Global Grooves — In Stock
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (210) new/used, Vinyl (374) new/used, LPs (352) new/used, 12-inch (7) new/used, 7-inch (15) new/used, All (584)
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EMI/Dig This Way (Italy), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
The cover looks a bit cheesy – like some sort of Star Search graphic – but the album's a rock-solid gem from the second decade of Nigerian funk – recorded in Lagos with a great boogie vibe, and a groove that's as heavy on keyboards as it is on riffing guitar and percussion! Peter ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RCA, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $10.99
A brilliant mix of jazz and world music! Abdul-Malik was the legendary bass player from the fifties who mixed straight jazz playing with traditional Middle Eastern rhythms – and although he most famously recorded albums with Monk as a regular bassist, his albums on his own are amazing ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Alagbada (Nigeria), 1991. Very Good- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam held with a staple and a worn top right corner.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1988. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear with a torn top right corner.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and pen.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and splitting. Cover has some wear.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and marker.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1987. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some pen.)
Leader (Nigeria), 1978. Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with splitting seams held with aged masking tape.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1979. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear and staining with masking tape along the bottom seam.)
Strut (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Saxophonist Idris Ackamoor is a living jazz legend – but not the kind that's stale and stuffy, and instead a continuously vibrant player who's given us mindblowing music since his initial recordings with his Pyramids group in the 70s! This version of the Pyramids is different than that one, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Burnside, 1997. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Makossa, 1982. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
King Sunny Ade (Nigeria), 1984. Very Good- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Sunny Alade (Nigeria), 1984. Fair ... $8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(FAIR CONDITION. Cover has some wear and pen.)
Supreme Disc (Nigeria), Poor ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear and splitting. Vinyl plays well despite being heavily scratched.)
Sunny Alade (UK), 1978. Very Good- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Nemi/Livingston (Nigeria), 1979. New Copy ... $19.99
A Nigerian soul classic from Gboyega Adelaja – an artist who spent a fair bit of time on the US scene in the mid 70s, where he clearly drank from the deep well of funk and soul! The album's got a vibe that's maybe a bit tighter and groovier than some of Adelaja's contemporaries – maybe ... read more CD
Lanre Adepoju (Nigeria), 1979. Good+ ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear with masking tape along the spine.)
Lanrad (Nigeria), 1981. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a small peeled spot on the back, with some pen. Label has some pen.)
Lanre Adepoju (Nigeria), Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging.)
Wel Kadeb (Nigeria), 1977. Poor ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear.)
Wel Kadeb (Nigeria), 1978. Good ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear, with some pen and a bit of tape in two corners. Label has some pen.)
Makossa, 1981. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Great work from this highly-percussive African theater group – with one long, hard-grooving tracks on each side! LP, Vinyl record album
Afro 7 (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
A set that's maybe not as experimental as you might guess from the title – but which sounds pretty darn great nonetheless! Afro National hail from Sierra Leone, and they work here in a sparkling take on the highlife groove – cascading swift guitar lines out over lively rhythms, often ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polydor (Nigeria), 1989. Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and a peeled spot along the bottom.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1985. Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear, stains marker and masking tape along all seams. Label has marker.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1977. Fair ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(FAIR CONDITION. Cover has moderate wear, stains and some staples holding split seams. Label has some pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1977. Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and splitting.)
Ekimogun (Nigeria), 1980. Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, tape along a splitting spine and some ink stamps. Label has an ink stamp.)
Supreme Disc (Nigeria), Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and aging.)
Ekimogun (Nigeria), 1978. Good ... $12.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy surface wear with pen and tape along the spine.)
