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Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (220) new/used, Vinyl (327) new/used, LPs (316) new/used, 12-inch (9 used), 7-inch (2 used), All (547)
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Abase —
Awakening (180 gram pressing) ... LP 
Analogue Foundation (Netherlands), 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $41.99 46.99
Maybe the richest album to date from Abase – a set that has the collective working in modes that are more live and spontaneous than their previous effort, with a great array of instruments that help blend together influences from both Afro Funk and jazz! The balance is more towards the ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Frederiksberg, 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A really cool Ethiopian record, but not the sort you might expect – as most of the instrumentation here is heavy on electric elements, which includes a fair bit of 80s keyboards, synth, and drum machine lines! The group were actually exiles, living in the Washington, DC area during the early ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a very big booklet of notes – telling the unique legacy of the group!)
Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
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
Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
Killer work from one of the most unique combos in Latin music – a Colombian group who are clearly trying to go for a funky Latin groove, ala Chakachas – but who also bring in some of the coolest elements from Peruvian music and other South American scenes at the time! Percussion is ... (Latin, 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
Mr Bongo (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.98
A holy grail of 70s African Funk – and not just for the unusual look of the cover! The set's a really unique one – almost rootsier than most of the better-known Ghanian grooves of the time, but funkier too – with a brilliant blend of raw percussion, quirky basslines, and some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ankh Arts/Native Rebel (UK), 1985. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 34.99
A really fantastic take on the tradition of spoken word in reggae – a set that's got a much rootsier vibe than you'd expect from the release date, and instrumentation that's very acoustic overall – mostly strong use of percussion to back up the righteous words of AnkAnum! The set has ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2012. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Amazing sounds from one of the best funky combos of the past few decades! Antibalas have certainly risen to fame in the years since we first heard their Afro-styled grooves – working famously in the Fela musical, and reaching generations of ears with their own brilliant records. Yet ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(10th Anniversary indie exclusive "Dirty Money" splatter color vinyl pressing – includes download!)
Mohammad Reza Aslani & Sheyda Gharachedaghi —
Chess Of The Wind (amber vinyl pressing) ... LP Mississippi, 1976. New Copy ... $22.99 27.98
A near-lost soundtrack for a near-lost film – music done for a movie that was banned in mid-70s Iran for a range of controversial themes – and one that has some equally controversial-sounding music! The style here is a darker inflection of more familiar Mid-East modes – lots of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 23.99
Glorious work from this Senegalese group – heavy on percussion of many styles, but equally heavy on vocals too – as the voices of the group members soar and unite during performance, mixing together with a style that's as joyous as it is rhythmic! There's a nice edge in production ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rebirth On Wax (France), 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 34.99
Kwame Ba is a pianist, but also a producer with an ear for widely criss-crossing sounds as well – modes that echo his experience growing up in the West Indies, particularly in the rhythms – but which also have all these modes from the contemporary urban scene in France as well! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Universal/Be With (UK), 2001. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
An obscure later album from Wally Badarou, but one that still continues the wonderful vibe he served up on his Island Records material in the early 80s – a blend of Caribbean roots, funky soul, and some sweet electronic touches! The album is all instrumental, and blends percussion – ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polydor (France), 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $21.99 39.99
A blistering album from Belgian/Congolese rapper Baloji – music related to his directorial debut in the film Augure, and delivered with even more punch than some of his previous albums! Baloji got his start in the group Starflam, but has really grown strongly as a solo artist – pushing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99 36.99
A jazz record, but one with a vibe that's all its down – and a sound that definitely echoes some of the tropical elements hinted at in the title and on the cover! Laurent Bardainne is a saxophonist who blows with a really rich sound – nicely soulful, and with a raspy, laidback quality ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
RTS/Afrodelic (Italy), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 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
Sun/Afrodelic (Italy), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.99
A set of sweet, lean grooves from the South African scene of the 70s – not disco at all, and instead a set of spare jazzy grooves with a very unique vibe! The group's a trio – with leader Pops Mohamed Ismail on organ, Sipho Gumede on bass, and the great reedman Basil Coetzee on both ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
As Shams (South Africa), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
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
Sun/Afrodelic (Italy), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.99
Not the Black Devil Disco club, but instead a very unique combo from the South African scene of the 70s – one that features all sorts of cool work on organ and guitar from leader Pops Ismail Mohammad – and both flute and tenor from SA jazz legend Basil Coetzee! The album's a bit jazz, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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!)
