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 (251) new/used, Vinyl (366) new/used, LPs (353) new/used, 12-inch (12 used), 7-inch (1 used), All (617)
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Flametree, 1998. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Tray card has a spot of sticker residue, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Virgin (UK), 1998. Near Mint- ... $16.99
One of the few later recordings by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath – and one that was done for a major label, and almost marketed as a world music album! Despite that fact, though, the set's still very firmly in McGregor's jazzy mode of the past – yet also certainly touched by ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Cover has a cutout notch and promo stamp.)
WIRL (Barbados), 1987. Near Mint- ... $2.99 4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and some marks from price sticker removal.)
Habibi Funk (Germany), 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A cool contemporary set from Beirut producer Charif Megarbane – a set served up in a style he bills as "Lebrary" – which is a combination of Lebanese elements with a classic sound library aesthetic! The tunes here are short, funky, and colorful – and almost feel like ... read more CD
Bongo Joe (Switzerland), Late 1990s/Early 2000s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Rehman Memmedli may look a bit square on the cover, but he plays some really wild guitar on the record – tracks from a big moment in Azerbaijan culture – when music like this was able to flow forth with a surprising amount of power! Rehman uses as much fuzz as a Tuareg guitarist, but ... read more CD
Brandao/Sabura (Portugal), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
A set that was originally issued in Portugal, but which carries forth a strong quality of Cape Verdean rhythms – which are then inflected with some nice currents of European funk! Instrumentation is electric, with lots of great keyboards and guitar lines – and although the lyrics aren't ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Charlie's, 1978. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1978. New Copy 2 LPs (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
Maybe the coolest music we've ever heard from Ethiopian keyboard legend Hailu Mergia – a late 70s session that has his organ lines sounding even groovier than ever, on some sweet tracks that also bring in a fair bit of funk to the grooves! The style is much more in an Ethiopiques vein than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great 2LP pressing – with bonus insert of notes!)
Muzikawi (Sweden), 2007. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
Really beautiful Ethiopian sounds from Jorga Mesfin – a saxophonist and composer who was an early studen of Mulatu Astatke, and who also went on to form the important Ethio jazz group Wudasse! Here, Mesfin's working in a mode that's very ambitious – using his own reeds in a blend of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hannibal (UK), 1983. Near Mint- ... $11.99 14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Mighty Cavaliers —
Fisherman ... LP Black Blood/Want Some (Germany), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $38.99 42.99
A funky gem from 70s Kenya – music by a group who've got a very strong influence from American soul, but who turn things towards a unique vibe of their own – often using heavy bass and some trippier guitar bits – which sometimes puts their music in a space between familiar Afro ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 copies!)
National/Think (Japan), 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 46.99
A calypso set, but not the sort that you'd know from big crossover records of the late 50s – as the Mighty Sparrow works here with that jazzy blend of horns and rootsy rhythms that kept a strong edge in his music, and made his sounds as important on the pre-reggae scene in London as they were ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Excellent Japanese pressing – much better vinyl than the original!)
