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West Africa Tour (Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea), April 1985

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West Africa Tour (Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea), April 1985

John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moyé · 2012 · Vinyl-LP-4 · IT · SAS #21

Limited edition of 135 hand numbered copies. - Label logo is stamped on the rear of the box. The A-Side of each LP is hand stamped. - The box this is housed in is a standard issue European style LP mailer. A xerox photograph is affixed to the front of the box. - Comes with a xeroxed booklet (15 pages) on A4 paper which includes: . A legendary Tour through West Africa by Sigrid Hauff (Geerken's wife) . Races places faces & asses by Geerken & Moyé (poem) . 3 x Africa and back by Bert Noglik (renowed jazz critic; translated by Olaf Geerken and Samantha Disbray) . Through the Mano River Union States by Christian Nakonz (ex Sierra Leone's German Ambassador) . Many rare photos (30) of the Tour (b&w) . Tour plan - Recorded on a WM-D6C professional sony walkman with TDK MA-R90 metal alloy cassettes.

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Tracklist

  1. A1Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  2. A2Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  3. B1Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  4. B2Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  5. CRecorded April 8, 1985 Cape Sierra Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  6. D1Recorded April 8, 1985 Cape Sierra Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone
  7. D2Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone
  8. D3Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone
  9. E1Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone
  10. E2Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone
  11. E3Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia
  12. F1Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia
  13. F2Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia
  14. GRecorded April 13, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia
  15. HRecorded April 20, 1985 Town Hall, Sangaredi, Guinea

Credits & notes

Drums, Percussion, Voice, Performer [Conche], Whistle [Whistles], Performer [Agogo], Performer [Segbureh]: Famoudou Don Moye Guest [Musician], Electric Bass: Habib Tamba Guest [Musician], Horn [Elephant Tusk Horn], Tenor Saxophone: Kojo Samuels Guest [Musician], Percussion [Percussions]: Milo Jazz Guest [Musician],Trumpet: Melvin Reeves Percussion, Piano, Piano [Prep. Piano], Performer [Piano Strings], Voice, Flute [Flutes], Whistle [Whistles], Performer [Balloons], Performer [Tibetan Boo-chals], Horn [Tibetan Horn], Performer [Waterphone], Performer [Agogo], Angklung [Indonesian Angklung], Gong [Watergong], Performer [Tibetan Chinkas], Maracas, Bells, Performer [Singing Tube]: Hartmut Geerken Recorded By: Sigrid Hauff Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Voice, Percussion, Whistle [Whistles]: John Tchicai Text By [3x Africa And Back / Translated By]: Olaf Geerken, Samantha Disbray Text By [3x Africa And Back]: Bert Noglik Text By [Races, Places, Faces & Asses]: Famoudou Don Moye, Hartmut Geerken Text By [Through The Mano River Union States]: Christian Nakonz Text By [Tour Through West Africa]: Sigrid Hauff

Format
Vinyl-LP-4
Catalog no.
SAS #21
Country
IT
Year
2012
Condition
NM / NM

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