King Sunny Ade & His African Beats —
Ajoo ... LP Makossa, 1983. Near Mint- ...
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A nice set from King Sunny Ade, licensed to the Makossa label, but in the style of his African recordings, featuring a number of shorter compositions strung together into side-longsuites. Hypnotic guitar lines and gentle diatonic melodies float over propulsive percolating percussion, with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Four long tracks from guitarist Franco and singer Tabu Ley Rochereau – tracks that include "Omona Wapi", "Ngungi", "Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga", and "Kabassele In Memoriam". LP, Vinyl record album
A very cool set of upbeat Caribbean grooves – definitely enough to wuk up your posterior! LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl is nice and clean, but has two short clicks.)
Los Golden Boys —
Cumbia De Juventud ... LP Discos Fuentes/Mississippi, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Youthful cumbia from Los Golden Boys – a combo with a spirit that really lives up to their name – and which is served up here with some very cool use of organ next to more familiar cumbia rhythms! The instrument is lean and spacey – almost otherworldly – and the quality ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 160 gram vinyl.)
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck —
Djam Leelii ... LP Mango, 1989. Near Mint- ...
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(Cover has a light corner bend, but looks great overall.)
Mid 60s release of some earlier sides recorded by Ravi in India – classic work with Ali Akbar Khan on sarod, plus Alla Rakha on tabla and Ashkish Kumar on tanpura. The album features two long ragas, each making up a side of the record – "Raga Shree" and "Raga Sindhu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a few small stains, and a small trace of a price sticker.)
Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene – a wicked little record that's unlike anything else we've heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns – all top-shelf players who've clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A second volume of ethnographic field recordings – an intriguing portrait of music not often captured on tape. While the title describes the rituals the music was meant to accompany as "witchcraft", the ceremonies are healing and, in some cases, celebratory, such as weddings and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Nonesuch pressing. Cover has light wear, but looks great overall.)
Various —
Africa Dances ... LP Authentic, 1950s/1960s/1970s. Near Mint- ...
$34.99
A collection of rare African tracks – with work by Kale-Roger and Rochereau with OK Jazz Orchestra, Bantous De La Capitale, Ahamano's Guitar Band, Broadway Dance Band, Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band, SE Rogers, Miss Smodern, Leribe, John Mwale, Peter Tsotsi, Nachil Pilchen, Equater ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has a small bump in one corner, but is great overall.)
A groundbreaking array of material from the first in a legendary series of festivals – the important Womad concerts of the 80s, which were a crucial effort in opening the doors to a globe's amount of music! Womad was famously helmed by Peter Gabriel, who was drawing on many currents of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Popular cuts from Camroun, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Zaire, Senegal, and The Congo, with selections by Mekongo, Eba Aka Jerome, Kambou Clement, Pablo, Etoile De Dakar, and Menga Mokombi. LP, Vinyl record album
A wealth of popular cuts from Mali, Congo, Zaire, Cameroun, and the Central African Republic, with selections by Lea Lignanzi, Mensy, Vonga Aye, Moussa Doumbia, Pablo Lubadika Porthos, Jeff Louna, and Asi Kapela. LP, Vinyl record album