About this item

"Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis" is compiled by Afrocat, in her 25th year as a DJ/Selector, Music & Culture Curator, Radio Show Presenter on the Blaxploitation Lounge…& an Adventurer!

She journeyed to Ghana & Ethiopia to find these very special tracks. Her mission; to explore the variety of vintage sounds & re-invoke the spirit that emerged from the first revolutionary era in Africa, where independence, progress, and the elevation of all brothers & sisters reigned supreme...to an uplifting, funky, and deeply soul-felt soundtrack. Ethio-jazz, highlife, gospel, African polyrhythms, and psychedelic sounds grace this release.

With AirPlay on several radio stations, including Aaja Music, Slack City, Threads, Resonance FM, Radio Reverb, DJ support from a host of selectors worldwide, promotional partnerships with labels including Soundway, Mr Bongo's, BBE, Philophon, and Capsule Records, and launch events planned in London, Tokyo, New York, Stockholm and Barcelona, to start with...

The compilation idea transpired into a record label.

'Lost Tracks Records' has been signed, and has some fabulous releases, international live and club events, and collaborations in store.

As one of the industry's few Black, female record label owners - particularly in these genres - this is a voice that needs to be heard, and there are ambitious plans to do just that.

Expect the unearthing of international disco, deep funk, blaxploitation, dancefloor jazz, and intergalactic, afro-futuristic sonic adventures!

TRACK LISTING

1. Opambuo International Band Of Ghana - Show Me Your Love (Afrocat Edit, 2025)
2. Ashanti Afrika-Jah Int. Band Of Ghana - Aluluya
3. Afro Funk - Farewell To Ibusa (Afrocat Edit, 2025)
4. Bezunesh Bekele - Aha Gedawo
5. Mulatu Astatke - Munayé (My Muna)
6. Mulatu Astatke & Tilahun Gessesse - Lanchi Biye
7. Alèmayèhu Eshèté - Mèkèyèrshin Salawiq
8. Tesfa-Maryam Kidane - Yetesfa Tezeta
9. Seifu Yohannes - Ebo Lala