Global Grooves — New Arrivals 
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Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Cymande —
Second Time Round (180 gram pressing) ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $25.99 27.99
Heavy bass, tight percussion, and a wonderfully trippy groove – the stunning second album from Cymande, and one of our funk favorites from the 70s! These guys have a sound that's completely unique – a vibe that mixes African and Jamaican influences up in the heady London scene of the ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Faada Freddy —
Golden Cages ... LP Universal (France), 2024. New Copy ... $20.99 26.99
Faada Freddy already has a very striking style – a blend of gospel and soul with some elements of his Senegalese roots – yet here, he pushes the boundaries even more by just working with voice and human percussion elements, but in a mode that makes for a mighty full groove! Freddy's ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Golden Cages ... CD 12.99
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... LP M Plant, 2024. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Variations ... CD 14.99
Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos —
Uganda – Dawn Of African Rock ... LP Toshiba/Mr Bongo (UK), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Uganda – Dawn Of African Rock (replica box edition) ... LP 39.99
Jaubi —
Nafs At Peace ... LP Astigmatic (Poland), 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $27.99 32.99
A really great record with a vibe that's all its own – a stunning blend of spiritual jazz, North Indian music, and some slight contemporary touches – all with a sense of deeper energy that really opens up as the album moves on! There's plenty of great keyboards on the record – a ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ananda Shankar —
Sa Re Ga Machan ... LP Life Goes On, 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99
A great bit of jungle exotica from funky sitar player Ananda Shankar – composed as a full piece with an "atmosphere of twilight and the feeling of watching animals at a water hole", but with a sweeping soundtracky feel that makes it more like some lost 70s film gem in the best ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wganda Kenya —
Wganda Kenya ... LP Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 32.99
Massive rhythms from this legendary 70s group – one created in the Discos Fuentes studios in Colombia – as a way to combine some of the bigger African and Caribbean rhythms of the time! The sound is very percussive, and very raw – lots of acoustic elements in the rhythms, mixed ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue features two non-LP bonus tracks!)
Various —
Ghana Special 2 – Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora 1980 to 1993 (3LP set) ... LP Soundway (UK), 1980s/Early 1990s. New Copy 3LPs ... $39.99 41.99
A long-overdue follow up to the legendary first Ghana Special collection – and one that presents a second chapter of work – not just from the regional scene, but from a time when some of its best artists were also recording in other nations too! The result is a more powerful, soulful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ghana Special 2 – Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora 1980 to 1993 ... CD 17.99
Various —
Habibi Funk Vol 2 – An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World ... LP Habibi Funk (Germany), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
A second amazing collection of rare funk tracks from the Mid East – work that didn't exist in the same "scene"-styled world as American funk, but which instead comes from a disparate group of recordings that surprisingly, amazingly, turned out to be pretty darn funky! Musical modes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 6 (red vinyl pressing) ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $29.99 30.99
A stunning blend of soul, Latin, jazz, and Brazilian numbers – and a set that may well be our favorite entry in the Mr Bongo Record Club so far! If you know the Mr Bongo label, you'll know that for decades, they've turned us on to the sort of rare gems we might not have heard otherwise ... (Funky Compilations, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 6 ... CD 11.99
Various —
Persian Underground – Garage Rock, Beat, & Psychedelic Sounds From The Iranian 60s & 70s Scene ... LP Cosmic Rock (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
Groovy rock from Iran – 60s & 70s material that's got the raw and rumbling grittiness of some of best garage rock of the time and others that flirt with psychedelia – most with the Middle Eastern flourishes blended beautiful with western rock and beat sounds! Wonderful stuff all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Togo Soul 2 ... LP Hot Casa (France), 1970s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 44.99
A stunning array of rare sounds from Togo – a tiny West African nation, but home to a real hotbed of grooves in the 70s and 80s! As with the first volume, the music here is a real revelation – sounds very different than those in nearby Nigeria, often with a slight tropical vibe in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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