Francisco Mora Catlett —
Mora ... LP AACE/Far Out (UK), 1987. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9929.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Boxed logo label pressing. Cover has light wear, aging, and is split halfway on the spine side at the bottom seam.)
Don Cherry —
Om Shanti Om ... LP Black Sweat (Italy), 1976. New Copy ...
$26.9939.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two rare albums from Uncle Victor Chukwu – a hell of a guitarist, and the driving force behind both of these Nigerian gems from the late 70s! Akalaka is a record that's maybe higlife in outward appearance, but which has a very different quality overall – in part because the guitar work ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band —
Sonbonbela ... CD Sublime Frequencies, 2023. New Copy ...
$9.9916.99
Baba Commandant serves up a wonderful blend here – tight Afro Funk mixed with rootsier elements from mandingue – all at a level that really makes the album stand out from the pack! There's some especially great performances on ngoni and balafon, both instruments that get some key ... read moreCD
AB Crentsil —
Moses ... LP Afrikord, 1980s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
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 moreCD
Dadawah (Ras Michael) —
Peace & Love ... LP Trojan/Antarctica Starts Here, 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9924.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear on the spine, tiny tear on the opening with a piece of clear tap, light wear overall.)
Dar Disku —
Dar Disku ... LP Soundway (UK), 2024. New Copy Gatefold ...
$28.9930.99
An album recorded over the space of four different nations, and one that carries a sound that definitely echoes that legacy – references to older North African, Indian, Arabian, and post-colonial traditions – delivered with a lean style that makes the whole thing work wonderfully ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toumani Diabate with Ballake Sissoko —
New Ancient Strings ... LP Hannibal/Chrysalis, 1999. New Copy ...
$27.9930.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yaya Diallo —
Nangape ... CD Onzou (Canada), 1980. Used ...
$14.99
A group with a name that might not easily roll of the tongue, but one who've got a sublime harmony sound that's wonderfully fluid overall – a combination of nine young voices from the scene in Soweto, working without any other instrumentation at all! The combination of vocals almost takes us ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(On orange colored vinyl and includes download code!)
(Cover has a split top seam with clear tape remnant & peel spot from sticker removal, small split on spine, light wear & aging.)
Vieux Diop —
Via Jo ... CD Worldly/Triloka, 1995. Used ...
$2.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Emma Dorgu —
Roverman ... LP Polydor (Nigeria), 1979. Good ...
$28.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with clicks throughout side A. Cover has masking tape on all seams, surface wear, big spot of marker on the face, lots of pen, some patchy spots of stuck-on paper on the head. Labels have marker & pen.)
Gibraltar Drakus —
Hommage A Zanzibar ... CD IDS/Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1989. New Copy ...
$7.9914.99
Gibraltar Drakus was one of the key members of world music powerhouse Les Tetes Brulees back in the 80s – and here, he pays tribute to the legendary guitarist Theodore Zanzibar Epeme, whose sound was such a big part of the group! Guitar lines criss-cross wonderfully, really livening up some ... read moreCD
A totally cool record – one that's very heavy on work on marimba, with a bit of vocals and some additional percussion too! The group's led by Dumisani Maraire, and the set was recorded in Seattle – but with a nicely lean vibe! LP, Vinyl record album
A great return to form for this legendary Somalian group – a combo who made some important records in the 80s, but were part of the huge diaspora on their scene as the troubles of the following decade forced a long pause in cultural activity! Here, the group are reborn with new youthful ... read moreCD
(Still sealed.)
Bokani Dyer —
Radio Sechaba ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$21.9925.99
Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grupo Ebano —
Grupo Ebano ... LP BBE (UK), 1997. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$30.9935.99
A very cool vocal group from the Brazilian scene of the 90s – a quintet who issued this album initially only on CD, but with a sound that's got a much more classic vibe than you'd expect from the date! The harmonies are great – and follow in a legacy that includes older groups like ... (Brazil, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Original cast production of this semi-popular musical from the early 70s – a collection of South African tunes performed by a large uncredited cast. The tunes have a nice groove that's sort of in the Miriam Makeba soul mode, mixed with others that get a bit more folksy and use a lot of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and some ring wear.)
