World Music
Taking the world by a storm with their hit song “Super,” SEVENTEEN is back with their latest 11th Mini Album ‘SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN.’ Now available in the CARAT ver., specific to each member. Contents include a CD, Outbox, Lyric Book (12 pgs), Binder and Booklet (random 1 of 13), Photo Card (random 4 of 52). Dimensions: Dimensions: 158 x 161 x 34 mm. Online orders ship via random selection.
The all-star Mama Earth lineup of Joss Stone (vocals), Nitin Sawhney (guitar), Jonathan Joseph (drums), Étienne M'Bappé (bass/guitar) and Jonathan Shorten (keyboards) will release their debut EP "Mama Earth" on November 10, 2017 on Mascot/Provogue. The project started when British soul singer Joss Stone and her former musical director Jonathan Joseph hit on the Mama Earth concept of an album driven by the dynamic rhythms of Africa. A band was assembled from all corners of the music world. Jonathan's compadre Étienne M'Bappé, the dazzling Cameroon-born multi-instrumentalist whose résumé spans from John McLaughlin to Robben Ford; Jonathan Shorten, who had produced much of Stone's studio catalogue between penning some of the biggest hits for acts including Gabrielle and (again) Joss Stone. Finally, there was Nitin Sawhney: the genre-slipping wildcard and one-man musical tidal wave whose collaborations take in Sting, Paul McCartney and the London Symphony Orchestra. The 5 musicians convened at Stone's house, where the musical squad didn't take long to feel each other out. Music was spontaneously written on the spot, without any preparation. In the meantime, Stone purposefully kept her own creative process separate from the four musicians. "I left them to do their own thing with the music in the studio," she reflects, "while I was cooking dinner in the kitchen. I deliberately didn't have any input in the music, because I didn't want to affect it – or it'd all come out hip-hop and R&B! Then they'd come across into the house, give me the track and I'd sit in the kitchen writing lyrics and melodies with my mum. So it was, like, 'You guys do you, and I'll do me – then we'll put it together'. And that's the way it worked. I also went down to the river on my own with a pen and paper and write in the grass by the river. Which was a good way to do it, actually, The whole project is about Mother Nature. It's supposed to be from her perspective." Just ten days after they came together – and following a powerful co-production from all five band members – the Mama Earth sessions were over. And yet, you sense that the story of this fascinating band is only just beginning. Impulsive, dynamic and sometimes downright dangerous, this is an album unlike anything else in the five musicians' respective CVs, unprecedented in the clinical modern music scene – and sure to make waves upon its November 10th release. "I guess this album is essentially how I think of music," considers Sawhney. "It was all about being open to the moment. I think that's really what I loved about this project. To me, Mama Earth is what music should be about, really..."
Producer, arranger and musician Jake Savona (pka Mista Savona) brought together a stellar assortment of Cuban and Jamaican musicians to create this collection of re-interpreted classics and original songs as a soundtrack to an upcoming documentary of the same title. Havana Meets Kingston is a tour through these two historic island nations highlighting the common ground between the two, through rhythm and culture.
Double vinyl LP pressing. 2017 release. Kiss, Cuddle & Torture Volume 1 is the debut album from London outfit The Hempolics. If variety is the spice of life then this album embodies it, taking a heavy reggae roots influence and mashing it with hip hop, electro, soul, rock and pop to provide an antidote to the attention-deficit generation. Some bands talk an 'all killer no filler' album, The Hempolics walk it. Over years of recording top international talent The Hempolics enigmatic leader, Grippa Laybourne, has been carefully honing his own masterpiece and selecting a gang armed and dangerous enough to execute it. Alongside mainstay vocalists Nubiya, Dandelion and Harry come other top talent including Maxi Jazz and Paolo Nutini. Singles off the album have already picked up massive support on BBC Radio. With a unique modern yet vintage sound and a serious punk DIY ethic this working class band is destined to have the rich kids and performance school drones dominating the industry quaking in their wake. This is the sound of the underdog coming to bite.
Catch A Fire, the fifth studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, was included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. This 50th Anniversary Edition includes the studio album (LP1), Live at the Paris Theatre in London – previously only ever bootlegged (LP2), a bonus disc of alternate, extended and instrumental Jamaican tracks (LP3), plus a 12” single featuring 3 live tracks from the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, with an etched image on the reverse side.
There are times when an artist transcends the form. When the spirit of music goes beyond embodying sound. 1987 saw the release of Linda Ronstadt's groundbreaking love letter to her family soul and lifeblood - Canciones de mi Padre.
Selling over 10 million copies and celebrated by music lovers across the globe, and here at home by both Grammy's and the Library of Congress, Linda Ronstadt brought the most beautiful and timeless Spanish melodies back into homes in a loving reunion as well as coloring new rooms where these songs, bright as the day, suddenly rang out.
