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 —
Jungle Run ... CD Strut (UK), 2019. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
Great work from a group who really know how to open up their sound – a larger ensemble who might have sounded like an Afro Funk combo at one time, but who've really done a lot to find their own special groove! The mix of sharp instrumentation, percussion, and horns could have just gotten a ... read moreCD
Mike Nyoni & Born Free —
My Own Thing ... CD Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy 2 CDs ...
$8.9919.98
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 moreCD
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 moreCD
Titles include "Suru La Fi Nsoko Obinrin", "Madaru Ma Lo", "Eru O Ba Mi", "Iba O Messiah Oba", "Ngo Sun Towotowo Juba Re" and "Ma Ri Temi Gba". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and a bit of pen on back. Label has a bit of pen.)
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter Reformers Band —
Singing For The People ... LP Obey (Nigeria), 1983. Very Good+ ...
$29.99
Titles include "Nike Oluwole", "Mori Sisi Kan", "O Se Baba", "Alfa Omega", "Singing For The People", and "Je K'Ajo Mi Jasi Rere". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, but this is a nice copy overall!)
(80s pressing on Obey. Cover has light surface wear and a name in pen on front and back, in nice shape otherwise!)
Ebenezer Obey —
Satisfaction ... LP Obey (Nigeria), 1986. Very Good ...
$24.99
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
(A nice copy!)
Ebenezer Obey & His Inter Reformers Band —
Sound Of The Moment ... LP Obey (Nigeria), 1980. Good ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear with some flaking at the opening and splitting seams. Vinyl plays with clicks and crackles.)
A live recreation of Kpanlogo rhythms from West Africa – recorded live at Africa Centre in London! Mustapha Tettey Addy and four other drummers lay down simple percussion patterns, with vocals too – on two side-long tracks! LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Top cover seam is unglued, but cover is great overall.)
The fourth and final album from Ofege – and a set that shows the Nigerian group still very much at the top of their game – soaring out on fast funk rhythms that often echo American styles of the time, but with a lot more edge – and produced with all these cool trippy touches ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing on Tidal Waves, still sealed with obi.)
(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.)
Marcellin Okoa —
Mezatou ... CD Sacem (France), 1993. Used ...
$8.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, a Sounds Workshop sticker, and a cut corner. Vinyl is nice and clean.)
Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi —
Holy Wars ... LP EMI (Nigeria), 1978. Good ...
Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear, a bit of pen and a small peeled spot on front, bent corners, and some light stains.)
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 wear and aging, brown packing tape holding the bottom seam, and a name in pen on front. Label on Side A has some pen.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
(Cover has wear and aging, bent corners, wide clear tape on the seams and spine, with some scraped patches and a peeled spot on front, and a name pen on front & back. Labels have a name in pen.)
Oneness Of Juju —
African Rhythms ... LP Black Fire/Now Again, 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9925.98
A landmark of 70s Afro-styled jazz – 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 70s, with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Lacquered from the original master tapes in a tip-on sleeve. Includes 12 page booklet!)
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 moreCD
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
William Onyeabor —
Good Name ... LP Wilfilms/Luaka Bop, 1983. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9920.99
Amazing sounds from William Onyeabor – space age keyboards mixed with electro funk mixed with Afro beat, snakey sax lines, and lots lots more – a really mind-bending album that's well-achieved legendary status over the years! Each song takes up a side of the record – but spins ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
William Onyeabor —
Great Lover ... LP Luaka Bop, 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9920.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
William Onyeabor —
Hypertension ... LP Luaka Bop, 1982. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9920.99
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 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
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
(First time on vinyl!)
Orchestra Poly Rythmo De Cotonou —
Unite Africaine ... LP Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$21.9923.98
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Orchestre National De Barbes —
Rendez-Vous Barbes ... CD Le Chant Du Monde (France), 2010. Used ...
$5.99
A wholly unique late 60s record by Orquesta Afro Brasileira – with these raw, heavy and unforgettable roosty rhythms and chorus vocals that give it something of a spiritual, folkloric vibe – yet the overall sound is still indicative of the genre-busting creativity of the many different ... (Brazil, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mexican pressing. Cover has some surface wear, aging, small tears in the opening, and a half split bottom seam.)
