Japanese SHM-CD pressing. An Insatiable High is the third studio album by Japanese musician, producer and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records in 1977. The album features performances from the American R&B and jazz group Tower of Power, and vocal performances from American session musician Jim Gilstrap.
Tracklist:
Sexy Dance 5:54
Malibu 6:15
An Insatiable High 10:12
E.S.P. 4:11
M 5 4:21
Sundrops 5:10
Good (Bad?) Old Days 5:26
UPC: 4988005770448Label: Universal JapanRelease Date: 6.26.13Format: CD
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) and Meridian Brothers join forces on Ruido Tovar, a cross-border collaboration that reimagines the tropical traditions linking Mexico and Colombia. Drawing inspiration from icons like Rigo Tovar and the psychedelic Mexican cumbia era, the project blends danzón, son, cha-cha-cha, and experimental electronics into a vibrant new language. MIS's genre-bending electronic tropicalism meets Meridian Brothers' avant-garde eccentricity, resulting in a sound that is both reverent and playfully distorted. Together, Camilo Lara and Eblis Alvarez pay tribute to decades of musical exchange while pushing tropical music into unexpected territory.
Tracklist:
Cumbia Del Lobo
Ritmo Babilonia (Featuring Beck)
Ira (Ia)
El Campeon (Bienes Funerarios)
Cumbia Fantasia
Concorde
Cumbia Beckiana (Featuring Beck)
Danzon 8Bits
Cumbia de los Estudiantes
Perdi Mis Ojos
UPC: 0840526505708Label: KuronekoRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) and Meridian Brothers join forces on Ruido Tovar, a cross-border collaboration that reimagines the tropical traditions linking Mexico and Colombia. Drawing inspiration from icons like Rigo Tovar and the psychedelic Mexican cumbia era, the project blends danzón, son, cha-cha-cha, and experimental electronics into a vibrant new language. MIS's genre-bending electronic tropicalism meets Meridian Brothers' avant-garde eccentricity, resulting in a sound that is both reverent and playfully distorted. Together, Camilo Lara and Eblis Alvarez pay tribute to decades of musical exchange while pushing tropical music into unexpected territory.
Tracklist:
Cumbia Del Lobo
Ritmo Babilonia (Featuring Beck)
Ira (Ia)
El Campeon (Bienes Funerarios)
Cumbia Fantasia
Concorde
Cumbia Beckiana (Featuring Beck)
Danzon 8Bits
Cumbia de los Estudiantes
Perdi Mis Ojos
UPC: 840526505708Label: KuronekoRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
The diatonic button accordion, from the beginning of the 19th century, became hugely popular in traditional rituals, secular celebrations and love songs, bringing a new aesthetic to Masikoro music in the south-west of the Great Island.The Masikoro's appropriation of the instrument began with modifying it's scale to suit indigenous ears and music. This involved carving the reeds of the accordion to turn it into a "prepared accordion". As the instrument is very difficult to find in new condition, musicians play on old models inherited from their fathers, sometimes even their grandfathers. Repaired several times, they produce noises and clicks from the bellows that become elements of expression in the music.Often accompanied by singing, rattles and drums, the accordion now plays a major role in various traditional rituals such as possession sessions, ceremonies of exorcism, of circumcision and funerals. It also accompanies dancing and songs of nostalgia, and sometimes the end of market days. UPC: 3415820001187Label: Ocora FranceRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: CD
Karimi, master of singing, drew on the most authentic source of the radif (classical repertoire) to create an intimate expression far removed from any artifice, in perfect harmony with Mohammad Musavi's ney flute -a simple reed with immense power.This is how Karimi illustrates the mode in which he has chosen to sing: "Navâ has a special beauty of it's own. A mode with a sweetness, finesse and subtlety that plunges the listener into a state of meditation. It's melodies are among the most traditional, having been passed on for at least three hundred years from teacher to pupil right down to my own teachers, Davâmi and Hâjji Aqâ".Mohammad Musavi's reed flute (ney) also signifies the calligrapher's pen. There is indeed a way of emphasising a single note in a song as if it were a stroke, of echoing a fragment of it, of seizing on a motif and unfolding it in an arabesque, of organising it's punctuation, which evokes calligraphy and illumination.At this point, two ineffable breaths remain: that of a man and that of a flute. But, as Mowlânâ Rumi suggests, are they not one and the same being? UPC: 