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Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Vinyl Safari section for the African page.
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The Word: Afro-Beat, Afro-rock, Afro-pop, Afro-jazz classics and odd, rare treasures, such as the earliest Afro-drum LPs, and of course African field recordings. Not the latest new issues/reissues but just the good stuff people have been collecting for years--or should have.
For related items, see also exotic, mid-east, jazz, Latin, and Brasil sections.
See also, below: African 45s
Discount: usually free mailing offered; possibly more if multi-item order
Images: for identification purposes only; photo may not be of the exact copy listed/purchased (but usually is)
Bilal Abdurahuram w/Rahkiah Abdurahuram, Ayyub Abdullah: African Musical Instruments--North Africa-Islamic Influence/South of the Sahara; Folkways FW-8460; 1970; w/insert E/E- S $65 -- African percussion/African jazz; Bilal Abdurahuram's LPs are among the very best/rarest/most coveted/most interesting on the great Folkways label; we're VERY pleased finally to be able to offer one; "Saxophone--Jazz motifs and moods" is the jazz piece you will go nuts for (you Afro-jazzbos, that is) and the whole thing is awesome!
Afrique: Soul Makossa; Roulette/Mainstream/Red Lion 394; 1973; sealed (w/Roulette distribution sticker) S $40 -- funk/Afro-Beat/guitar/percussion; classic session (credited as "Chubokos" on 45) w/jazz-funk heavyweights Charles Kynard, Paul Humphrey, David T. Walker, Ray Pounds, Chino Valdes, King Errisson..; perhaps better for the rare-groove/jazz-funk DJ than the strict collector of African music, but it does feature the Manu DiBango hit and more that make it good (it's considered the only really notable Afrique LP); Soul Makossa, Kissing My Love, Sleepwalk, Let Me Do My Thing, Slow Motion, Hot Mud, House of Rising Funk, Dueling Guitars, Hot Doggin', Get It
[Jean Devres'] Afro Percussion Ensemble: Soul of a People; Trolley Car TC-5015; N/N shrink S $20 -- African; beautiful, rare version of ubiquitous public-domain set credited elsewhere to Chief Bey, Soubri Moulin, Kaino, Cawanda, the actor Sabu (once again: NO, people, the Clarion LP is NOT a Sabu Martinez album in any way shape or form), Chief Walataghi, etc.; so, while it's not a unique new recording, it does a great job of seeming like one, and it's clean and features pretty artwork on a rare, tiny, probably short-lived NYC label (A&R Joe Cain, surprisingly!)
Akido; Mercury SRM-1-644; 1972; gatefold cutout E/N- S $50 -- Afro-rock/Afro-beat; like Assagai or Lafayette Afro-Rock Band (we wish we could name a few more, but there really just aren't very many groups of this type that made LPs in the US), it's terrific, funky, hip, and a classic of both its period and the Afro-rock/Afro-beat style; fortunately for you it sold well enough that it turns up very affordably (abd in time will be big); great jacket art extends inside and out--it's not just the face; Psychedelic Baby, Confusion, Midnight Lady, Awade, Blow, Jo Jo Lo, Wajo..
