Global Grooves — CDs 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Vampi Soul (Spain), 1970. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
Massive work from this funky Nigerian cat – a set that offers up a key mix of James Brown funk and home-grown elements – all in a blend that's totally unique! The 1970 album mixes together equal parts African highlife and American soul – making for a style that's heavy one minute ... read more CD
Olatunji —
Drums Of Passion ... CD Columbia, 1960. Used ... $2.99
A classic session of pounding percussion – quite possibly the most successful entry into this earthy genre that hit the recording scene at the end of the 50s! Babatunde Olatunji is joined here by a great assemblage of players – including Montego Joe and Baba Hawthorne Bey on percussion ... read more CD
Olatunji —
Drums of Passion (2CD Legacy edition – with More Drums Of Passion) ... CD Columbia, 1960. Used 2CDs ... Out Of Stock
An amazing package – two full albums of work from Olatunji, plus bonus tracks, notes, and vintage photos! The original Drums Of Passion is a classic session of pounding percussion – quite possibly the most successful entry into this earthy genre that hit the recording scene at the end ... read more CD
Also available Drums Of Passion ... CD 2.99
Olatunji —
Drums of Passion (plus bonus track) ... CD Columbia, 1960. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A classic session of pounding percussion – quite possibly the most successful entry into this earthy genre that hit the recording scene at the end of the 50s! Babatuned Olatunji is joined here by a great assemblage of players – including Montego Joe and Baba Hawthorne Bey on percussion ... read more CD
Also available Drums Of Passion ... CD 2.99
Oluma —
Cooking Time ... CD One World (Denmark), New Copy ... $15.99 18.99 About May 17, 2024
Ondigui & Bota Tabansi International —
Ewondo Rhythm ... CD Tabansi/BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great combination of Congo grooves and Nigerian 70s – served up here by vocalist Ondigui and his Bota Tabansi ensemble! Ondigui already has a fantastic sound himself – this vocal range and ability to inflect his notes that has the singer cascading up and down the spectrum – in ... read more CD
Also available Ewondo Rhythm (180 gram pressing) ... LP 19.99
Oneness Of Juju —
African Rhythms ... CD Black Fire, 1975. Used ... Out Of Stock
A landmark of 70s Afro-styled jazz – and the first album by this famous underground collective! Oneness of Juju were a Washington DC-based group that grew out of the ashes of the Juju avant jazz ensemble – formed in the culturally rich African-American community of DC in the 70s, with ... read more CD
William Onyeabor —
Who Is William Onyeabor – World Psychedelic Classics 5 ... CD Luaka Bop, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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 CD
Also available Who Is William Onyeabor – World Psychedelic Classics 5 (3LP set) ... LP 31.99
Orchestra Baobab —
Bamba ... CD Sterns (UK), 1980/1981. Used ... $9.99
More killer work from Senegal's legendary Orchestra Baobab! This CD collects music from two of the band's best late-period albums, Mouhamadou Bamba (1980) and Sibou Odia (1981), both cut prior to the band's celebrated Pirate's Choice sessions. All of the group's trademarks are present – the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2008. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print, marker through slipcase barcode.)