DO Misiani & Shirati Jazz —
King Of History – Classic 1970s Benga Beats From Kenya ... CD Sterns, 1970s. Used ... $14.99
DO Misiani and his Shirati Jazz band at their 70s peak – wiry, catchy guitars and passionate vocals melding in hypnotic songs and performances that came to define the Kenyan benga sound in the 70s! Misiani and Shirati Jazz were the first stars of the style, and this collection from Sterns ... read more CD
(Out of print)
Jazz Institute Chicago, 2001. Used ... $3.99
Taku Akiyama on alto saxophone, Mwata Bowden on baritone saxophone and didgeridoo, Hiroshi Eguchi and Satoru Iga on bass, Tomoko Hayashida on cello, Tatsu Aoki on bass and taiko, Miss Mia Park on drums, Hide Yoshihashi, Jason Matsumoto, and Ryan Toguri on taiko, Toru Hironaka on tenor saxophone, ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 2024. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A genre-stepping set of soul work from Mo Kolours – aka Joseph Deenmamode – a singer with roots in many styles, which he wraps together here wonderfully! At some level, the album takes the approach of a collaborative hip hop production, but in a way that uses live musicians – but ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Original Flow ... LP 46.99
We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 2024. New Copy 2LP ... $46.99 49.99
A genre-stepping set of soul work from Mo Kolours – aka Joseph Deenmamode – a singer with roots in many styles, which he wraps together here wonderfully! At some level, the album takes the approach of a collaborative hip hop production, but in a way that uses live musicians – but ... (Neo Soul, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Original Flow ... CD 16.99
Mdou Moctar —
Blue Stage Sessions ... LP Third Man, 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A strong live recording of Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar – done at Third Man Records in Detroit, and in the best spirit of the other live recordings from that legendary label! The performance is bold, and nicely unadorned – with just pulsating drums and a second rhythmic guitarist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Matador, 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A searing album of Tuareg guitar from Mdou Moctar – coming across here with even more power and intensity than ever before! For years, African guitar styles have been gaining plenty of attention in the larger world of rock – and here, the sound is almost as of Mdou Moctar is trying to ... read more CD
RS (France), 1984. Near Mint- ... $9.99 14.99
Rohit, 1988. Near Mint- ... $19.99 24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a small cutout hole.)
Hugo Moolenaar —
Mocko Jumbie EP ... LP Frederiksberg, Mid 1980s. Sealed ... $24.99
Mocko Jumbie is an unusual skill – a the word stands for stilt dancing at carnival time – something that Hugo Moolenaar could do very well, as you'll see on the cover – although he's even better here on record in a musical mode! The EP brings together four of the best tracks from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(2021 EU reissue, still sealed with hype sticker. Shrinkwrap has a small tear in front.)
Score (Australia), 1960. Near Mint- ... $14.99 19.99
(Folk/Country, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with with wear, bumped corner, and yellowing from age.)
Jive, 1989. Near Mint- ... $4.99
With Mrubata on alto and tenor; Victor Masondo and Bakithi Khumalo on bass; Phillip Meintjies, Vusi Khumalo, and Frank Pako on drums; Jabu Nkosi, Paul Hamner, and Dumisani Ngobeni on sythms; Francis Fuster on percussion; and Johnny Chonco, Lawrence Matshiza, and Menatso Mathole on guitar. (Jazz, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is bent a bit at the edges and is bumped at the bottom right corner.)
Honest Jons (UK), 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
Sax-heavy South African instrumentals – recorded in the London scene of the 60s, and a great example of the strong musical benefits of the post-colonial years! The group's a sextet with both group leader Gwigwi Mrwebi and ex-Blue Note Dudu Pukwana on alto sax – both of them trading ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
L'Arome/Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 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
Flying Fish, 1984. Near Mint- ... $5.99 7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Virgin, 1989. Used ... $2.99
(Rock, Global Grooves) CD
(3-inch CD single in a mini pic sleeve – cover has some wear and light creases.)
Rhyme, 1998. Used ... $8.99
... CD
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni (red vinyl pressing) ... LP 19.99
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99
Rootsy rural blues, but served up in a very different mode than music from the Mississippi Delta – as Kankawa Nagarra hails from a different delta down in her native Australia, where she carries on a really overlooked tradition of Aboriginal blues! The setting is familiar to classic field ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Wirlmarni ... LP 18.99
Electric Cowbell, 2014. Used ... $11.99 18.99
Haunting voices from the Sufi side of Islam – recordings of the Nawa vocal group, before the recent Syrian conflict forced them to disband and scatter throughout the Middle East! There's an ancient sensibility to the music – even though the recordings are contemporary – a vibe ... read more CD
Jazzego (France), 2024. New Copy ... $31.99 36.99
A compelling take on Afrobeat modes – served up by a group who mix lots of beats and keyboards in with live production, then serve up a leaner style on the classic mode! There's still plenty of horns in the lineup, and two singers who give the music some focus too – but the core energy ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mississippi, 2024. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99
The Casio keyboard is alive and well – but also transformed nicely in the hands of Aboriginal singer Keanu Nelson, who uses the keys in support of his distinctly soulful voice – all on these spare tunes that pack plenty of punch, even with just a small amount going on! Keanu uses beats ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ansonia, 1960. Very Good+ ... $29.99
Kosei (Japan), 1982. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Motaxis/Now Again, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 27.99
An album of righteous power from the great Paul Ngozi – every bit as important on the 70s Zamrock scene as contemporaries Witch and Musi-O-Tunya – but an artist who's maybe also more powerful and personal as well! As you might guess from the title, there's a lot of politics in the mix ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – with an oversize booklet of notes!)
