Les Nkenda - Le Cercle Biblique Evangelique C.B.EWere proud to present the first ever official reissue of Les Nkenda a rare and genre blending spiritual gem from 1982, originally released in the Republic of Congo by the Cercle Biblique vanglique (C. B. E.) of Pointe Noire and produced by Adam Julien Koubemba on the small Adamsol Record Edition label. Pressed in extremely limited quantities and virtually impossible to find for decades, Les Nkenda has become a holy grail among collectors of African

Not to mention the fact that Sorgini himself laid down the foundation tracks for the album in the small studio he had in the Prati neighbourhood in Rome

Beautiful gospel modern soul album produced by Harold Sutton

Available as a 200 copies only

For this limited release we were ecstatic to uncover the original master tape from 1984

‘Witch House’ is wonky

delivered with restrained conviction and backed by a warm organ

who has had a spectacular career as a jazz vocalist

Here he explores a wide range of tempos from dark trance-infused techno to melodic ambient bliss

and that’s just how the band digs it

This time Levelling up to a 12 track double disc physical release of end to end cuts from Planet Trip friends and family around the world

are updated here to sit nicely next to soaring disco tracks

who had emigrated to the US in 1960