Ginger Baker (w/Fela Kuti & Guy Warren): Stratavarious; Atlantic/Atco SD-7013; 1972; cutout E/E+ S $25 (or cutout E-/E* S $20, specify)-- Afro-Beat/percussion; three Afro-Beat giants together!!!; great record affordably priced (it's still the only original Fela LP you can still find at entry-level price, but don't expect that to last forever, particularly once Ginger Baker and Guy Warren fans figure out that they need it too); Ariwo, Tiwa (It's Our Own), Something Nice, Juju, Blood Brothers, Coda
Big Black: Lion Walk; Uni 73033; promo E/N S $50 (or cutout E/N shrink S $50, specify) (or E/E- S $40, specify) -- African jazz/mod soul-jazz; unbelievable! his best by far, where you get everything from the great side-long Afro-jazz of the title cut to briefer uptempo hip stuff to, well, the kind of soul jazz you hoped for from his other LPs but didn't quite get; comparable to the legendary Wali & his Afro-Caravan LP
Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat; NY-Blue Note BLP-4097; 1962; N-/N- $125 (or 1-sided deep groove N/V+ shrink $90) (or E/E- $60, specify) -- African jazz; unique for both Blue Note & this group, it's a mighty tour-de-force everyone should have (along w/Orgy in Rhythm & other titles featuring Blakey w/Sabu); all-star players (Solomon Ilori, Chief Bey, Montego Joe, Garvin Masseaux, James Folami, Robert Crowder, Curtis Fuller, Yusef Lateef, Ahmed Abdul-Malik), varied percussion, & other instruments/ideas; essential for the Guy Warren fan, as "Love, the Mystery of" is covered (Blakey saw Warren headline at NYC's African Room); inevitably a little noise in 1 or 2 of the quieter intro passages (always w/this title, even on late pressings) --flute & a prayer by Solomon Ilori-- otherwise LOUD & AWESOME!!!; mild water stain on the $60 copy
Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84097; rec. 1962; E/V+ $20 -- some wear w/noise on the quieter passages but worthy
Chaino: Jungle Mating Rhythms; Verve V-2014; flat black label (2nd issue) E-/E- $50 -- Afro-exotic percussion; rare!; Kirby Allen's exotiploitative sinsation, Chaino nevertheless was a terrific artist/performer who made half a dozen truly far-out records, forever underrated; Jungle Mating Call, Voodoo Love, Voodoo Trinidad, Lost Canyon, Love Chant of the Mau Mau, Seduction of the Virgin, Watussi, Rico Tico de Dongo, Mad Bongos, Voodoo Chant, Ora Ora A, Jungle Crazy Maze Bongo
Chaino: Jungle Rhythms; Score SLP-4027; deep groove E+/E+ $100 (or V-/E- $40, specify) -- Afro-drum; one of his rarest, featuring truly remarkable jacket art, the classic fake liner story about Chaino being the rescued sole survivor from a lost tribe in Africa (producer Kirby Allen had a great talent for classic Hollywood hype, even using these very Chaino LPs to seduce starlets!); and of course, the music is absolutely sensational, even by vintage Afro-drum standards--ALL Chaino is STUFF YOU NEED!!!; Bongo Maze, Simba, Devil Dance, Spirit of the Witch Doctor, Talking Drums, Holiday in Trinidad, Jungle Maze..; better copy's jacket has bottom seam split & "Charlie" penned on the back; lesser copy has wear/noise & a big press bump that sounds
Chaino & his African Percussion Safari: Jungle Echoes; Omega OSL-7; N-/N- S $50 (or E+/E- $25, specify) -- Afro-drum insanity (vintage Hollywood exploitation but FANTASTIC & INTENSE!!!), top/unique/sensational drummer; Chaino's most exciting LP!; absolutely essential; top production includes the spectacular "Matusi Warrior" jacket!; extremely deep bass like a modern funk LP (great for sub-woofers); Jungle Chase, Torture of the Mau Mau, Co-Gona Voodoo, Feast Dance, Limbo, Jungle Drum Variation, Cum-Ba-See, Spear Dance, Safari Jungle Maze
[Chaino as] Ugella & the Viking Pops Orchestra: Theme from Mondo Cane & Other Horror Music; Viking VKS-6605 (reissues Omega OSL-7); V+/V+ S $15 -- for the Chaino collector who wants it all (and you should), this is a US budget label (perhaps subsidiary of Omega) repackaging of Jungle Echoes; gone is "Safari Jungle Maze" but in its place, weirdly, is the Mondo Cane theme (orchestra, not Chaino); definitely get Jungle Echoes first/too, but want this also for the wild jacket art, the creative new track titles, and the gee-whiz factor (why, Why, WHY did someone feel inspired to do this?!?)
