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Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
The GladiatorsBongo Red / VersionSoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooGet Up and Get It / Keep On DancingSoul Jazz Records
Jerry JonesThere's A Chance For Me / Trying TimesSoul Jazz Records
KNEECAPNo Comment **BANKSY ART**Heavenly Recordings
The Soul VendorsSwing Easy / Ringo RockSoul Jazz Records
Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
KaytranadaAin't No Damn Way!RCA
Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol 4Various ArtistsVampisoul
Gal CostaGal CostaVampisoul
Mustafa OzkentGenclik Ile EleleJackpot
Antonio Carlos, Jocafi, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed MuhammadJazz Is Dead 26Jazz Is Dead
Lo BorgesLo BorgesVampisoul
Skinshape x HorusSkinshape X HorusLewis Recordings
Jalen NgondaAll About MeDaptone Records
The ChantellsEva / Rub Me DownPhase One
Conrad SchnitzlerControlBureau B
Conrad SchnitzlerConvexBureau B
Roots Of Salsa Vol 4: Classic Latin Tunes Became Salsa HitsVarious ArtistsGrosso
Jimmie Lunceford And His OrchestraSuperb Performances Never Before Available By Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra 1945First Heard Records
Bollywood Nuggets Vol 2. The InstrumentalsVarious ArtistsAkenaton Records
Quarteto Em CyQuarteto Em CyVampisoul
The JammersCan You Keep It Up?Past Due Records
Charlies Roots & TambuCultureLypsoland
Kerri ChandlerDowntown EP Pt.2Kerri Chandler
Altin GünGaripGlitterbeat
DopplereffektMetasymmetryTresor
Nancy SinatraNancyLight In The Attic
ScreamsScreamsInfinity Records
Fernando ValadésMi Canción Eres Tú Vol. IVRCA Victor
John HoltI’ll Be LonelyTreasure Isle
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Brazil: Songs of Protest Zelia Barbosa Sings of the Sertao & Favela (1968)
Smithsonian Folkways
- CD MFS717£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Brazil: Songs of Protest – Carcara (The Vulture)
- 1. Opiniao (Opinion)
- 2. Funeral do Lavrador (Funeral of a Worker)
- 3. Pedro Pedreiro (Peter the Mason)
- 4. Sina de Caboccio (Destiny of a Pheasant)
- 5. Cheganca (Arrival)
- 6. Pau de Arara (The Parrot Roost)
- 7. Carcara (The Vulture)
- 8. Cancao da Terra (Song of the Earth)
- 9. Zelao
- 10. Feio, Nao e Bonito (Ugly)
- 11. Cicatriz (The Scar)
- 12. Nega Dina (Dina Says No)
Killer, killer, killer 60s hard bossa! There are tough versions of 'Carcara' (check out the audio), Edu Lobo's 'Cheganca', 'Opiniao' and other protest songs. This really is the business!!! As good as any Tamba Trio, Zimbo Trio stuff! Recommended.
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...
- New LP FW32863£26.00In 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.
- CD SFW40010£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sarah Webster FabioTogether To The Tune Of Coltrane's EquinoxSmithsonian Folkways
Sarah Webster Fabio raps her poetry over some funky tunes and deep jazz (such as Coltrane's "Equinox"). Recommended.
- – Eclipse
- – Interrogation
- – Together/To the Tune of Coltrane's "Equinox"
- – A Black Gal's Mean Ol' Low Down Blues
- – Tribute To Duke Ellington
- – Black Is
- 1. – Eclipse
- 2. – Interrogation
- 3. – Together/To the Tune of Coltrane's "Equinox"
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- LP FW09715LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Drums of Defiance (1992)Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of JamaicaSmithsonian Folkways
Maroon communities in Jamaica are directly descended from escaped slaves brought over to Jamaica by the slave trade. Fiercely independent, these communities...
- Jawbone – Morning Star
- 5. Jawbone – Morning Star
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- CD SFCD40412£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lord MelodyCalypso 1962Smithsonian Folkways
This recording gives listeners more calypsos from one of the most famous calypsonians of all time, Lord Melody. The Cyril Diaz Calypso Combo and the March...
- CD COOK931£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The UniquesAbsolutely RocksteadyPressure Sounds
a killer rocksteady collection from the uniques featuring the great slim smith. all tunes produced by bunny lee in the late 60s.the uniques were one of...
- – Give Me A Love
- – People Rock Steady
- – This Feeling
- – Blinded By Love
- – I'll Let You Go (Let Me Go Boy)- Dawn Penn
- 1. – Give Me A Love
- 5. – People Rock Steady
- 7. – This Feeling
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- LP PSLP069£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD PSCD069£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Studio One WomenSoul Jazz Records
Ska, rocksteady, funky reggae, roots, dub mixes, disco mixes, they're all here from the queens of the Jamaican music scene - Studio One Women features...
