Global Grooves — In Stock — Vinyl
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Onyeoma CY (Nigeria), 1982. Fair ... $6.99
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(NOTE – Vinyl has a slight edge warp and press flaw that skips at the beginning of each side. Cover has wear and aging, some flaking at the top seam, wide clear tape holding the bottom seam, and some tears in the opening.)
Aas (Nigeria), Late 70s. Very Good ... $64.99
A rare Nigerian set, recorded at Tabansi – with tracks that include "Funky Makossa", "Sweet Love", "Jane", "Baby I Love You", and "Good Loving". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a light name in pen, a bumped corner – and back bottom corner has a small rip.)
Mango, 1983. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Bongo Joe (Switzerland), 1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99 39.99
A collection of work from one of the biggest bands on the scene in Sao Tome & Principe years ago – combo who rocked the small island nation with a great blend of West African modes and more tropical sounds! The guitar work is often very lively, and percolating strongly with the rhythms ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Power, 1972/1974. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $18.99
Incredible work from the obscure African Music Machine – a southern funk combo led by bassist Louis Villery – a legendary batch of funky singles, finally brought together as a full album! The band has a very unique sound that involves a lot of rolling bubbling basslines, spacey organ ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue pressing.)
Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 33.99
A record that's every bit as groovy as you might guess from the title – served up by one of the most unique combos to record for Colombia's Discos Fuentes in the 70s! Afrosound certainly have plenty of rhythms and sounds that resonate with their contemporaries at the top of the South ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99 35.99
Maybe one of the warmest recordings we've ever heard from pianist Vijay Iyer – but that's maybe no surprise, as the session is graced with these sublime vocals from singer Arooj Aftab – and delivered in a style that's much more than standard jazz! Iyer plays Fender Rhodes and piano, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Radio Martiko (Belgium), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $37.99 39.99
The sounds of the Sahara have been making big waves in recent years – but way back at the start of the 70s, this legendary group really set the scene with a set of key recordings done in Casablanca! Ahl Nana were some of the first to mix the electric guitar with more regional instrumentation ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Crammed (Belgium), 2023. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 31.99
A really cool project from this always-unique group – a set that follows in their pan-global legacy of sounds, but which also adapts them to more of a soundtrack sort of setting – as you might guess from the album's appearance in the Made To Measure series! The music is strong ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Habibi Funk (Germany), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 27.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Oghneya ... CD 14.99
A Chahine & Fils/BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 29.99
A really fantastic little record – and one that's even better than you might expect from the title – which itself is already pretty darn fantastic! The set is upbeat and funky, but not entirely disco – more this very groovy blend of Mid-East elements and more familiar keyboards ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Belly Dance Disco – Ernest Chahoud Presents Middle Eastern Heavens ... CD 9.99
Habibi Funk (Germany), Mid 2000s. New Copy ... $23.99
A really cool hybrid of styles – reggae, but recorded in Libya – which makes for all sorts of twists and turns in the music that are nicely different from mainstream modes! The rhythms still have echoes of Kingston, but the vocals have a special sort of phrasing, and the keyboards ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Subhana ... CD 14.99
Nonesuch/World Circuit, 2010. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $31.99 34.98
Tony Allen never lets us down – and even though he recorded this set well into the first decade of his "comeback" years, an album like this still has the same sort of fresh, urgent feel that got him noticed again by a whole new generation of fans! There's definitely lots of Allen's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Now Again, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 31.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Africa ... CD 7.99
Milos/Soundway (UK), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 25.99
Joyous 80s grooves from Charles Amoah of Ghana – a set that's maybe got all the same electro soul elements as indie sides from New York at the same time! Charles definitely has his ear to the streets with the beats – and the mix of those and the basslines is very much in the best old ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Radio Martiko (Belgium), Late 80s. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
A record that's as groovy as the group looks on the cover – and one that comes across with just the blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation the image might imply! Ansambl Mileta Petrovica are a Serbian group from the 80s who took older songs and reworked them with a cool style that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wazuri, Mid/Late 80s. Near Mint- ... $9.99 24.99
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(Label has a sticker.)
