Global Grooves — In Stock
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Honest Jons (UK), 2014. Used ... $4.99
Timeless vocal work from Ogoya Nengo and her Dodo Women's group – an Kenyan ensemble with a really creative approach to their work! The dodo style refers to traditional music used for entertainment at weddings and festivals – but the voices have this really complex quality that's way ... read more CD
Now Again, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 19.98
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Shadoks (Germany), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99
A fuzzed-out classic from Chris Zebby Tembo and the Ngozi Family – easily one of the freakiest groups working in the Zambian scene of the late 70s – and one that's finally getting some global respect all these many years later! The sound here has the group's trademark blend of swirling ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited pressing – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Soul Jazz (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
A fantastic set from the contemporary scene in Lagos – a set that's very heavy on percussion, but has a slightly electrical vibe too – almost the same sort of clash of contemporary and classic that we loved in the Congotronics series from a few years back! The approach here is ... read more CD
Also available Synchro Sound System & Power (with bonus download) ... LP 26.99
Soul Jazz (UK), 2018. New Copy Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic set from the contemporary scene in Lagos – a set that's very heavy on percussion, but has a slightly electrical vibe too – almost the same sort of clash of contemporary and classic that we loved in the Congotronics series from a few years back! The approach here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Synchro Sound System & Power ... CD 18.99(Includes download!)
Night Force & The Tom Cats —
Dance ... LP Afrosynth (South Africa), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
Easy to dance with grooves this great – spare, stark electro rhythms that are heavy on basslines, beats, and keyboards – all with more of an edge than some of the later electro soul from the South African scene! The music is mostly instrumental, but the keyboards provide some mighty ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
ARC, 2009. Used ... $6.99
... CD
Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $39.99 55.98
Wonderfully trippy sounds from Mike Nyoni – one of the funkier talents in the Zamrock scene of the 70s – even though he also works with lots of the slight psychedelic touches of other contemporaries too! Mike's style on guitar is a bit too loose to be funk, but it's also got this nice ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000! Includes obi & nice booklet – plus a download bonus tracks!)
Rim Kwaku Obeng & The Believers —
Rim Arrives/BBE (UK), 1980. Used ... $11.99
A damn soulful album from Ghanaian percussionist Rim Kwaku Obeng – recorded in LA at the end of the 70s, with loads of sweet clubby touches in the mix! Rim gets in plenty of tight percussion – lots of which showcases his rim-heavy approach to the drums – and also plays keyboards ... read more CD
Rim Kwaku Obeng & The Believers —
Too Tough/Sum Sum/BBE (UK), 1983. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Wonderfully groovy work from Rim Kwaku Obeng – an artist with African roots, but working here in the San Francisco scene of the early 80s – where he's clearly picked up a very international vibe in his music! Rim definitely plays some traditional percussion on the tracks, but there's ... read more CD
Obey (Nigeria), 1983. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Decca, 1980. Very Good+ ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Obey (Nigeria), 1986. Very Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Tartone (Nigeria), 1980s. Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear & splitting.)
Constellation (Canada), 1985. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Promo stamp on back cover.)
West Side Latino/Fania, 1972. Used ... $9.99
The rare first album by Ocho – and a killer batch of Latin tracks that breaks down all definitions of the music! Ocho were a seminal group in the NuYorica scene of the early 70s – blending soul, funk, Latin, jazz, and other styles into a groove that was perhaps a bit too complicated ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ofege —
Try & Love ... LP Tidal Waves, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A blistering set of Afro-Funk from the 70s – the debut of Ofege, a band of high school students at the time! There's a really trippy sound to the set, as the guitars figure strongly in the groove, and are often recorded with some slightly psychedelic touches – similar to Blo or some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Polydor (Japan), 1983. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy ... $9.99 17.98
Soulful and spiritual sounds from Yoruban via Brooklyn combo Okonkolo! There's a wonderful sonic range here – with voices, bata drum and coro strngs at the core – often taking flight on Cantos with some really nice additional strings and horns that bring the songs to soaring, sometimes ... read more CD
Also available Cantos ... LP 19.99
Big Crown, 2018. New Copy ... $19.99 22.98
Soulful and spiritual sounds from Yoruban via Brooklyn combo Okonkolo! There's a wonderful sonic range here – with voices, bata drum and coro strngs at the core – often taking flight on Cantos with some really nice additional strings and horns that bring the songs to soaring, sometimes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cantos ... CD 9.99
Mig, 2005. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Small cutout notch through digipack spine.)
