean.



file under: latin, Cumbia, Calypso, Soul

barcode: 827565012220 (Cd), 827565007318 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD is accompanied by a 24 page booklet with detailed liner notes delineating

the music and culture of Panama .

✱ An introduction to some of ‘Los Combos Nacionales’ including The Exciters and Los Mozambiques written by latin music afi cionado Roberto Gyemant

Press Quotes: “One of the years most exhilarating listens so far.” Telegraph (UK)

01 Los Exagerados Panama Esta Bueno y…Ma

02 The Exciters Exciters Theme

03 Bush y sus Magnifi cos Nana Nina

04 Victor Boa y su Musica Soy Solo Para Ti

05 Freddy y sus Afro Latinos Maltrato

06 Papi Brandao y sus Ejectivos Viva Panama

07 Los Silvertones Old Buzzard

08 Los Fabulosos Festivals El Mensaje

09 The Exciters New Bag

10 Bolita y su Tentacion Latina Descgarga Tentacion

11 Los Caballeros de Colon Con Los Caballeros

12 Los Dinamicos Exciters Feat . Ralph Weeks Let Me Do My Thing

13 Los Mozambiques Viva Tirado

14 Maximo Rodriguex y sus Estrellas Panameñas - Mambologia

15 Lord Cobra and Pana - Afro Sounds Rocombey

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Panama! 2lAtin, CAlyPSo And funk onthe iShmuS 1967-77

Panama! 2 showcases the unique tropical music created in Panama during the fertile decades of the 1960s and 70s offering a non-stop journey through the afro-rhythms and carnival sounds of Panama, the gateway to central America.

It is little known that Panama was a central spoke in the wheel of Caribbean music. The dance-fl oors and bars of Colon spat out a heady mix that took in the raw vallenato of neighboring Colombia, the soul and funk of America, the calypso of Trinidad and the son and rumba of Cuba.

Highlights include some of Panama’s most revered groups known collectively as ‘Los Combos Nacionales’ including The Exciters, The Soul Fantastics and Los Silvertones.




barcode: 893775001507 (Cd), 893775001507 (dlP)


and liner notes from compiler Roberto Gyemant .

✱ The second volume in the critically acclaimed series uncovering jazz, calypso, salsa, cumbia, doo wop, soul and funk from Panama .

Press Quotes: “A dynamite snapshot of a musically-underrated nation.” ★★★★ MOJO (UK)

“There’s a raucous grandeur to these vintage latin recordings.” TELEGRAPH (UK)

01 La Murga De Panama Papi Brandao y Su Conjunto Aires Tablenos

02 Tamborito Swing - Los Silvertones

03 Flora - Maximo Rodriguez y Sus Estrellas Panameñas

04 Decidete Mi Amor Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos

05 Te Toca Tocar La Tumba - Skorpio

06 Descarga Superior - Los Superiores

07 No Llores Porque Me Voy Idamerica Ruiz con Osvaldo

Ayala y Su Conjunto

08 Mi Bella Panama - Los Revolucionarios(Soul Revolution)

09 Dreams (Edit) - The Duncan Brothers

10 Ain’t No Sunshine - The Soul Fantastics

11 Ese Muerto No Lo Cargo Yo - The Exciters

12 La Confi anza - Meñique El Panameño con Bush y Los Magnifi cos

13 Borombon - Camilo Azuquita

14 Jazzy - Los Papacitos

15 La Escoba - Alfredo y Su Salsa Montañera

16 Juck Juck Pt .1 - Sir Jablonsky

17 Love Letters - Lord Cobra y Los Hnos. Duncan

18 Ceferino En Salsa - Ceferino Nieto

19 Si La Vez - Ormelis Cortez con Su Conjunto Viva Guararé

20 Piculina - Chilo Pitty

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Panama! 3CAlyPSo PAnAmeño, GuAjiRA jAzz & CumbiA tíPiCA on the iSthmuS 1960–75

Volume three of the series provides further evidence of Panama’s mesmerizing mix of tropical music and national pride during the fertile decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Compiled by Quantic, Roberto Gyemant and Miles Cleret, Panama! 3 uncovers a host of artists whose music has never been released outside of Panama.

Due to its’ unique geographical location connecting North and South America, Panama’s music is a soulful blend of Latin American, Caribbean, European and indigenous forms. From bilingual calypsos to guajira jazz, from tropical guarachas to cumbia tamboreras, Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined styles that refl ected their multicultural environment during a turbulent time in the young country’s history.




barcode: 893775001651 (Cd), 893775001668 (dlP)


and liner notes from compiler Roberto Gyemant .

✱ The third volume in the critically acclaimed series focussing on the calypso infl uences in Panama as well as the sounds of jazz, salsa, cumbia, doo wop,soul and funk .

