Various - The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)

Various - The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent. That it was founded in the relatively small ex French colony of Benin (then still called Dahomey), is a testament to its founders musical taste and vision for what the local musical scene had to offer. Acid Jazz release the first ever vinyl and CD overview of the label and its music, compiled by

former head of the Blondie fan club in Los Angeles

If Rose used time to frame the stories on her 2019 sophomore album You Made It This  Far

Combing mountains of vinyl and cassette relics from across the Kingdom

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The songs here utilize a variety of approaches to the acoustic guitar

Melodies bob and weave inside an omnipresent static that fills in every nook and cranny of the recording

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