Killer new breed Gypsy music from Romania! Mahala Rai Band were rormed by some cohorts of the great Taraf de Haidouks, and combine wild village fiddling with manic brass music – Taraf de Haidouks meets Boban Markovic! The group plays original tunes in a traditional vein, but kit drummer ... read moreCD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Miriam Makeba —
Keep Me In Mind ... CD Reprise/Strut (UK), 1970. New Copy ...
$12.9913.99
One of Miriam Makeba's hippest albums of all time – a set that marked the end of her association with Reprise Records, and her fame in the crossover American scene of the 60s – and for good reason, too – as the whole thing's brimming over with much more righteous energy than ever ... read moreCD
After hitting big success with Paul Simon's Graceland album in the mid 80s, Warners kind of had a little burst of renewed activity in recording the sorts of artists they paid attention to more in the glory days of the late 60s/early 70s record industry boom. Fortunately, Miriam Makeba benefitted ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Mallory-Hall Band (Sanifu Al Hall & Charley Mallory) —
Last Special ... LP IRC/Outernational (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
Really fantastic work from this unusual South African band of the 70s – a group who never got much exposure on our side of the Atlantic, but includes key work from some very hip American players of the time! The group is led by trombonist Al Hall and guitarist Charles Mallory – but ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mallory-Hall Band (Sanifu Al Hall & Charley Mallory) —
Song Of Soweto ... LP IRC/Outernational (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
A song of Soweto, but served up here by a really unique South African group that also features key work by a number of American players too! The sound is mix of the loping rhythms of SA jazz and some of the bolder elements you'd hear in American funk of the period – but all mixed together ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky, freaky, and freewheeling – a killer 70s set from Baris Manco – and quite possibly the greatest realization of his unique blend of sounds! Some tunes are short, while others are much longer – and Manco seems really set free to experiment here – still using the cool ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible Turkish psych album from Baris Manco – totally riveting work that blends some traditional Turkish influences with the panoramic psychedelia of the late 60s & early 70s – all of which makes for lots of fuzzed out rock-funk, and a fantastic melodic sensibility! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
From the "Watto Sitta" album, recorded for Celluloid by griot Foday Musa Suso, who plays mostly kora, inaddition to a variety of other percussion instruments. As you might expect from an 80s Laswell production there's some electro touches and Herbie Hancock guesting on keys, but for the ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Soulful sounds from 70s Chile – and a record that easily rivals some of the best acoustic work from the post-Tropicalia generation in Brazil! Manduka's got a heady sound that's very much in keeping with his image on the cover – a freer sort of approach to the music than the decade ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two rare albums from Ghana – back to back in a single set! First up is Omintiminim – a record with a title that's a bit hard to say, but a groove that's instantly infectious – as older highlife modes come into play with all sorts of great 80s keyboards – in style that has ... read moreCD
Rare funk from Ghana from Marijata – a core 3-piece featuring drummer Kofi Addison, organist Bob Fischian and guitarist Nat Osmanu of the group Sweet Beans – augmented by a horn section and delivering a straight up incredible batch of gritty Afro Funk & Soul! This live in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2017 reissue on Mr Bongo.)
Alberto Marino/Hector Maure/Alberto Moran/Miguel Montero —
Cuatro Voces De Tango ... LP EMI, 1950s. Very Good+ ...
$19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Uruguayan pressing, in a plain cover with both cover slicks.)
Wasiu Ayinde Marshal —
Fuji Collections ... LP Omo Aje (Nigeria), 1991. Very Good ...
$19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some stains and flaking at the back panel.)
A later album from Hugh Masekela – but still plenty darn hip, way more so than most of the other artists on the Casablanca label at the time! Hugh's South African groove is still very firmly in place here – mixed with a slightly warmer LA soul sound, but expanded with loads of great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hugh's first album for Uni – and one that really lets him open up his groove! The record moves way past the short trumpet instrumental sound of earlier albums – into a complex groove that mixes Afro soul, LA funk, and loads of nice jazzy bits! The record's got a sound that's nicely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Chisa pressing. Cover has light wear and two cutout holes.)
