Global Grooves — In Stock
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
CDs (293) new/used, Vinyl (342) new/used, LPs (333) new/used, 12-inch (7) new/used, 7-inch (2 new), All (635)
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Totem/EMI (France), 1989. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Eldorado/Vampi Soul (Spain), Mid 90s. New Copy 2LP ... $34.99
Helena Meirelles looks like a bit of a cowboy on the cover, and she sounds a bit like one too – but with a spin that's very much part of the Brazilian heritage from which she sprang! Meirelles plays the Brazilian violao here – kind of a rougher, louder sort of acoustic guitar – ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shanachie, 1993. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Vidisco/Lusafrica (France), 1996. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Movie Play (Portugal), Early 70s. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Angel, 1966. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Mostly "east" – as the violin of the famous solist comes into play with the sitar of Ravi Shankar, plus tabla and tanpura! The vibe's a bit like some of the best John Mayer albums, although less jazz. LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit on "Raga Puriya Kalyan". Cover has light wear and aging.)
Awesome Tapes From Africa, 2020. New Copy ... $18.99
A great new recording from Hailu Mergia – the Ethiopian keyboardist who's given us some great records over the years! This set has Hailu working on both of his strengths – using keyboards in the lead on some tracks, accordion on others – plus a bit of melodica, and just a slight ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1975. New Copy ... $12.99 14.98
Maybe the greatest record we've ever heard from Ethio keyboard legend Hailu Mergia – a sweet set of jazz recorded in the mid 70s, with a vibe that still sounds fantastic after all these years! The groove here is the sort that so many other contemporary groups have been picking up on recent ... read more CD
Now Again, Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 15.98
The first-ever full length global collection of material by one of the funkiest cats working the Ethiopian scene in the early 70s – an artist who works here in a mode that's even more hard-hitting and funk based than contemporaries like Mulatu or Mahmoud Ahmed! The band on most tracks is the ... read more CD
Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 25.98
Otherworldly sounds from Ayalew Mesfin – easily one of the most enigmatic artists on the mindblowing mid 70s scene in Ethiopia! Mesfin's got this way of inflecting his vocals that's amazing – an ability to run up and down the scale, all while moving forward – which makes his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes with a great booklet of notes, too!)
Monitor, Mid 60s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A really cool combo album of music on the lute-like oud – and one that almost seems to echo the way that bassist Ahmed Abdul Malik took the instrument into more jazz-based territory at the start of the 60s! George Mgrdichian plays in a style that's maybe more traditional overall, but with a ... read more CD
MELT 2000/Matsuli (UK), 1999. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Trojan (UK), 1972. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and unglued seams, with clear tape holding the top.)
East West/Ascensionale (Italy), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
One of the most evocative albums ever recorded by the enigmatic Lloyd Miller – a set created at Brigham Young University, in Utah – but filled with a mix of different styles from the other half of the planet! Miller plays a variety of stringed instruments and percussion – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 200 copies – and packaged in a very heavy, hand-assembled cover!)
East West/Now Again, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 25.98
Possibly the greatest album ever from the enigmatic Lloyd Miller – his legendary Oriental Jazz album from the late 60s, and a really wonderful blend of musical modes! Some of the tracks here really stretch out in the Eastern promise of the title – mixing jazz rhythms with santur, oud, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
PDU (Italy), 1978. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99
(Vocalists, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear and stains along the bottom.)
Drag City, 2021. New Copy ... $25.99 32.99
Joshua Abrams and Chad Taylor are already fantastic musicians on their own key instruments – bass and drums, respectively – but here, they take up different instrumental modes – and with a result that's every bit as spiritually powerful as their work in other styles! Abrams plays ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matador, 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
It's a bit startling to see a record by Tuareg music legend Mdou Moctar on the indie rock powerhouse Matador Records – but that placement is also a great statement to just how much Moctar's guitar and the whole Tuareg scene has become in recent years! The sound is every bit as sharp as on ... read more CD
Also available Afrique Victime ... LP 21.99
Matador, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 22.99
It's a bit startling to see a record by Tuareg music legend Mdou Moctar on the indie rock powerhouse Matador Records – but that placement is also a great statement to just how much Moctar's guitar and the whole Tuareg scene has become in recent years! The sound is every bit as sharp as on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Afrique Victime ... CD 14.99
Night Dreamer (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Anatolian Sun Part 2 ... LP 27.99
Night Dreamer (UK), 2021. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Anatolian Sun Part 1 ... LP 27.99
Gallo/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.99
A record that features a great guest appearance from American tenorist Hal Singer – a player who always seemed to do some of his most interesting work overseas – but a set that's an even greater testament to alto saxophonist Kippie Moketsi and some of his key collaborators on the South ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
RCA, 1958. Very Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Musart (Mexico), Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Eddy Son (Congo, Republic of), 1981. Very Good- ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(French pressing on Disque Sonics. Cover has heavy wear, clear tape on the top and bottom seams, bent corners and sides, and an ink stamp on back. Labels have ink stamps.)