Astral Spirits, 2024. New Copy ... $15.99 24.99
A record of beautifully earthy improvisations – one that features the bass of Silvia Bolognesi mixed with percussion, ngoni, and kalimba from Dudu Kouate – augmented by nicely spare electronics from Griffin Rodriguez! The approach is very cool, and almost feels like some of the moments ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2024. New Copy ... $9.99 24.99
A really cool combination of creole roots and contemporary club – served up here by the duo of Oriane Lacaille and JereM Boucris – artists who are clearly bent on finding a whole new genre just for themselves! The French language vocals are great – and the music is full of older ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
WIRL/Not Dead Yet, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
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
Organic Music/Black Truffle (Austria), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 34.99
A really heady set of globally-influenced jazz – music that has some fusion energy at the core, but which is expanded with all sorts of great percussion and horns – the latter of which hang nicely between jazz and styles that almost have a West African sort of vibe! The album's very ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Iefe Discos/Sabura (Portugal), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
A soulful set of work from the scene in Cape Verde – done with a bubbling groove that's got strong ties to Caribbean work of the time, but done with a slightly different flavor as well – given that the lyrics are all in Portuguese! Instrumentation is lean and sharp – plenty of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
AACE/Far Out (UK), 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Black Sweat (Italy), 1976. New Copy ... $16.99 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), 1978. New Copy 2LP ... $35.99 39.99
A really fantastic record from this groundbreaking trio – a group who cut some seminal albums for ECM in the 70s, but who sound even more raw and spontaneous in this rare live recording from 1978! The lineup enough will let you know that you're in for something great – as the trio ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Count Ossie —
Tales Of Mozambique (purple vinyl pressing –with bonus tracks & download) ... LP Dynamic Sounds/Soul Jazz (UK), 1975. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
One of the hippest sets ever issued during the roots reggae wave of the 70s – and one of the most spiritual, too! The album's got a very special acoustic vibe at the core – earthy drumming that goes back to a pan-African tradition, these beautiful acoustic basslines that link the music ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition purple vinyl pressing – includes download!)
Trojan/Antarctica Starts Here, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 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
Hannibal/Chrysalis, 1999. New Copy ... $27.99 30.99
A set from the late 90s, but one that's got a very timeless vibe – as it features spare duets on kora between these two legendary players – coming together in a way that's completely magical, and fresh enough to earn the "new ancient" in the title! There's a sense of warmth ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dizzy K —
Sweet Music Vol 2 ... LP Sticky Buttons (UK), Late 1980s. New Copy 2LP ... $36.99 43.99
They certainly got the title right on this one – as the set's a collection of sweet grooves from Dizzy K Falola – a Nigerian artist who represented a whole new wave of soulful styles coming out of the Lagos scene during the 80s! These tracks are still as funky as any Nigerian music of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Irma (Italy), 2024. New Copy ... $32.99 36.99
A cool funky combo in the best tradition of the vintage years of the Italian Irma Records label – a group who mostly use live, jazzy instrumentation with plenty of drums, percussion, and basslines in the rhythms – plus lots of sweet guitar and horns as well! There's a slight influence ... (Deep Funk, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Alternative Positive ... CD 18.99
Isle Of Jura (Netherlands), 1986. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $34.99 39.99
Great takes on a classic Cameroon groove from the 80s – a tune that bubbles and percolates nicely on some electro grooves, but which is also topped with excellent horns, vocals, and keyboards too! The original version has a warmly anthemic approach – very soulful, in a way that made ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Relax In/We Want Sounds (UK), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
One of those records that grabs you right away, even if you can't understand the language – a classic 80s set by Lebanese singer Fairuz, set to superb arrangements that resonate with some of the best European work of the time! Fairuz herself has a voice that's amazing – full of life ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Habibi Funk (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
Some of the most obscure work ever recorded by Lebanese singer/songwriter Roger Fakhr – late 70s recordings that were originally only circulated on tape within a small community of friends and supporters, and material that has a vibe that almost feels like some of the best late 60s material ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Kalakuta/Knitting Factory, 1989. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 29.99
