Sold Date: April 13, 2014
Start Date: April 6, 2014
Final Price: $70.00 (USD)
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ZAMBIA KILLER 70S SOUL JAZZ UNKNOWN Charles Muyamwa A Zambian Guitar LP Charles Muyamwa – A Zambian Guitar  Conga (2) – CCM 2  
Wow! It’s always cool to find an album that has been forgotten by time, ungoogleable and not available in any format, especially from a country like Zambia which had a relatively small output of vinyl records in the 1970s. While Zamrock has been well explored in recent years, there was more going on in popular music at the time. One of the pioneers of the era is the late Charles Muyamwa whose guitar playing apparently inspired a generation. This is what appears to be his only LP, a unique sounding effort with a small band (bass, guitar, sax, trumpet, maracas and the vocals of Charles on some songs). Their music reminds quite a bit of Ernest Ranglin, taking in influences from Cuban / Congolese rumba, local Zambian styles, soul and jazz resulting in a laidback warm groove, quite different from the other records that came out in the region at the time. 
The album was released by the tiny label db Applications, a store in Ndola (Copper belt region) which was responsible for a couple of other releases.
This copy despite its age and being a local release, is in superb condition with only surface (paper) scuffs and a few wrinkles on the sleeve. Get it now or wait forever for another copy...
A1 Mama Rosa A2 Changa Na Mwele A3 Ikosole A4 Renée B1 Chiyeyeye B2 Dziko Lino Ni Zambia B3 A Zambian Dance B4 Windilang'ani 
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Vinyl: VG+ looks & sounds like it was not played often! Sleeve: VG+ some small creases and light wear especially on edge, see pics
Payment: Buyer is expected to pay through Paypal within FIVE days after auction is over, or I will cancel the sale and report to Ebay. No exceptions :)
ATTENTION PLEASE - The shipping of this record to the USA is NOT 4 U$ (which is merely a Ebay default that doesn't take into account sellers from abroad) since I am shipping from the Netherlands.
If you bid on this record, please be ready to pay for the actual postage cost as described below. All items are shipped in heavy duty cardboard mailers.
SHIPPING COST (up to 8 records):
Netherlands (priority) €7,00
Netherlands (registered) €8,50
International (priority) Zone: EUR1 €9,00 Zone: EUR2 €10,00 Zone: EUR3 €11,00 Zone: World €17,50
International (priority + registered + tracking) Zone: EUR1 €15,00 Zone: EUR2 €20,00 Zone: EUR3 €21,00 Zone: World €26,00
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