AFRICA
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.
Check the deep haunty carnivalesque san jom tune and the acoustic guitar funana, mornas and coladeiras on this scarce and much overlooked Cape Verde release. Sleeve has wear, peeling of the upper
Nigerian juju double sider by one of the country's sought after artists, later compiled on his 10" Philips album. Sleeve has some aging & dirt, light creases, small tear and bite on center hole, shop
Check the folksy afro soul & funky afro pop dancefloor winners on this scarce LP produced in Togo, fender rhodes by Ernest Honny, also features Kabongo Wetu on trumpet. Minor wear on cover but large
Ungoogleable Benin brass band instrumental double sider w/ large horn section & heavy percussion work. Definitely unusual as I haven't heard any brass band recorded out of Benin before. Numerous marks
Dub roots reggae, hypnotic afro & funky cadence tracks on this scarce release by the Ivory Coast artist, Sleeve has aging & dirt, warp & creases, beige stains on back, record has light to hardly
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
Dancefloor soukous on top as recorded by the legendary Congolese group, some wear on cover, large writings on front, small ones on back & labels. Record plays very nicely !
Consistent later highlife synth LP by the Ghanaian legends. Sleeve has serious wear, large peel off & moisture reisudes on cover labels, bite on bottom mouth, record plays well w/ light occasional
Ultra rare deep Nigerian highlife double sider recorded by one of the country's leading 50's-60's artists, never shows up, apparently never sold neither on discogs nor ebay. Generic badejo's sleeve
Eevery one of th 6 tunes is a tropical dancefloor soukous winner on this lp recorded in Paris by Congolese groovers & arranged by Shaba Kahamba. Finally a grower among the tropical heads ! Some aging
Single only Congo rumba & South African inspired doo wop as recorded by this Congolese group for Nigeria's 1973 All Africa games. Top shape !
Serious tropical dancefloor winner w/ several danceable soukous tunes, & the hypnotic highlife "omo lere aye", somewear on cover, strong dirt, shop stamp & ringwear on back, record plays w/ light to
Raw & messy afro psychedelic Ivory Coast modern music rarity, a first timer at diasporarecords, sleeve has glue residues along edges, narrow bites along mouth, 9" split on spine, writings on back &
A dancefloor soukous, a syncopated afro pop & an early digital roots reggae tune on this mega rare Benin releas, light noise on record though still plays pretty well most of the time, solid VG- to VG+
Ungoogleable deep Nigerian juju rarity by this obscure Yoruba speaking artist. Sleeve is VG w/ dirt & wear, light creases, writings on back & labels. Record is weak to solid VG- w/ numerous marks and
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
Strictly dancefloor soukous winners on this first and much rarer release for the Nigerian label by the group led by Congo musician Mavos Memem Mavungu. Sleeve has dirt & aging, strong ringwear, record
Tropical dancefloor parts 2 on this 4 tracker winner rarity by the Congolese legends, sleeve has dirt wear & some aging, ringwear, shop & price stickers on back, writings on front & labels, record has
Uptempo Angolan merengues double sider & single only rarity. Sleeve missing.
A hypnotic afro winner & a killer hypnotic bolero on this ultra rare release out of Benin that really stands out in the country's discography. Some wear and writings on labels. Never shows up ! Record
Soukous & afro pop rarity out of Benin, reversed labels, dirt wear & aging, creases, 2" split on spine, writing on labels, hole is not properly centered on side B, hence sound distortion as can be
4 tracks Nigerian soukous w/ 2 dancefloor tunes the uptempo "free advice" & the mid tempo "belinda". Sleeve w/ aging & strong dirt, large peel off, mini bite on top spine. Record plays with very
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