New Release 
TPR 003

ELECTRIC TAAL BAND in DUB
side A - Keher Taal Dub
side B-  Bongo Samshad

Electric Taal Band returns with this new Super 7" recording
on 33rpm player, with more magical flavours, hypnotic indo folkloric dub sounds , and yet another  LIMITED EDITION release so please dont hesitate and grab a copy if you need this on Vinyl Record, drop us a message or reach us here for details #musictomakeyouhappy

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TPR 003 Electric Taal Band in Dub - SUPER 7

Blue Yes Blue: Soulful Rocksteady and early reggae 
musical selections all taken from vintage dusty recordings 
by selector and collector Guv'nor General (Pressure Drop)

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TPS 044 - BLUE YES BLUE soulful Rocksteady & early Reggae - Selections by Guv'nor General

Following on from his previous mix 
EASTERN NOTES (TPS 039)
Guest Selector WoMu Vin is back with EASTERN NOTES VOl II

More amazing sounds recorded on vinyl.
North African, Arabian Peninsula, Yemenite, Persian, Lebanese, Syrian and Iraqi music.
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TPS  046 - EASTERN NOTES  Vol II - Selections by WoMu Vin

TPS 047 - SACRED SONGS - selections by a man called Warwick 

More blessings for those who enjoy the sounds we love to share loud. 
Amazing Afro Latin Carib Indo Asian Arabic Balkan flavours
from past and forward that you will enjoy more than once, 
#musictomakeyouhappy

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TPS 047 - SACRED SONGS - Selections by a man called Warwick

DUNDUNBANZA - (TPS 048)
Selections by Souma Records 

Many thanks to Souma Records for this wonderful mix 
and the informative words hope you can play this one loud 
https://soundcloud.com/soumarecords

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In this 136-minute voyage, we canter around the Tropics to soak in a healthy dose of esoteric gyrations deeply rooted in canonical African rhythms.

 Dundunbanza is an “evil” Congolese spirit which has been defied for centuries by the followers of the Palo Monte religion that gained prominence in Cuba. And while “bad” spirits in African traditions are not always evil per se (an imperialist concept imposed through colonization and Christianity), they are in fact often seen as a metaphysical vessel for one’s intentions and worthiness. That being said, the song “Dundunbanza” (n° 13 in the mix) by Arsenio Rodriguez - one of the originators of Cuban Son Montuno – is in fact calling out a certain malevolent spiritual presence! If this spirit has been reincarnated today in the form of a severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS-CoV-2 to agonise our lives, then by the power of Arsenio’s mambo may this spirit twist and turn to his demise!

 While the tracks selected for this mix aren’t all necessarily related to African religions, they pay homage to the vibrant African heritage that they draw inspiration from. The spirit of the mix is that the power of joyful melancholy and minor scales over pure rhythmic hypnosis, can transcend a listener or dancer to a state of elation.

Non-stop vintage Latin and Tropical rarities from across the Atlantic and other (sub)tropical regions recorded from original LPs, 45s and old shellacs found by Fred from Souma records, as a guest mix for the Turning Point Sessions friends in Toronto.

TPS 048 - DUNDUNBANZA - Selections by Souma Records

TPS 049 - EARTH SOUNDS: 
Blazing Horns and Binghi Drums of Jamaica - 
Selections by Guv'nor General
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Rootical jazzy sounds played by some of Jamaica's finest and most deeply spiritual musicians: Cedric Brooks, Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, Roland Alphonso, Bobby Ellis, Ernest Ranglin, Lynn Tait, Calvin Cameron, Karl Bryan, "Deadly" Headly, Count Ossie, Lennie Hibbert, Jackie Mittoo, Ras Michael...and many more great artists.

