Finally for the 2019 roundup these are the big compilations and reissues of old music that was (mostly) new to me in 2019. Maybe it’s a sign of age, but I definitely buy as many old pieces as new releases these days.
Ernest Ranglin – Be What You Want To Be
Jean & Trevor – Back Together
Rare Silk – Storm
Zann – Strange Ways / Inside Jungle
Azymuth – Demos (1973-75) Volumes 1&2
Jeff Majors – Yoka Boka (For Us All)
Frank Harris & Maria Marquez – Echoes
Patrick Cowley – Mechanical Fantasy Box
Man Jumping – Jumpcut
Bella Vista – Mister Wong
Outro Tempo II
The Sound Of Love International 002 Compiled By Beautiful Swimmers
Burnin Beat featuring Olive Masinga – Burnin Beat (It’s Hot)
Jambú e Os Míticos Sons Da Amazônia
Julie Coker – A Life In The Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976-1981
Body Beat: Soca-Dub and Electronic Calypso (1979-98)
Colleen Grant / Sandra Hamilton – Latin Parang / Parang Jam
Emerson – If You Need Me, Call Me
Patrice Rushen – You Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978-1984)
World Spirituality Classics 2: The Time For Peace Is Now
Tell Me I'm Dreaming 