AFRICA

Strictly soukous tunes released on this scarce album by the Kings of Benin. Sleeve has aging & dirt, small peel off, light creases. Record plays solid VG- to VG, reasonable to light noise from marks

Deep, hybrid syncopated afro pop & afrosynth mellowness w/ clear voudoun influence w/ backing by the kings of Benin, sleeve has light wear, faint writing residue on front, writings, light brown stains

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

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

Much under rated deep manding griot music masterpiece led by this outstanding cora player. Super rare original AS records first issue, some dirt & light aging on cover. Plays quite nicely with light

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

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

Male vocal soloist with male vocal group backing & percussions likely from former Dahomey / today's Benin and recorded in the 1930's or early 40's. Light dirt on labels. Record in clean shape with

A down tempo afrofunk meets benga & a straight benga winner with kick off on part 2 on this Kenya release in top shape.

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

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

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

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

Much under rated deep manding griot music masterpiece led by this outstanding cora player. Super rare original AS records first issue, some dirt & light aging on cover. Plays quite nicely with light

Deep highlife winner double sider, early single only release, light noise in parts from light surface marks.

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 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

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.