TPS 049 - EARTH SOUNDS: Blazing Horns and Binghi Drums of Jamaica - Selections by Guv'nor General

TPS 050 - PACHANGA EN BICICLETA 
Selections by Nico Skliris (France)
https://www.instagram.com/nicoskli/

A very special thanks for this wonderful mix from our long time friend and another one of our favourite selectors, Nico Skliris shares some of many magical Latin sounds of the past an heavy on the violin and flute with various rhythms and sounds of Danzon, Charanga, Guaracha, Pachanga, Chacha, Salsa Tipica, Salsa Africana, Salsa Martinica from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Newyork and beyond 
an as always recordings strictly taken from vinyl records of the past #musictomakeyoumove

TPS 050 - PACHANGA EN BICICLETA - Selections by Nico Skliris

TPS 051 - YEMENITE VOICES  - Selections and words by WoMu Vin
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"Yemenite Voices" is a selection of vinyl recordings (with the exception of 1 cassette track) of both legendary and rather obscure Yemenite artists. The tracks are in several Yemenite styles and range from early traditional recordings to more modern/orchestrated ones, spanning 4 decades (50s to 80s) in total; open your ears and hearts and you will hopefully enjoy most of them! 

It is worth noting that the reason for using Yemenite (يماني in Arabic) for the title, over Yemeni (يمني in Arabic), is that Yemeni generally refers to nationals of modern-day Yemen while Yemenite is the more inclusive term which includes anyone whose ancestors are from Yemen and identifies as being culturally Yemenite, regardless of where they were born or live.

TPS 051 - YEMENITE VOICES - Selections by WoMu Vin

TPS 052 - A BRAZILIAN COSMOS - Selections by Aki

Magical sounds 
#Brazilian music from #SaoPaulo to #Belem from #Psychedelic to #baião 
all recordings from #vinyl #records

Selections from long time friend, the legendary Aki of 
Cosmos records outta of Toronto  
this has been a long time coming and we are truly grateful for his passion and efforts in sorting this out for us all to enjoy 
PLAY IT LOUD !!! 

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TPS 052 - A BRAZILIAN COSMOS - Selections by Aki (Cosmos Records)

TPS 053 - KARIŞIK LOKUM KUTUSU - Turkish record Selections by WoMu Vin

"Karışık Lokum Kutusu" translates to "A box of assorted Turkish delights", which I thought would be a fitting name to describe the variety of tracks in this all-vinyl mix recorded from OG Turkish records from the 70s and 80s, with a variety of styles including (but not limited to) modern takes on Anatolian folk, funk-infused pop and Arabesque. The mix features several artists including Arif Sağ, Zafer Dilek, Yıldıray Çınar and Hakkı Bulut, all of whom were highly influential in reinterpreting and modernising the music they performed and produced for other artists.

I am dedicating this mix to the dearly missed Mads Nimann Jensen (Instagram @madsnimann) whom we lost a year ago to the day (October 13th) as a result of terminal cancer. In losing Mads we lost a legendary collector, but more importantly, a legendary human being (anyone who has ever been in contact with him will know exactly what I mean by that).

TPS 053 -  KARIŞIK LOKUM KUTUSU - Turkish record Selections by WoMu Vin

TPR - 007 
PRINCE OSULA and his MYSTIC BEAT - 
WAR / VERSION (Turning Point Records)

Prince Osula originally hailing from Edo State, Nigeria (West Africa) now based out of Toronto. The multi talented musician and arranger is hitting us hard again with this Bob Marley Hit  WAR Which was based on the infamous Haile Selassie ( Empreor of Ethiopia ) speach, 
addressing the United Nations.

 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie%27s_address_to_the_United_Nations,_1963

Very Limited released of only 50 copies and only available on a 7' 45rpm 
hand made single drop us a message if you need a copy
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TPR 007 - Prince Osula and his Mystic Beat  - War / Version

TPS 054 - 
RITMO PA GOZAR 
Selections by Ruffy (Discodelic)

Special thanks to selector Ruffy for this latest mix and long time over due 
by producer, International digger and Latin & Caribbean music collector
truly appreciate you taking the time for putting this exclusive mix together for all to enjoy, with the finest selections of #Descarga, #Guaguanco & #Mambo from #Mexico, #Cuba, #PuertoRico, #Trinidad and #Peru  

for more info on what this gentleman is upto 
you can follow him via these links .

https://www.instagram.com/ruffy_tnt/
https://www.instagram.com/discodelic_discos_viajantes/

TPS 054 - RITMO PA GOZAR - Selections by Ruffy(Discodelic)

TPS 055 - TRANSIÇÃO NA TRADIÇÃO - Selections by Alex Figueira 
(Music with Soul) Holland, Amsterdam.
 
