Global Grooves — New Arrivals 
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Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 —
ODOO – Overtake Don Overtake Overtake ... CD Shanachie, Late 80s. Used ... $5.99
A great double-length set that collects 2 rare sessions from late in Fela's career! Don't be put off by the date, though, because the material's great – and has that tight hard Afro Beat groove that you'll know from Underground System, another session from around the same time. "ODOO&qu ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Rock Town Express —
Rock Town Express ... CD PMG (Austria), 1977. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
The Rock Town Express here comes across with lots of fuzz in the guitars – that later psych influence that was tripping across the African scene in the late 70s, often mixed with a bit of funk – as in some of the hipper Zamrock grooves of the period! The approach here is maybe a bit ... read more CD
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... CD M Plant, 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available Variations ... LP 30.99
RA Fish —
Rhythmic Essence –The Art Of Dumbek ... CD Lyrichord, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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Various —
Rough Guide To The Music Of Senegal & Gambia ... CD Rough Guide/World Music Network (UK), 2000. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Music from Cheikh Lo, Assane Ndiaye & Le Raam Daan, Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, Orchestra Baobab, Tata Dinding Jobarteh, Ifang Bondi, Youssou N'Dour, Baaba Maal, Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh, Malang Mane, Ismael Lo, Mass Lowe, and Mansour Seck. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Red Hot & Riot ... CD MCA, 2002. Used ... $2.99
A really great compilation put out by the folks at Red Hot – an organization dedicated to "Fighting Aids Through Popular Culture". Previous sets by the group have focussed on jazz, bossa, and other music – and this time around, the focus is Africa, currently suffering from a ... read more CD
(Out of print)
Maleem Mahmoud Ghania with Pharoah Sanders —
Trance Of Seven Colors ... CD Axiom, 1994. Used ... $18.99
One of the most compelling Bill Laswell productions of the 90s – partly because the work of Maleem Mahmoud Ghania is so great – and also because tenor genius Pharoah Sanders turns in some great work on the set! The core sound comes from Ghania's roots in gnawa – vocals and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Keiko Abe —
Marimba Fantasy ... CD Xebec (Japan), 1986. Used ... $11.99
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(2003 Japanese pressing.)
Various —
Rough Guide To Planet Rock ... CD World Music Network (UK), 2006. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Music from Dengue Fever, Les Boukakes, Tinariwen, Ba Cissoko, Hip Hop Hoodios, Balkan Beat Box, Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha, Alms For Shanti, Yela, Donna Maria, and more. CD
Various —
Heartbeat Soukous ... CD Earthworks/Virgin (UK), 1987. Used ... $6.99
Music from Kanda Bongo Man, Nyboma & Pepe Kalle, Denis Loubassou, Syran Mbenza, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and Bopol. CD
Seleshe Damessae —
Tesfaye – A Future Hope – Vocal & String Music Of Ethiopia ... CD Music Of The World, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print.)
Olatunji —
Drums Of Passion ... CD Columbia, 1960. Used ... $2.99
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! Babatunde Olatunji is joined here by a great assemblage of players – including Montego Joe and Baba Hawthorne Bey on percussion ... read more CD
Various —
Rai Rebels ... CD Earthworks/Virgin (UK), 1988. Used ... $4.99
With selections by Chaba Fadela, Cheb Sahraoui, Cheb Hamid, Chaba Zahouania, Cheb Khaled, and Houari Benchenet. CD
(Out of print.)
Bahia Black —
Ritual Beating System ... CD Axiom, 1992. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Paul Horn & R Carlos Nakai —
Inside Monument Valley ... CD Canyon, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Cesaria Evora —
Very Best Of Cesaria Evora ... CD BMG/Lusafrica, 1990s/Early 2000s. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, CRC pressing.)
Youssou N'Dour —
Nothing's In Vain (Coono Du Reer) ... CD Nonesuch, 2002. Used ... $1.99
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(Traycard has a crease.)
Seun Kuti —
From Africa With Fury – Rise ... CD Knitting Factory, 2011. Used ... $6.99
Seun Anikulapo Kuti returns with another strorming set of neo classic Afro Funk in the great tradition of his father – once again fronting the incredible Egypt 80 group! It's remarkable stuff that finds Seun – the youngest son of Fela – standing up as a visionary talent. He's ... read more CD
Art Ensemble Of Soweto (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) —
America – South Africa ... CD AECO/DIW, 1989/1990. Used ... $16.99
A second pairing of the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and the Amabutho Male Chorus – one that's indicated not just in the title of the record, but in a changing of the group's name! The sound here is even more Afro-styled than the previous effort – coming across right from the start with a ... (Jazz, Global Grooves) read more CD
Also available America – South Africa ... CD 8.99(Out of print 1991 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Levon Eskenian/ECM (Germany), 2011. Used ... $11.99
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(Includes slipcase.)
Very Best —
Warm Heart Of Africa ... CD Green Owl, 2009. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print, cutuout mark through barcode.)
Orchestra Baobab —
Bamba ... CD Sterns (UK), 1980/1981. Used ... $9.99
More killer work from Senegal's legendary Orchestra Baobab! This CD collects music from two of the band's best late-period albums, Mouhamadou Bamba (1980) and Sibou Odia (1981), both cut prior to the band's celebrated Pirate's Choice sessions. All of the group's trademarks are present – the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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