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Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Cumbia-Salsa-Afro-FunkSoul Jazz 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
Sister NancyOne, TwoVPAL MUSIC
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
The HeptonesOn TopStudio One
The Georgia Prophets"Fever" (Special Edition)Charly
Kevin SaundersonFuture (Detroit Mixes)Defected
Mac DemarcoGuitarMac's Record Label
Kerri ChandlerRaw GroovesLarge Records
Kerri ChandlerRaw Grooves 3Large Records
James YorkstonSongs for Nina and JohannaDomino
Ami Taf RaThe Prophet and The MadmanBrainfeeder
Mal WaldronCandy GirlStrut
Jamie 3:26Dancefloor Damage Vol. 3326 Records
Hot ChipJoy In RepetitionDomino
Fatback BandNight Fever / (Hey) I Feel Real Good (feat. Kenny Dope & DJ Spinna remixes)Acid Jazz
Makaya McCravenOff The RecordXL Recordings
Ruffy & TuffyTake One StepRockers
K. & His Cubano FiestasThe Black AlbumSoundway
K. & His Cubano FiestasThe Blue AlbumSoundway
Chip WickhamThe Eternal NowGondwana
Barry BrownThings And TimeBlack Roots
The GayladsWhat A SituationBlack Roots
Jurassic 5FeedbackPIAS
- Book (800g) 9780226456942£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard Kubik draws on his extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. In this second volume, he turns to the cognitive study of African rhythm, Yoruba chantefables, the musical Kachamba family of Malawi, and African conceptions of space and time.
Features an extensive selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of Kubik's own recordings. Erudite and exhaustive, "Theory of African Music" is an invaluable reference source.
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
In a quAre Time and PlacePost-Slavery Temporalities, Blaxploitation, and Sun Ra's Afrofuturism Between Intersectionality and Heterogeneity
'In this book Tim Stüttgen considers the paradigm of (post-)slavery as an important epistemological break within predominantely white Gender and Queer...
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DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
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Lorraine HansberryA Raisin in the Sun
A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the...
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Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
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Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
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Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
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Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
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Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
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Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
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Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
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The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
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Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsThe Communist Manifesto
'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and...
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Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
- Book (2.1kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
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Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
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Michael E. VealLiving Space
Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
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Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
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Kyle PrueHow to Piss Off Men
Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend's boyfriend in an act...
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The princess of 72nd StreetBy Elaine Kraf
Ellen is a single artist living alone on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s. She is beset by old boyfriends, paint pigment choices, and, occasionally,...
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Albert CamusA Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and...
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All Foursby Miranda July
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER...
- Book (400g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
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Alayo AkinkugbeReframing Blackness
Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored.
In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt,...
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Charles M. SchulzThe Philosophy of Snoopy
The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style,...
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Dread, Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
What is the relationship between poetry and social change? Standing at the forefront of political poetry since the 1970s, Linton Kwesi Johnson has been...
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Aphex Twin - A Disco Pogo Tribute
The next instalment in the Disco Pogo Tribute series is the legendary electronic artist Aphex Twin.
This follows the hugely successful Disco Pogo Tribute...
- Book (2.4kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Susan SontagOn Photography
Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs...
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Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
- Cassette Tape AFTA051CS£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
The Tribulizations are a Brighton UK-based reggae vocal harmony duo living the rocker's life style! We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual...
- – Melody Babylon
- – Freedom Fighter
- – Politicians
- – Fade Away
- – Without You
- – One Step Forward
- – Just Let It Be
- – Fever
- – Social Riot
- – Rest In Love
- 1. – Melody Babylon
- 2. – Freedom Fighter
- 3. – Politicians
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- LP£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Roots Of The Bluesby Samuel ChartersDa Capo Paperback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Secondhand out-of-print edition paperback exlibrary w/stampsSold out Notify me when in stock
Musical Gumbo: The Music Of New Orleansby Grace Lichtenstein & Laura DanknerW. W. Norton
Out-of-print book about New Orleans music. Loads of stuff about 50s and 60s r'n'b. KILLER!
- Original Book (600g)£40.00Rare Out of print USA hardback - original copy in very good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
The Bermuda StrollersBermuda Strollers '73 (1973)Edmar
funky Caribbean gears
Original USA Vinyl LP VG/Sleeve VG+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee on this and all Original...
- Original LP ELPS-1122£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Jazz StylesHistory And AnalysisPrentice Hall
America’s most widely used introduction to jazz, it teaches the chronology of jazz by showing students how to listen and what to notice in each style.
Secondhand...