Voice Of Lebanon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
A musical masterpiece from this legendary Egyptian talent – a blend of strings, grooves, and soul – all served up at a level that's got a sense of power that moves way beyond its Mid East roots! This is the kind of record that most of us in the western world overlooked for decades ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Discos Fuentes/Mississippi, Early 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99
One of the most unusual albums ever issued on the legendary Discos Fuentes label – and that's saying a lot, given how many unusual albums the company put out! This set's got a core Colombian groove in the rhythms – very much in the rootsy style that the company was making a name for in ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – in a heavy tip-on cover!)
Ayz/Comet (France), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 36.99
A record with a really unusual pedigree, in that it was recorded by a number of Haitian singers and musicians on the New York scene – done in the mid 80s with a bit of a groove, and a compelling blend of Caribbean roots and more spiritual elements! At some level, the record is years ahead of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
CBS (Nigeria), 1991. Very Good ... $9.99 14.99
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(Vinyl has 2 short clicks on side 1. Cover has staining along the opening with wear & some stuck-on paper on the back, surface wear & aging, some pen, and a tiny sticker.)
Ararat (France), Near Mint- ... $6.99
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy ... $18.99 24.98
Funky genius from a mighty unique group – one who've drunk deep on the classic steel band sounds of the 70s, but who've also refined that groove with a contemporary funk approach too! The group's the brainchild of Bjorn Wagner – who you might know from The Mighty Mocambos – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), 1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 31.99
A long-overdue collection of work by Balka Sound – an important 80s group from Brazzaville, and one whose name evokes their style of music – a sound based in folksy roots, but which is updated here with electric guitar and bass, next to lively percussion and really great vocals! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Son Du Balka ... CD 13.99
Modern Harmonic, Mid 70s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $34.99 36.99
A surprising slice of work from the 70s – three different albums all released under various guises by Armenian American reedman Souren Baronian – all put out on his own Carlee label, and done in a very cool mix of styles! Baronian blows both familiar American horns and more exotic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Awesome Tapes From Africa, Early 90s. New Copy ... $18.99 21.98
Music at the crossroads – as Roger Bekono takes an older style of rural expression, and forges it with some of the more electric modes that were bubbling up on the global scene at the time – all in a set of extended groovers that feature a very lively interplay of vocals and rhythms! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Roger Bekono ... CD 12.99
Mainstream/M-S, Late 60s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $34.99
A great combination of two groovy Eastern-styled labums from the 60s! First up is Oud Artistry – groovy Eastern sounds from John Berberian – a musician we know from more rockish projects, but who steps out here on a relatively traditional set of tunes! As you'd guess from the title, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert!)
Mississippi, 1930s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A beautiful use of Hawaiian guitar in early Greek 78rpm recordings – an amazing musical journey that's even more fascinating than the use of the instrument in American country music! The instrument here is the acoustic version of steel guitar, and is often played alongside other more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bhundu Boys —
Shabini ... LP Discafrique (UK), 1986. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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(Cover has a cut corner.)
Crammed (Belgium), 1985. Sealed ... $19.99
80s Afro grooves, recorded in Belgium – given a nice twist by the Crammed Discs label, which was one of the first to really open up African styles with more European elements! Bony Bikaye handles vocals, and Hector Zazou plays plenty of keyboards and adds in beat – so there's an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, still sealed with a cut corner. Cover is bent at the top right corner.)
Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 26.99
A nice update of older Ghanian modes – as Isaac Birituro mixes his beautiful work on the balafon with some more contemporary rhythms and vocals – all at a level that's nicely different from other recent work in an Afro Funk mode! The woody sounds of the core instrument make for a nice ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RTS/Afrodelic (Italy), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A really heady album with a nicely trippy vibe – almost as if some of the spirit of Kingston had seeped into a more psychedelic West African setting – with a really wild, unique album as the result! There's some great slow-stepping rhythms on the set, very heavy on bass – and the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RTS/Afrodelic (Italy), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
The first album from the Black Children Sledge Funk Band – a combo who've got a sound that's a lot more lean than their name – with plenty of the funk that you might expect, mixed with some of the slightly trippy elements of the Zamrock generation too! The vocals are processed in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Disco —
Black Disco – Discovery 1975/As Shams (South Africa), Mid 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
There's less disco here than you might expect, as the group's a very jazzy one – with tenor and flute from South African jazz legend Basil Coetzee, working next to the organ and drum machine of Pops Mohamed as he creates a very cool, unique groove! The music's an extension of other South ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gusstaff (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Quicksand ... CD 7.99(Includes download!)
