Soundway
British label founded in 2002 by Miles Cleret. Soundway Records started off life in by re-issuing and compiling old music from Africa, Latin America, The Caribbean, Asia and beyond, but now releases music from all eras and regions: contemporary and vintage. Music ranges from Psychedelic Rock to Disco, Boogie, Electronic, Afrobeat, Funk.
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Soundway
Monomono – Give The Beggar A Chance - The Lightning Power Of Awareness
$39.00
Visit product page →Soundway is proud to present the first of two blistering albums of Afro rock and funk from Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Joni Haastrup and his band MonoMono. Re-issued on vinyl are two of Nigeria's most coveted releases: MonoMono's 1971 debut album 'Give The Beggar A Chance', and the follow up 'The Dawn of Awareness'.
Soundway has championed Joni Haastrup since day one featuring MonoMono tracks on both the 'Nigeria Special!' and 'Nigeria Rock Special!' releases. Growing up in a royal household in Nigeria, Joni Haastrup began his musical journey performing for his brothers band Sneakers and was quickly snapped up as a vocalist for O.J. Ekemode and his Modern Aces' 'Super Afro Soul' LP, one of Afro-beat's formative LPs. Soon after, Ginger Baker of Cream fame replaced Steve Winwood with Joni on keys for Airforce's UK concerts in '71 and the success of the collaboration led to further shows with Baker as part of the Salt project before he returned to Nigeria to set up MonoMono. – Soundway
Label: Soundway – SNDWLP030
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country: Europe
Released: 2011
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat, Funk
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Soundway
Various Artist - Body Beat (Soca-Dub And Electronic Calypso 1979 - 98)
$48.00
Visit product page →Filled with up-tempo tracks from start to finish, the compilation's lead single "I Want Your Love" by Peter Britto is a soca-house number which originally came out on NYC-based label Hometown Music in 1998.
It features the recognisable soca synth beat, along with Caribbean steel drums and horns - but with the obvious influence of New York's booming house scene, making it an ultimate crossover track for club dancefloors and carnivals alike. So here you go - seventeen slabs of soca crossover, rapso, electronic calypso, and Caribbean ‘soca-soul’ for your enjoyment - and bound to fit well into modern, open-minded DJ sets alongside the resurgence of burger-highlife, digi-reggae, soukous and zouk. – Bandcamp
Label: Soundway – SNDWLP132
Format: 3 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 25 Oct 2019
Genre: Electronic, Reggae, Funk / Soul
Style: Calypso, Soca, Dub, Disco
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Soundway
Grupo Controle Digital - A Festa E Nossa
$39.00
Visit product page →Obscure 1980s Brazilian lo-fi synth LP re-issued and remastered for the first time. Soundway Records delivers a beautifully remastered reissue of Brazilian duo Grupo Controle Digital’s only album, “A Festa É Nossa”. First released in 1988, the album is now housed in a tip-on heavyweight sleeve with restored artwork.
With the title track “A Festa É Nossa” having circulated the last few years in the DJ sets of influential tastemakers, the album has become highly sought after by electronic fans and collectors alike. Lo-fi synths and cruising bass lines permeate the record, influenced by the group’s Brazilian contemporaries at the time such as Tim Maia, Cláudio Zoli, Secos E Molhados, and rock outfit Made In Brazil.
Band members Billy Jaguar and Gel Valiery regularly performed in various groups in São Paulo throughout the 80s and 90s, but after Gel passed away, Grupo Controle Digital was no more - the band and the album faded into obscurity and Billy became a priest, working with gospel music. It remained that way until Brazilian DJ Millos Kaiser (from label Selva Discos, and one half of Brazilian street party organisers Selvagem) tracked down the remaining member of the group to be able to include one of their tracks on the highly anticipated Soundway compilation “Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)”, which was released in July 2018. - Bandcamp
Label: Soundway – SNDWLP126
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Released: 2018
Genre: Electronic, Latin, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: New Wave, Disco, Hip Hop, Leftfield, Synth-pop
