One of the greatest grooves from the legendary Desco Records years – a brilliant album of modern Afro Funk done by The Daktaris – in a groove that's just as hard-hitting as any of Fela's work from the 70s! The album was one of the first to bring back an older African style to current ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gryllus Daniel/Weores Sandor —
A Teljesseg Fele ... LP Hungaroton (Hungary), 1988. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert.)
Phil Dawson Quintet —
It's Time ... CD Funkiwala (UK), 2022. New Copy ...
$12.9914.99
London guitarist Phil Dawson has a strong legacy of work with global heavyweights – artists who include Hugh Masekela, Tony Allen, and Mulatu – but the vibe here is much more jazz-based overall – as Dawson plays both guitar and Fender Rhodes in a group that has a great sense of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Alfredo De Angelis/Osvaldo Fresedo —
Argentine Tangos ... LP Capitol, 1950s. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, a small sticker spot in front, and minor stains in back.)
Alfredo De Angelis Y Su Orquesta Tipica —
La Brisa ... LP EMI (Argentina), Mid 40s-Early 50s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
With vocals by Carlos Dente and Julio Martel. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue. Cover has lightly bent corners, some aging, and notes in marker in back.)
Manitas De Plata —
Flamenco Guitar ... LP Vanguard, Mid 60s. Near Mint- 3LP ...
$6.999.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes booklet. Box has light surface wear, small corner splits, and a split wrap-around.)
Hugo Del Carril/Mercedes Simone —
Recordando ... LP RCA/Camden, 1940s. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(60s Mexican pressing. Cover has a peeled patch from tape removal at the spine, small peeled spots at the corners, and some yellowed tape remnants in back.)
Abdoulaye Diabate —
Kassikoun ... CD Syllart (France), 1988. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
Kasse Mady Diabate —
Fode ... CD Syllart (France), 1989. Used ...
$9.99
(Cover has some light stains in back along the opening.)
Wasis Diop —
Hyenes ... CD Mercury, 1992. Used ...
$6.99
... CD
Wasis Diop —
Judu Bek ... CD Wrasse/Think Zik, 2008. Used ...
$6.99
... CD
Super Mama Djobo —
Super Mama Djobo ... CD New Dawn (Netherlands), 1980. New Copy ...
$7.9918.99
Rare work from this important Guinean combo! The work has all the sharp, rootsy edges we love in their other releases – but there's also a clarity of recording that really lets some of the best elements come through – especially the incredible interplay on guitar, which is woven ... read moreCD
Andres Do Barro —
Pum! ... LP RCA/Victor (Spain), 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has light wear and a bumped corner.)
Drive —
Drive Unlimited ... LP RCA/We Are Busy Bodies, 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9926.99
A set that's filled with mighty nice keyboards – delivered with plenty of 60s soul jazz inspiration in the style, but served up with more of a 70s vibe overall – especially on some of the cuts that bring in some very heavy funk elements at the bottom! As with the group's previous album ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An album from the 80s, but one with a very timeless vibe – as the set is heavy on mbiri work from Dumisani Maraire – recorded in a way that mostly just features vocals alongside the sparkling tones of the thumb piano! The mbiri is likely amplified here – as it's got a resonance ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
E&S Brothers —
Taduma ... LP Blue Tree/Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9929.99
Sweet keyboard soul from the South African scene of the mid 80s – a record that's got a vibe that's a lot leaner and more electro oriented than some of the bubblegum pop to come! E&S are the duo of Ernest Segeel and Shadrack Ndlovu – and although the tunes are mostly electric, they ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great early work from Libyan singer Hamid El Shaeri – an artist who'd soon explode to huge global fame, but who's heard here on early tracks recorded for the Slam label in Egypt! Most of the releases were originally issued only on cassette – a format that allowed Hamid's music to ... read moreCD
Etran De L'Air —
Agadez ... LP Sahel Sounds, 2022. New Copy ...
