Global Grooves — In Stock — CDs 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (233) new/used, Vinyl (346) new/used, LPs (334) new/used, 12-inch (11) new/used, 7-inch (1 used), All (579)
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Ryko, 1987. Used ... $9.99
Titles include "Kira Kira", "Africa & America", "Moti Mo", "Maajo", "Ase", and "Drumming Finale". CD
(Original late 80s pressing.)
Mango, 1983. Used ... $6.99 8.99
Fantastic work from King Sunny Ade – one of his first truly global releases, and an album that marked a whole new sound in his music! Sunny had been issuing lots of his own records back home in Nigeria – but this set has the juju master working in London, with really fantastic ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Mango/T-Bird (UK), 1983/1984. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A pair of groundbreaking records from King Sunny Ade – both of which represent a new wave of interest in African music after the initial burst of the Fela Kuti generation! First up is Synchro System – fantastic work from King Sunny Ade – one of his first truly global releases, ... read more CD
Sterns, 1993. Used ... $6.99
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(Please note the booklet has a sticker remnant on the front.)
Yellow Productions (France), 2001. Used ... $5.99
A full LP that documents one of the best series of new French tracks of the past few years – the Africanism singles set on the Yellow Productions label! If you've missed the singles as they've been coming out, now's the time to catch up – as they feature some brilliant house tunes that ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Habibi Funk (Germany), Late 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
Really fantastic music, with a sound that's as hip as the image on the cover – not jazz as we know it here in the US, but a wonderful hybrid of our own musical roots with elements of Sudanese music – all delivered with a very postmodern mish-mash of styles, and a sound that's unlike ... read more CD
Encore (France), 1988. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Encore (France), 1970s/1980s. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Ferkat Al Ard —
Oghneya ... CD Habibi Funk (Germany), 1979. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
The music of Lebanon never got much global exposure during the 70s – but it's clear that Ferkat Al Ard was bringing plenty of the globe's influences to play on this amazing record – mixing together bits of electric funk, Brazilian jazz, and soulful strings at a level that completely ... read more CD
Also available Oghneya ... LP 22.99
Glitterbeat (Germany), 2022. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
The debut album from Al Qasar – a group who will sit next to your favorite guitar-heavy records from the Tuareg scene, but one who've also got a slightly different vibe! The roots of Al Qasar are more global – and include influences from Europe and the US – and there's a ... read more CD
World Circuit, 2020. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 19.98
A really fantastic collaboration between two pioneers of African music – and a set that nicely opens both into the jazziest side of their talents! Hugh Masekela blows flugelhorn, and Tony Allen handles drums and plenty of percussion – and although both artists sing a bit, the main ... read more CD
Montilla/Discos Orbe (Colombia), 1970s. Used ... $3.99
Strut (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $8.99 13.99
Really raw work from this Ghanaian group that emerged from jamming on the streets of Accra – a core quartet that mostly features tuned percussion and stringed instruments – used in a highly rhythmic way along with the vocals! The lineup features kologo, goje, gome, dondo, and kpanlogo ... read more CD
Amanaz —
Africa ... CD Now Again, 1975. New Copy 2 CDs ... $7.99 17.98
Wonderfully fuzzy work from Amanaz – one of the trippiest, headiest groups of the Zamrock scene of the 70s! The guitars here are very full and present – not at a hit you over the head jamming label, but with this rich sonic element that has lots of bassy undercurrents – at a ... read more CD
Ostinato (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Beautiful sounds from Cabo Verde – served up by a group named after a famous composer on the island, and featuring three of his children working under the leadership of older guitarist/singer Pascoal, who'd studied with Ano Nobo before he passed away! The style of the music is wonderful ... read more CD
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A legendary album on the Black Fire label from the 70s – a set that features Ghanaian percussionist Oykerama Asante working in the same American mix of funk and spiritual jazz as his labelmates Oneness Of Juju! The set was recorded in the same stretch as the best work from that legendary ... read more CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 2CD ... $5.99 24.99