An album-length monster from Fela Kuti – and a cut that has him still burning strong in the final years of his too-short life! The cut "Overtake Don Overtake Overtake" is a funky monster – spanning both sides of the record with a choppy drawn-out groove that features a cool ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
A killer from the classic years, and one of Fela's best albums! "No Agreement" is a super great groover – with a catchy hook that goes on and on, and some very tasty playing by Tony Allen and the group. The track is long, with heavy solos, and vocals that will knock you out! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
The cover image here really demonstrates the charisma of Fela at his height – dozens of topless women, kneeling around the maestro and spelling out the number 70 – but to us, the music is what really shows the man's power – a bold, progressive statement of the new energy bubbling ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
A smoking lost Afrobeat LP! According to the notes EMI turned this album down when it was recorded in 1971, and we can't imagine what they were thinking – as the set features two lengthy tracks that follow in the best Africa 70s mode! The title track "Why Black Men Dey Suffer" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Knitting Factory, 1976/1999. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
A really killer 70s album from Fela Kuti – one that serves up a hell of a message, and some great slinky grooves too! "Yellow Fever" is a brutal attack on miscegenation, backed by a funky groove that makes the whole thing fall into place with an amazing riffing sound – bold, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ... $27.99 29.99
We first fell in love with the work of Frank Rosaly when he was a drummer here on the Chicago jazz and improv scene – but this album is something completely different overall, and a real evolution of Frank's talents both as a percussionist and musical visionary! The album's a collaboration ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "red moon" colored vinyl!)
Antler/Lantern (Italy), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 32.99
A set that's got way more than just the trombone on the cover – as Feso Trombone, aka Fesobi Olawaiye, plays here with a very cool combo recorded on the Belgian scene of the early 80s – a group who blend together jazz and funk with slight nods to West African rhythms – all in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Native Rebel (UK), 2024. New Copy 2LP ... $14.99 36.99
A record with a fantastically beautiful sound, and one that's fantastically difficult to describe in words as well – which is maybe great praise for the amazing combination of vocals and instrumentation that's taking place over the course of the record! Ganavya sings in Tamil, with this ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sahel Sounds, 2014. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
The title certainly gets the "low-fi" right – given that most of these tracks were originally recorded on cellphones – but the sound of the performance more than breaks through any sonic barriers the method might impose! In fact, there's a compressed quality to the recordings ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies, please note that the LP jacket has a slight creased corner, nothing major.)
Mississippi, Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ... $20.99 29.99
Very early work from this legendary Ethiopian musician – a very haunting blend of voice and piano, often recorded with a very echoey tone – in a style that's completely unique! Emahoy Tsege Marian Gebru comes across in a very intimate mode here – on songs that have a deeply ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Souvenirs ... CD 12.99
CBO/Analog Africa (Germany), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 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!)
Gallo/Tidal Waves, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $7.99 26.99
A beautiful 70s album from Harari – a South African group who already had a long legacy in music before this set, and who really seem to come together with a style that's even more sophisticated than some of their previous albums! The cover might make the record look a bit disco, but there's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Parlophone/Lion, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 29.99
An incredible concept album from the South African scene of the early 70s – a record that mixes rootsy percussion with plenty of freak and fuzz – all in a style that seems to take UK psychedelic inspirations and forge them into a very unique Johannesburg expression! Acoustic elements ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited numbered pressing of 150 copies!)
Dan/Cinedelic (Italy), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $30.99 39.99
Don't think "African rock", think spiritual jazz – as the set's a brilliant blend of the funky styles of Akira Ishikawa and his Count Buffalos combo with some deeper percussive elements that bring a whole new global sound to his music! Ishikawa was already a tremendous talent ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Toshiba/Mr Bongo (UK), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $39.99 44.99
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
(Limited edition version in a cool box set package – like the original album!)
