Arabusta Records

30/11/2023

OUT NOW! Immigration by Paketo Wilson is finally available on all global streaming platforms!

Stream it, share it, get it, love it! Immigration comes as a black 7” vinyl.

As usual, big up for the wonderful restoration and mastering by the one and only .

And special thanks to for pressing this gem in the greenest way possible!

Available in the best record stores worldwide and on our Bandcamp page (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/immigration).

We tired to puff it on the train, we want to puff it on the plane!

02/11/2023

We tired to puff it on the train, we want to puff it on the plane! The reissue of the original and unmatched version of Immigration by Paketo Wilson is finally here! Available in black 7” vinyl and digital download.

Originally released on the Child of God label in 1982, Immigration is back in its one and only true form. A song that has witnessed several alternate versions unable to compete with the artistry of the original. Written and composed in search of higher heights, Immigration is a hymn to freedom, to puffing on planes instead of trains, to traveling to foreign lands and building one’s own plan without being persecuted, to simply living in this world.

Pre-order Immigration on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/immigration)! Out on December 1st 2023!

13/10/2023

...and we're back with Tchiss Lopes Live At Uovo Cosmico!

Milan, Saturday June 3rd 2023. On a hot summer night, Tchiss Lopes & Friends gather together under the Milanese starry sky for a once in a lifetime performance at the Uovo Cosmico Festival, where space reggae meets funaná in a 3rd millennium Big Bang.

Alvino Lima on keyboards, Zé António on guitar, Branco Basso on bass, Frank Ramos on keyboards, Alcides Tavares on sax, Tito Santos on drums, and last but not least, Tchiss Lopes!

Artwork by .suksu

OUT NOW! (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-uovo-cosmico)

01/09/2023

In loving memory of a great artist, whose music will live on, no matter what. Thank you Américo!

04/06/2023

Immense immense thank you to the wonderful musicians who lit up yesterday’s night in Milan!

Alvino Lima on keyboards, Zé António on guitar, Branco Basso on bass, Frank Ramos on keyboards, Alcides Tavares on sax, Tito Santos on drums, and last but not least, Tchiss Lopes!

Special thanks also to Chullu Agency, Black Sweat Records and CasciNet for helping to bring all this together!

As Tchiss would say, Jah bless!

03/06/2023

OUT NOW! Stranger Já Catem Traboi by Tchiss Lopes is finally available on all global streaming platforms!

Stream it, share it, get it, love it! Stranger Já Catem Traboi comes as a black 140g vinyl LP with insert, a limited edition red translucent 140g vinyl LP with insert and 1985 newspaper page replica featuring Tchiss at the Reggae Sunsplash in Rome, and a CD with 8-page booklet.

Immensely grateful for the wonderful restoration and mastering by the one and only Jessica Thompson.

And special thanks to AFG Record Manufacturing for pressing this gem and Legno for printing the cover and inserts the way things should be done!

Available in the best record stores worldwide and on our Bandcamp page (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/stranger-j-catem-traboi).

Peace and love to one and all!

30/05/2023

Sabato 3 giugno 2023
A partire dalle 18:00

CasciNet
Via Cavriana 38, Milano

Tchiss Lopes & Friends si esibiranno live al Festival dell'Uovo Cosmico. Tre giorni di musica a la coque!

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Saturday June 3 2023
Starting at 18:00

CasciNet
Via Cavriana 38, Milano

Tchiss Lopes & Friends will perform live at the Uovo Cosmico Festival. Three days of hard-boiled music!

A Chullu Agency and Black Sweat Records production in CasciNet!
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27/05/2023

Venerdì 2 giugno 2023
19:45 - 21:00

Auditorium Demetrio Stratos
di Radio Popolare
Via Ollearo 5, Milano

Tchiss Lopes & Friends si esibiranno live nell’auditorium di Radio Popolare in occasione del lancio della riedizione del suo primissimo album del 1982: Stranger Já Catem Traboi.

Per partecipare è necessario prenotarsi mandando una mail a [email protected] o telefonando, dal lunedì al venerdì, allo 02 39241409 tra le 8:00 e le 18:00. L’evento è gratuito.

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Friday June 2 2023
19:45 - 21:00

Demetrio Stratos Auditorium
of Radio Popolare
Via Ollearo 5, Milan

Tchiss Lopes & Friends will be performing live at the Radio Popolare auditorium for the launch of the reissue of his very first 1982 album: Stranger Já Catem Traboi.

To attend, please reserve your seat by emailing [email protected] or by calling, Monday through Friday, 02 39241409 between 8:00 and 18:00. The event is free of charge.

26/05/2023

Getting ready for Uovo Cosmico… Tchiss Lopes & Friends will be performing live in concert at the Uovo Cosmico Festival, Saturday June 3rd in Milan!

A Chullu Agency production in CasciNet!

