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 (180) new/used, Vinyl (287) new/used, LPs (283) new/used, 12-inch (4) new/used, Books (1), All (468)
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Milestone, 1993. Used ... $2.99
Jorge Pardo on saxophones and flute, Carles Benavent on bass and mandolin, Augustin Carbonell "Bola" on guitar, and Tino Di Geraldo and Rubem Dantas on percussion. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode and promotional stamp on 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
Pele & His Asampete International —
Pele In London Vol 1 ... LP 
Volcano (UK), 1978. Good ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Plays with surface noise and crackle. Cover has wear and aging, wide clear tape on all sides, spotty staining on both sides, and peeled spots in front. Labels have some stains.)
Issste/Mr Bongo (UK), 1981. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99 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
CBS (Nigeria), 1989. Very Good ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavier surface wear & aging, spot of marker. Labels have marker & pen.)
Sony (Nigeria), 1982. Very Good- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Plays with surface noise. Cover has wide clear tape holding the seams and spine, with some surface wear and aging, mostly in back.)
BCI, 1998. Used ... $0.99 2.99
Gallo/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A wonderful blend of 70s electric modes and the spiritual currents of the Gallo label on the South African scene – and a record that really stands as a testament to the talents and timing of keyboard player Lionel Pillay! The set just features two long tracks – building with a groove ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
EMI (Colombia), 1970s. Used ... $1.99
... CD
Indian, Early 70s. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Universal (France), 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A beautiful meeting of contemporary soul and deeper roots – served up here by a singer from Cameroon, but one who works in the best criss-crossing traditions of the scene in France! Elements of hip hop, reggae, and other modes filter through the record – and although the lyrics are in ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves) read more CD
Lui Pui-Yuen —
Floating Petals - Wild Geese - The Moon On High – Music Of The Chinese Pipa ... LP Nonesuch, 1980. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing.)
Monitor, 1976. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a small discolored spot at the top corner and a lightly bumped corner.)
White Label, 1940s/1950s. Very Good ... $6.99
(Latin, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has masking tape holding the seams and spine, with application wrinkles on both sides, and a peeled spot in back.)
Apple, 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $19.99 24.99
A pretty darn interesting relic from the glory days of the Beatles' Apple Records label – an album of righteous Hare Krishna chants and songs, all produced by George Harrison! The tunes on the set have a playful, sing-song quality that's a bit different from other records of this sort – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has light staining and waviness from moisture – mostly on the back.)
Strut (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 25.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Egypt Strut (with bonus tracks) ... CD 13.99
Strut (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
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 more CD
Also available Egypt Strut ... LP 21.99
Vanguard, 1976. Very Good+ ... $8.99
With Collin Walcott, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Dilip Naik. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, half split bottom seam, light staining on the back.)
Rounder, 1987. Near Mint- ... $2.99 4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
EMI, 1980s. Fair ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Vinyl plays with loud crackles and surface noise throughout. Cover has wear and aging, wide yellowed tape on all sides, and some writing in pen. Label has some pen.)
Soundway (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
A beautiful debut from Pedro Ricardo – an artist with a name that sounds like a contemporary of the MPB scene in 70s Brazil – and one who works here with a rock-solid sound that might easily place him in that legacy! Pedro's music is definitely contemporary, and he's Portuguese, not ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Analog Africa (Germany), 1977. Used ... $12.99
The funky Rob way is a massive one at that – a new path into Afro Funk modes for the 70s, with a groove that's made this set a collectors classic for decades! The group is tighter than most, yet more skittish too – percussion rattling alongside basslines that have these echoey ... read more CD
Roberto e Dimitri —
Canti Popolari Nel Ticino ... CD Tecval Memories (Switzerland), 1993. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Indian, Early 70s. Sealed ... $9.99
With Wydel Stump, Louie Denny, Kenneth Standing Rock, Joe Standing Rock, Russell Standing Rock, and James Stump. LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia (Portugal), 1973. Near Mint- ... $11.99 14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(French Pathe Marconi pressing.)
Odeon (Colombia), 1940s/1950s. Very Good- ... $6.99
(Latin, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue. Cover has some surface wear, bent corners, and some laminate wrinkles in back.)
Label Bleu (France), 2005. Used CD & Booklet ... $14.99 19.99
Louis Sclavis on reeds, Aldo Romano on drums and guitar, and Henri Texier on bass. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(Box and book have some age spots.)
