Global Grooves — CDs 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (558) new/used, Vinyl (816) new/used, LPs (796) new/used, 12-inch (9) new/used, 7-inch (5) new/used, 78 RPM (6), Books (2), All (1376)
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Richard Hagopiano —
Armenian Music Through The Ages ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 1993. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Joe Harriott Double Quintet —
Indo-Jazz Suite ... CD Atlantic (UK), 1966. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A lost classic from reedman Joe Harriott – and a landmark blending of jazz and world music! The core of the group is that quintet of West Indian alto player Joe Harriott – one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene of the 60s, and a dedicated modernist who was as important to ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Jon Hassell —
Dream Theory In Malaya – Fourth World Vol 2 (with bonus track) ... CD EG/Glitterbeat (Germany), 1981. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the lasting moments of genius from trumpeter Jon Hassell – his second entry in Brian Eno's 4th World series, and a set that's even more mindblowing than the first! As with that one, the approach here mixes together electric and acoustic sounds, with an imagined landscape of ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more CD
Karl Hector & The Malcouns —
Can't Stand The Pressure ... CD Now Again, 2015. Used ... Out Of Stock
The first-ever CD issue of a range of material from this ultra-hip group – all tracks that originally appeared on vinyl-only releases, now making their CD debut in an overstuffed collection that features 24 tracks in all! The vibe here is great – that Karl Hector & The Malcouns mix ... (Deep Funk, Global Grooves) read more CD
Jonas Hellborg —
Aram Of The Two Rivers – Live In Syria ... CD Bardo, 1996. Used ... Out Of Stock
With Mased Sri al Deen on ney, and Tarek Malas and Mahfouz al Hosaini on derbuka. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
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Misora Hibari —
Hibari Sings Jazz Songs – Memories Of Nat King Cole (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Columbia (Japan), 1965. Used Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
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Paul Horn —
Inside The Taj Mahal (aka Inside)/Kuckuck (Germany), 1968/1972. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the most starkly beautiful recordings in Paul Horn's career – with spiritually resonant, almost spine tingling solo flute and some chants, all recorded in the Taj Majal one day in April of 1968! It's really all about the atmosphere, as it would have to be given the location – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Canyon, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Rikki Ililonga & Musi O Tunya —
Dark Sunrise (2CD set) ... CD Now Again, Mid 70s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
An amazing set that documents the early years of the Zamrock scene – the funk and psych informed Afro Rock pioneered by vocalist and African guitar legend Rikki Ililonga and his group Musi-O-Tunya in Zambia from 1973 to 1976 – and compiled beautifully in this great set from Now ... read more CD
Benjamin Iobst —
Seven Metals – Singing Bowls Of Tibet ... CD Seven Metals, 1999. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos —
Uganda – Dawn Of African Rock ... CD Toshiba/Mr Bongo (UK), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa – even wilder than some of his famous funk sessions of the time! The set definitely lives up to its African Rock promise – as it features lots of sparely percussive tracks that build beautifully – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Uganda – Dawn Of African Rock ... LP 26.99
Uganda – Dawn Of African Rock (replica box edition) ... LP 39.99
Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque —
Seven Boats ... CD Proteus, 2004. Used ... $6.99
Features Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque on guitars. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Sealed copy, small cutout hole through case.)
