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BADBADNOTGOODMid SpiralXL Recordings
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)Record Kicks
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Ezra CollectiveDance, No One's WatchingPartisan Records
Bring Me The HorizonPOST HUMAN: NeX GEnRCA
Steve HiettDown On The Road By The BeachBe With
The Lijadu SistersHorizon UnlimitedNumero
Jamie xxIn WavesYoung
SadeLove DeluxeSony
SadeLovers RockSony Music
Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve by Request)Decca
Roots ManuvaBrand New Second HandBig Dada
Floating PointsCascadeNinja Tune
Lady BlackbirdSlang SpiritualsBMG
The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Various ArtistsAcid Jazz
JaubiA Sound HeartRiaz Records
CandidoDancin' & Prancin'Real Gone Music
Nala SinephroEndlessnessWarp Records
Brian HardenInstinctive PleasureAll That Jelly
YellowmanKing YellowmanMusic On Vinyl
Rex Orange CountyThe Alexander TechniqueSony
The Doug Carn TrioThe Doug Carn Trio (All-Analog Vinyl Edition)Real Gone Music
Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy PermanAsh Grey and the Gull Glides OnClay Pipe Music
Sister NancyBam BamVP Records
Arthur RussellIn The Light Of The Miracle - RemixesBe With
Chocolate MilkAction Speaks Louder Than WordsMusic On Vinyl
The ProdigyAlways Outnumbered, Never OutgunnedXL Recordings
Private JoyDesire!Rhythm Section International
Patrice RushenPrelusionCraft Recordings
The Ballistic Brothers & The Eccentirc AfrosThe Ballistic Brothers Vs. The Eccentric Afros - Volume 1Acid Jazz
Cocteau Twins And Harold BuddThe Moon And The Melodies4AD
Wayne SmithYouthman SkankingVP Records
Dom SalvadorDom SalvadorMusic On Vinyl
Sonny RollinsEast Broadway Run DownDecca / Verve
Lee MorganThe GigoloDecca / Blue Note
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Dundun: The Talking Drum of the Yoruba People of South-West Nigeria by Oyeniyi Osundina
Austin Macauley
- Original Book (200g)£8.99Sold out Notify me when in stock
In Dundun, Niyi Osundina offers the reader the chance to dip into a key cultural component of the people of western Nigeria. Drumming is a vital tradition being part celebration, part oral tradition and part history. From the Iya Ilu (the mother drum) to the Gudugudu each drum has its unique voice and degree of difficulty in mastership.
VirginA History Of Virgin Records
Richard Branson was the publisher of a small alternative music magazine in London in the early 1970s when he founded Virgin Records with his partner Simon...
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Make Some SpaceTuning Into Total Refreshment CentreSweet Machine Press
Shabaka Hutchings , Nubya Garcia, Sons of Kemet - read how the new jazz scene started in this wicked book about The Total Refreshment Centre.
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Running The Voodoo DownThe Electric Music Of Miles DavisBackbeat Books
£8 OFF UK PAPERBACK CHEAPER THAN AMAZONSTILL ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON MILES! Classic Electric Miles book This book re-assesses Miles Davis' "electric...
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Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edgeby Richard PalmerContinuum
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Musica BrasileiraA History of Popular Music and the People of BrazilMarion Boyars
STILL ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON BRAZILIAN MUSIC! Only £6!!!
Written by Claus Schreiner, this is an excellent book covering all aspects of Brazilian music...
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How To DJ Properly: The Art And Science Of Playing Recordsby Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster
- Original Book (900g)£9.00Secondhand paperback book in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Castles Made Of Sound: The Story Of Gil EvansBy Larry HicockDa Capo Press
SUPERB AMERICAN IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK £40 ON Amazon! £15 - that's £25 cheaper! Limited copies available. Don't miss out!
Gil Evans is the man!
"Gil...
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Chuck DFight The Power: Rap, Race, and RealityPayback Press
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Chuck D, the creative force behind Public Enemy and one of the most outspoken, politically active and controversial rappers in music,...
- Original Book (400g)£6.00Secondhand paperback condition in ok only conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
ONLY £10 Import USA HARDBACK BOOK CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of...
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Divine HorsemenThe Living Gods Of Haiti by Maya DerenDocumentext
First published in 1953, Maya Deren's famous account of the Haitian deities, practitioners and rituals of Voudoun was written with the special insight...
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Highlife GiantsWest African Dance Band PioneersCassava Republic Press
As West Africa's oldest form of popular music, Highlife was the soundtrack of the independence era and its influence still resonates widely today. Highlife...
- Book (600g) 9781911115298£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jazz PeopleBy Valerie WilmerAllison and Busby
Fantastic. Deep jazz all the way. w/ Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Monk, Randy Weston and more.
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Secondhand out of print edition paperback in good condition (crease to cover and inside inscription)Sold out Notify me when in stock
The HaciendaHow Not To Run A ClubPocket Books
Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass...
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The Drummer's PathMoving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional DrummingDestiny Books
Drummer, dancer, folklorist, and researcher, Sule Greg Wilson studied drumming under Baba Ngoma as well as the premier students of Baba Ishangi, Ladji...
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100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Talking HeadsOnce In A Lifetime - The Stories Behind Every SongHal Leonard
GROOVY USA PAPERBACK BOOK OVER 60% OFF!!!Talking Heads were arguably the most significant band to emerge from the late seventies' New York punk...
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Northern Sun, Southern MoonEurope's Reinvention of JazzYale University Press
100% ESSENTIAL BOOK ON EUROPEAN JAZZUSA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK. 70% OFF!!!! £8 ONLY!Until the 1960s American jazz, for all its improvisational and rhythmic...
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Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Musicby Rob Young (2010)
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Young, Gifted & BlackThe Story of Trojan RecordsOmnibus Press
The inside story - gossipy and addictive!
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Music Is The Weapon Of The FutureFifty Years Of African Popular MusicLawrence Hill Books
Secondhand book in good condition, stickers on cover, insides cleanFrom the unique voice of Salif Keita and the hard funk of Fela Kuti to the poignant...
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Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gayeby Steve TurnerMichael Joseph
- Original Book (500g) 9780140271027£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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
Point From Which Creation Begins (2004)The Black Artist's Group Of St. LouisMissouri Historical Society Press
From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved...
- Book (750g) 9781883982515£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Love Saves The DayA History Of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979Duke University Press
Essential, thorough book on the underground New York Disco scene of the 1970s written by Tim Lawrence (who also wrote the sleevenotes for Soul Jazz Records'...
- Book (800g) 9780822331988£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy 1930-80By Silvio H. Alvava
A collection of photographs of the Latino musicians from 1930 - 1980's primarily in El Barrio, NY but features several from Los Angeles, CA and other parts...
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Lion SongsThomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe
Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle...
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