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Pat MethenyMoonDialModern Recordings
DJ QuikRhythm-al-ismBe With Records
Night Train: Transcontinental Landscapes 1968 – 2019Various ArtistsTwo-Piers
Sam MortonDaffodils & DirtXL Recordings
Will Gregory Moog EnsembleHeat Ray: The Archimedes ProjectMute
David BowieRock ‘n’ Roll Star! (Half-Speed Master)Parlophone
Ike & Tina Turner'Nuff SaidMusic On Vinyl
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1975-84Soul Jazz Records
Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLeanInta Somethin’ (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Doug WatkinsWatkins At Large (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill FrisellAngel SongECM
Amon TobinPermutation (25 Year Anniversary)Ninja Tune
Paul Weller66Polydor
Sugar MinottBitter SweetMusic On Vinyl
Lonnie SmithFunk ReactionMr Bongo
Danger Mouse & JeminiGhetto Pop LifeLex Records
Billie EilishHit Me Hard And SoftInterscope
Beth GibbonsLives OutgrownDomino Records
GabrielleA Place In Your HeartBMG Rights Management
Kings of LeonCan We Please Have FunCaptiol US
Ghana Special 2Various ArtistsSoundway
Kenny BurrellGuitar Forms (Acoustic Sounds)Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Let's Do Rock Steady (The Soul of Jamaica)Various ArtistsTrojan Records
Jordan RakeiThe LoopDecca
Group ListeningWalksPRAH Recordings
Goma LacaCala Boca MeninoJazz Room Records
Fontaines DC / Massive Attack / Young FathersCeasefireBattle Box
Eccentric Soul: The Tammy LabelVarious ArtistsNumero Group
Kamasi WashingtonFearless MovementYoung
Kleenex / LiliputFirst SongsKill Rock Stars
Dua LipaRadical OptimismWarner Records
Delta 5Singles & Sessions 1979-1981Kill Rock Stars
Bobby HutchersonTotal Eclipse (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
William DevaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon
- CD FE4502£12.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
- African and Afro-American Drums – Ceremonial Drums 4:39
- 1. Ceremonial Drums 4:39
- 2. Ceremonial Drums 3:33
- 3. Dance Drums 3:11
- 4. Stamping Tubes
- 5. Harvest Festival
- 6. Salute To A Chief
- 7. Drums For The Deity Orchestra
- 8. Dance Drums 2:01
- 9. Sit-Log Talking Drum
- 10. Ndlamu Dance Drums
- 11. Festival Drumming
- 12. Djuka Dance Drums 2:33
- 13. Jumping Dance Drums
- 14. Djuka Dance Drums 1:03
- 15. Lucumi
- 16. Quitta Seche Dance Drums
- 17. Juba Dance Drumming
- 18. Cuminia Drums
- 19. Rhythms for the Deity Eshu
- 20. Rhythms for the Deity Ogun
- 21. Bamboula dance drums
- 22. Djuka drums
- 23. Jazz drumming
- 24. Street band drumming
Excellent roots African-derived drum recordings from the 1950s. Recommended music from Bahamas, Brazil, Congo, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Surinam, United States, and the Virgin Islands, recorded by the celebrated anthropologist Harold Courlander.
MatmosReturn to ArchiveSmithsonian Folkways
It contains sounds sourced from dozens of LPs, from Sounds of North American Frogs to Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, Sounds of Insects to Voices...
- LP FW40261LP£21.99Expected 03 MayPreorder
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Charles Cha Cha ShawInto MorningSmithsonian Folkways
Charles "Cha Cha" Shaw released his first solo album on Folkways in 1976 after having performed and recorded trumpet for pop and jazz icons like Curtis...
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Steel Band ClashSteel Band ClashSmithsonian Folkways
Recorded in 1955, three sixteen-person steel bands—Big Shell, Brute Force and Hell's Gate—come together to provide a sampling of lively music...
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Pre-Owned Original USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
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Lead BellyLead Belly Sings Folk SongsSmithsonian Folkways
Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry.
