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Pat MethenyMoonDialModern Recordings
DJ QuikRhythm-al-ismBe With Records
Sam MortonDaffodils & DirtXL Recordings
Will Gregory Moog EnsembleHeat Ray: The Archimedes ProjectMute
David BowieRock ‘n’ Roll Star! (Half-Speed Master)Parlophone
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1975-84Soul Jazz Records
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill FrisellAngel SongECM
Amon TobinPermutation (25 Year Anniversary)Ninja Tune
Paul Weller66Polydor
Sugar MinottBitter SweetMusic On Vinyl
Lonnie SmithFunk ReactionMr Bongo
Danger Mouse & JeminiGhetto Pop LifeLex Records
Beth GibbonsLives OutgrownDomino Records
Kings of LeonCan We Please Have FunCaptiol US
Ghana Special 2Various ArtistsSoundway
Kenny BurrellGuitar Forms (Acoustic Sounds)Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Jordan RakeiThe LoopDecca
Group ListeningWalksPRAH Recordings
Goma LacaCala Boca MeninoJazz Room Records
Fontaines DC / Massive Attack / Young FathersCeasefireBattle Box
Eccentric Soul: The Tammy LabelVarious ArtistsNumero Group
Kamasi WashingtonFearless MovementYoung
Kleenex / LiliputFirst SongsKill Rock Stars
Dua LipaRadical OptimismWarner Records
Delta 5Singles & Sessions 1979-1981Kill Rock Stars
Bobby HutchersonTotal Eclipse (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
William DevaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon
Earth, Wind & FireGreatest HitsMusic On Vinyl
Marlena ShawMarlena Shaw EPJazzman Special Products
Gerry MulliganNight Lights (Acoustic Sounds)Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve
Mo KoloursOriginal FlowWe Release JAZZ
Mixmaster Morris, Jonah Sharp, Haruomi HosonoQuiet LogicWRWTFWW Records
Gloria Coleman feat. Pola RobertsSoul Sisters (Impulse, 1964) (Verve By Request)Decca (UMO) / Verve
Robert "Dubwise" Browne & Dean FraserSun GoddessJazz Room Records
- CD FW8514£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
- Gambian Griot Kora Duets – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
Deep stuff! Recorded in Gambia.
MatmosReturn to ArchiveSmithsonian Folkways
It contains sounds sourced from dozens of LPs, from Sounds of North American Frogs to Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, Sounds of Insects to Voices...
- LP FW40261LP£21.99Expected 03 MayPreorder
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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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Steel Band ClashSteel Band ClashSmithsonian Folkways
Recorded in 1955, three sixteen-person steel bands—Big Shell, Brute Force and Hell's Gate—come together to provide a sampling of lively music...
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Pre-Owned Original USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
- CD COOK01040£9.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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 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 FW09714LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Worlds Of SoundThe Story Of Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Books
A man, a microphone, and a dream...
When he opened his tiny recording studio in New York in 1940, Moses Asch had a larger-than-life dream: to document...
- Book (1.2kg) 9780061563553£7.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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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Folk Music and Ceremonies of EthiopiaFolk Music and Ceremonies of Ethiopia (1974)Smithsonian Folkways
Roots and folk music from the various tribes and regions of Ethiopia, including celebrations for Haile Selassie's 80th birthday
- – Trance Chant
- 11. – Trance Chant
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- CD FE4354£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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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Ritual Music of EthiopiaRitual Music of Ethiopia (1973)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-deep ritual music from Ethiopia. Check the soundclip!
- – 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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- CD FE4353£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Grupo Oba IluDrums Of Cuba : Afro-Cuban Music From The RootsSoul Jazz Records
New album of heavyweight Afro-Cuban rhythms recorded in Havana, Cuba by Soul Jazz Records.
Comes with extensive sleeve-notes (physical only). This album...
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Ochosi (Aguere)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Makuta
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Abakua
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 1 - Mase)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Oggun
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 2 - Soyi)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Palo
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Arara (Variant 3 - Gervioso)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Elegua (Latopa)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Iyesa (Variant 1)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Iyesa (Variant 2)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Agayu:Toque (Chango-rumba)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Guiro
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Oya:Abakua (Tuitui)
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Bembe
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Yuka
- Grupo Oba Ilu – Chango (Bayuba)
- 1. Grupo Oba Ilu – Ochosi (Aguere)
- 2. Grupo Oba Ilu – Makuta
- 3. Grupo Oba Ilu – Abakua
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African MusicAfrican Music (1957)Smithsonian Folkways
Music from Benin, Cameroon, Liberia and Mali.
- – War Song
- 1. – War Song
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Dub Echoes DVD (2009)DVD - Directed by Bruno Natal
'Dub Echoes' DVD out now on Soul Jazz Records!!!!!! 'Dub Echoes' is a newly produced film about Dub, featuring an incredible array of artists, both original...
- DVD SJRDVD200£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
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);...
- – Paulette
- 9. – Paulette
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- CD COOK1022£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
King Jammy'sBy Beth LesserECW Press
Essential! This is Beth Lesser's first book (before her Dancehall book on Soul Jazz) - an incredible study of King Jammy, his soundsystem, life at the...
- Original Book (400g) ECW225259£35.00Original secondhand long out of print paperback as new, sticker on back
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
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BabylonBabylon DVDIcon
Official DVD issue of this cult classic British reggae film! A compelling story of the violence suffered everyday by black Britons in 1970s London, told...
- Blu-ray Disc ICON10142£6.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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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Reggae In A Babylon (1978)The Documentary That Captured The Birth Of British ReggaeOdeon Entertainment
This is a killer rare Reggae documentary filmed in England in 1978.
Includes rare interviews and performances from the kings and queens of the british...
- DVD ODNM004£9.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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 this item is released/available
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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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 this item is released/available
McLeanElectro-Symphonic LandscapesSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Priscilla McLean and Barton McLean, originally released in 1979
- CD FTS33450£12.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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...
- – Carcara (The Vulture)
- 7. – Carcara (The Vulture)
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Thai Funk 2Compiled by Maft ZaiZudRangMa
Thai Funk 2 is back with 22 more exclusive, rare and treasured funk and soul numbers from Thailand. This time even more beefier and down right dirtier...
- Singto – Lion
- Yoong – Mosquito
- YomMaBan TaLangKan – Officer of Hell's Announcement
- Kam Kao – Old Karma
- Pom-Pom-Pom – Hair-Hair-Hair
- Sara-Amor-Sara-R (Kee Mao Lae) – D-R-U-N-K : Wasted
- Ruk Chua NiRunDon – Love Forever
- 1. Singto – Lion
- 2. Yoong – Mosquito
- 5. YomMaBan TaLangKan – Officer of Hell's Announcement
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