Afrosound's mission was to emulate the guitar-heavy tropical sounds emanating from Perú and Ecuador at the time. To add to the hippie vibe, there were plenty of whacky improvised vocal asides (called ...

"Voyage Of Exploration (2012) and "Synaptic Beat" (2013) established Akron as one of the best sonic and mood explorers out there, achieving an engaging personal sound while carrying on the legacy of ...

After a very limited, self-released edition earlier this year, Vampisoul is proud to present "Voyage Of Exploration", the debut album by Akron. Experience the wonder of space travel through nine ...

DAVID AXELROD hat nicht nur eine ganze Stange Awards an allen Fronten eingeheimst, sondern auch als Produzent für Capitol Records an der vordersten Front der neuesten Jazz, Funk und Soul Aufnahmen ...

Durch Filme und einige Sampler ist das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit am Black Rio Movement, das in den 70er Jahren Brasilien ergriff, wieder aufgeflammt. Damals waren UNIÆO BLACK eine der wichtigsten ...

Vampisoul is happy to present here two stunning party tunes from Central-American artists Lito Barrientos y Su Orquesta (from El Salvador) and Los Robbins (Honduras) that will please the Latin music ...

"Very Very Well" was the first album for Discos Fuentes by Salvadorian Rafael "Lito" Barrientos and his tropical orchestra, recorded in 1965. While in Colombia in the mid-1960s, he found great ...

JOE BATAAN ist nach über 20 Jahren zurück! East Harlems bekannter Afrofilipino beschallt die 110te Straße endlich wieder mit Rhumba und Latin Soul, hat dabei nichts von seiner Dringlichkeit verloren, ...

Back in 2004,Vampisoul was extremely honoured to play a role in the return to recording of the legendary Joe Bataan, which fully materialized in the lauded 2005 album "Call My Name", written and ...

Man sagt, dass Katzen sieben Leben haben - JOE BATAAN hat in seiner langen und erfolgreichen Karriere schon einige davon verbraucht. Obwohl er der Szene mehrere Jahre lang fern blieb, kehrt er auf ...

Hier gibt's eine Musikdokumentation, in der JOE BATAAN (ehemals bekannt als "Mr. New York") aus erster Hand und freimütig über sein Leben und die Musikerkarriere erzählt. Dies ist das allererste Mal, ...

First ever reissue of this piece of hypnotic jazz and progressive music, in the same vein as bands like Hansoon & Karlsson, which has remained under the radar for most collectors until now. American ...

First ever reissue of this piece of hypnotic jazz and progressive music, in the same vein as bands like Hansoon & Karlsson, which has remained under the radar for most collectors until now. American ...

Carbonó's early work was different from his contemporaries. It was definitely not salsa, nor was it really cumbia. Rather, it was novel and genius polyglot stew of diverse musical strains with ...

Former member of Rodolfo Alchourrón and Gato Barbieri's bands, Cevasco's first solo effort is a combination of fusion jazz with a pinch of unexpected Brazilian flavours and electronic sounds that ...

'Procurando O Caminho' is a killer samba-jazz number championed by such influential DJs as Gilles Peterson or Rainer Trüby when it was first rediscovered for the clubbing jazz scene a couple of ...

Pressed on 180g Vinyl Presented in Facsimile Artwork Combo Los Yogas was a short-lived early Colombian salsa band from Medellín directed and arranged by Aníbal José Angel Echeverri, the famous ...

One song by Conjunto Estif ("Tom Jazz") and one song by Toldos y Su Grupo ("Nocturno Jazz"). A nice sample 45RPM sample of the full IBERICO JAZZ anthology of Antoliano Toldos' productions, available ...

First ever reissue of "Cumbias con El Miramar", a very hard-to-find album released by Discos Fuentes in 1965. Full of excellent cumbias and gaitas for dancing, the record actually is a lot more ...

Neben ihrer Rolle als wundervolle Funk und Soul Sängerin hat die Musikwelt BETTY DAVIS vor allem für eines zu danken: sie war es die ihren Ehemann, den unvergessenen MILES DAVIS mit den Sounds von ...