Funky African work from Fred Fisher – a Nigerian trombonist who crafted his own unique groove at the end of the 70s! Fred both sings and plays trombone – the latter with a Fred Wesley-like soulfulness – and his rhythms here are really wide-ranging, and embrace a host of new ... read more CD
Big Crown, 2016. Used ... $8.99
A fantastic full length set from the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – a group who've really won us over in recent years with a fast flurry of funky 45s! The group take an older steel band sound, and forge it to a might tighter rhythmic impulse – with a sound that's often even funkier ... read more CD
United One (Germany), 1996. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
United One (Germany), 1996. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Crammed (Belgium), 2008. Used CD & DVD ... $4.99
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Alston/Strut (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $18.99 19.99
A great collection – the rare two albums by Beginning Of The End, plus bonus tracks too! First up is the classic Funky Nassau – s monster bit of funk that's unlike anything else we can think of! Beginning Of The End hailed from The Bahamas, but don't hold that against them – ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more CD
Times Square, 2008. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
A gimmicky record, but one that's pretty darn great – thanks to a very unusual approach that mixes the music of Miles Davis with Indian instrumentation! The players are a big part of the album's success – as they include Miles Davis alums like Gary Bartz on alto sax, Lenny White and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Numero, 1982. New Copy ... $13.99 16.98
A record that's got to be one of the coolest recorded in Calgary during the early 80s – as it offers up a really unusual blend of modes that definitely lives up to its title, and which also borrows a bit from Indian music as well! Singer Rupa Biswas fronts a group that's equally strong on ... read more CD
Gusstaff (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
A really unique project from Philippe Samiguel – recorded in Bamako, where Samiguel has worked as a producer for many years – during which time he's pulled together ideas from all sorts of different projects, and forged them into a new groove of his own! Samiguel's worked most famously ... read more CD
Also available Quicksand (180 gram pressing – with bonus download) ... LP 24.99
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2022. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A really beautiful little record – one that bills itself as coming from from creole roots and French chanson – and which definitely delivers the goods as promised! The rhythms are often nice and lean – bubbling, percolating elements that maybe echo some older styles from the ... read more CD
Also available Cimitere Creole ... LP 24.99
ECM (Germany), 1991. Used ... $12.99
Anouar Brahem on oud, Barbaros Erkose on clarinet, Kudsi Erguner on nai, and Lassad Hosni on bendir and darbouka. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print.)
Rounder, 1920s/1930s/Early 40s. Used ... $8.99
Montilla (Colombia), 1990. Used ... $2.99
NRW (Germany), 2002. Used ... $9.99
Paul Brody on trumpet, Michael Rodach on guitar, Ed Schuller on bass, Tony Buck on drums and samples, and David Moss on vocals – plus special guests Billy Bang on violin and Rudi Mahall on bass clarinet! (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
PMG (Austria), 1975. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
Seminal sounds from Segun Bucknor – one of the most soulful singers on the Nigerian scene of the 70s, and an artist who can mix funky grooves with some of the deeper currents and moodier themes that you'll hear in Zamrock recordings of the time! The album begins with some excellent upbeat ... read more CD
Subah Zindagi (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
A classic soundtrack from Indian film composer Rahul Dev Burman – and one that reminds us just how important the voice was to the format over the years! Unlike some Bollywood soundtracks, which have long upbeat songs that are driving the dance numbers in the film – this score has a ... read more CD
Francisco Mora Catlett —
Mora! (Japanese paper sleeve edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD AACE/Shout (Japan), 1986. Used ... $36.99
A legendary early set from percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett – and a really sublime blend of spiritual jazz and Latin rhythms! Mora's percussion is definitely at the core – but the set also features wonderful contributions from Vincent Bowens on tenor and soprano sax, Jerome LeDuff ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia —
Living Legend Of Bansuri Vol 1 ... CD Chhanda Dhara, 1995. Used ... $7.99
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(Out of print.)
