60smusic

<p>African Jazz invites OK Jazz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz</span><span class="invisible">-invites-ok-jazz/</span></a></p><p>The evolution of Congolese popular music in the 1960s and 70s is generally classified into two major schools: African Jazz &amp; OK Jazz. The main representatives of those schools are Joseph Kabasele alias Grand Kallé, founder of African Jazz, and Franco Luambo, co-founder of OK Jazz. Two temperaments and ambiances, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>The Cranes, everyone’s grandfathers</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-band-uganda/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-band-uganda/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-b</span><span class="invisible">and-uganda/</span></a></p><p>Après plus de 40 ans d’absence, The Cranes, le groupe ougandais, gloire des années Idi Amin Dada, est réapparu sur scène en 2019 au Nyege Nyege Festival, suite au travail et aux recherches d’un réalisateur néerlandais pour son documentaire sur la disparition d’un des musiciens.</p><p>&quot;They came with guns, he only had a guitar.&quot;<br>[…]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/uganda/" rel="tag">#Uganda</a></p>

<p>Dr Nico Kasanda – Bougie Ya Motema</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico</span><span class="invisible">-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/</span></a></p><p>Orchestre African Fiesta &amp; Dr. Nico Kasanda – Bougie Ya Motema / Runeme Mama – “Surboum Africaine” 7″ in 1967.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>The Story of Ethio Jazz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/story-ethio-jazz-mulatu-astatke/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/story-ethio-jazz-mulatu-astatke/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/story-ethio-</span><span class="invisible">jazz-mulatu-astatke/</span></a></p><p>Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, Ethio jazz. Through the acclaimed Ethiopiques album series and through featuring on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers, his music has belatedly reached […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/ethiojazz/" rel="tag">#Ethiojazz</a> <a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/mulatuastatké/" rel="tag">#MulatuAstatké</a></p>

<p>Highlife Music of Ghana and Nigeria</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-music-ghana-nigeria-60s-70s/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-music-ghana-nigeria-60s-70s/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-mus</span><span class="invisible">ic-ghana-nigeria-60s-70s/</span></a></p><p>70s Highlife Music from Ghana and Nigeria in this documentary, unfortunately lacking all the songs and performers names. If you know, please comment below.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTBW-NsbSA" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTBW-NsbSA"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTBW-</span><span class="invisible">NsbSA</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/felakuti/" rel="tag">#FelaKuti</a> <a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a></p>

<p>Dr Victor Olaiya &amp; his All-Stars</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-all-stars/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-all-stars/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiy</span><span class="invisible">a-all-stars/</span></a></p><p>Dr Victor Olaiya is considered the bridge between Ghanaian highlife and what would become Afrobeat.</p><p>His musical style was influenced by James Brown, with horn parts harmonized in Brown’s style, as opposed to the mostly unison lines of Afrobeat. The music includes the swinging percussion of Tony Allen, but not the syncopated style that [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a></p>

<p>Paris DJs – Summer 2013</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/paris-djs-playlist-summer-2013/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/paris-djs-playlist-summer-2013/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/paris-djs-pl</span><span class="invisible">aylist-summer-2013/</span></a></p><p>Paris DJs is a Paris-based production team (Djouls, Grant Phabao, Loik Dury &amp; Ben Hito) featuring worldwide guest vocalists, musicians, deejays, graphic/web designers and writers.Reggae, Afro, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Hip Hop and more audio goodness.</p><p>Playlist includes Abayomy Afrobeat Orquestra and Muyiwa Kunnuji.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/guinea/" rel="tag">#Guinea</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/soundcloud/" rel="tag">#Soundcloud</a> <a href="/tags/afrobeat/" rel="tag">#Afrobeat</a></p>

<p>Uta Bella – Monboulae</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/uta-bella-monboulae/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/uta-bella-monboulae/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/uta-bella-mo</span><span class="invisible">nboulae/</span></a></p><p>Very old stuff from French TV (ORTF) in 1969, a live music show called “Pulsation”. The Diva Uta Bella starts singing @ 2:38. In the first part, you’ll see a very young Manu Dibango playing the organ…</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/cameroon/" rel="tag">#Cameroon</a> <a href="/tags/manudibango/" rel="tag">#ManuDibango</a></p>

<p>Maravillas de Mali – Rendez-vous chez Fatimata</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-mali-rendez-vous-fatimata/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-mali-rendez-vous-fatimata/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-m</span><span class="invisible">ali-rendez-vous-fatimata/</span></a></p><p>“Rendez-vous chez Fatimata” est la signature d’une lointaine époque musicale, ancrée dans le Danzón (l’un des rythmes au tempo lent, qui s’interconnecte au Son Cubano) avec bien sûr des éléments de rythmes maliens. Avec ce groupe mythique des années 60, c’est toute une nouvelle génération de musiciens qui montait sur scène [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/afrolatino/" rel="tag">#AfroLatino</a> <a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>Jazz​/​The African Sound</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/jazz-african-sound-chris-mcgregor/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/jazz-african-sound-chris-mcgregor/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/jazz-african</span><span class="invisible">-sound-chris-mcgregor/</span></a></p><p>“Jazz​/​The African Sound” by Chris McGregor &amp; The Castle Lager Big Band, one of the most important African records of all time, a lost global Jazz classic, and a true holy grail for collectors of Jazz and WorldJazz.</p><p>Post also includes Archie Shepp live in Stuttgart, with Brotherhood of Breath.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/brassband/" rel="tag">#BrassBand</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>

