African (label)

The French label, a subsidiary of Sonodiscs, started releasing singles and LPs as of ca. 1966, some CDs apeared in the 1990s. It is best known for its catalogue of classic Congolese music on the so called 360 series. At the same time the label is highly critised as the "attitude of the label was very much like that seen in the "Colonie Belge" genre of Congolese paintings" Sono by A. Johnston at Muzikifan.com , retrieved 28.5.2010.
The label developed itself out of the French Decca label and it's "Surboum Africaine" and "Surboum African Jazz" series.
The Fiesta label is another sister label with catalogue numbers 51.xxx for singles instead of the 90.xxx for the African releases and the 70.xxx for French Decca; the numbers of the Fiesta LP releases are integrated into the African 360 series.
File:Decca_70.983_(Vita_10)_AA_1000.jpg
File:Decca_70.983_(Vita_10)_L1_1000.jpg
File:African 90.115 C A 1000.jpg
File:African 90.115 L 1.jpg
File:Franco de mi amor, label.jpg
File:Johnny Bokelo - Catherine (African 90.343) L 1.jpg
File:African 360146 L A.jpg
File:African 91537 LA.jpg
African 91.101 LB.jpg
Fiesta 51.160 LB.jpg
=Discography=
==The 360 LP series==
(see separate page: African (label) discography: 360 LP series)
==The 90 singles series==
Catalogue numbers 90.001 ff. and 91.001 ff.
(see separate page: African (label) discography: 90 singles series)
==The 365 CD series==
The series started in 1991 and contains sloppily edited reissues of the label's catalogue.
(See separate page: Sonodisc_365_CD_Series)
==The 425 LP series==
According to Johnston
Sono by A. Johnston at Muzikifan.com , retrieved 28.5.2010 the series issues "modern" material.
*425.001 - Bebe Manga: Amie RhythmCnx blog, 28.3.2011, retrieved 31.3.2011
File:African 425001 C A.jpg
File:African 425001 C B.jpg
==Other releases (to categorise)==
1981
*Ikenga Super Stars of Africa (Afrodisia DWA 2150) Global Groove blog, 30.11.2010, retrieved 17.12.2010
Ikenga, front.jpg
=References=
=Bibliography/Sources=
*Attempting reconstruction of the "African" Label LP 360.000 Catalogue, by Lars Fredriksson, URL: http://www.bolingo.org/audio/africa/congo/disco/African/africatno.htm, retrieved 28.5.2010
*Attempting reconstrution of the "African" 45 Catalogue, by Lars Fredriksson, URL: http://www.bolingo.org/audio/africa/congo/disco/45/african45/african_45.htm, retrieved 24.11.2010
*Sono by Alastair Johnston, URL: http://www.muzikifan.com/sono.html, retrieved 28.5.2010
* Some back sleeves of the "African" series contain discographical information on parts of the label catalogue:
African 90318 C2 1000.jpg | African 90.318
File:Johnny Bokelo - Catherine (African 90.343) C 2.jpg |African 90.343
File:African 91.069 C B.jpg |African 91.069
File:African 91262 CB 1000.jpg |African 91.262
Category:African (label)
Category:Dial Africa - Record labels
Category:African (label)
Category:Dial Africa - Record labels