- Claudette Mclean – Give Love Another Try
- Jennifer Lara – My Man
- The Soulettes – A Deh Pon Dem
- Della Humphrey – Dream Land
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Denise Darlington – War No Right
- Hortense Ellis – I'm Just A Girl
- Angela Prince – No Bother With No Fuss
- Jerry Jones – There's A Chance For Me
- The Soulettes – King Street
- Jennifer Lara – Tell Me Where
- The Tonettes – I'll Give It To You
- Marcia Griffiths – Tell Me Now
- The Jay Tees – Come to me
- Angela Prince – You A Fool Boy
- Jennifer Lara – I am In love
- 1. Claudette Mclean – Give Love Another Try
- 2. Jennifer Lara – My Man
- 3. The Soulettes – A Deh Pon Dem
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- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP121£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD (Limited Edition Coloured CD) SJRCD121C£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD121£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Montgomery MovementThe Montgomery Express (1974) (Reissue)Smithsonian Folkways / Numero Group
** Now available on vinyl **
Super rare funk album released on smithsonian folkways in the early 1970s. "The music of the Montgomery Express is a buried...
- – Montgomery Movement
- – Who
- – Steal away
- – Precious wing
- – Party fever
- – I'm standing by
- – Gotta make a comeback
- – Left me with a memory
- 1. – Montgomery Movement
- 2. – Who
- 3. – Steal away
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- CD STS33868£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP JR025£17.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Folk Music of EthiopiaFolk Music of EthiopiaSmithsonian Folkways
Deep stuff. Recorded in 1951 - you can hear traces of the Ethiopiques in these recordings.
- – Oh My Country (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna
- 1. – Oh My Country (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna
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- CD FW04405£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
YellowmanLost Mi LoveVolcano
Great tune from 1982 on the "dirty harry" rhythm with Billy Boyo riding the same rhythm over on the b-side.
- Yellowman – Lost Mi Love
- Billy Boyo – Billy Boyo In The Area
- 1. Yellowman – Lost Mi Love
- 2. Billy Boyo – Billy Boyo In The Area
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- 7"£8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sarah Webster FabioBoss Soul: 12 Poems by Sarah Webster Fabio (1972)Smithsonian Folkways
Tough, tough, tough proto-female rap featuring raw percussion and super-funky accompaniment. This is like Gil Scott Heron's '125th and Lennox' album meets...
- – Work it out
- – Glimpses
- 1. – Work it out
- 4. – Glimpses
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- CD FL9710£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Langston HughesLangston Hughes' Jericho - Jim Crow (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Performance by Langston Hughes.
- – Jericho-Jim Crow (Part I)
- 1. – Jericho-Jim Crow (Part I)
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- 2×CD FL9671£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bongo, Backra & CoolieJamaican Roots Vol. 1 (1975)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent songs, rhythms and chants of kumina, convince music and Jamaican East Indian music. Really, really heavyweight!
- – Asosowata
- 2. – Asosowata
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- CD FE4231£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mary Lou WilliamsBlack Christ of the Andes (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-rare and highly sought-after classic modal jazz album finally reissued!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
- – It Ain't Necessarily So
- – Miss D.D.
- – Koolbonga
- 2. – It Ain't Necessarily So
- 4. – Miss D.D.
- 10. – Koolbonga
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- CD SFW40816£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Roots Of Black Music In AmericaSome Correspondences Between The Music Of The Slave Areas Of West Africa, USA and CaribbeanSmithsonian Folkways
How the music of USA, the Caribbean and Western Africa is connected by the slave trade with comparisons between the various musics and instruments in the...
- Waje Ward – Virginia Banjo Instrumental
- 26. Waje Ward – Virginia Banjo Instrumental
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- 2×CD FA2694£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Esther PhillipsFrom A Whisper To A Scream (1971)Kudu
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up...
- LP KU-05£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+USA ORIG LP In shrinkSold out Notify me when in stock
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 VMP1224-LP£30.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
McLeanElectro-Symphonic LandscapesSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Priscilla McLean and Barton McLean, originally released in 1979
- CD FTS33450£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
East New York Ensemble de MusicAt The Helm (1974)Smithsonian Folkways
Amazing deep, deep jazz as featured on our "New Thing!" compilation! Includes heavyweight African/Eastern styles and the out-there 13 minute version of...
- – Sun Flower
- 3. – Sun Flower
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- CD FTS33867£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP FW33867£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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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- CD FW8514£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Originals (3)Compiled By Sean PClaremont56
Well it's the one so many of us have been waiting for, the missing, much anticipated 'Originals 3' compiled by disco and boogie maestro Sean P and without...
- Lette Mbulu – Nomalizo
- She – Easy Money
- The Gene Dunlap Band – There's Talk
- The Cult – The Mail Must Go Through
- 1. Lette Mbulu – Nomalizo
- 2. She – Easy Money
- 5. The Gene Dunlap Band – There's Talk
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- CD C56CD006£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
- – Change
- – Wind Parade
- – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
- – Places And Spaces
- – You And The Music
- – Night Whistler
- – Just My Imagination
- 1. – Change
- 2. – Wind Parade
- 3. – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
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- CD 7522468£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP (180 gram) 3596800£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP UIJY-75039PMI£45.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, light marks to vinyl plays wellSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD CDP8543262£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiShuffering And Shmiling/No AgreementWrasse
Two classic afro beat albums!
- – Shuffering And Shmiling
- 1. – Shuffering And Shmiling
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- CD KFR-1019£7.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock