Single only rumba double sider rarity by this short lived Congolese group. Sleeve has split on all edges & spine, comes in two separate parts, strong wear, glue residue along top, bump & tears on
Single only Congo rumba double sider rarity by Johnny Bokelo and his 60's group. Never shows up ! Sleeve has aging & dirt, bite on bottom seam & spine corner, peel off, creases, shop stamp & mini
Deep hypnotic track & a deep afro latin hybrid on this ultra rare Benin release. Sleeve w/ aging/dirt, writings & rubber stamp on back, glue residue along mouth, beige water damage on bottom spine
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.
Congolese style rumba, bolero & biguine on this mega rare 60's release by Benin singer, sleeve has aging & dirt, light brown water damage, writings on back & labels, wear on labels, record plays G to
Cha cha cha Congolese style double sider mega rare release as recorded by the Congo kings of rumba for the legendary Esengo label. Record has some marks & very reasonable noise, a chip on edge
Killer deep hypnotic tune, swinging rumba & deep bolero & blues ballad on this ultra rare release by Hountondji Nestor & his group out of Benin, West Africa. Nver shows up, never sold neither on
Benin / former Dahomey field recordings of folk music including kpete flute, drums, vocals, bells. Sleve has some aging & dirt, small peel off along mouth on front, record has reasonable constant
Early Beninese recordings, features a rumba by Alidou Bakari (later from Super Borgou), also includes 2 foklore tunes and a lovely tango sung in French. Sleeve has light dirt wear & aging, creas
A deep bolero, a sega rhythm from Reunion island & 2 percussion & voices folk tunes as recorded by Beninese artists, also features Benoit Capo Chichi & Bernard Dakpogan. Sleeve w/ light aging & dirt
A rumba & a Congolese cha cha cha on this scarce original shellac by the legendary Congolese musicians. Dirt, small writings & wear on labels. Record is G to V- w/ constant reasonable noise from marks
Hypnotic native Nigerian blues & highlife winners. Dead stock but a bit noisy on first tune on both sides from pressing, some unremoveable dirt & a few marks.
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.
Killer dancefloor soukous single only rarity from Tanzania, sleeve has aging & dirt, small tears, dirt on labels, record has marks & very reasonable to hardly noticeable noise, varies from VG- to VG+
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
Nigerian trumpet highlife rarity. Sleeve has some aging & dirt, mini peel off on back, record plays solid VG- to VG, light to hardly noticeable noise from marks.
Ghana trumpet highlife ep by the gentleman whom later led Osibisa, hardly shows up ! sleeve has aging & dirt, writings on back & labels, light brown water damage on back, air bubbles underrneath upper
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
A laid back manding track as well as pachanga & boogaloo, sleeve has aging/dirt, peel off on front & back, light brown water damage, bite & moisture wear on spine & top seam, mini bite on top mouth
Early 60's single only Nigerian guitar highlife rarity. Writings on labels. Constant light noise from marks.
3 deep boleros & a hypnotic rumba as recorded on this very early EP by the Beninese group. Sleeve w/ light aging & dirt but large writings on back. Record plays w/ light noise on intro but is in
Top notch 60's Nigerian trumpet highlife, 3 tracks are single only. Sleeve w/ light aging & dirt, small writings on back cover & labels. Record plays solid VG- to VG, has slightly noisy marks in parts
2 instrumental twist tunes on this ultra rare release by two African (Congolese ?) kids. Writings on label, sleeve is missing
Cuban influenced rarity from Ivory Coast including a son, a bolero, a cha cha cha & a merengue, . Some dirt wear, mini bite on top spine, record has very reasonable constant noise.
A pachanga sicodelica winner, a cha cha cha & 2 rumbas on this ultra rare Ivory Coast release. Sleeve is missing, record has reasonable to very light noise from marks, several clicks
Cha cha cha Congo style and rumbas on this scarce 60's release on the legendary Stenco label, light dirt wear, 2" horizontal tear on back & small writings on labels, record is quite cracky on edges as