Summer seemed to last forever...but I'm back now with some new african pearls that I'm very happy to share with you. It's always with great pleasure.To be sure to find all the records that I have listed (Total of 170 records = 70 lp + 100 singles), check on ebay.com. Theses are my last sales before March 2012...Enjoy this wonderful music !

L'été a semblé interminable...mais je suis de retour avec quelques nouvelles perles africaines que je suis très heureux de partager avec vous. C'est toujours un immense plaisir. Pour être sûr de voir tous les disques que j'ai listé (Total de 170 disques = 70 lp + 100 singles), regardez sur ebay.com. Se sont mes derrnières ventes d'ici Mars 2012...Profitez de ces fabuleux sons !

WARNING FOR US BUYERS : I'm in Belgium...You will find the shipping cost below (23 US $ for 1 to 3 LP) . I was forced to indicate 4 US$ for the shipping cost...I'm sorry for that, no way to list the records with the real shipping costs...Thanks for your understanding.

SHIPPING COST (for 1 to 3 LP) :

EUROPE = 14 US$  / USA = 23 US$ / WORLDWIDE = 23 US$

SHIPPING COST (for 4 to 7 LP) :

EUROPE = 28 US$  /  USA : 41 US$ (4 to 16 LP !!! NEW OFFER 2011 !) / WORLDWIDE = 46 US$

SHIPPING COST (for 8 to 15 LP) :

EUROPE = 41 US$  / USA = 41 US$ (!!!) / WORLDWIDE = 82 US$

Once again, I am sorry for the high postal fees. We have the world's most expensive postal service in the world ! / Encore une fois, je suis désolé pour les frais d'envoi excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher du monde !

FOR EVERY BUYER / POUR TOUS LES ACHETEURS : Once the sale is completed, please be kind enough to wait for the invoice that I will send with the total amount for each transaction. Do not pay before. Thanks in advance. / Ne payez pas avant de recevoir le montant total pour chaque transaction, que j'envoie après la fin des ventes. Merci d'avance.

I had too many records unpaid during my last sales. Please, don't bid if you don't want to buy. It's better to let the records to those who really want them...Also, It would be great to send payments before October 28th. I will be not able to ship the records between October 29th and November 7th (Halloween Holidays...). Thanks in advance for your understanding / J'ai eu trop de disques impayés lors de mes dernières ventes. S'il vous plait, ne bidez pas si vous ne voulez pas acheter. Il est préférable de laisser les disques à ceux qui les veulent vraiment. Aussi, ce serait parfait si je peux recevoir les paiements avant le 28 Octobre. Je ne pourrai pas envoyer les disques entre le 29 Octobre et le 7 Novembre (Vacances de Toussaint). Merci d'avance pour votre comprehension.

ARTIST = L'ORCHESTRE KANAGA DE MOPTI

Title = /

Country = Mali

Label / Ref / Presing = Mali Kunkan / KO 77.04.15 / Original from France

Tracks = Side A : Gambari (8'30) / Sory Bamba (6'18) / Kulukutu (9'00)  Side B : Kanaga (8'00) / N'do n'do (8'28) / Sare mabo (6'34)

Art director : Issa Traoré / Sound engineer : Boukakar Traoré

Yes, another graal (and I who believed that there was one and only!) or an afro-ufo... It is probably a recording made some centuries ago, or millenniums ago… unless it was brought to us from the future by our friend the professor (Doc from.."Back to the future" !) . Difficult to say. And the creator’s origins…who knows ? But it does not seem that they are human beings… inhabitants of another planet, gods? We are getting closer to the truth ...

Some light years later...

Mopti. A harbour at the edge of the Niger river .Timeless.The Kanaga Orchestra. Hallucinating music. Timeless.

And a sacred object which resisted to time despite a long journey...

Oui, encore un graal (moi qui croyais qu'il n'y en avait qu'un seul et unique !) ou un afrovni...Il s'agit probablement d'un enregistrement effectué il y a quelques siècles, ou millénaires...à moins qu'il nous ai été amené du futur par notre ami le professeur (Doc de..."retour vers le futur" !). difficile à dire. Quand à l'origine même des créateurs...qui sait ? mais il ne semble pas qu'il s'agisse d'êtres humains...habitants d'une autre planète, des dieux ? Nous avançons dans nos recherches...

Quelques années lumières plus tard...

Mopti. Un port au bord du fleuve Niger. En dehors du temps. L'Orchestre Kanaga. Une musique hallucinée. En dehors du temps. Et objet sacré qui a su résister au temps malgré un long voyage...

KANAGA-SideA.mp3: http://www.divshare.com/download/15942085-e9e

KANAGA-SideB.mp3: http://www.divshare.com/download/15942125-254

Record = Side A : VG- to VG (a lot of surface scuffs, marks and traces, plays great (mostly VG on A2/A3) with constant crackles never too serious, more listenable on A1, one scuff more serious with a few light to very light clicks during the first part of the track (listen to the soundclip), a few light clicks listenable at the beginning and at the end of A3 (listen to the soundclip). Nothing too serious, absolutly enjoyable) Side B : VG- to VG (a lot of surface scuffs, marks and traces, plays great with constant crackles/surface noise never too serious, more listenable on B1, lighter on B2, B3 plays msotly VG. A few very light clicks, nothing serious, absolutly enjoyable)

Cover = G (slightly turned yellow and dog eared, ring wear, hand writing, corners worn, slightly ripped at the left and right slices, entirely ripped and damaged at the buttom slice, dirty traces + stamp § hand writing at the back)

Label = clean

Weight = eternity ? good luck !

