AFRICA
Early Congolese rumba & chachacha on scarce 78 rpm on Esengo Columbia UK, record plays with light noise from pressing & few thin marks, very nice shape.
A cha cha cha Congolese style and a rumba as recorded by the legendary Conglese group for the equally legendary Esengo record label. Sleeve has light brown / pinkish water damage wear along mouth &
Hardly googleable Nigerian 78rpm w/ male spoken word and a short percussion part at the end of each track, too short to mention at end of A side, while B side's part is available on clip 3 below
Zulu male vocal jive w/ jazz swing influences as recorded by the famous South African doo wop group. Record is V++ to E w/ a few minor marks & visible dirt wear & light pressing noise
Swing jazz & doo wop influenced South African zulu vocal jive w/ banjo sung by male & female. Record is cracked on half radius, side Aplays quite well but B side has multiple clicks.
Mid tempo single only Congolese soukous winner by one of Zaire's leading 70's bands. Dirt wear & aging on cover, narrow bite on top spine, quite dirty along spine, strong ringwear on back, record has
Tropical dancefloor winner 12" out of Ivory Coast melting soca with soukous for a unique and super efficient sound, dirt on cover, record's slightly noisy on edges otherwise plays greatly.
A tropical dancefloor soukous & a down tempo rumba soukous on this rare Gabon release produced in France. Sleeve has dirt & aging, shop sticker on front, yellowish colouration along mouth & spine &
Ultra rare Ghana trumpet highlife sung in fanti language. Likely from the 1950's on scarce JZ series. Promo copy. Record is V- w/ pressing noise & marks, still quite an enjoyable copy
Zimbabwe instrumental sax jive double sider. Sleeve has large tears, bite on bottom towards center hole, 3" split on one edge, 1" split on bottom, bite on edge of record reaching the first 6 grooves
Instrumental sax jive double sider out of Zimbabwe. Record has greyish pressing stains & some storage marks, light noise from both marks & pressing, V- to V.
Tropical dancefloor ruff 'n raw psychadelic afro pop double sider rarity. Some aging & dirt on cover, discolouration along spine, writings on labels, record plays nicely with thin marks.
A massive dancefloor part 2 on the soukous tune & an afropop, both arranged by Vata Mombasa, sleeve has aging/dirt, air bubbles underneath upper laminated plastic layer, vinyl has warp from heat
A rumba & a Congolese cha cha cha on this scarce original shellac by the legendary Congolese musicians.Record is V- w/ constant reasonable noise from marks & unremoveable dirt.
Zambian folk music, small tears on mouth, creases, record plays quite well with only a few clicks from marks.
Male vocal duet w/ electric guitar & bass & shakers backing from Kenya. Blank label test press. V+ ( a few thin marks, minor greyish pressing colouration)
Male vocal duet w/ electric guitar, sticks & shakers from Kenya. Blank label test press. V+ (some tihn hairlines & greyish pressing wear).
Kenyan male vocal duet w/ guitar, sticks. White label hand written test press. Record in nice overall shape but a ruff / staurated sound on B side, few pressing bubbles & some dirt/stocking wear
Tropical dancefloor afro synth pop from Cote d'Ivoire, powerful production, surely one of the next tropical deejays most wanted ! Sleeve has aging & dirt, mini bite on top spine, peeling of the upper
Pre independence Highlife double sider 78 rpm only rarity recorded in the early 50's by the Ghana trumpet legend and his group. Writings & some light dirt on labels, record has constant reasonable
Highlife double sider later compiled on his Donkey calypso LP. Writings & minor wear on labels. Light marks but a deep mark on half radius of A side causing cosntant light clicks.
Ghana highlife double sider rarity w/ trumpet & sax solos as recorded by the legendary group. Sleeve is G w/ strong aging & dirt, numerous small holes, split on 75% of an edge, several tears on center
Hardly googleable highlife & march recorded by the Gold Coast police band, from what is now Ghana. Likely recorded in the late 30's or early 40's. Peel off on A label. Record is V- w/ pressing noise &
An instrumental march & a blues sung in Fanti as recorded by this Police big band from former Gold Coast, today Ghana. Small writing on B side label, light wear on labels. Record has cosntant
Highlife double sider by one of Ghana's leading 50's-60's groups. Some wear & writings on labels. Record is cracked on half radius and has some surface marks, numerous clicks but no skip.
Highlife double sider winner by one of Ghana's leading 50's bands of the genre. Writings on A side label, sticker on B side label, sleeve has aging & dirt, creases, minor split on bottom. Record plays
Syncopated afro synth modernized folklore w/ heavy bass & drums + drum programming + percussion & a zouk title on this scarce Ivory Coast release. Sleeve has aging & dirt, sticker on front & back
Zimbabwe INSTRUMENTAL JIVE, light noise from both marks & pressing, V- to V.
Zambian folk music, bite on edge but it didn't reach the grooves, surface marks & opaque pressing colouration, plays with light noise.
Zimbabwean folk music w/ choir & male soloist singer. Strong pressing noise, and chip on edge to A side which doesn't reach the recorded groove though.