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Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continent by Bruno Nettl (1965)

Books, World Music Books

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Leeway Lee Morgan Discography

Excellent discography on man like Lee Morgan, every record session! "Roger Wernboe has done Jazz scholars, fans, and collectors a great favor. Thanks...

Jazz, Books

Book (200g)£25.00
Out of print RARE paperback book. NEW, SEALED OPENED ONCE
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The Clash FAQ All That s Left to Know About the Clash City Rockers

OVER 50% OFF!!!Founded by guitarist Mick Jones and fronted by the legendary Joe Strummer, the Clash had the charisma of Elvis, the integrity of the Beatles,...

Books, Punk

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Gypsy Music in European Culture From The Late 18th to the Early 29th CenturiesNortheastern University Press

USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 65% OFF!!!!Translated from the Polish, Anna G. Piotrowska's 'Gypsy Music in European Culture' details the profound impact that...

Books, Deep Cult and Roots Music

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Rolling Stones: The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones (1985)by Stanley Booth

Secondhand out of print edition paperback

Rock, Books

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today by Derek Taylor (1987)

S/hand paperback book

Books

Original Book (600g)£9.00
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Contemporary Music: An Introduction by Francis Routh (1968)

Neat secondhand small hardback book w/dustjacket. Varese, Schoenberg, Copland

Books

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Iceberg Slim Mama Black Widow

Iceberg Slim keeps it real - so says Ice T

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The Black Power Imperative (1985)by Theodore Cross

Large USA secondhand paperback in ok condition

Black America/Black Power Books

Original Book (1.4kg)£15.00
Large USA secondhand paperback in ok condition
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Stevie Wonder By John Swenson

Great pics and bio! Secondhand paperback in great condition

Funk/Soul, Books

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Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart by Kenneth Bilby

This is the first book devoted to the studio musicians who were central to Jamaica's popular-music explosion. With color portraits and interview excerpts,...

Reggae, Books

Book (750g)£22.99
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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...

Jazz, Black America/Black Power Books, Art Books

Book (1.4kg)£30.00
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African Musics in Context. Institutions, Culture, Identity by Thomas Solomon

African Musics in Context discusses the place of performing arts in Ugandan society, archiving music and music sources, performing archival music, performing...

African , Books

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Ferdinand Dennis The Last Blues Dance

S/hand paperback in good condition.100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your...

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Chester Himes Run Man Run

Secondhand paperback (slightly difft cover) in ok condition100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy...

Books, Black America/Black Power Books

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Blood Posse (1994)by Phillip Baker

Yardie stylee! 'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the age of 18, in the middle of a sectarian...

Books, Reggae

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Just Above My Head by James Baldwin

UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic ex-library w stamps in good condition. 'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height...

Cult Literature Classics

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UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic ex-library w stamps in good condition.
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Music in Africa by Adana Dzemila

Africa is such a large and diverse continent. Outside Africa, there is often only talk about Africa as one country: For example Tunisia and Tanzania could...

African , Books

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Lion Songs Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe

NEARLY 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE! LOVELY USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!! Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader...

Books, African

Book (750g)£29.99 £7.99
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R.I.P.: New York Spraycan Memorials by Martha Cooper

Nice book! Secondhand paperback in good condition (name written inside)

Hip-Hop, Books

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Mars by 1980 - The Story of Electronic Music By David Stubbs

New KILLER 100% essential MASSIVE 450+ pages book about the history of electronic music. 'Mars by 1980' is written by the very groovy David Stubbs, author...

Electronic , Books

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Mark Kavuma Kavuma

Debut album from Ugandan born and raised trumpeter Mark Kavuma. He is a key young trumpet player on the British jazz scene and leads his own band, as well...

Jazz

1. Into the Darkness
2. Carolina Moon
3. Modibo
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An African treasury: Articles, essays, stories, poems by Black Africans (1961)by Langston Hughes

Out of print secondhand USA paperback (yellow pages etc)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy...

Books

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Earthquake on Orange Street Buster's Jamaican Singles Story

New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!A4 55 pages

Books, Reggae

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High Society The Real Voices of Club Culture

Intro by Billy Nasty. It's youth culture, the real kids talk. It's raves, parties, drugs ..... s/hand paperback original book

House Music, Books

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Orfeo Negro (Black Orpheus)The Original Soundtrack

KILLER Brazilian soundtrack. 100% essential! Original USA Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+ (in shrink) 100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of...

Brazilian

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Len Deighton Winter - A Berlin Family 1899-1945Limited edition uncorrected proof number 906 / 1000

Limited edition uncorrected proof number 906 / 1000.Yellowing cover. One crease. Box 1

Literary fiction - Rare 1st edition & uncorrected proofs

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Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983 By Tim Lawrence

Here we go .. massive NYC dancefloor 500+ page book by the excellent Tim Lawrence - who wrote Love Saves The Day and also has written for Soul Jazz...

New York Scene Books

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Large format secondhand book/pamphlet

Books

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Sandeeno / Johnny Clarke Zion Train / Dance

Double header from Dub Conductor Music on this new 10" featuring Sandeeno and the legendary Johnny Clarke on one vocal a piece plus dubs.

Reggae, Roots

1. Sandeeno – Zion Train
2. Dub
3. Johnny Clarke – Dance
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10"£8.49
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Be My Baby by Ronnie Spector and Vince Waldron (1991)

secondhand book

Books, Funk/Soul

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Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession by Greil Marcus (1992)

Secondhand paperback

Rock, Books

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Reflections on Wagner's Ring by John Culshaw (1976)

Neat secondhand hardback book w/ dustjacket

Classical, Books

Original Book (400g)£12.00
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All American Music: Composition in the Late Twentieth Century by John Rockwell (1983)

Secondhand hardback book w/dustjacket, plastic covered. Features chapters on Cage, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Robert Ashley, Phillip Glass, Keith Jarrett,...

Books, Classical