ORCHESTRE BAOBAB 8 ASTOUNDING AFRICAN MAGICAL MUSIC EX

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It is always with great pleasure that I am offering some wonderful african pearls...These are my last sales until september. I wish you a lovely, funny and sunny summer.../ C'est toujours avec plaisir que je propose quelques perles africaines...Ce sont mes dernières ventes avant Septembre. Je vous souhaite un été romantique, sympathique et...quelque chose qui rime avec musique !

Once again, I am sorry for the high postal fees. We have the world's most expensive postal service in the world ! (and I am not even taking the last price increase into account !) / Encore une fois, je suis désolé pour les frais d'envoi excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher du monde ! (et encore, je n'ai pas tenu compte de la récente augmantation dans mes tarifs !)

WARNING FOR US BUYERS : You will find the shipping cost below (20 US $ for 1 to 3 lp's / 8 US $ for 1 to 3 singles). Due to problems with "Turbo Lister", I was forced to indicated 4 US$ for the shipping cost...I'm sorry for that. No way to list the records with the real shipping cost...Thanks for your understanding.

FOR EVERY BUYER / POUR TOUS LES ACHETEURS : Once the sales 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 transcation, que j'envoie après la fin des ventes. Merci d'avance.

ORCHESTRE BAOBAB de DAKAR Ndeleng Ndeleng Vol 8

LP 1977 Musicafrique MSC LP 001

A : Ndeleng ndeleng / Tanta Marie / M'begeel / Diarabi

B : On verra / M'baar / Jin ma, jin ma / Sutukum

This time, I'm not ashamed to speak about this fantastic record...Too many times, the copies I proposed were in bad condition. But today...First the voice of the singer, Thione Seck. I think that all senegalese women are in love with him ! The "indian singer" has such a wonderful voice, magical, irresistible...And behind him, the fantastic band of Baobab. Each musician plays with magical feeling. Each instrument is exploited with perfection. So, the result is not funky, or psyché, or deep, or latin...No, it's just the music of an astouding band of africa called Orchestre Baobab. Yes, there are the Stooges, the Ramones, Miles Davis, Prince, and there is Orchestre Baobab !

Record = Side A : EX (few very light surface scuffs, plays with a very light surface noise listenable between tracks) Side B : EX (few very light surface scuffs, plays with a very light surface noise listenable between tracks)

Cover = VG++ (right slice slightly worn, light ring wera, split on left slice)

Weigh = 250 grs

Formation: 1970

Many of the original members were veterans of the famous Star Band, whose alumni later included the Étoile de Dakar, El Hadji Faye and Youssou N’Dour. Star Band were the resident band of the upscale Dakar Miami Club. So when the Baobab Club opened in 1970, six players, led by saxophonist Baro N'Diaye, were lured from Star Band and the Orchestre Baobab was born.

The original frontmen of the band were the Casamance singers Balla Sidibe and Rudy Gomis who came from the melting pot of Casamance musical styles, and most famously Laye Mboup (killed in a 1974 car accident) who provided vocals in the Wolof griot style. His Wolof language lyrics and his soaring, nasal voice defined the sound of Baobab's early hits.

Barthelemy Attisso from Togo was a law student in Dakar, and a self taught musician, whose arpeggioed runs became instantly recognizable. With the smoky saxophone sounds of Baro N'Diaye, this was the first core of the band. Issa Cissoko (Saxophone) and Mountage Koite (drums) were both from Maninka griot families, from Mali and eastern Senegal respectively. The first group was rounded out by the slow groove Latin styles of Latfi Benjeloum (rhythm guitar), who came from a Moroccan family and Charlie N’Diaye (bass) from Casamance.

[edit] 1970s and 1980s

The group played an Afro-Cuban-Caribbean music fused with distinctly West African traditions. Unlike other Senegalese bands, they added Casamance harmonies and drumming (from southern Senegal), melodies from Togo and Morocco to the more common Wolof (from northern Senegal) influences.

Ndiouga Dieng took up the Wolof griot vocals after the death of Mboup, but many famous singers sat in. Thione Seck (who left the band for good in 1979 and is today a superstar solo artist), his younger brother Mapenda Seck and Medoune Diallo provided vocals off and on after the death of Mboup. Medoune Diallo is especially known for his Spanish vocals on hits like El son te llama, as a more Latin feel permiated the band's sound in the late 70s. In 1979 the Club Baobab closed its doors, and the band sought new venues.

Orchestre Baobab recorded 20 vinyl albums (mostly released as cassette tapes) between 1970 and 1985. But competition from mbalax, a new funk inspired sound in the mid 1980s, overwhelmed Orchestre Baobab. By 1987, the band had broken up. Many of the members formed or joined other groups, but Barthelemy Attisso returned to Togo to practice law. In 2001 he hadn't played a guitar in thirteen years.[1]

In 1982, they had recorded what was later to become their most famous album: Pirates Choice. The record was only released in 1989, but garnered much critical acclaim outside Senegal, thanks to its release in Europe by World Circuit records.

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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 !!!)

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 (Cd's envelope = 25grs / 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 (enveloppe pour CD = 25grs / boite pour disques = 200/300grs)

Belgium/Belgique/Belgïe :

1/6 LP (2kg)  = 4,50 euros          7/15 LP (5kg) = 9,00 euros

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 2 euros      4/30 singles (2kg) = 4,50 euros

Nederlands + Luxembourg : 15/30 lp (5/10kg) = 13 euros

Europe :

1/2 (3?) LP (1kg) = 9,00 euros (12 US$)   3/5 LP (2kg) = 18,00 euros (24 US$)  

15 LP (5kg) = 26 euros (35 US$)

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 5 euros (6,5 US$)   4/15 singles (1kg) = 9 euros (12 US $)

World + USA + Canada :

1/2 (3?) LP (1kg) = 15,00 euros (20 US$)     3/5 LP (2kg) = 30,00 euros (40 US$) 

15 LP (5kg) = 52 euros (69 US$)

1/3 singles (350 grs) = 6 euros (8 US $)    4/15 singles (1kg) = 15 euros (20 US $)

REGISTERED SHIPPING / ENVOI RECOMMANDE = + 4,50 euros

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).

I provide a free solid hand made package. It's not an économic choice, but an écological engagement ! / Emballage gratuit et solide (fabrication maison, non pas par choix économique mais par conviction écologique...)

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 few very light light surface traces/hairlines, and few very light insignificant crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces en surface et de quelques grésillement insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : Few light surface traces/scuffs, few very light crackles. There may be few traces 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 ou marques en surface. Quelques traces possibles sur la a 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 or scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs (no jumps). Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eraed, corner ans slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques ou rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuse (ne saute pas). Pochette un peu uséee avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimée, saleté).

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has marks and scuffs, crackles and few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too sérious,  no jumps. Still quite listenable. 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 traces et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas.Globalement écoutable... 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), lot of scruffs and marks, lots of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have serious clicks (or few little jumps). The cover is damaged.../ Disque très utilisé (et peut l'être encore), beaucoup de griffes et de marques, craquements sérieux, rayé (avec la possibilité de sauter légèrement). La pochette est endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...Lots of traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noises while playing, serious clicks, may have jumps...And the cover is really in a bad state too...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 traces, marques, rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauté quelques fois...Et la pochette est aussi en très mauvais état...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

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