Akofa Akoussah —
Akofa Akoussah ... CD Sonafric/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
A beautiful record from Akofa Akoussah – a singer from Togo who's equally gifted in funky and sweeter soul styles! Half the record is full-on funk, and we'd swear that Lafayette Afro Rock Band must have had a hand in some of the instrumentation (possible, as it was recorded in Paris) – ... read more CD
Also available Akofa Akoussah ... LP 23.99
Akofa Akoussah —
Akofa Akoussah ... LP Sonafric/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
A beautiful record from Akofa Akoussah – a singer from Togo who's equally gifted in funky and sweeter soul styles! Half the record is full-on funk, and we'd swear that Lafayette Afro Rock Band must have had a hand in some of the instrumentation (possible, as it was recorded in Paris) – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Akofa Akoussah ... CD 10.99
Olasimbo (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Ali & Tam's —
Ali & Tam's Avec L'Orchestra Malo ... LP Plainisphare (Switzerland), 1985. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A very cool set – loads of percussion and spare rhythms – with guitar from Aly Sow Baidy and great tenor solos, some almost avant, from Tamisimbi Mpungu! Raw and rootsy throughout! LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 2017. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
One of the coolest records in years from the legendary Tony Allen – and that's saying a lot, given that his legacy includes famous work as a drummer with Fela Kuti, and a much more recent run of very experimental recordings! This set has Tony soaring out on Blue Note – and working with ... read more CD
Blue Note (France), 2018. New Copy ... $18.99
The great Tony Allen has always been a hell of a collaborator – especially in his later years – and here, he makes some really wonderful music with Jeff Mills – a criss-crossing of acoustic and electric percussion patterns that are every bit as hypnotic as Allen's early material, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mr Bongo (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
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 CD
Also available Simigwa ... LP 23.99
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley —
Simigwa ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.98
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
Also available Simigwa ... CD 10.99
Subah Zindagi (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $12.99
A great little Bollywood soundtrack by one of key composers of the genre – and one that's still got all the right sort of elements you might expect! There's some really great upbeat tracks – nice groovers that even get a bit funky at times – and which have a few cool instrumental ... read more CD
Daptone, 2012. New Copy ... $15.99 19.99
Amazing sounds from one of the best funky combos anywhere – ever! 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
(Vinyl version includes code for full album download.)
Daptone, 2017. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
Maybe the most searing album we've ever heard from Antibalas – a set that's completely on fire from the very first note, both musically and politically – and which burns with an intensity that seems to blow away all their previous music! Make no mistake, we've always loved these guys ... read more CD
Also available Where The Gods Are At Peace ... LP 14.99
Daptone, 2017. New Copy ... $14.99 17.98
Maybe the most searing album we've ever heard from Antibalas – a set that's completely on fire from the very first note, both musically and politically – and which burns with an intensity that seems to blow away all their previous music! Make no mistake, we've always loved these guys ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Where The Gods Are At Peace ... CD 12.99(Includes download!)
Daptone, 2017. New Copy ... $5.99 6.99
Insanely fantastic work from the mighty Antibalas Orchestra! The group's really moved onto a whole new level here – covering Willie Colon's classic 70s groover "Che Che Cole", but kicking up the beats to give the track more of an African feel. This version really cooks with some ... (Funky 45's, Global Grooves) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Ibukun Orisun Iye (Nigeria), 1982. Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with ink stamps and light pen.)
Colourful World (Netherlands), 2018. New Copy ... $9.99
Arp Frique certainly does live in a colorful world – not just in the image on the cover, but in the grooves of the record as well – which bring together lots of funky 80s keyboards with a wider global sense of groove! There's often some acoustic percussion alongside the electric keys ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Welcome To The Colorful World Of Arp Frique ... LP 22.99
Colourful World (Netherlands), 2018. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99
Arp Frique certainly does live in a colorful world – not just in the image on the cover, but in the grooves of the record as well – which bring together lots of funky 80s keyboards with a wider global sense of groove! There's often some acoustic percussion alongside the electric keys ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Welcome To The Colorful World Of Arp Frique ... CD 9.99
Okyerema Asante —
Sabi ... LP Atumpan/Kalita (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
A lost set from percussionist Okyerema Asante – an African percussionist, but one who made some great music as part of the Black Fire/Oneness Of Juju collective on the DC scene in the 70s! This album follows with a spirit that's a bit like the later work of Oneness – and in fact, the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus notes, photos, and interview insert.)