Malaku Daku: Love Drums from the Ghetto; Chaka Unlimited CU-20001; E-/E- S $100 (or E-/V+ S $60, specify*) -- Afro-Beat/African/percussion; one of the heaviest, most fascinating Philadelphia private-press/local productions in the Afro-funk-drum-hip vein (from Virtue Studios)--you'll be hard-pressed to find it elsewhere; percussion w/chants and how!; great jacket, front & back; we're still scratching our heads at how we're able to find it now and then, since Philly record people are all on the ball these days; The Bump Bang U Bang, Mulogo, A Pygmy Happening, Gettin' Down in the Hut, Ife Bobowa, Village Life in the Ghetto, Spirits of the Watoto, My Land My Woman, Shango; *note: lesser copy has scratch in "Bump Bang U Bang" audible for about 2 mins. out of 7 (otherwise fine)
Denis-Roosevelt Expedition: The Belgian Congo Records of the Denis-Roosevelt Expedition; Commodore DL-30,005; E-/E+ $30 -- African; "Stirring Rhythms & Unusual Melodic Tunes as Played & Sung by the People of the Great Equatorial Forest"; rare old NY label; music recorded on location 1935-36; good, hip; good liner notes; Royal Watusi Drums, Circumcision Rituals, Batwa Pigmy Dances, Xylophone a Lubero, Bahutu Chant & Dances, Choral Songs of the Babira, Choral Songs of the Manbetu
Manu DiBango: Makossa Man; Atlantic SD-7276; 1974/1973; promo cutout E+/N- S $30 (or stock cutout E/E+ S $25, specify) -- Afro-Beat; his best LP in the US (released a year after the recording in France)--THE Manu DiBango LP all DJs should get first (the few others that are this great are far rarer/more expensive!); all smokin', funky, Fela-compatible cuts: Weya (reprises Soul Makossa from the weaker first Atlantic LP, which everyone knows and gets first but is strictly pedestrian compared to his subsequent, major '70s Afro-funk stuff), Pepe Soup, Tom Tom, Mwasa Makossa, Moni, Essimo, Lakisane, Senga (new version!)
Frekoba Africans Presents Voices of Black Angels & Drums of Thunder; Recorded Publications Company RPC; 1972 E/V S $15 -- African/drums/spoken/school; rare, self-produced (custom press), local wonder (LaDeva M. Davis, James L. Lewis, Afro-American Drum & Dance Ensemble of Philadelphia's Bartlett Junior High School) does big-group, Afro-roots, Olatunji-inspired drumming & singing; even juicier is the hip commentary (3 or 4 great bits), particularly the intro to "Saga of the Drums" & "On Freedom" which leads into "Uhuru"
Solomon Ilori & his Afro-Drum Ensemble: African High Life; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84136; E+/N- S $125 -- African jazz; w/Chief Bey, Montego Joe, Abdul-Malik; rare (even Liberty), esp. in top shape!
[The Drums of] Cyril Jackson: Afro-Stereo; Counterpoint CPST-5561; 1958; E+/E- S $30 -- African/Haitian-voodoo/Shango/Afro-Latin/drums; great West Indies recording of interest even more for the sacred-drum/cult aspect than the fantastic African drumming, in early hi-fi stereo; extensive liner notes by Henrietta Brackman, good variety, and top quality/interest with each element (Afro, Latin, Shango..); Mambo Ricci, Guaguanco, Tempena de Mim, Didrenouo, Shango, Banda, Road March, Rumba Abierta, Meringue, Conga, Jungla
[The Drums of] Cyril Jackson: Afro Drums; Request SLRP-8109 (reissues Afro-Stereo; Counterpoint CPST-5561; 1958); N-/N- S $30 -- African/Haitian-voodoo/Shango/Afro-Latin/drums; great West Indies recording of interest even more for the sacred-drum/cult aspect than the fantastic African drumming, in early hi-fi stereo; extensive liner notes by Henrietta Brackman, good variety, and top quality/interest with each element (Afro, Latin, Shango..); Mambo Ricci, Guaguanco, Tempena de Mim, Didrenouo, Shango, Banda, Road March, Rumba Abierta, Meringue, Conga, Jungla
Thurston Knudson: The Rhythm of Tropic Drums 10"; Tempo TT-2212; red vinyl E-/E- $50 -- African/drum; "Thurston Knudson's newest --and by far his greatest-- recordings!"; highly unusual 10" LP on quirky Hollywood label anticipates Chaino and all other African drumming records by several years (Knudson was the leading exponent and authority on African drums until Guy Warren, Olatunji, and others made their mark); Gae Jangoro (Afro-Brasilian samba-macumba), Joruba Quimbombe (Afro-Brasilian samba-batucada), Ju-Ju (East African Spirit Call), Te Ura I Te Rai (The Red of the Sky), Motoraa Rahi (Tahitian War Dance)--Tahitian, from his association with Augie Goupil, N'Goma Ruanda (The Rhythm of the Beating Heart)
Thurston Knudson: Primitive Percussion [African Jungle Drums]; Reprise R-6001; 1961; deep groove E/E $40 -- African/drums; Knudson was the first to bring African drums to a wide audience in the late 1940s and all his records are highly prized, essential, early masterpieces of African drums and Afro-inspired pop & jazz; everyone such as Art Blakey who experimented with African percussion early would have been greatly influenced by Knudson; as far as we know, this rarity is his last recording and his only 12" LP!; assisted here by West Coast percussionists Milt Holland, Roy Harte (owner of Drum City in Hollywood), Winston Muldrow (on bata), Adinortey Puplampu, and Hugh Allison; a giant log used in 4 cuts was borrowed from the famous Don the Beachcomber restaurant in Hollywood (where many tiki drinks were invented); Watusi Wedding Dance, Exorcism of Demons, Zulu Welcome, War Drums of the Egyptian Sudan..
