AFRICAN Rwanda - 'Drums of the Watusi', 1937 field rec.

$

35

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These field recordings from the 1937 'Armand Denis Expedition' 

started a whole new craze among NYC beatniks who then could not resits

beating their bongos until the hippies came along.     

The Watusi here are, in fact, the Tutsi who were in recent years involved

with the Hutus in the cruel tribal genocides in Rwanda and Burundi.

Recorded in Kigali, Ruanda.

ARMAND DENIS PRODUCTIONS   Nos. 7/8    

Royal Drums of the Watusi   

A side:   Royal Watusi Drums - Part 1   

B side:   Part 2    

E+ condition.  In fact believed to be store stock mint, as no defect visible or audible.  

If interested, check out our 'other items', because we may have similar ethnic 78s up for

auction on foreign eBay sites.  They would not show up here. We gladly combine shipping.

AURAL RECORD GRADING

We spot check every record on semi-professional equipment with a 3.0 mil spherical 
needle, using no noise reduction for grading. 
Grading scale for 78s according to VJM standards: N- E+ E E- VG+ VG VG- G+ 
 
PROFESSIONAL PACKING AT NO EXTRA COST  

No packing charges. We sandwich your discs between several squares of stiff corrugated
cardboard, then use bubble wrap around and pack inside a sturdy record mailing box with
more padding material for safe transport. 

COMBINED SHIPPING AT ACTUAL POSTAL RATES 

We gladly combine shipping. We will send you an invoice. 
We keep your shipping costs as low as possible and charge the actual postage rate. 
The rates to the USA: 

up to 1000g First Class Registered Letter - $ 17.00 (for 1 or 2 78s, ten inch that is) 
up to 2000g Parcel Post with hand out notice - $ 29.00 (for 3 to 5, or maybe 6 78s)
up to 3000g Parcel Post with hand out notice - $ 42.00 
Other destinations than USA - at actual postal rates, too! 
  
PAYPAL PAYMENT PREFERRED

We will send a combined invoice.
EU buyers may pay in € by standard SEPA bank transfer. Ask for IBAN and BIC.

DELIVERY TIMES

Your purchase will be shipped within 48 hrs after receipt of your payment.
Usual transit time from Latvia to USA: 7 to 14 days
To other European countries from Latvia: 3 to 8 days

RETURNS AND REFUNDS

All items will be safely packed. If you feel that an item is misrepresented,
or in case an item arrives damaged, do contact us. We will find a solution.