Afrodisia (Nigeria), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
A funky little combo from 70s Nigeria – one who could easily give most American funk bands of the time a good run for their money! The approach here is nice and lean – lots of heavy basslines and tight drums, run through with riffing wah-wah guitar licks, and plenty of sweet touches on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download!)
Kosalabaro (Nigeria), Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with pen and marker on both sides. Label has marker and pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1985. Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
LRC (Nigeria), 1985. Good ... $8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover and label have some marker and pen.)
Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1987. Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and aging with some pen.)
Siky-Oluyole (Nigeria), 1980. Poor ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(POOR CONDITION. Cover has some wear, stains and pen.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1981. Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Olumo (Nigeria), 1980. Fair ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with pen and splitting.)
Kollington (Nigeria), 1984. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Kollington (Nigeria), 1986. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Kollington (Nigeria), 1980s. Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, pen and a few staples holding a split top seam.)
Sony (Nigeria), 1992. Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 20.98
A lean take on the double-length self-titled set from this mighty funky combo – one that brings together a range of great funky 45s, plus a few other hefty nuggets! If you don't know the group, they're totally great – as Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band go back to the funkiest moments of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
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
Also available Serpent's Mouth (with bonus tracks) ... CD 15.99
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy ... $15.99 17.98
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 CD
Also available Serpent's Mouth ... LP 18.99
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy ... $8.99 9.98
Maybe some of the most explosive steel drum sounds you'll ever hope to hear – but that's what we've always expected from the mighty Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band! "Xxplosive" is funky, but in a nice slow-stepping way – with the bassline really carving out the groove, as ... (Funky 45's, Global Grooves) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Six Degrees, 1999. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print. Mark through barcode.)
Six Degrees, 2001. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print. Barcode has some marker.)
Nonesuch, 2003. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, penmark through barcode.)
Village Pulse, 1996. Used ... $7.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Buda (France), 2018. New Copy ... $18.99
Zanmari Bare hails from the isle of Reunion, and he's got this beautifully melancholy style of singing – a mode that seems to belie his younger age, with this evocative quality as if he's seen things rise and fall for centuries on this planet! The instrumentation that backs his singing is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
OK World (Norway), 2018. New Copy ... $16.99
Spare sounds get taken to the next dimension – as the music of Adama Barry is presented in both its original creation, and in a set of remixes by Henrik Schwarz, Bugge Wesseltoft, Prins Thomas, Mental Overdrive, and others! The album's got an unusual approach – as two-thirds of the ... read more CD
Nonesuch, 2018. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
An interesting little album – a set that's part indie, and part a surprisingly great tribute to the music of the Indonesian gamelan – extrapolated through the compositions of Colin McPhee, who was one of the first to transcribe the sound of the percussive ensemble for the piano! The ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more CD
Regal (Spain), 1967. Very Good+ ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear.)
EMI (Italy), 1981. Very Good+ ... $24.99
(Rock, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has some surface wear and lightly bent corners.)
New Morning Star Records (Nigeria), 1981. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with making tape along the spine.)
Buda (France), 2018. New Copy ... $16.99
An even more fantastic album than the previous effort from this very cool combo – a set that has long tracks that really let the group build up their sound – all with a vibe that lives up to the cover proclamation of "music for the people by the people with the people"! That ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Born Bad (France), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99
Totally cool, totally amazing music from the enigmatic Francis Bebey – a contemporary on the early 80s African scene of William Onyeabor, and an equally experimental artists! Bebey used a fair bit of electronics, but often with sounds that had acoustic roots – in this case, the ultra ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cook, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $26.99
Awesome session of early hand drum recordings from Trinidad. Largely an ethnomusicological document, this set has some insulting colonialist commentary on the back, but the rhythms in the grooves are totally smoking, with titles like "Drumology", "Calypso In Drums", "Koroma ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, with some splitting on the top seam.)
