Soundway Records delivers an exciting new compilation, diving ever deeper into South-East Asia. Ayo Ke Disco celebrates the musical identities emerging during the 1970s and 80s from the newly independent countries nestled around the South China Sea.
This time, Soundway’s long-time general manager Alice Whittington (aka DJ Norsicaa) steps into the limelight, embracing her Malaysian heritage and selecting music from her heavy collection of Asian records. Aside from steering the label, she is often found on international stages and radio stations playing an eclectic array of music.
For Ayo Ke Disco (meaning ‘Let’s go to the disco’ in Indonesian), 10 rare tracks of disco-funk, psychedelic funk, synth, city pop, and Hindustani-Arabic rhythms were painstakingly licensed from local labels – forming a snapshot of the vibrant discotheques and live scenes across Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Fatimah Razak – Dahaga
Black Brothers – Mangge Mangge
Marini And The Steps – Kuingin Dekatmu
Tian Niu 恬妞 – Deng Ni Zai Yu Zhong 等你在雨中
The Rollies – Disco
Regalado – Pinoy Funk
John Philips And The Steps – Ayo Ke Disco
Aria Yunior – Salah Tingkah
Ahmadi Hassan – Habibi (Mari Bersatu)
Pongsri Woranuch ผ่องศรี วรนุช – Aew...Phu Chai เอ๊ว…ผู้ชาย