Dagoretti, 1970s. New Copy ... $9.99 24.99
Other-worldly sounds from a Kenyan fiddle player, but one who uses the instrument in ways that are completely unique – a style known as Orutu music, in which the instrument is used to spin out these hypnotic waves of sound next to spare percussion and really incredible chanted vocals! There's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Juju (Oneness Of Juju) —
Chapter Two – Nia ... LP Strata East/Strut (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.99
The rare second album from Juju – the avant jazz collective who'd later morph into funk band Oneness Of Juju, but who still sound pretty revolutionary here! There's a bit more focus than before – still energy that's a lot like the best righteous jazz groups coming out of Chicago or St ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Fire/Strut, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 32.99
The first album by the group that later went on to become Oneness Of Juju! The album was recorded with a group that featured Plunky Nakabinde and Lon Moshe on reeds and percussion – plus Babatunde on congas and drums – and the overall sound is very much in kind of an Art Ensemble Of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1979. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $30.99 35.99
Super-soulful work from Remi Kabaka – a set recorded in LA, where Remi added in some great Cali soul touches to his Afro Funk groove! The tracks are longish, and have some sweet riffing guitar, driving percussion, and keyboards and vocals from Remi himself – topped with some guest ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RR Gems (Estonia), 2023. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 39.99
Wonderful work from a group who are characterized as "improvised Gnawa Jazz Krautrock" – a term we might not normally coin ourselves, but which really seems to fit the spirit of the music! Global elements come into play with a cosmic consciousness, all informed by the structure of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Teranga Beat (Senegal), 1988. New Copy Gatefold ... $31.99 34.99
A never-issued album from this great Gambian group from the 80s – best known for their debut record, Ndigal, and working here in very similar territory that offers a lean, stripped-down take on older modes from the 70s! The instrumentation features some electro percussion next to live drums ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
GD Productions/Heavenly Sweetness (France), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A huge global hit for Kassav – the Guadeloupe group who really helped set the tone for zouk music in the 80s – and also opened up the world of Caribbean rhythms as a result! The approach here takes older gwo-ka styles and infuses them with a fair bit of electricity – basslines ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 38.99
KOG stands for Kweku Of Ghana – an artist who's got a wonderfully wicked old school vibe, but also delivers his music in a style that's very contemporary too! The groove is West African, but KOG's not tied to overdone Afro Funk modes – as the overall approach is lean, and shifts the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Don't Take My Soul ... CD 14.99
Kongas/Smiling C, 1983. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 34.99
A sweet selection of groovy work from Kumasi – a powerhouse combo on the South African scene of the 80s, and one who do a great job of picking up on the best boogie elements in American club at the time! The arrangements are nice and lean – basslines, keyboards, and beats – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Record Kicks, 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 30.98
Seun Kuti maybe sounds more majestic here than ever – ready to rise not just to the legacy his father Fela left behind, but maybe into an even larger world of global soul as well – with a groove here that doesn't abandon his Afro Funk roots, but definitely augments that sound with all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matsuli (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 38.99
A South African jazz session from the 70s, but one with a bit of a twist – as the instrumentation here is a bit larger than on some of the smaller combo sets of the time – in a way that gives guitarist Allen Kwela a really full, rich sort of backing! Kwela's solos are nicely laidback, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Drift (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 24.99
The soulful sound of Bukky Leo takes off in all sorts of directions here – served up in a sweet soup of remixes by some great overseas talents! The work has the same Afro Funk vibe as some of Bukky's classic records – complete with his searing tenor work and strong lead vocals – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sudiphone (France), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 18.99
A trio of Moroccan brothers, coming together here with a very groovy sound – rock at the core, with some very trippy elements and harmonies on some of the best cuts – but also tinged with some slight traditional instrumentation as well – used to flavor the tunes and really make ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi/Little Axe, 2011. New Copy ... $8.99 19.99
Timeless sounds from Lewlewal – a contemporary group from Senegal, and part of a vanishing culture in the city of Podor! The tracks were recorded recently, but have a feel that goes back decades – mostly acoustic instrumentation on percussion and guitar, played with an intimate ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Also comes with a nice insert of notes – and a postcard too!)
