VARIOUS – Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 6 – 2LP – Black Vinyl

2LP -Standard EditionBlack Vinyl.

Curating and ordering the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club is always special. Youre reminded of the feelings you had when sitting at home with a cassette player on pause trying to compile the perfect mixtape to impress the latest object of your affection, or that friend with whom you share a musical kinship and spark off each others latest discoveries. Hearing old tracks for the first time or diving into the most upfront selections keeps the fires burning and passions alight.

Here, for volume six, Mr Bongo present recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada. Included are selections by the Brazilian rising star Dora Morelenbaum as well as from heritage-Brazilian musicians and vocalists Harton Salvanini, Copa 7, and Mirna. Theres also the wonderful Brazilian-not-Brazilian take of ‘Ye Me Le‘ by Hazel Scott And The Braza Brasil, plus sublime gospel from the New York Community Choir. Also picked is disco and soul rarities by General Lee and Ash Soul, Inc., and for the first time on vinyl, an incredible psych-pop song by the illustrious Matthew Tavares. There are cuts from some of favourite contemporary Swedish musicians, Sven Wunder and Dina gon too. This compilation is packed full of gems that are plucked from differing times and spaces, but somehow all gel together beautifully.

Tracklist:

A1. Dora Morelenbaum – Japo
A2. New York Community Choir – I’ll Keep My Light in My Window (12 Mix)
A3. General Lee – Pleasure
A4. The Drive – Africa Bossa

B1. Chiemi Eri – Okosa-Bushi
B2. Manny Corchado And His Orchestra – Pow-Wow
B3. Sven Wunder – Easy Going
B4. Dina gon -Bakom Glaset
B5. Vee Gees Talkin
B6. Mave & Dave – Do You Really Want My Love

C1. Hazel Scott And The Braza Brasil – Ye-Me-Le
C2. Ins Soares – Um Amor Para Toda A Vida
C3. Harton Salvanini – Estrada
C4. Copa 7 – Copa Sete No Samba
C5. Mirna – A Volta
C6. Dina gon – Tombola 94

D1. Unknown Artists – I Do You Love
D2. Ash Soul, Inc. – I Do Love You
D3. Ponderosa Twins Plus One – Bound
D4. Matty – Blood
D5. Shira Small – Eternal Life