More Latin heat from our friends over at the excellent Musica del Alma website!

DJ Slim Jenkins mixes up some hot Guaguanco’s, descarga’s and cumbia’s from Colombia and the Caribbean, starting off with the ryco Jazz version of Ray Baretto’s “La Juventud”, definitely one of the toughest Latin sounds to come out of Guadeloupe! Don’t forget to Check the Musica Del Alma website for more mixes from across the Latin spectrum….

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We are very proud to announce the launch of our Sofrito Super Singles series – the debut release celebrates the unknown Afro disco and boogie scene from South Africa – where Salsoul meets Soweto…

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The Soweto Disco EP
A1: Teaspoon & the Waves – Oh Yeh Soweto
A2: Teaspoon & the Waves – Saturday Night Special (Sofrito vs. Kilombo Edit)
B1: The Nzimande Allstars – Highway Sporo Disco (Edit)

OUT NOW!!!

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If you like our Sofrito parties and have been to Toronto, odds are you have been to Turning Point.

A Man Called Warwick digs deep into his formidable record collection to pull out some of the finest vintage dance music gems! Sit back, relax and hold onto your headphones…

For more info on Turning Point and to find out when and where the next party is visit here

To get the scoop on A Man Called Warwick’s wonderful world of vintage art-i-facts visit the the rather wonderful Ducktape site.

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The sun is finally shining here in London – a perfect excuse to cook up a mix of sounds from the French Caribbean!  A short journey through some hot biguine, deep compas and sweet guaguanco from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Haiti to brighten your day!

Perfect for a barbecue or ti punch en terrasse before hitting the dancefloor…

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Fedor Hüneke runs the Konpa.info website – an amazing online resource for Haitian music that covers thousands of releases and artists working over the past fifty years.  The website is a rare resource that opens up a world of amazing music that often does not get the exposure it deserves.  Fedor had a chat with the people from the Klymaxx website – check it out below and thanks Fedor for all your hard work!

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Q: How did the idea to create konpa.info emerge?
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