One example of the latter is Albarika Store, out of Benin, which has been reissuing some corkers over the past 6 years
Albarika StoreAlbarika Store is home to many rare recordings, from more traditional folkloric and Sato styles, to the funk, blues and psych inspired workouts of the All Mighty Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, as t...albarikastore.bandcamp.comSoundway started out in comps, but has now gotten around to reissuing full albums by artists it featured earlier like K Frimpong & Tunji Oyelana. Good to see these records back in print. frimpong.bandcamp.com/music tunjioyelana.bandcamp.com/music
Alhaji K FrimpongGhanaian legend Alhaji K Frimpong (1939-2005) is responsible for some of the most innovative highlife music ever recorded.frimpong.bandcamp.comFor decades, i dreamt abt seeing (South African jazz label) As-Shams records IRL. Thankfully, there has been a renewed interest in the label. Just in the past 6 years(!), many of their albums have been reissued here as-shams.bandcamp.com & as-shams-busy-bodies.bandcamp.com
As-Shams/The Sun RecordsAs-Shams Archive • Champions of South African Jazz • Independent Record Label Established in Johannesburg in 1974
As-Shams Archive Series (Canada): as-shams-busy-bodies.bandcamp.comas-shams.bandcamp.com