Sold Date: June 11, 2019
Start Date: March 15, 2019
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
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********************************************ABOUT MY STORE AND MY COLLECTION*******************************
DEAR ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTORS.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF EARLY BLUES, FOLK, ETHNIC FOLK, AND TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC.  THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PIECES.  I WILL BE LISTING: 
 *78 RPM RECORDS OF PRE-WAR BLUES, TRADITIONAL UZBEKISTAN FOLK, OTTOMAN AND GREEK AND MORE ! 
 *VINYL FROM THE YAZOO, FOLKWAYS, OCORA LABELS AND MUCH MORE. 
*OBSCURE ETHNIC AND FOLK RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE AND CD 
 *BOOKS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE BLUES AND TRADITIONAL FOLK CULTURES AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD.  
*THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RARE JAZZ RECORDS ALONG WITH THIS COLLECTION, HOWEVER THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IS TRADITIONAL MUSIC.  
THIS COLLECTION HAS NO KITSCH COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS.  THIS IS MUSIC OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANTS,  DOCUMENTS OF THE FAMILY OF MAN, THEIR DANCES, CUSTOMS, AND ABOVE ALL MUSIC.  I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I TRAVEL OFTEN SO MY EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED PERIODICALLY FOR THE TIMES I AM ABROAD AND REOPENED WHEN I AM BACK IN TOWN.  

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THIS SET OF RECORDINGS TRANSFERED FROM THE ORIGINAL 78RPM RECORDED IN THE 1920'S IN LONDON.  DOMINGO JUSTUS WAS A INFLUENTIAL FIGURE OF JUJU ROOTS MUSIC ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT LOCATED THERE.  THIS FORM OF POPULAR FOLK MUSIC IN NIGERIA DEVELOPED FROM YORUBA DRUM MUSIC BUT IS GENERALLY GUITAR BASED AND FOLLOWS A MORE SONG WRITER TYPE STRUCTURE THAT IS BOTH MELODIC AND RHYTHMIC.  FOR THIS REASON IT IS MY OPINION JUJU MIGHT SHARE MORE WITH AMERICAN FOLK BLUES MUSIC THAN WITH YORUBA DRUMMING EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE LESS RELATED IN CONTEXT.  THE PERFORMANCES HERE BY JUSTUS ARE OF TOP QUALITY AND WE HAVE TO THANK THIS SMALL LABEL FOR MAKING THEM AVAILABLE ON VIYL AS THE ORIGINAL 78 RPMS WOULD BE NO EASY TASK TO FIND.  SADLY THE RECORD COVER DOES NOT PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION ON THE ARTIST HIMSELF AS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. BELOW IS MORE INFORMATION ON HIS BACKGROUND AS A MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN DISPORA WHICH IS FOUND ON THE BACK COVER OF THE RECORD .  THIS IS A CRISP BEAUTIFUL COPY.  SURE TO GO UP IN VALUE AS TIME PASSES. IT IS A SMALL EDITION PRESSING AND THE RECORDINGS ARE OF A VERY HIGH QUALITY.    
Domingo Justus ‎– Juju Music in Nigeria 1928, Vol. 1 Label: Asherah Records ‎– ASH004 Format: Vinyl, LP  Country: US Released: 2015 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style:   Tracklist A1Bandele A2Bi Mo Bi Omo Ti Oku Maron Lo Lewe A3Koju Gbagpe A4Eni Ba Dami A5Oluronbi A6Egbe Wa Ki B1Ore Bi Ole Jo Ma Mi B2Adabi Baba Epe B3Bi Ina La Ku Fi Eru Boju B4Oniya Awa Lolare B5Igba Lahu B6Ele Shihe Wa Notes From back cover: 
The music of Domingo Justus is some of the earliest known recorded in the African folk tradition. Quite interestingly, however, the music was recorded in the city of London, and Justus himself was not believed to be a resident of the African continent at the time. On the contrary, Justus was a West African transplant to Brazil, originally from Lagos, Nigeria, relocated to London. Such transplant culture was a significant component of the immigrant experience, particularly during the United Kingdom's colonial era. The music resulting from these experiences is likewise imbued with a sense of this duality and transitory way of life.
In his time, specifically circa 1925-1927, Justus recorded several original and traditional songs inspired by his experiences as part of the African Diaspora, mixing his Lagosian and Yoruba folk song roots within the context of his day-to-day existence in his adopted home. He also provided backing vocals to many Ghanaian performers recording around the same time, and much of this output was recorded for the Zonophone Record label of the RCA-Victor Group.
While efforts were made in the mastering process to attain the highest possible audio quality, the limitations of the source 78s are evident. Do not, however, let that disturb your listening enjoyment or regard for their historical significance.
****************************************CONDITION OF ITEM FOR SALE****************************************
VINYL:  NM
COVER:  NM
CENTER LABELS:  NM 
**************************************************COMBINED SHIPPING INFORMATION******************************
FOR INSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP UP TO 5 LP RECORDS FOR $4.00.  EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD AFTER 5 RECORDS COST 35 CENTS.   
FOR OUTSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP ONE RECORD FOR $22.50.  
TWO RECORDS OR DOUBLE LP'S FOR $33.00 
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DISC AFTER 2 IS ANOTHER $3.00 FOR SHIPPING.  (EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW) 
SHIPPING 3 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $36.00
SHIPPING 4 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $39.00
SHIPPING 5 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $42.00
ETC. 
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