Movers —
Kansas City ... LP Gallo (South Africa), 1979. Sealed ... $23.99
A stone classic from one of the hippest groups on the South African scene of the 70s – and one of the few who could compete well with American soul groups of the same time! The cover makes the album look like some overlooked New York club treasure from the period – and the feel of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Soundway 180 gram pressing – sealed!)
Zimbabwe/Awesome Tapes From Africa, Early 80s. New Copy ... $12.99 14.98
A set from the 80s, but a record with a very timeless feel – as Ephat Mujuru plays mbira here with a group that's heavy on percussion, and which features all these wonderful vocal refrains alongside the lead! The mbira is never buried in fuller instrumentation – and instead, the ... read more CD
Also available Mbavaira ... LP 18.99
Zimbabwe/Awesome Tapes From Africa, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 20.98
A set from the 80s, but a record with a very timeless feel – as Ephat Mujuru plays mbira here with a group that's heavy on percussion, and which features all these wonderful vocal refrains alongside the lead! The mbira is never buried in fuller instrumentation – and instead, the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mbavaira ... CD 12.99
Mulatu —
Afro Latin Soul Vol 2 ... LP Worthy, 1966. New Copy (reissue)... $12.99
Rare early work from Mulatu – material recorded in America, in the years before Mulatu returned to his Ethiopian homeland, and really set the scene on fire! The style here is a mix of Latin jazz with some more exotic elements – played by a combo that features Mulatu on vibes, alongside ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mochilla, 2010. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 31.99
The Mulatu performance for the Timeless live series – the already legendary concerts organized by Mochilla in honor of influential composers J Dilla, Mulatu and Arthur Verocai – this one headlined by Mulatu himself! The evening was hosted by Eothen "Egon" Alapatt and Garth ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mulatu —
Mulatu Of Ethiopia (stereo/Worthy/Strut (UK), 1972. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Amazing work from the legendary Mulatu Astatke – one of Ethiopia's funkiest musicians of the 70s, making a rare appearance here on this lost American recording! The album has been a holy grail for years amongst beatheads – loved for its killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk, and ... read more CD
(CD features the full album in both stereo and mono versions!)
L'Arome/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 1970s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
Mad funk from Ethiopia – classic work by the legendary Mulatu, one of Africa's heaviest artists of the 70s! Mulatu's been kind of a beathead secret for years – as most of his exotic grooves were never issued properly outside of Africa, and have only been the province of collectors who ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
L'Arome/P-Vine (Japan), 1970s. New Copy ... $24.99
Mad funk from Ethiopia – classic work by the legendary Mulatu, one of Africa's heaviest artists of the 70s! Mulatu's been kind of a beathead secret for years – as most of his exotic grooves were never issued properly outside of Africa, and have only been the province of collectors who ... read more CD
Philips/Be! (Germany), 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
A totally cool little record – and one that more than lives up to the Eastern promise of its cover! The album's a real stunner from Australian reedman Charlie Munro – a beautiful mix of jazz and exotic elements, at a level that puts it up there with a rare few records that work this ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Minoru Muraoka & New Dimension Group —
Bamboo ... LP King/Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $30.99 33.98
60s jazz meets Japanese bamboo flute – all in a session with a great mix of groovy and exotic touches! The record's a unique meeting of jazz and folkloric elements – done in a style that's a bit like some of the late 60s sessions of this nature on MPS, but a fair bit groovier overall ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bourbon (Japan), 1977. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $39.99
(Rock, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light wear.)
Modiba, 2007. Used ... $5.99
... CD
Tzadik, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Ben Goldberg on clarinet and bass clarinet, Dan Seamans on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. CD
(Booklet has a small spot with some peeling from sticker removal.)
Now Again, 1976. New Copy ... $7.99 17.98
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 CD
Also available Day Of Judgement (with download) ... LP 18.99
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
Also available Day Of Judgement ... CD 7.99(Includes download.)
Strut (UK), 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Echendu (Nigeria), 1980s. Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging, with some writing in pen on front, and small smudges on back.)
Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $8.99 19.98
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 CD
Also available My Own Thing ... CD 7.99
Now Again, Mid 70s. Used 2 CDs ... $7.99
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 CD
Also available My Own Thing ... CD 8.99
Polygram (Nigeria), 1980s. Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging, gloss separation along the spine, and a small name in pen on front. Labels have some pen.)
