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Alfredo De La Fe
Alfredo (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Based in New York and Colombia, Alfredo worked with some of the greats in Latin music including Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon and Roberto Roena, alongside disco and soul icons like Sylvester and Aquarian Dream. His debut album, Alfredo, is sublime and... |
Atmosfear
En Trance [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Originally released in 1981 via Elite / MCA records, 'En Trance' is a joyous album that arguably represents the pinnacle of the Brit-funk sound. |
Azymuth
Águia Não Come Mosca [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] A splendid Brazilian jazz-funk-fusion album from the legendary Azymuth, originally issued in 1977, is now available again! The music moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz fusion, samba funk and synth boogie, and ends with a tough... |
Bedouin Soundclash
Mass (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Nearly a decade since their last record, Jay Malinowski and Eon Sinclair return with their fifth studio album. While pulling from their old catalogue of eclectic post-punk world-beat tendencies, the band journeys further into New Orleans jazz,... |
Bobby Matos And The Combo Conquistadores
My Latin Soul [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 12/Sep/2025 ] When it comes to Latin soul, Bobby Matos And The Combo Conquistadores 'Tema De Alma Latina', has to be up there as one of the heaviest tracks ever recorded. This much-loved Latin workout has been rocking dancefloors for years with its infectious,... |
Célia
Célia [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Beautiful debut album from the incredible, Célia. Conducted & arranged by Arthur Verocai and Rogério Duprat; featuring songs by Lo Borges, Antonio Adolfo and Joyce amongst others. Célia recorded four self-titled albums for Continental between 1971... |
Dan Tyler & Nick The Record
Mr Bongo Edits Volume 3 (12") [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 21/Mar/2025 ] Good friends and Record Mission co-captains, Dan Tyler (one half of the Idjut Boys) and Nick The Record, take the reins for the third volume of the Mr Bongo Edits 12" series. With previous editions coming courtesy of Danny Krivit and Luke Una, Dan... |
Di Melo
Kilario / Pernalonga (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Di Melo's self-titled debut album has long been collectible for its irresistible Brazilian-funk sound, pleasing the Brazilian, B-Boy breaks, funk collectors, and sample hunters alike. With original copies for the album now fetching crazy sums, Mr... |
Don Glori
Paper Can't Wrap Fire (Indie Exclusive LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 16/May/2025 ] Mr Bongo proudly presents the third album by Melbourne/Naarm multi-instrumentalist, Don Glori, entitled 'Paper Can't Wrap Fire'. A kaleidoscopic genre-surfing odyssey that brings together the worlds of jazz, soul and funk. Feeling both contemporary... |
Dora Morelenbaum
Pique (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Pique is the sensational debut solo album from Dora Morelenbaum, one of the key talents spearheading Brazil's new musical wave. A member of the Latin Grammy award-winning band, Bala Desejo, Dora showcases a new side to her solo productions on this... |
Finn Rees
Dawn Is A Melody (Orange Vinyl LP) [ Mr Bongo / 2 LP - released 24/Jan/2025 ] Limited Orange Coloured Vinyl. Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees. Gliding across a swirling palette of saturated hues, Dawn Is A Melody feels vintage yet vibrant, new but familiar at the same... |
Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel
The Globeflower Masters Vol.2 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel released their first album, 'The Globeflower Master Vol. 1', on Mr Bongo in September 2021. With its lush, warm, and timeless productions paying homage to classic 60s and 70s soundtrack composers, it was very well... |
Grupo Irakere
Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 17/May/2024 ] For the third release in our Mr Bongo Cuban Classics series, we reissue the iconic 1974 debut album by the mighty Grupo Irakere. Led by Chucho Valdés, son of Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdés, the band would go on to become of the most... |
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Ambolley [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 5/Jul/2019 ] Extremely hard-to-obtain LP from the Ghanaian master composer, producer and musician. Originally released in 1982 by the WEA International label and then again in Germany in 1985 by Ambolley himself. 'Ambolley' fuses Highlife, disco and boogie... |
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Simigwa [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Legendary Ghanain album that fuses Highlife, afrobeat, folk and funk. Ambolley grew up during the peak of Highlife in Ghana and was a key figure in its fusion with soul and funk influences from the USA. He played in many bands including Houghas... |
Hollie Cook
Hollie Cook [ Mr. Bongo / CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] On her debut album Cook's nine songs mix her rich and soulful vocals and dubby roots reggae production with a very British pop-soul aesthetic. |
Hollie Cook
Shy Girl [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 10/Oct/2025 ] Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggae's orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals... |
Hollie Cook
Shy Girl (Black Vinyl LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 10/Oct/2025 ] Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggae's orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals... |
Hollie Cook
Shy Girl (Indie Exclusive Orange Vinyl LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 10/Oct/2025 ] Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggae's orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals... |
Hollie Cook
Twice [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 16/May/2014 ] Hollie Cook returns with her second album proper - the ethereal and toe-tappingly catchy Twice - produced by Prince Fatty. Twice sees Hollie's obvious love of reggae joined by other influences including Bond-like strings, Brazilian percussion,... |
Hollie Cook Ft. Horseman
Night Night (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/May/2025 ] Hollie Cook, one of reggae's most exciting voices, makes a return to the label that released her cherished debut album in 2011. Landing back on Mr Bongo, 'Night Night' is a stand-alone aperitif and taster of what to expect from the next era in... |