Capitol/EMI, 1989. Used ... $3.99
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Capitol, 1988. Used ... $1.99
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Also available Shadow Man ... LP 1.99(Out of print.)
Water Lily Acoustics, 1992. Used ... $5.99
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EMI (Colombia), 1920s/1930s. Used ... $4.99
Libreville (France), Early 80s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Funky French club tracks from the start of the 80s – all the brainchild of DJ Guy Cuevas, who has a perfect ear for mixing together dancefloor styles and a nice range of global elements! And sure, lots of folks worked in that territory during the 80s world music boom – but Cuevas was ... read more CD
Also available Total Cuevas ... LP 39.99
Atlantic, 2001. Used ... $3.99
A pretty compelling batch of tracks, featuring the guitar, trumpet, and vocals of Olu Dara – a rootsy player who'd first come to fame in the avant scene of the 80s, but who also has undergone an incredible transformation over the past few years. Although the album is only the 2nd to be ... read more CD
Funkiwala (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
London guitarist Phil Dawson has a strong legacy of work with global heavyweights – artists who include Hugh Masekela, Tony Allen, and Mulatu – but the vibe here is much more jazz-based overall – as Dawson plays both guitar and Fender Rhodes in a group that has a great sense of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Hannibal, 1999. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Giant, 1994. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Habibi Funk (Germany), Mid 80s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
Great early work from Libyan singer Hamid El Shaeri – an artist who'd soon explode to huge global fame, but who's heard here on early tracks recorded for the Slam label in Egypt! Most of the releases were originally issued only on cassette – a format that allowed Hamid's music to ... read more CD
Also available Slam Years 1983 to 1988 ... LP 24.99
Afro Soul/Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $13.99 17.99
A treasure trove of funky soul and trippy grooves from Eye Q – a group who hail from the same scene in Zimbabwe that gave us Witch and Ngozi Family, but who are maybe even groovier overall! There's some really wonderful guitar on most of these cuts – more funk-styled than some of the ... read more CD
EMI, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. Used ... $1.99
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Funkadesi, 2008. Used ... $1.99 2.99
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(Cover has light wear and a bumped corner.)
Sunnyside, 2022. Used ... $1.99 6.99
Tracks include "Que Carajo", "Senora Dona Igualdad", "Boca Con Boca", and "No Son Los Muertos". CD
(Mark through barcode.)
Camilla George —
Ibio Ibio ... CD Ever (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Not the first album from saxophonist Camilla George, but the set where it really feels like she's found her voice in music – weaving together her own strong solo on alto sax with the work of a top-shelf array of players from the London scene, while also nodding towards her roots in the Ibibio ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Ibio Ibio (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP 26.99
La Voix Du Globe/Outre National (France), 1975. New Copy ... $16.99
A really brilliant album from percussionist Henri Guedon – an artist with Caribbean roots, but a sound that really seems to transcend all boundaries – as he mixes his own instrumentation with a great blend of keyboards, organ, piano, and plenty more percussion – in styles that ... read more CD
Analog Africa (Germany), Mid 70s. Used ... $13.99 16.99
Early work Zimbabwe legends Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – a group that was an early showcase for the vocal talents of the equally legendary Thomas Mapfumo! The set's not just a Mapfumo showcase, though – as the sound here resonates strongly from the whole group – nice harmonies ... read more CD
Also available Take One ... LP 29.99
Sublime Frequencies, 1970s. New Copy ... $16.99
A wealth of wonderful work from Baligh Hamdi – an artist who had a huge impact on Egyptian music in the postwar years, even if he's not as well known on our side of the Atlantic! The tracks here all date from a time when Hamdi had been already recording for a number of years – first ... read more CD
Phil Hawkins —
Sugarcane Suite – Jazz Inspired By The Music Of Trinidad, Cuba & Brazil ... CD P Note, 2010. Used ... $5.99
Phil Hawkins on steel pans, drums, percussion, keyboards, and synth bass, Randy Brecker on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Cohen on alto saxophone, Ray Obiedo on guitar, Scott Sorkin on acoustic and electric guitar, Murray Low on keyboards, David K Mathews on keyboards, Gerry Grosz on vibes, Marc van ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Digipack case has some edgewear and two small stickers. Appears to be signed by the artist.)