Orchestra Baobab —
Pirates Choice ... CD World Circuit/Nonesuch, 1982. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Hardly a pirate album at all – and instead one of the first big global moments of fame for the mighty Orchestra Baobob – a Senegalese combo who'd really been honing their craft during the 70s! The album has the group working with all the soulful currents of their early work – and ... read more CD
Orchestra Baobab —
Specialist in All Styles ... CD World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2002. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great return to form for Orchestra Baobab – a group who really shone on the Senegalese scene in the 70s, but disbanded right as they were hitting global fame – eventually reuniting around the time of this album, thanks to demand from listeners around the world! The style is nicely ... read more CD
Orchestra Baobab —
Volume 2 – 1973 to 1976 ... CD Syllart (France), 1970s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Features 26 tracks over 2 discs! CD
Tinder, 1998. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Orchestre National De Barbes —
Rendez-Vous Barbes ... CD Le Chant Du Monde (France), 2010. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Orchestre Poly Rythmo —
Madjafalao ... CD Because (France), 2016. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great work from the legendary Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo – a group who've lost none of their power over the years, and who bristle with as much energy here as on their classic albums of the 70s! In fact, there may well be a more-classic vibe going on here, compared to the group's sound as it ... read more CD
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou —
Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk – 1969 to 1980 ... CD Analog Africa (Germany), Late 60s/1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
The title gets it perfectly right on this sweet little set – as the grooves are raw and stripped down – often just to the core elements of Afro Funk! The music may be the most hard-hitting we've ever heard from this legendary combo – and it's served up beautifully in this well-sel ... read more CD
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou —
Vodoun Effect – Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels 1972 to 1975 ... CD Analog Africa (Germany), Mid 70s. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the most incredible African collections we've ever heard – almost more amazing than the African Scream Contest set from the same label! The package focuses on work by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou – a group who really live up to their name, by bringing in a host of ... read more CD
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah —
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Vol 1 to 5 – 1978 to 1984 (5CD set) ... CD Luaka Bop, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 5CD ... Out Of Stock
A huge package of work that finally brings the rare Nigerian albums of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah to a much larger global audience – all beautifully brought together with a booklet that pays tribute to Oshomah, with contributions from his family – and sound quality that's a heck of a lot ... read more CD
Also available Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Vol 1 to 5 – 1978 to 1984 (5LP set) ... LP 79.99
Osibisa —
Heads ... CD BGO (UK), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
A really wonderful third album from Osibisa – and a record that really crystallizes the group's sound into a trademark blend of African roots and more progressive-styled jamming! There's a mode here that's perfect for the cross-cultural London of the post-colonial 70s – a style that ... read more CD
Osibisa —
Osibisa ... CD Aim (Australia), 1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
Although Osibisa were one of the most successful of the London-based Afro-funk groups, they were also one of the best. This cool first album is filled with (as the label says) "criss cross rhythms that explode with happiness". Translated, that means that the record's got lots of nice ... read more CD
Decca/BGO (UK), 1971. New Copy 2 CDs ... $14.99 19.98
Heavy-jamming Afro Funk from Osibisa – the group's first 2 albums, back to back in one 2 CD package! Osibisa were one of the most popular Afro Funk groups of their generation – with a globe-spanning influence that made them as well-received over here in the US as they were in their ... read more CD
Osibisa —
Woyaya ... CD Decca/Aim (Australia), 1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
These early Osibisa records always used to be fairly common years back – perhaps because they were always a bit too hippy dippy and loose for the older funk crowd. But now, in today's blunted groove culture, they seem to have found a new appreciation for their trippy Afro funk style, and ... read more CD
EMI/BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
No charity needed here – as reedman Eji Oyewole's got a wealth of talent on his own! Eji's a musician with roots in the 60s Nigerian scene, but left to follow a personal path through Europe and the US, where he picked up some wonderfully funky styles which are then brought home to create ... read more CD
Also available Charity Begins At Home (180 gram pressing) ... LP 27.99
Panbers —
Indonesian City Sound – Panbers Psychedelic Rock & Funk 1971 to 1974 ... CD Elevation (Netherlands), Early 1970s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A very cool group, and one who are every bit as groovy as they look on the cover – a hip early 70s Indonesian quartet, and one who mix together equal parts rock and funk – but all with a very trippy sound throughout! These guys are incredible – an under-discovered group who've ... read more CD
Also available Indonesian City Sound – Panbers Psychedelic Rock & Funk 1971 to 1974 ... LP 31.99
Carlos Paredes —
Guitarra Portuguesa ... CD Nonesuch, 1969/1970. Used ... Out Of Stock
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(Out of print.)
Super Cassettes Industries Limited (India), 1996. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
Peace —
Black Power ... CD Copperbelt/Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really raw set from 70s Africa – one that's more rock than Afro Funk, but which has a pretty hypnotic groove overall! The group's heavy on guitars, which are often played in a fuzzy, jamming sort of way – but with different tones and phrasing than American or Anglo psyche groups ... read more CD
Issste/Mr Bongo (UK), 1981. New Copy ... $9.99 11.98
A wonderfully hard-to-categorize album from the start of the 80s – a Mexican record that mixes folkloric roots with electronic instrumentation – but all in a way that sounds much more ancient than you'd expect for the time! The fusion of modes here is wonderful – almost at a ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Ipan In Xiktli Metztli – Mexico Magico Cosmico – El Ombligo De La Luna ... LP 25.99
Lee Perry —
African Roots – Featuring Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo At The Black Ark ... CD Trojan (UK), 1977. Used ... $18.99
A great lost album from the end of the Black Ark era! Originally recorded for Island records in the late 70s, this set has Scratch teaming up with a pair of Congolese musicians for an amazing fusion of his spacey reggae vision with their Zairian roots in Zouk music. Includes "African ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Out of print.)
