Record stores in Lusaka

Record shops reward the patient digger. Lusaka, Lusaka has 9 mapped right now. That's 9 record shops mapped around Lusaka. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Check the grading before you pay — a visual grade and a play grade are two different things.

This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Lusaka (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Aloqtule and C & O Dealers, plus Computer Life Studios. If a record shop's missing from Lusaka's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Lusaka record lineup

9 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about record stores in Lusaka

1 of the 9 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.

The Lusaka record crawl

Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Aloqtule, C & O Dealers, Computer Life Studios, Sun Shine Studios, Proskuneo Sounds, Rockside Studios, Slim Fit Studios, and Joe. That's 9 stops on the Lusaka record crawl. 1 more are listed below.

Record digging tips for Lusaka

How the regulars work Lusaka's bins:

• Learn the grading at Aloqtule. Mint, near mint, very good — and check whether the grade is visual or play-graded. A visual VG+ can play like an EX.
• Ask about the return policy at C & O Dealers. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.
• Go often, dig briefly. Short frequent visits beat rare expeditions. Fifteen minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly dig.
• Learn to spot reissues. Reissues are cheaper and often sound great. Originals cost more for the history. Know which you're paying for.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Lusaka — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Lusaka can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 9, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.

If you run one of the 9 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.