Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL5462. Sous le ciel d'Afrique / Josephine Baker ; Comedian Harmonists

TitleSource
Sous le ciel d'Afrique (Primary title)Disc label
Under the African sky (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Comedian Harmonists (arranger)
André de Badet (lyricist)
Jacques Dallin (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Josephine Baker (vocalist)
Comedian Harmonists (Vocal group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and piano
  • Category: Vocal
  • Marketing Genre: French
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Information on this recording derives from data compiled by Michael Gray, including the Columbia recording logs held by the archives of the former EMI France, and other sources as indicated.
Source(s): Gray (recording date); Copeland (recording location); Gray (issues); disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/29/1935 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia (France) DF-1814 10-in.
9/29/1935 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia (Italy) DQ-1946 10-in.
9/29/1935 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia 4027-F 10-in. Issued for the French market.

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Sous le ciel d'Afrique / Josephine Baker ; Comedian Harmonists - Columbia 4027-F - Take 1 - 9/29/1935
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9/29/1935 Paris, France 1 Master Columbia 4119-M 10-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL5462. Sous le ciel d'Afrique / Josephine Baker ; Comedian Harmonists," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388317/CL5462-Sous_le_ciel_dAfrique.

Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL5462. Sous le ciel d'Afrique / Josephine Baker ; Comedian Harmonists. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000388317/CL5462-Sous_le_ciel_dAfrique.

"Columbia (U.K.) matrix CL5462. Sous le ciel d'Afrique / Josephine Baker ; Comedian Harmonists." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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