Analog Africa

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

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

Raúl Llerena Vásquez – known to the world as Ranil – a singer, bandleader, record-label entrepreneur and larger-than-life personality who swirled the teeming buzz of the jungle, the unstoppable rhythms of Colombian dance music, and the psychedelic electri

After being blown away by a few tunes, Samy Ben Redjeb travelled to the infamous capital city of Somalia in November of 2016, making Analog Africa the first music label to set foot in Mogadishu. Mogadisco was not Analog Africa’s easiest project. Tracking

In 1972, Orchestre Abass released two incredible singles on Polydor. These records — featuring “Samarin Banza”, “Haka Dunia”, and other Afro-funk masterpieces — were powerful enough to knock any music head out, but it wasn’t until the discovery of some un

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

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

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

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