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
Ngozi Family —
45,000 Volts ... LP Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$22.9924.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Niyaz —
Niyaz ... CD Six Degrees, 2005. Used ...
$0.996.99
Noori is pictured with a very cool "tambo guitar" on the cover – an instrument that combines familiar electric strings with some of the more ancient harp-style modes that were used in East African music in the past – electrified here, and used to create a really amazing sound ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Remixed tracks from Novalima's Coba Coba album – put together with an even wider range of global influences than the original record! The group get plenty of overseas help here, especially some key input from London mixers – and many of the grooves are pointed firmly at the dancefloor. ... read moreCD
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
Pape Nziengui —
Kadi Yombo ... CD Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1989. New Copy ...
$12.9913.99
A set from the late 80s, but one that's got some nicely classic touches – thanks to strong work on the small-stringed ngombi from Pape Nziengui! Pape sings alongside his instrument, often with a raspy voice that's instantly compelling, even if you can't understand the lyrics – and ... read moreCD
(NOTE – Vinyl is in Fair condition and plays with surface noise and crackle. Cover has masking tape holding the spine and bottom seam, with writing in pen in front, and is bent at the sides, with a small tear in the opening.)
Nice uptempo modern afro funk by Sonny Okosuns from the mid 80s. 4 stretched out grooves, with less of the syncopated approach or raw funk of Fela, but still with a great post disco feel that never loses its distinctly Nigerian vibe. Pulsing interwoven guitar lines keep the tracks moving along ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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- ...
$9.99
... 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.)
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 moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing. Cover has light wear and some light aging on the opening.)
One of the more obscure Olatunji sessions on Columbia – but a record that's still got plenty of firey percussion! Titles include "Bo Su Aye", "Ashafa", "Ojo Davis", and "Dyke Ko Dide". LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed stereo pressing! Cover has some light aging, but is nice overall.)
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
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Later material from Osibisa, who have lost some of their harder Afro-Funk edge, and are working here more as an ensemble funk outfit, with a sound that's similar to some of the bigger American groups of the time. Titles include "Do It (Like It Is)", "Uhuru", "Sunshine ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, small mark from price sticker removal, and is faded at the spine.)
Peterside Ottong —
Open Invitation ... LP Polydor (Nigeria), 1991. Very Good- ...
$9.9911.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging and wide clear tape on all sides.)
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 ...
$6.9914.99
Jorge Pardo —
Veloz ... CD Milestone, 1993. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
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
A record with "disco" on the cover, but a set that's much more new wave overall – a very cool combination of UK 80s dance music and Southeast Asian roots! The music is heavy on beats and keyboards, and although the tunes are catchy, there's a bit of darkness too – almost as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small split on top, but is otherwise great!)
Alberto Podesta —
Alma De Bohemio ... LP Codiscos/Odeon (Colombia), 1960s. Very Good- ...
$9.99
Accompanied by Pedro Laurenz and orchestra. LP, Vinyl record album
(Still in the plastic outer sleeve, with a bit of pen and a small hole from sticker removal.)
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
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 moreCD
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
With Rachabane on alto and tenor; Bakithi Khumalo and Victor Ntoni on bass; Vusi Khumalo on drums; Rashid Lanie on synths; Francis Fuster and Makhaya Mahlangu on percussion; Denise Kirk, Keith Sadler, and Bruce Cassidy on trumpet; and Lawrence Matshiza and Johnny Chonco on guitar. (Jazz, Global Grooves)LP, 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
A really fantastic record from the Lebanese composer Ziad Rahbani – music for a play, but a set that's also got a fair bit of bossa nova elements too! The songs are a mix of vocal numbers that are more straightforward and Mid-East in style, and instrumentals that blend jazz with light ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really unusual album from the 80s Lebanese scene – very different than you might expect, and a record with so many different things going on at once! There's plenty of elements of sophisticated soul and west coast 70s jazz funk in the lineup – but Ziad Rahbani also blends these with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
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
(Cover has a light stain at the bottom right corner. Labels have some pen.)
David Rudder, Charlie Roots & Others —
This Is Soca ... LP Sire, 1987. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$6.99
One LP of Soca numbers by David Rudder and Charlie Roots, with 'Calypso Music", "Jourvert Music", "Yes Darling", "Bahia Girl", "Kojak", "Permission To Mash Up The Place" and others. The second album features numbers by Shadow, Natasha, Baron, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dede Saint Prix —
Mi Se Sa ... LP Mango, 1988. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear, some scrapes from price sticker removal, a bumped corner, and a promo stamp and index label in back.)
