Global Grooves — In Stock — LPs 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (193) new/used, Vinyl (373) new/used, LPs (352) new/used, 12-inch (7) new/used, 7-inch (14) new/used, All (566)
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Alagbada (Nigeria), 1991. Very Good- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam held with a staple and a worn top right corner.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1988. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear with a torn top right corner.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and pen.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and splitting. Cover has some wear.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and marker.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1987. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some pen.)
Leader (Nigeria), 1978. Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with splitting seams held with aged masking tape.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1979. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear and staining with masking tape along the bottom seam.)
Makossa, 1982. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
King Sunny Ade (Nigeria), 1984. Very Good- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Sunny Alade (Nigeria), 1984. Fair ... $8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(FAIR CONDITION. Cover has some wear and pen.)
Supreme Disc (Nigeria), Poor ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear and splitting. Vinyl plays well despite being heavily scratched.)
Sunny Alade (UK), 1978. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Lanre Adepoju (Nigeria), 1979. Good+ ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear with masking tape along the spine.)
Lanrad (Nigeria), 1981. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a small peeled spot on the back, with some pen. Label has some pen.)
Lanre Adepoju (Nigeria), Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging.)
Wel Kadeb (Nigeria), 1977. Poor ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear.)
Wel Kadeb (Nigeria), 1978. Good ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear, with some pen and a bit of tape in two corners. Label has some pen.)
Makossa, 1981. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Great work from this highly-percussive African theater group – with one long, hard-grooving tracks on each side! LP, Vinyl record album
Polydor (Nigeria), 1989. Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and a peeled spot along the bottom.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1985. Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear, stains marker and masking tape along all seams. Label has marker.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1977. Fair ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(FAIR CONDITION. Cover has moderate wear, stains and some staples holding split seams. Label has some pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1977. Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and splitting.)
Ekimogun (Nigeria), 1980. Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, tape along a splitting spine and some ink stamps. Label has an ink stamp.)
Supreme Disc (Nigeria), Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and aging.)
Ekimogun (Nigeria), 1978. Good ... $12.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy surface wear with pen and tape along the spine.)
Olasimbo (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Plainisphare (Switzerland), 1985. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A very cool set – loads of percussion and spare rhythms – with guitar from Aly Sow Baidy and great tenor solos, some almost avant, from Tamisimbi Mpungu! Raw and rootsy throughout! LP, Vinyl record album
Ivan Annan —
Ghana Language ... LP Folkways, 1964. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has split seams, heavy wear on the spine, some stains around the edges, and a peeled spot from sticker removal.)
Ibukun Orisun Iye (Nigeria), 1982. Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with ink stamps and light pen.)
Kosalabaro (Nigeria), Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with pen and marker on both sides. Label has marker and pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
LRC (Nigeria), 1985. Good ... $8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover and label have some marker and pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1987. Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and aging with some pen.)
Siky-Oluyole (Nigeria), 1980. Poor ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear, stains and pen.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1981. Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1980. Fair ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with pen and splitting.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Kollington (Nigeria), 1986. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Kollington (Nigeria), 1980s. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, pen and a few staples holding a split top seam.)
Sony (Nigeria), 1992. Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Regal (Spain), 1967. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear.)
EMI (Italy), 1981. Very Good+ ... $24.99
(Rock, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some surface wear and lightly bent corners.)
New Morning Star Records (Nigeria), 1981. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with making tape along the spine.)
Cook, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $22.99
Awesome session of early hand drum recordings from Trinidad. Largely an ethnomusicological document, this set has some insulting colonialist commentary on the back, but the rhythms in the grooves are totally smoking, with titles like "Drumology", "Calypso In Drums", "Koroma ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, with some splitting on the top seam.)
Woorell (Japan), 1984. Near Mint- ... $23.99
Four long tracks – "The Best Ambiance", "Sawambe", "Elisa Kouadio", and "Le Meme". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi!)
Kena, 1979. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent Belgian pressing, still in the shrink with insert.)