Paul Ngozi —
Lightning & Thunder ... LP Zambia Music Parlour/Now Again, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 27.99
Great guitar work from Paul Ngozi – one of the real heroes of the Zamrock movement in the 70s, and an artist who gets all sorts of cool effects and production help here! The album's got that dark-turning groove that you'll know from other Zambian sets of the time – part funky, slightly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a cool and detailed booklet with photos!)
Zambia Music Parlour/Now Again, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99
There's a bit of a new wave look to the cover, but the album's very much in the freaky, fuzzy, psych-influenced mode that we love from classic albums from the Ngozi Family – guitar-drenched sounds that are maybe some of the heaviest on the Zamrock scene of the time, and show this fantastic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a deluxe booklet with photos!)
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
Gael Linn, Used ... $6.99 8.99
Gael Linn, 2002. Used ... $1.99 3.99
PNL, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.99
A huge ensemble, and one who create sounds that we never would have expected from avant jazz drummer Paal Nilssen-Love many years back – as the whole performance resonates with Ethiopian and Brazilian elements that are very different than some of the more improvised music that we usually ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Far Out (Brazil), 2017. New Copy ... $7.99 16.99
A second great set from Nomade Orchestra – a Brazilian group who bring a trans-global approach to jazz-based instrumentation – with a resulting sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of! These guys aren't in the usual Brazilian groove, and they're also not like some of the Afro ... read more CD
Far Out (Brazil), 2016. New Copy ... $7.99 16.99
A Brazilian group, but one who play with a wonderfully spiritual sound – with currents of jazz that take us back to the early 70s years of Strata East and Impulse Records, but given perhaps a bit more of a contemporary twist! The large lineup definitely lives up to the orchestra in their ... read more CD
Cynbo (Nigeria), 1985. Good ... $9.99
(Soul, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has tape on all sides, heavy surface wear & smudges.)
Ozoemena Nsugbe —
Uwa Oma Nsugbe 83 Vol 2 ... LP Oliokata (Nigeria), 1983. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has tape on all sides, heavier surface wear & discoloration, edge wear.)
NTU Small Tigers —
Musukungibulala Wethu ... LP Kaya (South Africa), Mid 80s. Sealed ... $29.99
Titles include "Gumbaya", "Moses Row", "There Is A King", "Who Is Knocking", and "Yithi Esakholwa". LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Nubiyan Twist just keep on getting better and better with each new record – finding a sound that pushes way past their roots, and which uses the bold energy of their large London ensemble to unlock a new way of linking together jazz, soul, and Afrobeat! This album introduces singer Aziza ... read more CD
Also available Find Your Flame (white vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99
Strut (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
Nubiyan Twist just keep on getting better and better with each new record – finding a sound that pushes way past their roots, and which uses the bold energy of their large London ensemble to unlock a new way of linking together jazz, soul, and Afrobeat! This album introduces singer Aziza ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Find Your Flame ... CD 13.99
Now Again, Mid 1970s. New Copy ... $23.99 27.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy ... $9.99 18.98
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
Also available Rim Arrives/
Rim Kwaku Obeng & The Believers —
Rim Arrives/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 25.98
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rim Arrives/
Sum Sum/BBE (UK), 1983. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
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 CD
Also available Too Tough/
Rim Kwaku Obeng & The Believers —
Too Tough/Sum Sum/BBE (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 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
Also available Too Tough/
Obey (Nigeria), 1981. Very Good+ ... $19.99
A set with a message about marriage, delivered in Yoruba – on tracks that include "Ore Oluwa Akari", "Olusola Lumous", "Eto Igbeyawo", and "Ile Oko Ile Eko". LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing, on OTI – a nice copy.)
