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    Bopol Mansiamina Mariage Forcé

    • Original LP ASLP 410£40.00
      Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal vinyl, Surface marks plays well RARE Orig Ivory Coast vinyl
    • Bopol Mansiamina – Mariage Forcé
    • Bopol Mansiamina – Kala Ye Ngangu
    • Bopol Mansiamina – Ye A Bouger
    • 1. Mariage Forcé
    • 2. Yenga Yenga
    • 3. Kala Ye Ngangu
    • 4. Ye A Bouger



    A stunner from Congolese artist Bopol Mansiamina. Recorded in Paris with great production, released in Ivory Coast in 1982. Tight double guitar lines, tough brass, great rhythm section, fantastic vocals - what else can a record need. Faultless!

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