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Sarah Webster FabioJujus - Alchemy of the BluesSmithsonian Folkways
Super-tough funky, funky, funky female proto-rap poetry from Sarah Webster Fabio. Killer!
Armed with an incredible rhythm section this album is a classic...
- – The hand that rocks
- – Sweet songs
- – Juju for Grandma
- – Chromo
- – Still, a Red Hot Axe
- – If we come as soft rain
- – Jujus/Alchemy of the blues
- – Jujus/Alchemy of the blues (instrumental)
- 1. – The hand that rocks
- 2. – Sweet songs
- 3. – Juju for Grandma
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- LP FW09714LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Voodoo DrumsDrummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin (Haiti)Universal Sound
Unique collection containing authentic rhythms of Haitian Voodoo drumming. Recorded in Port-au-Prince, Haiti by Soul Jazz Records, this album features...
- – Yanvalou
- – Africanadou
- – Rongol
- – Zepol
- – Dahome
- – Congo
- – Mai
- – Parigol
- – Contredance
- – Afranchi
- – Juba
- – Petro
- – Kita
- – Boumba
- – Koye
- – Zepol
- – Areyen
- – Mas Karon
- – Ibo
- 1. – Yanvalou
- 2. – Africanadou
- 3. – Rongol
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Gambia's Music Vol. 1Gambia's Music Vol. 1 (1971)Smithsonian Folkways
Arabic, Wolof, Mandingo languages.
- – Kullio, Part I
- 1. – Kullio, Part I
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CongotronicsCongotronics 3: Kasai AllstarsCrammed
This is the best release yet in the excellent Congotronics series of albums! The Kasai Allstars are a Kinshasa-based collective of musicians from the...
- – Quick as White
- – Mukuba
- – Mbua a Matumba
- – Drowning Goat
- 1. – Quick as White
- 2. – Mukuba
- 5. – Mbua a Matumba
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Gambian Griot Kora DuetsGambian Griot Kora Duets (1979)Smithsonian Folkways
Deep stuff! Recorded in Gambia.
- – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
- 5. – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
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Drums Of TrinidadTribal Rhythms From CarriacouSmithsonian Folkways
Six man drum orchestra. This recording of hand drumming from Port of Spain demonstrates African-derived rhythms performed in Trinidad and the broader Caribbean...
- – Calypso in Drums
- 1. – Calypso in Drums
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Grupo Oba IluDrums Of Cuba : Afro-Cuban Music From The RootsSoul Jazz Records
New album of heavyweight Afro-Cuban rhythms recorded in Havana, Cuba by Soul Jazz Records.
Comes with extensive sleeve-notes (physical only). This album...
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Ochosi (Aguere)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Makuta
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Abakua
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 1 - Mase)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Oggun
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 2 - Soyi)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Palo
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 3 - Gervioso)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Elegua (Latopa)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Iyesa (Variant 1)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Iyesa (Variant 2)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Agayu:Toque (Chango-rumba)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Guiro
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Oya:Abakua (Tuitui)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Bembe
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Yuka
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Chango (Bayuba)
- 1. Grupo Oba Ilu – Ochosi (Aguere)
- 2. Grupo Oba Ilu – Makuta
- 3. Grupo Oba Ilu – Abakua
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Dub Echoes DVD (2009)DVD - Directed by Bruno Natal
'Dub Echoes' DVD out now on Soul Jazz Records!!!!!! 'Dub Echoes' is a newly produced film about Dub, featuring an incredible array of artists, both original...
- DVD SJRDVD200£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
King Jammy'sBy Beth LesserECW Press
Essential! This is Beth Lesser's first book (before her Dancehall book on Soul Jazz) - an incredible study of King Jammy, his soundsystem, life at the...
- Original Book (400g) ECW225259£35.00Original secondhand long out of print paperback as new, sticker on back
Milt JacksonSunflower (1972)CTI
Another great Creed Taylor/CTI production of deep funky jazz. Vibesman Milt Jackson fronts a group featuring Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter...