Sum Sum/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey —
Get Yer Jujus Out ... CD Ryko, 1989. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
Obey (Nigeria), 1986. Very Good ... $19.99
Titles include "Modupe Nairo Badero", "Eranko T'Onjobo Ninu Igbo Po", "Mo Fi Oro Mi Le E Lowo Edumare", "Mo Ti Bo", "Ero Bami Kalo", and "E Bere Mole E Mujo". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear and aging.)
Olisa Mortune (Nigeria), Mid/Late 70s. Very Good ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly wrinkled and bent corners, with some tape remnants around the edges.)
Polydor (Nigeria), 1989. Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Plays with some surface noise and crackles, nothing too bad. Cover has brown packing tape holding the seam, a stain with some flaking at the bottom right, heavy surface wear on back, and bent corners.)
Polydor (Nigeria), 1990. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring and edge wear and some marker on back.)
NPC, 2005. Used ... $9.99
Contemporary Afro Funk from Kola Ogunkoya – a trumpeter who worked with Fela back in the day, and who's managed to carry on the Ethiopian groove over here in the US! The cover of the CD's a bit cheesy, but the music is pretty darn great – and Kola's group are a DC-based ensemble who ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Sunnyside, 1996. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Featuring Morris Goldberg on saxophone and penny whistle, Anton Fig on drums, Bakithi Kumalo and Chulo Gatewood on bass, Chris Botti and Diego Urcola on trumpet, Cyro Baptista on percussion, Cecilia Tenconi on tenor sax, Tony Cedras and Richard Cummings on keyboards, Dan Carillo and John Guth on ... read more CD
EMI/Pathe (France), 1978. Very Good ... $19.99
Bouncing late 70s afro grooves, from Nigeria's Sonny Okosun's. Not as heavily syncopated as Fela, and with a more overt western rock influence, this set grooves a little harder than your typical NPR world music hour fare. 6 tracks in all, including "Bleech Peoiple", "Lagos High ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, a Sounds Workshop sticker, and a cut corner. Vinyl is nice and clean.)
His Master's Voice (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good- ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has labels have some writing in pen.)
EMI (Nigeria), 1978. Good ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and aging, stained corners, some writing in pen, and pieces of brown packing tape holding the seams. Label has some pen.)
Phonodisk (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good ... $19.99
Arranged and composed by Kris – titles include "Is It Wrong", "Carolina", "She'll Never Go Home", "I Need Someone", "Just For You", and "Down Down Down". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring wear and moderate edge wear along the opening.)
Chulo, 2021. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
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 more CD
Columbia, 1960. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has light surface wear and aging, split bottom seam, half split top seam, a bit of marker and some tape residue along the bottom.)
Columbia, 1966. Very Good+ ... $4.99
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
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit on "Ayinde". Cover has some ring and edge wear, half split top seam, some splitting in the bottom seam, and some opaque white stains along the spine.)
Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
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
(Mono 6 eye pressing. Cover has light wear and some aging.)
Movie Play (Portugal), 1960s/1970s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Trikont (Germany), 2020. New Copy ... $16.99
A fantastic project, and one whose sound is even better than we can sum up in words – as the core group features players from Berlin, inspired by older African sounds – turning to work from the 70s Mali scene, and teaming up with some of its musical giants – but all in a way that's ... read more CD
Also available Le Mali 70 ... LP 24.99
Omniversal Earkestra —
Le Mali 70 ... LP Trikont (Germany), 2020. New Copy ... $24.99
A fantastic project, and one whose sound is even better than we can sum up in words – as the core group features players from Berlin, inspired by older African sounds – turning to work from the 70s Mali scene, and teaming up with some of its musical giants – but all in a way that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Le Mali 70 ... CD 16.99(Includes vinyl exclusive bonus track plus download!)
Afrodisia (Nigeria), 1986. Very Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and some pen on front and back. Labels have some pen.)
Soundway (UK), 2012. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Colombian music, both classic and contemporary – as a group of older all-star players comes into contact with Will "Quantic" Holland! The set's easily one of the most smoking Latin-styled projects we've heard from Quantic so far – recorded in Colombia with work from Fruko, ... read more CD
(2CDs, in a cool hardcover book-like package!)
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CDs ... $16.99 17.99
An incredible collection of work by one of the greatest Afro Funk groups of the 70s! From their inception as the AACM-styled jazz group Juju in the early 70s, to their key days in the DC Black Fire scene of the mid 70s, to their early 80s fame as club groovers, Oneness of Juju were one of the most ... read more CD
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1981. Used ... $9.99
The third album from the mighty Oneness Of Juju – and a set that has the group tightening up their groove after the spiritual jazz approach of previous records! The style here mixes a bit more boogie with their very sharp instrumentation – still with lots of righteous energy throughout ... read more CD
Also available Make a Change (aka Every Way But Loose) (with bonus tracks) ... LP 28.99
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1981. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $28.99 29.99
The third album from the mighty Oneness Of Juju – and a set that has the group tightening up their groove after the spiritual jazz approach of previous records! The style here mixes a bit more boogie with their very sharp instrumentation – still with lots of righteous energy throughout ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Make a Change (aka Every Way But Loose) (with bonus tracks) ... CD 9.99
Black Fire/Now Again, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 25.98
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
(Lacquered from the original master tapes in a tip-on sleeve. Includes 12 page booklet!)
