November Finds (West African Record Hunt Pt.3)
Frank
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Here's some of the stuff that I found on my trips to Cotonou and Freetown last month. A new mix is in the works but will probably take a few weeks until it ends up online, this is due to the very slow and unreliable internet connections available here in Africa. Large files like mp3s must be sent away on CDR via airmail, so friends with better connections can upload them for me.Some LP covers:
Only a few of the 45s that I found:
Some Pic Sleeve 45s:
Record Agent Meansh Paulin.
Kpodo Abel refueling his moped at one of Cotonou's typical black market gas stations
The crossdressing owner of one of the dozends of little stores I was visiting.
My new ultrasonic bath with clockwork based rotating device... works wonders on dirtcaked 45s.
My new custom made redwood/calfskin 45 case.
Only a few of the 45s that I found: Some Pic Sleeve 45s: Record Agent Meansh Paulin.Kpodo Abel refueling his moped at one of Cotonou's typical black market gas stationsThe crossdressing owner of one of the dozends of little stores I was visiting.My new ultrasonic bath with clockwork based rotating device... works wonders on dirtcaked 45s.My new custom made redwood/calfskin 45 case.
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also that kid in the chanclas needs to be used in some sort of 'hustlin' graemlin.
the 45 box looks great!
Africa next.
- J
How you doing Frank?
Quite well, Olivier. Thank you!
Can't really complain except that we're having car trouble and it seems impossible to find the spare part we need...
looks like fun, frank.
possibility i may be in the southern part of the continent in june. fingers crossed w/ funding.
if so, i will organize a voyage north to dakar to visit my sis and from there a visit to you (provided you'll have me & you're still there....)
I'd love to have you over but I'll be in NYC early in June and afterwards in Berlin, returning to Guinea early in July... do you know that June to September is the anual rainy season with ridiculous downpours that wash away streets and shit? I don't think it's a good idea to visit the region at this time. Rainfall is 4 meter per year which means that a 4 meter deep pool would completly fill up within the 4 months of rainy season! Germany, where it already rains plenty has about 0.8 meter of rain/year.
anyone got some recommedations for Kenyan FUNK / SOUL / Jazz / etc. ???
i alredy know about this ASIKO ROCK GROUP Frank dug up recently.
What else is good ???
what are the spots in Nairobi not to miss ?
THanx four your help
peace
indy
Awesome pictures man!!looking forward to see some more
Should have got a Peugot ... lol, ships of the desert and you can mend them with sticks and chewing gum
Good to hear that life's agreeing with you, mate. Love seeing those records and I really can't wait for the next installment of your African Vinyl Odyssey. Take care, Olivier.
Yikes!
no definite plans. i have a possibility for some partial summer funding to return to south africa this summer. nothing set in stone but i'm optimistic. i have an interview on wednesday about this.
regardless, if it were to pan out i would consider travelling a bit (something i didn't do the first time around- i.e. 6 years ago). so it would be sometime between late May and late August- primetime for the rains. so maybe better to meet you halfway!!!
we'll keep in touch.
in the meantime, i can give you my address through PMs for where to send the gnonnas pedros
peace.
thanks for puttin up these incredible mixes of music id othewise have no way of ever hearing!
you are
hows the christy esson?
the ultrasonic bath itself was around $150 if I remember correctly... the clockwork is from a chinese kitchen clock that cost me $5 on the lokal market and the rest are some "Fischertechnik" toys. "Fischertechnik" is what german geeks play with after loosing interest in Lego and before finding interest in girls or starting to collect records... the few pieces in use here I found on eBay for a few bucks.
Ari, my PMs stopped working a while ago, don' know why...
please contact me at
soulpusher"at"soulexplosion.de
The Christy Essien is probably a bit too Disco for me... she's backed by BLO on this one and they're real tight on this one. We'll see, trouble with these african records is that they tend to grow on you and things keep moving from the sale/trade pile to the keep pile...
PS I like your avatar