- – People Make The World Go Round
- 3. – People Make The World Go Round
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- CD 9786304597316£7.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
- Original LP£15.00
BabylonBabylon DVDIcon
Official DVD issue of this cult classic British reggae film! A compelling story of the violence suffered everyday by black Britons in 1970s London, told...
- Blu-ray Disc ICON10142£6.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Reggae In A Babylon (1978)The Documentary That Captured The Birth Of British ReggaeOdeon Entertainment
This is a killer rare Reggae documentary filmed in England in 1978.
Includes rare interviews and performances from the kings and queens of the british...
- DVD ODNM004£9.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Congo 70Rumba RockAfrican Pearls
Great compilation of music from 1970s Congo!
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George BensonErotic MoodsPaul Winley Records
Great reissue of this hard to find rare groove album from jazz guitar maestro George Benson!
Recorded for Paul Winley's infamous NY indy label -home...
- – Smokin Cheeba Cheeba
- 5. – Smokin Cheeba Cheeba
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- CD TEG9921£9.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Thai Funk 2Compiled by Maft ZaiZudRangMa
Thai Funk 2 is back with 22 more exclusive, rare and treasured funk and soul numbers from Thailand. This time even more beefier and down right dirtier...
- Singto – Lion
- Yoong – Mosquito
- YomMaBan TaLangKan – Officer of Hell's Announcement
- Kam Kao – Old Karma
- Pom-Pom-Pom – Hair-Hair-Hair
- Sara-Amor-Sara-R (Kee Mao Lae) – D-R-U-N-K : Wasted
- Ruk Chua NiRunDon – Love Forever
- 1. Singto – Lion
- 2. Yoong – Mosquito
- 5. YomMaBan TaLangKan – Officer of Hell's Announcement
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New York Latin HustleThe Sound of New YorkSoul Jazz Records
New York’s melting pot of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Afro-American musicians led to stunning culture clashes in the 1960s and 70s when Latin styles mixed...
- Ismael Quininos – Control
- Ray Barretto – Abidjan
- Johnny Zamot – Soul Makossa
- Cortijo – Sarongo
- La Charanga 76 – No Nos Pararan (Aint no Stopping us Now)
- Al Escobar – Tighten Up
- Alexander Review – Snidely Whiplash
- Joe Cuba – Joe Cubas Madness
- Johnny Sedes – Mama Calunga
- Louie Ramirez – Do It Any Way You Wanna
- Harvey Averne – Never Learned to Dance
- Willie Colon – Angustia Maternal
- Tito Puente – Para Los Rumberos
- Jose Mangual – Mai Kinshasa
- Seguida – Om Marreo
- Eddie Palmieri – Mi Mambo Conga
- J Walter Negro – Shoot the Pump
- Machito – Alex Mambo
- Nature Zone – Porcupine
- Candido – Dancin and Prancin
- Family Affair – I Had A Friend
- Charlie Santiago and Eddie Montalvo – El Bollinski in D7
- Mauricio Smith – Doug?s Room
- 1. Ismael Quininos – Control
- 2. Ray Barretto – Abidjan
- 3. Johnny Zamot – Soul Makossa
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Thai FunkCompiled by Maft SaiZudRangMa
Lavishly packaged compilation of obscure funk and disco from Thailand!
Each CD comes packaged with a fold out booklet in a unique cloth pouch - each one...
- The Hot Pepper – Kun Rod Fai
- Ingart Jeerapan – Ka Ma Kon Deey
- Plearn Promden – Sam Bai
- Kana TNT – Kod Hang Kam
- Pranee Thansari – Chow Thur ten Rum
- Buppa Saichol – Sheng Ra Bert
- Chairai Chaiyata – Khown Tai Doey Loak Puin
- 4. The Hot Pepper – Kun Rod Fai
- 5. Ingart Jeerapan – Ka Ma Kon Deey
- 6. Plearn Promden – Sam Bai
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