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Record Releases

this records reflect the musical narrative created by forced African migration, its collective memory and their powerful musical Stories.

Record ReleasesTropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-12T11:21:25+01:00
Izzy Gordon • O Dia Depois Do Fim Do Mundo, TDR026 • PRE-ORDERTropical Diaspora Records®2023-12-25T19:13:49+01:00
Izzy Gordon • O Dia Depois Do Fim Do Mundo, TDR026 • PRE-ORDER
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Izzy Gordon • O Dia Depois Do Fim Do Mundo, TDR026 • PRE-ORDER

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT SOON
Mångata • Music From Motion Picture, TDR019 • PRE-ORDERTropical Diaspora Records®2025-07-31T10:44:11+02:00
Mångata • Music From Motion Picture, TDR019 • PRE-ORDER
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Mångata • Music From Motion Picture, TDR019 • PRE-ORDER

Releases on Vinyl, Sound Track, Vinyl OUT SOON
Banda Jardes (Nego Vem Sambá) [Remastered], TDR037 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)Tropical Diaspora Records®2025-01-25T16:54:08+01:00
Banda Jardes (Nego Vem Sambá) [Remastered], TDR037 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)
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Banda Jardes (Nego Vem Sambá) [Remastered], TDR037 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)

Digital OUT NOW, Releases on Digital Platforms
Mångata – The Road To The Moon, TDR038 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-14T11:56:27+01:00
Mångata – The Road To The Moon, TDR038 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)
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Mångata – The Road To The Moon, TDR038 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)

Digital OUT NOW, Releases on Digital Platforms, Sound Track
Gekah, Orgullo De Barrio, TDR021Dr. Sócrates2023-12-26T19:39:47+01:00
Gekah, Orgullo De Barrio, TDR021
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Gekah, Orgullo De Barrio, TDR021

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Universo Do Canto Falado by RAPadura, TDR017Administrator2024-01-02T16:07:28+01:00
Universo Do Canto Falado by RAPadura, TDR017
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Universo Do Canto Falado by RAPadura, TDR017

Limited Vinyl, Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Fita Embolada Do Engenho Vol.1, TDR016 (Bundle)Administrator2024-02-24T16:19:52+01:00
Fita Embolada Do Engenho Vol.1, TDR016 (Bundle)
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Fita Embolada Do Engenho Vol.1, TDR016 (Bundle)

Cassette OUT NOW, Releases on Cassette, Releases on Tape Cassette
Canto Embolado bonus 7 inch for Universo Do Canto Falado, TDR018Administrator2024-03-12T23:34:07+01:00
Canto Embolado bonus 7 inch for Universo Do Canto Falado, TDR018
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Canto Embolado bonus 7 inch for Universo Do Canto Falado, TDR018

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
2 by La Dame Blanche, TDR004Administrator2023-12-26T23:55:55+01:00
2 by La Dame Blanche, TDR004
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2 by La Dame Blanche, TDR004

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR014Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-02-24T16:20:06+01:00
Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR014
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Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR014

Cassette OUT NOW, Releases on Cassette, Releases on Tape Cassette
Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR013Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-01T23:44:45+01:00
Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR013
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Renato Gama, Berlin, TDR013

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
El Doctor & Tamarita by El V And The Gardenhouse, TDR008Administrator2024-01-01T23:42:29+01:00
El Doctor & Tamarita by El V And The Gardenhouse, TDR008
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El Doctor & Tamarita by El V And The Gardenhouse, TDR008

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Ogunhê by Nhocuné Soul, TDR009Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-01T22:50:55+01:00
Ogunhê by Nhocuné Soul, TDR009
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Ogunhê by Nhocuné Soul, TDR009

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Olhos Negros Vivo by Renato Gama, TDR023Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-01T22:55:32+01:00
Olhos Negros Vivo by Renato Gama, TDR023
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Olhos Negros Vivo by Renato Gama, TDR023

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR011Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-02-24T16:20:30+01:00
TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR011
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TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR011

Cassette OUT NOW, Releases on Cassette, Releases on Tape Cassette
TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR010Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-02-05T15:59:19+01:00
TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR010
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TROPICAL DIASPORA #1, Compilation, TDR010

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Deixa Ela by Joanah Flor, TDR025 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)Administrator2024-02-24T16:40:53+01:00
Deixa Ela by Joanah Flor, TDR025 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)
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Deixa Ela by Joanah Flor, TDR025 (Digital Platforms, Bandcamp)

Digital OUT NOW, Releases on Digital Platforms
Cantomanto by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR033Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-03-12T22:36:57+01:00
Cantomanto by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR033
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Cantomanto by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR033

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
La Giravida by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR006Administrator2024-01-06T23:44:26+01:00
La Giravida by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR006
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La Giravida by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR006

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Magias De Hoy by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR027Tropical Diaspora Records®2024-01-06T23:55:25+01:00
Magias De Hoy by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR027
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Magias De Hoy by La Fanfarria Del Capitán, TDR027

Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Forró De Cabeça, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.3, TDR002Tropical Diaspora Records®2025-06-24T02:46:41+02:00
Forró De Cabeça, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.3, TDR002
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Forró De Cabeça, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.3, TDR002

Bugiganga, Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Doctor Nativo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.2, TDR001Tropical Diaspora Records®2025-06-24T02:46:25+02:00
Doctor Nativo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.2, TDR001
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Doctor Nativo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.2, TDR001

Bugiganga, Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
Banda Jardes & Super Spanish Combo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.1, TDR000Tropical Diaspora Records®2025-06-24T02:46:07+02:00
Banda Jardes & Super Spanish Combo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.1, TDR000
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Banda Jardes & Super Spanish Combo, Bugiganga Tropical Vol.1, TDR000

Bugiganga, Releases on Vinyl, Vinyl OUT NOW
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Our Mission!

