Global Grooves — New Arrivals 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Langston Hughes —
Rhythms Of The World ... CD 
Folkways, 1955. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A really wonderful record – and one that maybe brings together a few key strands of the Folkways Records magic – as the album features narration by Langston Hughes, based on his First Book Of Rhythms book – layered with sound effects, folk songs, and music from around the world ... (Spoken Word, Global Grooves) read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Various —
World Psychedelic Classics 3 – Love's A Real Thing – The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa (with download) ... LP 
Luaka Bop, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 23.98
A really mind-bending collection of African grooves – one that digs deep into the West African scene of the early 70s – and comes up with a massive batch of tunes that really opens up our understanding of the music! The sound here isn't just 70s Afro Funk – as the tunes include a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download card too!)
Various —
Africans – Original Soundtrack From The Television Series ... LP Antilles, 1986. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Way cooler than the usual score you might expect – as the record not only features the main theme, plus some ethnographic recordings – but also includes cuts by Fela, Toure Kunda, and Youssou N'Dour! LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Cover has wear, staining, and a cut corner.)
Various —
West Meets East – Indian Music & Its Influence On The West (3CD set) ... CD El (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $19.99
A really great look at the surprisingly strong influence of Indian music on Western styles in the postwar years – and a package that digs really deeply, and offers up way more than just a few classic rockers picking up a sitar! Instead, the whole thing starts years before The Beatles and ... read more CD
Lilly Tchiumba —
Angola – Songs Of My People ... CD Monitor, 1975. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A really unique little record – an album of original songs based on older tradition, and one that interweaves elements of Portuguese culture with deeper roots of Angolan music! Lilly Tchiumba penned all the tracks herself, and sings in the Angolan language of Kimbundu – but there's a ... read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
George Mgrdichian —
Now Sounds Of The Middle East ... CD 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
Alhaj Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, & Ma Lamini Jobare —
Gambian Griot Kora Duets (180 gram pressing) ... LP Folkways, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 22.99
A beautiful little record – one that features cascading tones from the strings of the kora, mixed with occasional vocal moments too! The album was recorded in Dakar and Brikama in the mid 70s – and is maybe the start of a great run of later sessions that found a way of taking this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gambian Griot Kora Duets ... CD 12.99(Very nicely-done reissue – with all the heft of an orginal Folkways pressing!)
Lord Invader & His Calypso Group —
Calypso Travels (180 gram pressing) ... LP Folkways, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 22.98
The last album ever recorded by Trinidad calypso legend Lord Invader – and a set that really sums up all the genius he brought to his too-short career! At a time when the music was really entering the mainstream in commercial ways, Invader keeps things very spare, stark, and basic here ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful reissue – with all the heft of a classic Folkways pressing!)
Various —
Tuareg Music Of The Southern Sahara (180 gram pressing) ... LP Folkways, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 22.98
The sounds of the Tuareg culture have gotten some surprisingly strong global circulation in recent years – thanks especially to a few key guitarists who've gained international attention – but this 1960 recording by Folkways Records may well be one of the first times the music of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Very nicely-done reissue – with all the heft of an orginal Folkways pressing!)
Various —
Anthology Of Indian Classical Music – A Tribute To Alain Danielou (3CD set) ... CD Unesco Collection, 1955. New Copy 3 CDs ... $20.99 29.97
An amazing 3CD set, put together from mid 50s recordings by Unesco – and featuring one of the richest looks at Indian music we've ever heard! The collection is much more ethnographic than the better-circulated Indian recordings of the time – and although the word "classical" ... read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
African Music Machine —
Black Water Gold (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Soul Power/P-Vine (Japan), 1972/1974. New Copy ... $19.99
Incredible work from the obscure African Music Machine – a southern funk combo led by bassist Louis Villery – a legendary batch of funky singles, finally brought together as a full album! The band has a very unique sound that involves a lot of rolling bubbling basslines, spacey organ ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more CD
Youssou N'Dour —
Nelson Mandela ... LP Polygram, 1986. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Bilal Abdurahman —
Echoes Of Timbuktu & Beyond In Congo Square ... CD Folkways, 1979. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 16.98
A beautifully poetic take on the transplantation of African sounds in the US scene – played on a variety of different instruments by Bilal Abdurahman! The tracks are mostly short, percussive ones – with the strongest focus on instrumentation, but with occasional vocal refrains from ... read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Yehudi Menuhin/London, Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing.)
