A selection from Libyan tapes
https://amf.didiermary.fr/selection-libyan-tapes/
The album “A selection from Libyan tapes” is a compilation blending reggae rhythms, synthy disco grooves, gritty pop, house, and funk, a vibrant collision of genres that reflects Libya’s unique sonic landscape from the 1980s to the early 2000s, dedicated to the cassette tape scene in Libya. [...]
#80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #Disco #Libya #OldAfricanMusic
Afro Baby
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afro-baby/
Compilation “Afro Baby – The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-1979.”
Nigeria in the 1970s had one of the biggest recording industries on the continent as well as one of the most diverse. The fusion of African rhythms and culture with jazz, funk, soul and rock was an Africa wide phenomenon but nowhere was […]
#70smusic #Compilation #FelaKuti #Highlife #Nigeria #OrlandoJulius #AfroBeat
Ghana Special (updated)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ghana-special/
Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981 compilation.
Ghana Special represents nearly ten years of on-going research in and around the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi, knocking on musician’s doors and visiting ex-distributors, DJs, collectors, manufacturers and shop owners who [...]
Ondas de Solidaridad: Volume 1, a charity compilation created in response to the earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10.
More than 50 artists from around the world contributed music to the project, with all proceeds going toward relief and reconstruction efforts on the ground directly.
All proceeds will be directed toward relief and reconstruction efforts already on the ground in the affected communities.
https://pan-amtracks.bandcamp.com/album/ondas-de-solidaridad-vol-1
Welcome to Zamrock!
https://amf.didiermary.fr/welcome-zamrock-psychedelic-zambian-rock-funk-jams/
“Welcome To Zamrock!” presented in two volumes, was an overview of its most beloved ensembles, and a trace of its arc from its ascension, to its fall, to its resurgence.
Zamrock was molded in 1970s Zambia out of a dual influence of Jimi Hendrix’s acid guitar and James Brown‘s funk. […]
#70smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #FullAlbum #Rock #Zambia #Zamrock
Charles & Frida Sonko – Nawuliranga (1968)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/charles-frida-sonko-melo-success-nawuliranga/
Nawuliranga, by Charles & Frida Sonko with Orchestre Melo Success comes from a rare compilation “The Kampala Sound – 1960s Ugandan Dance Music” (Original Music, 1988, recorded in Kenya).
Frida Sonko was the sister of Charles Sonko, with whom she made music and helped many musicians to record their music in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife
https://amf.didiermary.fr/electronic-highlife-ghana-special-2/
“Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93” is a collection of 18 Burger Highlife, Electronic Afrobeat and Reggae tracks, highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques. A period of movement [...]
#80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #FullAlbum #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat
Nigeria Afrobeat Special
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-afrobeat-special/
Compilation “Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound In 1970’s Nigeria”
#Bénin #Compilation #FelaKuti #Nigeria #OrlandoJulius #AfroBeat
