Dobet Gnahoré – Miziki
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-miziki/
For her eponymous “Miziki” album in 2018, her fifth, entitled after the Bété word for music, Dobet Gnahoré worked with multiple dancers @ Café de la Danse, a venue in Paris.
Dobet Gnahoré – Na Drê
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-na-dre/
Na Drê (my heart, mon coeur) from Dobet‘s eponymous album in 2014.
Grammy-winner Dobet Gnahoré is one of Africa’s hottest and most beloved talents. With her amazing voice, incredible dance moves, powerful presence, and colorful style sense, she appeals to fans of Angélique Kidjo, Yemi Alade, Fatoumata Diawara and other divas of African music.
Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra
https://amf.didiermary.fr/symmetric-orchestra-toumani-diabate/
Toumani Diabaté‘s Symmetric Orchestra released “Boulevard de l’Indépendance” in 2006.
Nick Gold and the World Circuit team started recording a three-part series called “The Hotel Mandé Sessions,” at Bamako, Mali’s Hotel Mandé.
In July 2006, after “In the Heart of the Moon” and “Savane,” [...]
#AfroCuban #BurkinaFaso #CoteDIvoire #Guinea #Kora #Mali #Ngoni #Senegal #Global
Serge Beynaud - Taper Dedans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJnzPNpCyY
One of the prominent champions of coupé-décalé and loko loko at the moment in #CoteDIvoire.
AfroLatino Vinyl Mix
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afrolatino-vinyl-mix/
Fascinating AfroLatino / Latin music from West-Africa. All original vinyl from Bénin, Côte d’Ivoire, etc.
Toto Le Banzou & ARII - Stabilise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKuvNkDlNlc
Rock from Cote d'Ivoire? Discover "Rock Ivoire"!
Ruth Tafebe & The Afrosoulmessengerz – Croco Walk
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ruth-tafebe-afrosoulmessengerz-croco-walk/
Après avoir monté les Afrorockerz avec le soutien de Tony Allen et de Julien Raulet (Fanga), voici Ruth Tafebe de retour avec un projet à géométrie variable teinté d’influences ouest africaines et de Soul Jazz américain sur lequel rode le spectre du Black President.
Dobet Gnahoré – Paléa (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-palea-live/
“Widely considered one of contemporary African music’s most exciting new talents, Dobet Gnahoré has astounded audiences with her thrilling stage presence, appealing melodies and powerful singing.”
Bibi Den’s – “The Best Ambiance”
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bibi-den-tshibayi-best-ambiance-kinshasa-abidjan-1982/
Kinshasa meets Abidjan in 1982, with Bibi Den’s Tshibayi and “The Best Ambiance”, released as a 12” single in the UK in 1984.
Bibi Denis Tshibayi was born in Luebo, in the Kasai Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre). He composed his first song at the age of 14, “Moninga Alingi […]
Lokassa Ya M'bongo - Bonne Année
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7DnV6N4Vkg
Les Amazones d’Afrique – Queens Feat. Rokia Koné
https://amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afrique-queens-rokia-kone/
Queens Feat. Rokia Koné is a song from Amazones Power, the second studio album by West-African female musical collective Les Amazones d’Afrique, on which familiar voices like Mamani Keïta and Rokia Koné appear alongside a younger generation of singers who represent the exciting new sound of modern Africa.
RIP “le Maestro” Boncana Maïga
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-maestro-boncana-maiga/
A great African music master is gone. Boncana Maïga, nicknamed “le Maestro,” passed away on February 28, 2026, in a clinic in Bamako. Composer, arranger, musical director, producer, multi-instrumentalist (mainly flute and saxophone), he co-founded “Las Maravillas de Mali,” in the 60s after travelling to Cuba, where he was sent [...]
Les Go de Kotéba – Bara
https://amf.didiermary.fr/go-de-koteba-bara/
Les Go de Kotéba est un groupe de 3, puis 2 chanteuses et danseuses créé en 1993 à Abidjan. L’album contenant ce titre est sorti en 1997.