Black Market Brass —
Hox ... LP Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
Maybe the coolest set so far from this excellent combo – a record that infuses their unique blend of Afro Funk with some slightly psychedelic currents – as you might guess from the cover! The record's not entirely in the territory of a group like the Heliocentrics, but there's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hox ... CD 11.99
Hox (green vinyl pressing) ... LP 21.99
Black Market Brass —
Hox (green vinyl pressing) ... LP Colemine, 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 26.99
Maybe the coolest set so far from this excellent combo – a record that infuses their unique blend of Afro Funk with some slightly psychedelic currents – as you might guess from the cover! The record's not entirely in the territory of a group like the Heliocentrics, but there's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hox ... CD 11.99
Hox ... LP 21.99
Colemine, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 23.99
Beautifully heavy sounds from Black Market Brass – a group who started out with more of a global funk approach, but who emerge here with the intensity of some lost funky soundtrack – all with the sort of edge you might expect from the cover! The style here is really revolutionary ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
Left Ear (Austria), Late 80s. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
A percussion record, but one with a very different twist – as the set was done both in collaboration with dancer Tonny Kennybrew, and based on his sense of motion – and it was done at the end of the 80s, and features a very cool mix of both acoustic and electric instrumentation! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
WIRL/Not Dead Yet, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A very cool set from the 70s – one that's part reggae, part sweet soul, and part funky jam – all served up with a nicely mixed up vibe that really makes the whole thing shine! The group hail from Barbados, and there's some great Caribbean funk on the record at times – especially ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rounder, 1983. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Seminal work from one of the most important groups on the South African Township scene – with tracks that include "Daveyton Special", "Duba Duba", "Vezunyawo", "Archie Special"- "Brakpan No 2", "Mapetla 50", and "Back In ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light ring impressions.)
RCA/Be With (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 34.99
Maybe the best-known international album from Sidiku Buari – an artist who recorded some killer sets in his native Ghana, but who got a rare chance to work here in the US for this album – which features some tight funky elements by Bernard Purdie on drums, Paul Grivvin on keyboards, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Precious/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 29.99
A pair of rare records by Sidiku Buari – issued back to back on a single CD! Feelings is a record that was issued on the tiny Precious label – home to only two Buari albums in its tiny catalog – and the set follows strongly on the work that Sidiku recorded in New York during the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Feelings In Africa/
BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 28.99
One of the coolest records ever issued by Sidiku Buari – the Ghanian musician who also recorded just as Buari – stepping out here in a very unusual performance recorded live at a club in New York at the end of the 70s! Side one begins with this great crowd frenzy and very cool energy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Revolution – Live Disco Show In New York City ... CD 9.99
Honest Jons (UK), Early 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99 34.99
Other-worldly sounds from a leaf-playing musician from the South American scene – an artist who takes the leaf of a ficus tree, holds it in his mouth, and creates all these unusual sounds that are very much in the territory of some sort of exotic reed instrument! The leaf solos are mixed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Burning Flames (Antigua & Barbuda), 1989. Near Mint- ... $7.99
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Strakers (Barbados), 1983. Very Good+ ... $9.99
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(Cover has unglued seams, light ring & edge wear, aging.)
Peace & Rhythm, 2023. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
Cool cuts from CAMPOS – a name that stands for "Cumbias And More Psychedelic Original Sounds" – which is a very good way to describe the music on the set! There's an update of older Colombian modes going on – served up by Joshua Camp, who handles all instruments and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trova (Portugal), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $11.99
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(In the booklet cover, with light wear and aging.)
Paragon, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
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(Cover has a small sticker remnant.)
SMC, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
(Latin, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a library card pocket, ink stamp, bumped corner. Label has stickers.)