Numero, 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 28.98
The final album from the legendary Lijadu Sisters – easily one of the funkiest acts on the Nigerian scene of the 70s – thanks to killer albums like this! The set was actually recorded up in London, and has a sound that's maybe even sharper than some of their previous efforts – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Horizon Unlimited ... CD 12.99
Mag/Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
Peruvian grooves from Martin Lopez and his combo – music that's got a Latin sound at its core, but which comes off with lots of weird twists and turns as well! As with most Peruvian takes on Latin sounds from up north, there's a nice mixing up of modes going on here that really makes the ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Munster (Spain), Mid 60s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An incredible batch of prime garage rock era nuggets from the Peruvian scene – fuzzy gems by the Saicos! The Saicos bring a sense of menace to these tunes – with a guitar tone touched with an eerie vibe, and lead vocals that are really piercing and gravelly in that instills this ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Morteza Mahjubi —
Selected Improvisations From Golha Part 1 ... LP Death Is Not The End, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Zephyr (Belgium), 2024. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
A great tribute to the classic Conglese rumba sound of Franco and OK Jazz – served up here by Dizzy Mandjeku, who once worked with Franco – in a set of two long tracks, each of which are built up from earlier melodies that featured strongly in the work of OK jazz! The sound is lively ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dagoretti, 2023. New Copy ... $9.99 24.99
A contemporary artist, but working here on a very ancient instrument – the Kenyan obokano, which is a large eight-stringed instrument that brings out these bassy tones that are completely unique – blended here with a second version of the instrument, plus fuzzy guitar, bass, and other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
As Shams (South Africa), Mid 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $35.99 39.99
Never-issued material from the legendary South African pianist Tete Mbambisa – all recorded in the mid 70s, right around the time of Tete's classic albums! The double-length set is a treasure trove of soulful SA jazz expression – and tunes move between slightly funky numbers to others ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Brandao/Sabura (Portugal), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
A set that was originally issued in Portugal, but which carries forth a strong quality of Cape Verdean rhythms – which are then inflected with some nice currents of European funk! Instrumentation is electric, with lots of great keyboards and guitar lines – and although the lyrics aren't ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Blood/Want Some (Germany), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $38.99 42.99
A funky gem from 70s Kenya – music by a group who've got a very strong influence from American soul, but who turn things towards a unique vibe of their own – often using heavy bass and some trippier guitar bits – which sometimes puts their music in a space between familiar Afro ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 copies!)
East West/Now Again, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 25.98
Possibly the greatest album ever from the enigmatic Lloyd Miller – his legendary Oriental Jazz album from the late 60s, and a really wonderful blend of musical modes! Some of the tracks here really stretch out in the Eastern promise of the title – mixing jazz rhythms with santur, oud, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – in a heavy tip-on cover!)
We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 2024. New Copy 2LP ... $46.99 49.99
A genre-stepping set of soul work from Mo Kolours – aka Joseph Deenmamode – a singer with roots in many styles, which he wraps together here wonderfully! At some level, the album takes the approach of a collaborative hip hop production, but in a way that uses live musicians – but ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Original Flow ... CD 7.99
Third Man, 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A strong live recording of Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar – done at Third Man Records in Detroit, and in the best spirit of the other live recordings from that legendary label! The performance is bold, and nicely unadorned – with just pulsating drums and a second rhythmic guitarist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matador, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99 26.99
A searing album of Tuareg guitar from Mdou Moctar – coming across here with even more power and intensity than ever before! For years, African guitar styles have been gaining plenty of attention in the larger world of rock – and here, the sound is almost as of Mdou Moctar is trying to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Honest Jons (UK), 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 29.99
Sax-heavy South African instrumentals – recorded in the London scene of the 60s, and a great example of the strong musical benefits of the post-colonial years! The group's a sextet with both group leader Gwigwi Mrwebi and ex-Blue Note Dudu Pukwana on alto sax – both of them trading ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mulatu & Hoodna Orchestra —
Tension (with bonus download) ... LP Batov (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $28.99 32.99
A mighty sweet criss-crossing of cultures – as the vibes and percussion of the legendary Mulatu Astatke come into play with the work of Israeli Afro Funk band Hoodna! Hoodna clearly make a nod to the elder giant at times – playing with more Ethio modes than on other records, blending ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
L'Arome/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
Mad grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – featuring work by the enigmatic Mulatu, plus some of the other extra-cool artists on that country's groundbreaking soul and funk scene! Mulatu plays Fender Rhodes and organ on his tracks – grooving with a slow, snakey approach that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mulatu/Strut (UK), 2009. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 29.99
A stunner of a joint effort from Ethio jazz funk visionary Mulatu Astatke and psych funk genre-busting combo the Heliocentrics – a record we had the highest hopes for and still find wildly above and beyond our loftiest expectations! The collective touch on some classic Mulatu compositions, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni (red vinyl pressing) ... LP 19.99
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni ... LP 18.99
Sudiphone, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 19.99
Warmly hypnotic work from this great Moroccan group – a set of long tracks that mix together percussion, acoustic strings, and chanted vocals – all swirling together with a vibe that's as spiritual as it is timeless! The set was recorded in the 70s, but the only aspect of that decade ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzego (France), 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 36.99
A compelling take on Afrobeat modes – served up by a group who mix lots of beats and keyboards in with live production, then serve up a leaner style on the classic mode! There's still plenty of horns in the lineup, and two singers who give the music some focus too – but the core energy ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99
The Casio keyboard is alive and well – but also transformed nicely in the hands of Aboriginal singer Keanu Nelson, who uses the keys in support of his distinctly soulful voice – all on these spare tunes that pack plenty of punch, even with just a small amount going on! Keanu uses beats ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Zambia Music Parlour/Now Again, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99
There's a bit of a new wave look to the cover, but the album's very much in the freaky, fuzzy, psych-influenced mode that we love from classic albums from the Ngozi Family – guitar-drenched sounds that are maybe some of the heaviest on the Zamrock scene of the time, and show this fantastic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a deluxe booklet with photos!)
