Vinyl Releases
REGGAE AFRICA (ROOTS & CULTURE 1972-1981)(LP)
12 Inch LP
29.10.21
reggae and afro funk recordes between 1972 and 81
DU MALI (LP)
12 Inch LP
24.11.17
one of the most pivotal figures in the history of malian music is sorry bamba. his work spans five decades and his music bridges the gap between mali s cultural traditions and new the music which arose from the musical cross overs which occurred in mali s post-colonial period. bamba was born in 1938 in mopti. this is dissected by both the niger and bani rivers and known for its rich cultural diversity. bamba s father was a distinguished veteran of emperor samory toure s military and a nobleman in malian society, however, this meant young sorry was forbidden to make music, as under the nation s caste system, music was an art form reserved for the griots.
in 1977 sorry produced his second lp for the paris based sonafric group. long out of print africa seven is pleased to be re-issuing the lp. the re-issue benefits from extensive restoration and re-mastering to a spectral analysis level, bringing and polishing long lost and distorted sounds.
check out african seven for further re-issues of sorry bamba third and first lp.
11.18 EUR *
15.97 EUR
30% Discount
AFRO PSYCH (LP)
12 Inch LP
12.08.22
AFRICAN DISCO EXPERIMENTALS (1974 TO 1978) (2LP)
2x12 Inch
18.11.20
the mid to late 70s disco sound of jo bisso, compiled on double vinyl.
AFRICA AIRWAYS SIX (MILE HIGH FUNK 1974-1981) (LP)
12 Inch LP
10.06.20
AFRO EXOTIQUE - ADVENTURES IN THE LEFTFIELD, AFRICA 1972-82 (LP)
12 Inch
16.12.19
the influence of traditional and contemporary african music on funk and disco, from the late 60 s to the early 80s, has rightly become ever more widely recognised and acknowledged over the last 30 years.
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Africa Seven Records
RETURN TO THE MOTHERS GARDEN (FUNKY SOUNDS 71-82) (LP)
12 Inch
13.09.19
more funky sounds of female africa 1971 - 1982.
AFRICA AIRWAYS 05 (BRACE BRACE BOOGIE 1976-1982) (LP)
12 Inch
12.02.19
until volume six takes flight it is time to unbuckle those seat belts folks.
WAR FOR GROUND (LP)
12 Inch LP
28.12.18
war for ground as special edition with three extra tracks.
AFRICAN EXPERIMENTALS (1972-1979) (LP)
12 Inch
13.11.18
AFRICAN FUNK EXPERIMENTALS (1977-1979) (LP)
12 Inch LP
07.05.18
tim (aka jean marie tiam) and the sadly departed maurice foty who died in 2011. the musical cousins hails from bafoussam in cameroon. their signature vocal harmony sound may be the first thing you hear, however they also have produced a host of funkiest african funk around. they sing in their native language ngomâlah, as well as duala and english.
BORN IN AFRICA (LP)
12 Inch
07.05.18
africa seven is taking its first trip to germany... well germany via cameroun. charlie kingue soppo is better known as charly kingson, cousin of manu dibango and a cameroonian emigrant in the 1970s. charly first headed to paris and then found his way to munich in 1978. he recorded two albums in his career, “born in africa” in munich in 1978 and “dance to the music” two years later in new york. for this outing we focus on his debut “born in africa”. it was recorded in union studios in munich with some of the city’s finest (and surprisingly funky) session musicians of the day.
WE, THE PEOPLE (LP)
12 Inch
16.01.18
awesome cameroonian afro disco album from pasteur lappé. officially re-issued by africa seven.
AFRICAN FUNK EXPERIMENTALS (1968-1982 + 2017) (LP)
12 Inch LP
10.10.17
our hero, jo tongo (born joseph ekambi tongo mpondo) was born and raised in douala cameroon. in 1964 he headed off to paris to begin pharmaceutical studies. somewhere along the way the music in his soul eventually won out and he embarked on a life of music. in the latest of our series of funk experimentals lps we dig for the funk. not necessarily the artists greatest hits but most definitely the funkiest ear benders. we proudly compile together tracks from 1968 to 3 new brand new exclusive tracks from present day 2017. and yes, they all have the funk. in spades.
AFROSONIQUE VOL. 1 (2X12 INCH LP)
2x12 Inch LP
31.05.17
launched in early 2015 by a collective of crate diggers, afro music-heads and vinyl- buying obsessives, africa seven s aim is to spread the love and knowledge for african music in all its forms. in the wake of this effort, afrosonique vol.1 is the ideal first instalment of a series of compilations bridging african tracks from the 70s and 80s with the most talented artists of today into a remix and re-edit series.
MAN PASS MAN (LP)
12 Inch LP
17.05.17
following on from the pasteur lappe compilation “african funk experimentals” lp, we are really pleased to be re-visiting pasteur with a repress of his second album from 1979, “na man pass man”.
EXPERIMENTAL (LP)
12 Inch
02.06.16
it is late 1972. six emigres from congo, benin and cameroon find themselves in pavia, near milan in italy. sharing a passion for music and dance rooted in african culture they form a band called m bamina (lightning) they and stage their dance and music show in le rotonde di garlasco. two years of hard work and gigging follow before they make their first album african roll, released in 1975.
AFRICAN FUNK EXPERIMENTALS (1979 TO 1981) (LP)
12 Inch
14.04.16
next up on africa seven is the second edition of our -african funk experimentals- lps. with these we took some of our favourite african artists, choose the most funky we can find and then put together a compilation of their choicest and funkiest tracks. of course that may not be their most popular or best selling tracks..., but that s just fine. we are digging for the funk.
DANCE TO IT (LP)
12 Inch LP
30.09.15
remastered reissue, originally released in 1976 on french disques espérance label.
Releases on CD / DVD
wiederveršffentlichung des im original 1977 veršffentlichten soundtracks ceddo, der von manu dibango komponiert und performt wurde. der film spielt im 17. jahrhundert zur zeit des sklavenhandels und der einfźhrung des christentums und des islams in westafrika