WORLD TREASURES MUSIC

Digging records and outernational sounds

Much hyped Istanbul band Lalalar - who fuse funky electronics, psych-rock and samples from heavyweight Turkish records - drop double sided 7" for Bongo Joe next month
Joseph Malik's soulful and unflinching conclusion to his 'Diverse' trilogy of albums is one of the most important musical documents of recent times - check it out on Ramrock Records
'Club Coco' is a new compilation of Afro Latin aces by selectora and Worldwide FM radio host Coco María - Pablo Borchi provides the rundown on all of the tracks compiled for Bongo Joe Records
Pedrum Siadatian's Paint drop new single ‘Ta Fardah’ - sounding like a lost Persian 45 - ahead of new album 'Spiritual Vegas'
Maston is a master of modern classics, redefining music - inspired by Italian film scores and library music - he mesmorises on new LP with L'Eclair
'Tokyo Dreaming' is an essential selection of Japanese music from the Nippon Columbia/Better Days archive by the long-established taste-maker Nick Luscombe for Wewantsounds
Colombian producers La Jungla and El Dragón Criollo drop their versions of cumbia and zouk heat - out today on Spain's El Palmas Music - cut on a solid 7" by The Carvery
Caribbean
Orchestre Les Mangelepa's 'Nyako Konya' reissued by Secousse - essential revival of peerless Congolese rumba cut in Nairobi in '78
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek shine on new single 'Haydar Haydar', ahead of modern classic album 'Dost 1' from the outernational combo - lead singer Derya sounds like a Turkish siren of psychedelia