Afrique —
Soul Makossa ... CD Mainstream/P-Vine (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $16.99
A killer album of Afro Funk – with a very unusual origin! In the wake of Manu Dibango's big hit (and some kind of failure to register the copyright), many many versions of "Soul Makossa" were recorded and released, some good, some bad. This album is a good example of that ... (Soul, Global Grooves) read more CD
Andrei Petrov —
Cruel Romance ... LP Melodiya (Russia), 1984. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Ivo Papasov & His Bulgarian Wedding Band —
Orpheus Ascending ... CD Hannibal, 1989. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Black Star Liner – Reggae From Africa ... CD Heartbeat, 1983. Used ... $9.99
Tracks include "Third World" and "Fire In Soweto" by Sonny Okosun, "Carry On" and "Leaking Heart" by Sabanoh 75, "Destiny" by Victor Uwaifo & His Titibitis, and "Still Searching" by Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies. (Reggae, Global Grooves) CD
(Out of print.)
Eduardo Falu —
Virtuosismo Y Folklore De Falu ... LP Philips (Uruguay), Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has half split seams, some wear, and yellowing from age.)
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela —
Rejoice (180 gram pressing) ... LP World Circuit, 2020. New Copy ... $23.99 24.98
A really fantastic collaboration between two pioneers of African music – and a set that nicely opens both into the jazziest side of their talents! Hugh Masekela blows flugelhorn, and Tony Allen handles drums and plenty of percussion – and although both artists sing a bit, the main ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Can't You Hear Me – African Nuggets ... LP Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $19.99 24.98
The "nuggets" in the title is very well placed here – as all the cuts here have every bit as much freak and fuzz as the American garage and pre-punk work chronicled famously on the lengendary Nuggets series! Yet these tracks are all even more obscure, and all come from African ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Can't You Hear Me – African Nuggets ... CD 7.99
El Pili —
Flamenco (10-inch) ... LP Esoteric, 1952. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
With Mario Escudero and Alberto Velez on guitars. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear, yellowing from age, and split seams.)
Various —
Tokyo Nights – Female J-Pop Boogie Funk 1981 to 1988 ... CD Cultures Of Soul, 1980s. New Copy ... $6.99 16.14
A great look at the bright world of female soul in Japan during the 80s – a time when the nation was hitting some of its greatest heights of the postwar years – and was coming up with a magical musical groove to follow! While disco reigned in American clubs in the late 70s, the style ... (Funky Compilations, Global Grooves) read more CD
Various —
Welcome To Zamrock – How Zambia's Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972 to 1977 (CD & book) ... CD Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $10.99 24.98
Fantastic sounds for fans of funk and rock alike – music from the freaky, fuzzy 70s scene in Zambia – a place where styles effortlessly criss-crossed to really produce something new and unique! The work here is often heavy on fuzz guitars, but also has some wickedly soulful basslines ... read more CD
Also available Welcome To Zamrock – How Zambia's Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution 1972 to 1977 (with bonus download) ... LP 20.99(Comes with a very cool hardcover book!)
Various —
Can't You Hear Me – African Nuggets ... CD Now Again, Mid 70s. New Copy ... $7.99 17.98
The "nuggets" in the title is very well placed here – as all the cuts here have every bit as much freak and fuzz as the American garage and pre-punk work chronicled famously on the lengendary Nuggets series! Yet these tracks are all even more obscure, and all come from African ... read more CD
Also available Can't You Hear Me – African Nuggets ... LP 19.99
Karl Hector & The Malcouns —
Unstraight Ahead ... CD Now Again, 2014. New Copy Gatefold ... $7.99 17.98
They definitely got the title right on this one – because the group never seems to move in any sort of direct line – instead always tripping around nicely with all these hip little twists and turns! Karl Hector & The Malcouns are the same loose collective of players you'll know ... (Deep Funk, Global Grooves) read more CD
Semi Colon —
Ndia Egbuo Nia (Afro Jigida) (2CD edition – with bonus tracks and 72-page book) ... CD Comb & Razor, Mid 70s. New Copy 2CD & Book ... Just Sold Out!
