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SAULTActs Of FaithForever Living Originals
Laurin Rinder & W. Michael LewisSeven Deadly Sins Be With Records
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
AzymuthArabutaFar Out Recordings
Mike BrooksGorgon GorgonCoptic Lion
Little SimzLotusLittle Simz Records
Shenley DuffusMatter Of TimeBMN
Room In The Sky All StarsMother Nature / Ever BlessRoom In The Sky
Arthur RussellOpen Vocal Phrases....Rough Trade Records
Eric "Monty" MorrisPlease Come BackBMN
Boom Donovan GreenStudent Of The GhettoLight Of Lights
Harold Melvin and The Blue NotesWake Up EverybodyMusic On Vinyl
Boom Donovan GreenWhyLight Of Lights
Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
The Rolling Stones12 X 5ABKCO
Gregory James EditionAin't No Sunshine / Changing ThingsDynamite Cuts
Kerri ChandlerBar A ThymBPM King Street Sounds
Cinema RoyalCinema RoyalRhythm Section International
Steve ReichCollected WorksNonesuch
Mizik Maladi: Disques Debs International Vol. 3Various ArtistsStrut
SecondoOver UnderWhat About Never
Secret Superstar SoundsScraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80 : Punk - Powerpop - New Wave - DIYSoul Jazz Records
Talk TalkThe Very Best OfParlophone
Gregory UhlmannUhlmann Johnson WilkesInternational Anthem Recording Company
Brixton Cat, Expanded 3CD EditionDoctor Bird
Marcellus PittmanBumpin Squwow??? / Faze Out / November PeoplesUnirhythm
Kas ProductBy PassColumbia
De La SoulClear Lake AudiotoriumAOI Records
Dennis Bovell and FriendsDifferent - The Singles Collection 1977-1981Doctor Bird
John LamkinHotJazz Room Records
Bruno NicolaiL'Onorata Famiglia (Uccidere È Cosa Nostra)Holy Basil Records
Le MotelOdd Numbers / Số LẻBalmat
Kas ProductTry outIDO productions
Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital TechnologyBy Judith K. Brodsky
Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed MaterialBy Anthony Burrill
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Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is an important cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture, and home to musical styles that form the bedrock of much of today's popular sounds. In this book, author Kirk Brundage gives the reader a special and intimate glimpse into the sacred rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, providing context, a historical overview, and practical information on playing the rhythms.
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
Independent As F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 explores how a generation of rap artists rebelled against the major record labels and made music...
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Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
FLIP THE SCRIPT showcases some of the best rappers currently making music in the UK. It has taken a significant amount of time for women to get recognition...
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Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
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Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
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The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
- Book (200g)£10.00Expected 14 MarPreorder
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Mary Seacole left her native Jamaica to travel through the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Central America and to England. Keen to offer her services to English...
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Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOK
BACK IN STOCK LAST COPIES EVER!Reggae Disco 45 is a personal journey through author Martin Skyjuice's collection of 12" and 10" singles. A tribute to the...
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
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Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
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There And Black Again
By Don Letts and Mal Peachey
Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
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Sensuous KnowledgeA Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
In Sensuous Knowledge, Minna Salami draws on Africa-centric, feminist-first and artistic traditions to help us rediscover inclusive and invigorating ways...
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An Almanac of Extreme GirlhoodAlien Daughters Walk Into the Sun
Compiled as a field guide, travelogue, essay collection, and weather report, Alien Daughters Walk into the Sun traces Jackie Wang's trajectory from hard...
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Women In Revolt!Art and Activism in the UK 1970-90
A timely exploration of the work and lived experiences of a postwar generation of women artists that have largely been omitted from art historical narratives,...
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Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
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The Great Psychic OutdoorsEssays on Low Fidelity: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism
Homemade records, tape-hiss worship and a taste for a very peculiar kind of psychedelia have carved themselves a weird niche in the contemporary musical...
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Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little...
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Radio Phonics LaboratoryTelecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
The Radio Phonics Laboratory delves into the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating...
