JESS SAH BI, Jesus-Christ Ne De oit Pas (AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA; ATFA051LP, Europe 2026 Reissue, Standard Sleeve, Baby Blue Vinyl) LP NEW/NEW

LP - NEW/NEW - JESS SAH BI, Jesus-Christ Ne De oit Pas (AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA; ATFA051LP, Europe 2026 Reissue, Standard Sleeve, Baby Blue Vinyl), , Jess Sah Bi is wellknown as half of the legendary duo Jess Sah Bi & Peter One who brought homegrown Country- Americana to the West African masses with their smash debut Our Garden Needs Its Flowers in the mid-1980s. Touring stadiums and reaching listeners worldwide, their music has racked up millions of spins on YouTube and remains imprinted in the hearts of Ivorians of a certain age. ATFA reissued their album in 2018, garnering critical acclaim from publications including Pitchfork and Rolling Stone and reaching a new generation of listeners outside Ivory Coast (Cote d Ivoire). Sometime in the early 90s, Die Sahbi or Jesse, as he known to friends became gravely illwith an unknown ailment and almost died. He visited various doctors and all kinds of religious healers and nothing helped until he became a born-again Christian. He recorded an album of music praising God in order to honor a promise he made to himself at the depths of his desperation in the hospital. That album, Jesus-Christ Ne De oit Pas [Jesus Christ Does Not Let Us Down], came out in 1991 and sold around 3000 cassettes in Ivory Coast. The master tape was lost along the way so the recording has never been on digital platforms until now. - 2056028S *** In Stock In Our Shoreditch Shop ***