Rare Afro Rock from Nigeria's Semi-Colon group – and it's an astonishingly strong record! It's got fuzzy guitar grooves and spacey electic piano that are indebted to the global psych soul and rock scenes of the late 60s and early 70s – but the rhythmic sensibility, percussion and ... read more CD
Various —
Brand New Wayo – Funk, Fast Times, & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979 to 1983 ... CD Comb & Razor, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $9.99 19.98
Nigerian funk & boogie numbers from the late 70s & early 80s – post Afrobeat and post disco material from the prosperous, post dictatorship years – funk, soul and disco infused stormers from Mixed Grill, Bayo Damnazio, The Stormmers, Joe Maks, Segun Robert, Martha Ulaeto, Honey ... read more CD
(Deluxe packaging – includes a thick, beautiful 75+ page booklet!)
Konono No 1 —
Congotronics ... CD Crammed (Belgium), 2004. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A group with a sound like no other – one that features home-made electronics and amplification, and an array of highly-percussive instrumentation that includes thumb pianos, megaphones, microphones, and old car parts! Konono's been making this music for the past 25 years – working in ... read more CD
Moya Aliya Malamusi —
Music Of Malawi – From Lake Malawi To The Zambezi ... CD Popular African Music (Germany), 1999. Used ... $12.99
Amazingly rootsy work – much of it played on homemade instruments, and all recorded relatively recently by Moya Aliya Malamusi in Malawi! Despite the contemporary nature of the recordings, though, the sound is quite timeless – a spare, highly rhythmic mode that varies strongly from ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Randy Weston with the Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco —
Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco ... CD Antilles, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Afro National —
Stay With Me/Zambezi, 1987. Very Good+ (pic cover)... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Francisco Canaro —
Sentimiento Gaucho ... LP EMI (Uruguay), Late 20s/1930s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Frank & His Sisters —
Frank & His Sisters ... LP Mississippi, Mid 50s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Beautiful sounds from Tanzanian guitarist Frank Humplick – who plays here alongside vocal harmonies from his two sisters – in a mode that's almost like a East African cross between The Carter Family and Andy & The Bey Sisters! The vibe is different, of course – as the raw ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 1000 copies. Comes with a great booklet of notes!)
Salum Abdallah & Cuban Marimba Band —
Ngoma Tanzania ... LP Domino Sound, Early 60s. New Copy ... $16.99
Beautiful sounds from the short-lived musical legacy of Salum Abdallah and his Cuban Marimba Band – a group from Tanzania, but one who play with lots of influence from Latin Music – as you might guess from their name! And yet, unlike some of the larger, fuller Latin-influenced groups ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hugh Masekela —
Boy's Doin' It ... LP Casablanca, 1975. Very Good+ ... $7.99
A mid 70s effort from Hugh Maskela, recorded in Nigeria, an excellent melding of his jazz inflected pop sound with some deeper soulful grooves. The vibe here is showing both some funk and disco influences, but with trademark South African style melodies floating over top and a dedication to Fela, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a peeled spot on front and some stains.)
Ravi Shankar —
Genius of Ravi Shankar ... LP Columbia, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Nice stuff by Ravi Shankar – although we should hate the album for its patronizing liner notes, which refer to Shankar's work as "psychedelicacies", and which wonder aloud why people need to use hallucinogenic drugs if they've got Ravi! Titles include "Sitar Todi", "R ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing.)
L Subramaniam —
Indian Classical Music ... LP Discovery, 1981. Near Mint- ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a Grammy Nomination sticker.)
Various —
Mali Jam ... CD Syllart/Rue Stendhal (France), 2005. Used ... $12.99
The title gets it right, because the show is a live jam session between some of the biggest names in music from Mali – including Keletigui Diabate on balafon, Djelimady Tounkara on guitar, Madina Ndiaye on kora, and Habib Koite on vocals. The tracks here are all relatively loose and ... read more CD
(Out of print, slipcover has some edgewear.)
Various —
Bar Bombay – Classic & New Indian Flavors ... CD Nascente, 2007. Used 2CD ... $9.99
28 track collection split into two parts – classic and new grooves. First half includes music by Ravi Shankar, Lata Mangeshkar, Ananda Shankar, Chitra Singh, and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Second half include music from Nitin Sawhney, TJ Rehmi, Sutrasonic, and Transglobal Underground. CD
Kamal El Malakh/Argo (UK), 1978. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $9.99
(Spoken Word, Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Cover has a cutout notch and is slightly wavy near the opening.)
Lingo Seini Et Son Groupe —
Musique Hauka (with bonus download) ... LP Sahel Sounds, 2020. New Copy ... $20.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – and includes download!)
