Scope and content A large selection of rare original African LPs and 45s together with support materials, with an emphasis on the most iconic highlife and afrobeat artists. Afro beat, afro funk, highlife and palmwine music is represented in the collection by LP high points. Many albums were pressed in Britain, with the sleeve jackets produced on the African continent. In some instances, records from Ghana and Nigeria had different sleeve designs as the editions sold out; this is also represented in the...

Scope and content

The collection contains nearly 80 sound recordings, rare posters, flyers and other ephemera, books, magazines and newspapers documenting Fela's career as a musician and activist.