American Clave/Nonesuch, 1988. Used ... $6.99
A record that features a slightly expanded concept on the ideas that Astor Piazzolla had unleashed with his Zero Hour album – all those incredible twists and turns he'd been using to transform Argentine modern music – roots in the tango, but expressions that are up there with some of ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Sealed copy! Mark through barcode.)
Astor Piazzolla —
Rough Dancer & The Cyclical Night ... CD Nonesuch, 1987. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Great work from one of the most creative periods of Astor Piazzolla! (Latin, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print.)
Astor Piazzolla —
Tango – Zero Hour ... CD American Clave/IRS, 1986. Used ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic late life album by the Argentine musical genius Astor Piazzolla – and a set that shows just how far he'd transformed the format of the tango along his musical path of the previous decades! The sound here is completely unique – with some elements of modern string quartet ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
Antonio Placer, Steve Swallow & Paulo Bellinati —
Siria ... CD Le Chant Du Monde (France), 2005. Used ... Out Of Stock
Antonio Placer on vocals and guitar, Steve Swallow on bass and Paulo Bellinati on guitar. CD
(Out of print.)
Plunky & Oneness Of Juju —
Live In Paris ... CD Corner Shop, 2006. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
One of the best recordings we've heard in years from saxophonist Plunky Branch – and one of the few to really capture the glory of his 70s classics with Oneness Of Juju! Given the billing of this set, it's clear that the older soul jazz spirit of Oneness is very strong in the conception of ... read more CD
Alim Qasimov —
Love's Deep Ocean ... CD Network Medien (Germany), 2000. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Ali Jihad Racy —
Ancient Egypt ... CD Lyrichord, 1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
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(Out of print, pre-barcode pressing.)
Elias Rahbani —
Un Sourire, Quelques Larmes, Un Peu D'Amour/Digital Press Hellas (Greece), 1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Reebop (Anthony Reebop Kwaku Bah) —
Anthony Reebop Kwaku Bah ... CD Jet (Austria), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A killer set from percussionist Anthony Reebop Kwaku Bah – one done with the same sort of genre-crossing vibe as some of his work with the hipper members of the British rock scene – but at a level that's even cooler and groovier than his album for Island around the same time! The set's ... read more CD
Cheikha Remitti —
Aux Sources Du Rai ... CD Institut Du Monde Arabe/Blue Silver (France), 1990s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Buddy Rich/World Pacific/Modern Harmonic, Late 1960s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A very groovy album from jazz drum legend Buddy Rich – a set that's very different than anything else he ever did, including his other groovy albums from the 60s! The album's a surprisingly strong blend of jazz and Indian music – Rich on drums, and Alla Rakha on tablas – working ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Rich A La Rakha (lime green vinyl pressing) ... LP 25.99
Perry Robinson & Burton Greene —
Two Voices In The Desert ... CD Tzadik, 2009. Used ... Out Of Stock
A brilliant pairing of two key figures from the ESP avant scene of the 60s – united here in a great entry to the Tzadik label's series of "Radical Jewish Culture"! The album features Robinson's spare reeds – mostly clarinet, plus a bit of flute and ocarina – matched ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Tabu Ley Rochereau —
Voice Of Lightness – Congo Classics 1961 to 1977 ... CD Sterns (UK), 1960s/1970s. Used 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Lovely work from Tabu Ley, aka Rochereau – a singer who definitely earns the "voice of lightness" title on this set! Tabu's style isn't light in a soft of mellow way – but it's got a wonderfully floating sort of quality – a way of staying on top of the percussion and ... read more CD
Rock Town Express —
Rock Town Express ... CD PMG (Austria), 1977. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The Rock Town Express here comes across with lots of fuzz in the guitars – that later psych influence that was tripping across the African scene in the late 70s, often mixed with a bit of funk – as in some of the hipper Zamrock grooves of the period! The approach here is maybe a bit ... read more CD
Roswell Rudd & Toumani Diabate —
Malicool ... CD Sunnyside (France), 2003. Used ... Out Of Stock
A really compelling set from trombonist Roswell Rudd – one of our favorite players of the 60s avant garde, and an artist who's started to grow tremendously since coming out of his recent retirement! The set is a brilliant criss-crossing of styles – as Rudd's working here with Mali-based ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Malicool ... CD 6.99(Out of print.)