<p>Les Rapaces, de Mayotte</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/rapaces-mayotte-comores/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/rapaces-mayotte-comores/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/rapaces-mayo</span><span class="invisible">tte-comores/</span></a></p><p>Les Rapaces, de Mayotte, sont des légendes de la musique mahoraise dans les années 70.</p><p>En 1958, Edmond Bébé, alors jeune étudiant, fonde le groupe Les Rapaces. Ce sera le premier groupe de popmusic à Mayotte. Il est influencé par la grande mode du jerk et la folie des yéyé qui fait fureur en France […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/mayotte/" rel="tag">#Mayotte</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>

<p>Maravillas de Mali – Boogaloo sera Mali</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-de-mali-boogaloo-sera-mali/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-de-mali-boogaloo-sera-mali/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/maravillas-d</span><span class="invisible">e-mali-boogaloo-sera-mali/</span></a></p><p>Si “Rendez-vous chez Fatimata” était la Face B du 45T (7″) sorti en 1972, la Face A était ce “Boogaloo sera Mali.”</p><p>Les 2 titres ont été réédités en 1983 sur l’album “Les Merveilles Du Mali – Maravillas De Mali”, avec les arrangements de Boncana Maiga.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/afrolatino/" rel="tag">#AfroLatino</a> <a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>“Cool Cats Invasion” is a classic collection (102 tracks) of Highlife, Palm-wine music &amp; Jùjú from Nigeria &amp; Ghana, from the 50’s &amp; 60’s.</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/cool-cats-invasion-highlife/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/cool-cats-invasion-highlife/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/cool-cats-in</span><span class="invisible">vasion-highlife/</span></a></p><p>This compilation includes unavailable tracks by Earnest Olatunde Thomas, known as Tunde Nightingale or The Western Nightingale, as well as legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti‘s first recordings of […]</p><p><a href="/tags/50smusic/" rel="tag">#50smusic</a> <a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/jujumusic/" rel="tag">#JujuMusic</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/palmwinemusic/" rel="tag">#PalmWineMusic</a></p>

<p>Letta MBulu – What Is Wrong With Groovin’?</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/letta-mbulu-what-wrong-groovin/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/letta-mbulu-what-wrong-groovin/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/letta-mbulu-</span><span class="invisible">what-wrong-groovin/</span></a></p><p>Letta MBulu’s “What Is Wrong With Groovin’?” is a single released in 1967 and written by Hugh Masekela.</p><p>Letta is a South African jazz singer who left the country in 1964 to escape apartheid, with her husband Caiphus Semenya.They left South Africa for Los Angeles and worked with many (Jazz) musicians &amp; composers […]</p><p><a href="/tags/hughmasekela/" rel="tag">#HughMasekela</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a> <a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60sMusic</a></p>

<p>Thelonious Monk met Dollar Brand</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/thelonious-monk-met-dollar-brand/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/thelonious-monk-met-dollar-brand/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/thelonious-m</span><span class="invisible">onk-met-dollar-brand/</span></a></p><p>When Thelonious Monk first met Dollar Brand… By 1964, Dollar Brand (later Abdullah Ibrahim) had already made 3 LP’s as a bandleader. He was living in Switzerland and had just gotten a boost from Duke Ellington.</p><p>[Thelonious Monk and his wife, Nellie] were at Kongresshaus in Zurich where Monk gave another successful concert. After […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/abdullahibrahim/" rel="tag">#AbdullahIbrahim</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/theloniousmonk/" rel="tag">#TheloniousMonk</a></p>