Klaus Jackle & Friedemann Amadeus Trieber —
Tango ... CD Meta (Germany), 2001. Used ... Out Of Stock
Nima Janmohammadi —
Kiss Belongs To Nobody – Persian Classical Music ... CD A-Side, 2017. Used ... Out Of Stock
Two long tracks – "Dastgah Shur" and "Avaze Isfahan" – performed solo on setar. CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99 9.99
A stunning collection of work from Bola Johnson – a key figure on the scene in Lagos in the years before Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade! Johnson's style here really shows Nigerian music at the crossroads – upbeat elements of early highlife informing the rhythms with plenty of lean guitar ... read more CD
Universal, Late 1980s/Early 1990s. Used ... $2.99 4.99
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Kasai All Stars —
In The 7th Moon – Congotronics 3 ... CD Crammed (Belgium), 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the most compelling entries so far in the all-great Congotronics series – a set of highly percussive work from this unique ensemble! The Kasai All Stars is a collective of members from six other groups – all working here in Konono-like territory that's heavy on distorted rhythms ... read more CD
Keleketla —
Keleketla ... CD Ahead Of Our Time (UK), 2020. Used Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A really fantastic collaboration between Coldcut and a host of South African musicians – and a set that also features a number of key contributions from the legendary Tony Allen! The record uses the older cutup style that Coldcut first forged on the London scene of the 80s – but has ... read more CD
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan —
Final Studio Recordings ... CD American, 2001. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook —
Night Song ... CD Real World, 1995. Used ... Out Of Stock
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Roger White —
Bandit Queen ... CD Milan, 1994. Used ... Out Of Stock
Ustad Salamat Ali Khan & Sharafat Ali Khan —
Voices Of Spheres ... CD X Dot 25, 1997. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Razor & Tie, 2012. Used ... $1.99
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Konono No 1 —
Congotronics ... CD Crammed (Belgium), 2004. Used ... Out Of Stock
A group with a sound like no other – one that features home-made electronics and amplification, and an array of highly-percussive instrumentation that includes thumb pianos, megaphones, microphones, and old car parts! Konono's been making this music for the past 25 years – working in ... read more CD
Nonesuch, 1996. Used ... $1.99
Gidon Kremer on violin, Friedrich Lips on accordion, Per Arne Glorvigen on bandoneon, Vladimir Tonkha on cello, Michel Portal on clarinet, Alois Posch on double bass, Elisabeth Chojnacka on harpischord, Mark Pekarsky on percussion, and Vadim Sakharov on piano. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print.)
Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle —
You've Stolen My Heart – Songs From RD Burman's Bollywood ... CD Elektra/Nonesuch, 2005. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Knitting Factory, 2011. Used ... $6.99
Seun Anikulapo Kuti returns with another strorming set of neo classic Afro Funk in the great tradition of his father – once again fronting the incredible Egypt 80 group! It's remarkable stuff that finds Seun – the youngest son of Fela – standing up as a visionary talent. He's ... read more CD
Shanachie, 1980s/1990s. Used ... $0.99 2.99
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(Still sealed, with cutout hole through case and tray card.)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo —
Live At The Royal Albert Hall ... CD Shanachie, 1999. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo —
Raise Your Spirit Higher ... CD Heads Up, 2004. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo —
Warner Brothers Collection ... CD Warner/Rhino, 1980s/1990s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Putumayo, 1998. Used ... $1.99
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Putumayo, 2000. Used ... $2.99
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Mr Bongo (UK), 2005. Used ... $8.99
A long-overdue album from saxophonist Bukky Leo – a player with roots in 70s Ethiopia, and a range of experiences that also includes key recordings in the early British acid jazz scene! Bukky's got a resume that includes work with Fela and Tony Allen – and he's working here in a mode ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Les Amazones D'Afrique —
Republique Amazone ... CD Real World (UK), 2017. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Le Chant Du Monde (France), 2006. Used CD & DVD ... $2.99 4.99
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Baaba Maal —
Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) ... CD Mango/Palm, 2001. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate —
Kulanjan ... CD Hannibal, 2006. Used ... Out Of Stock
Atco, 2003. Used ... $1.99 2.99
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Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens —
Paris – Soweto ... CD Polydor, 1989. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens —
Stoki Stoki ... CD Shanachie, 1996. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Miriam Makeba —
Her Essential Recordings – Empress Of African Song ... CD Manteca (UK), 1960s/1970s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Includes "In The Land Of The Zulus", "Pata Pata", "Kutheni Sithandwa", "Makoti", "Kilimanjaro", "Click Song No 1", "Amampondo", "Chicken", "Carnival" and more – 40 tracks over 2 discs! CD
(Includes slipcase.)
