Stretching out with other worldly and US jazz influenced music

Here’s a little taste of other worldly and US jazz influenced music to get this thread started.

Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (Full Album)  Vinyl Rip From The Original LP (1972) The song I remember the most is 06. SOUL MAKOSSA [26:35]

And this is something that @viridian shared with me some time ago on Jazz for aficionados: 

tyray

06-01-2025 at 04:56pm 

@viridian, I was simply blown away by this album even though it was only a partial few of the cuts I could find and listen to. I’m thinking this album Duke Lumumba - Jungle Funk was recorded in 1968 maybe? If so, I think it was years ahead of its time.

The musicianship is astounding, even though I had to come back to it and listen again. I was also impressed with producer – Phil Wright in the high quality of recording.

This album’s got a Hugh Masekela/Crusaders type vibe going on. This is a well hidden jewel that needed to be put out there. This is a record I’d go out and buy.

Much respect to and for the artist Duke Lumumba to title this (jazz) album ’Jungle Funk’ in 1968-69 ish. @viridian, talk about off the beaten path, what else you got?

I’m not that clear on what you’re looking for, so these may be too mainstream for you...

Oregon

Shakti

Dave Holland: Blue Maqams, Thimar

Anouar Brahem 

Savina Yannatou with Primavera En Salonico on ECM 

Dollar Brand 

Egberto Gismonti 

Caldera

Fela Kuti 

Gato Barbieri 

Chico O’Farrill

Flora Purim and Airto 

Don Cherry

McCoy Tyner

@stuartk,

I am not here to make this or anything else (overly) complicated. Post to whatever your heart’s delight. It’s all good. In fact this is something you introduced me to, and I absolutely love it. Ralph Towner ‎– Solstice Full Album 1975 ECM Records. I noticed that ECM Records is the same record company Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays recorded with earlier in their careers.

@Viridian- that you know Moondog is pretty cool. I saw him in the ’60s in Manhattan- I was still pretty young, but thought, this guy is strange.

On the subject, I suspect the OP is purposely vague, apart from saying "other worldly"--which I take to mean other cultural influences, like Eastern, Indian, Caribbean--not "world music" exactly, or maybe the jazz aspects of "world music." 

I know we tend to label and characterize stuff to fit it into some category. 

I’ll thrown down one I mentioned in the earlier thread: Cochemea Gastelum- All My Relations. I think it qualifies as "other worldly" both in the spiritual sense-and the "other culture" sense- Native American chanting, percussion and some wicked horn playing through a wah-wah. 

20 bucks on vinyl, excluding shipping. 

I can’t even remember how I got onto it. I’ve heard him play, backing Sharon Jones. 

But, like a lot of things, one "surfs" a topic and finds things of interest. This was one such record.