Sire, 1987. Very Good+ 2LP ... $4.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Trova/Altercat (Germany), 1976. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
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 more CD
Also available Viejas Raices De Las Colonias del Rio De La Plata ... LP 24.99
Trova/Altercat (Germany), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 32.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Viejas Raices De Las Colonias del Rio De La Plata ... CD 16.99
Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Label has a sticker. Cover has a promo ink stamp on back.)
Sea Ders —
Sea Ders ... CD Groovie/Lion, Late 60s. New Copy ... $4.99 16.99
Mighty nice work from the Sea-Ders of Lebanon – not the brand you might know from the supermarket aisles, but instead a very cool combo who played in Beirut in the 60s! The group have the garagey elements of many other groups of the time – but they also use both their guitar and ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more CD
Axiom/Zehra (UK), 1990. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A mindblowing tribute to the work of Egyptian composer Mohamad Abdel Wahab – served up here on a record that was maybe one of the first chances a larger global audience got to hear his music! Simon Shaheen plays oud, viola, and violin amidst a set of larger arrangements that add in other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shango Dance Band —
Shango Dance Band ... CD Comb & Razor, Early 70s. New Copy ... $6.99 15.98
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 more CD
Ananda Shankar —
Ananda Shankar & His Music ... CD Fass (Spain), 1975. New Copy ... $4.99 14.99
One of the greatest albums ever by one of the most compelling figures in Indian music! Ananda Shankar's been chronicled elsewhere and often on these pages – so by this point, you probably already know that he's a renegade pioneer who combined funky grooves with sitars and tablas, forging a ... read more CD
Ananda Shankar —
Musical Discovery Of India/EMI/Cloud Forest (New Zealand), 1978/1981. New Copy ... $4.99 14.99
A double-length set of work from funky sitar player Ananda Shankar – and a collection that features 2 of his lesser-known albums from the 70s! Musical Discovery of India is a 70s musical tour of Shankar's homeland – performed with his sitar in the lead, and some very sweet soundtrack-st ... read more CD
World Pacific/Angel, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Classic 60s work by Shankar – working here with Alla Rhaka on tabla and Shyam But Nagar on tamboura. The album features 3 long tracks – "Raga Marawa", which takes up all of side two, plus "Raga Bairaga" and "Nata Bhariravi". CD
(Out of print.)
ECM, 1986. Sealed ... $9.99
With Shankar on vocals, 10-string double violin, synthesizer, and drum machine; Caroline on vocals, synthesizer, and tamboura; Steve Vai on guitar, Gilbert Kaufman on synthesizer, and Percy Jones on bass. (Jazz, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed US pressing. Shrinkwrap has light wear. Cover has a cutout notch, mild corner bump.)
Atlantic City/Matsuli (UK), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic treasure from the South African jazz scene of the 60s – a record that's full of soul and spirit, and which draws enough from the piano of leader Chris Schilder as it does from the tenor of Winston Mankuku Ngozi! Nogzi's a player who's very much in the John Coltrane camp, but with ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Please note: the top edge has a small split from shipping.)
Sheikh, 1970. Very Good+ ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, half split seams, some adhesive stains in front, and a Withdrawn stamp and small sticker in back. Label has library stickers.)
Moonjune, 2009. Used ... $4.99
Adhithya Pratama on bass, Tohpati on guitar, Erlan Suwardana and Emy Tata on percussion, handclaps,and vocals, Endang Ramdan on percussion, tambourine, handclaps, and vocals, and Riza Arshad on piano, keyboards, and synthesizer. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
Sojourners —
Black People ... LP Hornin Sounds (France), 1991. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A Nigerian group, but one who work in the best roots reggae modes of previous years in Kingston – recording here with a laidback vibe that really creates a sense of intimacy that's very different than much work of this time coming out in the 90s! Vocals are traded back and forth between ... (Reggae, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2015. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
Very old school Afro Funk from Dele Sosimi – and we mean that in the best way possible! Dele's working here in a style that's right in the best 70s mode from Fela Kuti – very hypnotic at a rhythmic level, but filled with progressive lyrics from the man himself – all at a level ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wah Wah 45s (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $10.99 13.99
Dele Sosimi was raised in the shadow of Fela Kuti, literally – as he spent part of his youth in Fela's commune – yet his music is nicely free of some of the overdone Afro Funk modes of the 70s, and instead really finds a fresh way forward with all sorts of wonderful criss-crossings of ... read more CD
Earthworks, 1988. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, light wear, and a promo stamp.)
Mr Bongo (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 27.98
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Galileo (Germany), 2022. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Penmark through barcode.)
