Various
Mr. Bongo Record Club, Vol. 7 (2lp)
It's a pleasure, a labour of love and a yearly highlight to present a new volume of the Mr Bongo Record Club series. In this collection, they have curated new finds alongside old, treasured tracks, selecting music inspiring them from the Brazilian, Latin, soul, disco, gospel, cosmic, dancehall and downtempo genres. They have chosen a diverse array of artists, including Os Panteras from Brazil, stomping underground disco by Claude Jay, the Danish soul sounds of Gitte & Inger and the gospel excellence of Truth & Devotion, to name a few. Most of the selections in this volume are older vintage productions, however, there is one very special contemporary production, recorded exclusively for Mr Bongo Record Club 7. For 'Spring Has Sprung,' they linked three of their cherished musical family together; the legendary cult artist Asha Puthli, the wondrous band SOYUZ and Swedish maestro Sven Wunder. The result, as you'd expect, is completely breathtaking.