Universal (France), 2003. Used ... $6.99 12.99
A really compelling set from trombonist Roswell Rudd – one of our favorite players of the 60s avant garde, and an artist who's started to grow tremendously since coming out of his recent retirement! The set is a brilliant criss-crossing of styles – as Rudd's working here with Mali-based ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Trova/RGS (Argentina), 1976. New Copy ... $13.99 16.99
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from this legendary Argentine pianist – a set that has Jorge Lopez Ruiz playing lots of Fender Rhodes, and mixing it in with both rootsy Latin percussion and a number of other keyboards too! The set's almost a South American version of some of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Sahara All Star Band Of Jos —
Sahara All Star Band Of Jos ... CD PMG (Austria), 1976. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the funkiest combos we've heard from the African scene of the 70s – and that's saying a lot, given how much great music was going on at the time! These guys really know how to lean into a long song, and open it up with incredible instrumental sharpness – a way of coming together ... read more CD
Saigon Supersound (Germany), New Copy ... $17.99 21.99 About May 10, 2024
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Kokanko Sata —
Kokanko Sata ... CD Honest Jons (UK), 2005. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Contemporary recordings from Mali, featuring female singer Kokanko Sata in spare settings, mostly accompanying herself on the N'Goni, which is similar to the banjo, and on the calabash. Some numbers feature a larger ensemble, adding flute, guitar, balafon and djembe. Like some other Malian music, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Sea Ders —
Sea Ders ... CD Groovie/Lion, Late 60s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Mighty nice work from the Sea-Ders of Lebanon – not the brand you might know from the supermarket aisles, but instead a very cool combo who played in Beirut in the 60s! The group have the garagey elements of many other groups of the time – but they also use both their guitar and ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more CD
Marta Sebestyen —
Kismet ... CD Hannibal/Ryko (Japan), 1997. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
(Folk/Country, Global Grooves) CD
(Japanese release of the 1996 Ryko pressing – includes wraparound obi and insert, Japanese promo sticker on barcode.)
Comb & Razor, Early 70s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
Insanely wonderful work from Shango Dance Band – a group headed by onetime Fela Kuti bandmate Ojo Okeji – whose bass work here is worth the price of admission alone! Okeji was a key part of Fela's Koola Lobitos, until leaving the group in 1968 – and taking some of the best ... read more CD
Ananda Shankar —
Musical Discovery Of India/EMI/Cloud Forest (New Zealand), 1978/1981. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A double-length set of work from funky sitar player Ananda Shankar – and a collection that features 2 of his lesser-known albums from the 70s! Musical Discovery of India is a 70s musical tour of Shankar's homeland – performed with his sitar in the lead, and some very sweet soundtrack-st ... read more CD
Ravi Shankar —
Bridges – The Best Of Ravi Shankar ... CD Private, Late 80s/Early 90s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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Ravi Shankar —
Life In Music ... CD El (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Not the whole life of Ravi Shankar in music – and instead, a really cool concentration of work from one of his greatest periods ever – that magical late 50s/early 60s moment when he was completely transforming the sound of Indian music, and beginning to have an influence on the wider ... read more CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CDs ... $19.99 29.99
The birth of a legend – a set that brings together all the important early recordings that made Ravi Shankar such a key ambassador for Indian music in the 60s – long tracks that mix his sitar with really incredible percussion, all spun out with pulsating modal energy that went on to ... read more CD
One Way, 1967. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print, still sealed.)
