ARAB / ASIA - AFRICA
Tropical dancefloor soukous winners recorded in France. Beige water damage & light warp on cover, minor aging, dirt. Plays very nicely despite light marks, very solid VG to VG++
Rare LP recorded by Cameroon singer under the direction of Beninese trumpet player & maestro Ignace de Souza together with his Black Santiago orchestra. SAT 156, some age wear, minor bump on bottom
2 rumbas recorded by this renowned Cameroon singer / songwriter for this ultra rare single only release. Writings on labels, record has marks & constant light to very light noise from marks.
Ungoogleable benga double sider by the Kenyan group, check kick off. Record ranges from solid VG- to VG/VG+ w/ light to hardly noticeable noise depending on part.
Highlife & juju double album recorded in Togo by Ghanaians with 4 one side long tracks and parts 2 with a kick off, sleeve has dirt & aging, shop stamp inside gatefold & on back, price sticker on back
Excerpts from 60's & 70's speeches by Cameroon President Ahidjo. Sleeve has minor wear, writings on back, record has light to hardly audible noise
1970's recordings by the Kenyan guitarist & singer. White label test press with air bubbles underneath label sticker. Record has reasonable to lgiht noise on B side, A side plays better w/ light noise
Juju medley double sider winner by one of Nigeria's leading 70's firgures of the genre. Some dirt on cover, B side plays with some pressing hiss on intro as can be heard on clip 3, but record in top
Check the Nigerian funky soukous on this later LP by the 70's supestar. Sleeve has aging, light dirt, bent corners, record has light to hardly noticeable noise, VG to VG++ depending on parts.
Deep soulful funky afro pop & laid back afro tune on this rare early release by the Gabonese artist recorded with Sammy Massamba, Akendengue. Dirt wear on cover, rubber stamp & ink stains on back
2 funky soukous winners recorded in the US by this lesser known Congolese singer. Sleeve has light aging & dirt, small peel off along spine on back. Record plays w/ minor backing noise.
Hardly googleable Kenya benga double sider rarity with a kick off on part 2. Record is VG- with reasonable constant noise from marks
Single only highlife rarity by one of Ghana's most succesful bands. Peel off on A side, writing on B side, constant reasonable noise from marks, crackier on intros / first parts.
The Ramblers bring back the 60's horn led classic highlife style on this mid 70's LP by one of Ghana's legendary groups, leaving far behind most guitar led bands of the time. Some dirt wear & aging
An afrolatin tinged tune, a deep afro folk and a club friendly afro popw/ hypnotic / headnodding breaks on this LP recorded in Paris by the Guine Bissau artist. Sleeve has some light wear, sticker on
Rumba double sider rarity by former Freddy Mulongo, Ray Lema, Nyboma early band. writings on A label, plays w/ light to extremely light noise from marks
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
Later piano & synth led Ghana highlife lp, a bit cheesy versions of 60's classics.
Deep Nigerian native blues masterpiece. Sleeve has aging & dirt, creases, ringwear, some small peel off, bump on spine, water damage wear on B label. Strong pressing hiss on A side label's 2 last 3rds
Kenya only hypnotic rumba soukous rarity. Record is VG- to VG w/ very reasonable to hardly noticeable noise from marks
Rumba double sider sung in Kikuyu. Record plays solid VG- to VG w/ light occasional noise from surface marks & a few clicks on intro to side B (check clip 2)
Ungoogleable rocky Kenya benga rarity sung in Kikuyu language by the sought after group, with a nice kick off on last part to both sides. Strong wear & peel off on labels. Record is solid VG- to VG+
An uptempo dancefloor soukous part 2 on this scarce solo LP by the band who backed Prince Nico Mbarga, on an even rarer Nigerian press when most of RAS lp's were manufactured in the UK. Sleeve has
Compilation of 60's Vita label rumba recordings by the legendary Congolese voice. Aging & dirt on cover, ringwear, writings & dirt on back, air bubble underneath upper plastic & small peeling of the
2 rumbas sung by Congo's golden voice, dirt wear & aging, shop stamp & glue residue on back, record has marks& constant light noise
Rumba double sider winner by the Congolese legends on the highly collectible label. Sleeve has some aging & dirt, writings & shop stamp on back, writings & sticker on labels, record has numerous marks
Mellow 60's rumba rarity by one of the legendary Congolese orchestras, sleeve has wear, writings & shop stamp on back, writings & sticker residue on labels, record has marks & light to extremely light
2 mellow rumba tunesincluding the latin influenced A side, sleeve has some aging, dirt, light brown water damage along mouth, writings on back, record has marks & light constant noise.
Check the tropical dancefloor break on A2 afro pop track w/ blowing sax solo and syncopated parts 1 & 3, + a hypnotic afro synth sung in French + a very solid roots reggae tune on this scarce Benin