Press Quotes: “Soundway’s excellent series of compilations of vintage pop..[Panama 3] is the most enjoyable so far.” BBC MUSIC (UK)

Voted in the top 10 albums of 2009 by www.theworld.org (US Public Radio)

01 Lord Panama and The Stickers Fire Down Below 02 Orquesta de Armando Boza

con Manito Johnson - Samba Calypso 03 Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos - Bilongo 04 Ceferino Nieto - El Pajaro Zum Zum 05 Little Francisco Greaves - Moving-Grooving 06 Los Silvertones - Up Tight 07 Orquesta Los Embajadores

con Camilo Azuquita - Shingalin en Panama 08 Soul Apollo with Fredrick Clarke Chombo Pa’ La Tienda 09 Amalia Delgado con El Conjunto

Inspiracion Santena - Carretera Al Canajagua 10 Yin Carrizo - 20 de Enero en Ocu 11 Maximo Rodriguez y Las Estrellas

Panameños - Chevere Que Chevere

12 Ralph Weeks With The Telecasters Gua Jazz 13 Panaswing - Me Lo Dijo Una Gitana 14 Beby Castor con Los Juveniles - Lloraras 15 Los Mozambiques - Llegamos Ya 16 Los Salvajes del Ritmo St. John’s Guaguanco 17 Lord Cobra - Colón Colón 18 Conjunto Panama - Trigueñito y Solo 19 Black Czar - Bamboo Dance 20 Lord Cobra and His Sugar Tone Band Partido Calpysonian 21 Sir Valentino con Combo Esclavos Alegres Masters Are Gone 22 Los Invasores - El Raton 23 Los Silvertones - Carmen

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Victor uwaifoGuitAR-boy SuPeRStAR 1970-76

Guitar-Boy Superstar is the fi rst survey of the long career of the legendary Nigerian musician, artist and poet Victor Uwaifo. This collection of music goes back to the early 70s and has re-awakened fans in the west to a sublime talent who is now widely regarded as one of Nigeria’s forgotten stars.

The album focuses on a unique style of highlife music that Uwaifo called ‘Ekassa’ – based on ancient rhythms and fused with modern highlife instrumentation and a dash of rock and soul.

Cutting his musical teeth with Victor Olaiya (‘the evil genius of highlife’) in the early 60s, Uwaifo went on to form his own band - The Melody Maestros, producing one of Nigeria’s biggest ever selling records called Joromi in 1965 for which he was awarded Africa’s fi rst Gold disc.



file under: Afrobeat, highlife, World

barcode: 827565038626 (Cd), 827565008919 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ CD is accompanied by a booklet with a track by track description from Victor

Uwaifo, notes on the rhythms and lyrics as well as interviews conducted by compiler Miles Cleret at Victor’s home in Benin City .

Press Quotes: “Another excellent dollop of Nigerian guitar from the ever reliable Soundway label” 4/5 GUARDIAN (UK)

“A fascinating collection of Victor’s music” Charlie Gillet BBC RADIO 3 (UK)

01 Kirikisi (Ekassa 24)

02 Igboroho (Ekassa 5)

03 Idogo (Ekassa 42)

04 Egbe Natete

05 Edenederio (Ekassa 40)

06 Obodo Eyo (Ekassa 12)

07 Talking Instruments (Ekassa 8)

08 Agho

09 Iye Iye Oh

10 Mother Witch Shu’husu’hu

11 Atete (Ekassa 38)

12 Ebibi (Ekassa 28)

13 Osalobua Rekpama

14 Do Lelezi (Ekassa 22)

15 Akuyan (Ekassa 46)

16 Dododo (Ekassa Number 1)

17 Madaka

18 Happy Day From Me To You

19 West African Safari

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tumbélé!biGuine, AfRo & lAtin SoundS fRom the fRenCh CARibbeAn 1963-73

Often overlooked in the English-speaking Caribbean, the scattering drums and soaring clarinets of the biguine ruled the airwaves and dancefl oors of Martinique and Guadeloupe in the 1960s.

Tumbele showcases the vibrancy of the scene on the islands in the ‘60s and ‘70s– a scene that would go on to develop the all-conquering sound of zouk in the ‘80s.

The roots of the Antillean biguine sound are probably in the meeting of early “hot” jazz from New Orleans and Paris, combined with the rhythms that came over on the slave ships from Africa.

Overlooked outside of Paris, Montreal and the French Caribbean for many years, this collection redresses the balance by presenting the vital sounds of Martinique and Guadeloupe – the missing pieces of the musical jigsaw puzzle of the Caribbean.



file under: Caribbean, latin, tropical

barcode: 893775001620 (Cd), 893775001637 (dlP)

key Selling Points:✱ Lilting biguines meet heavy gwo ka drums and créole soul collides with the rhythms

of the carnival .

✱ CD includes a 24 page colour booklet with a breakdown of the tracks and artists written by compiler Hugo Mendez .