<p>Charles &amp; Frida Sonko – Nawuliranga (1968)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/charles-frida-sonko-melo-success-nawuliranga/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/charles-frida-sonko-melo-success-nawuliranga/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/charles-frid</span><span class="invisible">a-sonko-melo-success-nawuliranga/</span></a></p><p>Nawuliranga, by Charles &amp; Frida Sonko with Orchestre Melo Success comes from a rare compilation “THE KAMPALA SOUND – 1960s UGANDAN DANCE MUSIC” (Original Music, 1988, recorded in Kenya)</p><p>A lovely sampler of some rare and half-forgotten pop from mid-’60s Uganda.<br>A poor nation, Uganda’s music industry was modest, particularly [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/uganda/" rel="tag">#Uganda</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>The Chisa Years (1965-1975)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-chisa-years-1965-1975/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/the-chisa-years-1965-1975/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/the-chisa-ye</span><span class="invisible">ars-1965-1975/</span></a></p><p>The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) is a compilation album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.</p><p>The album consists of 14 rare or forgotten tracks recorded by Stewart Levine and Hugh Masekela from 1965 to 1975 when they ran their own Chisa Records label. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/hughmasekela/" rel="tag">#HughMasekela</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Fela Kuti – Waka Waka</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/waka-waka-fela-ransome-kuti/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/waka-waka-fela-ransome-kuti/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/waka-waka-fe</span><span class="invisible">la-ransome-kuti/</span></a></p><p>“Waka Waka” and “Se E Tun De” on this 45T from the sixties by Fela Ransome Kuti and His Koola Lobitos.</p><p>There’s a live version on the 3-disc set Highlife: Jazz and AfroSoul (1963-1969) below. A collection of recordings made between 1963 and 1969 that provide unique insight into the beginnings of Kuti’s craft. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/felakuti/" rel="tag">#FelaKuti</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Tunji Oyelana - A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLsfENQU2UY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLsfENQU2UY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLsfEN</span><span class="invisible">QU2UY</span></a></p><p>&quot;Equal parts singer-songwriter, actor, bandleader, dramatist, comedian and academic, Oyelana elevated the realm of pop music by infusing it with the poetic storytelling of Yoruba folklore.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60sMusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70sMusic</a></p>

<p>Duke Ellington – Fleurette Africaine</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/duke-ellington-fleurette-africaine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/duke-ellington-fleurette-africaine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/duke-ellingt</span><span class="invisible">on-fleurette-africaine/</span></a></p><p>Fleurette Africaine aka “African Flower” from album “Money Jungle” in 1962.</p><p>“African Flower” or “Little African Flower” (Petite Fleur Africaine) is a composition by jazz pianist and composer Duke Ellington. He first recorded it for his 1962 LP Money Jungle. Ellington originally named it “La Plus Belle Africaine” when he composed it for […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>Cherry Wainer (1935 – 2014) was a South African-born musician, a soloist on the Hammond organ.<br>Married to drummer Don Storer, she appeared regularly as a duo during the 1960s, such as a German television series, Beat! Beat! Beat (1967). </p><p>After moving to Las Vegas in 1968 and working in cabarets, she retired from music and worked in a gift shop.</p><p>Cherry Wainer &amp; Don Storer - Peter Gunn (1966)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLwNnz8JE6M" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLwNnz8JE6M"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLwNnz</span><span class="invisible">8JE6M</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Wainer" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Wainer"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_W</span><span class="invisible">ainer</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60sMusic</a> <a href="/tags/hammond/" rel="tag">#Hammond</a> <a href="/tags/organ/" rel="tag">#Organ</a> <a href="/tags/petergunn/" rel="tag">#PeterGunn</a></p>

<p>Next Stop Soweto</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/next-stop-soweto-compilations/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/next-stop-soweto-compilations/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/next-stop-so</span><span class="invisible">weto-compilations/</span></a></p><p>“Next Stop Soweto” is a compilation series, to remember an era of South Africa’s musical history where such genres as Funk and Soul were being played by bands even as apartheid firmly gripped the country’s music culture.</p><p>Volume 1 explores the vibrant energy of the township jive sound, whilst Volumes 2 and 3 cover [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/mbaqanga/" rel="tag">#Mbaqanga</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Hugh Masekela – Mace and Grenades / Riot</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mace-grenades-hugh-masekela-riot/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mace-grenades-hugh-masekela-riot/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mace-grenade</span><span class="invisible">s-hugh-masekela-riot/</span></a></p><p>Here’s a 7″ released on Chisa in 1969 “Mace And Grenades / Riot”, directed by Stewart Levine and written by Masekela.<br>This is the soundtrack of an ongoing revolution.<br>Yep, Feelin’ it!</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/hughmasekela/" rel="tag">#HughMasekela</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/vinyl/" rel="tag">#Vinyl</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Coltrane Quartet – Africa/Brass</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/coltrane-quartet-africa-brass/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/coltrane-quartet-africa-brass/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/coltrane-qua</span><span class="invisible">rtet-africa-brass/</span></a></p><p>Africa/Brass is the eighth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane (Coltrane Quartet), released on Impulse! Records on September 1, 1961.</p><p>Its big band sound, with the unusual instrumentation of French horns and euphonium, presented music very different from anything that had been associated with Coltrane to date.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>

<p>The Jazz Epistles – Verse 1</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-jazz-epistles-vary-oo-vum/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/the-jazz-epistles-vary-oo-vum/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/the-jazz-epi</span><span class="invisible">stles-vary-oo-vum/</span></a></p><p>Verse 1 by the Jazz Epistles in 1960 is “a genuine hard bop session, swinging and persuasive, coming out of South Africa in an era when black musicians weren’t making any recordings, let alone forward-looking modern jazz albums.”</p><p>[They] were South Africa’s first important (albeit short-lived) bebop band, inspired by Art Blakey [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/abdullahibrahim/" rel="tag">#AbdullahIbrahim</a> <a href="/tags/hughmasekela/" rel="tag">#HughMasekela</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>