Luaka Bop, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 22.99
A great early moment for the legendary William Onyeabor – music created for the film Crashes In Love – which tells the sad story of a princess who has to choose between love and money – a setting that helps make for some of Onyeabor's greatest music on record! The style here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 22.99
William Onyeabor looks like a great lover on the cover of this set – and he follows up that image with some of the slinkiest, most seductive music of his career! There's almost a dub element to the record at times – as if Onyeabor was borrowing inspiration from Kingston, and bringing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 22.99
William Onyeabor's looking pretty chilled out on the cover – especially given the Hypertension title of the record – a cool, confident dude decked out in a velvet jacket and sombrero – able to carry off that look as well as he can carry the grooves on the set! In anyone else's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Luaka Bop, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 3 LPs Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Syllart (France), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
A classic album from the best years of Orchestra Baobab – a time when the group were maybe the greatest thing coming out of Dakar, and really helping to move a whole generation of West African sounds forward into new directions! The instrumentation is still relatively old school – no ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 1982. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Hardly a pirate album at all – and instead one of the first big global moments of fame for the mighty Orchestra Baobob – a Senegalese combo who'd really been honing their craft during the 70s! The album has the group working with all the soulful currents of their early work – and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Syllart (France), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
An amazing classic from Orchestra Baobab – one of those records that reminds us why the group were always so different than anyone else! Some of the rhythms are familiar, but the execution is very unique – chopped up at times, so that the grooves are a perfect mix for the angular tenor ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary limited edition pressing!)
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Fire, 2011. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Orchestra Poly Rythmo De Cotonou —
Unite Africaine ... LP Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 23.98
Searing sounds from this legendary group – two side-long tracks that burn with fire throughout! First up is "Unite Africaine" – a tune with a political message in the lyrics, and non-stop grooves in the rhythms – this wonderfully fast percussion that's laced together ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Alma (Canada), 2004. Used ... $8.99
... CD
Original Mambo Kings —
Introduction To Afro-Cubop ... CD Verve, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... $4.99
Victor Oris —
Jah Jah Soldiers ... LP EMI (Nigeria), 1990. Fair ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Vinyl is in Fair condition. Cover has wear and aging, with yellowed tape on all four sides.)
PRT, Late 70s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mexican Gamma pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Decca, 1971. Very Good Gatefold ... $6.99
These early Osibisa records always used to be fairly common years back – perhaps because they were always a bit too hippy dippy and loose for the older funk crowd. But now, in today's blunted groove culture, they seem to have found a new appreciation for their trippy Afro funk style, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has a name in pen, some wear, heavy down the spine, a split top seam and partially split bottom seam.)
Shanu Olu (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Jackpot, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 19.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Matsuli (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
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
Cruise, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Titles include "Yellow Bird", "Aquarius", "Let The Sunshine In", "Those Were The Days", "La Macarena" and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Carlos Paredes/Movie Play (Portugal), 1960s/Early 70s. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Peace —
Black Power ... CD Copperbelt/Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $8.99 17.98
A really raw set from 70s Africa – one that's more rock than Afro Funk, but which has a pretty hypnotic groove overall! The group's heavy on guitars, which are often played in a fuzzy, jamming sort of way – but with different tones and phrasing than American or Anglo psyche groups ... read more CD
Issste/Mr Bongo (UK), 1981. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99 32.98
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
Sony (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring and edge wear and some light stains at the bottom.)
BMG (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
Polydor/Universal (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $24.99
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 more CD
(HQCD pressing!)
Polydor/Universal (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $24.99
Astor Piazzolla takes on tango themes from the romantic era – but he explodes the music in the process, and fills it in with all these weird and wonderful modern elements that you never would have heard on the original Argentine singles! Piazzolla's own bandoneon is fantastic – a ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
(HQCD pressing!)
Carosello (Italy), 1974. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Mexican stereo pressing on Gamma. Cover has surface wear, gloss separation and wear at the opening and bottom seam, and a stain at the bottom left corner.)
Polydor/Universal (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $24.99
A live set from Argentine musical legend Astor Piazzolla – recorded in Paris, and with a vibe that really makes the music even more striking than some of his other fantastic records from the 70s! The group's a bit different – in that it's got a drummer, who brings an even bolder sense ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Olympia 77 ... CD 17.99(HQCD pressing!)
