AFRICA
Kenyan compilation of previously released Congolese material, includes "mbondo" by Lipua Lipua, "cherie bondowe" by OK Jazz, "Natamboli moto" by Orchestre Veve, "bawuba" by Orchestre Somo Somo, light
3 solid dancefloor soukous tracks definitely worth a check for the tropical grooves heads, and definitely a super rare title in the Congolese discography. Sleeve has 0,5" tear on front mouth, record
An afro disco hybrid tune which reminds Ernesto Djedje's ziglibithy and a reggae track as recorded by this Togo singer with les As du Benin, sleeve has light aging & dirt, writings on cover & labels
Deep Nigerian Igbo highlife masterpiece. Sleeve has some wear, ringwear + glue residues & writings on back, creases, thin air bubbles underneath upper plastic sheet, record has marks & reasonable to
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
Scarce Ghana highlife release. Sleeve has aging & dirt, 3" split on spine, writings on labels, record has occasional noise but is still quite clean.
A down tempo afrofunk meets benga & a straight benga winner with kick off on part 2 on this Kenya release in top shape.
Dancefloor potential on the mid tempo juju B side track w/ long percussion break. Generic sleeve has manufacturing split on both seams but is in great shape. Sleeve has aging & dirt, bite on one of
A Congolese cha cha cha & a rumba on this classic title by the Congolese kings. Sticker on one label. Record has marks & constant reasonable to light noise, a bit shaky on edge from warp.
Raw uptempo Congolese psych soukous winners on this much harder to find & underrated release on the Pathe Congo series. Light brown water damage on bottom mouth corner, small peel off on back
Deep manding music masterpiece w/ acoustic guitar, balafon & female chorus backing by the legendary Guinean singer. Sleeve has aging & dirt, dark water damage stain along spine, record plays solid VG
Deep highlife winner double sider, early single only release, light noise in parts from light surface marks.
Indemand laid back soukous rarity from Kenya. Some wearon center hole, plays w/ light occasional noise on A side & on B side's intro (clip 1), VG to EX depending on parts, very clean sound overall
Both deep laid back highlife & danceable tunes on this Ghana rarity recorded by a large group w/ powerful famel vocal chorus . Sleeve has aging & dirt, light brown water damage wear & some paper stuck
Abidjan soukous session by the Congolese superstars, sleeve has dirt wear & aging, ringwear, bump & 2 small tears on mouth, small tear on bottom, light creas, record has opaque pressing hiss on most A
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
Ultra rare early recordings by this much lesser known Ghana trumpet highlife band active in the 50's and early 60's. later compiled on their impossible to find 10" LP. Sleeve has strong dirt & aging
Ultra rare early recordings by this much lesser known Ghana trumpet highlife band active in the 50's and early 60's. later compiled on their impossible to find 10" LP. Sleeve shas strong dirt & aging
Tropical dancefloor soukous winner on this scarce Gabon release. Shop stamp on B side label. Plays with light to hardly noticeable noise from marks, very solid VG- to VG+ depending on parts.
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
The rarer volume of the 2 lp's set recorded to comemorate '77 Festac, a soukous & a hypnotic afro tune, both one side long, sleeve has aging, dirt, small peel off, writings on cover & label, record
Ultra rare single only rumba soukous double sider by Congo's legends, including a tune advertising a furniture store, blue translucent vinyl pressing, writings on labels, record has constant
Without a doubt one of the Kings of Benin best highlife tracks recorded on B side, A side is a biguine tune that drops into a soukous beat as recorded on this much scarcer single only release
Early soukous double sider rarity by one of Congo's sought after bands. Sleeve has light wear & dirt, shop stamp & mini writings on back, creases, plays with light to hardly noticeable noise.
Consistent later highlife synth LP by the Ghanaian legends. Sleeve has serious wear, large peel off & moisture reisudes on cover labels, bite on bottom mouth, record plays well w/ light occasional
Dancefloor soukous on top as recorded by the legendary Congolese group, some wear on cover, large writings on front, small ones on back & labels. Record plays very nicely !
Ultra rare deep Nigerian highlife double sider recorded by one of the country's leading 50's-60's artists, never shows up, apparently never sold neither on discogs nor ebay. Generic badejo's sleeve
Eevery one of th 6 tunes is a tropical dancefloor soukous winner on this lp recorded in Paris by Congolese groovers & arranged by Shaba Kahamba. Finally a grower among the tropical heads ! Some aging
Single only Congo rumba & South African inspired doo wop as recorded by this Congolese group for Nigeria's 1973 All Africa games. Top shape !