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A Messy History of Women in Printing and TypographyThe Natural Enemies of Books
'Natural Enemies of Books' is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication 'Bookmaking on the Distaff Side', which brought together contributions...
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Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
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The Haunted TrailClassic Tales Of The Rambling Wild
A remarkable blood-soaked stranger upends the lives of two Lake District ramblers; a lonely tavern offers its guests something much more disturbing than...
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Discovering the Folklore of Plants
To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise...
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A NovelGirls Against God
Welcome to 1990s Norway. White picket fences run in neat rows and Christian conservatism runs deep. But as the Artist considers her past, her practice...
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Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
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Satanic FeminismLucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries....
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Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
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Terminal Boredom
On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's...
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The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
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Things I Don't Want To Know
Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life....
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Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
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The In Crowd: The Story of the Northern and Rare Soul SceneBy Mike Ritson and Dave Godin
- Original Book (1.2kg)£40.00Original Pre-Owned First Edition UK Hardback Book, bit of creasingIn stockAdd to Bag
Don Cherry BOOKEternal Rhythm
The eternal rhythm is the vital conduit that links music through breath to life itself. Don Cherry certainly lived music. And his music is alive.When he...
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A Book Of Days
With 365 photographs, taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer, and...
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Notes on GriefBy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria.
In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text,...
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Empire Roller DiscoPhotographs by Patrick D. Pagnano
Brooklyn’s Empire Rollerdrome opened its doors in 1941 and soon became the borough’s premier destination for recreational and competitive roller skating....
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BackbeatEarl Palmer's StorySmithsonian Institute Press
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 50% OFF. INTERESTED IN NEW ORLEANS FUNK - 100%read about New Orleans finest drummer!There he is, drumming on "Tutti Frutti," "You've...
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Take Me To The RiverAl Green: An AutobiographyChicago Review Press
OVER 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! BARGAIN!
Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography....
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Celia CruzCanciones Premiadas De Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera (1961)Seeco
Killer early Celia Cruz
Original Venezuelan pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if...
- Original LP SCLP-9215£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
24 Hour Party PeopleThe Story Of Tony Wilson and Factory RecordsChannel 4 Books
Really funny and great book by the late Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records. The story was later made into an equally funny and great film of...
- Book (400g) 9780752220253£6.00Secondhand paperbackOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Soul of a Nation (BOOK)Art in the Age of Black Power
BACK IN STOCK!!!!In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions...
- Book (1.4kg) 9781849764636£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Milton CarlosSamba Quadrado (1975)RCA Victor
Rare quality sambaOriginal Brazilian pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're...
- Original LP 103.0119£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
JunkanooFestival Of The BahamasMacMillan Caribbean
Examines the history and development of the festival called Junkanoo, held each Christmas in the Bahamas. This survey aims to give the reader an insight...
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Between WorldsA Sourcebook of Central European Avant-Gardes, 1910-1930The MIT Press
USA IMPORT BIG HARDBACK BOOK - 75% OFF!!!!Hundreds of primary documents from the Central European artistic avant-gardes, most of them translated into English...
- Book (1.7kg) 9780262025300£40.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sounds and ColoursBrazilSounds and Colours
Sounds and Colours Brazil is an excellent book and CD focused on Brazilian music and culture. Comprising nearly 50 articles, plus illustrations and photos...
- Book (500g) 9780992704315£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AnacostiaAnacostia (1977)MCA Records
What Kind of Love - wicked two-step tune
Original USA LP Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+ (cutout)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe...
- – What Kind Of Love
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- Original LP MCA-2269£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Tradition And The Black AtlanticCritical Theory in the African DiasporaBasic Civitas Books
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s Tradition and the Black Atlantic is both a vibrant romp down the rabbit hole of cultural studies and an examination...
- Book (350g) 9780465014101£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
DJ Black LowUwamiAwesome Tapes From Africa
Awesome Tapes From Africa releases another shining example (following Teno Afrika's 'Amapiano Selections') of 'amapiano' music from South Africa from young...