3415820001200Label: Ocora FranceRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Mosaic is an ensemble made up of six musicians from Bulgaria, France, Portugal and Tunisia. Their compositions are above all else a space for musical encounters at the crossroads of jazz and Mediterranean music. Their musical language is varied, combining Balkan ornamentation with the colours of Western European chamber music and the rhythmic essence of North African music. The ensemble explores imaginative worlds and interweaves traditions like a mosaic, passing fromenergetic grooves to the breath of the Bulgarian kaval and the woody sonority of stringed instruments. Now that it's creations have been welcomed throughout the Mediterranean, Mosaic presents a debut album inspired by the different places it has visited and the people it has met. UPC: 5400439008625Label: Fuga Libera LabelRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: CD
Recorded between 1988 and 1989 in a small 8-track home studio in Amman, Pieces of a Dream captures a side of the Arab music scene that is rarely documented: a group of musicians deeply inspired by jazz, soul, yacht rock, and city pop, creating music that sounds closer to late-night Los Angeles or London than what most would associate with Jordan at the time.Nechazz was formed by Palestinian-Jordanian musicians Basim Said and Khaldoon Nasser, and Iraqi singer and guitarist Kassim Sabounchi. While the trio became locally known for their live shows at the iconic Amman club Rumours, the music they wrote and recorded together was never officially released and remained unheard-even among friends and family. The album blends smooth R&B, jazz, and sophisticated pop arrangements, drawing inspiration from artists such as Bobby Caldwell, Steely Dan, Michael Franks, early George Michael, Tears for Fears, Level 42, and Stevie Wonder, while still sounding entirely like their own creation. Tracks like ""Love Meeting Love"" and ""Over You"" showcase the band's smooth harmonies, synth work, and musicianship. The release began as a cassette discovered in a family archive and has since become one of the most pleasantly surprising rediscoveries of late-1980s Arab independent music: a timeless collection of songs created between rehearsals, nightlife shifts, aviation careers, and everyday life in Amman.
Tracklist:
Love the Way You Make Me Feel
Simona
Love Meeting Love
Helen
Over You
Won't You Let Somebody
Don't Let Go
Give and Take (Instrumental)
UPC: 4262568670088Label: Habibi FunkRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Das Neves
Romênia
Fendas Vocais
Morro Dos Prazeres
Viagem de Trem
Misericórdia
UPC: 5065026483003Label: Far Out RecordingsRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Invocation
Splashes and Waves
Irish Incantation
Global Interlude
Variation on a Ghanaian Theme
Parting Glass
Convergence
Friday Afternoon in Accra
Exultation
Dream Walking
Exploration
Realization
UPC: 199066524718Label: One World RecordsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD
Warm Guitar Sketches from Argentina for late night moods. Easy Listening, made with care. The following guitars were used on this album: Francisco Estrada Gomez, Fernando Estrada, Del Vecchio, Jorge Demonte and Fernandez Hnos. Recorded at: Studio 'Fidelius', 24 Track Digital, Buenos Aires, Argentin. Recording Engineer: Daniel Albano
Tracklist:
De Oslo a Rio
La Espera
Aguas de Marco
Nocturnal
Minha Namorada
Rutas
Agua Serena
Vuelo Amazonico
Despues de Las Seis
Choro Insolente
Rutas (Desiertas)
Sambaden
Desolacion
Al Fin y Al Cabo
UPC: 741869418413Label: Prestige Elite LlcRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: CD
Shoji Meguro's Persona3 Original Soundtrack is the official 2006 release for the acclaimed RPG Persona 3, presented as a 2×CD album on Aniplex (catalog number SVWC 7380-1, Japan). Featuring a genre-blending mix of electronic, rock, pop, J-pop, vocal, and video game music, this soundtrack includes fan-favorite tracks such as "Burn My Dread," "Mass Destruction," "Changing Seasons," "When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars," "Master of Tartarus," "Burn My Dread -Last Battle-," "Kimi no Kioku (Memories of You)," and many more, spanning two discs that capture the game's atmosphere, story moments, dungeon exploration themes, and battle music. This edition includes 2 CDs containing the complete original soundtrack composed by Shoji Meguro for Persona 3. UPC: 4534530014511Label: Sony JapanRelease Date: 7.19.06Format: CD
Original soundtrack to the fourth game in the hit "Persona" series featuring plenty of vocal tracks and BGM songs! Includes two CDs total.
