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Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
Akiko Yano7 O'clock In TokyoWewantsounds
WooolheadsCan't Think About It All The TimeKlang Tone
Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To OramVarious ArtistsNonclassical
Joe Chambers & Larry YoungDouble ExposureTime Traveler
Bastien KebGhoulsFirst Word
ZiarraHuman FormSonic Serpent
OmastaJazz Report From The HoodAstigmatic
Woody ShawLove DanceTime Traveler
Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21Mo Se Bola TanMukatsuku
Bukky LeoObedun Sweet Soup: Afrobeat Dance Spoken Words (Deluxe Edition)Drift Recordings
Don LettsOutta SyncCooking Vinyl
CRYSTALReflection OverdriveFLAU
TezetaSEVENTH PLACEKlang Tone Records
StargazersStargazersNight Dreamer
Ife OgunjobiTell Them I'm HereIfe Ogunjobi
HeadacheThank You For Almost EverythingPLZ Make It Ruins
The Lunacy Of FlowersW H I T E S H A D O W SL.O.T.S Records
Skinshape x HorusAct Like You Know ft. Andy PlattsLewis Recordings
Taylor WilliamsDreaming / What About Me?Colemine
BonoboLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Floating PointsLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jah MinstrelAfrica RootsJmc Records
Los BilltonesAtlantis / Rattlesnake TwistTip-A-Top Records
Tony MontanaCrosses A Follow Me / Oh Jah / Jamaica NiceBay City Music
Junior VibesFed Up A ThemMeshock I
The DiplomatsGoing Along / Don't Want To Let You GoCaltone
Tad HunterHail YahDebtera Records
Paul ElliotImport CorruptionLucky Love Promotions
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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.
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Deluxe book showcasing original flyers from the breakthrough years of UK acid house. Sourced from the phatmedia archive and beyond, it captures the raw...
- Book (1.5kg)£45.00 £40.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have created a kind of sonic tool to navigate a liminal state of mind. Their new collaborative LP, A Companion For The...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
- Book (900g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
- EARLY BIRD Live Event E-Ticket£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
- New LP 8435307616937£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Up the Youth Club : Illuminating a Hidden Historyby Emma Warren
'A timely reminder of what we all truly crave as human beings - connection.' Doc Brown'Warren hows why youth spaces matter - not just for young people,...
- Book (650g) 9780571389216£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
- Book (1.9kg)£42.99 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK!
Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
- Book (2.1kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...
- Book (350g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.
- Sweatshirt£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Susan SontagNotes on 'Camp'
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
- Book (100g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)by Simone de Beauvoir
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage...
- Book (250g)£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Chalrles Mingus
Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated,...
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The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
Wicked book!
Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...
- Book (1.1kg)£38.95In stockAdd to Bag
Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
- Book (350g) 9780241696453£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
- Book (1.3kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
- Book (350g) 9780141996479£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
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This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
- Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (600g) 9781560988441£19.99 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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....
- Book (550g) 9781556528101£12.00 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (750g) 9780333554692£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original Book (400g) 0333554698£7.99Sold out Notify me when in stock
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
- 6. – 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...
- Book (600g) 1780230850£14.95 £7.50Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- Book (300g) 9781611685077£20.00 £8.00In stockAdd to Bag
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