One of the best releases from the legendary Revolutionaries (aka the backing band for everything coming out of Channel One). Includes the Kunte Kinte Dub, one of the most recognizable dub plates of all time.
No. 2 is the second studio album by Serge Gainsbourg, originally released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the Alain Goraguer Orchestra. Definitely a mutant jazz-pop album with a strong chansonnier feel and a touch of French literature.
Ayalew Mesfin is among the greats of 1970s Ethiopian music legends, the music he created with his Black Lion Band among the funkiest to arise from Addis Ababa.