MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Newly remastered recordings pressed on 160gm black vinyl, heavy jacket with reproduction of the 1972 artwork, song notes by the artist. From beloved composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, a revelatory new album of piano pieces, unreleased or virtually inaccessible until ...
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MRI-201 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"The second LP in Mississippi Record's ongoing series of releases from Tsege Mariam Gebru! Here are more '60s recordings of her truly unique solo piano performances. Tsege Mariam Gebru (or spelled here as Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guèbru) is a true original withb a style ...
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MRP-099 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Newly remastered recordings pressed on 160gm black vinyl, heavy jacket with reproduction of the 1972 artwork, song notes by the artist. From beloved composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, a revelatory new album of piano pieces, unreleased or virtually inaccessible until ...
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MRI200 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Newly remastered recordings pressed on 160gm black vinyl, heavy jacket with reproduction of the 1972 artwork, song notes by the artist. From beloved composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, a revelatory new album of piano pieces, unreleased or virtually inaccessible until ...
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MRI200 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"The first-ever compilation of "havagies", the nearly forgotten Hawaiian-influenced music of 1930s Greece, focused on the compositions of Kostas Bezos and his ensemble White Birds. A world-class slide guitarist, political cartoonist and sleepless Bohemian, Kostas Bezos ...
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MR9-098 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"HEAVY COLOMBIAN CUMBIA FRONTED BY SIX YEAR OLD AURITA CASTILLO! Little is known about Aurita other than her cutting some killer records for Discos Fuentes in Medellin in the 1960s. Her recordings with an uncredited backing back are some of the heaviest and most perfect ...
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MRI-131 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Originally released on Grapefruit Records in 2013, in an extremely limited edition, this fine album by Marisa Anderson gets reissued with new tracks. On first glance of the track listing you may feel like you've heard it these guitar work outs before -classic folk ...
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MRP114 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Official reissue of the 1977 album of Clara Rockmore's stunning theremin performances of various classical compositions, accompanied by her sister Nadia Reisenberg on piano. Includes gorgeous interpretations of pieces by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Ravel and ...
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MR050 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Tanzanian guitarist John Ondolo recorded a string of singles for independent labels in the late 1950s and early '60s. Unlike most guitarists from the region, Ondolo used open tuning (a favorite of American blues guitarists), creating a hypnotic drone over which he laid ...
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MRI-139 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Heavy cumbia guitar rock from 1960s Colombia. Formed in 1961 by the legendary brothers Pedro Jairo and Guillermo Leon Garces, Los Golden Boys rose quickly to the top of the Colombian "musica tripical" scene by combining popular rock influences with cumbia, gaita, porro ...
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MRI-138 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Of the many great talents of the Nigerian highlife scene, none contained the existential depth, transcendence and grace of Celestine Ukwu. This LP compiles some of Celestine Ukwu's deepest and most affecting songs from the 1970s, which have been restored and ...
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MRI-136 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Congolese gospel group from the early '70's. Loose-knit, almost 'Shaggs-like' rhythms. Accompanied by male and female vocals. From slow dirges reminiscent of Beatles pop melodies to fast African rockers inspired by American '50s R&B. A truly unique record. Full-color ...
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MR032 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Mammane Sani Abdullaye is a legendary name in Niger's avant garde. A pioneer of early West African electronic music, for over 30 years his instrumentals have filled the airwaves. The instrumental background drones of radio broadcasts and instrumental segueways of TV ...
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SS-011 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"Mike Hanapi was a brilliant steel guitarist and vocalist from Honolulu, whose recordings with Kalama's Quartet and the Ilima Islanders remain among the highest peaks of early 20th century Hawaiian music. Truly peaceful, tranquil and unique. Hanapi's gorgeous falsetto ...
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MRI-125 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"This LP contains 10 brilliant tracks from 1960s Sierra Leone by one of West Africa's most popular artists. S.E. Rogie toured around the country with his guitar, singing his palm wine music in multiple local languages, created his own record label and was known as the ...
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MRI-134 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"WEZIN, JAKWAR AND GUITAR BOOGIE FROM THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA' - Legendary psychedelic guitar music from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania finally available on vinyl! Originally released as a double CD in 2010, 'Wallahi Le Zein!' has persisted as a cult ...
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MRI-126 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"A truly unique Gospel stylist - Isaiah Owen's plays guitar and sings in his own very distinctive and otherworldly way. Isaiah plays loud and with quite a bit of dissonance, his voice floating above beautifully. This LP features some of his finest performances captured ...
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MRP-094 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
"A most unusual and stunning album. Tsege Mariam Gebru is an Ethiopian nun who has dedicated her life to helping others. She has been composing & playing music on the piano since the 1960's. Her music is a unique mix of Western classical music in the vein of Erik Satie, ...
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MRP025 | MISSISSIPPI RECORDS