Woorell (Japan), 1984. Near Mint- ... $23.99
Four long tracks – "The Best Ambiance", "Sawambe", "Elisa Kouadio", and "Le Meme". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi!)
Glitterbeat (Germany), 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99
In the world of global grooves, Bixiga 70 have always been a bit unique – they hail from Brazil, love Afro Funk, but also never it those easy modes that makes so may other combos sound like they're just trying to go for the sound of Lagos in the 70s! Instead, these guys seem to have ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Buda (France), 2018. New Copy ... $18.99
A very cool group from Mali – one who have some of the older currents that you'd associate with the scene, but served up with a nicely contemporary crackle! The vocals often have those bluesy inflections that have risen up strongly in west Africa – but the instrumentation also has a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Belmond Black —
Never Too Late ... LP Kena, 1979. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent Belgian pressing, still in the shrink with insert.)
Matsuli (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
Don't think "disco", think "funky jazz" – because this sweet South African group from the 70s is filled with lots of groovy twists and turns – all in a mode that's quite different than any of the American or European jazz albums we know from the time! The lineup ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 1956/1957. Very Good ... $16.99
An incredible early experimental album from Art Blakey – one of the first to feature him in expanded percussion format! Side one of the album features the extended "Drum Suite" – a set of 3 tracks ("The Sacrifice", "Cubano Chant", and "Oscalypso") ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing, without deep groove. Cover has some wear with splitting seams.)
Cosmic Sound/Hot Mule (France), 1980. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A rare set of electro funk from early 80s Lagos – a set that's awash in long-spun rhythms and spacey keyboards – so much so that for years, the record was mistaken as an effort from William Onyeabor! Yet while the long songs and keys might recall some of Onyeabor's music, the overall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Morabeza/Lusafrica (France), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 19.99
The sound of Angola, circa 1972 – served up here in a beautiful album of songs from Bonga! The music is relatively spare – mostly just lead acoustic guitar, bass, and percussion – the latter of which is played by Bonga himself, almost always with this lively quality that really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mango, 1989. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Chiaroscuro, 1977. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
A landmark New York session from Dollar Brand – recorded in the late 70s, with a larger group than usual! Brand spins out some really magical African-tinged jazz grooves – stretching forth in his usual modal mode, with lots of rhythmic lines – but in a way that's also augmented ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mar & Sol (Netherlands), Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
One of the only albums ever recorded by Djarama – a group with roots in Cape Verde, but who rocked the Dutch scene of the mid 80s – where their highly rhythmic style must have been a huge hit! The approach here is a bit like some of the post-colonial acts recording in Paris around the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shanu Olu/Hot Casa (France), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99
A really tremendous record from the Lagos scene of the 70s – a set that's completely sharp from beginning to end, and which has the same sort of side-long jamming that you'd find on the best records by Fela Kuti at the time! King Bucknor's billed as "The Black Isaiah Of Africa" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Junior Byron —
Trying To Hold On (original, version, Gerd Janson megamix) ... 12-inch Cultures Of Soul, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99 12.98
A slow-grooving boogie number from Junior Byron – one that's got a catchy sort of back/forth rhythm, which Junior uses to nice advantage with his swinging vocals on the tune! The version brings up the riffing guitar in the rhythms, in a way that's even cooler than the original mix – ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more 12-inch, Vinyl record
Casa Nostra (Canada), 2013. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Small sticker over barcode.)
Selma, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $79.99
Great rootsy grooves – inspired by Santeria, with lots of percussion! (Latin, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy!)
Omega, Late 50s. Very Good ... $22.99
Incredible stuff – and quite possibly the greatest album ever recorded by this enigmatic percussionist! The record features Chaino with his "African Percussion Safari" – not really listed on the notes individually, but (we surmise) most likely a group of studio percussionists. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing on black vinyl. Cover has splitting on the seams.)