Black Sweat (Italy), 1976. New Copy ... $26.99 39.99
Rare 70s work from Don Cherry, and one of the most perfect realizations of his organic music concept – a quartet session recorded for Italian broadcast, with long songs that have a very spun-out, meditative vibe! Cherry's on pocket trumpet, but is way more than a horn player – as his ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
WHP (Italy), 1972. New Copy 2LP ... $34.99 39.99
The great Dollar Brand is a wonderful pianist, no matter what the setting – but he seems especially great when in collaboration with other contemporary giants – which is definitely the case here in a superb live performance with trumpeter Don Cherry from the early 70s! As you'll guess ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Citi Express —
Living For The City ... LP On Records/Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
Very clubby work from the South African scene at the start of the 90s – a record that warms things up nicely from the synth pop recordings of a few years before, and really seems to embrace all the best elements of house music in the process! The songs are catchy and have nice hooks when the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Claudy (France), Mid 80s. Very Good+ ... $49.99
Features lots of percussion from Claudy - mixed with keyboards, guitar, percussion, and a bit of tenor from Byron Pope! LP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has light wear, but this is a nice copy overall.)
Hit Parade (France), Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
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(Cover has light wear and aging.)
RCA (Argentina), Late 50s/1960s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
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(Late 70s issue. Cover is missing the plastic outer sleeve, and has some light stains and fading along the right side.)
Amancio D'Silva —
Konkan Dance (180 gram pressing) ... LP Roundtable (Australia), 1972. New Copy ... $24.99 40.99
A previously unissued album from Indian guitarist Amancio D'Silva – recorded during his legendary run of work at Lansdowne Studios, but making its first-ever appearance here! The work on the set is every bit as far-reaching and progressive as some of D'Silva's official releases – and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – in a cool flip-back cover – like a vintage album in the Lansdowne Series!)
Amancio D'Silva —
Sapana ... LP Roundtable (Australia), 1983. New Copy ... $22.99 34.99
Never-heard lost work from Indian guitarist Amancio D'Silva – a musician who created one of the most legendary albums in the Lansdowne Series at the start of the 70s, still turning out incredible sounds over a decade later! The album's very much out of time – with currents of jazz and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trojan/Antarctica Starts Here, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the most righteous albums to come out of the Kingston scene in the early 70s – a set that's driven by the new spirit of the Rastafarian generation, but which also pushes the music much more than some of the commercial efforts of the time! The style of the music here is almost to ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hot Casa (France), 2022. New Copy ... $29.99
New work from Togolese music legend Roger Damawuzan – but a set that feels as fierce and funky as if it were recorded in the 70s! The group is super-tight throughout – more inspired by the James Brown Band of the late 60s than other West African groups – and tracks are short, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Seda ... CD 7.99
Mana (UK), 2018. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Christaphone, 1970s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
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(Cover has minimal wear.)
Round/United Artists, 1976. Near Mint- ... $19.99
One of Mickey Hart's first forays into the world music genre – and way way better than his later Planet Drum recordings! The Grateful Dead's drummer plays with, and produces, an all-percussion ensemble that includes tablas, marimbas, talking drums, timbales, and congas. All the melody parts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In the foil cover, with a cut corner, light surface wear, and bent a bit at the sides.)
Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $34.99 36.99
Ernesto Djedje left the planet at a very young age – but thanks to recordings like this, he really left his mark on the music scene in the Ivory Coast – and the larger world of West African music as well! There's a special blend of traditional sounds and contemporary elements going on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
IDS/Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1989. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 21.99
Gibraltar Drakus was one of the key members of world music powerhouse Les Tetes Brulees back in the 80s – and here, he pays tribute to the legendary guitarist Theodore Zanzibar Epeme, whose sound was such a big part of the group! Guitar lines criss-cross wonderfully, really livening up some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hommage A Zanzibar ... CD 12.99
Nyami Nyami (France), 1986. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 28.99
An album from the 80s, but one with a very timeless vibe – as the set is heavy on mbiri work from Dumisani Maraire – recorded in a way that mostly just features vocals alongside the sparkling tones of the thumb piano! The mbiri is likely amplified here – as it's got a resonance ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Out Here (Germany), 2023. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99 29.99
A great return to form for this legendary Somalian group – a combo who made some important records in the 80s, but were part of the huge diaspora on their scene as the troubles of the following decade forced a long pause in cultural activity! Here, the group are reborn with new youthful ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Berlin Session ... CD 16.99
Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dytomite Starlite Band —
Dytomite Starlite Band of Ghana ... LP Tabansi/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 29.99
That's "Dytomite", not "dynamite" – and don't ask us what it means, either! But we can tell you that the set's a great bit of highlife, recorded with a lean, breezy feel – a bit more heft than just the duo pictured on the cover – with criss-crossing guitars, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Dytomite Starlite Band of Ghana ... CD 9.99
Canopy (Netherlands), 2022. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 26.99
A killer groove from the legendary TP Orchestra – served up here with these really playful vocals from Tomede Ehue, a singer whose style really amplifies the groove! The original itself is great enough on its own – a killer club track with great percussion and horns – and the ... read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Vanguard/Real Gone, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A fantastic little record – one that's not only important as a key introduction of Middle Eastern sounds to the US market, but one that also fits perfectly with other Vanguard label experimental folk sets from artists like Peter Walker and Sandy Bull! Unlike those musicians, who absorbed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone/Voodoo Funk, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 17.99
Monumental Afro Soul from El Rego Et Ses Commandos – El Rego's best recordings from the late 60s to early 70s – a beautifully done compilation put together by Daptone and Frank Gossner, the deep digging West African music expert behind Voodoo Funk! Theophile Do-Rego is a legend in his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Nagat El-Saghira —
Eyoun El Alb ... LP Soutelphan/We Want Sounds (UK), 1980. New Copy ... $31.99 34.99
A record with a great mix of subtle drama and soulful styles – served up by Egyptian singer Nagat, with help from the Al Massrieen group of Hany Shenouda! This isn't all-out Arabic club music, but there's some contemporary instrumentation in the mix that really works well – especially ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jorji (Nigeria), 1980s. Very Good- ... $9.99
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(Cover has heavy edge & ring wear, spot of pen on the back and labels.)
Eparapo —
Take To The Streets ... LP Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Dele Sosimi joins the group on many tracks here – which seems to really increase the righteous power of the record, and push the group's already-great Afro Funk energy over the top! The vocals are great – filled with message and meaning – and the group themselves are completely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tabansi/BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 28.99
One of the most rootsy albums ever issued by the Tabansi label – a set that's quite different than their more familiar electric modes, and which features very raw, tribal sounds by a percussion group that is tied to the Niri Kingdom in Nigeria! As you'd guess from their name, the ensemble is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Safran (France), 1982. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A beautiful blend of global rhythm and jazz – served up by bassist/berimbau player Serge Fabriano – a musician with equal ties to Paris and Guadeloupe, but who works here in a style that's completely his own! The music isn't as directly tied to other Guadeloupe rhythms as other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue on BeauMonde. Includes the insert.)
Fairuz —
Kifak Inta ... LP Relax In/We Want Sounds (UK), 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $30.99 34.99
Fairuz is a singer with a legendary voice – already one of the most important vocalists in Lebanon by the time of this album – with a way of soaring and stretching a note that's completely breathtaking, even if you can't understand the language! And while Fairuz had previously recorded ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl – with a bonus set of notes in English and French!)
Fela & Egypt 80 —
Army Arrangement ... LP Knitting Factory, 1985. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
The original take of "Army Arrangement" – one of the greatest 80s grooves from Fela Kuti – stretched out here over the course of the entire album! The notes list side one as being the "instrumental" and side two as the "vocal" – but in truth, the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fela Kuti —
Black President ... LP EMI, 1984. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A great one from Fela – tight and outtasite, with one of our favorite tracks ever by him – "ITT", also known as "International Thief Thief"! The record's got a clean and simple approach to the groove that's right up there with the best of the Afrika 70 era – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US green label pressing. Cover has a promo stamp, light wear, and a Capitol Value sticker.)
Knitting Factory, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A stunner from Fela – a record that really leaps right into the groove right from the very first note – then never lets up at all! Igo Chiko provides some fantastic tenor sax solos on the tunes – and both Tunde Williams and Eddie Faychum serve up some killer trumpet – while ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
A real classic from the great Fela Kuti – a seminal mid 70s record that not only shows his impeccable sense of rhythm, but also his sense of rage as well! The title track – "Expensive Sh_t" – is Fela's answer to the time that he got busted for dope, and was forced to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Barclay (France), 1973. Sealed ... $24.99 29.99
Fela's no gentleman here – and instead, the Afro Funk legend is wide-open and completely unbridled – soaring with boundless energy over the course of the side-long title track, then still serving up a really extended groove on the two shorter tracks on side two! The album's one of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gentleman (180 gram smoke vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99(2014 Knitting factory reissue. Shrinkwrap has a small hole from sticker removal.)