Miriam Makeba —
Homeland ... CD Putumayo, 2000. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Miriam Makeba —
In Concert/Collectables, 1967/1968. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A 2CD set that features 3 of Miriam Makeba's late 60s albums for Reprise! In Concert is pretty great set – a bit folksier than most of Makeba's other work for Reprise, but recorded with a pretty lively groove on many numbers, a lot more interesting than some of Makeba's early work in the ... read more CD
Tinder, 1996. Used ... $2.99
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Thomas Mapfumo & Wadada Leo Smith —
Dreams & Secrets ... CD Anonym, 2000. Used ... Out Of Stock
Wadada Leo Smith on trumpet and flugelhorn, Damage Edson Mbaisa on saxophone, percussion and vocals, Zivanai Wilberforce Masanga on trumpet, vocals, and keyboards, William Roper on tuba, David Philipson on bansuri, Henry Kaiser, Joshua Dube, Woody and Lee Aplanalp on guitar, Chakaipa Mhembere, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Astro, 1980s/1990s. Used ... $9.99
Anode (Greece), 1970s. Used ... $2.99
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Hugh Masekela —
Grazing In The Grass – The Best Of Hugh Masekela ... CD Columbia, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... Out Of Stock
14 tracks including "Grazing In The Grass", "Khauleza", "Market Place", "Strawberries", "Thanayi", and "Bring Him Back Home". CD
Island/Axiom, 1992. Used ... $3.99
Features Bachir Attar. Produced by Bill Laswell. CD
(Out of print.)
Master Musicians Of Jajouka —
Master Musicians Of Jajouka With Bachir Attar Live Vol 1 ... CD Jajouka, 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Master Musicians Of Joujouka —
Boujeloud ... CD Sub Rosa, Mid 90s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Maxwell Street Klezmer Band —
Sweet Early Years/Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, 1992. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Mzwakhe Mbuli —
Resistance Is Defence ... CD Earthworks/Caroline, 1992. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Hailu Mergia —
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument – Shemonmuanaye ... CD Awesome Tapes From Africa, Mid 80s. Used ... Out Of Stock
An incredible blend of sounds and styles – and one of the most enigmatic albums we've ever heard from the Ethiopian scene! Hailu Mergia plays alone here – but uses lots of overdubbing to layer together Fender Rhodes, accordion solos, and a rhythm machine – all mixed up in ways ... read more CD
Meridian Brothers —
Desesperanza (LP style sleeve) ... CD Soundway (UK), 2012. Used ... Out Of Stock
Weird and wild sounds from contemporary Bogota – music that's got a very old school quality at its core, yet which also mixes in plenty of experimentation with the rhythms! Think of this as an old Colombian record with analogue electronics and sound samples – or some other-worldly ... read more CD
(Cover has a small tear at the spine.)
Ayalew Mesfin —
Che Belew (March Forward) ... CD Now Again, Mid 1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Rare singles and unreleased tracks from one of the funkiest artists on the 70s scene in Ethiopia – the amazing Ayalew Mesfin – a fantastic talent with a groove that's dying to be heard! Mesfin's music has maybe even more of James Brown groove than some of his funky contemporaries ... read more CD
Ice, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $4.99
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Dressed To Kill (UK), 1969. Used ... $3.99
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Milladoiro —
As Fadas De Estrano Nome – Celtic Music From Spain ... CD Green Linnet, 1997. Used ... $2.99
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Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics —
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics (OST) ... CD Strut (UK), 2010. Used ... Out Of Stock
A gem from the great Lloyd Miller – backed by modern Brit jazz funk maestros The Heliocentrics – and a credit to the legacies of all involved! Miller has worked timeless, hypnotic magic on an array of Middle Eastern and Asian instrumentation throughout his career, here playing piano, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Yvette Mimieux/Connoisseur Society (Japan), Late 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Yvette Mimieux reads from Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil – acompanied by Ali Akbar Khan and Mahapurush Misra! CD
Sterns, 1970s. Used ... $14.99
DO Misiani and his Shirati Jazz band at their 70s peak – wiry, catchy guitars and passionate vocals melding in hypnotic songs and performances that came to define the Kenyan benga sound in the 70s! Misiani and Shirati Jazz were the first stars of the style, and this collection from Sterns ... read more CD
(Out of print, crease through traycard artwork.)
