“If you want to find where the future of music is going to be made, you have to go to the Fashagas of the world.” middleeasteye.net/discover/sudan…

OSTLP015. Harmonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul from the new South Africa by Diepkloof United Voice. Classic gospel, kasi soul, American blues, Zulu flavor channeled via deep, inimitable voices. Soon come.

‘People have weapons, but it’s to celebrate!’ Jantra, the Sudanese keyboardist making wild party music theguardian.com/music/2023/sep…

New mega compilation loading ⏳ Another archive, another mind bender. This world and its endless aural secrets…

Last Bandcamp Friday till September. Get it! ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com

OSTLP018. Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia. A serious piece of history. Soon come.

PRE-ORDER NOW! Link in bio. Ostinato Records is proud to announce “Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia”. Out August 30 on Bandcamp and digital platforms, September 20 everywhere else.

OUT NOW! Synthesizing the Silk Roads, a deep dive into Soviet Central Asian disco, jazz, funk, and other genre defying styles. “Fascinating survey of Soviet Central Asian Pop” — Uncut Magazine ▶️ ostlp.lnk.to/silkroads

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I've fired up the sound system while cooking dinner. Absolutely cracking playlist #SynthesizingSilkRoads ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/synthesi…

"This album tells you a lot more about the centres of culture within the Soviet Union." A new album of rare grooves from Soviet Central Asia reveals an era when the region was a crucible for musical fusion ⤵️ aje.io/vvtpy4

The most incredible and wonderful thing: to write a book and learn that it helped inspire a fabulous album of Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia. It is my album of the year - hands down. Fantastic tunes !

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“Put another way, the times are a-changin'. In fact, Synthesizing the Silk Roads makes the case they always were.” npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-…

808 Xamar: Exiled Digital Somali Sounds from 1990s Saudi Arabia. A rare digital relic from the 90s. Among the first recordings created when Somalia’s rich music scene was forced underground and scattered across a vast diaspora. Available only on Bandcamp.