Ravi Shankar —
Ravi Shankar Collection – Ragas & Talas ... CD Angel, 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Ravi Shankar —
Ravi Shankar In New York ... CD BGO (UK), Mid 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Classic 60s work by Shankar – working here with Alla Rhaka on tabla and Shyam But Nagar on tamboura. The album features 3 long tracks – "Raga Marawa", which takes up all of side two, plus "Raga Bairaga" and "Nata Bhariravi". CD
Ravi Shankar —
West Meets East – The Historic Shankar/Angel, Mid/Late 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Ravi Shankar & The Shankar Family —
Shankar Family & Friends ... CD Dark Horse/BMG, 1974. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the wildest albums ever recorded by sitar genius Ravi Shankar – a set done for the Dark Horse label of George Harrison – who also plays guitar and autoharp on the record too! Yet Harrison is just one of many friends hinted at in the title – as Shankar brings in a host of ... read more CD
Paul Shapiro —
It's In The Twilight ... CD Tzadik, 2006. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Paul Shapiro on tenor sax and vocals, Stevn Bernstein on trumpet, slide trumpet and vocals, Peter Apfelbaum on tenor sax and vocals, Brian Mitchell on piano, Booker King on acoustic bass, and Tony Lewis on drums. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Still sealed with the Tzadik obi. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma —
Golden Collection ... CD Gramophone Company Of India/RPG (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s. Used 2CD ... Out Of Stock
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Earth CDs, 2007. Used ... $4.99
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(CDr release.)
Yoro Sidibe —
Yoro Sidibe ... CD Yaala Yaala, 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
Hypnotic vocals from Yoro Sidibe – a "hunter's singer" from the Wasulu region of Mali – and one who works with a very unique sort of groove! All tracks here feature Sidibe also playing the donso ngoni, a rough harp-like instrument that resonates strongly, and which is ... read more CD
RCA/Lion, 1969/1972. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
Two rare Argentine albums from Vera Sienra – back to back on a single CD, with great notes too! Nuestra Soledad is a tremendous debut, and unlike anything that we can easily put into words – fado in style, but carried off in a way that's more bossa nova overall – yet done with a ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
Pyroclastic, 2021. Used 2 CDs ... $12.99
Ches Smith on drums, Miguel Zenon on alto sax, Matt Mitchell on piano, Nick Dunston on bass, and Daniel Brevil, Fanfan Jean-Guy Rene, and Markus Schwartz on percussion – plus Sirene Dantor Rene on vocals. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
Omar Sosa —
East African Journey ... CD Ota, 2020. Used ... Out Of Stock
Omar Sosa on grand piano, percussion, vocals and kalimba; Christophe Minck on double bass, moof voyager, synths and modular effects; and Steve Arguelles on drums, percussion and simmon drums. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
Dele Sosimi was raised in the shadow of Fela Kuti, literally – as he spent part of his youth in Fela's commune – yet his music is nicely free of some of the overdone Afro Funk modes of the 70s, and instead really finds a fresh way forward with all sorts of wonderful criss-crossings of ... read more CD
Souljazz Orchestra —
Manifesto ... CD Do Right (Canada), 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
A searing second set from Souljazz Orchestra – easily one of the funkiest groups in the contemporary Afro Funk underground! The set's even sharper than their first – really tight on the rhythms, which are filled with skittish guitars that cut a groove strongly – vamping and quick- ... read more CD
Mr Bongo (UK), 1978. New Copy ... $11.99 13.98
A beautiful album from Idrissa Soumaoro and L'Eclipse – one recorded during a time of great political unrest in Mali, and a set that was never commercially issued – but just originally given away by the Malian Association for the Blind! The album's got all the power of earlier albums ... read more CD
Joseph Spence —
Good Morning Mr Walker – Bahaman Guitarist ... CD Arhoolie, 1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
A passionate, fairly wild off the cuff recording from Bahaman folk guitarist and spirited singer/howler/grunter/one-of-a-kind performer Joseph Spence! Good Morning Mr Walker was recorded one Spring day in 1971, except for the last three tunes, which are concert recordings from later that evening. ... (Folk/Country, Global Grooves) read more CD
Joseph Spence —
Happy All The Time ... CD Elektra/Water, 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
Recorded in Nassau – with titles that include "Out The Rollin Sea", "We Shall Be Happy", "The Crow", "Diamond On Earth", "Conch Ain't Go No Bone", and "I Am Living On The Hallelujah Side". (Folk/Country, Global Grooves) CD
PB Sreenivos —
Golden Hour – Hit Solos ... CD Gramophone Company Of India/RPG (India), Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Kristi Stassinopoulou & Stathis Kalyviotis —