Miyumi Project Big Band —
Rooted – Origins Of Now ... CD Jazz Institute Chicago, 2001. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Taku Akiyama on alto saxophone, Mwata Bowden on baritone saxophone and didgeridoo, Hiroshi Eguchi and Satoru Iga on bass, Tomoko Hayashida on cello, Tatsu Aoki on bass and taiko, Miss Mia Park on drums, Hide Yoshihashi, Jason Matsumoto, and Ryan Toguri on taiko, Toru Hironaka on tenor saxophone, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Pops Mohamed —
Ancestral Healing – From New York To Jo' Burg ... CD MELT 2000 (UK), 1995. Used ... $2.99
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Motion Trio —
Pictures From The Street ... CD Akordeonus (Poland), 2004. Used ... Out Of Stock
Janusz Wojtarowicz, Marcin Galazyn, and Pawel Baranek on accordion. CD
Mozart/Archiv Produktion (Germany), 2005. Used ... Out Of Stock
European waltzes side by side with music by Ottoman Turkish composers including Hamamizade Ismail Dede Effendi, Abdi Effendi, and Demetrius Cantemir. (Classical, Global Grooves) CD
(Case has a small cutout hole.)
Mochilla, 2010. Used CD & DVD ... $24.99
The mighty Mulatu Astatke has given us lots of amazing music over the years – key records both home in Ethiopia and here in the US – yet this performance may well be one of his most special, as it unites the legendary musician with a host of giants from the American scene – all in ... read more CD
(Out of print. Individual performances from the Timeless box set – featuring the performance on CD and DVD! DVD is NTSC coded, Region 0.)
David Murray & Gwo-Ka Masters Feat Pharoah Sanders —
Gwotet ... CD Justin Time, 2004. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A rich tapestry of Afro-Caribbean rhythms – and one of the most compelling albums we've heard in years from David Murray! The set features an expanded group of percussionists, vocalists, and other instrumentalists – fronted by lead solo stars David Murray and Pharoah Sanders – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Ellipsis Arts, 1997. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Features Bill Laswell, Philip Glass, Pharoah Sanders, Mandingo, and others. CD
Musi O Tunya —
Give Love To Your Children (with bonus tracks) ... CD Now Again, 1975. Used ... Out Of Stock
Searing sounds from 70s Zambia – from one of the hippest, funkiest, most sharp-edged groups on the scene! This sweet little set may well be the best album ever from Musi O Tunya – a perfect fusion of funky roots with lots of Afro Soul touches, and a wicked approach to the guitar that ... read more CD
Omnium, 2000. Used ... $2.99
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Muungano National Choir —
Missa Luba – An African Mass – 10 Kenyan Folk Melodies ... CD Decca, 1990. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Najite Olokun Prophecy —
Africa Before Invasion ... CD Sofa, 2003. Used ... Out Of Stock
Femi Kuti move over! This is a wonderful set of African funk tunes with a really classic feel – recorded recently, but with a strong adherence to the straight ahead grooves of the 70s. The group's got some really great electric piano on a number of cuts – snaking over heavier drums ... read more CD
Nonesuch, 2002. Used ... $1.99
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Nonesuch, 2007. Used ... $1.99
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Music Of The World, 1992. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print, cover has a small promotional sticker and a punch.)
Nomo —
Ghost Rock ... CD Ubiquity, 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
Amazing work from Nomo – their greatest album so far, and an incredible step forward in styles! Nomo started out as an already-great Afro Funk combo – but over the past few records, they've picked up a really hip range of musical influences – spiritual jazz, electronica, ... read more CD
Nomo —
Invisible Cities ... CD Ubiquity, 2009. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great stuff from global funk phenoms Nomo – deftly blending Afro steeped funk with an astral reach – with more of a spiritual jazz influence and off kilter avant touches! Invisible Cities arrives just about a year since their breakthrough Ghost Rock opened so many doors, and although ... read more CD
Nomo —
New Tones ... CD Ubiquity, 2006. Used ... Out Of Stock
Mindblowing work from one of the greatest new groups we've heard in years – Michigan's mighty Nomo, easily one of the greatest Afro Funk combos going! Nomo's got a tightness that surpasses most other heirs to Fela's throne – an intensely focused energy that's really tremendous – ... read more CD
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