Columbia, 1956/1957. Very Good ... $16.99
An incredible early experimental album from Art Blakey – one of the first to feature him in expanded percussion format! Side one of the album features the extended "Drum Suite" – a set of 3 tracks ("The Sacrifice", "Cubano Chant", and "Oscalypso") ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing, without deep groove. Cover has some wear with splitting seams.)
Mango, 1989. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Chiaroscuro, 1977. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Selma, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $79.99
Great rootsy grooves – inspired by Santeria, with lots of percussion! (Latin, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy!)
Omega, Late 50s. Very Good ... $22.99
Incredible stuff – and quite possibly the greatest album ever recorded by this enigmatic percussionist! The record features Chaino with his "African Percussion Safari" – not really listed on the notes individually, but (we surmise) most likely a group of studio percussionists. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing on black vinyl. Cover has splitting on the seams.)
Multi Sound (India), 1983. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly bent corners.)
Mainstream, Early 70s. Sealed Gatefold ... $23.99
A sweet album of soulful jazz from trumpeter Johnny Coles – a wondeful talent who made a rare few albums as a leader! The record is quite different than Coles' earlier work for Epic and Blue Note – in that it's got the slightly electrified Mainstream sound of the 70s firmly in place ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing! Cover has a cut corner, and shrinkwrap is open a bit in that corner.)
Skylark (Nigeria), 1980. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear, with flaking at the opening and along part of the top seam with moisture stains along the opening.)
Verve, 1987. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a lightly bent corner.)
Manitas De Plata —
Flamenco Guitar ... LP Vanguard, Mid 60s. Very Good+ 3LP ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes booklet. Box has light wear and minor seam splitting.)
Mango, 1981. Very Good ... $7.99
A slightly confused effort from Manu Dibango's later years – sessions recorded in Paris, London, New York, and Kingston – which must have cost Island Records a bundle! There's an attempt here to change up Manu's groove a bit – one that brings a fair bit of reggae into the mix in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner and wrinkles in the back panel.)
Atlantic, 1972. Used ... Just Sold Out!
An incredible record – even if it was a worldwide hit! Before this one came out, Manu was a funky sax player grooving away in Cameroun, cutting tight but obscure soulful sides. In 1972, though, he exploded with the track "Soul Makossa" – a choppy hard-riffing number that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo sticker, cutout notch, some ring & edge wear, and a couple of wrinkles in the front paste-on.)
RCA, 1957. Very Good ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has a stain along the opening.)
Crowell-Collier Record Guild, 1957. Very Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, half split seams, and a bumped corner.)
Our Records, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
A pretty straight set of steel band tracks played by one of the biggest groups of the genre! The tracks are a real crowd-pleasing assortment – 60s pop numbers, a few calypso tunes, and even 2 classical tunes given a steel twist! A few tracks feature vocals, but the set's mostly instrumental ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
EMI (UK), 1984. Sealed ... $59.99
Groovy compilation that features shorter takes on some of Fela's best tracks from the 70s' – including a number that don't show up on vinyl that often! Titles include "Unknown Soldier", "Chop N Quench", "Ye Ye De Smell", "Don't Gag Me", and "Black ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a bent corner.)
Folkways, 1953. Very Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Gamelan Gong Sekar Anjar —
Exotic Sounds Of Bali ... LP Columbia, Late 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Beautiful Balinese Gamelon recording from the late 60's, performed by a large group, and a smaller quartet. Good recording quality, and some really spooky sounds. LP, Vinyl record album
Nonesuch, Early 70s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Beautifully evocative work on the Balinese gamelan – music that's maybe not as sharp as other recordings from that particular island – with a warmly flowing vibe that comes from the melodic cascading of tuned percussion, vibes, and gongs! There's still a focused, rhythmic feel to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Makossa, 1977. Near Mint- ... $89.99
One of the coolest, funkiest steel drum albums ever recorded – a really legendary set that played big on the New York club scene of the late 70s – and which has been the delight of collectors for years to come! Other steel pan bands in the Caribbean played funky styles in the 70s, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 90s pressing – long out of print!)
Fontana (Nigeria), Fair ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, with pen and a few staples holding split seams.)