(Cover has ring and edge wear, some creases and bent corners, and some marker on front and back. Vinyl plays with some surface wear and crackles, but nothing too bad. Labels have some marker.)
No charity needed here – as reedman Eji Oyewole's got a wealth of talent on his own! Eji's a musician with roots in the 60s Nigerian scene, but left to follow a personal path through Europe and the US, where he picked up some wonderfully funky styles which are then brought home to create ... read moreCD
Rebecca Pan —
Hong Kong Sound ... LP Sounds Of Asia (Hong Kong), 1960s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Part field recording including various incidental sounds with English narration on Side 1, and five vocal tunes by Rebecca Pan on Side 2. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear.)
Peace —
Black Power ... CD Copperbelt/Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ...
$7.9917.98
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 moreCD
Penny Penny —
Yogo Yogo ... CD Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1996. New Copy ...
$12.99
The strong second album from Penny Penny – a set that has the South African singer emerging as even more of a superstar than before – as you might guess from his look on the cover! The style is this unique blend of older South African vocal modes with more contemporary club elements ... read moreCD
Penny Penny —
Yogo Yogo ... LP Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1996. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
The strong second album from Penny Penny – a set that has the South African singer emerging as even more of a superstar than before – as you might guess from his look on the cover! The style is this unique blend of older South African vocal modes with more contemporary club elements ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
Very early work from Astor Piazzolla – recorded in the decades before he first started hitting fame on the international scene – and with a sound that shows that his skills on the bandoneon were every bit as great in his youth as they were in his later years! The music here is a bit ... (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
One of the most striking recordings of the 60s from the legendary Astor Piazzolla – a set recorded live in New York, and one that explodes with new sounds right from the very first note! Astor's in prime modernist form here – completely exploding the old format of the tango, stripping ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
(HQCD pressing!)
Astor Piazzolla —
El Tango ... CD Polydor/Universal (Japan), 1965. New Copy ...
$24.99
An important 60s project from the bandoneon legend Astor Piazzolla – a collaboration with writer Jorge Luis Borges, and done with all these new sorts of modern modes that point the way towards the growth that Astor would show in the 70s! Borges contributes words to some of the project, which ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
An amazing example of the genius of the legendary Astor Piazzolla – as the set has him taking older tune from Argentine music, and completely revising their presentation with all sorts of modern elements that he was using in his own music at the time! The tunes are from the 20s/30s stretch ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreCD
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 moreCD
(HQCD pressing!)
Astor Piazzolla —
Olympia 77 ... CD 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 moreCD
(HQCD pressing!)
Hubert Porter with The Jamaican Calypsonians —
Calypsos From Jamaica ... LP Dub Store (Japan), Early 60s. New Copy ...
$19.9923.99
A great mix of modes from Hubert Porter – tunes that are definitely the calypsos promised in the title, but which also have some unique elements that mark them as Jamaican, too – touches of mento, nice jazzy elements in the music, and that bubbling up of the new island modes that would ... (Reggae, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jose Prates —
Tam Tam Tam ... LP Trunk (UK), 1958. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.99
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
The People Rock Outfit really knock it out of the park with this dark-edged classic from the 70s – one of the heaviest albums we've heard from the Nigerian scene at the time, and a record that's almost got more of a South African spirit overall! These guys effortlessly mix together funk and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
PVP (Patience, Violet, Pinky) —
Malende ... LP La Casa Tropical (Netherlands), 1992. New Copy 2LP ...
$26.9930.98
PVP are a trio of South African singers who really update their groove with this sweet set of tracks from the early 90s – music that still comes across with some of the charm of 80s soul music from South Africa, but which also shows a stronger house music influence in the rhythms – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pressed up here as a 2LP set – better sound than the original!)
Tightly grooving, organ-laced rock, but not the Question Mark of "96 Tears" fame – this Question Mark is a Kenyan group, who recorded this set in 1974 – with English vocals and a bit more of a western-styled sound, but with unpredictable tempo changes other trippy elements! ... read moreCD
A third selection of work from the golden years of Mali's legendary Rail Band – and a set that digs even deeper than the first two volumes! Despite being third in the set, this volume features just as wide a range of work as the other two – mostly material from the 70s, plus a few ... read moreCD
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 moreCD
Roforofo Jazz —
Fire Eater ... CD Office Home (France), 2021. New Copy ...
