African Music Cassette-FRANCIS BEBEY 'AKWAABA' . Rare
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Description
This is a copy of Francis Bebey's 'Akwaaba cassette on the Original Music Label OMA 105C.
Extremely difficult to find in any format . Not many cassettes made at the time of release. Plays perfectly. Bebey was an influential musician able to play in a variety of styles and on different instruments. For this cassette he is playing the African sanza, a type of thumb piano and achieves an eerie, spacy, hypnotically trancey feel. Check what others say-see below.
Bebey has done much to establish African music on the contemporary music scene. i hadn't heard anything like it until listening to Konono No1 but this is more pure. A one off and unmissable.
http://www.awesometapes.com/francis-bebey-awkwaaba/
Bebey’s work was, and still is visionary, and he was no doubt aware that he was expanding the music. Just listen to his sadly out of print LP on Original Music, Akwaaba, where he takes the sansa and marries it to electric bass lines and discomforting, guttural vocal drones. On this collection, when Bebey raps endlessly in French over a percussive keyboard line, he’s drawing straight from his culture’s past, all the while hijacking the language of the colonizers and pushing his own developments to their edges. But you don’t need to hear any of that to realize this is a super collection, one that will hopefully not get buried in the heap of vintage African reissues aimed straight at Westerners. - Bruce Miller
Please see my other listings for African cassettes.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ ALL THE FOLLOWING BEFORE BIDDING
I am selling a proportion of my African vinyl LPS. There is music from Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, S.Africa, Zimbabwe and west Africa plus a few from N. Africa. The periods covered are from the 1950's to 1990's. Some were available or produced in UK but many of these are so uncommon or rare that it was a case of 'buy on sight'.
I was interested in the music. The condition of sleeve, paper cover and,to a degree, the condition of the record weren't as important as the music. I knew that what I liked wasn't going to come up again in a hurry. I am not able to do professional grading like the dealers as I am only an enthusiast. It is probably best to assume that my LPs will be 2nd/3rd/4th hand and of average condition only. For all the other things like condition of sleeve then please see photos. I am happy however to answer any questions you may have. If I can't see any faults I'll list the record as 'OK'.
CONDITION: SEE PHOTOS. Some of the records I bought new but many were came from dealers or markets. As far as condition is concerned all have been played, some more than others and yes there will be dings and scratches. I will try and list the main faults. I started to photograph the records to show scratches but it doesn't work. I CAN ONLY VISUALLY GRADE THE RECORDS. I will not be selling anything that I know to be unplayable but if you need further details about anything then please let me know before bidding.
POSTAGE: I will send worldwide. Anything with a value of more than £20 GB will be insured or tracked. Please ask for a cost. I will combine postage and send an invoice. PUT ANY MULTIPLE PURCHASES IN 'YOUR BASKET' FIRST RATHER THAN PAYING SEPARATELY. Particularly so if the items go through Ebay Global Shipping.
Postage in UK is £3.50 for 1 pack with 1 LP unless the value is over £20 then it will be 'Signed For' at £4.75.(insured for upto £50). 'Guaranteed by 1pm tracked' (insured upto £500) is £8.50. 2 LPs in one box will cost £4.75 'Signed For', 'Guaranteed by 1pm tracked' (insured upto £50) is £9.95.
International postage will be different.- 1LP to Germany tracked and signed is £11.75,
USA respectively £14.50
Also note that on Customs Forms I will only put the sum you bought the item(s) for. The buyer is responsible for any customs duty.
PACKAGING: The items will be sent in professional vinyl LP packaging. I can get upto 3 LPs in 1 pack which in UK will post for £3.50 if value under £20 and £4.75 if value between £20 and £50.
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