Sam Mangwana – Georgette
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“Georgette Eckins” on album “Sam Mangwana et l’African All Stars” released in 1978, when the band was rising.
The African All Stars is particularly aptly named, having featured no less than Dally Kimoko, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, Syran Mbenza among other emblematic signatures of Congolese rumba. In the late 70s, the orchestra accompanied Sam Mangwana on […]
SJOB Movement – Stone Funk
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“For a moment in the mid-1970s, SJOB Movement were le dernier cri in modern Nigerian music, representing the next step in the evolution of afro rhythms.”
Their album “A Move in the Right Direction” was released in 1976 and contained 5 tracks: Country Love, No One Cares, You Only Live Once, Omo Oloro (To […]
First Modern Taarab Vibes
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Black Star Musical Club was one of the classic Taarabu bands in Tanga, Tanzania. It was founded in the 1950s, and played a crucial role in establishing the modern Taarab sound.
Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. It is influenced by […]
#70smusic #80smusic #Kenya #Taarab #Tanzania #OldAfricanMusic
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Gbeti Madjro
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The greatest band in Benin’s history, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo… Here with the classic Gbeti Madjro, in 2 versions: the original (1971) and a cover with Angélique Kidjo.
Benin’s all-time great big band with their first new album for over 25 years. Retaining their celebrated ‘vodou-funk’ sound, Poly Rythmo reprise original hits like ‘Holonon’ along new composositions [...]
Nyboma & les Kamale Dynamiques
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Orchestre Kamale (aka “Kamale Dynamiques”) was formed in 1975 by singer Nyboma Mwan’dido with members of Orchestre Lipua-Lipua, where he was a singer from 1973 to 1975 and where he had his first hit “Kamale”.
Orchestre Kamale didn’t last very long and split up in 1978.
Doh Albert & Houon Pierre – Moya
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Doh Albert & Houon Pierre, son petit frère, sur un LP vinyle “Du Bélier” paru en 1979, aux influences afro-cubaines, avec leur groupe l’Orchestre Belier Andralex.
Moya est un énorme succès, et devient Disque d’or avec plus de 130 000 exemplaires vendus, tant en Afrique que dans la diaspora. […]
Tokoto Ashanty – L’homme de chèvre
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Tokoto Ashanty (or Ashanti, aka l’homme de chèvre [the goat’s husband]) was a Cameroonian artist reknown for his WakaWaka music style, a “funny version of Makossa”.
Author and composer since the 1970s, he later decided to rehabilitate telling tales and went back to his roots as a griot. He wrote, produced and presented initiatory and […]
Orchestre Macchi – Lola Muana
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Lorsqu’un groupe de jeunes dirigé par Dindo Yogo (Théodore Djangi Dindo Yogo) et Nseka dit “Huit Kilos” forment l’Orchestre Macchi autour 1973-74, ils proposent un nouveau son à travers la guitare de Huit Kilos et l’ensemble des musiciens.
Dindo Yogo (1955-2000) a été le chanteur de Zaïko Langa Langa entre 1984 et 1991.
The Kings of Benin Urban Groove
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The album “The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80” is a compilation of songs by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, released in 2004 as a double vinyl LP.
Orchestre Poly Rythmo are from the Republic of Benin in West Africa and are a household name in their home country… Arguably West Africa’s best-kept musical secret, Orchestre Poly Rythmo […]
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Se Ba Ho
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“Se Ba Ho” est un titre du Poly-Rythmo, basé sur un rythme traditionnel Vodoun nommé Sato.
“On adorait ce mélange de rythmes africains bien dansants qu’on connaît puisque le Bénin est à un carrefour culturel” dit Mélomé Clément, éternel leader du groupe dans une interview. Il poursuit : “Si notre musique marie des rythmes comme […]
Mbote Na Beno Vol. 1-3
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The 3 volumes of “Mbote Na Beno” (Hi there! when greeting a person in Kikongo language) are compilations of Congolese music by NoForm: Production, a Swiss label by “La Société des Ambianceurs” (see also La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elégantes), to relay their work and eclectic projects.
Each compilation contains a mix […]
#70smusic #80smusic #Compilation #Congo #DJing #Rumba #Soukous
Umm Kulthum – أم كلثوم
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Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi (1898 – 1975), known by her stage name Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم, romanized: Umm Kulthūm, pronounced [ˈomme kælˈsuːm]; also spelled Oum Kalthoum, Om Koultoum, Om Kalsoum or other variants in English or other languages), was an Egyptian singer and film actress.