The decade of the 1970s was a golden era for the big bands of West Africa. State-funding in Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and to a lesser extent, Senegal, had created a vast network of modern orchestras across the region. In Guinea alone there were more than 50 regional and national orchestras. In Mali, the regional orchestras performed for both state and private functions, and when performing under their private guise the orchestras used their commercial name. For example, the Regional Orchestra of Mopti also performed in their private guise as Kanaga de Mopti. In 1977 the Malian government released a series of LPs on the Mali Kunkan label highlighting some of the great Malian orchestras of the period. Kanaga de Mopti's release is pictured above.
   The opening track, Gambari, encapsulates the essence of the Malian orchestra style. The guitar solo, which evokes the best of Sékou "Diamond Fingers" Diabaté, assumes a central role, and explores the melody across several octaves. The solo is well-supported by electric organ, and the brass section is used sparingly to punctuate and reiterate the melody. All the sections of the orchestra combine in the last stanza of the song, thus unifying and reinforcing the theme. Gambari is unquestionably one of the great songs recorded by Mali's orchestras, yet, incredibly, it is available only on this LP. Side B opens with Kanaga, and a funk-laden organ solo which segues into one of the most compelling brass section riffs one is ever likely to come across. This song really swings and towers above its contemporaries. The track is followed by N'do N'do, another classic, featuring a weaving organ and staccato brass section. The backing vocalists propel the number with their call-and-response Fela-like chorus, and are led by the vocals of Sory Bamba, who is in career-best form throughout the LP. 

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You can click on "view all" to see my other auctions ... / Vous pouvez cliquer sur "afficher d'autres objets" pour voir mes autres enchères...

Communication : ok in English (but I am not fluent !), de préférence en Français, mogelijk in Neederlands (maar ik heb hulp nodig !).

Payement/Paiement/Betaling : Paypal (prefer), Bank transfer/Virement bancaire. No check.

Postage/Frais d'envoi/Verzendkosten : Priority/Prioritaire (The Belgian Post does not offer economy service !!! / La Poste Belge n'offre pas de service économique !!!)

BELGIUM : 1 to 7 LP (2kg - Secur) = 6,90 euros / 8 to 16 LP (5kg - Secur) = 11,90 euros

EUROPE : 1 to 3 LP (1kg) = 10,30 euros (14 US$) / 4 to 7 LP (2kg) = 20,60 euros (28 US$) / 8 to 16 LP (5kg) = 30 euros (41 US$ - Kilopost with tracking number included)

USA : 1 to 3 LP (1kg) = 23 US$  / 4 to 16 LP (5kg) = 40 US$ (Kilopost with tracking number included)

WORLD : 1 to 3 LP (1kg) = 23 US$  / 4 to 7 LP (2kg) = 46 $ /  8 to 16 LP (5kg) = 82 US$ (Kilopost with tracking number included)

TRACKING NUMBER ONLY AVAILABLE WITH REGISTERED SHIPPING / ENVOI RECOMMANDE = + 8 US$ (6 euros)

You may think these prices are too high, but they are exactly what the Belgian post offers (the most expensive in Europe !!!) / Vous allez penser que les frais d'envoi sont excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher d'Europe !!!.

Check each items' weigh, indicated in ads, to estimate the shipping cost. Don't forget the package's weight (Record's box = 200/300grs) / Vérifiez dans chaque annonce le poids des objets pour évaluer les frais de port, sans oublier le poid de l'emballage (Boite pour disques = 200/300grs)

Items will be sent as soon as payment is confirmed (24 h after max.) / Les colis seront postés dès la confirmation du paiement (endéans les 24h).

GRADING For LP / NOTATION pour les disques :

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-seled record .../ Disque et pochette impéccables, joué seulement quelques fois. Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes. C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé...

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, there may be a few very light light surface traces/hairlines, plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces ou rayures en surface, quelques grésillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles. There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec de légères traces et rayures en surface, très légers craquements audibles. Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches légèrement usées. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles. Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eraed, corner and slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuse, ni de craquements sérieux. Pochette un peu usée (avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimée, saleté, ect...)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious,  no serious clicks or jumps. Still enjoyable. Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a été souvent joué avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas. Toujours agréable à écouter... Pochette usée et défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins et tranches cornés ou abimés, traces sérieuses ou petits coups...

VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks (or a few little jumps). The cover is in a bad state, damaged.../ Disque très utilisé (mais peut l'être encore...), beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de sérieuses rayures , avec de sérieux craquements, avec la possibilité de sauter légèrement. La pochette est en mauvais état, endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noises while playing, serious clicks, may have jumps...And the cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state.../ En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant ! Utilisé durant sa vie entière (et aujourd'hui encore !), ou vraiment maltraité...Beaucoup de sérieuses traces, marques et rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauté quelques fois...Et la pochette est aussi en très mauvais état, même pas entière...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

POOR : ? = dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch. Cover ? better to say no more cover ! / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible à écouter...devrait être listé uniquement en lot. Pochette ? autant dire qu'il n'y en a plus !

Each record and cover will be described in more detail if necessary / Chaque disque et pochette seront plus détaillés si nécessaire.

If you want more pictures or more informations, don't hesitate to ask.Thanks /Si vous voulez d'autres photos ou de plus amples informations, n'hésitez pas. Merci