$19.99
A French group, fronted by an MC from Chicago – working here in a style that's every bit as striking as the cover! The core sounds blend together older Afro Funk elements with jazz – in a groove that's nice and lean, and which provides a really unique setting for the rhymes of Days ... read moreCD
Roforofo Jazz —
Fire Eater ... LP Office Home (France), 2021. New Copy ...
$29.9947.99
A French group, fronted by an MC from Chicago – working here in a style that's every bit as striking as the cover! The core sounds blend together older Afro Funk elements with jazz – in a groove that's nice and lean, and which provides a really unique setting for the rhymes of Days ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Salty Dog —
Salty Dog ... CD Strawberry Rain, 1976. Used Gatefold ...
$11.99
Plenty of fuzz and plenty of spirit – a wonderful debut from this African group of the 70s – a combo who work here with equal parts of influence from Jimi Hendrix and some of the other Zamrock groups of the time! Lyrics are in English, and have this blue-toned quality that's really ... read moreCD
Amazing sounds from Niger – some really hypnotic lines on electric organ – played in a way that's unlike any other use of the instrument we've ever heard! There's a flowing, water-like quality to the music that's almost in the territory of Terry Riley's work on organ – yet the ... (Out Sound, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Ali Boulo Santo & Manding Ko —
Komo Felle ... CD Frikyiwa (France), 2004. Used ...
$9.99
The second full length offering from Nitin Sawhney, with a much smoother sound starting out with a more stripped down approach, before giving in to some heavier beat oriented material. Overall, there's more vocals featured here, ranging from Jayante Bose's Asian style to Nina Miranda's softer ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreCD
Nitin Sawhney —
Human ... CD V2 (UK), 2003. Used ...
$2.99
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
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Really unusual music recorded in contemporary Niger – performed by a group that features two different musicians each playing calabash – a large gourd that is used in this very percussive way, but with deep sounds that almost rumble as if the earth itself were being pounded in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet little record from Caiphus Semenya – a South African singer, but one who works here with backings from some top-shelf studio talents in LA – a mix of jazz and fusion players who really bring a great sense of groove to the material! Tracks include two originals co-written with ... 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
Shabaka & The Ancestors —
Wisdom Of Elders ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2016. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
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
Insanely wonderful work from Shango Dance Band – a group headed by onetime Fela Kuti bandmate Ojo Okeji – whose bass work here is worth the price of admission alone! Okeji was a key part of Fela's Koola Lobitos, until leaving the group in 1968 – and taking some of the best ... read moreCD
Ravi Shankar —
Improvisations ... LP World Pacific, 1962. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
An early American recording by Ravi Shankar – with some brief help from American jazz players! The bulk of the record features Ravi in a trio with tampura and tabla, performing long tunes similar to the ragas on his other albums from the time – but there's also a great track called ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Liberty pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cut corner and half split bottom seam.)
Omar El Shariyi (Ammar El Sherei) —
Oriental Music ... LP Soutelphan/We Want Sounds (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$28.99
That's a pretty groovy looking keyboard on the cover – and the record's got a pretty groovy sound as well – very different than other organ records or Mid-East instrumental titles of the time, thanks in part to some very dexterous work on the multi-level keys from Omar El Shariyi! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Si*Se —
Si*Se ... CD Luaka Bop, 2001. Used ...
$3.99
A compelling blend of Latin influences and modern electronic grooves – served up by this hip New York combo! The lovely voice of Carol C graces most of the tracks, singing in a light and airy style that floats dreamily over the snapping percussion and gliding keys of most of the tunes. The ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Simentera —
Raiz ... CD Lusafrica (France), 1995. Used ...
$8.99
The first-ever western collection to pay tribute to the lost legacy of Sinn Sisamouth – easily one of the coolest singers in Cambodia, before the Khmer Rouge shut down his career along with the rest of mainstream society! Sinn's got this amazing voice – surprisingly deep for a little ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic funk from SJOB Movement – a 70s group who only cut a handful of records – all of them every bit as righteous and heavy as this one! The group have a perfect fusion of funk, psych, and other cool elements – all served up in a blend that's more straightforwardly soulful ... read moreCD