B's Records, 1984. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Matsuli (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Heads/Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A really great South African group from the early 80s – and one with a sound that's a lot funkier and clubbier than most of the music from their scene that was being sent out through the world music market! Instead, the vibe here is like some of the coolest club tracks of the time – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Rooster/Don Giovanni, 1981. New Copy ... $9.99 15.99
A really unusual record – part global, part folk – but maybe that's what you'd expect when you match the sitar of Krishna Bhatt with the acoustic guitar of Jody Stecher! There's definitely a lot of sitar on the record, and some tabla too – but those sounds are balanced by more ... read more CD
Gallo/Tidal Waves, 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
A sweet 80s groover from the South African scene – a set that makes great use of drum machine rhythms and keyboards, but at a level that's nicely warmed up by the group's vocals! There's plenty of elements here that link up with that moment when electric African material was getting wider ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Oriental, 1978. Very Good+ 3LP Gatefold ... $39.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a small library sticker & stamp, spot of sticker removal. Inner gatefold has a library pocket. Labels have stickers.)
His Master's Voice (India), 1987. Very Good+ ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an unglued bottom seam, some surface wear and aging.)
Tramp (Germany), 2023. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
You might know these guys under their previous name of Kutimangoes – one that's dropped maybe in part because there's a shift in the music here to a slightly different style! Where Kutimangoes explored a heavy dose of Afro Funk on their records, Sunborn take off from the roots and move ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more CD
Rocksteady/Lantern (Italy), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 32.99
Groundbreaking early work from Suns Of Arqua – recorded on the London scene at the end of the 70s, with this amazing blend of instrumental elements from around the globe – but all at a level that's far from the cliches such albums would have in later years! Instead, there's this fresh ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Capitol, 2019. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Packaged in a hardbound book with a clear slipcover. Please note one page 77 of the book has come unglued.)
Golden Avatar, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $11.99 14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light sleeve marks. Label has stickers. Cover has light wear on the opening backside.)
Moshe Naim/Sommor (Spain), 1976. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $20.99 29.99
A really fantastic jazz project from early 70s France – but one that also features a strong contribution from Chicago percussionist Steve McCall – best known for his work in the Air trio, and as part of the AACM! The music is a very freewheeling mix of jazz and global elements – ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 29.99
Fantastic longform grooves from the Tabansi Studio Band – a cool combo who worked to support Nigerian artists on the Tabansi label, but who have a sound here that's very much their own! These tracks are a lot wilder and more freewheeling than any of the group's music behind a singer – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ebo Taylor —
Ebo Taylor (180 gram pressing) ... LP Essiebons/Mr Bongo (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
Ebo Taylor at his finest – stepping out here in a wicked set of work from the 70s – filled with upbeat rhythms, sweet instrumental touches, and a heck of a lot of soul! There's a bubbling undercurrent in the rhythms that's almost Caribbean at times, yet the overall groove is a lot ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Comet (France), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 32.99
A vintage set from the great Ebo Talyor – an artist who's been recording new music in recent years, but who sounds even better here on one of his classics! Ebo's got a fair bit of jazz mixed in with his sound – a layering of flute, trombone, tenor, guitar, and keyboard parts with a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tabansi/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
A never-issued session from the legendary Ebo Taylor – recorded right at a time when Taylor was really hitting on all burners! The sessions were done for the Nigerian Tabansi label, but feature Ebo's touring band from Ghana – a tight combo whose crackling rhythms are perfect for his ... read more CD
Tabansi/BBE (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
Sweet synth soul from 80s Nigeria – a set that definitely shows the evolution of that country's sound in the decade after the rise of Afro Funk – and a record that also delivers plenty of the beats promised in the title! There's lots of elements here borrowed from electro – drum ... read more CD
Also available Party Beats (180 gram pressing) ... LP 19.99
Tabansi/BBE (UK), Mid 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 29.99
Sweet synth soul from 80s Nigeria – a set that definitely shows the evolution of that country's sound in the decade after the rise of Afro Funk – and a record that also delivers plenty of the beats promised in the title! There's lots of elements here borrowed from electro – drum ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Party Beats ... CD 9.99
Mississippi, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 18.99
Afro-psychedelia from Chrissy Zebby Tembo – a set recorded in the Zambian scene of the early 70s, and served up in a blend of fuzzy guitar, funky drums, and some really unusual vocals! At times, Chrissy's voice almost sounds like it's being processed – filtered down nicely amidst the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited remastered reissue.)
Caz Plak (France), 1982. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
A hell of a live set from Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz – a musician who's probably best known for his work with Don Cherry, but who really takes off here at the head of his own group Oriental Wind – in a performance that bubbles over with fusion instrumentation and plenty of global ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 1000!)
