Strut records Archives

AUDIO: Les Loups Noirs’ “Pile Ou Face”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Out next week via Strut Records from the U.K., Haiti Direct is one of the first internationally available in-depth explorations of Haitian music from the early ‘60s through the lat... Read More...

Cadence Weapon: Download Rare Cadence-Lypso From the Midnight Groovers of Dominica

Words by Jesse Serwer— You might recall a couple months ago we told you about Sofrito: International Soundclash, Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis of London-based “tropical” DJ collective Sofrito's compila... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays x Sofrito: Lord Shorty, “Vibrations Groove”

Words by Jesse Serwer— "I want to introduce you to a brand new musical sound called soca...it starts with di bass drum." That's the late Lord Shorty (later known as Ras Shorty I), father of soca music, g... Read More...

Musique Libre: Tropical Francophone Disco from the Fair-Nick Stars

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Things seem to come in surges and right now we are riding the francophone wave. The latest example comes in the form of this Antillean disco banger from Guadeloupean supergr... Read More...

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