$18.9919.99
A fantastic little set, and one that may well represent a key evolution of the Tuareg sound – as the group here still work in the sublime blend of guitar lines that made their previous record so great, but also find this focus and majesty that really pushes the whole thing over the top! We're ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The solo debut of Juanita Euka, a singer you might know for her fantastic contributions to the London Afrobeat Collective and other groups – yet clearly an artist waiting to shine in the spotlight on her own! Euka is Congolese, but raised in Argentina – and given her recent work on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A treasure trove of funky soul and trippy grooves from Eye Q – a group who hail from the same scene in Zimbabwe that gave us Witch and Ngozi Family, but who are maybe even groovier overall! There's some really wonderful guitar on most of these cuts – more funk-styled than some of the ... read moreCD
Chaba Fadela & Cheb Sahraoui —
Hana Hana ... LP Mango, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a trace of a price sticker, and a promo stamp.)
Roger Fakhr —
Fine Anyway ... CD Habibi Funk (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
Beautiful sounds from Roger Fahkr – a Lebanese singer/songwriter who recorded most of this music in the late 70s – but with a sound and style that's every bit as compelling as western talents from the earlier part of the decade! The tunes often begin with voice and acoustic guitar, but ... read moreCD
Ahmed Fakroun —
Mots D'Amour ... CD Celluloid/PMG (Austria), 1983. New Copy ...
$5.9916.99
Words of love from Libyan singer Ahmed Fakroun – an artist who works with some sweet 80s electro soul backings that perfectly match his look on the cover! The vocals are mostly in Arabic, but they're set to backings that have a definite western approach – very universal in sound, with ... read moreCD
An overlooked gem from the 80s years of Fela Kuti – and a set that has the Afro Funk genius working with strong studio help from Wally Badarou! The vibe's still as fierce and frenetic as Fela's classic material – each track takes up a full side of the record, with lots of hard rhythms, ... read moreCD
A really seminal album from Fela Kuti – searing live set that's presented with drummer Ginger Baker – formerly of Cream, and a huge supporter of Fela's music on the UK scene! Baker had already picked up a lot of Fela's influence in his music – and his presence here made for a key ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversery Edition red vinyl pressing with bonus live tracks and an etched D side!)
Fela & Roy Ayers —
Music Of Many Colors ... LP Celluloid/Knitting Factory, 1980. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9925.99
One of the best soul collaborations ever! Fela and Roy Ayers team up for this whopping album that brings together the best sides of these monster soul talents of the 70s! In keeping with Fela's work, the tracks are long and Afro-tinged, with a complicated groove that grows over the length of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most compelling Fela albums of the 70s – and one that's got a very different feel than some of his others. The album features one long track – "Coffin For Head Of State" – and although the track still has the usual Fela staples of horn riffs, chopping vamps, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An impassioned attack on police and army violence in 70s Nigeria – and easily one of Fela Kuti's best-remembered albums of the time! The lead track – "Sorrow Tears & Blood" – is really tremendous – a wicked groove that begins with a very long electric piano ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fela & Africa 70 —
Yellow Fever ... LP Knitting Factory, 1976/1999. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9926.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the first-ever collection of the work of this important group from Djibouti – a huge state-financed ensemble whose performances were captured on tape for radio, but never issued as regular commercial albums at the time! 4 Mars take their name from a key moment of independence in the ... read moreCD
Four Sounds —
Jazz From District Six ... LP Trutone/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1969. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
A South African jazz set from the end of the 60s, but one with a different vibe than some of the rest – as the group have a lean style that still also seems to mix a fair bit of Township elements in with the jazz – which makes for tracks that have a wonderfully playful mix of modes, and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nelson Freitas —
Elevate ... CD Sony (Portugal), 2013. Used ...
$0.996.99
(Mono 6 Eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has discoloration from age, a split bottom seam held with wide clear tape, and a small peeled spot in front.)
Alhaji K Frimpong —
Abrado ... LP Hot Casa (France), 1984. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
Funky genius from the mighty K Frimpong – an album recorded in Germany in the mid 80s – but a set that cooks like some of the best West African funk from the decade before! The sound is lean and mean, and there's plenty of grit in the grooves – a lot more bass and funky drums ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
K Frimpong —
K Frimpong & Vis A Vis ... LP Ofori Brothers/Hot Casa (France), 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9939.99
Fantastic guitar work from K Frimpong – and plenty of other fantastic sounds too – all rolled up in his unique blend of Afro funk and high-life – served up here on four nice long tracks! There's vocals on the record, but the guitar and rhythms are what really drive the train ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – mastered at The Carvery, and served up in a nice heavy cover!)
K Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiesta —
Me Da A Onnda ... LP Hot Casa (France), 1980. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.99
A funky highlife stunner from the mighty K Frimpong – an artist who always seems to find a way to make a familiar groove sound even heavier than you might expect! That's definitely the case here – as rattling percussion really sets the scene for every track – sometimes with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
K Frimpong & Super Complex Sounds —
Ahyewa Special ... LP Ofori Brothers/Hot Casa (France), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$28.9939.99
The sublime first album from K Frimpong – a really unique blend of hi-life and Afro Funk, but served up with all these unusual touches that make the album stand out from even most of the rest of the revolutionary sounds that were coming from Ghana at the time! There's this sense of flow that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Funkadesi —
Yo Baba ... CD Funkadesi, 2008. Used ...
$2.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning set of vocal recordings by Tlahoun Gessesse – one of the most important singers during the golden age of Ethiopian Music – caught here on a set of sides that sadly saw that period coming to an end! The tracks on the set are mostly from the early 70s, a time that saw great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's definitely a giant on the move – a heavy, hard rocker from the Indonesian scene – full of freak and fuzz, in this fantastic blend of psych elements and progressive jamming! The group are fantastic – speaking plenty with the guitar of Benny Soebardja, who also sings ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the funkiest albums ever from Gilberto Gil – a set that beautifully mixes rootsy elements with tighter funk arrangements – in a style that's not unlike some of the 70s samba soul experiments from Jorge Ben! The record borrows heavily from American funk and soul of the time, and ... (Brazil, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Surprisingly great after all these years – maybe more so, given that the buzz on these guys finally died down – and has kept this one out of heavy rotation in coffee shops and cafes! CD
The Gotan Project have waited 5 years to follow up their international smash debut – but hearing the set, it's clearly been worth the wait – as the group have expanded into wide new realms of sound! It would have been easy for Gotan to quickly churn out another batch of nuevo tango ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreCD
A second amazing set of guitars from Agadez – this time around from Group Bombino, who have a slightly warmer sound than Group Inerane – but one that's equally great as well! The tunes build up sparely from percussion, guitar parts, and vocals from the group – sung together in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Group NSI —
Roger A Ti Wawa ... LP Da'N Records/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
NSI stands for "new sounds from the islands" – and that's definitely what you'll get here from this combo who serve up a fantastic blend of Antilles rhythms and contemporary club funk – all very much in the best spirit of the early zouk movement at the time! There's lots of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great combo from the small nation of Djibouti – stepping out here in one of the first international record releases from that company in decades – a shuttered legacy to the rest of the world, given the tight control of music by the state! Yet despite that situation, the Groupe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A 45 rpm double vinyl pressing – with download!)
Grup Terra Endins De Girona —
Havaneres ... LP Odeon (Spain), 1978. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wavy corners and some tape remnants at the corners. Label on Side A has an application tear.)
Henri Guedon —
Karma ... CD La Voix Du Globe/Outre National (France), 1975. New Copy ...
$16.99
A really brilliant album from percussionist Henri Guedon – an artist with Caribbean roots, but a sound that really seems to transcend all boundaries – as he mixes his own instrumentation with a great blend of keyboards, organ, piano, and plenty more percussion – in styles that ... read moreCD
A really mindblowing set of music from late 70s Lebanon – an ambitious blend of jazzy instrumentation, poetic vocals, and larger instrumental impulses – all with this soaring sort of energy that reminds us of some of the more complex Brazilian records of the 70s, or of some of our ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band —
Take One ... CD Analog Africa (Germany), Mid 70s. Used ...
$16.99
Early work Zimbabwe legends Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – a group that was an early showcase for the vocal talents of the equally legendary Thomas Mapfumo! The set's not just a Mapfumo showcase, though – as the sound here resonates strongly from the whole group – nice harmonies ... read moreCD
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band —
Take One ... LP Analog Africa (Germany), Mid 70s. New Copy Gatefold ...