Le nom du groupe vient de Go — déformation de “girl” en nouchi — et de l’ensemble Kotéba d’Abidjan, une troupe de théâtre traditionnel mandingue fondée en 1974 par Souleymane […]
N’Guessan Santa – Manny Nia
https://amf.didiermary.fr/santa-nguessan-manny-nia/
N’Guessan Santa (N’Guessan Kouakou Hugues, born in December 1951 in Bouaké and nicknamed the “studio shark”), below in “Manny Nia” from a 7″ vinyl, was a songwriter, arranger, guitarist, bassist, drummer and Afrofunk/Afropop singer. In the 70s, he was part of bands such as Les Fétiches, Les Super Fétiches, and New System Pop. […]
Ivory Coast Soul
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ivory-coast-soul/
“Ivory Coast Soul – Afro Funk From Abidjan from 1972 to 1982” is a compilation released in 2010 on 2 vinyl LPs.
Volume 2 was released in 2012 and covers music produced […]
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #CôteDIvoire #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic
Manou Gallo – Africa Woman Power
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manou-gallo-africa-woman-power/
Manou N’Guessan Gallo (born 31 August 1972 in Côte d’Ivoire), is a West African singer, bandleader and electric bass guitar virtuoso.
She eventually met the tour manager of Zap Mama and was offered the chance to tour with them in Europe. She performed with them for six years from 1997, and also appeared with […]
Orchestre de l’Université d’Abidjan (OUA) – Pétrole mouillé
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestre-universite-abidjan-oua-petrole-mouille/
Créé dans les années 70-80 en Côte d’Ivoire, pour faire de la musique un élément d’épanouissement intellectuel et artistique des étudiants ainsi qu’un excellent instrument de pacification et d’éveil des consciences, voici l’Orchestre de l’Université d’Abidjan (OUA), groupe mythique de la scène [...]
#70smusic #80smusic #CôteDIvoire #FullAlbum #OldAfricanMusic
Ismael Isaac & les Frères Keita – Nelson Mandela
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ismael-isaac-freres-keita-nelson-mandela/
Anti-Apartheid reggae song from Côte d’Ivoire, from album “Liberté” released in 1986, by Ismael Isaac & les Frères Keita.
“It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.”
—Nelson Mandela
Aly Keita – Akan
https://amf.didiermary.fr/aly-keita-akan/
Aly Keita a grandi au milieu d’instruments traditionnels tels que le djembe et la kora. Mais son instrument de prédilection deviendra le balafon qu’il construira très jeune lui-même. Capable de jouer toutes les musiques avec tous les musiciens de la planète, il ne s’en prive pas : il a ainsi cotoyé Omar Sosa, Rhoda Scott, […]
Ismael Isaac – Magno Mako
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ismael-isaac-magno-mako/
Ismael Isaac is a reggae singer from Côte d’Ivoire. He was discovered on the Ivorian television show First Chance on RTI.
“Magno Mako” is a song from his album “Black System” released in 2000.
Miss Maawa – Bi Fourou (2009)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/miss-maawa-bi-fourou-2009/
Miss Maawa, aka Miss Maawa “Malaika,” was born in 1982 in the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The daughter of singer Kagbe Sidibe is following in her mother’s footsteps in the Wassoulou genre of music.
She began her solo career at the age of 17 with the release of her first album in Ivory Coast “Laihilalailala,” followed […]
Doh Albert & Houon Pierre – Moya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/houon-pierre-doh-albert-moya-belier/
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. […]
Scène musicale Africaine 80s à Paris
https://amf.didiermary.fr/explosion-scene-musicale-africaine-80s-paris/
Ce billet fait suite à un article de septembre 2018 sur l’explosion de la scène musicale africaine dans les années 80 à Paris, en particulier grâce au soutien de la diaspora, que j’avais lu en son temps… Si j’étais déjà “branché” musiques du continent, j’avais quitté Paris à cette époque et n’ai donc pas pu […]
Asna – Atalaku
https://amf.didiermary.fr/asna-atalaku/
Atalaku means “look here” or give a “shout out” to someone, in Lingala. Single released in 2021.
“This video clip is a Big Atalaku to all my generation, a special shout out to all my people!”
“African rhythms and traditions integrate an infinite number of equations, which the electronic […]
Dobet Gnahoré – Couleur
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-couleur-leve-toi-yakane/
Ivorian singer Dobet Gnahoré encourages positive energy despite the pandemy, in her 6th album “Couleur”, published in 2021.
Dobet’s electrifying new album Couleur was recorded in Africa during the pandemic, and celebrates local talent, women’s rights, creativity and positivity in spite of challenging times.