14 tracks including "Grazing In The Grass", "Khauleza", "Market Place", "Strawberries", "Thanayi", and "Bring Him Back Home". CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Mashabe Band —
Mandela ... LP Zambia Music Parlour/Sharp Flat (Netherlands), 1987. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9934.99
80s work from the Mashabe Band – a group who recorded for the same label that gave the world Ngozi Family and Witch during the Zamrock years, but who sound here like a much more traditional act overall! The music has long-flowing rhythms that come as much from the guitars in the lineup as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky soul, but with deeper roots too – a killer set from Matata – a group from Kenya, but one who arrived on the London scene in the 70s – where their blend of African roots and American soul really took the group by storm! There's a fantastic influence here from James Brown ... read moreCD
Rare work from the lovely Irene Mawela – material that the South African singer recorded for the SABC sound library in the 80s, none of it commercially available at the time! Yet despite that fact, this is material that can go head to head with some of the best SA soul of the time – ... read moreCD
Rare work from the lovely Irene Mawela – material that the South African singer recorded for the SABC sound library in the 80s, none of it commercially available at the time! Yet despite that fact, this is material that can go head to head with some of the best SA soul of the time – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant little record from South African pianist Tete Mbambisa – one that definitely lives up to the "big sound" promised in the title – as Tete leads a group of fantastic players on these long, groovy tracks that are overflowing with soul! There's a warmth to the record ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groundbreaking work from Busi Mhlongo – a real shift in South American soul at the end of the 90s, almost as if the set was marking the new sense of pride and nation that was taking place at the tip of the continent! Mhlongo's vocals are amazing – expressive in familiar soul ways, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bala Miller & The Great Music Pirameeds Of Africa —
Pyramids ... CD PMG (Austria), 1979. New Copy ...
$5.9916.99
Bala Miller's got a great pan-African group here – one that's more from the western side of the scene, despite the pyramids mentioned in their name – with players hailing from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon – all coming together in a mighty righteous style! The music is fairly ... read moreCD
They definitely got the title right on this one – as jazz musician Lloyd Miller spent his lifetime recording in more unusual, exotic variations of his genre – often at a level that's kept him in relatively obscure territory over the decades! Yet its that obscurity that also really ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massively Caribbean funk take on soul staple "Mustang Sally" by Jay Mitchell – in all it's gritty vocal, heavy drum, sweaty, nearly 13 minute glory – one of the best bits from Numero's Cult Cargo Grand Bahama Goombay compilation! The a-side features the main version – ... (Soul, Global Grooves)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Mnogaja Leta Quartet —
Kumbaya ... LP Rusty (Italy), 1973. Very Good ...
$9.99
Mogollar are a legendary group in Turkish music – formed in the 60s, with a mission to explore psychedelic impulses amidst more traditional instrumentation – and all these many years later, the combo is still going strong, and with a sound that still beats most of the groups they ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mogollar are a legendary group in Turkish music – formed in the 60s, with a mission to explore psychedelic impulses amidst more traditional instrumentation – and all these many years later, the combo is still going strong, and with a sound that still beats most of the groups they ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album from Mombasa – and possibly even better than the first! The group have really come into their own by the time of this date – mixing together jazz and African roots with a sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of – quite unique in its approach to rhythms, ... read moreCD
(Vinyl has a number of light marks and plays with some crackle and the occasional pop. Cover has some wear and aging, split seams, and is lightly bent at the front panel.)
Mariano Mores Y Su Orquesta —
Tango Moderno ... LP Musart (Mexico), Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Harry Mosco —
Country Boy ... CD PMG (Austria), 1978. New Copy ...
$5.9916.99
Sweet grooves from Harry Mosco – once the leader of The Funkees, but stepping out here with some wicked work from the London scene at the end of the 70s! The album's got a snapping electric vibe – sometimes clubby, but with more of a funk feel overall – thanks to some heavy ... read moreCD
Mad grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – featuring work by the enigmatic Mulatu, plus some of the other extra-cool artists on that country's groundbreaking soul and funk scene! Mulatu plays Fender Rhodes and organ on his tracks – grooving with a slow, snakey approach that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Searing sounds from 70s Zambia – from one of the hippest, funkiest, most sharp-edged groups on the scene! This sweet little set may well be the best album ever from Musi O Tunya – a perfect fusion of funky roots with lots of Afro Soul touches, and a wicked approach to the guitar that ... read moreCD
Hauntingly beautiful work from Nashenas – a singer whose name literally translates as "unknown" – although that may not be the case after this well-done collection gets his music out to the western market! Nashenas was something of a minor star in his own sphere – these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Warmly hypnotic work from this great Moroccan group – a set of long tracks that mix together percussion, acoustic strings, and chanted vocals – all swirling together with a vibe that's as spiritual as it is timeless! The set was recorded in the 70s, but the only aspect of that decade ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Out of print. Includes slipcover, mark through barcode.)