PNL, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.99
A huge ensemble, and one who create sounds that we never would have expected from avant jazz drummer Paal Nilssen-Love many years back – as the whole performance resonates with Ethiopian and Brazilian elements that are very different than some of the more improvised music that we usually ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 25.98
A damn soulful album from Ghanaian percussionist Rim Kwaku Obeng – recorded in LA at the end of the 70s, with loads of sweet clubby touches in the mix! Rim gets in plenty of tight percussion – lots of which showcases his rim-heavy approach to the drums – and also plays keyboards ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rim Arrives/
One World (Denmark), 2024. New Copy ... $34.99 38.99
A cool large combo – one who clearly draw a lot of inspiration from West African music, but also find their own way of spinning out a sound – mixing more electric elements with more familiar percussion and horns, all in a style that's nicely warm and very much their own! Oluma revel in ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cooking Time ... CD 15.99
Nanga Boko (France), Late 1970s. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A killer compilation of early work from Cameroun singer Ometh – aka Theodore Mounta – a vocalist with a really wonderful sound, and this very cool style of moving up and down with the grooves! Ometh has all these great inflections in this music – almost echoing some of the cool ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 20.98
The title here is certainly well-put, as the guitar of John Ondolo is every bit as hypnotic as any of the more adventurous musicians we've loved over the years – and that would include the work of artists like Sandy Bull or Peter Walker! As with both of them, Ondolo has a way of using ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 3LP ... $37.99 39.99
An incredible collection of work by one of the greatest Afro Funk groups of the 70s! From their inception as the AACM-styled jazz group Juju in the early 70s, to their key days in the DC Black Fire scene of the mid 70s, to their early 80s fame as club groovers, Oneness of Juju were one of the most ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.99
A fantastic record from one of the greatest underground jazz groups of the 70s! Oneness of Juju are perhaps best known for the heavy funk of their first album, African Rhythms – but we're actually partial to this second album – a warmly spiritual batch of soul jazz tracks, and a set ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3 LPs Gatefold ... $31.99 34.99
Grooves unlike anything else you've ever heard before – the rightly legendary musical legacy of William Onyeabor, one of the most enigmatic talents to come from the African scene of the 70s! The work here is all plenty darn funky, but it's also very different from familiar Afro Funk too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A stunner of an album from this legendary group – hard and funky right form the start, with these long tracks that have the TP Orchestre showing that they can jam just as hard and long as Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – but in a very different way! The percussion is great, the guitar lines ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mainstream/Sundazed, Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
One of the hippest groups of the 60s to blend Eastern influences and Western rock music – a nicely lean trio that comes across with results that are even cooler than some of their contemporaries! Part of the record's strength is its leanness – as other instrumentation might have gotten ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Pie/Tidal Waves, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 22.99
A record with a hypnotic image on the cover, and a very hypnotic sound within – all sorts of great guitar lines wrapped around basslines and percussion, percolating in a lean take on highlife – that earlier version of the material, before things got a bit more cleaned up and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First ever vinyl reissue!)
Discom/Everland (Austria), 1981. New Copy ... $34.99
An early 80s groover from Boban Petrovic – one of the stars on his scene in Belgrade, even though most of the rest of the world were unable to hear his work at the time! Boban's clearly got some inspiration from disco here, but also picks up on some of the leaner styles of the early 80s ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
