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Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
AshraNew Age Of EarthProper Records
Pharoah SandersLove is HereLive in Paris (1975) (Lost ORTF Recordings)Transcendence Sounds
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
Florian TM ZeisigA New LifeSTROOM
Tania MariaApresentamosJazzybelle Records
Mad ProfessorAvianca Dubs Vol.1Avianca Dubs
Tim ReaperBullet Bill / For YouIntaception
Surprise ChefBully BallBig Crown Records
CoversVarious artistsJazz Room Records
Passarani presents M.ChromeFlare Rider EPStudiomaster
Pal JoeyHear AgainPal Joey Music
Elder Ward / Power LordIt'll All Be Over / Victory TravelersCelestial Echo
Ennio MorriconeJohn Carpenter's The ThingWaxwork Records
MayurashkaLSI DreamingRhythm Section International
Stefan RingerMeta Music x Rogue EPFWM Entertainment
Exotic GardensMorning DubsPinchy & Friends
Phylliss BaileyPhylliss (Reissue)Celestial Echo
UltramarineRoutineBlackford Hill
ASC / SkannaSwitch / Beyond TimeOver/Shadow
Donald ByrdThink Twice / Where Are We Going?Major Keys
Djingo Typical BandVini Ouais (With Art Of Tones Remix)Heavenly Sweetness
WINO-KE7WINO-KE7Wah Wah Wino
BurialComafields / Imaginary FestivalHyperdub
The Way U Make Me Feel: UK Boogie & Street Soul, 1980-1994Various ArtistsFreestyle Records
JacinWitch DoctorRoots Shed
2015 – 2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years of Sonic ExplorationsVarious ArtistsBongo Joe
Tom SkinnerKaleidoscopic VisionsBrownswood / International Anthem
Barrington Levy / Lui LepkiMine Yuh Mouth / Late Night MovieStudio 16
Count MachukiMovementsStudio 16
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Fantastic. Deep jazz all the way. w/ Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Monk, Randy Weston and more.
Seize the Time: Story of the Black Panther Partyby Bobby Seale
Out-of-print secondhand paperback 1970 edition
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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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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,...
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James BaldwinNobody Knows My NameCorgi
Second-hand U.S. paperback copy
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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...
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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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Inside JazzBy Graham CollierQuartet Books (1973)
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Original out of print secondhand book in good cond.
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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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Seriously Bad Album Covers!by Nick DiFonzoNew Holland
There have been some truly awful album titles and designs over the last 50 years. Some covers may be doomed to awfulness by the artist's face-made-for-radio...
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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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Miles DavisThe Definitive Biography by Ian CarrPaladin
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Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Musicby Rob Young (2010)
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The Encyclopedia Of JazzIn The SixtiesQuartet Books
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Dundun: The Talking Drum of the Yoruba People of South-West Nigeriaby Oyeniyi OsundinaAustin Macauley
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...
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Soft Machineby William BurroughsCorgi
It's a cult classic ...
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Young, Gifted & BlackThe Story of Trojan RecordsOmnibus Press
The inside story - gossipy and addictive!
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Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gayeby Steve TurnerMichael Joseph
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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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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...
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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....
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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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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'...
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Kiss Me NeckThe Scratch Story In Words, Pictures And RecordsCherry Red Books
With more than 1,000 releases to Lee "Scratch" Perry's name in some form or other, there is a wealth of material for fans and collectors to immerse themselves...
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