AFRICA
Afro pop w/ a funky touch from Gabon arranged by Akendengue light dirt wear on cover.
2 single only rumbas by the Brazzaville superstars, later compiled on LP, sleeve has aging & dirt, bite & tears on mouth, 5" split on spine, 3" split on top, ringwear & shop stamp on back, writings on
Kenya benga rarity sung in Kikuyu language, check the floor potential on B side's best playing track w/ male female spoken word dialogue and a kick off on part 2. Strong wear & peel off on labels
Tropical dancefloor soukous single only recorded by the Kenyan group. Very reasonable to hardly any noise from few marks.
Check the discoish makossa winner on this release by the Cameroon artist. Light wear on cover, light creases, shop sticker on bottom front, record has marks & light to hardly noticeable noise
A dancefloor kikuyu benga with short kick off on part 2 & a heavy dancefloor part 2 on B side's benga which starts laid back. Some wear on labels, record has quite reasonable to hardly noticeable
Indemand LP by the female singer particularly worth for the afro synth hypnotic "man hounze" & the percussion & voice spiritual tune "assandje", sleeve has light aging/dirt, large writings on back
worth for the ultimate laid back manding afro psych tune "Mandjou" w/ Cheikh Muhammad Smith's outstanding organ solo, sleeve has dirt along mouth, rshop sticker on front, dirt on labels, record has
original Kenyan issue of this Congolese soukous LP recorded in East Africa. Sleeve has aging & dirt wear, shop stamp & small peel off on back, large writings on front & labels, record plays w/ light
Rumba double sider rarity by this much lesser known Congolese band, check kick off on part 2 soundclips. Sleeve has some aging & dirt, strong ringwear & shop stamps on back, 1" split on spine
2 rumbas recorded by this renowned Congolese band for this ultra rare single only release. Large writings on labels, record has marks & constant reasonable to light noise from marks.
2 solid mid tempo soukous floor fillers w/ electric guitar solos on this LP recorded in Kinshasa by former African fiesta Angolan singer. Sleeve has aging, dirt, peeling of the upper palstic sheet
Super scarce rumba double sider recorded & released in Kenya by Congolese lingala speaking singers. Light noise from marks, plays solid VG- to VG.
Kikuyu benga double sider by Daniel Kamau's prolific group. Some dirt on labels. Record plays VG- to VG+ w/ reasonable to hardly noticeable noise from marks.
Zambian folk music, small tears on mouth, creases, record plays quite well with only a few clicks from marks.
Rumba double sider rarity by one of Congo's renowned 60's bands, some aging & dirt on cover, writings on back & labels, light brown water damage & shop stamp on back, plays w/ light noise from marks
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.
Mellow tunes by the Togolese lady singer w/ backing by El Rego from Benin, writings on A label, plays w/ light noise to hrdly noticeable noise, solid VG- to VG.
2 super funky soukous tunes also included on Rochereau's 1973 afro haircut LP. Some aging & dirt on cover, some marks & very reasonable to hardly noticeable noise, ranges from solid VG- to VG+
Check the montuno on part 2 to B side which starts as a rumba, A side is a biguine. Scrace Benin release. Sleeve has strong dirt, aging, creases, peel off, writings on back & A label, dirt & shop
Another great soukous lp by Orchestre Bota from Congo recorded in Nigeria w/ kick off on part 2 of most tracks. Minor wear on cover, light to hardly noticeable noise.
Kenyan rumba double sider, top shape !
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has strong wear & dirt, large peel off, brown water damage, narrow bite & crackling on spine, large writings on back.
Single only Kenya soukous benga hybrid, A side starts as a benga then drops into soukous on second part of side, B side is the same. Minor wear & small writing on labels. Record is VG- w/ reasonable
Ultra rare single only rumba double sider by one of Tanzania's leading early 70's bands. Plays with reasonable to light noise from both opaque pressing and surface marks, varies from VG- to VG.
An accordion led track & a male female vocal lead duet w/ guitar on this mega rare ungoogleable Kenyan release. Record is VG+ w/ a bit of noise on edges, plays nicely most of the time though.
Deep folksy vocal male / female vocal duet w/ guitar companiment on this early release by the Kenyan kikuyu legend. Minor noise from super thin marks.
Scarce Togolese soukous piece with 3 solid tracks, sleeve has aging/dirt, writings, record plays well despite marks.
Ghana highlife double sider on this deep Gyasi release with US soul influenced arrangements reminding early Orlando Julius stuff. A side is single only while B was also released on his "highlife boss"
Rumba double sider rarity by the legendary Brazzaville orchestra, A side is single only, B side was later compiled on one of their 76 Pathe compilation lp's. Sleeve has some wear, creases, writings on