Wonderfully weird work from Saitana – one of those 70s South African groups who found a way of mixing equal parts soul, funk, and psychedelic influences – then deliver the music with this languid groove that's all their own! The group has ties to other SA combos of the time – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Incredible! This is a stunning set of African-inspired jazzy percussion tracks – similar to some of the work done by Art Blakey on his Orgy In Rhythm albums, but with a lot better horn work, and with an overall conception that's much more unified! AK Salim did some sleepier work for Savoy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Salar Salman —
09PM ... LP AM (France), Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9934.99
Salar Salman may not be a household name, but the Kurdish guitarist will definitely be one of the best musical discoveries you'll make this year – thanks to this well-done collection that brings together some of his most amazing tunes! Salar's got a fast-moving approach on his instrument ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Oumou Sangare —
Timbuktu ... CD World Circuit, 2022. New Copy ...
$13.9914.98
The fantastic vocals of Oumou Sangare are a great mix of the album's use of guitar and n'goni on most tracks – both instruments whose stringed voices have a way of bringing out the raspy charms in Sangare in this really wonderful way – with tone, feeling, and texture that goes far past ... read moreCD
Really powerful music from Jose Carlos Schwarz – both a singer and a key fighter in the movement for independence in Guinea-Bissau in the 70s – so much so that he spent a few years in prison, after recording most of the work on this set! The style of the music is a bit hard to describe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
SE Rogie's a hell of a guitarist – a real standout even in the legendary African scene of the 60s – and he's also kind of a one-man combo, adding in some rhythms and vocals along with his lines on the electric guitar! This set brings together a range of different singles that SE ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual album from the West African scene of the 70s – a set that brings together that area's styles with touches of reggae and maybe a slight current of soul – all of which makes for a very distinct approach to rhythm, which is also echoed in the vocals and instrumentation! There's ... read moreCD
Selenites Band —
Behind The Mask ... LP Stereophonk (France), 2021. New Copy ...
$29.9934.99
The Selenites are just a quintet, but they manage to come across with the richness of a larger funky ensemble – effortlessly mixing together elements of Ethio Jazz, deep funk, and some occasional wild production touches – all with a groove that's pretty much all their own! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
South African soul from Caiphus Semenya – and a set that's got a nicely righteous, upbeat vibe throughout! Caiphus works here in that best sort of South African style in the decade when the nation's struggles were getting a lot more global attention – showing a spirit that refuses to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent EU reissue on Be With.)
Shabaka & The Ancestors —
Wisdom Of Elders ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2016. Used ...
$9.9911.99
A fantastic jazz group from the contemporary South African scene – one who've got a very righteous vibe, and a sound that's maybe even more far-reaching than any jazz we've heard from that scene back in the 60s or 70s! The group's led by Shabaka Hutchings on tenor, but is a very ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Shabaka & The Ancestors —
Wisdom Of Elders ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2016. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$25.9926.99
A fantastic jazz group from the contemporary South African scene – one who've got a very righteous vibe, and a sound that's maybe even more far-reaching than any jazz we've heard from that scene back in the 60s or 70s! The group's led by Shabaka Hutchings on tenor, but is a very ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A different sound than usual for Ananda Shankar – but still pretty darn great! The record's dedicated to his father, dance expert Uday Shankar – and it's got a sound that's sparer and more soundtrack-like than some of Ananda's more famous funk work of earlier years. The overall ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title tells it all – as Ravi delivers three long ragas, with backing on tabla and tamboura. A nice one to plug in and drop out to – with the 28 minute-long "Raga Jog", plus "Raga Simhendra Madhyaman" and "Raga Ahir Bhairav". LP, Vinyl record album
Shankar was one of the few flying the flag of jazz/Indian music crossovers in the 80s – pushing the genre a bit farther forward at a time when most other players had abandoned it! Given that his instrumentation here is violin and drum machine, the sound's a bit different than some of the ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has two cutout holes and a bit of wear in back at the opening.)
Beautifully blue-tinged work from tejano legend Martin Solis – an artist who never recorded much during his life, but performed constantly for the Mexican community in and around Detroit! Solis both sings and handles the large bajo sexteto – a deep-toned instrument that really invokes ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's not a typo in the title – although the music of Majid Soula is pretty darn amazing – served up here in a collection of work from the 80s, all of which serves to find a new sort of contemporary expression for the Amazigh culture of North Africa! Majid uses a fair bit of keyboards ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kind of an "afro funk meets disco track" – with some clubby elements in the mix, and other nice moments that feature breakout heavy percussion and chanting. (Soul, Global Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
Spirits Rejoice —
African Spaces ... LP Matsuli (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A soulful set of fusion from the South African scene of the 70s – a record that's a lot more electric overall than some of the others we know from the time – served up by a youthful group that's brimming over with power! The core of the set is awash in electric bass, guitar, and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album