LP-House

Record Store Est. 2009 Used recordsLive events

Digs AfrobeatFunkHighlifeJazz

Called 'the only record shop in Benin' by German newspaper taz. A vinyl-and-cassette house run since 2009 by musician Joseph 'Jo' Ousmane Togbe, sourcing rare West African funk, Afrobeat and highlife-jazz LPs. Doubles as an artist meeting point and cultural exchange space.

Immeuble LP-House, Carrefour Catchi, Route de la Gendarmerie
Porto-Novo,

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+2290120002071

Verified · August 2026

LP-House — Provenance

taz (die tageszeitung) (German national newspaper feature titled 'The only record shop of Benin' -- profiles Jo (Joseph Ousmane Togbe) running the shop, hundreds of vinyl records across multiple rooms, rare Fela Kuti/West African LPs, mentions an accident 3 years prior limiting his sourcing travel but shop still operating.) October 2022
Paris Loves Vinyl (Dealer directory listing: address Carrefour Catchi, route de la Gendarmerie, 200m a droite, Immeuble LP-House, 02 BP 78 Porto-Novo; phone 00229 20 00 20 71 (pre-Nov-2024 8-digit format; converted to current 10-digit +229 01... format per Benin's 2024-11-30 numbering-plan change); founders Dedjinou Chakirou (Papa Fela) and Togbe Joseph Ousmane (Big Jo), founded 2009; ~2 tonnes of vinyl sourced from multiple African countries; specializes in African and Jamaican music.) August 2026
Discogs (LP-House label page confirms Porto-Novo, Benin base and the Dedjinou/Togbe partnership, specializing in licensing/reissuing rare 1960s-80s Funk, Jazz, Afro, Latin, Disco and Psychedelic recordings.) August 2026
Bandcamp (lp-house Bandcamp profile, self-described 'lp collector and productor', Porto Novo Benin, interest Funk -- corroborates the entity's continued existence and location.) August 2026

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