Various —
Disques Debs International Vol 2 – Cadence Revolution 1973 to 1981 ... CD Strut (UK), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Stunning sounds from the Disques Debs label in the 70s – a powerhouse imprint in the French Caribbean scene, and a company who were really coming into their own during the decade! The "cadence revolution" in the title is a reference both to the revolution in new musical sounds that ... read more CD
Fela & Roy Ayers —
Music Of Many Colors ... LP Celluloid/Knitting Factory, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 24.99
One of the best soul collaborations ever! Fela and Roy Ayers team up for this whopping album that brings together the best sides of these monster soul talents of the 70s! In keeping with Fela's work, the tracks are long and Afro-tinged, with a complicated groove that grows over the length of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Congotronics 2 – Buzz N Rumble From The Urb'n Jungle (CD & DVD) ... CD Crammed/Ziriguiboom, 2006. Used ... $6.99
The brilliant follow up to the first Congotronics album – and a set that goes even deeper than the initial groundbreaking work by Konono! This album follows in a very similar spirit to Konono's Congotronics set – and like that one, focuses on musicians with a unique electro/acoustic ... read more CD
Mestre Cupijo E Seu Ritmo —
Siria ... CD Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
An incredible compilation of material by Mestre Cupijo and the musicians of Cameta – the Amazonian town where the Siria style was born! The always-great Analog Africa label turns to Brazil for this one – a nice step after their rich range of African reissues – given the nature ... (Brazil, Global Grooves) read more CD
Filifin —
Siran ... CD Frikyiwa, 2003. Used ... $8.99
Spare duets between guitarist N'Gou Bagayoko and vocalist Filifin. The album's got a nice rootsy feel – recorded mostly on location in Mali by Frederic Galliano. As with other of Galliano's Frikyiwa productions, the album has a bright consciousness that transcends its roots, yet firmly ... read more CD
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey —
Get Yer Jujus Out ... CD Ryko, 1989. Used ... $18.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
JP Ramazani & Kass Kass —
Danger ... LP Syllart (France), 1987. Very Good+ ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some writing in pen on front.)
Amadou & Mariam —
Dimanche A Bamako ... CD Nonesuch, 2004. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Penmark through slipcover barcode.)
Ali Akbar Khan —
North Indian Master Of The Sarod ... LP World Pacific, 1964. Near Mint- ... $29.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Matata —
Wild River ... CD President (UK), 1972. Used ... $3.99
Swirling Afro soul from Matata – with lots of African rhythms and heavy percussion laced with some trippy elements from the psychedelic scenes in the US and UK! Matana arrived in London, via their native Kenya in the early 70s – and rather seamlessly blended elements of soul, and on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ravi Shankar —
Sounds Of India (2nd cover) ... LP Columbia, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A very early US release of work by Ravi Shankar – originally part of Columbia's "Adventures In Sound" series, a mixed mood music/world music imprint that offered up some excellent work in its day! The set begins with a compelling "Introduction To Indian Music" – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. B Side label has some sticker remnants.)
Various —
Soca Gold 2005 ... CD VP, 2005. Used 2CD ... $3.99
Tracks by Bunji Garlin, Terry Seals, Donella Weeks, Blackie T, Blazer, and Sanell Dempster. 2CD version includes a DJ mix by D+Life. (Reggae, Global Grooves) CD
Bembeya Jazz National —
Syliphone Years ... CD Sterns (UK), 1960s/1970s. Used 2 CDs ... $19.99
An awe-inspiring mother lode of classic Guinean grooves from one of Africa's greatest bands! Senegal's Orchestra Baobab have become the media favorite of Africa's golden era, but it only takes one spin of this fabulous anthology to realize that Bembeya Jazz National were as good as any band the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Orchestra Baobab —
Mouhamadou Bamba (180 gram pressing) ... LP Syllart (France), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 34.98
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
Miriam Makeba —
Miriam Makeba ... LP RCA, 1960. Very Good+ ... $6.99
One of Miriam's first albums in the US – issued under the supervision of Harry Belafonte, and recorded with only guitar backing on most cuts, plus some additional vocal help from the Belafonte Folk Singers. Tracks include "Olili", "The Retreat Song", "Umhome", ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove.)
Commander Ebenezer Obey —
Celebration ... LP Obey (Nigeria), 1982. Good ... $8.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, peeling and pen.)
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