{"title":"Strut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/strut-records.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Strut\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStrut\u003c\/a\u003e is known as one of the leading labels worldwide for reissues, compilations and new studio albums in the field of African, Latin, and Caribbean music, soul, funk, jazz and disco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstablished 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sir-shina-peters-and-his-international-stars-sewele","title":"Sir Shina Peters And His International Stars - Sewele","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1LP Vinyl - STRUT202LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn ‘Sewele’, Peters explores different themes on four extended juju workouts, showcasing his incredible guitar work and his sense of fun as the odd Bob Marley and Abba riff pops up in the grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:end --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedia: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1.  Sewele \u003cbr\u003eA2.  Yabis \u003cbr\u003eB1.  Agbe'ere De \u003cbr\u003eB2.  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As a brilliant pianist, songwriter and arranger from a young age, Rushen was perfectly placed to bring the class and musicianship that the label needed and now also began to assume the role of lead vocalist for the first time. She enlisted the production prowess of high school friend Charles Mims, Jr. and long-time mentor Reggie Andrews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the newly opened Conway Studios in L.A., ‘Patrice’, Rushen brought in heartfelt lyrics, vulnerability and messages of hope into her music for the first time on yearning tracks like ‘Didn’t You Know’ and ‘When I Found You’ alongside simply forgetting your troubles on the singles ‘Hang It Up’ and Play!’. Clubs played an important part in the interest in her music. While her record label didn’t fully get behind her as an artist until the early ‘80s, influential club and black radio DJs consistently supported her and recognised Patrice as a unique talent. ‘Music Of The Earth’ became an underground New York club favourite and Danny Krivit’s extended edit has endured in its own right, included here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“So much of what happened with these records happened after they had come out, like years afterwards, as people discovered them,” reflects Patrice. “but with this album, all of the things that I wanted to do were possible without limitation - the recording, the writing, the execution with the musicians, the production. 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Black Man And Woman Of The Nile 16:22\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/2279262589\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46413362987145,"sku":"24738011","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/24738011-07363763657a13db3865f657a13db386621702499291657a13db38669.jpg?v=1777963364"},{"product_id":"the-sun-ra-arkestra-nidhamu-live-in-egypt-vol-ii","title":"Sun Ra And His Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity-Arkestra - Nidhamu (Live In Egypt Vol. II)","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1LP Vinyl - Strut228LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Nidhamu' is one of a number of albums that Sun Ra recorded during an Egyptian tour in 1971. 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Always Have to Say Goodbye (Extended Studio Version) 7:29\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/2975684003\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46415863545993,"sku":"18764437","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/18764437-0482730867ee01271679e67ee01271679f174365111167ee0127167a0.jpg?v=1777965507"},{"product_id":"salah-ragab-the-cairo-jazz-band-egypt-strut","title":"Salah Ragab \u0026 The Cairo Jazz Band - Egypt Strut","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP Vinyl - STRUT263LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrut present the definitive edition of the 1973 Egyptian jazz classic, 'Egypt Strut' by Salah Ragab and Cairo Jazz Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a concert in Cairo by Randy Weston in 1967 encouraging Pan-African unity, drummer Ragab, Eduard “Edu” Vizvari, a Czech jazz musician, and Hartmut Geerken of Goethe Institut vowed to create Egypt's first jazz big band. 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Meet Your Shadow \u003cbr\u003eA5.  Large Magellanic Cloud \u003cbr\u003eB1.  No One Is Spared Who Goes Down The Deep Well \u003cbr\u003eB2.  Dance Until You Shatter Yourself \u003cbr\u003eB3.  A Thousand Miles Lost \u003cbr\u003eB4.  Capillary Waves \u003cbr\u003eB5.  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Set up by the late Henri Debs during the late ‘50s, the label and studio has continued for over 50 years, releasing over 300 7” singles and 200 LPs, covering styles varying from early biguine and bolero to zouk and reggae. Debs played a pivotal role in bringing the créole music of Guadeloupe and Martinique to a wider international audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 of this series marks the first decade of the label’s existence and takes in big band orchestras, home-grown stars, touring bands and a new generation that would emerge at the end of the ‘60s. Early releases were recorded in the back of Henri’s shop in Pointe-a- Pitre, from his own sextet playing percussive biguines to young saxophonist Edouard Benoit, leader of Les Maxels and regular arranger for Debs bands. Other artists ranged from big bands like Orchestre Esperanza and Orchestre Caribbean Jazz to poet and radio personality Casimir “Caso” Létang and folkloric gwo ka artist Sydney Leremon. 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Music Of The Earth \u003cbr\u003eA2.  Let's Sing A Song Of Love \u003cbr\u003eA3.  When I Found You \u003cbr\u003eB1.  Haven't You Heard \u003cbr\u003eB2.  Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up \u003cbr\u003eC1.  Forget Me Nots \u003cbr\u003eC2.  Look Up! \u003cbr\u003eC3.  Where There Is Love \u003cbr\u003eD1.  Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be) \u003cbr\u003eD2.  Number One  \u003cbr\u003eE1.  All We Need \u003cbr\u003eE2.  Remind Me \u003cbr\u003eE3.  Settle For My Love  \u003cbr\u003eF1.  Feels So Real ( Won't Let Go) \u003cbr\u003eF2.  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Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (1981 Re-edit) 7:20\u003cbr\u003eA2.  Liquid Liquid - Cavern 5:21\u003cbr\u003eB1.  Loose Joints - Tell You (Today) (Vocal) 7:02\u003cbr\u003eB2.  Ian Dury, The Seven Seas Players - Spasticus Autisticus (Version) 6:59\u003cbr\u003eC1.  Material - Over And Over (Long Version) 5:39\u003cbr\u003eC2.  Was (Not Was) - Wheel Me Out 7:09\u003cbr\u003eD1.  Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again (Original Edit) 6:52\u003cbr\u003eD2.  Don Cherry - I Walk 3:13\u003cbr\u003eE1.  Common Sense - Voices Inside My Head 6:33\u003cbr\u003eE2.  Nicky Siano - Move 5:30\u003cbr\u003eF.  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