Killer dancefloor soukous single only rarity from Tanzania, sleeve has aging & dirt, small tears, dirt on labels, record has marks & very reasonable to hardly noticeable noise, varies from VG- to VG+
Early Congolese rumba & chachacha on scarce 78 rpm on Esengo Columbia UK, record plays with light noise from pressing & few thin marks, very nice shape.
A cha cha cha Congolese style and a rumba as recorded by the legendary Conglese group for the equally legendary Esengo record label. Sleeve has light brown / pinkish water damage wear along mouth &
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
Single only rumba double sider rarity by this short lived Congolese group. Sleeve has split on all edges & spine, comes in two separate parts, strong wear, glue residue along top, bump & tears on
Single only Congo rumba double sider rarity by Johnny Bokelo and his 60's group. Never shows up ! Sleeve has aging & dirt, bite on bottom seam & spine corner, peel off, creases, shop stamp & mini
Deep hypnotic track & a deep afro latin hybrid on this ultra rare Benin release. Sleeve w/ aging/dirt, writings & rubber stamp on back, glue residue along mouth, beige water damage on bottom spine
Nigerian trumpet highlife rarity. Sleeve has some aging & dirt, mini peel off on back, record plays solid VG- to VG, light to hardly noticeable noise from marks.
Ghana trumpet highlife ep by the gentleman whom later led Osibisa, hardly shows up ! sleeve has aging & dirt, writings on back & labels, light brown water damage on back, air bubbles underrneath upper
Zulu male vocal jive w/ jazz swing influences as recorded by the famous South African doo wop group. Record is V++ to E w/ a few minor marks & visible dirt wear & light pressing noise
Swing jazz & doo wop influenced South African zulu vocal jive w/ banjo sung by male & female. Record is cracked on half radius, side Aplays quite well but B side has multiple clicks.
Mid tempo single only Congolese soukous winner by one of Zaire's leading 70's bands. Dirt wear & aging on cover, narrow bite on top spine, quite dirty along spine, strong ringwear on back, record has
A laid back manding track as well as pachanga & boogaloo, sleeve has aging/dirt, peel off on front & back, light brown water damage, bite & moisture wear on spine & top seam, mini bite on top mouth
Early 60's single only Nigerian guitar highlife rarity. Writings on labels. Constant light noise from marks.
Afrobeat disco & boogie disco winners recorded in France by Ivory Coast's funkiest self produced artist. Sleeve has dirt wear, some aging, large peeling of the upper plastic sheet. Record has noise in
Cha cha cha Congolese style double sider mega rare release as recorded by the Congo kings of rumba for the legendary Esengo label. Record has some marks & very reasonable noise, a chip on edge
Killer deep hypnotic tune, swinging rumba & deep bolero & blues ballad on this ultra rare release by Hountondji Nestor & his group out of Benin, West Africa. Nver shows up, never sold neither on
Congolese style rumba, bolero & biguine on this mega rare 60's release by Benin singer, sleeve has aging & dirt, light brown water damage, writings on back & labels, wear on labels, record plays G to
3 deep boleros & a hypnotic rumba as recorded on this very early EP by the Beninese group. Sleeve w/ light aging & dirt but large writings on back. Record plays w/ light noise on intro but is in
Cuban music on top as recorded by this Uruguay group, includes a guaracha mambo & a mambo mislabelled as beguine sung in english. Record is E, sounds great, only some very thin marks.
Deep boleros with rocky guitar solo & 2 percussion & voice folk tunes by Nestor Gansou on the National Dahomey Radio's label rarest release. Not listed on discogs until I added it. Minor wear on cover
Congolese cha cha cha, bolero & 2 rumbas as recorded by L'ensemble Franco-Vicky-Essous, Dewayon w/ Franco-Essous & Rossignol & Vicky & Orchestre OK Jazz, and originally released on Loningisa. Sleeve
Highlight really is the son montuno sung in French "la belle lucie botayi", otherwise solid Congolese cha cha chas as recorded for the legendary Esengo catalogue. Sleeve has aging & dirt, writings on
Mini LP on 7" format apparently recorded in France by the Chilian legend. Minor dirt on cover, record in top shape.
A bolero and a tango as released for the legendary HMV sublabel. Record is V- w/ light marks & dirt residues & constant reasonable surface noise.
Pachanga africana w/ sax & guitar solos on this EP from Ivory Coast, wear on cover, peel off & small bites along mouth on front, record is a bit noisy from marks & occasional clicks, warp but no sound
Synth pop / wave out of France, sleeve has light brown water damage wear, record plays nicely.
Hypnotic afro synth experiments from Ivory Coast. Sleeve has a creas on top spine corner, otherwise looks great, writings on labels, slightly noisy from surface marks
A deep afro fusion manding tune w/ organ solo & a laid back afrodisco on this indemand 12" by the Malian maestro, scarce original Ivorry Coast private press in great shape, sleeve is super clean
Classic French hard soul version of Gamble & Huff's composition. Minor wear on cover, occasional light noise only from marks but stantout tune plays really nicely.