Tartone (Nigeria), 1980s. Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Plays with surface noise and faint crackle. Vinyl has groove wear on the 2nd track on side 2. Cover has tape on all sides, heavy surface wear, some marker.)
Odissey —
Pa Flipe ... LP NJA (France), 1988. Sealed ... $19.99
An obscure set of zouk from the glory days of the genre – but one that's also cut in a style that's nice and lean, and maybe a bit more down to earth than some of the more commercial zouk records of the time! All the best elements are still in place here – rhythms that draw plenty from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent Dutch New Dawn reissue.)
Evi Edna Ogholi —
No Place Like Home ... LP Polydor (Nigeria), 1989. Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has gloss wrinkles & separation, corner bends, with a large peel on the back cover, discoloration.)
Selah (Nigeria), 1990. Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy wear, taped top seam, bent corners, staining, name in pen.)
Columbia, 1960. Used ... $1.99
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! Babatuned Olatunji is joined here by a great assemblage of players – including Montego Joe and Baba Hawthorne Bey on percussion ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1966. Very Good ... $6.99
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
(Canadian blue label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, light ringwear, some edge wear, and is bent at the right side.)
Columbia, 1961. Near Mint- ... $14.99
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. Cover has light wear.)
Oluma —
Cooking Time ... CD One World (Denmark), 2024. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
A cool large combo – one who clearly draw a lot of inspiration from West African music, but also find their own way of spinning out a sound – mixing more electric elements with more familiar percussion and horns, all in a style that's nicely warm and very much their own! Oluma revel in ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Cooking Time ... LP 34.99
One World (Denmark), 2024. New Copy ... $34.99 38.99
A cool large combo – one who clearly draw a lot of inspiration from West African music, but also find their own way of spinning out a sound – mixing more electric elements with more familiar percussion and horns, all in a style that's nicely warm and very much their own! Oluma revel in ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cooking Time ... CD 15.99
Nanga Boko (France), Late 1970s. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A killer compilation of early work from Cameroun singer Ometh – aka Theodore Mounta – a vocalist with a really wonderful sound, and this very cool style of moving up and down with the grooves! Ometh has all these great inflections in this music – almost echoing some of the cool ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pinebrook, 1979. Sealed ... $29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.99
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
Orchestra Baobab —
Pirates Choice ... CD World Circuit/Nonesuch, 1982. Used 2 CDs ... $5.99
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
World Circuit/Nonesuch, 2002. Used ... $2.99
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 CD
(Out of print, slipcover is not included.)
Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
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
Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), Mid 1970s. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
A great group from 70s Benin, and one who issued this smoking set on the legendary Nigerian label owned by the Albarika Stores! The tracks have an unusual blend of elements – West African guitar work, occasional mambo influences, and just a slight touch of funk at the start – all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
African (France), 1973. Fair ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has tape on all sides, heavy wear, discoloration from age, corner bends.)
Mainstream/Sundazed, Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99
One of the hippest groups of the 60s to blend Eastern influences and Western rock music – a nicely lean trio that comes across with results that are even cooler than some of their contemporaries! Part of the record's strength is its leanness – as other instrumentation might have gotten ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Afrodisia (UK), 1977. Very Good- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has tape on all sides, heavy surface wear, some pen on the back.)
Verve, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... $0.99
CBS/Polysom (Brazil), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $39.99 42.99
Totally fantastic work from this legendary group – a very early example of African and Brazilian modes crossing together – and served up in a style that's maybe even more hard-hitting than similar projects in more recent years! There's a very percussive sound to the album – as if ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tabansi (Nigeria), Late 1970s. Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy surface wear, extra tape on all sides, staining, corner bends. Labels have pen.)
