Easy Going

After cutting these sides Baker and Evans would go their separate ways and these recordings remain the only testimony of their subtle and elegant musical interactions.

Soul Jazz Records release a new 2017 edition of their classic album Dancehall: The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture.

J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time, having supplied timeless soundbeds for the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, The Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes, Common, De La Soul, The Roots, D'Angelo, Erykah Babu, Madlib, and many more.

This album represents Curits Mayfield in his prime as a composer.

Recorded in 1978, it’s a latter-period gem from the larger than life legend, combining the glitz and glamour of disco’s heyday with Maia’s raw funk and soul roots.

Soul Portrait is a slice of Southern-fried soul, a blend of beat ballads and dancers.

Compilation of the year. It wasn’t really a movement, barely even a moment, but the Daisy Age was an ethos that permeated pop, R&B and hip hop at the turn of the 90s.

Over the past few years, London based DJ and curator Sam Don has shone new light into the Reggae sub-genre of Lovers Rock with his comps 'For the love of You'. His deep, yet deeply accessible selections have opened the ears of many to the genre.

New Energy is the producer’s ninth full-length, and it follows his Morning / Evening LP, which was released in 2015. 

1967’s Mr Soul of Jamaica was the first album by rocksteady star Anton Ellis. As one of the innovators of this genre who was given the informal title “Godfather of Rocksteady” he wrote some original reggae hits which contains a lot of soul.

Santo & Johnny Farina were an American rock and roll instrumental duo of Italian descent from Brooklyn, New York.

This is the sound of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Previously unreleased 70s album by Joyce. Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared one of the greatest singers by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Kaya was originally released in 1978 and consists of tracks recorded alongside those present on the Exodus album in 1977. The album has a very relaxed, laid back sound, lacking much of the militant quality of the Wailers lyrically and musically. 

Salsoul is the 9th studio album by trailblazing Filipino-African American singer Joe Bataan, featuring his classic single ‘Mujer Mia’.

This essential LP edition includes Dorsey’s classic debut album, Ya! Ya!, which has been long unavailable on vinyl.

Trojan presents Young Gifted and Black by Bob and Marcia. Originally released in 1970 and here in it's original form.

All killers and no fillers on this fabulous 1969 Motown masperpiece.