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Tom Tom Club &bull; <i>The Good The Bad and the Funky</i>

Tom Tom Club • The Good The Bad and the Funky

This is a reissue of a 20-year-old album, yet the pan-global disco stew that comes from this band could live anywhere in their decades-long career continuum, past, present, or future. This is dance music for getting subtly amped up.

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra &bull; <i>SKA=ALMIGHTY</i>

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra • SKA=ALMIGHTY

The ska orchestra is a rare beast, astounding to behold. Absorbing and expressing a manic energy worthy of ska, big bands, and thrash metal, the TSPO enters its fourth decade still on the redline and with no signs of slowing down.

Mexican Institute of Sound &bull; <i>Distrito Federal</i>

Mexican Institute of Sound • Distrito Federal

An all-too-short collaborative effort between Camilo Lara, the mind behind MIS, and a witches’ brew of guest appearances making for a selection of space-age cumbias and other sounds as brazenly colorful and exuberant as the city it’s named for.

Lakou Mizik &bull; <i>HaitiaNola</i>

Lakou Mizik • HaitiaNola

A simmering stew of cross-cultural influences, as the African and Creole sounds of Haiti blend with New Orleans’ own unique funk. The results are as energetic and danceable as you’d expect