- Original Book (900g)£9.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
A Good Looking CorpseThe World of Drum - Jazz and Gangsters, Hope and Defiance in the Townships of South Africa (1995)Minerva
This book recounts the 1950s in South Africa - a decade of optimism and hope that ended, tragically, with the massacre at Sharpeville - as seen through...
- Original Book (800g)£15.00Out of print pre-owned original hardback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Pete CondéEste Negro Si Es Sabroso (1976)Fania Records
Rare salsa on Fania.
- Original LP SLP 00489£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOrig Venezuelan vinyl, spines split/tapedSold out Notify me when in stock
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of "Run-D.M.C." and Jam Master Jayby Ronin RoAmistad
Hip-hop fans of all ages will delight in this gripping tale of sex, drugs and rock n'rap. Secondhand USA paperback book ex library w/stamps.
- Book (500g)£7.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Brook BentonDo Your Own Thing (1969)Cotillion
Hard to find soul LP. Orig. USA 1969 Cotillion/Atlantic Records
- Original LP SD 9002£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip Hop's First Decadeby Jim Fricke and Charlie AhearnThe Perseus Press
- Original Book (1kg) 9781903985571£40.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print USA paperback in good condition, sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
UptownPortrait of a Chicago Neighborhood in the Mid-1970sChicago's Book Press
Wicked photogrpahy book.
This book of striking black and white photographs forms a fascinating time capsule. The photos, taken during the mid 1970s,...
- Book (1.6kg) 9780985273347£30.00 £14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kris OkotieI Need Someone (1980)Phonodisk
Afro-Disco Boogie Funk
Original Nigerian Vinyl VG surface marks plays fine/Sleeve G ONLY+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100%...
- – I Need Someone
- – You Are My Woman
- 1. – I Need Someone
- 4. – You Are My Woman
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- Original LP PHD 002£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: GSold out Notify me when in stock
Black Music Of Two Worlds (1972)John Storm RobertsOriginal Music
Essential music book about African and New World Afro-musics of the Caribbean and US.
- Original Book (600g)£20.00S/hand original out of print book in good condition, ex-library w/stampsIn stockAdd to Bag
Bunny MackLet Me Love You (1980)Win Records
Rare independent Nigerian boogie funk.
Original Nigerian vinyl.Vinyl G only , sleeve Fair only so cheap £40 to £10+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine...
- – Let Me Love You
- – Love You Forever
- 1. – Let Me Love You
- 2. – Love You Forever
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP WNL 111£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers InternationalJim´s SpecialSposa
Quality album of Igbo highlife.Rare Original Nigerian vinyl.Vinyl VG, sleeve F (wear)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Jim´s Special
- 1. – Jim´s Special
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- Original LP Sposa 001£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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...
- Book (350g) 9780199394043£16.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Pablo MilanésPablo Milanés Canta A Nicolás Guillén (1975)Areito
Original Cuban vinyl!Vinyl VG , sleeve GHigh-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- Original LP LD-4017£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Brenda FassieBlack President (1990)Mercury
Rare Zimbabwe boogie
- – Street Girl
- – Bump Party Time
- 7. – Street Girl
- 8. – Bump Party Time
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- Original LP 4064851£35.00 £10.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-ORIGINAL NIGERIAN VINYL MARK ON SIDE TWO TRACK 1, sleeve damage
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!Sold out Notify me when in stock
JazzEdited by Nat Hentoff and Albert McCarthyQuartet Books (1977)
- Original Book (350g)£12.00Secondhand out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Last SultanThe Life And Times Of Ahmet ErtegunSimon & Schuster
Import USA Paperback edition book 40% Off Original price!
The Last Sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed popular culture throughout...
- Book (550g) 9781416558408£13.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AmericaHoliday (1974)WB
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Getting Together With The Jackson 5 (1971)Musico Records
Original = USA Original Vinyl G+ /Sleeve VG-
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl...
- Original LP MDS 1047£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Jazz Masters Of New OrleansBy Martin WilliamsMacMillan (1979)
Good book! Did you know why the drummers of New Orleans jazz have always been underrecorded? Did you know that Orson Welles was a big New Orleans jazz...
- Original Book (600g)£15.00Secondhand USA hardback (ex-library, plastic covered)In stockAdd to Bag
Sonny OkosunThe Gospel Of Ozziddi (1981)EMI International
Afro-Disco funk.
Original Nigerian Vinyl VG, sleeve G- (lot of wear)
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee on this...
- – Carnival
- 3. – Carnival
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- Original LP NEMI (LP) 0530£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983By Tim Lawrence
Here we go .. massive NYC dancefloor 500+ page book by the excellent Tim Lawrence - who wrote Love Saves The Day and also has written for Soul Jazz...
- Book (900g) 9780822362029£24.00In stockAdd to Bag