Ngozi Family —
45,000 Volts ... LP Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
Heady work from the Ngozi Family – a Zambian rock band that was the first to be dubbed as "Zamrock" – a cool fusion of older African rhythms and 70s rockish modes – never too polished, but with a tightness that might have made Anglo groups up in London sit up and take ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the heaviest work to come from the African scene of the 70s – the initial offering of the Ngozi Family – a group who clearly take strong inspiration from the Cream years of the UK scene, but who also come across with a grittier, punkier vibe overall – thanks to lean, ... read moreCD
Some of the heaviest work to come from the African scene of the 70s – the initial offering of the Ngozi Family – a group who clearly take strong inspiration from the Cream years of the UK scene, but who also come across with a grittier, punkier vibe overall – thanks to lean, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Night Ark —
Moments ... LP Novus, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
With Ara Dinkjian on oud, saz, cumbus, kaval, guiras, bendir, canoon, and voice; Armen Donelian on piano and synthesizer; Ed Schuller on bass; and Arto Tuncboyaci on percussion and voice. (Jazz, Global Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Niyaz —
Niyaz ... CD Six Degrees, 2005. Used ...
$2.99
... CD
(Mark through barcode.)
Nomo —
Nomo ... CD Ypsilanti, 2004. Used ...
$6.99
A massive slice of Afro Funk from the Detroit scene – recorded by a group that we'd rank right up there with The Daktaris, Antibalas, and the best of the Afro-revival scene! The group's got a really great approach that brings plenty of jazz into the mix – really using the horns to ... read moreCD
(Original silkscreen cover – now out of print! Spine has a small index sticker.)
Nubiyan Twist really open up their sound here – in part by opening the door to a rich array of guest singers and instrumentalists – a lineup that includes Cherise, Pat Thomas, Soweto Kinch, Ria Moran, and Nick Richards – all artists who help bring a different personal flavor to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gideon Nxumalo —
Early Mart ... LP As Shams/Soul Town (Netherlands), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$28.9932.99
A landmark album in the history of South African jazz – a set that marks a real shift in the way the music was put together, and maybe a new sort of sophistication that would really mark the scene in years to come! The album's not the first recording from pianist Gideon Nxumalo, but it ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a large stain at the top, heavy wear at the top seam, and some surface wear and aging.)
Prophet Afam Ogbuotobo & His Ado-Nene Musical Group —
Zik Owelle Imeka ... LP Olisa Mortune (Nigeria), Mid/Late 70s. Very Good ...
$14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly wrinkled and bent corners, with some tape remnants around the edges.)
Sonny Okosuns —
Happy Days ... LP His Master's Voice (Nigeria), 1988. Very Good- ...
$4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly bent and stained corners.)
Sonny Okosuns —
Togetherness ... LP EMI (Nigeria), Early 80s. Very Good- ...
$4.99
Classic work from Sonny Okosuns – four long tracks that include "Highlife", "Oba Erediauwa 1", "Olorun Mose", and "Togetherness". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, heavy edge wear with some peeling, with surface wear and some pen in back.)
Kris Okotie —
Just For You ... LP Phonodisc (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good ...
$6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate ring and edge wear, staining and a tear on the back corner.)
(Cover has some ring and edge wear, small stained spots, and splash stains.)
Okute —
Okute ... CD Chulo, 2021. New Copy ...
$12.9913.99
A contemporary Cuban group, but one who fit easily in the long cultural legacy of Havana – as the combo have a way of taking timeless modes and making them come alive again in all new ways – often really stripping things down to their roots, with an intimate, earthy presentation that ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Bro. Okwey —
Ihe Emebiwo ... LP Okwexco Records (Nigeria), 1983. Very Good- ...
$14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl is pressed slightly off center, with numerous press flaw bumps, but play isn't affected too much. Labels have some pen. Cover has some wear and aging.)