Roulette, 1986. Near Mint- ... $5.99
It's the mid 80s and Mickey Hart's behind the production on this album, so you know it has a slick, glossy touch all over it, with a very "world music" approach. But the beauty of Olatunji's playing and subtle complexity of the rhythms trump the flashy approach. The lineup is huge, with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo sticker and clear tape along the spine.)
Columbia, Mid 60s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
Babatunde Olatunji's two classic percussion ensemble albums for Columbia collected in one set. The first LP was recorded in New York with a mix of drums, chants, and afro grooves. Olatunji's joined by Montego Joe and Baba Hawthorne Bey on percussion, and they're backed by a large group of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 1962. Very Good ... $7.99
Perhaps Olatunjii's best album for Columbia, best because the tracks are a bit longer, with more variation, and they've got more of a jazzy feel than on some of his other LPs. Clark Terry on trumpet and Hosea Taylor on alto sax join the group as soloists – giving the album a bit more of a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye demonstration pressing. Cover has a Demonstration ink stamp on back.)
Columbia, 1963. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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
(2 eye mono pressing. Cover has some wear.)
Columbia, 1966. Very Good+ ... $7.99
Babatunde Olatunji goes even more drum-crazy than before – working here with no less than nine percussionists, plus a host of singers as well! The tunes have a very rootsy groove throughout – instrumentation that only comes from the rhythm instruments, some of which are pointed towards ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 Sound pressing.)
Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good ... $4.99
One of Olatunji's best LPs, and a record that breaks out of his usual straight hard percussion stuff by adding some jazz players like Yusef Lateef, Clark Terry, and George Duvivier. There's also some singers augmenting the ensemble, but they drop out in parts, and the percussion and jazz take over. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye stereo pressing.)
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
A landmark of Afro-centric jazz in the 70s – and the first album by this famous underground collective! Oneness of Juju were a Washington DC-based group that grew out of the ashes of the Juju avant jazz ensemble – formed in the culturally rich African-American community of DC in the ... read more CD
Also available African Rhythms (UK pressing – expanded) ... LP 27.99
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1975. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A landmark of Afro-centric jazz in the 70s – and the first album by this famous underground collective! Oneness of Juju were a Washington DC-based group that grew out of the ashes of the Juju avant jazz ensemble – formed in the culturally rich African-American community of DC in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available African Rhythms (UK pressing – expanded) ... CD 13.99
Black Fire, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
A fantastic record from one of the greatest underground jazz groups of the 70s! Oneness of Juju are perhaps best known for the heavy funk of their first album, African Rhythms – but we're actually partial to this second album – a warmly spiritual batch of soul jazz tracks, and a set ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 20.99
The sound of tomorrow, circa 1979 – as Afro groove pioneer William Onyeabor works his magic on a host of extended tracks – finding a way for earlier funk modes to move into leaner styles for the 80s! The music here has plenty of keyboards and basslines, but is maybe less totally ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polygram (Nigeria), 1988. Very Good ... $33.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Polydor (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Kroseide, 1985. Very Good- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear & pen.)
Agu Iroko Sound, 1979. Very Good- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring & edge wear, with minor splitting.)
Warner/One Way, 1973. Used ... $5.99
This UK Afro Funk group is slicking things up a bit for this 1973 album – but not in a bad way, because it actually kicks up the groove considerably. In fact, it almost sounds like they've been listening to a bit of War – because the the best tracks on the album have lots of that funky ... read more CD
Hammer Muzik, 2017. New Copy Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
The long-overdue return of Mustafa Ozkent – the legendary Turkish guitarist who made some very mad music in the 70s! The style here is a contemporary take on Mustafa's classic records from back in the day – all instrumental, with a heavy focus on his sharp-edged guitar lines – ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matsuli (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
A seminal album from one of the hippest groups going on the South African scene of the 70s – a combo who mixed equal parts electric jazz and R&B, in a mode that's strongly inspired by American groups of the time! The Pacific Express vibe has plenty of echoes of the Earth Wind & Fire ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Folkways, Very Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Missing booklet.)