Homero França / Silvinha
Quero Ver Você Sambar / Mas Não Deixe De Ir (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 9/Dec/2022 ] A floaty, smouldering underground bubbler, 'Quero Ver Você Sambar' is, to our knowledge, the only record by Homero França. Released on a 7" compacto on Chantecler Records in 1976; the song was co-written by Aloisio Silva, who was the composer behind... |
John Gómez & Nick The Record
Tangent Edits Vol. 1 (12") [ Mr Bongo / 12in - released 11/Oct/2024 ] One of London's most loved underground parties, Tangent, celebrates its 10th birthday this year with a new compilation on Mr Bongo. Its residents, John Gómez and Nick the Record, have curated a selection of prized, rare and dancefloor-ready tracks... |
Jorge Ben / Miriam Makeba
Xica Da Silva (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Two classic cuts from Jorge Ben and Miriam Makeba take either side of this Mr Bongo Brazil 45 reissue. 'Xica Da Silva' is one of Jorge Ben's most well-known and well-loved cuts, housed on the legendary Africa Brazil LP that deserves a place in... |
Jorge Ben & Toquinho / João Donato
Carolina, Carol Bela / A Rã (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Jorge Ben is a name that any lover of Brazilian music will be very familiar with. He is widely regarded as the James Brown of Brazilian music and is famed for writing the Brazilian anthem 'Mas Que Nada'. For the duet 'Carolina, Carol Bela' he teamed... |
Joyce / Rosinha Da Valencia
Aldeia De Ogum / Summertime (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 30/Aug/2024 ] Rio-born, Joyce Moreno, is one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time. The voice, the playing, the writing, they all combine to make her a true allrounder. She possesses the ability to transport, captivate and transcend listeners. With a... |
Julia Mestre
Maravilhosamente Bem (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 23/May/2025 ] Proudly presenting Maravilhosamente Bem the powerful, female-centred third album by Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, and creative director, Julia Mestre. Alongside being a member of the Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian supergroup, Bala Desejo,... |
Jungle Brown
Full Circle [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] Full Circle, the second full-length from Jungle Brown, features collaborations with Sampa The Great, Fliptrix (High Focus) and Terri Walker. The trio - Ric Flo, MAEAR & Tony Bones - have spent the last two years redefining soulful hip-hop - the... |
Kit Sebastian
Mantra Moderne [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] 'Mantra Moderne' is a stunning, contemporary masterpiece that fuses Anatolian Psychedelia, Brazilian Tropicalia, 60's European pop and American jazz. A must for fans of Khruangbin, Portishead, Arthur Verocai, Goat, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os... |
Lester Robertson
Akirfa / Untitled Ballad (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 9/Dec/2022 ] On this 7", two lost jazz tracks by the trombonist and Horace Tapscott-collaborator, Lester Robertson. Lester has worked with some of the greats of jazz including Gerald Wilson, Anita O'Day, Lionel Hampton and Roy Porter Sound Machine on the classic... |
Los Reyes 73
Los Reyes 73 (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 2/Aug/2024 ] Continuing the Mr Bongo Cuban Classics Series, we shine a light on Los Reyes 73 and their sensational debut LP from 1975. The album had multiple different pressings under various titles and artworks, but the music stayed the same and speaks for... |
Manteca
Ritmo Y Sabor (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 2/May/2025 ] Reissue of the sought-after 1978 album 'Ritmo Y Sabor' from Cuban, master bongo player, Manteca. A deep, hypnotic, sonic excursion of Afro-Cuban/mambo rhythms to get lost within. Released in 1978, there are a number of different pressings of the... |
Maria Rita
Brasileira (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Maria Rita is a musical pioneer that was ahead of her time. On first hearing her song, 'Cântico Brasileiro No.3 (Kamaiurá)', we thought it sounded like a contemporary remix that an artist such as Carl Craig could have produced. In fact, it came out... |
Marumo
Modiehi (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 27/Mar/2020 ] 'Modish' was originally released on Spades Record in 1982 and was recorded by producer West Nkosi, who was a member of supergroup 'Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens'. He worked with the big hitters in South African music such as Ladysmith Black... |
New Regency Orchestra
New Regency Orchestra (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Announcing the debut album from one of London's most electrifying acts, New Regency Orchestra. An 18-piece Afro-Cuban jazz big band, inspired by the musical melting pot of NYC in the 1950s, but with the punch and power of a whole host of London's... |
Nina Maia
Inteira (Deluxe Edition) [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 22/Aug/2025 ] It began with a cassette tape entitled 'Pleased To Meet You' gifted to us at Sessa's Fasching, Stockholm show by Yann Dardenne, the multi-tasking tour manager/sound engineer/producer/merch stall worker and co-owner of Seloki Records. On first listen,... |
Nina Maia
Inteira (Deluxe Edition LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 22/Aug/2025 ] It began with a cassette tape entitled 'Pleased To Meet You' gifted to us at Sessa's Fasching, Stockholm show by Yann Dardenne, the multi-tasking tour manager/sound engineer/producer/merch stall worker and co-owner of Seloki Records. On first listen,... |
Nina Maia
Inteira (Deluxe Edition Limited Cream Vinyl LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 22/Aug/2025 ] It began with a cassette tape entitled 'Pleased To Meet You' gifted to us at Sessa's Fasching, Stockholm show by Yann Dardenne, the multi-tasking tour manager/sound engineer/producer/merch stall worker and co-owner of Seloki Records. On first listen,... |
O'Donel Levy
Simba (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Baltimore-born, Levy was already well regarded as one of the best up-and-coming jazz guitarists at the time of Simba's release. Having toured with George Benson and Jimmy McGriff, as well as featuring on McGriff's Black Pearl album on Blue Note, he... |
Pearly Queen
Quit Jive' In / Jungle Walk (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Proudly presenting a 7-inch reissue of this mythical, raw funk rarity by the Miami-based, Cuban rock band, Pearly Queen. Featuring the hugely sought after, infectious cut 'Quit Jive' In' and a fantastic cover of The Rascals 'Jungle Walk', this is... |
