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Since the 60s, Congolese guitar combos and orchestras have always been popular across West and Central Africa. But the ‘natural fit’ element between East Nigerian Igbo highlife and Congolese rumba and soukous made for a unique beat: highlife-soukous. Although eclipsed internationally by Lagos, Yoruba, Fela Kuti and Afrobeat, it was highlife- soukous that you’d hear at parties all over southern Nigeria in the late 70s and early 80s. Outside Africa, the sound proved a special favourite with Colombia’s Carnival Champeta and Pico Sound system DJs – where, even today, you can hear super-rare Bota International original vinyls booming out over 20-foot-high speaker stacks along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, the records being ‘covered up’ in the style of British Northern Soul 45s, or reggae sound system dubplates, so that competitors can’t discover the name of the tune or band. Welcome to the mysterious world of highlife-soukous – and Bota Tabansi International.

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Release Date

18.09.2019

Cat No

BBE541

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Free and Modern Jazz Albums From Japan 1954 - 1988 BBE
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Jazzanova
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Face At My Window / Beyond The Dream BBE
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Face At My Window / Beyond The Dream BBE
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Yebo! Rare Mzansi Party Beats from Bbe
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3-LP
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Yebo! Rare Mzansi Party Beats from Bbe
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LP
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Modal Forces / Percussive Forces BBE
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Kirk Degiorgio
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Modal Forces / Percussive Forces BBE
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2-LP
Sphere
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Inside Ourselves (Strata Records Reissue Series) BBE
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Inside Ourselves (Strata Records Reissue Series) BBE
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Will & James Ragar One BBE
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Will & James Ragar
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Reggae / Dub
7"
Eek-A-Mouse / Roots Radics
11.95 €
Ganja Smuggling / Smuggling Dub Greensleeves
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7"
Eek-A-Mouse / Roots Radics
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Ganja Smuggling / Smuggling Dub Greensleeves
Ritmo House
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Various
18.95 €
Mondo Ritmo Invisible, Inc
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House
12”
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Various
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Mondo Ritmo Invisible, Inc
Jazzy Style
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Malik Alston
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Beyond Jazz Vol.2 Truth Manifest Rec.
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House
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Beyond Jazz Vol.2 Truth Manifest Rec.
Soul
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Gloria Jones / R. Dean Taylor
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Tainted Love / There's A Ghost In My House Outta Sight
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Dr. Spougenstien / Theme From Peter Gunn Lava On Wax