Now Again, 2015. Used ... $8.99
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
Saulito, 2011. Used ... $4.99
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(Digipack case has some edgewear.)
Chiaroscuro/Downtown Sound, 1977. Used ... $11.99
A landmark New York session from Dollar Brand – recorded in the late 70s, with a larger group than usual! Brand spins out some really magical African-tinged jazz grooves – stretching forth in his usual modal mode, with lots of rhythmic lines – but in a way that's also augmented ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Finders Keepers (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy ... $6.99 16.99
Great electronics from the Indian scene of the 80s – music that's a lot warmer and more evocative than you might guess from the "robotic" in the title – thanks to plenty of roots in the Kollywood soundtrack scene! The instrumentation is often spare, but still echoes the ... read more CD
Finders Keepers (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $14.99
A pastiche of of styles from the late 70s and early 80s Kollywood cinema scene – amazing stuff produced and arranged by Ilaiyaraaja – music that trades as much in heavy funk as it does electronic pop! Over the span of a few decades, maestro Ilaiyaraaja recorded hundreds of scores, many ... read more CD
Meta (Germany), 2001. Used ... $4.99
Verve, 1995. Used ... $6.99
One of the hippest albums Hank Jones ever recorded – a very unique mixture of jazz and African elements, put together with organist Cheick Tidiane Seck! Jones plays his usual piano, but the strongest elements on the set come from Seck's Hammond work, and instrumentation from other members of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Philips/Voodoo Funk, 1973. New Copy ... $6.99 16.98
An uber-rare album from Orlando Julius & The Afro Sounders – recorded at Ginger Baker's studio in Lagos and originally (apparently quite scarcely) released by Philips in 1973 – wonderful stuff and on par with the excellent material the group recorded in the handful of previous years! ... read more CD
(CD version comes with a great hardcover book-like package that includes liner notes by Orlando Julius.)
New Dawn (Netherlands), 2018. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print and still sealed.)
Everloving, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Fast funk and lots of sharp riffs from Okwess – a group with roots in the Congo, but who've risen to international fame – thanks in part to their updating of older Afro Funk modes, and the strong presence of lead singer Jupinter Bokondji! The group are clearly aware of more ... read more CD
Monitor, 1987. Used ... $1.99 6.99
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(Out of print.)
Polydor/Barclay, 1987. Used ... $4.99 6.99
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Also available Akwaba Beach ... LP 4.99
Eleni Karaindrou —
Herod Atticus Odeon, September 6, 1988 ... CD Minos (Greece), 1988. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Harmonia Mundi (France), 1996. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Nagam, 2004. Used ... $3.99
Marcel Khalide on oud – with Rami Khalide on piano, Peter Herbert on bass, Bachar Khalide on percussion and vibes, and special guest Omar Guey on violin. CD
Heavenly Sweetness/Pura Vida (France), 2022. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
The first-ever solo album from Kweku of Ghana – who you've likely heard as KOG on projects with Nubiyan Twist, Onipa, and others – really sounding great here with a colorful vibe that really fits the image on the cover! The rhythms percolate nicely throughout – lean beats mixed ... read more CD
Brownswood (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
London's Kokoroko are a group with roots in many traditions and global modes – but they've also got a cohesive jazz-based sensibility that really makes the whole thing come together – and makes their music feel fresh and new, instead of a contemporary take on older modes! There's ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Could We Be More (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP 30.99
Patois, 2009. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Tracks include "Cherokee", "Ilu Aye", "Valentin", "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)", "Take Me To Aruanda", and "Tea In The Sahara". CD
(Cover has a small index sticker on spine and a promo sticker over barcode.)
