Pre-Order: Twenty Years Deep / Various – Twenty Years Deep / Various [CD]

Description

Founded in 2006 by broadcaster, DJ, and cultural tastemaker Gilles Peterson, Brownswood has spent the last 20 years championing forward-thinking artists who sit just left of centre: rooted in Afro-diasporic music but never confined by genre. Twenty Years Deep is a snapshot of that journey: a carefully curated collection spanning the label’s early breakthroughs, cult classics, and defining moments. Twenty Years Deep brings together tracks that reflect Brownswood’s long-standing commitment to artistic freedom, musical lineage, and future-facing sounds. From deep jazz explorations and dancefloor mutations to global collaborations and genre-defying hybrids, the compilation captures the connective thread that has defined the label since day one: trust in artists and belief in music that lasts. Rather than a greatest-hits exercise, Twenty Years Deep functions as an archive and a statement documenting how Brownswood has maintained it’s own point of view. By following a highly instinctive approach to A&R the label has shaped music culture, introduced new voices, and built a catalogue that continues to resonate well beyond release cycles.

Tracklist:

1. A.I.E – SOIL ; “PIMP” SESSIONS
2. Orisa – Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band featuring Dreiser ; Sexto Sentido
3. Nabed Nade Ei Piny Ka (Rework) – Owiny Sigoma Band
4. Calle F – Mala
5. Something In My Soul – Diggs Duke
6. Hammers and Roses feat. Tigran Hamasyan – LV
7. All Africa – Zara McFarlane
8. Ns precisamos de voc (feat. Moses Boyd) – Sonzeira
9. The Observer – Shabaka and the Ancestors
10. Eleggua – Daym Arocena
11. Brockley – Theon Cross
12. Mollison Dub – Joe Armon-Jones
13. Aspects (Demus Dub) – STR4TA
14. Ke Nako – Bokani Dyer
15. No one else has your magik! – Divine Earth
16. We Give Thanks – Kokoroko
17. Chi Ave / A Love Letter to Salvador – Yussef Dayes
18. Save Me – Emma-Jean Thackray
19. The Maxim (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) – Tom Skinner
20. IT’S YOU (ANTE NEH) (Ft. Meron T) – ZENA, Meron T

UPC: 5060180320003
Label: Brownswood
Release Date: 5.15.26
Format: CD