Hannibal, 1997. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Oriental, 1982. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Issste/Mr Bongo (UK), 1981. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
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 more CD
Also available Ipan In Xiktli Metztli – Mexico Magico Cosmico – El Ombligo De La Luna ... LP 25.99
Issste/Mr Bongo (UK), 1981. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99 27.98
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ipan In Xiktli Metztli – Mexico Magico Cosmico – El Ombligo De La Luna ... CD 10.99
Trova (Italy), 1974. Near Mint- ... $29.99
One of Astor Piazolla's beautiful expanded tango albums from the 70s – really groundbreaking work that still holds up beautifully today! For the set, Piazolla's usual modern bandoneon tangos are augmented by a set of lush orchestral arrangements that have an excellent romantic feel to them ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US promo pressing on Chrysalis. Cover has light wear.)
Retro Afric/P-Vine (Japan), Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99
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 more CD
PMG (Austria), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Counterpoint/Esoteric, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Awesome Tapes From Africa, Mid 80s. New Copy ... $15.99 20.98
Wicked house music grooves from Professor Rhythm – a South African producer from the 80s, but one who rivals some of the New York underground of the time! The work here has a compelling blend of straight-ahead house and Afro-styled inflections – maybe a bit like some of the tracks that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1991. New Copy ... $11.99 14.98
A set of brightly bubbling grooves from Professor Rhythm – and a record that really seems to fit the changing mood on the South African scene of the time! Most of the tracks are instrumental – with just a bit of chorus vocals here and there – and they've got an upbeat, optimistic ... read more CD
Psychedelic Aliens —
Psycho African Beat ... CD Academy, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99
A lost chapter from the late 60s/early 70s Ghana scene – a great mix of African rhythms & melodies with the raw grit of garage rock, the heavy groove of funk and soul, the swirling and fuzzed out guitars and organ of psychedelia – the Psycho African Beat of The Psychedelic Aliens! ... read more CD
(Beautiful hardbound book style packaging – with a thick set of and photos and notes by band leader Carl Ricky Telfer!)
EMI (India), 1976. Very Good- ... $14.99
(Soundtracks, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, staining on the open half, and a sticker at the opening.)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2017. Used ... $4.99
Great work from Guadeloupean percussionist Roger Raspail – a set that offers up an unusual blend of jazz and island modes, but in a way that's very rich and organic – without any sort of self-conscious attitude about its presentation! Raspail's worked for years on the Paris scene ... read more CD
Also available Dalva ... LP 9.99
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2017. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
Great work from Guadeloupean percussionist Roger Raspail – a set that offers up an unusual blend of jazz and island modes, but in a way that's very rich and organic – without any sort of self-conscious attitude about its presentation! Raspail's worked for years on the Paris scene ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Dalva ... CD 4.99(180 gram vinyl.)
33rd Street, 2002. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print, small cutout notch through spine.)