Another wonderful mix that has been long time over due, since we been friends for many years and so we are truly grateful for this one to show up finally by the talented and passionate Song Writer, Producer, Musician, Record label boss, Record collector, Selector and Artist Alex Figueira. If you want to find out more on what he doing in these times and his musical projects then i suggest to go and check out his Insta page https://www.instagram.com/alexvoudou
or click his linktr.ee/alexvoudou

All songs recorded on this mix are from dusty old vinyl LPs and 45s which he is truly passion about unearthing and all these songs come via Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Dominican Republic, Panama, Angola, Congo, Ivory Cost, Burkina Faso

if you enjoy this mix drop a comment and play it loud !

TPS 055 - TRANSIÇÃO NA TRADIÇÃO - Selections by Alex Figueira

TPS 056 - 
Synthesized folklore from Ethiopian 80s -
የሲንቴሲዘር ባህላዊ ሙዚቃ በኢትዮጵያ 80ዎቹ

Selections by DJ  Mitmitta, 
https://www.instagram.com/mitmittaw
Recorded live at Kruttverket, Oslo, Norway 09-06-23

Traditional Ethiopian music infused with synthesizers all taken from original cassette tapes from the 80s

Listen to more mixes from Mitmitta  https://m.mixcloud.com/mitmitta/

TPS 056 - SYNTHESIZED FOLKORE FROM ETHIOPIAN 80s - Selections by DJ Mitmitta

TPS - 057 - SOUTHERN LIFEBLOOD
From Soweto's Township Jive to Harare's Chimurenga soul 
Selections by DJ Nomad (Berlin, Germany)
https://www.instagram.com/nomad_onest

Berlin‘s original tropical music pioneer DJ Nomad has been a collector of South African and Zimbabwean music for over 30 years. 
Berlin had due to it‘s very political music scene of the 80‘s close ties to south africa. Several anti-apartheid labels were based in Berlin, so there never was a shortage of southern African music in the city. Young Nomad fell in love with the fierceness, pride and love that the music from the townships radiated
Songs that spoke of the daily struggles of  the apartheid : living in township ghettos, working hard labour jobs, alcoholism, domestic violence and the mapantsulas - the street gangsters but also about love, romance and the hope for an evolution(which was soon to come).

This mix focuses on exactly that time period, the pre- revolutionary 60‘s and 70‘s before Kwaito & Bubblegum reflected a new way of life. It‘s a testament of life in the townships in the era of township jive, township soul and the early beginning of disco It travels from the townships to the north too the war torn city of Harare, that was still in the midst of the second "Chimurenga“  - the great Zimbabwe Rhodesian war for Independance. Later a whole genre of guitar heavy music from that area - showcased in the second half of the mix- was named after that conflict.

South African & Zimbabwean music from that certain era is loaded with history of the struggle for a better, more beautiful life. A longing for peace, love and equality. It was also a solace and source of  power to cope until those changes manifest.That‘s why it is the lifeblood of the south

TPS 057 - SOUTHERN LIFEBLOOD - from Soweto's Township Jive to Harare's Chimurenga soul-

TPS 005 --TRINIDAD SOUNDS: 
1950s -1960s Bigband, Jazz, Latin and Calypso
Selections by a man called Warwick.

