ARAB / ASIA - AFRICA
Very solid dancefloor soukous on part 2 of each song on this much scarcer release for the Sacodis label, sleeve in original shrink, has some wear & dirt, vinyl is unplayed stock copy.
Killer Cape Verdian cosmic funana rarity arranged by synth genius Paulino Vieira. Check the funana "policia" and the cadence w/ funk / funana intro & breaks & the deep laid back cosmic funana synth
Sweet afrolatin track that reminds Amara Toure's best recordings + hypnotic afro pop & an afropop dancer on this scarce and indemand later release by the Ivory Coast veteran. Sleeve has aging, dirt
Griot music from Burkina Faso. Sleeve has some mold wear & beige water on spine, vinyl in nice shape overall with a few unproper stocking marks, dead stock copy.
Several latin tracks Senegalese style & a version of their all times classic "On verra ca", surely one of their true masterpieces. Sleeve has minor wear but strong dirt, record plays with quite
First volume released by Baobab on the BUUR catalogue, w/ a deep afro mandingo tune, also check Saf mana dem, the afrolatin spiced Papa njaay & Am saxul. Sleeve has some aging, strong wear on spine
Every track's part 2 is an uptempo soukous winner on this mega rare release by the Congo legend. Original Ivory Coast pressing, much scarcer than the Japan press, first time at Diasporarecords. Seeve
Feat. the afro manding fusion track "Ledymen" w/ that spiritual flute solo, the African latin son Malamokhola, also check the organ work on the rather cheesy "Ibonie", sleeve has minor wear, record
A funky afro synth highlife stepper winner tune & digital rumba soukous as recorded by one Ivory Coast's Ghana influenced artists. Definitely one of his rarest LP's, hardly shows up ! Sleeve has bump
Raw rumbas, sometimes with a psych twist on this rare Pathe release of an early seventies LP recorded by Franco w/ OK JAZZ, minor wear on cover, large writings & some dirt on back, record in pretty
Highly indemand heavy danceable soukous ultimate masterpiece by the Congo legends on an extremely rare private press, shop sticker on front, price sticker on back, plays sweetly, looks superb.
Heavy Congolese soukous rarity on the collectible Sacodis label, some light mold wear & warp on cover, record plays greatly, stock copy w/ minor occasional light pressing noise.
Scarce original of the Bollywood sountrack Sleeve is VG w/ light aging & dirt writing on back. Record plays strong VG/VG+ plays greatly despite light marks.
Scarce single only downtempo soukous tune out of Kenya. Strong wear on labels. Record is VG- w/ reasonable to light noise from marks, and multiple clicks on part 2 of B side from a deeper mark
A deep bolero & a hypnotic electric folk winner on this scarcer release by one of Benin's leading 60's groups. Some wear on labels, record has light to extremely light noise, very solid VG- to solid
Congolese influenced Beninese rumbas on this scarce release w/ cool pic sleeve, rubberstamp & writings on back, creas on top spine, record has light noise from numerous marks.
Indian national anthem recorded twice on each side, one instrumental, one vocal. Minor wear on labels. Record is V+ w/ light marks & some opaque pressing stains a light backing pressing noise.
Live recording with small band by the Syrian oud master, tear & small hole on bottom mouth, bump on spine, overall reasonable wear on cover, record has reasonable to hardly noticeable noise but
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has some wear & dirt, writings & rubber stamps on front, rubber stamp on back, small peel off along bottom & mouth
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has wear & dirt, rubber stamp on back, 9" split Hasina Maan Jaayegi along top & 11" split & glue residue along bottom, 2,5" split on spine, some peel off on back, bump on
1940's Bollywood soundtrack sung by one of it's leading actors. Record is V-, few light marks but an opaque patch on B side's second part causing wooshes
Male and female leading voices on this late 50's Bollywood shellac rarity. Rubber stamp & writings on labels. Record is V- to V w/ light marks & some opaque pressing stains a light backing noise
Classical Oriental big band w/ the Egyptian leading singer as recorded live. Some wear on cover, record has very reasonable to hArdly any noise from marks depending on parts.
Apparently some 50's recordings possibly taken from 78's on this scarce French compilation (check the bad non remastered 78 rpm sound of clip 3 for exemple), sleeve has aging & dirt, bump on bottom
The Egyptian diva strikes back on this compilation ofpreviously released material, sleeve has light brown water damage wear & moisture residues visible on back, record looks new but has light noise in
Classical oriental big band masterpiece by the Egyptian diva, light wear on cover, minor bump on mouth, plays w/ very light to no noise, great shape.
Scarce Lebanese lp recorded for dancer Nadia Gamal. Sleeve is VG- to VG w/ aging & dirt. Record plays solid VG- to VG/VG+, light occasiona noise from marks.
Consistent LP w/ big band backing as recorded by the Egyptian singer. Minor wear on cover, record plays sweetly most of the time w/ a few occasional noise from a few marks.
Some solid Indian winners on this scarce Nigerian compilation with uncredited artists. Dirt wear & aging on cover, ringwear, record has marks and plays w/ reasonable noise to almost no noise depending
Consistent LP arranged and conducted by one of Lebanon's major composers, features both vocal & instrumental tunes, sleeve has light dirt, record plays VG to EX, occasional noise from a few marks but