Press Quotes: “Blending jazz, calypso and Afro-Cuban forms it can sound like a lo-fi Gorillaz out take.” UNCUT (UK)

“The music is a revelation.” MOJO MAGAZINE (UK)

01 Jeunesse Vauclin Barel Coppet et Mister Lof 02 Jet Biguine - Les Loups Noirs D’Haïti 03 Pas O Soué La - Abel Zénon 04 Manzè Mona - Raphaël Zachille 05 Henri Te Vlé Mayé - Robert Mavounsy Quartet 06 La Vie Critique L’Orchestre Jeunesse de Paul-Emile Haliar 07 Mussieu A Têt’a Poisson La Orchestre Combo Zombi et Michel Yéyé 08 Oriza - Les Kings 09 Colas-la Claude Rolcin et Le West Indian Combo 10 Ti Fi La Ou Té Madam’ - Anzala, Dolor, Vélo 11 D’Leau Coco - Les Léopards 12 Jojo - Ensemble La Perfecta 13 Dima Bolane - Le Ry-co Jazz

14 Edamise Oh! - Lola Martin 15 Chombo Meringue Les Aiglons de Basse Terre 16 Son Tambou La - Les Gentlemens 17 Chonga - L’Ensemble Abricot 18 Fileo - Francisco 19 Panty - Monsieur Dolor et Les Guitar Boys 20 Jean Fouillé, Pie Fouillé - Robert Loison

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niGeRiA SPeCiAlmodeRn hiGhlife, AfRo SoundS And niGeRiAn blueS Volume 2

hedzoleh Soundz hedzoleh

niGeRiA AfRobeAt SPeCiAlthe neW eXPloSiVe Sound in 1970s niGeRiA

SWeet tAlkS the kuSum beAt

The range of styles vary from highlife to Juju and Nigerian blues in the languages of Yoruba, Igbo, Bini and Ijaw. With a peppering of ‘afro’ experimentation the same musical stew pervades volume 2 as it’s predecessor - some artists appear again alongside some new artists as the emphasis continues to focus on the laid back feel of the fi rst volume.

Afrobeat Special focuses on the big band sound dominated by wailing saxophones, brass solos and relentless poly-rhythmic grooves. It delivers a no-nonsense collection of tracks that (bar one) have NEVER been re-issued outside of Nigeria including Fela’s highly sought after version of ‘Who’re you’ .


Cat.: SndWCd020 (Cd), SndWlP020 (tlP)

file under: highlife, blues, jazz, World

barcode: 893775001897 (Cd), 893775001903 (tlP)


Cat.: SndWCd014 (Cd), SndWlP014 (lP)


barcode: 893775001743 (Cd), 893775001750 (lP)


Cat.: SndWCd021 (Cd), SndWlP021 (tlP)

file under: Afrobeat, World

barcode: 893775001866 (Cd), 893775001873 (tlP)


Cat.: SndWCd019 (Cd), SndWlP019 (lP)


barcode: 893775001590 (Cd), 893775001606 (lP)

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Various Artists Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / Triple LP Gatefold . . . . SNDWCD021 / SNDWLP021

Various Artists Nigeria Special: Volume 2 Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / Triple LP Gatefold . . . . SNDWCD020 / SNDWCD020

Hedzoleh Soundz Hedzoleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SNDWCD019/ SNDWLP019

Various Artists Panama! 3 Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Típica on the Isthmus 1960–75 . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD018 / SNDWLP018

Various Artists Tumbele! : Biguine, Afro and Latin Sounds from the French Caribbean 1963-74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album /DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . . SNDWCD017 / SNDWLP017

Various Artists Ghana Special : Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Double CD Album / 5x LP Boxset . . SNDWCD016 / SNDWLP016

Sweet Talks The Kusum Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SNDWCD014 / SNDWLP014

Various Artists Panama! Volume 2 : Latin Sounds, Cumbia tropical & Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77 . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD013 / SNDWLP013

Sir Victor Uwaifo Sir Victor Uwaifo: Guitar Boy Superstar 1970-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD012 / SNDWLP012

Various Artists Nigeria Rock Special; Psychedelic Afro Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970’s Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD011 / SNDWLP011

Various Artists Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD010 / SNDWLP010

Various Artists Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Double CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . SNDWCD009 / SNDWLP009

Various Artists Colombia!: The Golden age of Discos Fuentes – the Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-76 . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD008 / SNDWLP008

Various Artists Panama!: Latin, Calypso & Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD007 / SNDWLP007

Various Artists T .P Orchestre Poly-Rythmo : The Kings of Benin Urban Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD004 / SNDWLP004

Various Artists Ghana Soundz Volume 2 : Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD003 / SNDWLP003

Various Artists Afro-Baby : The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in 70’s Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD002 / SNDWLP002

Various Artists Ghana Soundz : Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD Album / DLP Gatefold . . . . . . . . SNDWCD001 / SNDWLP001

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