Tracklist:
Pursuing My True Self
?????
Welcome to the Limousine
????????
New Days
Signs of Love
???????
Your Affliction
Like a Dream Come True 1
????????? 1
Reach Out to the Truth -First Battle- 1
Smile 1
Backside of the TV 1
?? 1
Castle 1
?????? 1
I'll Face Myself -Battle- 1
I'll Face Myself 1
Muscle Blues 2
It's Show Time! 2
??? 2
????magic! 2
Sauna 2
?? 2
Reach Out to the Truth 2
Reach Out to the Truth -Inst Version- 2
Specialist 2
Theater 2
Heartbeat, Heartbreak 3
Youthful Lunch 3
Game 3
Zone Time 3
A New World Fool 3
? 3
Period 3
???????? 3
??? (P4Ver.) 3
The Path Is Open (P4Ver.) 3
??? 4
How Much? 4
Secret Base 4
Heaven 4
Alone 4
??-Another Version- 4
Long Way 4
Omen 4
?? 4
The Almighty 4
The Genesis 5
I'll Face Myself-Another Version- 5
Never More 5
Electronica in Velvet Room
UPC: 4534530025746Label: Sony JapanRelease Date: 7.23.08Format: CD
A superstar of Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture and the mastermind of the popular band Pharaoh's Daughter, Basya Schechter returns with her greatest work yet, a gorgeous and sensual musical setting of the Biblical Song of Songs. Sung in Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Arabic, Spanish, and French, Basya has put her heart and soul into this project and it is evident in every song, solo, and arrangement. Eighteen years in the making, this is the towering achievement by one of the most passionate, sincere, and creative musicians in Jewish music today. Songs of Desire is an utter delight!
Tracklist:
Asleep
Domeh Dodi
Yonati
Better Than Wine
De Noche
Lebanon
Kumi Lach
Oori
Sameach
Brach Dodi
Shepherd Song
Sheyn
UPC: 702397406129Label: TzadikRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: CD
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Amir ElSaffar has achieved international renown for his work combining the Maqam of Iraq and the Arab world with jazz. With Ashwaaq, he displays a new facet of his work with a composition for string quartet, santur, and vocalist Khaled AlHafez, a master of the musical tradition of Aleppo, Syria. This dialogue between AlHafez's warm voice and interpretive style that blends rigor and grace and string quartet explores the microtonal resonances of the maqam and the possibilities of a polyphony rooted in Arab traditions. The texts come from Turjuman Al-Ashwaaq (Translator of Desires) a collection of mystical and ecstatic love poems written by the revered 12th century Sufi mystic, Ibn Arabi, and explore the universal power of love, the inner quest, and the search for unity in the diversity of the world.Ashwaaq is a captivating moment of celebration, where poetic and musical heritages intersect beyond cultural and disciplinary boundaries.
Tracklist:
Introduction - Nizam
I - Layta Shi'ri
II - Qif Bil-Manazili
III - Tal'a Al-Badru
IV - Qalat
V - Lam'at Lana Bil-Abraqayn
VI - AlHubbu Dini (Love is My Religion)
VII - Ala Ya Banat Al-Wadi
UPC: 884400187987Label: Maqam RecordsRelease Date: 11.6.26Format: CD
Charles Trenet n'a pas accede à la poesie par la chanson. Il a fait don à la chanson de sa poesie. À dix-huit ans, il appartenait à la litterature. Il etait reconnu par Max Jacob, par Cocteau, par Fargue, comme 'marque du signe'. S'il a chante, c'est pour s'enfermer dans un rond de lumière. Parce qu'il refusait de devenir adulte. Gaston BONHEUR. L'integrale Fremeaux & Associes de Charles Trenet realisee sous la direction de Daniel Nevers, puis de Vincent Lisita et Pascal Halbeher, reunit la totalite des enregistrements phonographiques originaux disponibles auprès des collectionneurs sensibilises à l'ambition museographique d'un catalogue raisonne de l'œuvre enregistree du fou chantant. Aux enregistrements choisis et commercialises de l'epoque, le directeur artistique presente les alternates qui proposent d'autres versions des mêmes titres. UPC: 3448960209625Label: Fremeaux HeritageRelease Date: 11.20.26Format: CD
Grammy nominated Duduka Da Fonseca is a Brazilian jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader from Rio de Janeiro, widely recognized for his sophisticated blend of samba rhythms and modern jazz. "After playing with David and Guto for 20 years, recording a live album on my hometown was a dream come true. These 20 years playing as a trio has been such an evolutionary journey for us. The music we made in this album, allowed me the freedom to fully express myself, and shows the direction we are heading musically."
