Mary Lou Williams – Black Christ of the Andes (1964)

Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou's Mass Smithsonian 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,...

Jazz

– Willis
– O.W
– Credo

1. – Willis
2. – O.W
12. – Credo
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Sarah Webster Fabio Boss 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...

Funk/Soul

– Work it out
– Glimpses

1. – Work it out
4. – Glimpses
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East New York Ensemble de Music At 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...

Jazz

– Sun Flower

3. – Sun Flower
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Rhythms of Rapture Sacred 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...

Deep Cult and Roots Music

Port-Au-Prince Zepol – Vye Gran O (Song for Ezili)

6. Port-Au-Prince Zepol – Vye Gran O (Song for Ezili)
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Sarah Webster Fabio Jujus - Alchemy of the Blues 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...

Funk/Soul Jazz

– 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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Sarah Webster Fabio Together To The Tune Of Coltrane's Equinox Smithsonian Folkways

Sarah Webster Fabio raps her poetry over some funky tunes and deep jazz (such as Coltrane's "Equinox"). Recommended.

Funk/Soul Jazz

– 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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David Lee Jr.Evolution Soul Jazz Records

Drummer and Composer David Lee Jr.’s stunning and rare album Evolution (1974) blends the deep experimentalism of John Coltrane and Sun Ra with the pulsating...

Jazz

– Revelation
– Spirit Voice
– Cosmic Vision
– Wymbo-Ngoma
– Regeneration
– Freedom Bells
– Acknowledgement
– Love Parable
– Nola Reflex
– Evolution
– Cosmopolitan
– Second Line March
– Constant Search
– I Want Our Love To Always Last
– Mystic Sound

1. – Revelation
2. – Spirit Voice
3. – Cosmic Vision
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LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP551C£26.00
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Eek-A-Mouse Peeni-Walli Gorgon

Killer early roots dj tune from Ripton Hylton talking about being knocked off his bicycle by a motorbike. Repress with version

Roots Reggae

– Peeni-Walli
– Version

1. – Peeni-Walli
2. – Version
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Fela Kuti Fela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records

'Let's Start' - Seriously killer tune! and loads more. It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat...

African

– Let's Start

1. – Let's Start
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Rio Baile Funk More Favela Booty Beats Essay

Mutant hip-hop, raw grooves and mad breaks that will transport you to another imaginary party with big speakers in some hot and hidden Rio slum. It's been...

Brazilian Compilations

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Can You Dig It ?The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968 - 75 Soul 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....

Funk/Soul Soundtracks

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
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Julie Coker A Life In The Limelight: Lagos Disco & Itsekiri Highlife, 1976-1981 Kalita Records

Kalita records release a compilation focusing on the musical career of Julie Coker, the queen of Nigerian television! Here we collate seven of Julie’s...

African

– Ere Yon
– Re Hese
– It’s All For You
– Sogio
– Gossiper Scandal Monger
– Iyo-Re
– Elelemi

1. – Ere Yon
2. – Re Hese
3. – It’s All For You
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Bill Withers Live At Carnegie Hall (1972)Columbia

Essential live album includes killer versions of "Use Me", "Ain't No Sunshine" amongst others.

Funk/Soul

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Les McCann Invitation To Openness (1972)Atlantic

"Featuring the 26-minute 'The Lovers', this album is THE essence and translation of the predominant free love theme of the '60s and '70s. Original =...

Jazz

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Nathan Davis Jazz '65-'76 Jazzman

Great compilation of super-rare tracks from highly under-rated American jazz flautist and saxophonist Nathan Davis! Thirteen tracks from ten mega-rare...

Jazz

– Theme From Zoltan
– A5
– Mandingo's Pad
– Cecen Kizi
– Makatuka

3. – Theme From Zoltan
4. – A5
5. – Mandingo's Pad
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Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento Native Dancer (1975)CBS

Sublime album: half are instrumentals by Shorter with Herbie Hancock, Wagner Tiso and Airto, but it's the other half featuring Brazilian vocalist Milton...

Jazz Brazilian

– Ponta De Areia
– Beauty And The Beast
– From The Lonely Afternoons

1. – Ponta De Areia
2. – Beauty And The Beast
6. – From The Lonely Afternoons
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