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TPS 005 -TRINIDAD SOUNDS: 1950s -1960s Bigband, Jazz, Latin and Calypso

TPS 058 - LEMBRANÇAS DO NORDESTE (Souvenirs from the Northeast)

Selections by Local Dish (Toronto)
https://www.instagram.com/localdish_to

A cross section of forgotten forró, frevo & folk from Northeast Brazil through private press compactos, obscure LPs and election campaign songs

TPS 058 - LEMBRANÇAS DO NORDESTE - Selections by Local Dish

TPS 059 - RARA RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS OF HAITI
 
Selections by a man called warwick

We pay tribute to the magical and hypnotic RaRa Rhythms and sounds 
and the influence in Haitian music from the past to present. 
Folkloric, Roots, Jazz, Rock and Pop
Creole Mizik Rasin Vaksen power

TPS 059 - RARA RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS OF HAITI - Selections by a man called Warwick

A recent mix that's focused 
on some of the more interesting styles 
that came out during the 1980s.
Play this one LOUD !!   

TPS 015 - 1980's SOUNDCLASH * Tropical (Mixtape)

Another older mix from the archives we wanted to share if you never got to listen to this first time around,
taken from beautiful recordings of the 1960s India 
Enjoy

TPS 019 - CARNATIC JAZZ RAGA

TPR 008-GRUPO TATU - 45rpm Super 7

Side A -  Xô Xô Meu Sabiá! (Coco)
Side B - Paranauê  (Capoeira)

GRUPO TATU returns with a second Single this time with North Eastern Brazilian Classics adapted into hypnotic Electro Afro Roots Dancefloor sounds

TPR 008 (Turning Point Records)
#Heavyweight #Psychedelic #Futuristic #Electronic #Brazilian #Roots #Folkloric sounds 
Recorded in 2024 #Toronto
(a handmade production, strictly analog)

GRUPO TATU's second 7' Vinyl release
very limited copies cut 
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TPR 008 - Grupo Tatu - Xô Xô Meu Sabiá! / Paranauê

Part 2 of 1980s SOUNDCLASH mixtape sessions
that focuses on some of the more interesting styles 
that came out during this time period
press play and PLEASE TURN UP THE VOLUME!

TPS 021 - 1980's SOUNDCLASH : Tropical (Mixtape) Part 2

TPS 060 - Μουσική του λαού - MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE - Part 2

(Greek music recorded in N.Y.C from 1920's -1950's from 78 RPM Shellac)

Selections by a man called warwick

Back in the summer of 2023, we received a message from a kind lady in Southern Ontario. She told us that she had inherited a collection of 78rpm shellac records from her late father, who was of Greek descent and had a deep love for music.

While we don’t typically collect 78s—since the format is difficult to use in clubs, fragile, and heavy to transport for a mobile setup—I was still intrigued by the idea of exploring music from this era and this unique culture. So, I decided to take a road trip and see where my curiosity would lead.

Long story short, I came home with a large collection of Greek 78s. Now, with eager ears, I was ready to hear what I had blindly purchased. The beautiful labels sparked my curiosity—many of them were from New York City, dating from the mid-1920s to the early 1950s.Finally we had time to record our favourites from this collection of dusty crackley magical deep moody bluesy recordings 

and now sharing with the many curious ears in 2025
via this Raw low-fi mix with some records being almost 100 year old
and to which are of the very first Greek recordings 
ENJOY !! and please share far and wide 
PLAY LOUD !

TPS 060 - MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE- Μουσική του λαού - Part 2

Dedicated to the old recordings on 45 outta Jamaica
please sit back turn up the volume and enjoy some of this music LOUD! 
that we have been lucky enough to find in the years.
selector: a man called warwick

TPS 026 - Take me back to Jamaica

Enjoy this mix from our next guest.
Selector MELODY NELSON , who will be sharing more special sounds for the dancefloor  on Saturday DEC 16th which is our final session of the year 
for more info follow this link for details. https://www.facebook.com/events/155472835204627/

TPS 027 - Selections by Melody Nelson

Fresh off the press and finally ready for your listening pleasure, and our first mix for 2019. With the Title name "Grazing in the grass" paying tribute to the late great South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. This mix is a compilation of various recordings from the African continent with the main focus on the more traditional sounds, spanning a few decades, music from Angola, Nigeria, Cameroun, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Madagascar and Zaire. if you enjoy these sound then please make some noise ! . .  And for those who wanna dance to many more electric magical sounds come an join the masses at this extra special DJ session. CLICK LINK for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/617337532064841/

