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Pat MethenyMoonDialModern Recordings
DJ QuikRhythm-al-ismBe With Records
Night Train: Transcontinental Landscapes 1968 – 2019Various ArtistsTwo-Piers
Sam MortonDaffodils & DirtXL Recordings
Will Gregory Moog EnsembleHeat Ray: The Archimedes ProjectMute
David BowieRock ‘n’ Roll Star! (Half-Speed Master)Parlophone
Ike & Tina Turner'Nuff SaidMusic On Vinyl
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1975-84Soul Jazz Records
Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLeanInta Somethin’ (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Banda Black RioSaci Perere (1980)Music On Vinyl
Doug WatkinsWatkins At Large (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill FrisellAngel SongECM
Amon TobinPermutation (25 Year Anniversary)Ninja Tune
Paul Weller66Polydor
Sugar MinottBitter SweetMusic On Vinyl
Lonnie SmithFunk ReactionMr Bongo
Danger Mouse & JeminiGhetto Pop LifeLex Records
Billie EilishHit Me Hard And SoftInterscope
Beth GibbonsLives OutgrownDomino Records
CymandePromised HeightsPartisan Records
GabrielleA Place In Your HeartBMG Rights Management
Kings of LeonCan We Please Have FunCaptiol US
Ghana Special 2Various ArtistsSoundway
Kenny BurrellGuitar Forms (Acoustic Sounds)Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Let's Do Rock Steady (The Soul of Jamaica)Various ArtistsTrojan Records
Jordan RakeiThe LoopDecca
Group ListeningWalksPRAH Recordings
Goma LacaCala Boca MeninoJazz Room Records
Fontaines DC / Massive Attack / Young FathersCeasefireBattle Box
Eccentric Soul: The Tammy LabelVarious ArtistsNumero Group
Kamasi WashingtonFearless MovementYoung
Kleenex / LiliputFirst SongsKill Rock Stars
Dua LipaRadical OptimismWarner Records
Delta 5Singles & Sessions 1979-1981Kill Rock Stars
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- 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)
- 2. Lembola (Hanafa tribe)
- 3. Borquekka, Ox Song (Gernu tribe) / Ox song and chant (Gernu tribe)
- 4. Washint Instrumental
- 5. Gojjam Endenesh (Where There Is Plenty of Honey)(Tigre tribe)
- 6. Introduction of Man to Woman (Adjuran tribe)
- 7. Giddle Instruments: "Hanata" (Horn) / Filla (Flute) / Mira (Pipes of Pan) / Filla (Flute) / Iolata (
- 8. Giddle Instrumental (Giddle tribe)
- 9. Sabbath Service (Falashim tribe)
- 10. Hermana (Bringing the Cattle to the Water)(Borana tribe)
- 11. Siyawe (Wedding Song)(Burgi tribe)
- 12. Guretta (Greeting Song)
Super-deep ritual music from Ethiopia. Check the soundclip!
MatmosReturn to ArchiveSmithsonian Folkways
It contains sounds sourced from dozens of LPs, from Sounds of North American Frogs to Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, Sounds of Insects to Voices...
- LP FW40261LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Charles Cha Cha ShawInto MorningSmithsonian Folkways
Charles "Cha Cha" Shaw released his first solo album on Folkways in 1976 after having performed and recorded trumpet for pop and jazz icons like Curtis...
- New LP FW32863£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
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Steel Band ClashSteel Band ClashSmithsonian Folkways
Recorded in 1955, three sixteen-person steel bands—Big Shell, Brute Force and Hell's Gate—come together to provide a sampling of lively music...
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Pre-Owned Original USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
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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.
- CD SFW40010£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
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 FW09714LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Vodun-Rada Rite for ErzulieVodun-Rada Rite for Erzulie (1975)Smithsonian Folkways
Live recording of a Voodoo ritual ceremony recorded in Haiti. Heavy!
- – Part 1
- 1. – Part 1
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Michigan And SmileyRub A Dub StyleStudio 1
killer dee jay cut to get the party started,riding alton ellis's "i'm just a guy" rhythm.dynamite!!
- – Rub A Dub Style
- 1. – Rub A Dub Style
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Eek-A-MouseTell ThemBlack & White
great early 80s rootsy dancehall from eek a mouse in his own unique way, with king tubby dub on the flip. Lovely clean pressing too.
- Eek A Mouse – Tell Them
- 1. Eek A Mouse – Tell Them
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- 7" #48843£4.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Music Of MaliMusic Of Mali (1966)Smithsonian Folkways
Music of Mali.
- – Taureg Minstrels at Timbuktu (with Two Lutes)
- 5. – Taureg Minstrels at Timbuktu (with Two Lutes)
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- CD FW04338£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Dennis BrownTribulationObservers
Classic roots vocal cut from 1975 produced by Niney The Obsever with the mighty "Africa" on the flip. Two sider if there ever was..
- – Tribulation
- – Africa
- 1. – Tribulation
- 2. – Africa
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- 7" OBS 1003£9.00In stockAdd to Bag
The MelodiansEverybody BawlingTreasure Isle
Rocksteady at its finest with the great U Roy on the b-side
- The Melodians – Everybody Bawling
- U Roy – Everybody Bawling
- 1. The Melodians – Everybody Bawling
- 2. U Roy – Everybody Bawling
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- 7" TIS003£9.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Jackie MittooThe Keyboard King At Studio OneUniversal Sound
Jackie Mittoo is one of the defining figureheads of reggae music !