NYN ... CD Riverboat/World Music Network (UK), 2016. Used ... Out Of Stock
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Fremeaux & Associates (France), Mid 30s. New Copy 4CD ... $19.99 29.99
A huge amount of work from a reedman we'd never heard before – Martinique-born Alexandre Stellio – a hell of a clarinet player, and one who effortlessly weaves together island rhythms and early strands of jazz! All of the recordings here were done in Paris during the mid 30s, and ... read more CD
Soundway/Rings (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 28.99
The world of Dexter Story just keeps getting bigger and bigger – not just because he's a richly collaborative player, but also because he's got this musical style that really opens up to so many different elements – but without ever sounding like he's trying to crash them together in ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more CD
MS Subbulakshmi —
Legends (5CD set) ... CD Gramophone Company Of India/RPG (India), 1998. Used 5CD ... Out Of Stock
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Super Biton De Segou —
Super Biton De Segou Anthology ... CD Mali Kunkan/Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), Late 70s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the greatest groups in Mali during the 70s – a legendary ensemble with a really other-worldly sound! Super Biton De Segou have a way of folding together their horns with their grooves that's really mindblowing – taking all the sharp edges and exotic flavors of the reeds, and ... read more CD
Tabansi Studio Band —
Tabansi Studio Band Vol 3 – Wakar Alhazai Kano ... CD BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Fantastic longform grooves from the Tabansi Studio Band – a cool combo who worked to support Nigerian artists on the Tabansi label, but who have a sound here that's very much their own! These tracks are a lot wilder and more freewheeling than any of the group's music behind a singer – ... read more CD
Ebo Taylor —
Palaver ... CD Tabansi/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A never-issued session from the legendary Ebo Taylor – recorded right at a time when Taylor was really hitting on all burners! The sessions were done for the Nigerian Tabansi label, but feature Ebo's touring band from Ghana – a tight combo whose crackling rhythms are perfect for his ... read more CD
Nkono Teles —
Party Beats ... CD Tabansi/BBE (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Sweet synth soul from 80s Nigeria – a set that definitely shows the evolution of that country's sound in the decade after the rise of Afro Funk – and a record that also delivers plenty of the beats promised in the title! There's lots of elements here borrowed from electro – drum ... read more CD
World Village (Germany), 2004. Used ... $8.99
Guitars from the desert by Tinariwen – a group with Malian roots, and a sound that's all their own – certainly one of the most distinct approaches in the global music scene of the early 21st Century! The album's got production that's tighter than some of their previous efforts, but a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Wedge, 2023. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A record that marks an unusual chapter in the career of this legendary group, yet one that also fits very strongly into their wonderful run of albums in the 21st Century! The set's got a unique approach – recorded in a tent in Algeria, but with long-distance production from Daniel Lanois ... read more CD
Nonesuch, 2005. Used ... $7.99
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(Out of print.)
TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo —
Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972 to 1980 ... CD Soundway (UK), 1970s. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the coolest Afro Funk groups of the 70s – and an outfit who definitely earn the "poly rhythmic" in their name! TP Orchestre have a jagged, jaunty sound that's totally great – really playfully rhythmic, in a way that breaks from the mold of most of their 70s ... read more CD
Rokia Traore —
Bowmboi ... CD Nonesuch/Tama, 2004. Used ... Out Of Stock
The third album from Malian singer Rokia Traore – a compelling collection of folksy tunes with a focus on her incredible vocals, supported by instrumentation that includes light percussion and guitar. The booklet provides translation of the set's stunning lyrics, and titles include "Mani ... read more CD
Goma Gringa (Brazil), 1971. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
An amazing bit of funk from early 70s Brazil – an ultra-rare album, but one that almost beats some of the bigger Brazilian classics of the time! The recording has a very unusual approach – a non-stop blend of songs on each side – which makes for long, continuous tracks that mix ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
Lyrichord, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $9.99
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Ukulele Summit —
Ukulele Summit ... CD Meldac (Japan), Used ... Out Of Stock