TPS 030 - GRAZING IN THE GRASS

Belly Belly is the name of a recent sound clash dance floor session held a few random times in the city of Toronto with Selector: A man called Warwick. The focus is strictly on Indo Arabic and Balkan flavours vinyl recordings only, after the success of these events we decide to put together a new mix for you to enjoy and for those who never made it out to dance or for those curious about these lost sounds, Belly Belly will  returns again so if you are local to Toronto and you enjoy the music come out and dance 
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TPS 031 - BELLY BELLY: Indo Arabic Balkan  sounds

We wanted to put this set together for quiet a while now, something different for your listening ears raw #folkmusic from the #Balkans a historical rich musical region that shouldn't be over looked, submerged in #tradition #diversity and #culture we hope to shine a little light to your #soul and open the door to your heart with these sounds, so tune in like subscribe Follow and share

TPS 036 - A BALKAN FOLK ODYSSEY

Another unique mix to hopefully keep you smiling  and feeling positive after such a long period of not seeing you all on the dance floor, we really miss you all and we hope this is a some what of cure for your lonely soul with a serving of "Love, Devotion and Surrender" Enjoy Loud, and do Share, Follow and Like if your pleased with the outcome an thankyou for tuning in once again.

TPS 038 - LOVE, DEVOTION & SURRENDER

This one is dedicated to Mads Nimann (@madsnimann), a new mix for those whos ears and soul are touched by the eastern sounds; this one has kindly been put together from selector WoMu Vin (@WorldMusicVinyl) - recordings of North African, Arabian Peninsula, Yemenite, Persian, Lebanese and Iraqi music.

TPS 039 - EASTERN NOTES- Selections by WoMu Vin

Guest selector WoMu Vin (@WorldMusicVinyl) is back with an all Algerian Chaabi selection.

Here are his notes: This mix is named after Café Malakoff of the Casbah of Algiers which was considered the prime meeting venue for the most prominent Chaabi artists of 20th century Algeria. In fact, in its heyday it was owned by the most influential Chaabi master of his time, the legendary Hadj Mohammed El Anka, who was nicknamed "The Cardinal" (of Algerian Chaabi).

The mix features several legendary Algerian Chaabi artists including Hadj Mohammed El Anka, Dahmane El Harrachi, Boudjemaa El Ankis (whose picture appears on the artwork of this mix), El Hachemi Guerouabi, Abdelkader Chaou, Amar Ezzahi and Amar Laachab.
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Another legendary Algerian Chaabi artist/songwriter/composer who should certainly be mentioned in this mix's notes is Mahboub Bati, the man who wrote and composed some of the biggest hits of the names mentioned above (with the exception of El Anka and Dahmane), many of which are featured in this mix; undoubtedly the leading moderniser of Algerian Chaabi in the second half of the 20th century.

All tracks were recorded from vinyl and cleaned up digitally to improve the poor mastering and/or pressing quality of some of the records; a time consuming task that was completely worth the effort given how great I think those tracks are.

I hope you'll enjoy a track or two!"

TPS 040 - CAFÉ MALAKOFF - Algerian Chaabi selection

Μουσική του λαού- MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE
Traditional and folkloric Greek music. 
Sounds of the Mediterranean.  Vocals, Violins and Synthesizers, 
soulful sounds from 1960s - 1980s 
Now its time to step into the forgotten Rebetko Laïko Pontic Dimotika Tsiftetelli Dimension, 
with a deep handful of recordings from hyper to hypnotic .
selections by a man called Warwick 
all taken from original dusty recordings 
PLAY LOUD !

TPS 041 - MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE

Our latest edition has been put together so kindly by Red Astaire and Rickard Masip, both legends in the DJ world out of Stockholm Sweden all tracks taken from there vast analog collection of vinyl records
i hope this one adds a smile to your face, as in these times its much needed to play music like this super LOUD !

TPS 042 - LOST AND FOUND - selections by Red Astaire and Rickard Masip

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