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ClarkDaniel Isn't RealDeutsche Grammophon
Jóhann JóhannssonFordlandia4AD
PsychemagikI Feel How This Night Should LookPsychemagik
Fela Kuti & Roy AyersMusic Of Many ColoursKnitting Factory Records
Micky MilanQuando Tu Dances (inc. Faze Action and Willie Graff edits)Faze Action Records
Prince BusterRoll On Charles Street 'Prince Buster Ska Selection'Rock A Shacka
Leon ThomasSpirits Known And UnknownFlying Dutchman
Four TetTeenage Birdsong (inc. Overmono and Avalon Emerson remixes)Text
Manu DibangoWaka JujuSoul Makossa
Afro Exotique - Adventures In The Leftfield, Africa 1972-82Various ArtistsAfrica Seven
Jean & TrevorBack TogetherAthens Of The North
Erick CosaqueChinal Ka 1973-1995Heavenly Sweetness
Bernard ParmegianiDe Natura SonorumRecollection GRM
ArpEnsemble - Live!Mexican Summer
Nolan The NinjaILLPHORIA 2Mello Music Group
Colleen Grant / Sandra HamiltonLatin Parang / Parang JamSoundway
Donna McGheeMake It Last ForeverWewantsounds
Taeha TypesMechanical Keyboard Sounds: Recordings of Bespoke and Customised Mechanical KeyboardsTrunk Records
Cabaret VoltaireMethodology '74 / '78. Attic TapesMute
NUDA - 21 Exciting Cuts from Italian Sexy Comedy Disco Scene (1975-1981)Various ArtistsFour Flies Records
TenderloniousOn Flute22a
Gang StarrOne of the Best YetGang Starr Enterprises
Al CharlesOutstandingAthens Of The North
Zero dBParty Girl (inc. Marc Mac remix)Tru Thoughts
Piotr Damasiewicz & Power of the Horns EnsemblePolskaAstigmatic Records
GasPopKompakt
GrauzoneRaumWRWTFWW Records
El KhatSaadia JeffersonBatov Records
Col Nolan & The SoulShades of McSoul / Whatever It's WorthPacific Theatre Encore
Intergalactic GarySigns Of DisarrayMidnight Shift Records
The SorcerersSummoning The Monkey GodATA Records
BurialTunes 2011-2019Hyperdub
Seekers InternationalBadmanboogie / KilldemsoundFuture Times
DJ Nobu Presents: Beyond Space And Time 001Various ArtistsBeyond Space and Time
PolyswitchFeverish Cuts Vol.2Astrofever Records
Free EnergyHappinessDark Grooves Records
Jan Leslie HolmesI'm Your Superman (inc. DJ Spinna remixes)Groovin Recordings
Sheila Rickards meets King TubbyJamaican Fruit Of African RootsShella Records
Gideon NxumaloJazz FantasiaMad About Records
Daniel Dimbas & La DiferenciaLa Diferencia Edits (feat. Antal & Palms Trax edits)Not On Label
RAMZiMultiquestFATi Records
DissemblanceOver The SandMannequin
Karma MoffettSitting Still Within Sitting Still WithoutNot On Label
QuirkeSteal a Golden HailWhities
Anton LaVeyThe Devil Speaks (& Plays)Aberrant Records
KingdemThe Kingdem EP (Limited Blue Vinyl Edition)Tru Thoughts
Alton Miller & Amp FiddlerWhen The Morning Comes (inc. Kyle Hall remix)NSR Vinyl
Levon VincentWorld Order MusicNovel Sound
Nese KaraböcekYali, YaliPharaway Sounds
Alan WeeksGratefulKingsland Ites
- 1. Junkanoos Number 1 - Instrumental
- 2. Conch Ain't Got No Bones
- 3. Bonefish
- 4. Tangerine
- 5. Sponger Money
- 6. We're Gonna Tear Down the Iron Bed
- 7. Key Lime Beat - Instrumental
- 8. Sapodilly Limbo
- 9. Matilda Hold the Light
- 10. Sarah Lend Me Your Pigeon
- 11. Poor House Alley Specialty - Instrumental
Carnival music from the Bahamas. Crazy, heavy rhythms and songs. Recommended.
Mary Lou WilliamsMary Lou Williams (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
100% ESSENTIAL AND DEEP super-quality Mary Lou Williams 1964 LP reissue. This is a brand new KILLER Smithsonian reissue - complete with super-thick Smithsonian...
- Mary Lou Williams – Miss D.D.
