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Soul JamaicaFeaturing Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Cumbia-Salsa-Afro-FunkSoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
TrashPriorities / LookSoul Jazz Records
The ReducersThings Go Wrong / We Are NormalSoul Jazz Records
Rumble in the JungleSoul Jazz Records
400% DynamiteSka, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Sugar MinottSugar Minott At Studio One (RSD 2025)Soul Jazz Records
Secret Superstar SoundsScraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80 : Punk - Powerpop - New Wave - DIYSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakWave Healer / Psychic StateSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Feat. The Skatalites, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo and moreSoul Jazz Records
Joe BataanAftershower Funk / FinSoul Jazz Records
Brown SpiritsCosmic SeedsSoul Jazz Records
TribeDedicationSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakTimeFoldSoul Jazz Records
DIY - Do It YourselfPunk, Post Punk, Punk Funk & Beyond: The Rise of the Independent Music IndustrySoul Jazz Records
Juliet LawsonBoo! The Early Recordings 1971-73Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Power Mix!Studio One Power Mix Special! Superstar Sounds from the 1970s, 1980s and beyondSoul Jazz Records
HawksmoorOneironauticsSoul Jazz Records
Electro ThrowdownSci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’Soul Jazz Records
Miami Sound Vol. 2More Funk & Sound From Miami, Florida 1967-74Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Soul 2Soul Jazz Records
Rastafari (2024 Edition)The Dreads Enter BabylonSoul Jazz Records
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance ClassicsSoul Jazz Records
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45!: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young (RSD 2024 Edition)Underground Punk in the United States of America, Vol. 1. 1973-1980Soul Jazz Records
300% Dynamite!Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Rude Boy (RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Downbeat Special extended editionStudio One Downbeat Special (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
David Lee Jr.EvolutionSoul Jazz Records
Nat King Cool and The Cool RunnersChecking Out (1984)Soul Jazz Records
ScratchKeep On Searching For Love / Eastern Lady (1984)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society (2024 Edition)Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81Underground Punk and Post-Punk in the UK 1977-81.Soul Jazz Records
Studio One DubSoul Jazz Records
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Brazil: Songs of Protest Zelia Barbosa Sings of the Sertao & Favela (1968)
Smithsonian Folkways
- CD MFS717£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Brazil: Songs of Protest – Carcara (The Vulture)
- 1. Opiniao (Opinion)
- 2. Funeral do Lavrador (Funeral of a Worker)
- 3. Pedro Pedreiro (Peter the Mason)
- 4. Sina de Caboccio (Destiny of a Pheasant)
- 5. Cheganca (Arrival)
- 6. Pau de Arara (The Parrot Roost)
- 7. Carcara (The Vulture)
- 8. Cancao da Terra (Song of the Earth)
- 9. Zelao
- 10. Feio, Nao e Bonito (Ugly)
- 11. Cicatriz (The Scar)
- 12. Nega Dina (Dina Says No)
Killer, killer, killer 60s hard bossa! There are tough versions of 'Carcara' (check out the audio), Edu Lobo's 'Cheganca', 'Opiniao' and other protest songs. This really is the business!!! As good as any Tamba Trio, Zimbo Trio stuff! Recommended.
Drums of Defiance (1992)Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of JamaicaSmithsonian Folkways
Maroon communities in Jamaica are directly descended from escaped slaves brought over to Jamaica by the slave trade. Fiercely independent, these communities...
- Jawbone – Morning Star
- 5. Jawbone – Morning Star
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- CD SFCD40412£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Montgomery MovementThe Montgomery Express (1974) (Reissue)Smithsonian Folkways / Numero Group
** Now available on vinyl **
Super rare funk album released on smithsonian folkways in the early 1970s. "The music of the Montgomery Express is a buried...
- – Montgomery Movement
- – Who
- – Steal away
- – Precious wing
- – Party fever
- – I'm standing by
- – Gotta make a comeback
- – Left me with a memory
- 1. – Montgomery Movement
- 2. – Who
- 3. – Steal away
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- CD STS33868£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP JR025£17.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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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- CD FW04405£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
YellowmanLost Mi LoveVolcano
Great tune from 1982 on the "dirty harry" rhythm with Billy Boyo riding the same rhythm over on the b-side.
- Yellowman – Lost Mi Love
- Billy Boyo – Billy Boyo In The Area
- 1. Yellowman – Lost Mi Love
- 2. Billy Boyo – Billy Boyo In The Area
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- 7"£8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- – Work it out
- – Glimpses
- 1. – Work it out
- 4. – Glimpses
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- CD FL9710£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
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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- CD FE4231£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mary Lou WilliamsBlack Christ of the Andes (1964)Smithsonian Folkways
Super-rare and highly sought-after classic modal jazz album finally reissued!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
- – It Ain't Necessarily So
- – Miss D.D.
- – Koolbonga
- 2. – It Ain't Necessarily So
- 4. – Miss D.D.
- 10. – Koolbonga
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- CD SFW40816£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
Esther PhillipsFrom A Whisper To A Scream (1971)Kudu
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up...
- LP KU-05£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+USA ORIG LP In shrinkSold out Notify me when in stock
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 VMP1224-LP£30.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
McLeanElectro-Symphonic LandscapesSmithsonian Folkways
Composed by Priscilla McLean and Barton McLean, originally released in 1979
- CD FTS33450£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- – Sun Flower
- 3. – Sun Flower
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- CD FTS33867£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP FW33867£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gambian Griot Kora DuetsGambian Griot Kora Duets (1979)Smithsonian Folkways
Deep stuff! Recorded in Gambia.
- – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
- 5. – Yeyengo - High Life Tune (Tomora Ba Tuning)
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- CD FW8514£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Originals (3)Compiled By Sean PClaremont56
Well it's the one so many of us have been waiting for, the missing, much anticipated 'Originals 3' compiled by disco and boogie maestro Sean P and without...
- Lette Mbulu – Nomalizo
- She – Easy Money
- The Gene Dunlap Band – There's Talk
- The Cult – The Mail Must Go Through
- 1. Lette Mbulu – Nomalizo
- 2. She – Easy Money
- 5. The Gene Dunlap Band – There's Talk
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- CD C56CD006£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
- – Change
- – Wind Parade
- – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
- – Places And Spaces
- – You And The Music
- – Night Whistler
- – Just My Imagination
- 1. – Change
- 2. – Wind Parade
- 3. – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
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- CD 7522468£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP (180 gram) 3596800£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP UIJY-75039PMI£45.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, light marks to vinyl plays wellSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD CDP8543262£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiShuffering And Shmiling/No AgreementWrasse
Two classic afro beat albums!
- – Shuffering And Shmiling
- 1. – Shuffering And Shmiling
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- CD KFR-1019£7.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Rocksteady FeverRocksteady FeverKingston Sounds
Killer compilation of Rocksteady tracks from The Uniques, Delroy Wilson, Dawn Penn, Glen Adams, Pat Kelly and many more.
- CD KSCD016£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP KSLP016£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
MadlibMedicine Show No. 2 - Flight To Brazil : Brazilian Funk, Psych, JazzMadlib Invasion
This is the second of a one-a-month, twelve-CD series from Madlib on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion! Odd numbers in the series are original productions...
- – sample one
- – sample two
- – sample three
- 1. – sample one
- 2. – sample two
- 3. – sample three
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- CD MMS002CD£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
- New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00Tone Poet EditionIn stockAdd to Bag