 | Tropidelico by Quantic Soul Orchestra
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.02 Latin drenched mover of an album from this Brighton world-funkster, now living in Colombia, and all the better for it by the sound of it.
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 | Mungo's Hi-Fi Meets Brother Culture by Mungo's Hi-Fi
Buy used from: £41.91 A textbook example of modern Dub, these guys are good...some really fat bass lines drive these tunes along...and 'Ing' ...the first successful post 9/11 tune I heard.
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 | Viva Bugged Out by Various Artists
Buy used from: £5.89 Jon Carter is criminally overlooked in the DJ stakes, he is fantastic live. This mix from a few years ago features some storming peak-time Tribal House and Techno cuts...Fantastique
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 | Brazilectro Vol.8 by Various Artists
Buy new: £6.89 / Used from: £6.95 The latest in a consistent series, this really does what it says on the tin. Carefully selected Brazilian club tunes, although some downtempo, .quality will out.
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 | Break 'n' Bossa Vol.6 by Various Artists
Buy new: £12.95 / Used from: £24.93 Apparently, there is now an eighth in this series... here is a double CD of carefully selected latin tunes with a contemporary slant...Bossa/Jazz...Niiiiice!
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 | Soul Jazz Records Presents 600% Dynamite by Various Artists
Buy used from: £26.24 Soul Jazz have carved a niche for themselves as a label that can cherry pick Jamaican quality from all periods and amass them on the X00% series. Touches all bases with aplomb...dancehalltastic!
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 | Liberation Afro Beat, Vol. 1 by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Buy used from: £4.61 New York based Afrobeat from this big band. Fantastic live, they capture some of their energy in this album. Some great moments, but patchy.
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 | Essential Afrobeat: the Very Best of Afrobeat/Selected By Dele Sosimi by Various Artists
Buy used from: £23.99 Triple CD of Afrobeat across the decades...From Fela Kuti and Hugh Massakela right up to Fatboy Slim's First Down and Quantic's Use What You Got...broad.
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 | One Offs Remixes and B-Sides by Quantic
Buy new: £8.28 Quantic takes in many world influences and remixes Tony Allen and other African and Latin artists..along with more home grown fare...excellent collection of flotsam from this great artist.
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 | Gilles Peterson in Africa by Gilles Peterson
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £18.16 The world owes Gilles Peterson a huge debt.. The first of this double CD covers Africa's past...the second is more modern dance tunes. Carl Craig's remix of Cesaria Evora is superb.
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 | Stoned Asia Edition 3 by DJ Pathaan
Buy used from: £14.50 DJ Pathaan's Stoned Asia imprint has collected together many downtempo modern Asian classics. File under chilled spice.
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 | Lunatico by Gotan Project
Buy used from: £9.25 Tango accordian meets groovy downtempo club beats with classy (some may say over-slick) results...hedonistic clubbers or armchair dancers only need apply.
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 | Gilles Peterson in Brazil: Mixed By Gilles Peterson by Gilles Peterson
Buy used from: £18.99 Old Gilles hits the target again...this time in Brazil. The same formula...disc 1 looking back at the heritage...disk 2 more up to date...Latin aimed squarely at the dancers.
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 | Back in Brazil by Gilles Peterson
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £7.59 ...and more...even better...
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 | Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers Vol.1 by Various Artists
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £5.97 Surprisingly infectious dancefloor stormers from the Balkans. Forget your preconceptions and stomp along to these oompah beats...with excursions into Rai and other exotica ... quality ... no really!
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 | Dynamite Dancehall by Various Artists
Buy new: £8.53 / Used from: £12.18 Soul Jazz records do the business again with this great irrepressiblle compilation of Jamaican Dancehall across the years... chock full of top tunes!
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 | On the Run: Mixed By Future World Funk by Future World Funk
Buy used from: £9.84 Future World Funk's latest offering... the usual dizzying trip round the world's dancefloors. From original Skank to The Bollywood Brass Band, some real gems here. FWF: world dance's best kept secret.
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 | Future World Funk, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
When is the world going to recognise Future World Funk as the messiahs of global beats they truly are?? Fantastic eclectic world romp. I defy you to just sit there. Deleted but findable.
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 | Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers Too by Various Artists
Buy new: £8.59 / Used from: £8.62 A second helping of Balkan dancefloor destroyers from Felix B & Russ Jones...manic virtuoso playing...cheekiest of hooklines...pacy infectious beats....resistance is futile!
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 | Nu Med by Balkan Beat Box
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £5.29 Balkan beats are taking the world by storm... don't miss out. This is as good a place as any to start. Get stomping!
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 | Nu Funk Vol.2 by Various Artists
A double CD of current funk faves...some serious grooves here.
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 | Bajofondo Tango Club by Various Artists
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.40 A collection of South American artists mixing Tango with club beats. Very Gotan. Taut.
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 | Cuba - Beginner's Guide to Cuba by Various Artists
Buy new: £3.59 / Used from: £3.48 Triple CD covers traditional Cuba, Jazzy Cuba, and Salsa Cuba...recommended, and a bargain.
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 | Bossa Nova Is Not A Crime by Ju Ju Orchestra
This is one hell of a groovy mambo swamp beast of a jazz dance album. A real find.
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 | Mr. Bongo's Brazilian Beats - 8CD Boxset by Various Artists
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £33.27 An eight CD box set for thirteen quid? Bargain of the century. Originally released as individual CDs at nearly the price of the whole box. Guaranteed to introduce you to artists you never heard of.
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