One of the most talented, dynamic and prolific artists in the history of Motor City music, Melvin Davis isn't so much a musician as he is a musical force: songwriter, drummer, performer, producer, ...

Pianist Roberto de la Barrera was arguably the first musician from Cartagena, Colombia to record music that would later be labeled "tropical" and "salsa" with his own group in the early to mid-1960s. ...

Led by Enrique Delgado, Los Destellos truly defined the sound of Peruvian cumbia with the incorporation of diverse influences and the use of electric guitars. This compilation selects the Los ...

First ever reissue of "Sabroso bacalao" by Adolfo Echeverría y su Orquesta, released on Colombia's Discos Fuentes in 1977. Recorded with the hit production team of Isaac Villanueva and Hernán ...

Barranquilla's Pete Vicentini has won the respect and admiration of salsa aficionados for his long career and artistic quality as musical director, composer, bassist, pianist and arranger. Although ...

Colombian sisters Elia and Elizabeth Fleta recorded a handful of songs between 1972 and 1973, accompanied by Jimmy Salcedo and his group La Onda Tres, mixing soft-pop with a touch of ...

Colombian sisters Elia and Elizabeth Fleta recorded a handful of songs between 1972 and 1973, accompanied by Jimmy Salcedo and his group La Onda Tres, mixing soft-pop with a touch of ...

The recording debut of Elia y Elizabeth (or Elisabeth, as it appears originally credited in the first edition of this single) took place in Spain in 1971 with Juan Carlos Calderón, one of the most ...

Die erste Compilation der Aufnahmen von Elia y Elizabeth, zwei Schwestern die während ihrer kurzen aber schillernden Karriere zwischen 1972 und 1973 großartige Erfolge in ihrem Heimatland Kolumbien ...

Die erste Compilation der Aufnahmen von Elia y Elizabeth, zwei Schwestern die während ihrer kurzen aber schillernden Karriere zwischen 1972 und 1973 großartige Erfolge in ihrem Heimatland Kolumbien ...

NILO ESPINOSA ist nicht nur einer der talentiertesten Flötisten und Saxophonisten Perus, er hat mit seinen unzähligen peruanischen Projekten die musikalische Landschaft Perus eigenhändig um einen ...

Das erste legale Re-Issue dieses lange verloren geglaubten Juwels des Psychedelic Underground der späten Sixties! Die in Belgien gelandeten Soulbrüder Tony und Waldo Lam, die zu der Zeit besser als ...

Pressed on 180g Vinyl Incl. Bonus Track 'Tihuanaco' (a cover of Peruvian pianist Alfredito Linares), which appeared on the US edition of the LP. Presented in Facsimile Artwork First ever reissue of ...

Pressed on 180g vinyl. Presented in facsimile artwork! First ever reissue of "Tesura" (1970) "Tesura", the debut by Fruko y sus Tesos, which displays a diamond-in-the-rough simplicity born of the ...

Second album from Brazil's Garotas Suecas, which sees them taking their signature freakbeat and Tropicalia sound to a magnificent new level where sophisticated soul and gentle psych intertwine to ...

Sao Paulo's Garotas Suecas keep evolving their sound on their awaited third album "Futuro do Pretérito". These 12 new tracks form a mesmerizing take on Brazilian 60s/70s soul, pop and funk which ...

Original Italian library music from the vaults of Nelson Records, recorded between 1970 and 1976. All tracks performed by I Marc 4, one of the key acts in the birth and development of the New Italian ...

Original Italian library music from the vaults of Nelson Records, recorded between 1970 and 1976. All tracks performed by I Marc 4, one of the key acts in the birth and development of the New Italian ...

Original Italian library music from the vaults of Nelson Records, recorded between 1970 and 1976. All tracks performed by I MARC 4, one of the key acts in the birth and development of the New Italian ...

DESCRIPTION Loaded with an exquisite quality, marked by all good aspects the Brazilian Popular Music of the '70s, and obscure as hell, the self-titled debut by the duo Jaime & Nair is a revelation of ...

HIGHLIGHTS A new title in the series of full-album reissues that Vampisoul (co-produced in collaboration with Little Butterfly Records) is releasing as a valuable addition to our largely acclaimed ...

