Faramarz Payvar and wing man Hossein Teherani getting busy on the Santoor and Tonbak respectively. The gents not shy on a bit of singing too. Not a funky dancefloor record but authentic Persian vibes. Hard to find ori...

Egyptian superstar Abdel Halim Hafez with one of his most popular records on Soutelphan. Authentic intriguing vibe on this live session from Cairo anno 1971. Record with a few non-feelable marks but audibly will pass ...

Killer Lebanese compilation with a excellent blend of cracking instrumental and vocal pieces by Issam Rajji, Boghos Jilalian, Samir Yazbeck and more. Original pressing in decent VG+ condition, some lines on disc but p...

Nasser Rastegar Nejad getting busy on the Santoor with some beautiful meditative solo work. Listen to a snippet of Bayat-e Esfehan. Record in flawless NM condition, cover with one bent corner.

Masterpiece Melike Demirag album that moves from progish yet funky tunes like Hasret or Ellerinz to the deep melodic Saz and Kurban. Rare and recommended pick on Folkways. Record is solid EX and cover still partly in ...

Great Turkish variety album featuring a string of prominent actors and artist like Kartal Kaan, Erol Evgin, Nevra Serezli and many more. Musically a broad scope of ethnic traditionals, disco and some cool sounding ins...

Great Philly disco soul, a huge hit from their Back Stabbers album. German original picture sleeve.

Electro driven Italo from Bar Code. To my knowlegde their only track. A pity as it works pretty well. Lots of soft marks causing some background noise. Neutral cover.

Great and undiscovered German jazz fusion rock album releases in 1982 with fine percussion works. Check out the title track for a little snippet.

One of his best albums produced by the legendary Sergio Mendes. It holds the huge Maracatu Atomico, that remains a dancefloor favorite around the world. Original German pressing.

This has to be the best Gilberto Gil album from his late seventies recording period. I like the title track a lot but the real deal is the fantastic Toda Menina Baiana. Vinyl is bordering near mint.

Luxury reissue of the essential Sergio Mendes debut album. Mais Que Nada, One Note Samba, O Pato. It's all on this influencial release. Huge dance-floor potential. Stunning condition.

Seldom seen MPS black label release of Brazilian original from 1971. A somewhat experimental project, different in style to his earlier recordings. Holds the classic E Isso Ai that J Dilla flipped for Slum Village. Ba...

In demand collaboration between two Braziallian masterminds that you should not miss out on. It is rarely up for sale. Everything is good on this album but listen to Canto De Ossanha to get a little taste of just how ...

Late eigties album by the Brazilian master. My personal favorite is the samba driven De Bob Dylan a Bob Marley.

Much underated and undiscovered album by the fantastic Cuban pianist Frank Emilio. Mellow, quality bolero and a few latin dancefloor tunes to top things off. Check Lazara Y Georgina. Moist affected gatefold cover with...

Everything from Webster Lewis is good in my ears but this one is really special. Modern soul of the finest kind, this album is in my opinion one of the top 3 Barry White productions. Dutch original in great condition....

In demand leftfield disco anthem that works perfectly in electro mixes and for the experimental 80s synth DJs. Check out the dub vocal version for a peek listen. White label promo in Elektra company sleeve.

Top tune from the Rah Band that is very useful in synth, electro and disco mixes. Quality production and stellar vocals. This 12" re-encoding does not appear on the Going Up album. Visually this copy does not look goo...

Fantastic afro cuban affair with Amadou Balake blending Cuban, Jamaican and African styles. Recorded in New York. Not his rarest album but one of his best...