Livy Ekemezie —
Friday Night ... CD Linic Major/Odion Livingstone (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ...
$7.9918.99
A rare boogie set from the Nigerian scene – but one that also has the power to circle the globe with a universal sense of soul – as you might guess by the cosmopolitan look of Livy Ekemezie on the cover! The set's got a very strong tie to the grooves of the New York scene of the time ... read moreCD
While in the intervening years Hamza El Din has gone on to great prominence, this Nonesuch recording of his work on the oud was one of the earliest documents of his North African style of music. This recording consists of three pieces, with his virtuoso playing and singing, the first two extended ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing with Warner rim logo. Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, bumped corners, and a tiny sticker spot at the top left corner.)
Titles include "Beijo De Longe", "Maria Elena", "Flor Di Nha Esperanca", "Sorte", "Carnaval De Sao Vincente", "Paraiso Di Atlantico", and "Roma Criola". CD
(Out of print, packaged in a nice book style case.)
Faada Freddy —
Golden Cages ... CD Universal (France), 2024. New Copy ...
$7.9916.99
Faada Freddy already has a very striking style – a blend of gospel and soul with some elements of his Senegalese roots – yet here, he pushes the boundaries even more by just working with voice and human percussion elements, but in a mode that makes for a mighty full groove! Freddy's ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Fairuz is a singer with a legendary voice – already one of the most important vocalists in Lebanon by the time of this album – with a way of soaring and stretching a note that's completely breathtaking, even if you can't understand the language! And while Fairuz had previously recorded ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl – with a bonus set of notes in English and French!)
The album begins with the side-long "Kalakuta Show" – one of the most powerful tunes ever recorded by Fela Kuti, as it describes a police attack on his compound and all the violence that followed – but all while Tony Allen and Africa 70 serve up these amazing riffing grooves ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The full-length version of the Army Arrangement album, issued here with 3 long tracks – "Army Arrangement", "Cross Examination", and "Government Chicken Boy". The record was recorded in 1985, with Bill Laswell producing, and it's got a bit more of an electro ... read moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the lesser-known 70s session from Fela – but a great one too, and a record that captures the Africa 70 group at all their early raw best! Tracks are both very long – stretching for a side of the record apiece – and the title track "Alagbon Close" features some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real classic from the great Fela Kuti – a seminal mid 70s record that not only shows his impeccable sense of rhythm, but also his sense of rage as well! The title track – "Expensive Sh_t" – is Fela's answer to the time that he got busted for dope, and was forced to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mid-70s message from the legendary Fela Kuti – a record whose title and cover image are a commentary on the wrong directions the Nigerian elite were heading in at the time – served up here with all the fantastic frenzied grooves that Afrika 70 can deliver! "Ikoyi Blindness" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fela & Africa 70 —
No Agreement ... LP Knitting Factory, 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9926.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert. Cover has a small corner cut.)
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly —
Mestizx ... CD International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024. New Copy ...
$13.9915.99
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 moreCD
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly —
Mestizx ... CD International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024. Used ...
$9.99
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 moreCD
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly —
Mestizx ... LP International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ...
$22.9924.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly —
Mestizx (red vinyl pressing) ... LP International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024. New Copy Gatefold ...
$27.9929.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jan Garbarek & Ustad Fateh Ali Khan —
Ragas & Sagas ... CD ECM, 1990. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Includes four ragas composed by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, plus the Garbarek composition "Saga". (Jazz, Global Grooves)CD
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
(Limited to 500 copies, please note that the LP jacket has a slight creased corner, nothing major.)
Coumba Gawlo —
Yo Male ... CD RCA/BMG (France), 1998. Used ...
$3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru —
Souvenirs ... CD Mississippi, Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
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 moreCD
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
One of the earthiest recordings made by Bill Laswell during his run of classic productions on Axiom Records – a set that's very faithful to the unique sound of the Gnawa musicians of Morocco, and which features no performance at all from Laswell! Sometimes, Bill would like to insert himself ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition orange vinyl pressing – in a silkscreened cover and with download!)
(Cover has heavy ring & edge wear, peeled spots along the opening, discoloration, some spots of pen.)