Stay fried!

21/05/2023

Save the date to see Tchiss live in concert!
Saturday June 3 at CasciNet in Milan!

Festival dell'Uovo Cosmico
🥚Musica à la coque🥚
Cascinet, Milano
2, 3 e 4 giugno

🐣 Venerdì 2 giugno
ESC - Electric Sheep Collective
Rhabdomantic Orchestra
Psychophono
Everest Magma

Sabato 3 giugno 🐣
TCHISS LOPES (Capo Verde)
Expressbrassband
LAY LLAMAS
UGO PIAZZA
RISHI

🐣 Domenica 4 giugno
Armonika 💋

Prod. Chullu Agency Black Sweat Records in collaborazione con Soulfood Forestfarms Arabusta Records

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🍳 Stay Fried 🍳

20/05/2023

Rasta pasta! Pre-order your special copy of the Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl LP of Stranger Já Catem Traboi to get your hands on this fabulous 1985 newspaper page exact replica from the Italian tabloid Reporter, featuring Tchiss at the Reggae Sunsplash in Rome. This extra insert is printed front and back on 55gsm authentic newspaper paper! Only 50 pieces!

Pre-order your copy on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/stranger-j-catem-traboi)!

27/03/2023

What an honour! Big thanks to The Attic! ❤️💛💚

Album of the Day: Paketo Wilson - Praise Him (Arabusta Records)

*from Staff Picks - February 2023: https://theatticmag.com/news/2446/staff-picks-_-february-2023.html

In September 1982, together with Trevor Davis, Paketo recorded and produced ”Praise Him”, under the Child of God label. Recorded in just one day at Harry J Studio, the album mixes together roots reggae with a splash of lovers rock, singing of peace, love and unity, of enjoyment and upliftment, but also of the tribulations of ghetto life, of losing friends. The mystical horns of Bobby Ellis and Headley Bennett carry us to a higher dimension, that same dimension from which Paketo wrote the lyrics to his spiritual poems, while the deep and overwhelming bass keeps us rooted to the ground.

20/03/2023

Big thanks to The Attic for selecting Paketo Wilson's Praise Him among February 2023 Staff Picks! 🔥

Music to celebrate the spring season.

01/03/2023

Big up to Reggae.fr for the wonderful article!

En septembre 1982, le jamaïcain Paketo Wilson enregistre et produit l'album Praise Him, avec Trevor Davis, sur le label Child Of God. Enregistré en une...

19/02/2023

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Le label Arabusta Records vient de rééditer le LP " Praise Him " de Paketo Wilson !!! Tracklist: Side1:1-Praise Him-2-Jardan Dance-3-One...

19/02/2023

Scoring 95/100: a wonderful review for Paketo Wilson’s Praise Him on Reggae Vibes!

“A short but nevertheless worthwhile classic album of very good quality.”

Check the full review on: https://www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2023/02/paketo-wilson-praise-him/

16/02/2023

OUT NOW! Praise Him by Paketo Wilson is finally available on all global streaming platforms!

Stream it, share it, get it, love it! Praise Him comes as a black 140g vinyl LP with an insert, a limited edition white 140g vinyl LP with an insert, and a CD with an 8-page booklet.

Available in the best record stores worldwide and on our Bandcamp page (link in bio).

Special thanks to Deepgrooves for pressing this gem in the greenest way possible!

Jump for joy!

15/02/2023

Following the release of Praise Him, Paketo travelled to Canada and performed at the Toronto Concert Hall, together with Leroy Sibbles, Errol Dunkley, Phyllis Dillon and Chester Miller. Soon enough his stage became international and in 1987 Paketo toured the world, playing in Germany, England, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. Paketo defines himself as a positive rastaman and never stops writing, playing, singing, but most of all smiling.

12/02/2023

With no music teacher other than his own two eyes, Paketo would sit and watch. He soon came to understand each and every finger position, and the day he held his first guitar, fire came out of his fingertips. In 1972, at the age of 16, Paketo began his musical career with the New Vibration Band, playing in concerts all around the island, and quickly established himself as a solo artist through Daddy U-Roy’s King Stur Gav Sound System.

07/02/2023

Getting ready for release date…
Big up Unik Music!

Un repressage très attendu vient d'arriver au shop...

Le premier album de Paketo Wilson "Praise Him"

Thanks Arabusta Records

Dispo dès le 17/02... réservez votre copie ;-)

03/02/2023

It’s Bandcamp Friday! Pre-order the Limited Edition White Vinyl of Praise Him on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page while it lasts (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/praise-him)! Out February 17th!

28/01/2023

Born on October 24th 1956 in Kingston, Jamaica, Paketo Wilson grew up right in the heart of it all. His father, one of the best sign artists of the island, introduced him to the top musicians of the time, opening the doors to the world of music. His mother, on the other hand, wanted him to learn a trade. She sent him to learn dentistry close to home, unaware that every day Paketo would sneak in a bands room just a couple of steps from the dentist shop instead.

22/01/2023

Have you pre-ordered your copy of Praise Him yet? (https://arabustarecords.bandcamp.com/album/praise-him)

11/01/2023

Thanks so much to djolo.net for the wonderful piece on our latest reissue by Elisio Gomes and Papá de Betina! Check it out!

Le label Arabusta Records dévoile une très belle réédition du disque Naqu​ê​l Tempo Câ Tinha des Capverdiens Elísio Gomes et Papá de Betina !

https://djolo.net/superbe-reedition-naquel-tempo-ca-tinha-elisio-gomes-papa-de-betina/

07/01/2023

After moving to Europe, Papá de Betina traced his path between France and Portugal, mixing different styles and proving his talent also as a music producer. From vibrant sounds to soothing mornas, he sang of social injustice, emigration, independence, politics and religion, with ever-present and deep awareness.

Papá de Betina passed away on 28 March 2022, shortly after accepting with great enthusiasm to take part in Naquêl Tempo Câ Tinha’s reissue. He lives on in all the people he touched with his music.

06/01/2023

Papá de Betina (born Octávio Gomes da Silva) was a musician of excellence, a voice and guitar that positively marked a generation of musical and cultural production.

Born on 22 April 1963 in Assomada, in the municipality of Santa Catarina on the island of Santiago, Cabo Verde, he began his musical career actively taking part in avant-garde cultural movements such as GAMA 80, Djurba 79, Dilimundo and “Grupo de Amigos de Música de Assomada”.

04/01/2023

Happy new year! Wonderful things await.. Very special thanks to the amazing Jessica Thompson for bringing this gem back to life and to the guys from for giving it shape! Stay tuned.

27/12/2022

Have you listened to Elísio Gomes’ & Papá de Betina’s Naqu​ê​l Tempo Câ Tinha yet? Check it!

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas!
Peace and love to one and all!

Enjoy this playlist and last minute gifts with our 10% discount code: xmas22.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2FcWE24ARCo5UlnVdPCcWp?si=B-JNoQJDQCqZfB6OAhLg0A

08/11/2021

A very special thanks to Bandcamp for featuring Tchiss’ wonderful album Já Bô Corre D’Mim in the NEW AND NOTABLE section! So very proud! ♥️

05/11/2021

What an honour to have Já Bô Corre D'Mim among Pan African Music's albums of the week! Thank you so so much! ❤️

This week, in South Africa, DJ Maphorisa and Soa Mattrix drop new amapiano bangers, while in Nigeria, rapper LADIPOE and singer K-Brwn offer powerful new projects.

01/11/2021

OUT NOW! Já Bô Corre D’Mim by Tchiss Lopes is finally available on all global streaming platforms!

Stream it, share it, get it, love it! Já Bô Corre D’Mim comes as a black 140g vinyl LP with an insert, a limited edition yellow 140g vinyl LP with an insert, and a CD with an 8-page booklet.

Get also your limited edition Já Bô Corre D’Mim T-Shirt while they last!

Available in the best record stores worldwide and on our Bandcamp page.

Viva Tchiss!

28/10/2021

Tchiss Lopes together with Zé António.

Pre-order Já Bô Corre D’Mim on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page! Out on November 1st!

14/10/2021

Thank you Pan African Music! ❤️

The Milan-based label digs up Já Bô Corre D’Mim, initially released in 1984.

12/10/2021

Run for cover, rasta taking over!

From the One Love Peace Concert held on the 22nd of April 1978 at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

Forever in our hearts!

09/10/2021

“The way the whole thing came about is that I found myself moving along up in the hills of St. Ann’s and I ran into Bob at the same time. And Bob was going to his farm. The man was moving with a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants. We just reason man-to-man and I-man say wherein I would like to get involved in the music business. And Bob say, ‘All right, just check Studio One.’”

- Winston Rodney (aka Burning Spear) on his fateful encounter with Bob Marley.

Check Burning Spear’s first 1973 album Studio One Presents Burning Spear. And the rest is history.

06/10/2021

Thanks so much to The Vinyl Factory! So very proud of this one!

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03/10/2021

Are you into something special? Pre-order the Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl of Já Bô Corre D’Mim on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page!

01/10/2021

Support the arts! Today is Bandcamp Friday! This means that 100% of the revenue will go directly to the artist and the label! Use the code “pickup” for free local pick-up in the Milan area!

Pre-order Já Bô Corre D’Mim on Arabusta Records’ Bandcamp page!

28/09/2021

Support Tchiss! Get your own special Tchiss-Lopes T-Shirt 40% off! Feel free to combine the order with a Black Vinyl LP, a Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl LP or a CD! Valid for 48 hours only!

Use the discount code: super8