"Noche de fiesta" (1975) was the first album that Julián Angulo and his combo recorded for Colombia's INS label. With arrangements and piano by Alfredo Linares, it's a thrilling LP sought after by ...

HIGHLIGHTS "A Buenaventura" is surely one of Julian y su Combo's best albums, a sought-after collector's record that is also popular with tropical DJs. We have added two bonus tracks from 1976, ...

Marie Knight's legendary 45 from 1964 that made her a name in the Northern Soul scene. Massive spin in Wigan Casino allnighters, officially reissued here for the first time with 'Say It Again' on the ...

Pedro "Ramayá" Beltrán, born in Patico, a small town in Colombia's Bolívar province, is a maestro of Colombian folkloric music known as the King of the 'caña de millo' flute, although he is also ...

HIGHLIGHTS We are happy to present here two Tropical versions of massive disco hits that retain all the party spirit of the originals. 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy' (Rod Stewart) by La Cumbia Moderna de ...

Second release of our 7" series "Saoco Now!", featuring current recordings which celebrate the classic legacy from Puerto Rico's rich history of dance music. These two tracks are the recorded debut ...

This 1978 album is a "one off" by an all-star ensemble of musicians and singers, many of whom had played with Fruko y sus Tesos and other Colombian orchestras previously. There is cumbia, salsa, ...

The sound of an oar in the water, the wail of a stream train, the roar of cars, the mambo, the cha cha cha, rock & roll, all of these have shaped the sonic landscape of the world's fifth largest ...

Andrés Landero embodies like no other the spirit that made it possible to bring cumbia to the world. His legacy represents a creative pinnacle of tropical music and has influenced countless artists. ...

Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180g vinyl. First ever reissue of "Rito esclavo", Pedro Laza's eighth album as leader of Los Pelayeros, originally released on Discos Fuentes to great ...

Alfredo "El Inca" Linares is one of the best and most beloved musicians in the history of salsa. Fans love his piano playing because of his authentic Cuban feel and 'swing' combined with progressive ...

This highly collectible LP from 1974 is a nonstop salsa dura party album from start to finish, comparable with any of New York's finest like Ray Barretto and Willie Colón from the same era, but with ...

Long sought after by collectors, DJs and lovers of hard salsa and boogaloo alike, 'Yo Traigo Boogaloo' is now lovingly reissued in replica form with the original cover art, remastered from the studio ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Space jazz-folk masterpiece infused with prog scents from one of the true legends of Argentinian rock. Floating electric piano, acoustic guitar, female choirs and moog sounds combine with ...

By 1974, salsa was taking Colombia by storm and so the directors of the INS label decided to create a band that would appeal to salsa fanatics and be able to compete with labels such as Discos ...

The aptly named Goza La Salsa (Enjoy Salsa) is the second album by Los Afroins, the flagship salsa band of the obscure but beloved INS label (Industria Nacional Del Sonido Ltda., Medellín, Colombia). ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Long-awaited second album by the rising stars of Neo Cumbia and Psychedelic Chicha in Peru, Arequipa's very own Los Chapillacs, featuring the late Lucho Carrillo, lead singer of the ...

First ever reissue of the sole long-playing album by Colombia's Los Chicos Malos, originally released by Discos Fuentes in 1980. Los Chicos Malos was a short-lived Colombian "super group" of sorts ...

HIGHLIGHTS First ever reissue of "Kabwlú", a very hard-to-find album released by Discos Fuentes in 1965. The mysterious Los Picapiedra (which translates as The Flintstones, inspired by the 1960s ...

The only album released by Los Supremos, "Atiza y ataja" (1971), was the debut recording for Edulfamid Molina Díaz, aka Piper Pimienta, who would soon make his mark as Fruko's lead singer and later ...

Paulette Parker joined The Ikettes in 1967, before meeting Andre Lewis and changing her name to Maxayn Lewis. Both of them would form the band Maxayn in 1970. Their self-titled debut came out in ...

HIGHLIGHTS: A stunning compilation of the revered Queen of The Viola Caipira, Helena Meirelles, once included in the Top 100 World's guitar players by Guitar Player Magazine. On this anthology you ...