Om Kalsoum! They call her ’The Rose of the Nile’, […]
Orchestre National Mauritanien Ahl Nana
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Ahl Nana, l’Orchestre National Mauritanien, in lost recordings that defined the modern sound of the Sahara.
This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that is known in the West as ‘Desert Blues’ or ‘Desert Rock’. Ahl Nana changed the folk music of the […]
Smahila & The S.B.’s
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2 tracks (African Movement & Natural Points), both 18+ minutes long, on this LP from 1977, by Smahila & The S.B.’s, known for their fusion of traditional beats with elements of Funk, Jazz, and Highlife.
When listening, ask yourself: is this feeling more like Fela Kuti or James Brown?
Melome Clement & TP Poly-Rythmo
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RIP Melome Clement : TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo bandleader (vocals, guitar) died on 12/17/2012.
Orchestra Baobab – Sibam (1978)
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Sibam est l’un de ces anciens titres de la “Belle Epoque” d’Orchestra Baobab, aux origines de l’aventure de ce groupe mythique qui ambiancera les dance floors de Dakar au début des années 70 où la musique cubaine se mêle aux rythmes traditionnels
Si l’orchestre Baobab est connu du monde entier depuis deux décennies, rares sont ceux […]
Super Biton de Ségou
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“Né de la fusion de plusieurs orchestres régionaux au milieu des années 60, le Super Biton de Ségou s’est fait connaître du grand public malien lors des Semaines de la Jeunesse, où il a raflé plusieurs prix de 1964 à 1968”.
Super Biton de Segou – Bara Musso
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Super Biton de Segou was one of the great bands of Mali of the 1970s and 1980s, created as the Orchestre Régional de Segou, at the first Biennale in 1970 where they won several prices. They were part of all the great Post-independence Malian orchestras. Super Biton was created in the mid-1960s, with the members […]
Music For A Revolution Vol 1 & 2
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Music For A Revolution: Guinea’s Syliphone Recording Label, a compilation in 2 volumes with Balla et ses Balladins, Bembeya Jazz National, Keletigui et ses Tambourinis & many more…
– Vol 1 – 1967-1973
– Vol 2 – 1968-1980
On October 2 1958, after over 60 years of colonial rule, Guineans voted overwhelmingly for their independence, [...]
#60smusic #70smusic #AfroLatino #Compilation #Guinea #OldAfricanMusic
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Guitar Boy
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Sir Victor Uwaifo (1941 – 2021) built his first guitar aged 12 (“Guitar Boy”) and went on to be awarded Africa’s first gold disc in 1969 (Wikipedia). His incessant energy have seen him record countless LPs and singles and become one of Nigeria’s true superstars, as part of the “Benin Sound.” A musician, poet, philosopher, […]
Manu Dibango (1971)
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The second album by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango on the Fiesta label, with strong Latin influences and Jo Tongo on guitars.
This album contains a cover of Bebey’s Idiba and the first version of Senga, later revisited in the US album “Makossa Man.”
#70smusic #Cameroon #FullAlbum #ManuDibango #OldAfricanMusic
Afro Blues – Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders
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Orlando Julius was a titan of Nigerian Highlife, with a career spanning almost six decades as a saxophonist. He died in 2022. Afro Blues is found on a 7″ vinyl from 1972 and is also available on the compilation “Nigeria Afrobeat Special.”
Johnny Bokelo & Conga Succès – Tambola na Mokili
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Johnny Bokelo, born Jean Bokelo Isenge in the (late) 1930s in then Belgian Congo, moved to Leopoldville in 1958 where he founded multiple orchestras, first with his elder brothers (Alberto Bosaba, Lokonda Mpoku aka Ondo-Ondo, Paul Ebengo Isenge aka Dewayon), then as a guitarist, composer and bandleader. After a long career in Rumba [...]
LÉVE LÉVE Vol. 1 & 2
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2 compilations focusing on the golden age of São Tomé & Principe Sounds in the 70s and 80s.
The two Portuguese-speaking African islands of São Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined mixture of various musical components from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. […]
Volta Jazz – Wêrê Wêrê Magne
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“Wêrê Wêrê Magne” by Volta Jazz can be found as part of “Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta“, released as a 3-disc, 37-song box set. This album was nominated at the 2018 Grammys for Best Historical Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package.
“From his studio in central Bobo-Dioulasso, photographer Sory Sanlé […]