Thurston Knudson, Augie Goupil, & their Jungle Rhythmists: Tahitian Rhythms & Jungle Drums; Decca DL-8216; c.1956/1949; 1st/black/deep groove E+/E+ $75 (or 2nd/black E/E $60, specify) (or 3rd/spectral E-/E- $40, specify) -- African/drums/Tahitian; GREAT!; reissues 2 very rare albums (78 sets, then 10" LPs) in spectacular hi-hi; "Knudson/Goupil & their Jungle Rhythmists: Jungle Drums" is the very FIRST African-drum album!!! (Chaino fans will love it); the superb "Augie Goupil & his Royal Tahitians: Tahitian Rhythms" is so rare we've never seen the 10" after many years of searching (the 78 album also is very rare); terrific jacket art & notes (updated from earlier issues) top off an all-over great production; everyone interested in African percussion needs it
Letta: Free Soul; Capitol ST-2929; cutout E-/V+ S $15 -- African/vocal; arr./cond. H.B. Barnum; prod. David Axelrod; Capitol's answer to Miriam Makeba gets Axelrod's hip, funky, early-'70s-era treatment
Miriam Makeba: The Many Voices of; Kapp KS-3274; 1962 N-/E+ S $20 -- African/vocal; her 2nd LP, far rarer much & better than her RCA & Reprise LPs; Kilimanjaro, Naula (witch doctor's song), Carnival (from Black Orpheus), Night Must Fall, Love Tastes Like Strawberrie, Can't Cross Over..
Miriam Makeba: Makeba Sings!; RCA Victor LSP-3321; 1965; deep groove Dynagroove E+/E+ S $15 (any 5 $15 LPs for $50) -- African/vocal; arranged & conducted by Hugh Masekela; good one!; Cameroon, Woza, Little Bird, Chove-Chuva, Same Moon, Kilimanjaro, Khawuyani-Khanyange, Wind Song, Khuluma, Let's Pretend, Beau Chevalier, Maduna
Yaa-Lengi Ngemi: Africa; Makossa International M-2355; 1981; E+/N- S $15 (any 5 $15 LPs for $50) -- African; guitar-led quartet (roughly in the style of Sunny Ade) does no more and no less than "Afrika Parts 1 & 2" on each side, like a long single
Arch Oboler's African Adventure--Songs, Ceremonial Music, & Tribal Dances of Equitorial Africa 10"; Decca DL-7007; 1950; 1st E/E $50 -- African; wild jacket art distinguishes this wonderful old Decca set of exciting field recordings
Olatunji: Afro Percussion--Zungo!; Columbia CS-8434; 1961; black 6-eye E+/N S $40 (or same but E-/E S $30, specify) -- one of his best, in the original die-cut jacket w/3-D "flicker sticker" of hands playing conga (also found on the legendary Michel Magne Tropical Fantasy LP); these early pressings have high gain (loudness, liveliness, excitement); w/Montego Joe, Yusef Lateef, Clark Terry, Ray Barretto..; Masque Dance, Zungo, Ajua, Esum Buku Wa-Ya, Gelewenwe, Jolly Mensah, Philistine
Olatunji & his Drums of Passion: High Life!--The New Dance Sensation; Columbia CL-1996; 1963; N-/N $30 -- one of his best!; long all-star list highlights his most extraordinary (& scarce/sought-after) Columbia LP; recommended for jazz fans & those who like the highlife style; Clark Terry, Snookie Young, Bob Brookmeyer, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Dave Pike, Montego Joe, Chief Bey, Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez..; [Everybody Loves] Saturday Night Limbo, Lady Kennedy, Ojo Davis, Ashafa, Someday, Totofioko..
Olatunji: Soul Makossa; Paramount PAS-6061; 1973; E/N S $35 (or cutout E/N- S $30, specify) -- Afro-Beat; Michael Babatunde Olatunji's great comeback LP of five very strong cuts shows he'd been listening to Fela and Manu DiBango; title cover tune is one of the best versions ever and the rest of the album offers much, much more, including the groovy jacket; w/Joe Henderson, Eddie Bert, & Marvin Stamm on horns; Soul Makossa, Takuta, Masai, Dominira, O-Wa
Prince Onago & Princess Muana & Native Drummers of the Belgian Congo: The Drums of Africa; 20th Century Fox SFX-3000/FOX-3000; deep groove N-/E+ $60 -- African/drum/exotica; one of the wildest in this series of hall-of-fame hacket art (here in flawless shape!); also it's the rarer & better of the two wonderful LPs by this duo; capping it off is the better, richer sound of the mono (which also gives you the full jacket--minus a sticker on the stereo verions); even the liners are right on, in keeping with the most sensational Chaino stuff
Osibisa: Superfly T.N.T. ST; Buddah BDS-5136-ST; 1973; gatefold; cutout E/E- S $25 -- Afro-Beat/Afro-rock/funky soundtrack; hard-driving, funky African music sets it apart from other "blaxploitation" STs; sure, Osibisa's no big deal otherwise, but this is their good record, all of it!; jacket shows 37 color stills & photos of Osibisa live!; TNT, Superfly Man, Prophets, Oye Mama, Kelele, Brotherhood, Come Closer (If You're a Man)..
Don Ralke: The Savage & the Sensuous--Bongos; Warner Bros. W-1398; 1960; V+/E $35 -- exotica/Afro-Cuban/percussion; w/Carlos Vidal, Modesto Duran, Earl Palmer..; rare, heroic, fantastic LP of hard-hitting originals (Afro-percussion on a voodoo theme, more exotic & less bongo-y than similar fare by Jack Costanzo & Jack Burger); hokey concept & West Coast packaging belies sophisticated tunes, arranging, & swinging playing!; definitely will become one of your favorites, as most Don Ralke stuff should (he did the Kookie album, after all); Head Hunter, Saoco, Ju-Ju Man, Mystery of Yambuya, Voodoo Priestess, Face Beside the Fire, Poison Dart, Black Panther, Zulu Magic, Moon Goddess, Ritual of the Cobra, Sacrifice of the Maidens, Safradesia, Mombasa
The Primitive Sounds of Tak Shindo: Mganga!; Edison International CL-5000; 1958; E-/V+ $75 -- African-themed exotica; all-original debut LP by the great Tak Shindo and Earle Hagen (who later wrote great exotica for "I Spy"); with groovy liner notes; while well worth it as a great record always in high demand, few can resist the hall-of-fame "witch doctor" jacket; Mombasa Love Song, Safari to Kenya, Nyoba Festival, Slave Chains of Mtumwa, Bantu Spear Dance, Rains of Okavango, Huts of Kichwamba, Manga (Ritual), Mwanza Market Place, N'Ga--The Maiden, Watusi Drum Dance, Port of Trinkitat
Carl Stevens: African Sounds; Mercury Perfect Presence Sound PPS-6030; gatefold; 1st/gold-label/deep groove N-/N S $40 -- African/exotic rock/exotica/mod twist; one of the few, essential, early-stereo-era hi-fi (audiophile series!) treatments of African themes; highlights include a zippy mod-twist original ("King Kong"), the exotica "The Call of the Jungle," & the fierce exotic-rock masterpiece, "Tiana-Tche--The Jungle Roars"
Hugh Tracey: Music of Africa Series No. 3: Drums of East Africa 10"; Decca/London LB-827; rec. 1952; E/E $30 -- African/percussion; fantastic, early series (great for sampling), all w/spoken introductions (before each cut) by Tracey, the UK's answer to Alan Lomax; last cut is terrific mbira (thumb piano)
Hugh Tracey: Music of Africa Series No. 8: Music of the Uganda Protectorate 10"; Decca/London LB-832; rec. 1952; E/E $30 -- African/percussion; fantastic, early series (great for sampling), all w/spoken introductions (before each cut) by Tracey, the UK's answer to Alan Lomax
[Colin M. Turnbull, rec.:] Music of the Rain Forest Pygmies; Lyrichord LL-157; N-/E- $15 (any 5 $15 LPs for $50) -- the elusive pygmies of the NE Congo sing fantastically and influence villager tribes who sing w/instrumental accompaniment (harp, sanza thumb piano, etc.); this & another on Folkways are a rare treat