Partisan, 2021. New Copy 2CD ... $9.99 16.99
Two generations of the Fela Kuti legend work here back to back – in a double length set that features one full album from Fela's son, and another by his grandson! Femi is up first on a set titled Stop The Hate – full-on Afro Funk with plenty of message in the music – the older ... read more CD
Warner/Rhino, 1980s/1990s. Used ... $2.99
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(Penmark through barcode.)
Sketch (France), 1999. Used ... $8.99
Piranha, 2002. Used ... $5.99
Tracks include "Slow Hasidic Nign", "Wedding In Crown Heights", "Imayel Ya Khail", "Watts-Hoffman Special", and "Lieberman Funky Freylekhs". CD
IRT/Musica & Entretenimiento (Spain), 1971. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
Traditional sounds of Chile start out the set, but the record soon leaps into the fray with freak and fuzz that's really wonderful – a psychedelic take on the sounds of the Andes, but with a vibe that's very much its own! You'll definitely hear some wood flutes in the mix, but this isn't the ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more CD
Ward (Japan), 2006. Used ... $11.99
Tracks include "Gbeto", "Okagbe", "Prayer For Peace", "Fifa", "Beny's Tune","Be-Nin-Bop", and "Nonvignon". (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Aparte (France), 2018. Used ... $6.99
Lionel Loueke, standing nicely on the borders of his styles – playing jazzily, to be sure – but also opening up with plenty of global elements too – in a lineup that includes the musician on a bit of percussion, alongside other percussion from Cyro Baptista and Christi Joza Orisha ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Blue Note, 2008. Used ... $3.99
Lionel Loueke on guitar and vocals, Massimo Biolcati on bass, and Ferenc Nemeth on drums. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Promotional sticker over barcode and stamp on CD.)
Blue Note, 2010. Used ... $5.99
Lionel Loueke's got some great help on this set – Angelique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, and Richard Bona – each of whom appear on two tracks apiece! The set's got quite a different vibe than the usual Blue Note outing – still a core of jazz, given Loueke's great guitar work – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
ObliqSound (Germany), 2006. Used ... $6.99
Lionel Loueke on guitar, percussion and vocals – with Herbie Hancock on piano, Massimo Biolcati on bass, Ferenc Nemeth on drums and percussion, Cyro Baptista on percussion, and Gretchen Parlato on vocals. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
Antilles, 1990. Used ... $8.99
A beautiful record from pianist Evan Lurie – very different than his work in the Lounge Lizards – as the set features bandoneon from Alfred Pedernera, guitar from Marc Ribot, and violin and viola from Jill Jaffee – in a mode that's almost like the hip modern work of Astor ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Death Is Not The End, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
Stunning sounds from Iranian pianist Morteza Mahjubi – an artist who tunes his instrument in all these very unique ways – so that the strings and the keys come together in ways that are unlike anything at all you'd hear in the west! At times, the instrument almost feels more like a ... read more CD
Also available Selected Improvisations From Golha Part 1 ... LP 22.99
Death Is Not The End, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
Stunning sounds from Iranian pianist Morteza Mahjubi – an artist who tunes his instrument in all these very unique ways – so that the strings and the keys come together in ways that are unlike anything at all you'd hear in the west! At times, the instrument almost feels more like a ... read more CD
Also available Selected Improvisations From Golha Part 2 ... LP 22.99
Reprise/Strut (UK), 1970. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
One of Miriam Makeba's hippest albums of all time – a set that marked the end of her association with Reprise Records, and her fame in the crossover American scene of the 60s – and for good reason, too – as the whole thing's brimming over with much more righteous energy than ever ... read more CD
Also available Keep Me In Mind ... LP 11.99