Blue Pie/Tidal Waves, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 22.99
A record with a hypnotic image on the cover, and a very hypnotic sound within – all sorts of great guitar lines wrapped around basslines and percussion, percolating in a lean take on highlife – that earlier version of the material, before things got a bit more cleaned up and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First ever vinyl reissue!)
Hope Street, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
The "Lo" in the title here is Immy Owusu's way of hinting at a lo-fi approach on the record – a sound that mixes older West African influences with a more personal, down to earth approach – one that really lets Immy's vocals come across wonderfully – almost more like a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CDs ... $5.99 26.98
A motherlode of music from the legendary Tunji Oyelana – a key figure in Nigerian music from the late 60s onward – with an influence that's almost as important as Fela's! Tunji's style is pretty darn funky, but different too – almost a pan-African sort of range that encompasses ... read more CD
Evren (Turkey), 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $24.99 29.99
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
(Limited green & yellow splatter colored vinyl on Jackpot Records.)
Panini, 1972. Very Good+ ... $11.99 19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Non-gatefold cover has a spot of sticker removal, and is nice overall.)
Hed Arzi (Israel), 1977. Very Good+ ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, tiny peel spot.)
Carotte (Trinidad & Tobago), 1986. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Featuring Earl Brooks, Sydney Joseph and Cary Codington, Clive Telemaque, Lyndon Achee and David Achee, Lennox "Boogsie" Sharpe, and Maureen Clement. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear, some glue spots in back, and is bent a bit at the edges and corners.)
Carotte (Trinidad & Tobago), Mid 1980s. Near Mint- ... $2.99 4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ringwear.)
CMS, 1968. Near Mint- ... $11.99 14.99
Tales include "Umusha Mwaice", "The Hunter & The Elephant", and "How Beans Came To Have A Black Spot On Them". LP, Vinyl record album
(Later purple label pressing with boxed logo. Cover has light ringwear and edge wear.)
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
Discom/Everland (Austria), 1981. New Copy ... $34.99
An early 80s groover from Boban Petrovic – one of the stars on his scene in Belgrade, even though most of the rest of the world were unable to hear his work at the time! Boban's clearly got some inspiration from disco here, but also picks up on some of the leaner styles of the early 80s ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Discom/Everland (Austria), Early 1980s. New Copy ... $68.99 78.99
A pair of rare Yugoslavian gems from Boban Petrovic – back to back in a single set! First up is Zur – an early 80s groover from Boban Petrovic – one of the stars on his scene in Belgrade, even though most of the rest of the world were unable to hear his work at the time! Boban's ... (Rock, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Very cool package – both albums with individual artwork, combined in a hand-sewn sleeve!)
We Are Busy Bodies (Canada), 2023. New Copy ... $16.99 30.99
A South African collective with a really wonderful vibe – jazzy instrumentation at the core, but sometimes topped with soulful vocals that have a soaring, righteous quality! There's certainly echoes of older SA styles here – especially on some of the the jazzier moments, and in the way ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
American Clave, 1986. Near Mint- ... $49.99
A fantastic late life album by the Argentine musical genius Astor Piazzolla – and a set that shows just how far he'd transformed the format of the tango along his musical path of the previous decades! The sound here is completely unique – with some elements of modern string quartet ... (Latin, Global Grooves) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original American Clave pressing in the foil cover. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and lightly bumped corners.)
Pathe/EMI (Hong Kong), Early 1960s. Very Good ... $9.99 11.99
(Soundtracks, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light edge wear, mild corner bend.)
Soundway (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.98
A hip group from Sierra Leone – but one who recorded these tracks in the US during the late 70s – which makes for a very unusual hybrid of sounds! The group's original approach was to update regional sounds from their nation, and avoid some of the more commercial cover versions of ... read more CD
Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1991. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 26.99
A very clubby set from the Johannesburg scene at the start of the 90s – four longer tracks that really showcase that moment when house music influences were running through more mainstream R&B – all at a level that's richer and more soulful than some of the synth-heavy work of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
