"#Music clubs were plentiful in #Nairobi and attracted artists from the region. The clubs were full, with artists playing four days a week. Bands, like the Mangelepa, would come from the #Congo to play and surround themselves with Kenyan musicians to accompany them. Some never left." #Kenya #Africa #Vinyl cc: @lemonde lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/…
In Nairobi, the vinyl guru who traveled Africa in search of records
Tucked away in Kenyatta market, one of the region's last remaining 33 and 45-rpm stores is a piece of East African music history.Arthur Frayer-Laleix (Le Monde)