Knitting Factory, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
Fela's no gentleman here – and instead, the Afro Funk legend is wide-open and completely unbridled – soaring with boundless energy over the course of the side-long title track, then still serving up a really extended groove on the two shorter tracks on side two! The album's one of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gentleman ... LP 24.99
Knitting Factory, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 26.99
An impassioned attack on police and army violence in 70s Nigeria – and easily one of Fela Kuti's best-remembered albums of the time! The lead track – "Sorrow Tears & Blood" – is really tremendous – a wicked groove that begins with a very long electric piano ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
One of Fela's greatest albums – and one of the few that got any sort of international circulation in the 70s! "Zombie" shows Fela at the height of his powers – grooving away in incredibly fast, incredibly tight Afro Funk lines, weaving guitar, sax, and keyboards together with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Zombie (with bonus tracks) ... CD 7.99
Trutone/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 39.99
A South African jazz set from the end of the 60s, but one with a different vibe than some of the rest – as the group have a lean style that still also seems to mix a fair bit of Township elements in with the jazz – which makes for tracks that have a wonderfully playful mix of modes, and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Habibi Funk (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
A stunning set of funky tracks from the Libyan scene – music that's not free in a "free jazz" sort of way, but which definitely shows a new sense of liberation in the way the group puts together their groove! The combo's headed by legendary arranger Najib Alhoush – and the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Free Music – Part 1 ... CD 14.99
Hot Casa (France), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
Funky genius from the mighty K Frimpong – an album recorded in Germany in the mid 80s – but a set that cooks like some of the best West African funk from the decade before! The sound is lean and mean, and there's plenty of grit in the grooves – a lot more bass and funky drums ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Taretone/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 34.99
A funky soul record with a really great pedigree – tracks recorded by a Nigerian group, but done up in London with a vibe that's very much like some of the best east coast soul of the time! There's a style here that's not unlike some of the best club work of the P&P Records generation ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru ... LP Mississippi, 1960s/1970s/Mid 90s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A beautiful set of solo piano work by Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou – probably the most delicately melodic material to date in the wonderful Ethiopiques series! Pianist-composer Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou has an extraordinary personal history. She is a daughter of the heralded Ethiopian intellectual the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing in a non-tip on cover.)
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Jerusalem ... LP Mississippi, Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
Revelatory sounds from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – an Ethiopian nun, but one who had a secret side life as a pianist and composer – stepping out here on a selection of solo tracks that have a wonderfully captivating vibe! Gebru's music first got wider exposure in the Ethiopiques series ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jerusalem ... CD 12.99
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Spielt Eigene Kompositionen ... LP Mississippi, 1960s. New Copy ... $18.99
A beautiful set of solo piano work by Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Gebru– pulled from one of the CDs in the Ethiopiques series of compilations, and probably the most delicately melodic material in the series! The Pianist-composer has an extraordinary personal history – she is a daughter of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philips/Polysom (Brazil), 1977. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $39.99 44.99
One of the funkiest albums ever from Gilberto Gil – a set that beautifully mixes rootsy elements with tighter funk arrangements – in a style that's not unlike some of the 70s samba soul experiments from Jorge Ben! The record borrows heavily from American funk and soul of the time, and ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Omega/Mr Bongo (UK), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
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
Also available Ritual (with download) ... LP 25.99(Indie exclusive pressing on red vinyl!)
Omega/Mr Bongo (UK), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.98
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
CBO/Analog Africa (Germany), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 36.99
A lean little groover from the Nigerian scene – an Edo funk set that's got a vibe that's more stripped-down than most – really focused on the rhythms, with a stark, spare quality that's very different than bigger groups of the decade before! There's almost an influence here going on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition orange vinyl pressing – in a silkscreened cover and with download!)
Philips (France), 1970s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $7.99
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(Cover has minimal wear, spot of pen.)