Wali & the Afro-Caravan: Home Lost & Found (The Natural Sound); Solid State SS-18065; 1970; gatefold V+/E- S $75 -- Afro-soul-jazz/spiritual soul jazz/conga/flute; "It's Afro-Underground"; deeply hip, funky one-off by hip Texans (if you know about it, you know you need it!), easily the highlight of Solid State, which picked it up for national distribution after a tiny local run on hopelessly obscure Sonobeat (the SS version is preferable, however); Afro-Blue & half a dozen terrific originals, all quite long & fascinating with tremendous conga throughout (sounds nearly as high-impact as Candido's "Beautiful"); absolutely unique, very moving, deeply hip, & loved by all who hear it; great jacket too, tho water-damaged in the lesser copy; Afro Blue, Arcane Message, Hail the King, Guaguanco Stroll, Mystique, Zulu for Hugh, Journey to Mecca
Guy Warren w/Red Saunders & Gene Esposito: Africa Speaks, America Answers!; Decca DL-8446; deep groove, black (T2) E+/V+ $75 -- African jazz; a legend!--the first African-jazz 12" LP; leading Chicago musicians but it's really the debut of Guy Warren, and it's terrific (big influence on Art Blakey and others); Africa Speaks, Ode to a Stream, Duet, Eyi Wala Dong, Monkees & Butterflies, Jazz as I See it, Invocation of the Horned Viper, Chant, My Minuet, The High Life, The Eyes of a Fawn, Fr-Ed-To-Ne
The Guy Warren Sounds: Themes for African Drums; RCA Victor LSP-1864; 1959; N-/N- S $40 (or E+/N- S $35, specify) (or 1st V+/E- S $20, specify) -- African/drums; "Drums in Stereo"; the classic that inspired Art Blakey's Afro-Drum Ensemble (this has the original "Love, the Mystery of"--a masterpiece) & established Warren as the leading Afro-jazz drummer of the UK & the US (where he headlined NYC's famous African Room); wonderful liners & a sensational jacket round out a favorite Victor beauty (along with the Knudson records, it's absolutely essential--YOU NEED THIS!; Ballad for Giraffes, Blood Brothers, The Talking Drum Looks Ahead..
The Exciting Soundz of Guy Warren & his Talking Drums: African Rhythms; DL-4243; deep groove cutout N-/E- $50 (or uncut E-/V+ $35, specify) -- African-jazz/drum master's 3rd US release (lesser-known than the other 2 but just as great); awesome sound; Side 2 is the "Third Phase," an African Drum Symphony (also the title of a UK LP which may be the same); Side 1: That's How She Walks, Hail the Soundz, My Anthem, Aesop's Fables
The Exciting Soundz of Guy Warren & his Talking Drums: African Rhythms; DL-74243; sealed S $90 (or 1st/cutout N-/N- S $75, specify) -- rarer stereo!; sealed copy may be a rewrap--there's a stamp on back under the shrink
Guy Warren: Native Africa [Vol. 1]; KPM 1053; 1969; (UK) 1st press E+/E- $65 -- African/drum/production; some marks but noise on only a couple of cuts (out of 18 total!); both volumes of these 2 imports (KPM no less!) are among the rarest Guy Warren LPs; first-rate African drumming by the Ghanese master
Guy Warren: Native Africa [Vol. 2]; KPM 1053; 1969; (UK) 1st press E+/V+ $45 -- African/drum/production; 15 cuts, some flute features, mbira, one really out/psyche piece; great! (both volumes: $100 even)
Various: Music of the African Zulus; Capitol of the World T-10114; E/V+ $30 -- African pop/jazz rec. in Johannesburg; super rare (one of the rarest/best in the series), gorgeous jacket photo, great liners/photos, fascinating music ranging from High Life to Afro-pop w/US influences; stars The Globe Trotters, Little Kid Lex, Lefu Mokoena, Elias & his Jazz Flutes, Country Jazz Band, Goli Sisters, The Sharpetown Swingsters, Jackson Ngobeni, The Melotone Brothers, Suzie & Grace; priced low for wear & noise (bothersome only on 1 or 2 tracks)
Kolahyah: Leo Parts 1 & 2; Rino K-001; N $75 -- Afro-Beat/conga classic by
Love Childs (better known for a later successful disco album); essential, hip, funky, and would be rarer (especially in top shape!) if not for the miracle of some store stock turning up several years ago; in other words, the world was blessed with a few unplayed copies not long ago, and while they went quickly to a few of us lucky people, YOU STILL HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE!!!
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