We emphasize cross-cultural experiences...

Tropical Diaspora Records® is committed to create and relect a musical narrativ originated by forced African migration, its collective memory and their powerful musical herstories. We are popular based, politically conscious and anti-colonial. As we carry out our musical research, we come face to face with the question of how to address the cultural life of communities that have been dispossessed and opressed for many centuries. Ways of looking and narratives need to be handed back, as we observe with sadness how mainstream recording companies are still in the business of taking advantage of, expropriating the cultural heritage of African and originary people world wide.

Frantz Fanon

We would like to thank Frantz Fanon, always a source of inspiration.

from Toward the African Revolution “…Having judged, condemned, abandoned his cultural forms, his language, his food habits, his sexual behavior, his way of sitting down, of resting, of laughing, of enjoying himself, the oppressed flings himself upon the imposed culture with the desperation of a drowning man. … At the United Nations there is a commission to fight race prejudice. Films on race prejudice, poems on race prejudice, messages on race prejudice. Spectacular and futile condemnations of race prejudice. In reality, a colonial country is a racist country. If in England, in Belgium, or in France, despite the democratic principles affirmed by these respective nations, there are still racists, it is these racists who, in their opposition to the country as a whole, are logically consistent. It is not possible to enslave men without logically making them inferior through and through. And racism is only the emotional, affective, sometimes intellectual explanation of this inferiorization.…”

Our Partners

Like so many other things in the small universe of Tropical Diaspora® Records our partnerships are the result of travels and personal connections. In fact, its meaning conveys just that: the creation of human relations based on love and care, understanding, respect and passionate discussions around the topics that move us. Djs Garrincha and Dr. Sócrates do exactly this with a case full of records traveling across the borders of the World. Dj Garrincha’s trips have taken him to meet artists and ignite relations that are meant to last. It can be Johannesburg, Chicago, São Paulo, Medellin, Berlin, Barcelona, Olinda or San Juan. So here few of our Partners World Wide

 

A Sanctuary for Music Lovers

Since its inception in 2019, Bantu Records has become a sanctuary for discerning listeners. Inspired by the legendary Hugh Masekela and the infectious energy of township jazz, the store offers a platform for discovery and exploration. It's a space where the past, present, and future of music converge, creating a vibrant and immersive experience.

 

 

Cultural Production beyond and above

...Com sabença profunda irei cantando Altos feitos da gente luminosa... We believe that we can turn our ideas into reality through our innovative ways of storytelling. Our well equipped, insanely enthusiastic team helps us to realize any kind of artistic production.

 

 

Noise Studio

Music Production & Creation

Noise Studio our Partner for Creation and production of soundtracks for cinema, internet, radio and television. Post production and audio finishing. Sound Design, sound effects and foley. Voice-over, recording and music production. Script Production and Audio Description Recording

 

 

Chanel Bob Fernandes

Independent Journalistic Narrative

Channel of the Journalist Bob Fernandes. Our Partner for news and information with a Journalistic Narrative thar represents us as independent recording company and as political conscious people.

 

Cinema Partners and Sponsors

Writing & Direction

Exploring Realities. Thinking in pictures. Forging unique characters.

 

AfroCannes

AfroCannes is a two-day event featuring panel discussions, country highlights, presentations, screenings, cocktails and tributes. AfroCannes aims at promoting diversity, inclusion in film across the industry. AfroCannes connects creatives, businesses and stakeholders from the entire film ecosystem at the world premiere film gathering; The Cannes Film Festival.

 

 

Noise Studio

Yanibes Consulting is communications and business consulting company.

 

OUR POSITIONS

Gaza Emergency Appeal

End Apartheid and Settler Colonialism.

Stop Genocide, Apartheid and Settler Colonialism Tropical Diaspora Records® position facing apartheid and settler-colonialism. Oppression forces in the region are occupying, stealing and colonizing Palestinian land, an apartheid system is discriminating against Palestinian citizens in the region denying Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes. Inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement, Tropical Diaspora Records® call urges action to pressure oppression forces to comply with international law.
Our support work stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination under international law (UN Resolution 3236). It explicitly condemns all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Free Palestine! End Apartheid and Settler Colonialism. 🍉#FP🍉

Read our Manifesto: our position facing cultural appropriation.

... Look at a compilation of so-called World Music, as it is typically done in the US or Europe...The powerful cultural institutions of the European national states are happy to back this colonialist penetration in the name of the Other, because they know better. So we end cheering up Humboldt’s achievements as if they were our own... Colonialists have always granted themselves the right to represent Others, to measure them against their own scientific and artistic achievements. Record labels perpetuate this ideology when they create through recordings the plane where those featured are kept alive as Others, the strange subject of the colonialist curiosity and inquiry. By claiming the words World, Ethno, Afro or Latin the colonialist gives the impression of universality. But this is a misrepresentation. Through these recordings the colonized learns to act as African, as Latin, as Native in the eyes of the white supremacist. It means, the colonized has been stripped of her own humanity and universalism in order to become a puppet...

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