New arrivals: AFRICA
Happy 2026 y'all ! And raise your hand if you already have all those African vinyl keepers I'm dropping on the site today. Be it Malian disco funk, Kenyan benga funk, Senegal Mbalax, Benin voodoo pop or Tropical dancefloor soukous to name a few, well if you don't find anything you want this time, it's really either because you're too broke after Xmas or too blind to see - or you're not a vinyl record freak ! Come get your funky fix before it's too late !
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.