Tracklist:
Aqui Oh!
Farjuto
Solito
Peresina
Duduka's Mood
The Peacocks
Sonho de Maria
Dona Maria
UPC: 016728182324Label: SunnysideRelease Date: 12.4.26Format: CD
Global Afrobeats powerhouse Fireboy DML officially enters his next era with the release of his fifth studio album, ZUKO!-an 11-track masterclass in versatility, vision, and vulnerability. Renowned for seamless genre-blending and evocative songwriting, the Nigerian singer-songwriter expands the boundaries of his signature sound, fusing Afrobeats, R&B, and Afropop into a cohesive, high-intensity body of work. The project is driven by bold collaborations and undeniable anthems, including the high-energy viral hit 'CLAAT!' featuring Jamaican dancehall heavy-hitter Masicka, and the soul-stirring 'IMALI' alongside award-winning duo JAZZWRLD & Thukuthela.Rooted in a visual direction introduced earlier this year, the album's aesthetic pairs grainy, high-contrast black-and-white visuals with vivid red accents, mirroring it's central themes of intensity and transformation. Evoking the iconic character arc of Prince Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fireboy channels a parallel narrative of passion, identity, internal conflict, and ultimate redemption-crafting a project that feels as cinematic as it is personal.Since his explosive 2019 debut album Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps, Fireboy DML has established himself as a dominant voice in the global music landscape. His impressive catalog includes the RIAA Platinum-certified phenomenon 'Peru' (and it's Billboard Hot 100-charting remix featuring Ed Sheeran), the RIAA Gold-certified smash 'Bandana' with Asake, and acclaimed collaborations with cultural titans like Madonna and Skrillex. Following a string of landmark projects-Apollo (2020), Playboy (2022), and Adedamola (2024)-ZUKO! Reflects an artist operating at the absolute peak of his craft.With hundreds of millions of streams, seven Headies Awards, multiple international certifications, and history-making milestones-including becoming the first Afrobeats artist to perform on the BET Awards main stage-Fireboy DML continues to redefine African music on the world stage. Fresh off a standout performance alongside Erykah Badu at Lauryn Hill's Diaspora Calling! #in the UK, ZUKO! #stands as Fireboy's most ambitious, introspective, and definitive statement to date.
Tracklist:
Dear Father
By Fire!
Claat! (Feat. Masicka)
Goddess
C'est la Vie (Feat. Lojay)
Imali (Feat. Jazzwrld ; Thukuthela)
One Man Regiment
Kilowi
Onazo!
Sex Love Understanding Trust
Light of Dawn
Mimi Nawe
Fighting
UPC: 199316801293Label: Ybnl NationRelease Date: 1.22.27Format: CD
Abaton Book Company is pleased to announce the release of 'From St. Petersburg With Love', the debut CD by singer/songwriter Julia Vorontsova. This CD release contains 24 original songs all sung in Russian and includes a 12 page booklet of English commentary and drawings by the artist. Julia Vorontsova was born in St. Petersburg Russia in 1982. After studying violin and piano for three years at St. Petersburg State Music School she started composing her own poetry and songs while teaching herself guitar. She grew up listening to underground 'Bard' folk singers such as Bulat Okudzhava, Yuri Vizbor and Veronika Dolina. 'The Singing Poets' In a medieval sense, Julia is a true 'singing poet' and the singing poets of Russian are called bards. They like to stick their heads over the necks of guitars and sing their poetry. The great three singing poets in Russia are Alexander Galitch, Bulat Okudjava and Vladimir Vyssotsky. Julia's mentor, Veronika Dolina is 'universally considered in Russia as the only singing poet who approaches the talents and the status of these three'. Through Dolina, Julia Vorontsova is in direct disciplic lineage to this group of poets. Julia understands the artform, the subject matter, and most importantly has the voice and talent to present the genre in her own unique way. She is undoubtedly the most recent link to these bards of the Soviet era.
