GUELEWAR HOLY GRAIL BEWITCHING HEAVY AFRO FUNK PSYCH LP
  $   175

 


$ 175 Sold For
May 4, 2009 Sold Date
Apr 24, 2009 Start Date
20   Number Of Bids
  Belgium Country Of Seller
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I wish you all the best for 2009 ! Happy music and lots of wonderful african records !

! Prices of the Belgian post service have once again gone up (by 7% !). But I have decided not to change my prices...

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 : 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.

 

GUELEWAR OF BANJUL Dieuf Dieuf Khadim Rassoul (Gambia) - Laye Ngom Guelewar Gora Mbaye Dieuf Dieul   Sonafric SAF 50010 (France) 1982   Warning : The labels have been inverted. Label A = Titles B, Label B = Titles A   A = Wolo (au secours) / Bamba Bodian (Le Grand guerrier) / Kantintin = kele fason (Dansons avec rythmes) B : Ya mom sumaray (Mes carresses sont à toi) / Khadim (Cri vers Bamba) / Tesito (Travail = Respect)

Musiciens : Moussa N'Gom (lead vocal), Laaye N'Gom(vocal, keyboards, piano), Laaye Sallah Ombor (t.saxo), Bas Lo Fara Biram (Alto-saxo), Moussa Njobdi nje (guitar), Njok Malick Mike Njie (Bass), Adu Salla , Alive Badara Cham N'Gom, Koto Sunu Icoto N'Gom (Percussion).

This is the 4th and probably the rarest lp of Guelewar. But there are only 2 tracks unreleased. The 4 others are from the 2nd lp "Tasito". Bamba Bodian = Wollou, Kantintin = Kele fasane, Khadim = Djarrama, Tesito = Tasito.

I have no more great imagination to describe this unimaginable music. I'm quite lazy, I just will take again the commentary that I wrote to describe the 3rd lp of this band, and of course the description that I have edited for the 2nd lp "Tasito":   NO ! STOP ! NO MORE CRAZY INCREDIBLE AFRO SOUNDS ! IT'S ENOUGH ! I CAN'T STAND HAVING AN OTHER BOMB IN MY HOUSE ! JUST TAKE IT AWAY WITH YOU PLEASE !!! Close from the experience of Ifang Bondi...Take a big coocking pot, put a little bit of unbelievable afro-psyché sounds, mandingo spirit, crazy organ, sorcerer voices, cosmic sounds, heavy electric guitars, funky bass, hypnotic rythm, breaks with tama and sabar, and everythings that you like in a musical melting pot,  let simmer a while, open the lid when you will ready to discover mystical food from an other world. "Bon appetit" !

Amazing afro fusion ! Tasito (here "tesito") : Great introduction with piano, guitar and percussion, just perfect to sample. Then, the music that you will hear is fantastic. Powerful voice, hypnotic rythm, with incredible heavy electric guitar.  Wollou (here "Bamba Bodian")  is a mandingo-jazz, full of nostalgia, still with this cosmic synthé and psyché guitar. Djarrama (here "Khadim") is a mandingo jazz. It begins slowly, with a voice break at the end. Then the rythm accelerates with wild psyché guitar, cosmic keyboard and reverb, percussions...crazy ! Kele Fasane (here "kantintin" with a long hypnotic vocal introduction, jazz arrangements, break with percusssions & drums at the middle, totally wild at the end... You will fly high, very high with this second record of Guelewar (look at the add for the other Guelewar lp...)

So, "Ya mom sumaray" is in the same spirit, rough and wild psych afro-fusion. The other unreleased track (titled"Wolo" but I think that is another mistake, should be titled "Khadim"...) is pure senegalese fusion (mbalax), with lots of drums. Recording slightly smoothered, not as excellent as the other tracks.

I will close my frienzied commentary with a worrying advice : Please, take care of your health if you have to listen to this fiendish record. Protect yourself against this bewitching music, this will be a trip to another world...with no return ! And prevention is better than cure, especially when there is no vaccine !

Record = Side A : VG++ (few light surface scuffs, plays with few very light crackles, little surface marks on A1 with few very light clicks, A3 play EX) Side B : VG++ to EX (few very light surface scuffs, plays with few very light crackles listenable on B1 and at the beginnin,g of B2, B3 plays EX)   Cover = VG++ to EX (slightly dog eared, few imperfections)   Weight = 200 grs   ! You can click on "view all" to see my other auctions ...

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




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