From forming The Skatalites, at age 15, alongside Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso,...
- Jackie Mittoo – Get Up And Get It
- Jackie Mittoo – Black Organ
- Jackie Mittoo – Killer Diller
- Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
- Jackie Mittoo – Hot Tamale
- Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Rock
- Jackie Mittoo – Oboe
- Jackie Mittoo – Juice Box
- Jackie Mittoo – Summer Breeze
- Jackie Mittoo – Drum Song
- Jackie Mittoo – P. Cafe
- Jackie Mittoo – Henry The Great
- Jackie Mittoo – Stereo Freeze
- Jackie Mittoo – Wall Street
- Jackie Mittoo – Darker Shade Of Black
- 1. Jackie Mittoo – Get Up And Get It
- 2. Jackie Mittoo – Black Organ
- 3. Jackie Mittoo – Killer Diller
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP486-BLK£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
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!
- – Gogodzi (Mourning Song) - 1:57
- 2. – Gogodzi (Mourning Song) - 1:57
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John HoltAli BabaTreasure Isle
all time rocksteady classic with stealing on the b-side very clean/loud pressings!!
- – Stealing
- 2. – Stealing
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- 7" TIS002£9.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Studio One ScorcherSoul Jazz Records
PLEASE NOTE: This vinyl is 3 x Magenta not 3 x Orange as stated on sticker! (Super collectible!)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I...
- The Skatalites – Coconut Rock
- Cedric Im Brooks & The Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Gu
- Tommy Mccook, Richard Ace, The Skatalites & Disco Height – Shockers Rock
- Soul Vendors – Ringo Rock
- Jackie Mittoo & Ernest Ranglin – Jericho Skank
- New Establishment – The People Skanking
- Karl Bryan & The Afrokats – Money Generator
- Lester Sterling – Afrikaan Beat
- Sound Dimension – Heavy Rock
- Sugar Belly – In Cold Blood
- Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Heavenless
- Soul Bros. – Bugaloo
- Vin Gordon – Red Blood
- Pablove Black – Push Pull
- Jackie Mittoo & Brentford Rockers – Sidewalk Doctor
- Liberation Group – Namibia
- Brentford Road All Stars – Last Call
- Soul Defenders – Still Calling
- Karl Bryan & Count Ossie – Black Up
- 1. The Skatalites – Coconut Rock
- 2. Cedric Im Brooks & The Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Gu
- 3. Tommy Mccook, Richard Ace, The Skatalites & Disco Height – Shockers Rock
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- New 3×LP (Coloured Vinyl + Download Code) SJRLP67C£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD067£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Bantu High LifeMoshe SephulaSmithsonian Folkways
Great South African highlife music.
- – Sala Kakuhle (Farewell)
- 1. – Sala Kakuhle (Farewell)
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- CD FW8857£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Tenor SawFever (1985)Ras
Originally released in 1985, hit after hit, including his first record "Roll Call". Also tunes like "Lots Of Sign", "Pumpkin Belly", "Run Come...
- – Lots of Sign
- – Shirley Jones
- – Pumpkin Belly
- – Eni Meeni Mini Mo
- – Roll Call
- – Fever
- – Jah Guide and Protect Me
- – Rub-A-Dub Market
- – Run Come Call Me
- – Who's Gonna Help Me Praise
- 1. – Lots of Sign
- 2. – Shirley Jones
- 3. – Pumpkin Belly
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- Reissue LP TAFAR1845£15.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Worlds Of SoundThe Story Of Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Books
A man, a microphone, and a dream...
When he opened his tiny recording studio in New York in 1940, Moses Asch had a larger-than-life dream: to document...
- Book (1.2kg) 9780061563553£7.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Sylford WalkerEternal DaySouth East Music
Classic 70s roots from Glen Brown's label with King Tubby dub.clean pressing and limited stock don't delay!!
- Sylford Walker – Eternal Day
- 1. Sylford Walker – Eternal Day
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New York Latin HustleThe Sound of New YorkSoul Jazz Records
New York’s melting pot of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Afro-American musicians led to stunning culture clashes in the 1960s and 70s when Latin styles mixed...
- Ismael Quininos – Control
- Ray Barretto – Abidjan
- Johnny Zamot – Soul Makossa
- Cortijo – Sarongo
- La Charanga 76 – No Nos Pararan (Aint no Stopping us Now)
- Al Escobar – Tighten Up
- Alexander Review – Snidely Whiplash
- Joe Cuba – Joe Cubas Madness
- Johnny Sedes – Mama Calunga
- Louie Ramirez – Do It Any Way You Wanna
- Harvey Averne – Never Learned to Dance
- Willie Colon – Angustia Maternal
- Tito Puente – Para Los Rumberos
- Jose Mangual – Mai Kinshasa
- Seguida – Om Marreo
- Eddie Palmieri – Mi Mambo Conga
- J Walter Negro – Shoot the Pump
- Machito – Alex Mambo
- Nature Zone – Porcupine
- Candido – Dancin and Prancin
- Family Affair – I Had A Friend
- Charlie Santiago and Eddie Montalvo – El Bollinski in D7
- Mauricio Smith – Doug?s Room
- 1. Ismael Quininos – Control
- 2. Ray Barretto – Abidjan
- 3. Johnny Zamot – Soul Makossa
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- Deluxe 2×CD SJRCD158£12.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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
- – Trance Chant
- 11. – Trance Chant
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