AFRICA AIRWAYS ONE
2015. 'funk connection 1973-1980' - the first volume in the 'africa airways' series focuses on the funkier side of african '70s music. - africa africa - ekambi brillant
SOLLO JAKE
2015. Rhythm guitarist Jake Sollo was one of the most prolific and innovative musicians from Nigeria in the '70s and '80s. He played with several Nigerian bands including The Hykkers, The Funkees and Osibisa. His 19..
ASTATKE MULATU
2016. Mulatu goes Afro-Latin, with steel drums courtesy of Frank Holder. 'Assiyo Bellema' was recorded during Mulatu's time in London, during which he met Frank, along with many others including Tubby Hayes and Joe ..
M'BAMINA
2016. A vinyl reissue of the second full-length, recorded in 1978 by a band featuring six musicians from Congo, Benin and Cameroon spending time in Italy. Named M'Bamina (meaning Lightning), they combined African mu..
TALA A.M.
2016. This super slick source material mainly comes from the funky albums that Cameroonian Tala A.M. cut for Fiesta Records in the years 1973-1978. The lead track (and highlight of this compilation) is 'Hot Koki'. I..
DIBANGO MANU
2016. Manu Dibango's 1976 album returns to vinyl! The six lengthy tracks reveal a variety of styles, including driving afro jazz ('Big Blow'), soundtrack-laced xylo jazz smoothness ('Dakar Streets'), groove laden Af..
VÝBEROVKA
2017. 'the afro-psych excursion 1972-1984' - for our third flight with africa airways our pilot has informed us of some particularly adverse turbulence en-route. Our trip may be multi-coloured,..
DIBANGO MANU
2017. Back on vinyl! Manu Dibango's soundtrack to the 1977 Senegalese movie 'Ceddo', directed by Ousmane Sembène. The film is set during the 17th century, a period of slave-trading and of the introduction of ..
JO TONGO
2017. Not necessarily the artist's greatest hits, but most definitely his funkiest ear benders are presented here! Africa Seven compiled together tracks from 1968 to 1982 and added three exclusive tracks from 2017. ..
TONGO JO
2017. Not necessarily the artist's greatest hits, but most definitely his funkiest ear benders are presented here! Africa Seven compiled together tracks from 1968 to 1982 and added three exclusive tracks from 201..
VÝBEROVKA
2017. The fourth installment of Africa Seven's African sky filled musical cornucopia is called 'African Airways Four' (Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983)'. This time around all tunes have the disco flavour. As ever it'..
PASTEUR LAPPE
2017. Reissue of Pasteur Lappé's first album, which was recorded in 1979 with the backing band and production collective The Zulu Gang. The album is full of diverse sounds; from driving funk, sweeping disco g..
TIM J.M. & FOTY
2018. Tim (aka Jean Marie Tiam) and the sadly departed Maurice Foty, who died in 2011, are musical cousins who hail from Bafoussam in Cameroon. Their signature vocal harmony sound may be the first thing you hear, ho..
KINGSON CHARLY
2018. Africa Seven is taking its first trip to Germany... Well Germany via Cameroun. Charlie Kingue Soppo is better known as Charly Kingson, cousin of Manu Dibango and a Cameroonian emigrant in the 1970s. Charly fir..
VÝBEROVKA
2018. 'the funky sounds of female africa 1975-1984' - a compilation focusing on the unique contribution from some of africa's most recognised female artists and some lesser known ones for good measure.&nb..
AFRO NATIONAL
2018. The Afro National band was formed in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1972. Their inspirational leader, Sulay Abu Bakarr accompanied by his wife Patricia and Ayo Roy Macauley split from the Sabanoh Jazz Band to form ..
MOMO JOSEPH
2018. Africa Seven's next installment returns to Cameroon with a special edition version of Momo Joseph's in-demand LP, 'War For Ground', including three extra tracks. Momo may be better known for his work as an act..
EKAMBI BRILLIANT
2017. A compilation presenting the most funky recordings of Ekambi Brillant from Cameroon, dating back to the years 1975-1978. Brillant is a highly regarded artist who enjoyed several hits in France. Apart from funk..
VÝBEROVKA
2017. 'Afrosonique Vol. 1' is the ideal first instalment of a series of compilations bridging African tracks from the '70s and '80s with the most talented artists of today into a remix and re-edit series. With no mu..