AFRICA
Super heavy & uptempo dancefloor soukous masterpiece produced/recorded in the US w/ strings arranged by Fred Wesley (yes, from the JB's !), sleeve has light wear & dirt, still in OG shrink though
Consistent Nigerian ibo highlife rarity w/ down & uptempo tunes. Dirt & aging on cover, peel off & beige water damage, strong ringwear. Record has very reasonable to hardly noticeable noise from marks
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has wear & dirt, bump & small tear on mouth, small peel off on bottom front, light brown water damage on bottom
Record is missing, cover only w/ some dirt & aging, mini peel off, creases, writings on back
Cameroon makossa rarity, sleeve has some aging & dirt, small price sticker on back, light creases, small peel off on B side label, record plays greatly.
Kikukuyu male vocal duet w/ guitar. Minor noise from thin marks.
Laid back rumba & mid tempo soukous as recorded by the long time Kenya based Zambian artist. Quite noisy on first part of each side from marks, and a strong pressing hiss on B side.
Danceable soukous winner on this consistent Congolese rumba soukous LP recorded with Geo Bilongo, Lokassa Ya M'bongo, Manana Antoine, Ringo Moya. Dirt wear & aging on cover, small bite on top mouth
Ultra rare consistent soukous LP from Benin, 3 solid dancefloor part 2 for the Tropical deejays, light wear on cover, beige water damage on bottom mouth corner, dirt on labels, record has has light to
Particularly worth a check for the ruff 'n raw psych funky soukous "mia o" & "ntinaya likambo". Rare LP released by the former Afrisa bandleader. Sleeve has some dirt wear & aging, some paper stuck on
Solid mid tempo tropical dancefloor soukous LP feat. the dancefloor filler title tune Fatou camara, w/ backing by Lokassa Ya M'bongo, Manana Antoine, Ringo Moya, some dirt & aging on cover, light
Ungoogleable raw Kenya benga double sider rarity with a kick off on part 2. Promo copy. Record is VG, with light to hardly any noise from marks, a bit noisier on intro to A side from marks ( clip 1)
Hypnotic Beninese sato double sider. Reasonabl noise from marks, also has clicks (clip 2).
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