New connections celebrating beauty, language, and roots. Even today - especially today - the sound of Canciones de mi Padre links the then to the now and onward.

Stephen Marley is one of the most respected artists in reggae and pop, with eight GRAMMY® Awards from his career as a solo artist, as a producer and as a member of his family band, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.
His brand-new album, Old Soul, is his fifth, and is releasing on UMe in partnership with the Marley Family, Tuff Gong and Ghetto Youth International. It’s Stephen stretching himself as a singer and songwriter, bringing along some special guests in a wide range of material beyond the reggae category.
Among its 14 tracks is the title song, released as a single on Stephen’s fortuitous birthday, 4/20 – which also got a lyric video on Father’s Day Weekend – plus “Winding Roads,” a collaboration with Jack Johnson and the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir; a new version of his father’s song, “I Shot the Sheriff,” with Eric Clapton, who made the song globally famous, on guitar; two songs with his brothers; and unique covers of the traditional pop songs, “Georgia On My Mind” and “These Foolish Things,” both transformed into modern ska singalongs.
Buju Banton's new album, Born For Greatness, features the singles “HIGH LIFE (with Snoop Dogg),” BODY TOUCHING BODY (with Victoria Monet),” and more roots/dancehall reggae songs to experience. Available on Gold 2 LP.
NCT DREAM The 3rd album ‘ISTJ' includes 10 songs of various genres, and seeing the light of day after a year and two months, will charm their fans all over the world with its more than ever mature and refreshing vibe that is well-suited for the summer.
Contents of the album include a Booklet (Random out of Introvert / Extrovert ver.), CD, Printed Photo (Introvert ver.) or Polaroid Card (Extrovert ver.) (Random out of 7 each), Folded poster, Photocard (random out of 7), and Special poster.
This version contains an additional US-exclusive Postcard (Matching cover).
LE SSERAFIM will be releasing their 2nd Japanese single, UNFORGIVEN. Along with the lead song “UNFORGIVEN – Japanese ver.” The single will also feature the Japanese version of “ANTIFRAGILE” and one Japanese original track.
Limited Edition A Packaging: The Limited Edition A (CD + Photobook) includes a slipcase, a 32-page photo booklet, 1 selfie photocard (randomly enclosed out of 5) and an 8-page lyric booklet.
Highly anticipated comeback by the iconic five-piece girl group has arrived! ITZY is back with their latest album titled KILL MY DOUBT. Contents of the album include a CD, Photo Book, Champion Belt Sleeve, Lyric Book, Boxing Ticket (random 1 of 5), Post Card, Photo Card (random 2 of 20), ITZY Pic (random 1 of 5), Circle Photocard (random 1 of 4) and Poster (random 1 of 4), Postcard, Boxing Ticket (random 1 of 5). Dimensions: 255 x 185 x 13 mm.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER release their 2nd full-length album in Japanese, SWEET. The album contains 12 tracks, including a Japanese version of “Sugar Rush Ride,” other Japanese versions of the group’s Korean hits and Japanese original songs, plus a new song. The Limited A CD+Photobook contains a 48pg photobook, 16pg lyric booklet, and 1 unit selfie photo card [Limited A Ver.] (1 of 5 types, randomly enclosed).
CD includes booklet with credits and lyrics (24 pages), folded poster (110 x 220mm), and random photocard (1 of 3).
Known as one of the few K-Pop groups with outstanding self-composed skills and unique concepts, (G)I-DLE is back with a new album, I feel. This release is available in 3 versions: Cat, Butterfly & Queen. Contents: CD, Booklet, Lyrics, Photocard (random 1 of 5), Polaroid Postcard (random 1 of 5), ID Card (random 1 of 5), Sticker (random 1 of 5) and Mini Poster (random 1 of 5). Dimensions: 160 x 200 x 18 mm (Cat Ver.).
Global Latin icon, Juanes presents his tenth studio album, Vida Cotidiana. The album is a return to his rock roots reminiscent of his earlier albums. The album is produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, Sebastian Krys and Juanes. Guest collaborators include Mabiland (“Canción Desaparecida”) and Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 (“Cecilia”).
LE SSERAFIM is back with a new album titled UNFORGIVEN and available in a COMPACT Version. LE SSERAFIM members SAKURA, KIM CHAEWON, HUH YUNJIN, KAZUHA & HONG EUNCHAE recently debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 with their album ANTIFRAGILE and have now released their 1st Studio Album. COMPACT ver is available in 5 versions. Contents of the album include CD, Outer Box, Booklet (16 pages), Photocard, Postcard and Lyric Poster. Dimensions: 142 x 141 x 13 mm. Online orders ship via random selection.