Grotto —
At Last ... CD Odion Livingstone (UK), 1977. New Copy ...
$8.9918.99
One of the most unusual groups we've heard from the Lagos scene of the 70s – a combo who definitely have a bit of funk in their style, but also a pretty trippy sound too – one that seems to draw from some of the headier sounds in the UK from a few years before – maybe folk-funk, ... read moreCD
Grotto —
At Last ... LP Odion Livingstone (UK), 1977. New Copy ...
$13.9923.99
One of the most unusual groups we've heard from the Lagos scene of the 70s – a combo who definitely have a bit of funk in their style, but also a pretty trippy sound too – one that seems to draw from some of the headier sounds in the UK from a few years before – maybe folk-funk, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Prepare to have your mind blown – and discover a whole new genre of funky grooves! Henri "Kike" Guedon was a French West Indian percussionist who recorded in both Paris and New York – crafting a really unique style that brought together American, Caribbean, and Parisian takes ... read moreCD
Some of the funkiest, clubbiest work we've ever heard from the African scene of the 70s – great grooves that would be right at home on the New York dancefloors of the time! The style here is definitely drawn from disco, yet is a lot more funk-based too – more in the farther reaches of ... read moreCD
Pepe Habichuela —
A Mandeli ... LP Hannibal, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$11.9914.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light aging and minor blemishes in front.)
Majoie Hajary —
La Passion Selon Judas ... LP CBS/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.9935.99
An incredible bit of global jazz from the French scene at the start of the 70s – one of those really unique records that's beyond easy definition, and which really represents all the cool criss-crossings in styles that were taking place on the Parisian scene at the time! Majole Hajary was ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very cool quintet of Korean lovelies from the 70s – five gals who could sing sweetly when they wanted, but also hit some funkier sounds on their instruments as well! The Happy Dolls follow strongly in the tradition of earlier Army base acts from the postwar Korean scene – but they've ... (Vocalists, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2015 reissue on cyan vinyl, still in the heavy resealable outer sleeve, bent a bit at the flap. Includes the obi.)
Quite an unusual album from guitarist Fareed Haque – very different than some of his more jazz-based work over the years, as the set features Haque working with a string quartet, on a host of more compositional pieces! The style's maybe in the best Spanish guitar mode – with Haque ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreCD
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
(Limited edition of 500!)
Mickey Hart/Airto/Flora Purim —
Dafos ... CD Ryko, 1983. Used ...
$7.99
Includes "Dry Sands Of The Desert", "Saudacao Popular", "Ice Of The North", "Reunion", "Subterranean Caves Of Kronos", "The Gates Of Dafos", and "Passage". CD
(Out of print 1989 pressing. Disc has some wear outside the playable surface that doesn't affect play.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jonas Hellborg on bass guitar, Hadi Backdonas on violin, Mased Sri al Deen on ney, Nabil Khaiat on riqq, and Tarek Malas and Mahfouz al Hosaini on derbuka. (Jazz, Global Grooves)CD
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... CD M Plant, 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... LP M Plant, 2024. New Copy ...
$30.9934.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover promises psychedelic Afro Funk, and the record definitely delivers the goods – bringing together four rare singles from this obscure Nigerian group – into a set that marks the first-ever full length release of their music! The sound is lean, and inspired equally by rock and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A heady set from mid 70s South Korea – the debut album from a mighty edgey little trio! The album's not nearly as psych as some of the other Korean efforts from the period – as the group's got a tight groove on most numbers, with a definite funk influence on the drums and bass – ... read moreCD
I Delfini —
I Delfini ... LP CDB (Italy), Mid 1960s. Very Good ...
$69.99
A really great beat group record from the 60s Italian scene – served up by a quartet who've definitely learned a sense of harmony from The Beatles! (Rock, Global Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
(Top cover seam is split, and bottom seam has light tape – but cover is nice overall.)
(Cover has ring & edge wear, some surface wear & aging.)
Ipa Boogie —
Ipa Boogie ... LP Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9928.99
Fantastic funk from late 70s Benin – a set that maybe owes as much to the sound of New York as it does to the West African groove of the time! The album's got a monstrous bassy vibe all the way through – with cuts that often just riff and groove like some of the best clubby funk acts ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album