Aly Keita Trio - Balafon Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaVHdjHtMs8
(with a short intro in German)
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Gor La Montagne – Zimblo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/gor-la-montagne-zimblo/
Gohili Gôh Mathias, dit Gor la Montagne, est un chanteur ivoirien. Il est principalement connu pour sa chanson “Zimblo”, sur l’album “Danse de la rue” sorti en 1990.
Edited 163d ago
Swede Lokole – Bana Swede
https://amf.didiermary.fr/swede-lokole-bana-swede/
Festive, mainly acoustic, music from Congolese artists who lived in Côte d’Ivoire, as there was a civil war in their country. The cassettes, and later records, released by Swede Lokole were in fact a way for the band to show what they could offer on stage as a live band.
They trained themselves where they […]
Edited 149d ago
Alpha Blondy – Brigadier Sabari
https://amf.didiermary.fr/alpha-blondy-brigadier-sabari/
2 classic Reggae tracks from Côte d’Ivoire… by Seydou Koné, better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated.
His first success was “Brigadier Sabari” from album Jah Glory! (1982) with The Natty Rebels, known for its satirical lyrics about police brutality. […]
Edited 63d ago
Didier Bilé et les Parents du Campus – Gboglo Koffi (1991)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/didier-bile-parents-campus-gboglo-koffi/
Nicknamed “The Spirits of Yop,” after Yopougon (the university district), or “The Cocos,” Didier Bilé’s group is one of the forerunners of Ivorian zouglou, a style revived in the midst of the student movement.
The tape Zougloudance sold almost 100 000 copies at the time…
In Baoulé, “O ti lê zouglou” means “piled up like garbage."
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Edited 61d ago
Nguenang – Wouck
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nguenang-wouck/
Cameroonian singer, arranger and composer N’guenang Myke Maurice aka Nguenang recorded his album Doty Gouock in 1980 in Abidjan.
Edited 3d ago