Beirut City Pop
Ten tracks from Lebanon's private press cassette scene of the late 1970s and 1980s, many tied to Ziad Rahbani's Bypass Studio circle: disco, soul, jazz, bossa and AOR, some tapes issued in tiny runs and some never released at all.
Tirakat
New collaboration between the Jakarta trio Ali and Lebanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Charif Megarbane: 1970s Indonesian psychedelic funk, Melayu traditions, disco grooves and Arab melodic forms played on Western instruments.
Habibi Funk: A Selection From Libyan Tapes
Habibi Funk's third compilation, drawn from the Libyan cassette scene of the late 1980s to early 2000s: reggae, synth disco, pop, house and funk, much of it recovered from the TK7 cassette factory in Sousse.
The Father Of Libyan Reggae
Collection of songs by Tripoli singer Ibrahim Hesnawi, credited with making reggae popular in Libya from the late 1970s: Jamaican reggae merged with traditional Libyan rhythms, with funk, jazz and disco touches, sung mostly in Libyan Arabic.
Chant Amazigh
A selection of works by Algerian-born Amazigh singer Majid Soula: Kabyle music mixed with disco, highlife and funk over synths, driving drums and repetitive guitar lines, with lyrics tied to his defence of Berber culture and Tamazight.
Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2
Second Habibi Funk compilation of lesser-known music from North Africa and the Middle East: Egyptian organ funk, Moroccan disco, Libyan reggae, political songs from Lebanon and Algerian soundtrack music, with Fadoul, Ahmed Malek and Ibrahim Hesnawi.
Modern Music
Reissue of Modern Music, the fifth and last album by the Egyptian group Al Massrieen, led by composer Hany Shenouda and first released in 1984: Arabic-language funk, disco and pop with electronic instruments, originally pressed in Lebanon.
Alech
Two tracks from the only album by Tunis band Carthago, recorded in Paris at the end of the 1970s: Tunisian disco and funk, including a disco version of the Dalton song Alech, plus the previously unreleased instrumental versions from the master tape.
Dossier
Another four Umiliani favourites remastered and reissued on seven inch for the first time. Dirty disco business on the A and super psych sounds on the B.
Dossier is taken from Moggi - News! News! News! (Sound Work Shop) 1979
Discomania is from The So…
Yerevan Nights (Soviet Armenian City Pop 1986-1992)
Available October 30th, 2026, this compilation pulls back the Iron Curtain to bring a bevy of physically unreleased music of Soviet-era Armenia. Songs that were exclusively broadcast on radio and television, stored on reel-to-reel tapes, and shelved …
Thousand Cristal's Musical Machine (LP)
Obscure 1983 library album on the tiny Tower Records of excellent jazz-funk, disco and samba composed by Mario De Martini and Franco Zauli (Clevenson / Raflin). Never re-issued on either LP or CD.
Formula Uno (LP)
Obscure 1983 library album on the microscopic Exploit Records of superb car-racing-inspired disco with loads of electronic effects composed by Mario De Martini and Franco Zauli (Clevenson / Raflin). Never re-issued on either LP or CD.
Central Asian Synthesizers (Tape)
qorakitobchi aka Anvar Kalandarov is a music archaeologist, musician and producer from Tashkent, Uzbekistan whose work is dedicated to uncovering forgotten sounds from across Central Asia. In recent years he has emerged as a singular voice documentin…
Il Cacciatore Di Squali
Beat Records is proud to present the world premiere on CD and LP of the complete original motion picture soundtrack for the movie Il cacciatore di squali, directed in 1979 by Enzo G. Castellari. Superstar Franco Nero is Mike Di Donato, an Italian-Ame…
Yoga - Be An Enlightened Soul
The Osunfisan Brothers & Sisters were a Nigerian musical group active during the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for their unique blend of Afrobeat, funk, and psychedelic soul. Their discography includes notable releases such as the 1979 album "Yog…
Ayam El Disco (Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92)
Wewantsounds is delighted to release Ayam El Disco, a new selection of Egyptian 1980s disco and boogie cassette tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo, following his highly acclaimed Sharayet El Disco. Most tracks make their vinyl debut in thi…
Luke Una Presents É Soul Cultura Vol.3
With two deeply cherished compilations already in the bag, Luke Una steps up for the third volume in his É Soul Cultura series on Mr Bongo. A love letter to the dancefloor and its power to unite people from all corners of society amid growing divisio…
Expreso Ritmico
Next up in our Cuban Classics series, one of the jewels of record label Areito’s extensive and sought-after catalogue. Ricardo Eddy Martinez’s Expreso Ritmico from 1978 is a prized album fusing funk, disco, and orchestrated influences with Afro-Cuban…
Meal Ticket
Be With Records proudly presents this limited-edition 140g LP (just 750 copies worldwide), remastered by Simon Francis from the original Music De Wolfe tapes. Originally released on Rouge—a subsidiary of the esteemed British library label—the album f…
Encounters of a Loving Kind
Nadia Cassini’s album Encounters of a Loving Kind delivers a distinct blend of disco, funk, and pop, vividly reflecting the stylistic tides of the late 1970s. Despite a muted commercial reception at the time, its catchy rhythms and Cassini’s charisma…