We've sold tons of wicked sounds from Africa over the decades! Sadly many essential titles over this period of time are now unavailable due to the limited nature of ltd. pressings. There's also the nature of some labels coming and going...such is the beast of life. At one point when we were in our original physical location we boasted some 100 titles at times from the 60's and 70's...Fucking amazing! Our angle with regard to Afrobeat/Rock was based on the same thing as the artists original inspirations...traditional African rhythms couple with the well known then influences of Hendrix and James Brown! I know personally, aside from Osibisa, Assagai, Demon Fuzz, Fela Kuti and a few others, I was overwhelmed and high on the amount of KILLER stuff that was done years ago by tons of young folks on a continent far away that were stoked on many of the same root aspects of music that I was! Totally jaw dropping, the learning experience and I am a better soul for it in every sense! Releases still come and go these dayz and I am always on the watch and hunt for new stuff that fits the aforementioned parameters. What follows are some killer releases that are in and out of the shoop the last while and this is only a few...we do what we can as far as access go but it is a main area of interest and our regular customers are well invested in the sounds of Africa...
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