Various Artists

First press 2026.
Second dive into São Tomé and Príncipe and it goes straight for the hips again. Proper puxa and socopê rhythms, tight bands locked in, basslines that just keep rolling. You’ve got heavy hitters like Sangazuza, Conjunto Equador and África Negra back in the mix, plus harder to find bits that never really travelled beyond the islands. It’s dancefloor energy but it’s rooted in something deeper too. Independence era tension, spirituality, everyday life, all baked into grooves recorded in São Tomé, Luanda and Lisbon. Restored properly, loud and alive, built as much for DJs as for sitting at home reading the liner notes. Bongo Joe Records doing what they do best. FFO: Analog Africa releases, Habibi Funk digs, Soundway Records comps, early Lusophone Afro disco