- Mary Lou Williams – My Blue Heaven
- LP£20.00
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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,...
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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...
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McLeanElectro-Symphonic LandscapesSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Priscilla McLean and Barton McLean, originally released in 1979
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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...
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East New York Ensemble de MusicAt The Helm (1974)Smithsonian Folkways
Amazing deep, deep jazz as featured on our "New Thing!" compilation! Includes heavyweight African/Eastern styles and the out-there 13 minute version of...
- East New York Ensemble de Music – Sun Flower
- 3. Sun Flower
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- New LP £13.99
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
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- LP£18.99
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...
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Drums Of The Yoruba of NigeriaDrums Of The Yoruba of Nigeria (1953)Smithsonian Folkways
The real deal. Bata Drums and other Nigerian drumming in their original context.
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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
- Folk Music and Ceremonies of Ethiopia – Trance Chant
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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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Drums Of TrinidadTribal Rhythms From CarriacouSmithsonian Folkways
Six man drum orchestra. This recording of hand drumming from Port of Spain demonstrates African-derived rhythms performed in Trinidad and the broader Caribbean...
- Drums Of Trinidad – Calypso in Drums
- 1. Calypso in Drums
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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
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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
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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 WilliamsThe History of Jazz (1978)Smithsonian Folkways
- Mary Lou Williams – Medi I (Modern Blues Jazz)
- Mary Lou Williams – Nite Life (Kansas City Swing)
- 1. Medi I (Modern Blues Jazz)
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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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Mary Lou WilliamsZoningSmithsonian Folkways
Thirteen tracks (including previously unreleased version of Syl-o-gism and Gloria) embodying her always-distinctive compositions, lyricism, power, and...
- Mary Lou Williams – Medi II
- Mary Lou Williams – Rosa Mae
- Mary Lou Williams – Gloria
- 3. Medi II
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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!
- Traditional Drumming and Dances of Ghana – Kete Drumming
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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
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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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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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We Shall Overcome:Documentary of the March on Washington (1963)Smithsonian Folkways
Audio Documentary featuring Joan Baez, Martin Luther King, President Kennedy, Odetta, Bob Dylan and more.
Features Martin Luther King's famous...
- We Shall Overcome: – We Shall Overcome!
- 1. We Shall Overcome!
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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)
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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)
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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
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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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The Mighty SparrowFirst Flight: Early Calypsos from the Emory Cook CollectionSmithsonian Folkways
Mighty Sparrow's First Flight reflects his post-World War II Trinidadian world of bravado and high rhetoric, in which violence of tongue and hand, the...
- The Mighty Sparrow – No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
- 1. No, Doctor, No (The Situation in Trinidad)
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Folk Music Of JamaicaFolk Music Of Jamaica (1956)Smithsonian Folkways
Heavyweight roots music from Jamaica, very-percussion heavy. Recorded by ex-prime minister of Jamaica, Edward Seaga, in his musical anthropological days!...
- Folk Music Of Jamaica – Kumina "Country" Songs - 3:15
- 2. Kumina "Country" Songs - 3:15
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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)
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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,...
- African and Afro-American Drums – Ceremonial Drums 4:39
- 1. Ceremonial Drums 4:39
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Attica, Rikers and The TombsFrom the Cold jaws of Prison: by Inmates and Ex-Inmates, Musicians and Poets from Attica, Rikers andSmithsonian Folkways
Poetry and songs from prisoners recorded in 1971
- Attica, Rikers and The Tombs – A Word to the Hip
- 3. A Word to the Hip
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Nancy DupreeGhetto Reality (1969)Smithsonian Folkways
Black poet Nancy Dupree accompanied by a group of young kids. Songs include tributes to, amongst others, James Brown.
- Nancy Dupree – James Brown
- 2. James Brown
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Langston HughesThe Voice Of Langston HughesSmithsonian Folkways
Includes the classic "I've Known Rivers", later recorded by Gary Bartz ("The Negro Speaks Of Rivers")
- Langston Hughes – The negro speaks of rivers
- 1. The negro speaks of rivers
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Sarah Webster FabioTogether To The Tune Of Coltrane's Equinox (1977)Smithsonian Folkways
Sarah Webster Fabio raps her poetry over some funky tunes and deep jazz (such as Coltrane's "Equinox"). Recommended.
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Eclipse
- 1. Eclipse
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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!
- Vodun-Rada Rite for Erzulie – Part 1
- 1. Part 1
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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)
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