- – DJ Black Low & Hapas Music feat. DJ KS & Patna - Jaiva Low
- – DJ Black Low & Tap Soul feat. Licy Jay & Eto - Emcimbinii
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ Saxo Boy - 9 Days
- – DJ Black Low & Kapzela feat. Licy Jay & MLG - Emonate Oe Bethela D Vosho
- – DJ Black Low - Downfall Revisit
- – DJ Black Low & Mr Perfect feat. DJ La Bengwa - Alone in a Dark
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ La Bengwa Licy Jay & Menate Entertainment - Sbono (Vocal Mix)
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ La Bengwa - Down the Road (Original Mix)
- – DJ Black Low - Vula Vala
- – DJ Black Low - 60 Days No Sleep
- – DJ Black Low - Stiwawa Quitter
- 1. – DJ Black Low & Hapas Music feat. DJ KS & Patna - Jaiva Low
- 2. – DJ Black Low & Tap Soul feat. Licy Jay & Eto - Emcimbinii
- 3. – DJ Black Low feat. DJ Saxo Boy - 9 Days
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- LP + Download Code ATFA042LP£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Brazilian JiveFrom Samba to Bossa and RapReaktion Books
£7.50 OFF!!! That's 50% OFF!!! UK PAPERBACKIn Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate...
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Eddie JeffersonCome Along With Me (1969)Prestige
Rare jazz vocals w/ groovy version of Son of a Preacher Man! Classic Prestige soul jazz
Original = Original USA (green label Prestige) Vinyl LP VG+ /Sleeve...
- – Son Of The Preacher Man
- 2. – Son Of The Preacher Man
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- Original LP PR 7698£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Silencing the Sounded SelfJohn Cage and the American Experimental Tradition By Christopher ShultisUniversity Press of New England
Import USA out of print Paperback edition book
Having placed Cage in the experimental tradition of music, poetry, and literature, Christopher Shultis...
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BensonThe AutobiographyDa Capo
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK - 60% OFF!!!!Benson: The Autobiography follows George's remarkable rise from the ghettos of Pittsburgh to the stages of South...
- Book (550g) 9780306822292£17.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gregory IsaacsOver The BridgeDee Jay Music
Produced by Clive HuntOriginal Jamaican Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy...
- Original LP none£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lipstick TracesA Secret History of the Twentieth CenturyFaber & Faber
In Lipstick Traces, Greil Marcus's classic book on punk, Dadaism, the situationists, medieval heretics and the Knights of the Round Table (amongst others),...
- Book (950g) 0571277101£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of ChicagoPaul SteinbeckChicago University Press
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians....
- Book (650g) 9780226375960£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76 (1978)Olumo Records
Highlife master. Original Nigerian vinyl.
Vinyl G+ ONLY, sleeve G- (tape spine, some writing, watermarks, edge of opening wear)
+High-end Audio Desk...
- – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
- 1. – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
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- Original LP ORPS 78£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Listening for AfricaFreedom, Modernity, and the Logic of Black Music's African OriginsDuke University Press
In Listening for Africa David F. Garcia explores how a diverse group of musicians, dancers, academics, and activists engaged with the idea of black music...
- Book (600g) 9780822363705£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cookin'Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-1965Canongate
Cookin' examines the birth and development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era, hard bop and its related offshoot, soul jazz. Hard bop was...
- Book (500g) 9780857866202£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mavis StaplesOh What A Feeling (1979)Warner Bros. Records
Quality soul/disco era Mavis Staples
Original = USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ ( cutout)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe...
- – Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
- 1. – Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
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- Original LP BSK 3319£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
The Secret DJBy AnonymousFaber & Faber
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads: The Secret DJ's Guide to Surviving Dance Music is a true story of DJing, from an authentic voice speaking to this scene....
- Book (300g) 9780571334490£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid JazzThe History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene By SnowboyAuthorHouse
This is the first time the history of the uniquely British 'Jazz Dance' scene has been documented in such depth, written over a period of 10 years by Mark...
- Book (700g) 9781438973609£19.99In stockAdd to Bag