Tinariwen —
Amatssou ... CD Wedge, 2023. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A record that marks an unusual chapter in the career of this legendary group, yet one that also fits very strongly into their wonderful run of albums in the 21st Century! The set's got a unique approach – recorded in a tent in Algeria, but with long-distance production from Daniel Lanois ... read more CD
Also available Amatssou ... LP 25.99
Amatssou (white vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99
Wedge, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ... $25.99 28.99
A record that marks an unusual chapter in the career of this legendary group, yet one that also fits very strongly into their wonderful run of albums in the 21st Century! The set's got a unique approach – recorded in a tent in Algeria, but with long-distance production from Daniel Lanois ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download!)
Amatssou ... CD 15.99
Amatssou (white vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99
Wedge, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ... $27.99 29.99
A record that marks an unusual chapter in the career of this legendary group, yet one that also fits very strongly into their wonderful run of albums in the 21st Century! The set's got a unique approach – recorded in a tent in Algeria, but with long-distance production from Daniel Lanois ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Includes download!)
Amatssou ... CD 15.99
Amatssou ... LP 25.99
World Village/Craft, 2009. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 29.99
One of the key records in really helping establish Tinariwen as a powerful global force in music – a set that's worth it alone for the amazing guitar work on the set, alongside the haunting vocals that really send the whole thing home! That's obviously not the band on the cover, but the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hot Casa (France), Late 80s. New Copy ... $29.99 32.99
Four rare tracks from Cotonou singer Stanislas Tohon – all originally issued only as rare singles, and brought together here as a package that represents some of the first global circulation of this work outside his scene! The music is from that time when contemporary electronic modes were ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hannibal, 1992. Used ... $4.99
Titles include "Dofana", "Karaw", "Goye Kur", "Inchana Massina", "Roucky", "Mahini Me", and "Yenna". CD
(Out of print.)
Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
An album that really lives up to its title, and one that brings together a host of rare singles from this legendary group – all of which are maybe even funkier than some of the tracks on their albums of the time! The bulk of the record is from very rare 7" singles issued on the Albarika ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Vampi Soul (Spain), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 32.99
An incredibly lovely little record, with a sound that's very much all its own – served by a female trio who were part of the unusual scene in Uruguay at the time – all in a mix of harmonized vocals, acoustic guitar, and a very personal, up-close sort of presentation! The harmonies ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Goma Gringa (Brazil), 1971. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
An amazing bit of funk from early 70s Brazil – an ultra-rare album, but one that almost beats some of the bigger Brazilian classics of the time! The recording has a very unusual approach – a non-stop blend of songs on each side – which makes for long, continuous tracks that mix ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
African (France), Mid 70s. Very Good ... $28.99
Features the long tracks "Carte Blanche (parts 1 & 2)", "Na Leli Mokili (parts 1 & 2)", and "Photo Majesi (parts 1 & 2)" – plus the cuts "Moseka", "Moussa Photo Na Yo", and "Cinema". LP, Vinyl record album
Sheikh, Early 70s. Very Good ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light oxidation. Cover has some sticker residue & remnant spots, ink stamp. Labels have small stickers.)
Moshe Naim/Sommor (Spain), 1976. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 28.99
One of those really special records from the French scene of the 70s – a time when the local musicians were mixing sounds with new visitors from the post-colonial years – often with inspiration from American artists too! This set features singer/cultural figure Franck Valmont working ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mochilla, 2009. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 31.99
An amazing return to form for the legendary Arthur Verocai – the Brazilian artist whose 1972 album was initially buried under the shifting sands of time – only to re-emerge to a huge new audience in the 21st Century via reissue – and sampling by a host of artists who include ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mochilla Presents Timeless – Arthur Verocai (CD & DVD) ... CD 24.99
Arthur Verocai —
Mochilla Presents Timeless – Arthur Verocai (CD & DVD) ... CD Mochilla, 2009. Used CD/DVD ... $24.99
An amazing return to form for the legendary Arthur Verocai – the Brazilian artist whose 1972 album was initially buried under the shifting sands of time – only to re-emerge to a huge new audience in the 21st Century via reissue – and sampling by a host of artists who include ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Mochilla Presents Timeless – Arthur Verocai ... LP 18.99(Out of print. DVD is NTSC coded, All Region.)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2023. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A sublime blend of Caribbean roots and contemporary soul – and a set that's even more fantastic than the previous album from David Walters! Walters is one of those globe-trotting talents who manages to pick up all sorts of great inspirations along the way, then forge them into something that' ... read more CD
KRT Wasirtodipuro —
Javanese Court Gamelan From The Pura Paku Alaman Jogyakarta ... LP Nonesuch, 1971. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
The first volume in Robert Brown's landmark documentation of the royal Javanese court gamelan. The sounds and style here are mesmerizing, and one can easily see the influence this sort of hypnotic pattern based percussive work had on Western composers like Steve Reich, with its rich overtones and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Later black label Warner Communications pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Wganda Kenya —
Wganda Kenya ... LP Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 32.99
Massive rhythms from this legendary 70s group – one created in the Discos Fuentes studios in Colombia – as a way to combine some of the bigger African and Caribbean rhythms of the time! The sound is very percussive, and very raw – lots of acoustic elements in the rhythms, mixed ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue features two non-LP bonus tracks!)