Tracklist:
Older
Horseshoe
Streetcar
Rock N Roll
Flute Night
Illusions
Keys
Agape
Rome
Love
Picnic
Faberge
Henry VIII
Grandfather
Pushkin
Hours
Emptiness
For My Joy
Cities & Countries
I'm Leaving You
Beauty
One Kitten
Lullaby
Flute Night
UPC: 675130543729Label: Abaton Book CompanyRelease Date: 11.6.26Format: CD
Formed in Toronto by Syrian vocalist Leen Hamo and Lebanese multi-instrumentalist John Abou Chacra, Kazdoura bring together two distinct musical backgrounds. Following the success of their debut album, Ghoyoum, they return with Markab, a record that blends Arabic musical traditions with a groove-driven, organic band sound shaped by psychedelic and Anatolian rock, indie, jazz, Afrobeat and Gnawa influences. Arabic maqamat, including Bayat, Rast, Nakriz, Hijaz and Kurd, sit at the heart of the album, carried by Hamo's vocals and Abou Chacra's guitar, saxophone and flute. Prominent basslines, live drums, analogue textures and hypnotic grooves drive the arrangements throughout. Markab, meaning "vehicle," emerges from a very different place than it's predecessor. While Ghoyoum was shaped by upheaval and uncertainty, the new album is firmly rooted in the present, reflecting a period of greater confidence, curiosity and joy. Across ten tracks, Kazdoura explore themes of homeland, love, social expectations, self-image, vulnerability and psychological struggle, alongside everyday pleasures, freedom and the possibility of moving forward.
Tracklist:
El Shams
Bukra
Ala Mahlak
Taa
Ya Maria
Ma Shafu
And Then?
Ya Nassini
Safinti
Raqsa
UPC: 4262568670231Label: Habibi FunkRelease Date: 12.4.26Format: CD
It's that time of year again! Are your copies of "Now! That's What I Call Christmas" and "A Motown Christmas" finally feeling worn out? Strut has the ideal antidote this year, as we dive into the world of festive records made by African artists spanning the late 1960s to the 1980s with our new Krismasi: Christmas Sounds From Africa compilation.The first ever compilation of rare festive songs from across Africa, featuring Dorothy Masuka, Les Kilimambogo Brothers Band, Houghas Sorowonko, Martha Ulaeto and many more.
Tracklist:
Martha Ulaeto - Keresimesi Odun de
Jerry Boifraind ; the Natto Band - Christmas Friends
Kwadwo Donkoh ; His Abokyi Parts of Ghana - Afe Aso Ama Makae Masem
Houghas Sorowonko - Groovy Christmas and New Year
Flash Domincii ; the Supersonics - Amodekunrin Ti Maria
Ackim Simukonda - Umwana Wa Chipondo Chandi
Dorothy Masuka - Happy Christmas
Les Kilimambogo Brothers Band - Shangilia Christmas
Paul Matavire ; Jairos Jiri Band - Christmas Yaswedera
Orchestre Baba National - Kakolele Viva Christmas
Ajuma Bbe - Christmas
Reggie Msomi ; His Hollywood Jazz Band - Compliments of the Season
Oscar Sulley with "Real" Atlantic Choir, Kaneshie - X'mas Hustle 14. Houghas Sorowonko - the Soul of Christmas
UPC: 4062548149388Label: Strut RecordsRelease Date: 10.30.26Format: CD
French-Armenian duo Ladaniva's sophomore album, Yasaman, is half traditional, half pop, mostly Armenian and sometimes infiltrated with French. Following the band's Eurovision 2024 breakthrough, which brought them over 100M streams & millions of YouTube views, charismatic singer/songwriter Jako & multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas return with an album that draws on influences from around the world. From traditional Balkan music to maloya, jazz and reggae, with strong roots in Armenian folklore, Ladaniva create irresistible melodies borrowed as much from tradition as from modern times. Blending Armenian folk, Balkan brass, global pop, joyful grooves & a cinematic Kusturica-style energy, Yasaman is festive & vibrant, made for warm nights. UPC: 5400863215460Label: Pias AmericaRelease Date: 11.13.26Format: CD
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