Mississippi/Domino Sound, Early 70s. New Copy ... $13.99
Very cool work from this enigmatic Ethiopian guitarist – a musician whose sound is an important part of the same golden years covered by the Ethiopiques series! Tewolde Redda plays both conventional electric guitar, and an electrified version of the more traditional krar (kirar), which is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
RGE/Discobertas (Brazil), 1984. New Copy ... $16.99
A set that's definitely the funk festival promised in the title – but one that's also served up in an 80s-styled mode! Almir Ricardi sings in a soulful style, amidst lots of basslines and keyboards set up by Lincoln Olivetti and Robson Jorge – both Brazilian musicians with plenty of ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
Be! (Germany), 1984. New Copy 2CD ... $24.99
Unreleased work from Terry Riley – recorded in the WDR studios of German Radio, and a tremendous addition to his catalog! The first half of the music here features Riley on piano and electronics, in duet with Krishna Bhatt on sitar and tabla – in a mode that further unlocks the ... (Out Sound, Global Grooves) read more CD
Latitudes, 1996. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Sounds Of The World, Used 2 CDs ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Sounds Of The World (Portugal), 1999. Used ... $1.99
... CD
Empty Cellar, 2018. New Copy ... $8.99 10.00
Far-reaching yet finely-honed Chicano soul and Afro Latin grooves from Gilberto Rodriguez & Los Intocables – a Bay Area combo putting a fresh spin on diverse influences, captured really well on a debut album that captures them so naturally you feel like they're right there in the room! A ... read more CD
Philips (Holland), 1983. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Romeros with Jaleo —
World Of Flamenco – Guitars/Mercury, 1967. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing! Cover has some wear with a split top seam.)
PM (Spain), 1995. Used ... $5.99
Unicornio (Cuba), 2002. Used ... $5.99
Unicore (Cuba), 2002. Used ... $4.99
FJ, 1987. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Sire, 1988. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Wicklow, 1998. Used ... $6.99
Includes Dave Liebman, Jah Wobble, Hamid Drake, Graham Haynes, Byard Lancaster and others. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print.)
C&M (Italy), 1976. Very Good ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Triloka/Artemis, 2003. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Mango, 1996. Used ... $4.99
Born Bad (France), Late 70s. New Copy ... $13.99
A lost legacy in music from Pierre Sandwidi – a singer from Burkina Faso who had a fair bit to say about the social situation in his West African nation – often working in a mode that was a bit more cut off from mainstream music on the continent, which resulted in a very unique sort of ... read more CD
Period, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Afro 7 (Finland), 2017. New Copy ... $19.99
The Scorpios are a Sudanese group, now living in exile in London – and working here in this amazing remake of sounds from their homeland! The music has some echoes of the contemporary takes on Ethiopian music – definitely that blend of funk and exoticism – but there's also an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Decca, 1968. Used ... Just Sold Out!
(Classical, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a Simulated Stereo sticker. Shrinkwrap has a hole in front.)
Mac Express, Very Good ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Teranga Beat (Senegal), 1977. New Copy ... $9.99
A fantastic little record that's everything promised in the title – this fantastic fusion of Greek musical traditions with a spiritual sense of jazz – completely unlike anything else we've ever heard! Sure, there'd been previous attempts to merge such modes – like the Greek ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Epic (Japan), 1993. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, Late 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
Nice stuff by Ravi Shankar – although we should hate the album for its patronizing liner notes, which refer to Shankar's work as "psychedelicacies", and which wonder aloud why people need to use hallucinogenic drugs if they've got Ravi! Titles include "Sitar Todi", "R ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound pressing. Cover has a center split bottom seam.)
Capitol, 1968. Very Good+ ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Ravi Shankar —
Sound Of The Sitar ... LP World Pacific, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
One of Ravi's classic albums for the US market – featuring 3 long tracks: "Alap & Jor In Raga Malkauns", "Tala Sawari", and "Pahari Dhun". LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has a promo ink stamp on back.)
ECM, 1981. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
RCA, 1937. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono RCA/Victrola pressing with deep groove.)
Jazzland (Norway), 2018. New Copy ... $16.99
A great combination of Indian percussion and open jazz elements – served up at a level that takes us back to some of the most inventive ECM albums of this nature – such as the Codona albums by Collin Wolcott! Sanskriti Shrestha plays the very cool tabla tarang – which is a range ... read more CD
Nouvelle Ambiance (UK), Early 80s. New Copy ... $8.99
A cool combination of elements – the vocals and percussion of Congolese singer Albert Siassia, and lively rhythms from a trio of French musicians! The music has a great crackle and a new sense of expression – in the mode of some of the best post-colonial recordings on the Paris scene, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Odeon (Uruguay), Late 20s/1930s. Very Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a thin stain along the opening.)
Avantango, 2018. Used ... $0.99
Arikwa, 1986. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