Premier/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $15.99 24.99
A beautiful album of highlife work from Etubom Rex Williams – served up with songs that are maybe a bit shorter than some of the more guitar-jamming material of the genre, but in a way that also offers up even more great focus on the vocals! The tunes have an appeal that goes beyond the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Witch —
Introduction (private press version) ... LP Now Again, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 25.98
The original private press version of this debut album – one that features different recordings of the tunes than on the more famous wider release of the record – although a similar format overall! The whole thing is a mightily grooving Introduction to Witch – the legendary ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Witch —
Zango ... CD Desert Daze, 2023. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A stunning return to form for Witch – aka We Intend To Caus Havoc – a legendary group from the Zambian scene of the 70s, and one whose presence in the studio is as great for music as it was a surprise to the rest of the world when it was first announced! Witch have gotten huge ... read more CD
Also available Zango (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP 24.99
Witch —
Zango (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP Desert Daze, 2023. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
A stunning return to form for Witch – aka We Intend To Caus Havoc – a legendary group from the Zambian scene of the 70s, and one whose presence in the studio is as great for music as it was a surprise to the rest of the world when it was first announced! Witch have gotten huge ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "Zambian Full Moon" yellow vinyl!)
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2010. Used ... $9.99
An amazing set of Ethiopian-styled grooves – recorded recently, but with a sound that's right up there with some of our favorite Mulatu albums of the 70s! The group here really know their stuff – and they work in a beautiful blend of bottom-heavy percussion and unique horn phrasings ... read more CD
Trilyte/Mississippi, 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 21.99
Spiritual sounds and a heck of a lot more – served up by Ndiko Xaba, an expatriate South African musician who was working in Oakland at the time of this record – fusing together the roots of his homeland with some wonderfully free and open American jazz styles! At times, there's a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
PMG (Austria), 1984. New Copy ... $5.99 16.99
Xtasy have a name and a look that feels a lot like some of the mainstream American soul acts of the time – and the sound of this album definitely fits that image too! The grooves are a sweet blend of bumping basslines and keyboards – borrowing strongly from electro soul instrumentation ... read more CD
Now Again, 1970s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $28.99 31.99
Melodic psychedelia from 70s Iran – an incredible full scale anthology of recordings by guitarist and vocalist Kourosh Yaghmaei from the pre-revolution years – and an absolute treasure! Kouroush often recorded with his brothers – Kourosh singing lead and playing guitars or bass ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Melodiya (Russia), 1930s/1940s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Includes passages from Griboyedov's "Woe From Wit", Shakespear's "Hamlet", and Pushkin's "Mozart & Salieri". (Spoken Word, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue. Cover is faded a bit at the spine.)
BBE (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 26.98
A pair of albums from this Guyana group – both recorded overseas, and with a really unique sort of vibe! Young Ones Of Guyana On Tour was recorded in 1970, while the group was in London – at the legendary Landsdowne Studios, home to some really groundbreaking jazz at the time – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tabansi/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
Catchy, clubby grooves from the team of Zack Roberts and Gebah Swary – a Liberian duo who issued this very catchy record at the start of the 80s! The pair have an 80s look on the cover, and definitely bring that into their music too – with early electro touches used in very spare ways, ... read more CD
Also available For The Love Of Money (180 gram pressing) ... LP 19.99
Tabansi/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 26.98
Catchy, clubby grooves from the team of Zack Roberts and Gebah Swary – a Liberian duo who issued this very catchy record at the start of the 80s! The pair have an 80s look on the cover, and definitely bring that into their music too – with early electro touches used in very spare ways, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available For The Love Of Money ... CD 9.99
Ghost Note, 1993. Used ... $6.99
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh on piano and vocals, John Patitucci on bass, and Dave Weckl on drums. (Jazz, Global Grooves) CD
(2012 pressing.)
Philips (Germany), 1980. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(French pressing.)