Omega, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $34.99
Fierce funky grooves from the legendary Nico Gomez – a set cooked up in Europe, but heavy with influences from the other side of the Atlantic – from Havana all the way up to New York! There's definitely a Latin groove to the record – one that's similar to other Gomez productions ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent UK pressing on Mr Bongo, still in the shrink with hype sticker.)
482 Music, 2015. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Rounder, 1979. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Ostensibly a calypso record, but one that features instrumentation by a great host of New York Latin musicians – including Candido, Yomo Toro, Mauricio Smith, Chombo Silva, Chocolate Armenteros, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
Udisco Sound (Nigeria), Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring & edge wear, with a small rip in the opening.)
Nonesuch, 1975. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A classic recording of Buddhist chants – from the legendary Gyuto monks! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Epic, 1983. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Polydor (Nigeria), Very Good- ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Coiver has heavy wear, stains ink stamps and splitting seams held by staples.)
Newcreek (Japan), 1983. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(With obi and insert.)
EMI (India), 1972. Used ... Just Sold Out!
(Soundtracks, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split spine, mostly split bottom seam, and some corrosion on back.)
Musical Heritage Society, Early 80s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has clear tape on the spine.)
Long View, Early 80s. Very Good ... $36.99
Includes an insane cover of Gary Numan's "Cars"! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has bent corners and unglued bottom seam with a torn portion.)
Kitaro —
Oasis ... LP Kuckuck (Germany), 1979. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has stuck-on cellophane on back.)
Arhoolie, 1978. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Great work from one of the most important groups in the klezmer revival – with a nice Robert Crumb cover too! LP, Vinyl record album
Shanachie, 1984. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Landmark, 1983. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Really unusual work from Yusef Lateef – especially for the time! The set features Lateef on tenor and a range of different reed instruments – working with a Nigerian group on lots of regional instruments! (Jazz, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
Travesti/Rotel, 1975. Sealed ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Le Palm Jazz De Macenta —
Les Palmes Du Succes ... LP Syliphone (France), 1980. Near Mint- ... $38.99
Loads of incredible guitar work, spun out over long-weaving rhythms – on tunes that include "Madomany", "Bilicoco", "Kobogui", "Gbangba Gnale", and "Leyla". LP, Vinyl record album
(In beautiful shape!)
Folkways, 1959. Used ... Just Sold Out!
(Sound Library, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the purple cover, missing the booklet. Cover has a small split in the top seam and a strip of stuck-on paper at the bottom.)
Pacific Jazz, 1964. Very Good ... $19.99
Brilliant modern jazz from German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff – recording here in 1964, but sounding years ahead of his time, with an amazing a blend of jazz and Asian styles! The album's one of Mangelsdorff's best ever – a set of rhythmic tunes that seem clearly informed by the ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a very small split in the bottom seam.)
Uni, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Classic work from Hugh Masekela – and the album that pushed him over the top! The record features his version of "Grazin In The Grass", a runaway instrumental hit when it was issued – and a sly little groover that was based upon some earlier South African pop melodies that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has a sticker and a cutout hole.)
Pats, 1980s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some seam splitting and writing in pen on front.)
Hilary/Ra, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Hilary/Ra pressing.)
Ra, 1973. Very Good- ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate ring & edge wear.)
Elite, Mid/Late 70s. Near Mint- ... $28.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Carlos Montoya —
Flamenco Guitar ... LP ABC, Mid/Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has a stereo sticker.)
TYC (Nigeria), 1976. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with masking tape along all seams.)
Innovative Leisure, 2016. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue marbled vinyl.)
Obey (Nigeria), 1987. Very Good- ... $7.99
Album features 12 tracks, including "Suru La Fi Nsoko Obinrin", "Madaru Ma Lo", "Eru O Ba Mi", "Iba O Messiah Oba", "Ngo Sun Towotowo Juba Re" and "Ma Ri Temi Gba". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some stains on back.)
Obey (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and pen. Label has some pen.)
Obey (Nigeria), 1981. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with ink stamps and pen.)
Obey (Nigeria), 1983. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
