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SAULTActs Of FaithForever Living Originals
Laurin Rinder & W. Michael LewisSeven Deadly Sins Be With Records
Steve ReichCollected WorksNonesuch
SecondoOver UnderWhat About Never
Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe Edition)Decca
Secret Superstar SoundsScraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80 : Punk - Powerpop - New Wave - DIYSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Feat. The Skatalites, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo and moreSoul Jazz Records
Holy TongueAmbulanceTrule
Fred SpiderChakalaka Jazz (A Selection Of South African Gems)Heavenly Sweetness
Victoria PortDid It AgainFirst Word Records
Martin CircusEvolution Française 1969-1985Born Bad Records
Q LazzarusGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)Sacred Bones
Leo VidalHaunted By Your LoveSymphonical
Great AreaLight DeclineRelaxin Records
Nyron HigorNyron HigorFar Out Recordings
Praise Poems Volume 10 (A Journey Into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s)Various ArtistsTramp Records
Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOKBy Matin 'Skyjuice' Blomqvist
Tim HeckerShardsKranky
Themba MokoenaThembaAfrodelic
Vincent ArthurTravel With The MusicSweet Free Association
Ocean MoonWays To The Deep MeadowMusic From Memory
Joe BataanAftershower Funk / FinSoul Jazz Records
Arp Frique & The Perpetual SingersAnother Taste ReworksSpace Grapes
BlawanBouQXL Recordings
Igor JadraninContemporary Outdoors EP (inc. Byron The Aquarius remix)Star Creature
J Dilla / The Jimi Entley SoundGeek Down / Charlies ThemeFriendly Records
Joe BataanLatin Strut / Peace, Friendship and SolidaritySoul Jazz Records
VisioneersRaidOmniverse Records
Tokyo BlissVarious ArtistsWewantsounds
VisioneersWhat It Mean (Battle Cut)Omniverse Records
A Thousand ThreadsBy Nenah Cherry
BugleApexEvidence Music
Jah Matty & King Bee ft. El IndioChange is gonna comePeace Foundation Music
Archie WonderCruisingWooligan Recordings
Tes Fa SiyonDifferent Type of EducationMeditative Sounds
- CD COOK1045£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Drums Of Trinidad – Calypso in Drums
Six man drum orchestra. This recording of hand drumming from Port of Spain demonstrates African-derived rhythms performed in Trinidad and the broader Caribbean region, including the nation, koromanti, manding, halicord, congo and calinda rhythms. Recorded in Trinidad and Tobago.
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
CongotronicsCongotronics 3: Kasai AllstarsCrammed
This is the best release yet in the excellent Congotronics series of albums! The Kasai Allstars are a Kinshasa-based collective of musicians from the...
- – Quick as White
- – Mukuba
- – Mbua a Matumba
- – Drowning Goat
- 1. – Quick as White
- 2. – Mukuba
- 5. – Mbua a Matumba
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- CD CRAW44£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Traditional Drumming and Dances of GhanaTraditional Drumming and Dances of Ghana (1976)Smithsonian Folkways
Recordings from the Ashanti, Asafo, Lobi and Krobos regions, including 'talking drums'. Wicked rhythms!
- – Kete Drumming
- 5. – Kete Drumming
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- CD FW8858£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Street and Gangland RhythmsBeats And Improvisations By Six Boys In Trouble (1959)Smithsonian Folkways
Street percussion, drumming, songs and chants recorded in New York in 1959 by a group of street kids. Kind of like a prototype Haryou Percussion Group...
- – Ole
- 6. – Ole
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- CD FD5589£11.99Out 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
Dabuyabarugu: Inside the Temple Sacred Music of the Garifuna of Belize (1982)Smithsonian Folkways
Deep Roots music from Belize.This album is a collection of music recorded during a dugu, a two week ceremonial feast that attempts to placate the...
- CD FE04032£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Seasons: Vermont For Magnetic Tape Collage & Instrumental EnsembleSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Malcolm Goldstein, and originally released in 1983, the music consists of a magnetic tape collage of sounds recorded in Vermont during each...