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Early work Zimbabwe legends Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – a group that was an early showcase for the vocal talents of the equally legendary Thomas Mapfumo! The set's not just a Mapfumo showcase, though – as the sound here resonates strongly from the whole group – nice harmonies ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wealth of wonderful work from Baligh Hamdi – an artist who had a huge impact on Egyptian music in the postwar years, even if he's not as well known on our side of the Atlantic! The tracks here all date from a time when Hamdi had been already recording for a number of years – first ... read moreCD
Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso —
Village Life ... LP Columbia, 1985. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
An early world music/jazz collaboration production from Bill Laswell, a format he'd return to again and again in later years. For the most part, the tunes seem to be excursions on Musa Suso's native Gambian rhythms, plucked out as gentle arpeggios on the Kora, with Herbie's subtle keys and synths ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, light wear, small sticker spot, and is lightly bent at the bottom left corner.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Clarinet music, but unlike anything else you might have heard before – as Greek musician Kitsos Harisiadis uses the instrument in a style that's quite far from American jazz and swing! Instead, the clarinet here is used on a series of folkloric tunes – music from the northwestern ... read moreCD
Ofra Haza —
Ya Ba Ye ... 12-inch Sire/Warner, 1989. Very Good+ (pic cover)...
$0.99
A set that's maybe a bit different than other Nigerian grooves you might know from the early 80s – as Hycento Junior has a strong influence from American hip hop, and also a bit of reggae as well! Side one of the album feels almost as if it was lifted from the same scene as Grandmaster Flash ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue on Lorem Ipsum. Shrinkwrap has a hole at the top right from sticker removal.)
A really great chapter in the long and funky history of the musicians that also played in Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Cane & Abel – and a cool little set that may be one of the best records to ever come from the collective! The players work here as Ice – and come across like some ... (Soul, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Christy Essien Igbokwe —
Ever Liked My Person? ... LP Lagos International (Nigeria), 1981. Very Good+ ...
$29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Green vinyl pressing, including insert. Cover has heavy wear on spine, some names in pen, light edge wear.)
It's hard to imagine these kings being left behind, as the sound of Ikebe Shakedown just keeps getting bolder and more majestic with each new release – a very special strand of deep funk, with a blend of horns that you might find in a more Afro-styled band, mixed with tighter rhythms at the ... (Deep Funk, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great electronics from the Indian scene of the 80s – music that's a lot warmer and more evocative than you might guess from the "robotic" in the title – thanks to plenty of roots in the Kollywood soundtrack scene! The instrumentation is often spare, but still echoes the ... read moreCD
Solomon Ilori & His Afro Drum Ensemble —
African High Life ... LP Blue Note, 1963. Sealed ...
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One of the most roosty albums on Blue Note – and a fairly straight session of African percussion tracks by Solomon Ilori and his Afro Drum Ensemble. Unlike similar albums by Art Blakey, this one lacks any strong sort of jazz component – and really just features fairly straight African ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tight Nigerian boogie from Ben Jagga – done with a lean groove that really represents the change in styles during the 80s, while still holding onto modes that reference some of the funk from before! Ben's got this bright style of singing, and at times the record almost has a Caribbean vibe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hank Jones with Cheick Tidiane Seck & The Mandikas —
Sarala ... CD Verve, 1995. Used ...
$8.99
One of the hippest albums Hank Jones ever recorded – a very unique mixture of jazz and African elements, put together with organist Cheick Tidiane Seck! Jones plays his usual piano, but the strongest elements on the set come from Seck's Hammond work, and instrumentation from other members of ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreCD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole. Cover has a promo stamp.)
A much-needed slice of work from Juju – the group who later transformed into spiritual funk ensemble Oneness Of Juju! Juju only recorded two full albums in the early 70s, so this unissued live set is a key addition to their catalog – and the whole thing's got this bold quality that's ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jupiter & Okwess —
Na Kozonga ... CD Everloving, 2021. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
Fast funk and lots of sharp riffs from Okwess – a group with roots in the Congo, but who've risen to international fame – thanks in part to their updating of older Afro Funk modes, and the strong presence of lead singer Jupinter Bokondji! The group are clearly aware of more ... read moreCD
A sweet Soweto group from the start of the 80s – one who have a nice current of funk in their mix, but who also serve up some well-crafted solos on both guitar and flute! The vocals are often warmly in that more familiar South African style of the period – but the record's nicely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
These guys were a big group in Trinidad – where, according to the cover, they were the number 1 R&B group in the 70s – but they hardly cracked the US marked with this 1977 release. The album's a combination of 70s funk and various African influences – mostly uptempo, in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing in a folder-like cover. Labels are hand-written. Cover has light wear and a crease along the spine.)
Kanda Bongo Man —
Zing Zong ... CD Hannibal, 1991. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case and artwork.)