Stern's Music

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CTL-I-0107 · Institution

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Combined Graph record U-01463 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0107. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Stern's African Record Centre was a London record shop/distributor: the 1993-dated article marks the tenth anniversary of 'Stern's African Record Centre' and describes the shop off Tottenham Court Road, London, transformed into a leading international distribution centre for African music. Stored city London and alias 'Stern's African Record Centre' confirmed.

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Stern's African Record Centre was a London record shop/distributor: the 1993-dated article marks the tenth anniversary of 'Stern's African Record Centre' and describes the shop off Tottenham Court Road, London, transformed into a leading international distribution centre for African music. Stored city London and alias 'Stern's African Record Centre' confirmed.

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Also known as: Stern's African Record Centre
City: London

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https://scott.london/articles/jamboree.html (verification source · master store)

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Stern's African Record Centre was a London record shop/distributor: the 1993-dated article marks the tenth anniversary of 'Stern's African Record Centre' and describes the shop off Tottenham Court Road, London, transformed into a leading international distribution centre for African music. Stored city London and alias 'Stern's African Record Centre' confirmed.

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