MADAGASCAR VALIHA MUSIC EARLY RARE OCORA W LARGE PHOTOS GREAT MATERIAL

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********************************************ABOUT MY STORE AND MY COLLECTION*******************************
DEAR ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTORS.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF EARLY BLUES, FOLK, ETHNIC FOLK, AND TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC.  THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PIECES.  I WILL BE LISTING: 
 *78 RPM RECORDS OF PRE-WAR BLUES, TRADITIONAL UZBEKISTAN FOLK, OTTOMAN AND GREEK AND MORE ! 
 *VINYL FROM THE YAZOO, FOLKWAYS, OCORA LABELS AND MUCH MORE. 
*OBSCURE ETHNIC AND FOLK RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE AND CD 
 *BOOKS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE BLUES AND TRADITIONAL FOLK CULTURES AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD.  
*THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RARE JAZZ RECORDS ALONG WITH THIS COLLECTION, HOWEVER THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IS TRADITIONAL MUSIC.  
THIS COLLECTION HAS NO KITSCH COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS.  THIS IS MUSIC OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANTS,  DOCUMENTS OF THE FAMILY OF MAN, THEIR DANCES, CUSTOMS, AND ABOVE ALL MUSIC.  I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I TRAVEL OFTEN SO MY EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED PERIODICALLY FOR THE TIMES I AM ABROAD AND REOPENED WHEN I AM BACK IN TOWN.  

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THE NATIONAL INSTRUMENT OF MADAGASCAR THE VALIHA IS GIVEN A WELL ROUNDED SURVAY IN THIS EARLY RARE OCORA RELEASE.  AMAZING RECORDINGS OF TRADITIONAL PERFORMERS ON THIS UNIQUE TUBE SHAPED ZITHER FROM THE AFRICAN COSTAL ISLAND.  SOPHISTICATED AND SENSITIVE THE INSTRUMENT RINGS WITH AN UNCANNY ALLURE PARTICULARLY ON THE SELECTION RECORDED HERE WHICH PROVIDES ONLY THE MOST TALENTED MUSICIANS FROM SEVERAL STYLISTIC APPROACHES.  GATEFOLD COVER WITH MANY MANY LARGE PHOTS IN CENTER BOOK AS WELL AS TEXT IN FRENCH. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1963 PRESSING!
Various ?– Valiha Madagascar Label: Ocora ?– OCR 18, Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF) ?– OCR 18 Format: Vinyl, LP  Country: France Released: 1963 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: African Tracklist A1 –Merina Musique Merina 2:13 A2 –Merina Musique Merina 2:24 A3 –Merina Musique Merina 2:44 A4 –Sakalava Musique Sakalava 2:47 A5 –Sakalava Musique Sakalava 2:58 A6 –Bara (4) Musique Bara 2:48 A7 –Antanosy Musique Antanosy 2:25 A8 –Betsimisaraka Musique Betsimisaraka 5:07 B1 –Rakotozafy Samy Faly 3:17 B2 –Rakotozafy Hitako Ianao Anito 2:36 B3 –Sylvestre Randafison Diavolana 2:43 B4 –Sylvestre Randafison Marofotsy 2:50 B5 –Sylvestre Randafison Mokatejy 2:12 B6 –Maurice Halison Ny Fitiavako Anao 2:10 B7 –Maurice Halison Ombimanga Voatora Defona 3:11 B8 –Maurice Halison Kala Takariva 1:27 B9 –Maurice Halison Ny Afindrafindrao Tsy Azo Avela 2:50 Credits Recorded By – Charles Duvelle, Michel Razakandraina
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VINYL: VG++, VISUALLY LOOKS STUNNING BUT DOES PLAY WITH SOME LIGHT SOFT CRACKLES SET BEHIND MUSIC AND A FEW MILD POPS FROM TIME TO TIME.  THIS IS THE PRESSING NOT THE CONDITION,  THESE VERY EARLY OCORA RELEASES ARE NOT PRESSED IN THE SAME HIGH QUALITY AUDIOPHILE WAX LIKE THE LABELS LATER ISSUES.  THIS ONE IS FROM 1963. 
COVER: VG+ TO VG++ , SOME LIGHT WEAR BUT NO ISSUES TO MENTIONS 
CENTER LABELS:  NM 
**************************************************COMBINED SHIPPING INFORMATION******************************
FOR INSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP UP TO 5 LP RECORDS FOR $4.00.  EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD AFTER 5 RECORDS COST 35 CENTS.   
FOR OUTSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP ONE RECORD FOR $22.50.  
TWO RECORDS OR DOUBLE LP'S FOR $33.00 
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DISC AFTER 2 IS ANOTHER $3.00 FOR SHIPPING.  (EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW) 
SHIPPING 3 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $36.00
SHIPPING 4 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $39.00
SHIPPING 5 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $42.00
ETC. 
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