- CD FX6242£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Salah Ragab And The Cairo Egyptian Jazz BandPresent Egyptian JazzArt Yard
This amazing album from Salah Ragab on Artyard has now been reissued by Kindred Spirits.
Amazing, eye-opening, vintage deep jazz from Egypt recorded...
- – Ramadan In Space Time
- – Dawn
- – Neveen
- – Oriental Mood
- – Mervat
- – Egypt Strut
- 1. – Ramadan In Space Time
- 2. – Dawn
- 3. – Neveen
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- LP KSAY-2N£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Music of Haiti / Various ArtistsMusic of Haiti: Vol. 3 - Songs and Dances of HaitiSmithsonian Folkways
The Ayida Group, a troupe folklorique of Port-au-Prince that sprung (with many similar troops) out of a 1930’s—’40s social movement revaluing...
- CD FE 4432£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Music of Haiti / Various ArtistsMusic of Haiti: Vol. 1 - Folk Music of HaitiSmithsonian Folkways
Folklorist, ethnographer and ethnomusicologist Harold Courlander, known for his important early work documenting the “vast unwritten literature,...
- CD FE 4407£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Milt JacksonSunflower (1972)CTI
Another great Creed Taylor/CTI production of deep funky jazz. Vibesman Milt Jackson fronts a group featuring Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter...
- – People Make The World Go Round
- 3. – People Make The World Go Round
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- CD 9786304597316£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Voodoo DrumsDrummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin (Haiti)Universal Sound
Unique collection containing authentic rhythms of Haitian Voodoo drumming. Recorded in Port-au-Prince, Haiti by Soul Jazz Records, this album features...
- – Yanvalou
- – Africanadou
- – Rongol
- – Zepol
- – Dahome
- – Congo
- – Mai
- – Parigol
- – Contredance
- – Afranchi
- – Juba
- – Petro
- – Kita
- – Boumba
- – Koye
- – Zepol
- – Areyen
- – Mas Karon
- – Ibo
- 1. – Yanvalou
- 2. – Africanadou
- 3. – Rongol
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- MP3 Release SJRD572£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
African and Afro-American DrumsAfrican And Afro-American Drums (1954)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent roots African-derived drum recordings from the 1950s. Recommended music from Bahamas, Brazil, Congo, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Nigeria, Rwanda,...
- – Ceremonial Drums 4:39
- 1. – Ceremonial Drums 4:39
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- CD FE4502£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
From Dakar To CubaSwinging To The RumbaSheer Sound
Twelve of the greatest African rumbas, compiled to illuminate the roots of Latin rumba and salsa in African rhythms.
- CD 9786310691107£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Louisiana Creole Music / Various ArtistsLouisiana Creole MusicSmithsonian Folkways
The French-speaking, black Creoles from the prairies of lower Louisiana produce a wide variety of music, from Cajun two-steps to the blues. This album...
- CD FA 2622£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
J.D. Short and Son HouseJ.D. Short and Son House: Blues from the Mississippi DeltaSmithsonian Folkways
This album presents the distinctive blues born from the hardships of life—especially African-American life—in northern Mississippi. In addition...
- CD FA 2467£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cult Music of CubaCult Music of Cuba (1951)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent early recordings of Yoruba, Lucumi and more religious afro-cuban cult music with songs for Shango, Legba etc. Recommended.
These recordings...
- – Song to Legba and Yemaya (Two Male Voices, Drum, Rattle)
- 1. – Song to Legba and Yemaya (Two Male Voices, Drum, Rattle)
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Vodun-Rada Rite for ErzulieVodun-Rada Rite for Erzulie (1975)Smithsonian Folkways
Live recording of a Voodoo ritual ceremony recorded in Haiti. Heavy!
- – Part 1
- 1. – Part 1
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- CD FL4491£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Drums Of Haiti (1950)Music of Haiti, Vol 2Smithsonian Folkways
Heavy, heavy, heavy drum rhythms recorded in Haiti. Voodoo plus some Rara. This is like Soul Jazz Records' own "Voodoo Drums", only recorded in 1950! Produced...
- – Bumba Dance
- 13. – Bumba Dance
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- CD FE4403£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock