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Enrique Rodriguez and The Negra Chiway BandFase LiminalSoul Jazz Records
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 4Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1971-83Soul Jazz Records
CapriisunA Fleeting NowGroup Bracil
Byron The AquariusApron EPApron Records
MildlifeAutomaticHeavenly Recordings
Nicolas JaarCenizasOther People
Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood FergusonChicago WavesInternational Anthem Recording Company
Leonard BernsteinChichester Psalms / FacsimileCBS
Endangered Species Vol. 1Various ArtistsDark Entries
GermannuGermannuNotes On A Journey
Cypress HillInsane In The BrainMr Bongo
J.A.L.N. BandJust Another Lonely NightMagnet (2)
Ta Teasha LoveOh Jah ComeOnlyroots
Cosmic Vibrations feat. Dwight TriblePathways & PassagesSpiritmuse
Paul WhitemanSay SoOnlyroots
Jay DanielSSD EPWatusi High
StallionStallionHornin' Sounds
The Alan Parsons ProjectThe Turn Of A Friendly CardArista
AnteloperTour Beats Vol. 1International Anthem Recording Company
Makaya McCravenUniversal Beings E&F SidesInternational Anthem Recording Company
Yabass Yaba RadicsYear Zero DubbHornin' Sounds
Bongo Pat / Augustus PabloYoung Generation / New Style RockersOnlyroots
Tommy McCookDeath TrapPressure Sounds
Vivian 'Yabby You' JacksonFire In A KingstonPressure Sounds
Danton D. HeslopNo ProblemTrack Star
Bree DanielsOh Me Oh MyPressure Sounds
Bobby Ellis And The UpsettersSka BabyPressure Sounds
Edmond GladstonUntrue LoveTop Ranking Sound
Edmond GladstonUntrue LoverTop Ranking Sound
KashifKashifArista
Reggae Strings And Reggae Strings Volume 2Doctor Bird
Laurel AitkenSkinhead TrainPressure Drop
Delano StewartStay A Little Bit LongerDoctor Bird
Martin Daniel and El Rego de CotonouDignovy Din Ton Le / Sur Le Sable De La PlageEts Aux Ecoutes
Abeng Meets Rootikal HornsDowntown BluesDig This Way Records
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoKunu Ho Dié / Asu Wè HontonAux Ecoutes
El Rego Et Ses CommandosNe M'Attends PlusL.A. Aux Ecoutes
AbengNo Bad IntentionDig This Way Records
Clément Mêlomê and Orchestre Poly-RythmoNougbo Vêhou (La Vérité Blesse)Aux Ecoutes
Billy BoyoOne Spliff A Day / One Dub A DayVP Records
Walter Bishop, Jr.Coral KeysBlack Jazz Records
Cleo SolRose in the DarkForever Living Originals
Butcher Brown#KingButchConcord Jazz
Arca&&&&&PAN
Pole1Mute
Pole2Mute
Pole3Mute
Breaking The Beats: Compiled By Dave Lee & Will FoxVarious ArtistsZ Records
Door To The CosmosVarious ArtistsOn The Corner Records
John ColtraneGiant Steps (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Warner Jazz / Rhino
- East New York Ensemble de Music – Sun Flower
Amazing deep, deep jazz as featured on our "New Thing!" compilation! Includes heavyweight African/Eastern styles and the out-there 13 minute version of "Little Sunflower"!
Lord InvaderCalypso (1955)Smithsonian Folkways
One of Calypso's finest exponents, recorded in 1955
- Lord Invader – Brown Skin Girl
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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.
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Esso Steel Band of Bermuda Bermuda HoneymoonSmithsonian Folkways
In the 1950s, steel pan and calypso, imported from Trinidad and Tobago, were hot in Bermuda. Lloyd Simmons and Hubert Smith, Jr. sing calypso with the...
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Lord MelodyCaribbean Limbo MusicSmithsonian Folkways
How low can you go? Chances are, you’ll laugh (or at least giggle) before you reach your limit. These largely instrumental pieces with limbo-appropriate...
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Classic African-American Ballads / Various ArtistsClassic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways
Classic African-American Ballads is a sampling of an important, historic, and engaging slice of America's Black music heritage. The heyday of the Black...
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Classic Appalachian Blues / Various ArtistsClassic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways
The "mountain cousin" of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born...
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The Brute Force Steel BandMusic to Awaken the Ballroom BeastSmithsonian Folkways
In the streets of Antigua shortly following WWII, The Brute Force Steel Band began as one of the ensembles that would pioneer Caribbean steel pan music....
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Creole Songs of Haiti / Various ArtistsCreole Songs of HaitiSmithsonian Folkways
This recording combines vocal interpretations of Vodou (an Afro-Haitian religion) ceremonial songs and popular secular melodies by legendary Haitian singer,...
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Music from the South / Various ArtistsMusic from the South Vol. 1: Country Brass BandsSmithsonian Folkways
The fieldwork for this album sought to explore sources that would lead listeners back to the decades between the emancipation of the slaves in 1863 and...
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McLeanElectro-Symphonic LandscapesSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Priscilla McLean and Barton McLean, originally released in 1979
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The Real CalypsoThe Real Calypso (1927-1946)Smithsonian Folkways
This compilation is an introduction to the golden age of calypso and to some of it's greatest exponents. The genre is known for its incisive social commentary,...
- The Real Calypso – Louis-Schmeling Fight
- 3. Louis-Schmeling Fight
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Sarah Webster FabioJujus - Alchemy of the Blues (1976)Smithsonian 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...
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet songs
- 2. Sweet songs
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP£18.99
Music From The Villages Of Northeastern NigeriaRecorded In The FieldSmithsonian Folkways
Excellent recordings from the North-Eastern villages of Nigeria - varying from drums and voice to marimba type instruments and loads more. Double CD.
- Music From The Villages Of Northeastern Nigeria – Music of the Ga'anda People: Ga'anda Xylophone Band
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Rhythms of RaptureSacred Musics of Haitian Vodou (1995)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent recordings of Haitian voodoo music in all its many forms and variations. Comes with superb booklet.
Cuts from live Vodou ceremonies are juxtaposed...
- Port-Au-Prince Zepol – Vye Gran O (Song for Ezili)
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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
- 2×CD£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Brazil: Songs of ProtestZelia Barbosa Sings of the Sertao & Favela (1968)Smithsonian Folkways
Killer, killer, killer 60s hard bossa! There are tough versions of 'Carcara' (check out the audio), Edu Lobo's 'Cheganca', 'Opiniao' and other protest...
- Brazil: Songs of Protest – Carcara (The Vulture)
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Mary Lou WilliamsFootnotes to Jazz, Vol. 3: Jazz Rehearsal, I (1950)Smithsonian Folkways
After rediscovering a tin box full of acetate recordings of jazz rehearsal sessions, Folkways founder Moe Asch pieced together a sequence that shows the...
- Mary Lou Williams – Little Joe
- 1. Little Joe
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Mary Lou WilliamsMary Lou Williams: The Asch Recordings 1944-47 (1977)Smithsonian Folkways
Originally recorded and released in 1944, Mary Lou Williams recorded exclusively for Asch during this period. Williams's style was in a state of transition...
- Mary Lou Williams – Roll Em
- Mary Lou Williams – Satchel Mouth Baby
- Mary Lou Williams – Persian Rug
- 2. Roll Em
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mary Lou WilliamsMary Lou's MassSmithsonian Folkways
The long-awaited reissue of Mary Lou Williams's magnum opus of religious jazz: Mary Lou's Mass. Newsweek called the score "an encyclopedia of black music,...
- Mary Lou Williams – Willis
- Mary Lou Williams – O.W
- Mary Lou Williams – Credo
- 1. Willis
- 2. O.W
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Mary Lou WilliamsZodiac Suite (1945)Smithsonian Folkways
Originally released in 1945, Smithsonian Folkways proudly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the original Asch Records release of Mary Lou Williams' work,...
- Mary Lou Williams – Gemini
- Mary Lou Williams – Leo
- Mary Lou Williams – Aquarius
- 3. Gemini
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Yoruba Drums from Benin, West AfricaYoruba Drums from Benin, West AfricaSmithsonian Folkways
Benin, West Africa is the home to several Yoruba religious cults based on a pantheon of gods. Overlapping rhythms embedded with symbolic religious meanings...
- The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Ako
- 1. The Bata Repetoire for Egungen in Pobe – Ako
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Arabic And Druse MusicArabic And Druse Music (1956)Smithsonian Folkways
Recorded in Israel in 1956.
- Arabic And Druse Music – Ud Music
- 1. Ud Music
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Folk Music of EthiopiaFolk Music of EthiopiaSmithsonian Folkways
Deep stuff. Recorded in 1951 - you can hear traces of the Ethiopiques in these recordings.
- Folk Music of Ethiopia – Oh My Country (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna
- 1. Oh My Country (Ethiopia) - Male Voice with Begenna
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Ritual Music of EthiopiaRitual Music of Ethiopia (1973)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-deep ritual music from Ethiopia. Check the soundclip!
- Ritual Music of Ethiopia – Kammba Drum Solo (Wallano tribe) / Woyisha cow horn (Wallano tribe)
- 1. Kammba Drum Solo (Wallano tribe) / Woyisha cow horn (Wallano tribe)
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Music Of MoroccoMusic Of Morocco (1966)Smithsonian Folkways
- Music Of Morocco – Aissawa Dancers
- 1. Aissawa Dancers
- View full info and tracklisting
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Africa:The Sounds & Music Of The CongoSmithsonian Folkways
Rhythms and songs from Africa.
- Africa: – Song of the Ekonda (Baoto Folk Song)
- 1. Song of the Ekonda (Baoto Folk Song)
- View full info and tracklisting
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Gambian Griot Kora DuetsGambian Griot Kora Duets (1979)Smithsonian Folkways
Deep stuff! Recorded in Gambia.
- Gambian Griot Kora Duets – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
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Music Of MaliMusic Of Mali (1966)Smithsonian Folkways
Music of Mali.
- Music Of Mali – Taureg Minstrels at Timbuktu (with Two Lutes)
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Songs of War and Death from the Slave Coast:Songs of Death (1982)Smithsonian Folkways
Heavyweight songs and drums recorded in Ghana. All relate to death!
- Songs of War and Death from the Slave Coast: – Gogodzi (Mourning Song) - 1:57
- 2. Gogodzi (Mourning Song) - 1:57
- View full info and tracklisting
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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...
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John Crow Say..Jamaican Music of Faith, Work and Play (1981)Smithsonian Folkways
Fascinating roots Jamaican recordings recorded by John Storm Roberts in 1981.
- John Crow Say.. – I Saw the Lighthouse
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Ancient Slavonic ChantsIvan Koukouzel Angeloglassny Ensemble (1994)Smithsonian Folkways
Sacred voices, recorded in Bulgaria.
- Ancient Slavonic Chants – Voskreseniya Den (The Day of the Resurrection)(Neophyte Riisky- from Easter Matins)
- 3. Voskreseniya Den (The Day of the Resurrection)(Neophyte Riisky- from Easter Matins)
- View full info and tracklisting
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Griots:Ministers of the Spoken Word (1975)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-deep music from Mali, Gambia and Senegal. A double CD featuring Griot Music, Africa's story tellers, also known as the ministers of the spoken word!...
- Griots: – Nege Sirimang
- 2. Nege Sirimang
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jamaican Cult MusicJamaican Cult Music (1954)Smithsonian Folkways
The original jump-up! Revivalist Zion, baptist, Kumina drums, Jonkanoo and Rastafari! Amazing early recordings.
- Jamaican Cult Music – Uplifting table (revival zion) 3:28
- 1. Uplifting table (revival zion) 3:28
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Sarah Webster FabioSoul Ain't Soul Is: Poems by Sarah Webster Fabio (1973)Smithsonian Folkways
Sarah Webster's black poetry. Some tracks feature conga accompaniment in a Gil Scott Heron/Last Poets stylee!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Soul ain't: soul is
- 1. Soul ain't: soul is
- View full info and tracklisting
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Langston HughesLangston Hughes' Jericho - Jim Crow (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Performance by Langston Hughes.
- Langston Hughes – Jericho-Jim Crow (Part I)
- 1. Jericho-Jim Crow (Part I)
- View full info and tracklisting
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Langston HughesThe Dream Keeper And Other Poems (1955)Smithsonian Folkways
Excellent collection of poems and narration from Langston Hughes! Recommended!
- Langston Hughes – The Dream Keeper: Dreams; Water-Front Street; Long Trip
- 1. The Dream Keeper: Dreams; Water-Front Street; Long Trip
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Haiti Confidential (1958)The Inscrutable music of Haiti...definite, authentic, for the initiateSmithsonian Folkways
Covering a broad spectrum, this collection includes vodou ritual drumming (using tanbou, a type of drums used for this religious practice of African origin);...
- Haiti Confidential (1958) – Paulette
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The Sacred Rhythms of Cuban SanteriaThe Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santeria (1984)Smithsonian Folkways
These recordings of Santería drumming and singing rituals feature four Cuban Santería groups calling the gods (orishas) by performing rhythmic...
- The Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santeria – Inle
- 3. Inle
- View full info and tracklisting
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Langston HughesThe Story Of Jazz: The First Album Of Jazz For Children (1954)Smithsonian Folkways
Langston Hughes narrates the history and evolution of Jazz in the USA. Classic recording.
- Langston Hughes – The Beginnings/Blues
- 1. The Beginnings/Blues
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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!
- Bongo, Backra & Coolie – Asosowata
- 2. Asosowata
- View full info and tracklisting
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Grupo De CapoeiraCapoeira Angola 2: Brincado Na RodaSmithsonian Folkways
Berimbau and voice rhythms intrinsic to Capoeira, performed by one of Salvador's top 'rodas'
- CD£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Mary Lou WilliamsBlack Christ of the Andes (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-rare and highly sought-after classic modal jazz album finally reissued!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
- Mary Lou Williams – It Ain't Necessarily So
- Mary Lou Williams – Miss D.D.
- Mary Lou Williams – Koolbonga
- 2. It Ain't Necessarily So
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£11.99
Can You Dig It ?The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968 - 75Soul Jazz Records
''Can You Dig It?' is as definitive as it gets, and treats its subject seriously, lovingly and with an attention to detail that makes it a necessary purchase....
- Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
- Gene Page – Blacula
- Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
- Willie Hutch – Brother's Gonna Work It Out
- Don Costa – Charley - Main Theme
- Marvin Gaye – 'T' Plays It Cool
- Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
- J.J. Johnson – Willie Chase
- James Brown – Down And Out In New York City
- Quincy Jones – They Call Me MISTER Tibbs
- Martha Reeves and J.J. Johnson – Keep On Movin' On
- Dennis Coffey – Theme From Black Belt Jones
- Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead
- The Blackbyrds – Wilford's Gone
- Willie Hutch – Theme Of Foxy Brown
- Isaac Hayes – Run Fay Run
- Isaac Hayes – Shaft
- Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
- Joe Simon – Theme From Cleopatra Jones
- Johnny Pate – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
- Brer Soul and Earth, Wind and Fire – Sweetback's Theme
- James Brown – Make It Good To Yourself
- Isaac Hayes – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile
- Grant Green – Travelling To Get To Doc
- Booker T and the MG's – Time Is Tight
- Roy Ayers – Aragon
- Edwin Starr – Easin' In
- Gordon Staples and The String Thing – Strung Out
- Nat Dove and The Devils – Zombie March
- The Impressions – Make A Resolution
- Solomon Burke and Gene Page – The Bus
- Jack Ashford – Las Vegas Strut
- Don Julian – Lay It On Your Head
- Galt MacDermot – Ed and Digger
- 1. Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
- 2. Gene Page – Blacula
- 3. Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£12.00
- 2×LP Vol.1£18.99
- 2×LP Vol.2£18.99
- MP3 Release£9.99
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...
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Work it out
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Glimpses
- 1. Work it out
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£11.99
LaraajiCelestial VibrationSoul Jazz Records
This is the stunning debut album from Laraaji. ‘Celestial Vibrations’ was originally released in 1978 under the name Edward Larry Gordon, and then...
- Laraaji – All Pervading
- Laraaji – Bethlehem
- 1. All Pervading
- 2. Bethlehem
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP + Download Code£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Street and Gangland Rhythms – Ole
- CD£11.99
Mary Lou WilliamsMary Lou's MassSmithsonian Folkways
The long-awaited reissue of Mary Lou Williams's magnum opus of religious jazz: Mary Lou's Mass. Newsweek called the score "an encyclopedia of black music,...
- Mary Lou Williams – Willis
- Mary Lou Williams – O.W
- Mary Lou Williams – Credo
- 1. Willis
- 2. O.W
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lloyd McNeill QuartetAsha (1969)Soul Jazz Records
New edition of this very rare deep spiritual jazz album, the debut release from flautist Lloyd McNeill released on his private-press Asha...
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Asha
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – As A Matter Of Fact
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Two Thirds Pleasure
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Dig Where Dat's At
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – St. Margaret's Church
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Effervescence
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Warmth Of A Sunny Day
- 1. Asha
- 2. As A Matter Of Fact
- 3. Two Thirds Pleasure
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + Download Code£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
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- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sarah Webster FabioJujus - Alchemy of the Blues (1976)Smithsonian 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...
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet songs
- 2. Sweet songs
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP£18.99
Jamaica FunkOriginal Jamaican Funk & Soul 45'sSoul Jazz Records
The music on this album contains original Jamaican funk and soul mainly released on 45s released in the years 1972-78. These cross-cultural musical gems...
- Earl Brown – Get Together
- Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
- Jah Lloyd – Lama
- The Chosen Few – I Love The Way You Love
- Cedric Im Brooks – Silent Force
- Glen Adams – You Can't Hide Love
- Herman And The Aquarians – Dunce Cap
- The Heptones – Do Good To Each Other and Everyone
- The Studio Sound – Give Me Some More
- Winston Wright and The Upsetters – Jam 1
- The Now Generation – People Make The World Go Round
- Jackie Paris – Make Me Smile
- Sidney, George and Jackie – Papa Was A Rolling Stone
- The Rebels – Rhodesia
- Big Youth – Ride On
- Augustus Pablo – Lightning Chap
- Augustus Pablo – Lightning Chap Version
- Ansel and the Meditations – Tricked
- 1. Earl Brown – Get Together
- 2. Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
- 3. Jah Lloyd – Lama
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£11.00
- 2×LP£14.99
The BlackbyrdsNight Grooves (1978)Bgp / Fantasy
Featuring the rare groove classics "Happy Music", "Do It Fluid" and "Rock Creek Park"
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee! - CD£8.99
The Jazz CrusadersOld Socks, New Shoes...New Socks, Old Shoes (1970)Chisa
Early killer set from Jazz Crusaders (before they became the Crusaders). Recorded in 1970 and featuring a heavyweight version of Sly Stone's "ThankyouFalletinMeBeMyself"....
- The Jazz Crusaders – Thank You
- 1. Thank You
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-Original vinyl - sealed and opened once but has some water damage to top left of sleeve inside shrinkwrap
DefunktThermo Nuclear Sweat (1982)Hannibal
Original funk punk jazz from the downtown New York scene of the early 1980s! Features Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Joseph Bowie, brother of the Art...
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!
Georgia Anne MuldrowA Thoughtiverse UnmarredMello Music Group
Georgia Anne Muldrow delivers her first rap album, produced entirely by Chris Keys. 'A Thoughtiverse Unmarred' is beautiful delivery of her lyrics with...
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Prologue
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Monoculture
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Great Blacks
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Monoculture
- 3. Great Blacks
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£12.99 £6.00
SteinskiWhat Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 RetrospectiveIllegal Art
Illegal Art presents the first and only definitive Steinski 2CD collection, `What Does It All Mean?: 1983-2006 Retrospective'. 14 retrospective tracks...
- Steinski – The payoff mix
- Steinski – Lesson 2 (james brown mix)
- Steinski – Lesson 3 (history of hip hop)
- Steinski – The motorcade sped on
- 1. The payoff mix
- 2. Lesson 2 (james brown mix)
- 3. Lesson 3 (history of hip hop)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£13.99
Herbie HancockFat Albert Rotunda (1969)Warner Bros.
