Name: Soul Jazz Records presents 90 Degrees of Shade Vol. 2
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-SOJR-290B

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

LPx2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-11-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5026328102900

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre US

South American - Latin

Label US

Soul Jazz Records

Features the music of the Caribbean - Mambo, Calypso, Mento, Merengue, Latin Jazz and much more. The music of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and more all feature in this lightning journey through the many island sounds.This is the sound of independence, righteous and hot jump-up sounds from the 1950s and 60s, an exciting period of endless new musical styles that would travel across the world - Mento, the Jamaican precursor to reggae; mambos and descargas from Cuba, Dominican merengue, Haitian compas - and more.This album coincides with the release of Soul Jazz Records' massive new deluxe large format hardback book 90 Degrees of Shade: 100 Years of Photography In The Caribbean (with foreward by Paul Gilroy) featuring hundreds of fascinating and unique photographs spanning one hundred years of Caribbean history.The new album comes as a deluxe two-CD pack complete with large outsize booklet, packed full of info and original artwork. There are also two limited edition separate heavyweight double LP vinyl editions, each one housed in gatefold sleeves complete with insert, full text and free download code. Also comes as a worldwide digital release.

Soul Jazz Records presents 90 Degrees of Shade Vol. 2

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