It's about time to uncover the most unknown Brazilian music style. Unlike other Brazilian musical traditions as samba and bossa-nova, never ever anything of caipira music has been released outside ...

Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180g vinyl. First ever reissue of "Salsita mami" by Lisandro Meza y su Combo Gigante, a highy sought-after Discos Fuentes "salsa dura" classic LP ...

HIGHLIGHTS Austin-based future-cumbia group Money Chicha presents a fascinating exploration of the nexus of Peru's legendary fuzzed-out early chicha sound and the band's unique application of ...

MONEY CHICHA ist eine Band aus Austin, Texas, die aus Mitgliedern der Grammy-Gewinner FANTASMA, einem südländischen Orchester, und ihrem Funk-Ableger BROWNOUT bestehen. Letztere spielen eine ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Austin-based future-cumbia group Money Chicha presents a fascinating exploration of the nexus of Peru's legendary fuzzed-out early chicha sound and the band's unique application of ...

Lee Moses' legendary 45 from 1967, produced by Johnny Brantley. Raw, passionate and incredibly moving, this is soul screaming at its very best. The career of Atlanta's singer and guitarist Lee Moses ...

HIGHLIGHTS: The only album ever recorded by Peruvian sax player Nilo Espinosa and his group, also known as the Nil's Jazz Ensemble, remains not only as one of the truly grails for collectors of ...

Francis Hime has been a fundamental artist of Brazilian music since the mid-1960s as a pianist, singer, composer, arranger and orchestra director. "Os Seis Em Ponto", released in 1964 on the ...

'Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks' is Dean Parrish's first soul recording from 1965 which became a local radio hit and, years later, a classic spin on the UK soul scene. On the flip, Porgy and The ...

The second release for Discos Fuentes by Peregoyo y su Combo Vacaná, recorded circa 1967, is rich with diverse sounds and festive rhythms, from the exotic trance-inducing coastal Afro-Colombian ...

Afro-Peruvian music, also known as "música criolla", finds its roots in West African music, Spanish and European genres and native musical traditions from Peru. After a long struggle to preserve it ...

Peru has a rich folklore that reflects the cultural variety of its population as well as its history. Peruvian identity has been created from a mixture of traditions that includes those from the ...

HIGHLIGHTS Juan Piña Con La Revelación is the debut album of this Colombian artist and his eight-piece band, originally released in 1975 on Discos Zeida. An excellent little slice of Colombian ...

Gegründet nach der "New Jazz Collective"-Bewegung, die in den späten 60er Jahren über Argentinien schwappte, war QUINTEPLUS der Raum, in dem nachgedacht, geprobt und bestimmt werden konnte, in welche ...

A revolutionary album with a sound unlike that of any other tropical record before or after which could only have come from the Caribbean region of Colombia and the fertile mind of the band's leader, ...

Released in 1978, "Soy la ley" by Robert y su Banda is an obscure and sought-after slab of Colombian salsa dura with the special distinction of having the "original" version of Joe Arroyo's monster ...

Many music fans will remember Jimmy Salcedo due to his wonderful work as arranger and producer with the duo Elia and Elizabeth in the early 70s. Their delicate songwriting acquired, after his ...

First ever reissue of the sixth album by Michi Sarmiento y sus Bravos, originally released by Discos Fuentes in 1973. The LP includes several brilliant original songs plus a number of excellent cover ...

Reissue of Sexteto Miramar's groundbreaking "¡Salsa! Mi hermana" LP (1968), the first recording to come out of Discos Fuentes in the salsa genre. Featuring several originals as well as cover versions ...

HIGHLIGHTS At the end of the 60s, the sound of the garage beat and the bossa nova and samba coexisted smoothly in the repertoire of a good number of Brazilian bands. You could find playful farfisa ...

HIGHLIGHTS After the great aclaim of our recent reissue of the second album from the Sebastiao Tapajos and Pedro Dos Santos recording sessions in Argentina (1972), with the killer dancefloor tune ...

The ION studios, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Balvanera, have been the usual setting for recordings by Argentine artists as popular as Les Luthiers or Charly García. In the early 1970s ...

Recorded and originally released only in Argentina in 1972, the album shows an exquisite and delicate dialogue between the guitar of Sebastiao Tapajos and the percussion provided by Pedro Dos Santos ...

Reissue of arguably the strangest (yet coolest) concept record in the Discos Fuentes catalogue. This compendium of trippy tropical madness masquerading as "international" cumbias features Argentinian ...

TOTEM waren eines der wichtigsten Phänomene in der musikalischen Geschichte Uruguays. 1970 von dem international rennomierten RUBEN RADA gegründet, steht der Name TOTEM nicht nur für ein Bauwerk in ...

One of the 'holy grails' of 1960s Cuban music was not recorded, produced or released in Havana or New York; in fact it was made in Lima, Peru. Always an extremely rare collector's item, Gozando!! ...

Standard black vinyl eddition! HIGHLIGHTS Recorded in Brazil after spending the late 70s in the US, Marcos Valle brought together his innate talent and diverse influences on this irresistible record ...

Budget sampler album compiling 12 take-no-prisoners dancefloor tracks from the Discos Fuentes vast catalogue that turns 85 this year! Cumbia, hard salsa, descarga and more. A perfect introduction to ...

Budget sampler album compiling 12 take-no-prisoners dancefloor tracks from the Discos Fuentes vast catalogue that turns 85 this year! Cumbia, hard salsa, descarga and more. A perfect introduction to ...

HIGHLIGHTS Synth ambiences, acoustic landscapes, deep songwriting and subtle candombe percussions combine in most of the musical output released in Uruguay during the 80s. A very unique sound was ...

HIGHLIGHTS Synth ambiences, acoustic landscapes, deep songwriting and subtle candombe percussions combine in most of the musical output released in Uruguay during the 80s. A very unique sound was ...

Rar, rarer, am raresten. Seltsam, seltsamer, am seltsamsten. Hier ist der Underground aus Peru. Durchgeknallter Garage-Punk (LOS SAICOS, SHAIN'S, PINA & SUS ESTRELLAS), spaciger Drogen-Rock (PAX, EL ...

Das Box-Set enthält zehn Singles mit raren und schwer zu findenden Tropical Tracks aus den 60ern und 70ern, der goldenen Zeit des einflussreichen kolumbianischen Labels Discos Fuentes. 20 Tracks, ...

Zweiter Teil der "Chicas!"-Serie aus dem Hause Vampisoul. Eine unwiderstehliche Kollektion aus Ye-Yé, Rock'n'Roll, Twist, Beat, Gipsy Rock, Soul und Breitband-Grooves! Von den frühen Sechziger an und ...

Zusammengestellt hat diesen mittlerweile dritten Sampler aus dem Hause Vampisoul niemand Geringerer als DJ MR FINE WINE aus New York, dessen absolute Lieblinge aus dem Labelkatalog von King hier zu ...

Originally released in 2010. Available again after several years out of print. Cumbia and Chicha ! Experimental Guitar-driven Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966-1978. In 1960s Peru, a thrilling and ...

After the lauded first volume, this second in our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the most important bands of the genre. Peruvian cumbia, also known as "chicha", brings together ...

Originally released in 2012. Available again after several years out of print. After the lauded first volume, this second in our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the most important bands ...

The third volume of our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the some of the most important bands of the golden age of Peruvian cumbia: Los Diablos Rojos, Los Beta 5, Los Girasoles, Los ...

The third volume of our "Cumbia Beat" series includes again tracks by the some of the most important bands of the golden age of Peruvian cumbia: Los Diablos Rojos, Los Beta 5, Los Girasoles, Los ...

Erster Teil der neuen Vampisoul Serie "Czech Up!", die Juwelen aus den Sechzigern und Siebzigern aus den Archiven der Supraphon und Panton Labels aus der früheren Tschechoslowakei ans Licht heben. ...

Erster Teil der neuen Vampisoul Serie "Czech Up!", die Juwelen aus den Sechzigern und Siebzigern aus den Archiven der Supraphon und Panton Labels aus der früheren Tschechoslowakei ans Licht heben. ...

