Deep laid back haunty afrobeat winner w/ organ & guitar solos as recorded by the Northern Benin group, note volume gets lower on the organ solo, from the sound take itself and not from the soundclip
Late 70's salsa studio session w/ strong 60's descarga flavor, includes such musicians as Felo Barrios, Sonny Bravo, Rene Lopez, Nick Marrero, Alfredo de la Fe..."Manteca". Sleeve in shrink w/ some
Spacey ambiant digital zouk tune, Lp contains both instro & vocal versions. Minor wear on cover, plays greatly w/ thin hairlines.
2 instrumental twist tunes on this ultra rare release by two African (Congolese ?) kids. Writings on label, sleeve is missing
Check the dancefloor pachangas & the pre boogaloo guajira wobble on this early original thick vinyl press, some aging & dirt, writings on cover, shop stamp on back, split on all bottom, 2,5" split on
"La fruta bomba" Apparently a bootleg of raw Cuban sones but also some PR rhythms such as bombas. Light aging on cover.
Classic orchestrated danzones by one of Cuba's leading groups of the genre. Orange label deep groove repress, either 60's or early 70's. Some aging & dirt on cover, 1,5" spit on bottom, record looks
Pachangas & ritmo pilon by one of Cuba's leading early 60's figures. Wear on cover, ringwear, writings on cover & labels, split on all bottom, 7" split on top, peel off on back, record plays with
2 boogaloos & a guaracha worth a check on this otherwise mambo / rock LP by the Mexican artist. Split on all top & bottom, peel off on front, aging & dirt, writings on cover & labels, greyish water
2 uptempo soul jazz winners & check the groovy march on this live recording by the piano master. Sleeve has strong wear, large peel off, water damage & bite along bottom, particularly inside gatefold
Scarce spacey & syncopated Makossa LP by Cameroon artist w/ French Caribbean J.C.Naimro on synths. Sleeve has dirt wear & aging, mold residues along bottom, writings on front. Plays well with light
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has wear & dirt, writings, large greyish water damage along bottom, ringwear
Cover only, no vinyl. Sleeve has minor wear
An uptempo dancefloor soukous part 2 on this scarce solo LP by the band who backed Prince Nico Mbarga, on an even rarer Nigerian press when most of RAS lp's were manufactured in the UK. Sleeve has
Pre disco funky soul dancer later released on their only LP, writing on A side, peel off & dirt on B side, occasionally noticeable light noise from marks.
Afrocuban charangas on top on this scarce compilation specially released with Areito for the African market by an Ivory Coast producer. Sleeve has ringwear, aging & dirt, mini bite on top seam
Africa only compilation of scarce Cuban material released on single or possibly previously unreleased, compiled by African producer in collaboration with Areito and hardly disctributed out of French
A cover of the 50's tune made famous by the Cuban charanga America del 55 as recorded by the Beninese singer. Surely among his rarest releases ever, never shows up ! Labels have writings. Record plays
Single only Congo rumba & South African inspired doo wop as recorded by this Congolese group for Nigeria's 1973 All Africa games. Top shape !
Check the downtempo jazz funk instrumental, the afro latin disco synth meets reggae hybrid cover of the all times Cuban classic "el manicero", also check the afro latin meets afro pop hybrid "ouka o
Check the downtempo jazz funk instrumental, the afro latin disco synth meets reggae hybrid cover of the all times Cuban classic "el manicero", also check the afro latin meets afro pop hybrid "ouka o
Check the guaracha "oula ti chou", the hybrid pachanga "apran la vie" & the guajira "ti grog moin" on this Haitian lp that features several hybrid latin oriented track. Monochrome press. Sleeve w/
Soukous classic w/ rhythm guitar led kick off parts 2 as recorded by Kenya based Congolese musicians. Sleeve has aging & beige dirt. Record plays w/ constant pressing hiss, varies from solid VG- to VG
A bassy hypnotic afropop tune w/ Ernest Honny on keyboards & Black Santiago drummer Bayo Agonglo on this ultra rare spoken word theater play release by the Cameroon musician and theater actor, sleeve
Features the spacey disco funky highlife tune "Yesu san bra" w/ fender rhodes piano solo, the uptempo boogie highlife "yamona" & 2 solid roots reggaes. White label test press. Cover has peeling of the
Calypsos on top on this calssic by famous Calypsonian. Dirt wea r& aging, peel off & sticker on front, punch hole, record has pressing hiss, stronger on B side. VG- to VG.
2 afro latin cuts on this scarcer compilation of 60's African jazz recordings, features the cha cha cha "A mi pobre charro" as well as the pachanga inspired "Boyoka African jazz" otherwise strictly 50
Juju music masterpiece Sleeve has aging & dirt wear, strong ringwear, brown tape along spine, writings on front & inside gatefold, 2" split & small tear on top, record has very reasonable to hardly