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
Hardly googleable highlife & march recorded by the Gold Coast police band, from what is now Ghana. Likely recorded in the late 30's or early 40's. Peel off on A label. Record is V- w/ pressing noise &
An instrumental march & a blues sung in Fanti as recorded by this Police big band from former Gold Coast, today Ghana. Small writing on B side label, light wear on labels. Record has cosntant
Great calypso double sider by one the 40's & 50's lesser recorded artists. Record plays w/ strong noise from numerous marks & is completely opaque from pressing or overplaying.
Calypso double sider and Lord Kitchener's all times hit "Nora" on scarce original 1950's78 rpm shellac. Record has marks & constant reasonable noise.
Swinging uptempo horn highlife winner on A side & a down tempo deep highlife as recorded the Nigerian ibo artist, and alter compiled on his 1961 Decca 10" LP Sleeve has creases, small white stains on
Swinging uptempo horn highlife winner on A side & a down tempo deep highlife as recorded the Nigerian ibo artist, and later compiled on his 1961 Decca 10" LP Sleeve has creases, small writings
Ghana highlife double sider winner rarity, B side appears on a scarce Philips highlife compilation. Sleeve has creases & some dirt, aging, dirt & wear & writings on labels, sticker on A side, record
Zambian folk music, mini holes on cover
Palm wine music from Liberia sung in Kroo langugage by a large male group w/ acoustic guitar & percusssions & whistle or flute. Dirt on labels. Record has marks & pressing noise, still a very decent
Benin / former Dahomey field recordings of folk music including kpete flute, drums, vocals, bells. Sleve has some aging & dirt, small peel off along mouth on front, record has reasonable constant
Early Beninese recordings, features a rumba by Alidou Bakari (later from Super Borgou), also includes 2 foklore tunes and a lovely tango sung in French. Sleeve has light dirt wear & aging, creas
A deep bolero, a sega rhythm from Reunion island & 2 percussion & voices folk tunes as recorded by Beninese artists, also features Benoit Capo Chichi & Bernard Dakpogan. Sleeve w/ light aging & dirt
A rumba & a Congolese cha cha cha on this scarce original shellac by the legendary Congolese musicians. Dirt, small writings & wear on labels. Record is G to V- w/ constant reasonable noise from marks
2 instrumental twist tunes on this ultra rare release by two African (Congolese ?) kids. Writings on label, sleeve is missing
Cuban influenced rarity from Ivory Coast including a son, a bolero, a cha cha cha & a merengue, . Some dirt wear, mini bite on top spine, record has very reasonable constant noise.
A pachanga sicodelica winner, a cha cha cha & 2 rumbas on this ultra rare Ivory Coast release. Sleeve is missing, record has reasonable to very light noise from marks, several clicks
Cha cha cha Congo style and rumbas on this scarce 60's release on the legendary Stenco label, light dirt wear, 2" horizontal tear on back & small writings on labels, record is quite cracky on edges as
2 sones & a bolero on top on this rare title by the Senegal group. Sleeve has wear, writings, shop sticker, some peel off & beige water damage on back, writings on labels. Record has reasonable to
2 rumbas recorded by the UK based Cuban artist. Constant reasonable noise from groove wear.
Ivory Coast EP which features several latin influenced tracks, w/ that very distinctive Ivorian accent. Consistent percussion & guitar work. Very light wear on cover. Minor occasional noise.
A rumba w/ mambo vibe & an instrumental bolero on this release for the collectible G.V. series. Record is V+, great shape w/ the usual backing 78rpm pressing noise & some opaque dirt or pressing wear.
2 solid latin cuts on this single released by Bantous sax player for a small Abidjan based label. Sleeve has dirt & aging, bites on bottom corners, light brown water damage & peel off on back, record
2 raw cha cha chas & 2 rumbas by the sought after Congolese group. Wear & aging on cover, writings on back & labels, bites on bottom, ringwear, record has marks & constant reasonable to light noise
Guaracha descarga, guajira & son on top as recorded by the Cuban singer while in Paris. Light wear & dirt on cover, record plays w/ reasonable to very reasonable constant noise from marks
2 charming chachachas Congolese & 2 rumbas style combining two previously released scarce Surboum African jazz singles, some wear on cover, creases, shop stamp on back, writings on back & labels
Boogaloo & afro latin EP recorded by Guinean guitarist Kante Manfila w/ his group, including Malian flutist Sorry Bamba, very light aging on cover, record has quite reasonable to extremely light noise
2 psychedelic sones & a hypnotic afro pop psych w/ killer electric guitar work on this ultra rare release out of Cote d'Ivoire. Writings on B label. Record has reasonable to light noise from marks.
Cha cha cha, bolero & merengue Ivory Coast style as recorded by the female duet, sleeve has a bit of dirt & aging, record has constant reasonable to very reasonable noise, crackier on first part but
An afrolatin cut on this carce early Benin recordings multiple artists release. Writings & dirt on labels. Record plays VG- to weak VG, light noise from marks.