The definitive funky soul jazz monster! Nuff tunes! Monster, monster, monster funk jazz bomb! Killer late 60s with 'Wiggle-Waggle'.
- Herbie Hancock – Wiggle-Waggle
- Herbie Hancock – Fat Mama
- Herbie Hancock – Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
- Herbie Hancock – Fat Albert Rotunda
- 1. Wiggle-Waggle
- 2. Fat Mama
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g)£21.99180gm heavyweight vinyl
- CD£7.99
HannibalChildren Of The FireUniversal Sound
Soul Jazz records are releasing this super-rare lost classic deep jazz album by Hannibal Peterson and The Sunrise Orchestra.
Hannibal Peterson has played...
- Hannibal – Rhythm Ritual
- Hannibal – Song Of Life
- Hannibal – The Bombing
- Hannibal – Prelude
- Hannibal – Prayer
- Hannibal – Aftermath
- Hannibal – Finale
- 1. Rhythm Ritual
- 2. Song Of Life
- 3. The Bombing
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£12.00
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Randy WestonAfrican CookbookAtlantic
Awesome Afro-centric deep modal jazz!
This classic album, originally recorded in 1964, features Booker Ervin, Big Black and Ray Copeland. Check the...
- Randy Weston – African Cookbook
- Reissue LP£9.99
- CD Obi Strip£7.99
- Original LP£25.00
ActressHazyvilleWerk
BACK IN STOCK!!!
Brilliant album of Moodymann-meets-Sutekh-style grainy, super-deep disco house!
Layers of Sherard Ingram-esque digital distortion...
- Actress – Doggin'
- Actress – Ivy May Gilpin
- Actress – I Can't Forgive You
- Actress – Crushed
- Actress – Redit 124
- Actress – Mincin
- Actress – Green Gal
- 3. Doggin'
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£11.99
OnraChinoiseriesBo bun
Onra already famed for their tracks being used in two of the Coca Cola Chinese Olympics TV commercials, have finally released their album 'Chinoiseries'!...
- Onra – Chop your hands
- Onra – I wanna go back
- Onra – War
- 3. Chop your hands
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£9.99
Sahib ShihabSeedsSchema Records
Reissue of this CLASSIC and extremely sought-after 1968 modal jazz rarity recorded in Europe by ex-pat US saxophonist Sahib Shihab! An original might cost...
- Sahib Shihab – Seeds
- Sahib Shihab – Who'll Buy My Dream
- Sahib Shihab – Uma Fita de Tres Cores
- Sahib Shihab – Mauve
- 1. Seeds
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£19.99
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
- 2×CD£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mor ThiamDini SafarrarJazzman
Originally released in small numbers as a custom pressing in 1973, the compelling 'Dini Safarrar' by Senegalese drummer Mor Thiam has gained cult status...
- Mor Thiam – Ayo Ayo Nene
- Mor Thiam – Sindiely
- Mor Thiam – Kele Mumbana
- Mor Thiam – Kanfera
- Mor Thiam – Africa
- 1. Ayo Ayo Nene
- 2. Sindiely
- 3. Kele Mumbana
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- New LP (180g) + Download Code£19.99
- CD£12.99
BengaDiary Of An Afro WarriorTempa
ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF 2008!!!!
Long awaited album from Benga. Features the mighty 'Night' feat. Coki, 'E-Trips', 'Crunked Up', '26 Basslines'...
- Benga – Night
- Benga – E Trips
- Benga – Crunked Up
- Benga – Emotions
- Benga – Pleasure
- Benga – 26 Basslines
- 2. Night
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- CD£10.99
808 StateQuadrastateRephlex
Just in time for the much heralded 2Oth Anniversary of Rave this summer, 808 State?s classic ?Quadrastate? album finally gets a re-release ater the other...
- 808 State – Pacific state
- 808 State – State ritual
- 808 State – let yourself go (303 mix)
- 808 State – Deepville
- 1. Pacific state
- 3. State ritual
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- 2×LP£13.99
- CD£11.99