VA - Surinam! Boogie & Disco Funk From The Surinamese Dance Floors 76-83 (2012)

Having previously mined most of Africa and the major South American nations for long-forgotten gold, vinyl crate diggers have started to look further afield for long-lost gems. Exhibit 1: this excellent collection of sizzling hot disco, boogie and disco-funk from Surinam, a tiny country in the North of South America. It's a revealing set, showcasing a string of brilliant productions (see the warming delight of Awing Reingould's "Sweet Dreams" and Sumy's "Funkin In Your Mind") and slick covers (Thunderstorm's brilliant take on Skyy's disco-funk classic "Here's To You"). Lord knows how they uncovered these gems, but they're all shit-hot. If you dig disco, you need it in your life.