Second volume of Vampisoul's "Czech Up!" series, which compiles 60s and 70s gems from the vaults of Supraphon and Panton labels from the former Czechoslovakia. Freakbeat, soul, baroque pop, ...

Second volume of Vampisoul's "Czech Up!" series, which compiles 60s and 70s gems from the vaults of Supraphon and Panton labels from the former Czechoslovakia. Freakbeat, soul, baroque pop, ...

Hier kommt Volume 4 der erfolgreichen "Gozalo!"-Serie mit peruanischer Tropical Musik der Sixties. Eine aufregende, heiße Mischung aus musikalischen Juwelen, die die Lücke zwischen der Mambo-Ära und ...

HIGHLIGHTS The music of the Colombian Pacific is one of the greatest treasures of Colombia and its African past, but not many people remember the songs recorded on anthologies, which are largely a ...

Der zweite Teil der Highlife Time Serie, die den Hörer weit genug in die Welt des Highlife führt, um ihm zu zeigen, dass in der klingenden, smoothen und heißen afrikanischen Musik viele verschiedene ...

Grooves von CD zum Nice Price aus dem Hause VAMPISOUL! Und diesmal werden sich alle Hüften bewegen. 22 Songs, gemixt im feinsten Vampi Style; altes und neues gepaart mit Ausblicken auf das, was die ...

Fifth -and last- volume of our "R&B Hipshakers" series, featuring rockin' R&B and early soul from the King and Federal catalogues. A compilation of tracks from 1953 to 1964 by essential artists such ...

Third volume of our "R&B Hipshakers" series, featuring rockin' R&B and early soul from the King/Federal catalogue. Available on LP for the first time. A special Record Store Day release. A ...

Der vierte Teil der ,R&B Hipshakers"-Serie wartet mit rockigem R&B und frühem Soul aus den Katalogen von King und Federal Records auf. Eine Zusammenstellung von Tracks aus den Jahren 1953 bis 1967 ...

- Boxset mit 10x7"s. Der vierte Teil der ,R&B Hipshakers"-Serie wartet mit rockigem R&B und frühem Soul aus den Katalogen von King und Federal Records auf. Eine Zusammenstellung von Tracks aus den ...

Second volume of our survey of the fascinating music variety of Puerto Rico during the 50s and 60s, which would lead the way to the subsequent salsa scene worldwide. As well as bomba and plena, the ...

Vampisoul ist erfreut Dich zur zweiten, Knochen brechenden Session mit den tanzbarsten Sounds der 1960er und 70er "Made in Spain" einladen zu dürfen. Willkommen zurück zur "Sensacional Soul" Party! ...

RSD 2018 Ten 7"s featuring brilliant soul, R&B and garage from the Rampart, Faro, Gordo and Linda labels, established by Eddie Davis in East Los Angeles. 20 tracks recorded between 1963 and 1971 by ...

Dies ist der zweite Teil unserer Reihe aus dem goldenen Zeitalter von Afrosounds und Latin der 60er und 70er Jahre. Die Compilation erscheint auf dem Label Discos Fuentes und umfasst 24 Tracks, von ...

Unsere dritte Ausgabe der "R&B Hipshakers"- Serie liefert Euch rockigen R&B und frühen Soul aus dem King/Federal Katalog. Eine Zusammenstellung von Songs aufgenommen zwischen 1955 und 1964 von solch ...

Unsere dritte Ausgabe der "R&B Hipshakers"- Serie liefert Euch rockigen R&B und frühen Soul aus dem King/Federal Katalog. Eine Zusammenstellung von Songs aufgenommen zwischen 1955 und 1964 von solch ...

The Village Callers were born out of a band called Marcy & The Imperials in the mid-1960s and soon became very popular in East Los Angeles, playing all the top venues. They brought many different ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Traffic Sound's 'Meshkalina' is a song with references to Incan culture which was heard all over Peru when released in 1969. It combined psychedelia, a hint of progressive hard rock and a ...

HIGHLIGHTS: One of the last great albums of the first wave of Peruvian rock, originally released in 1974, linking psych-tinged rock with Afro-Latin American beats and folk pop. This first record by ...