(Cover has some gloss separation at the spine, some pen on front and back, and is lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom half. Labels have some pen.)
Incredible work by Oneness Of Juju – a lost third LP, recorded in the late 70s, but never issued until years later! The album has the group tightening it up a bit from the first two records – picking up some funky influences that are more than welcome to our ears – doses of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
William Onyeabor —
Atomic Bomb ... LP Luaka Bop, Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$21.9922.99
An incredible legacy in music! For years, the music of William Onyeabar has been the stuff of legend, but only accessible to a few who could get their hands on scarce original pressings – but that lack has really been corrected by Luaka Bop's revival of Onyeabar's magical music, complete ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
Insane grooves from arranger Mustafa Ozkent – an artist who was to Turkey what Lalo Schifrin was to the US in the 70s! Like Lalo, Mustafa had a great ear for mixing funkier rhythms and fuller orchestrations – often with odd instrumental twists and turns that bubble over with a fair bit ... (Rock, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi —
Wind Of Change ... LP Ivory (Nigeria), 1990. Very Good ...
$11.99
Jorge Pardo —
Veloz ... CD Milestone, 1993. Used ...
$4.99
Jorge Pardo on saxophones and flute, Carles Benavent on bass and mandolin, Augustin Carbonell "Bola" on guitar, and Tino Di Geraldo and Rubem Dantas on percussion. (Jazz, Global Grooves)CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
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 moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning collection of work from one of the greatest periods in the career of this global music legend – material that gave Astor Piazzolla a chance to really stretch out and push some of the more modern ideas in his creations! First up is the incredible Zero Hour album – a fantastic ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Some really fantastic collaborations from the legendary Astor Piazzolla – done at a time when the Argentine musician was being seen as way more than just a bandoneon player – and instead the fully creative genius whose experiments really helped shape the music of the 70 at a global ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
A blistering batch of live tracks from the amazing Geraldo Pino – super-tight Afro Funk with a groove to rival some of James Brown's funkiest work! Pino clearly takes a lot of cues from The Godfather in the way he leads the band – working with an MC who starts the set and calls him to ... read moreCD
Geraldo Pino —
Boogie Fever ... CD PMG (Austria), 1978. New Copy ...
$6.9916.99
Late 70s work from Geraldo Pino – the artist who was credited as being one of the first musicians to bring the styles of James Brown to play in West Africa – still grooving hard here at the other end of the decade! The album's got a clubby vibe in parts – the "boogie" ... read moreCD
(Cover has a small split on top, but is otherwise great!)
Jose Prates —
Tam Tam Tam ... LP Trunk (UK), 1958. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9925.99
Heavy rhythms from the Brazilian scene of the 50s – a set of grooves originally used to accompany a touring dance production, but a set of tracks that's gone on to have quite a life of its own! The music here isn't the cool bossa or spare samba you might expect – and instead has this ... (Brazil, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Psyco On Da Bus —
Psyco On Da Bus ... LP Comet (France), 2001. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$29.9939.99
Excellent work, very much in the same tradition of some of the Comet Records releases by Tony Allen – no surprise, as the group features Allen on drums and vocals, plus work by Doctor L and other French crossover funk luminaries. The set has a downtempo dubby Afro Funk feel – if you ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing grooves like you've never heard before – seminal sides by Salah Ragab and his Cairo Jazz Band – work done by the percussionist who'd also worked with Sun Ra, but who's even more amazing here on his own! As you can probably guess from their name, the ensemble was an Egyptian one ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreCD
AR Rahman —
Taal ... CD TIPS (India), 2006. Used ...
$1.99
Revelation —
Love Affairs ... LP Tambourine Party (Netherlands), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9939.99
A very soulful little group from the Nigerian scene – one who've got a sound that's as much American electro soul of the early 80s as it is some of the other West African music of the time! The group features really nice interplay between the vocals and the keyboards – the latter of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
Amalia Rodrigues —
Amalia Rodrigues ... LP Musicolor (Brazil), Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Titles include "Fadista Louco", "Namorico Da Rita", "Ave Maria Fadista", "Tentacao", "Esquina Do Pecado", "Disse Mal De Ti", and "Fado Amalia". LP, Vinyl record album