Analog Africa

Analog Africa present a reissue of António Sanches's Buli Povo!, originally released in 1983. Funaná, the most African of music styles from Cabo Verde, had been banned by the Portuguese Rulers. But in 1974, with independence and the birth of the Bulimund

Double LP version. 140 gram vinyl; Gatefold sleeve; Includes 24-page, LP-size booklet. Who knew that some of the most exciting Afro-funk records of all time were actually made in the small West African country of Benin? Once Analog Africa released the fir

A collection of super-rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969-1981 by four legendary composers from Benin: Gnonnas Pedro, Antoine Dougbé, El Rego et Ses Commandos and Honoré Avolonto, each with a sound all their own. What you are abou

Camarão, living Patrimony of the state of Pernambuco November 2012: "In 1960 we received an invitation to play in Recife, a wonderful, exciting and dangerous place, often described as a 'social jungle'. The Forró party took place at Caxangá´s neighbourhoo

Following Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb's dangerous trip to Mogadishu in November of 2016, the label presents Dur Dur of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks. Dur-Dur, a young band from the '80s, climaxed as a band in April o

Prepare yourself for new directions in Afro-funk: Analog Africa presents the ninth release of their Limited Edition Serie. During the 1980s, Ghanaian bandleader Gyedu-Blay Ambolley began to experiment with electronic instruments, and the result was a pote