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<p>Paul Simon – Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-diamonds-soles-shoes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-diamonds-soles-shoes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-d</span><span class="invisible">iamonds-soles-shoes/</span></a></p><p>“Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes” recorded live @ The African Concert in 1987 with Joseph Shabalala &amp; Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The song features on Graceland, the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon.</p><p>“Graceland: The African Concert” was given in Zimbabwe, featuring such South African musicians [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Paul Simon &amp; Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Homeless</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-ladysmith-black-mambazo-homeless/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-ladysmith-black-mambazo-homeless/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/paul-simon-l</span><span class="invisible">adysmith-black-mambazo-homeless/</span></a></p><p>Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released on August 25, 1986. The song “Homeless” was the first recorded by Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo with lead singer Joseph Shabalala. It is considered one of the first modern “WorldMusic” albums, although [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/apartheid/" rel="tag">#Apartheid</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/blue-lab-beats-motherland-journey/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/blue-lab-beats-motherland-journey/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/blue-lab-bea</span><span class="invisible">ts-motherland-journey/</span></a></p><p>Blue Lab Beats are a London-based music duo, nominated since 2021 for multiple awards. They won a Grammy award in 2022 for their production on Angelique Kidjo’s Mother Nature. Their third album was released in February 2022 on Blue Note Records, and recorded in Ghana with Killbeatz. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Yoruba Women Of The Drum</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/yoruba-women-drum/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/yoruba-women-drum/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/yoruba-women</span><span class="invisible">-drum/</span></a></p><p>Not a lot of information on this album from 1995 with Madam Comfort Omoge and Madam Mujidat Ogunfala, called ‎”Yoruba Women Of The Drum”. It’s best to listen to it…</p><p>Comfort Omoge was a Nigerian musician known as the queen and chief exponent of Asiko music, a traditional African folklore music […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/drums/" rel="tag">#Drums</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Super Mama Djombo – Sûr Di Nô Pubis</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-mama-djombo-suur-di-no-pubis/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/super-mama-djombo-suur-di-no-pubis/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/super-mama-d</span><span class="invisible">jombo-suur-di-no-pubis/</span></a></p><p>“Sûr Di Nô Pubis” is from Super Mama Djombo‘s album “Na Camban​ç​a” at the end of the 70s.</p><p>The band was formed in the mid-1960s, at a Boy Scout camp, when the members were only children (the youngest was six years old)!<br>Djombo is the name of a spirit that many fighters appealed to for protection […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/guineabissau/" rel="tag">#GuineaBissau</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Bantous de la Capitale – Osala Ngai Nini</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-la-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-la-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-l</span><span class="invisible">a-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/</span></a></p><p>Passy Mermans, guitariste des Bantous de la Capitale, est décédé le 28 décembre 2022 à l’âge de 80 ans, quelques jours seulement après Ignace Makirimbia, batteur principal des Bantous.</p><p>Les Bantous de la Capitale, premier orchestre congolais créé en 1959, est né à la veille de l’indépendance du Congo.</p><p>Je les avais vus sur scène en […]</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Cheikh Lô – Maame</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/cheikh-lo-maame-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/cheikh-lo-maame-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/cheikh-lo-ma</span><span class="invisible">ame-2025/</span></a></p><p>Celebrating 50 years in music, Cheikh Lô returns in 2025 with his brand-new album “Maame.”After a decade long wait since his last studio album, the Senegalese legend returns.<br>Named after his spiritual guide Maame Massamba Ndiaye, the album is not only a tribute but a spiritual and political offering. [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/blues/" rel="tag">#Blues</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mbalax/" rel="tag">#Mbalax</a> <a href="/tags/salsa/" rel="tag">#Salsa</a> <a href="/tags/senegal/" rel="tag">#Senegal</a></p>

<p>Mwandishi Sextet Project</p><p>Herbie Hancock‘s three records released in 1971–73 later became known as the “Mwandishi” albums, so-called after a Swahili name Hancock sometimes used during this era (“Mwandishi” is Swahili for “writer”).</p><p>Back in the early 1970s when Jazz met Afrofuturism, Psychedelism and electronic experimentation. […]</p><p><a href="https://www.didiermary.fr/mwandishi-sextet-project/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.didiermary.fr/mwandishi-sextet-project/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.didiermary.fr/mwandishi-se</span><span class="invisible">xtet-project/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Kin’Gongolo Kiniata</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/kin-gongolo-kiniata/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/kin-gongolo-kiniata/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/kin-gongolo-</span><span class="invisible">kiniata/</span></a></p><p>Originaires des quartiers populaires de Kinshasa, les membres du groupe Kin’Gongolo Kiniata sont des champions de la débrouille. Ils fabriquent en effet leurs instruments avec des matériaux de récupération. Leur musique électro-live électrise le public. Un air de famille avec Jupiter &amp; Okwess ou l’ancien Staff Benda Bilili…</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/congotronics/" rel="tag">#Congotronics</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Nana Benz du Togo</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/nana-benz-du-togo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/nana-benz-du-togo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/nana-benz-du</span><span class="invisible">-togo/</span></a></p><p>Groupe togolais produit par Peter Solo (Vaudou Game), Nana Benz est un groupe afro-électro-féministe, qui propose un digital vaudou, rythmé, moderne et futuriste, sur une base instrumentale presque 100% organique et recyclée (au moins pour les percussionnistes). Il y a un côté très “CongoPunk” dans ces rythmiques et cette musique…</p><p>Leur nom se rapporte bien […]</p><p><a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/togo/" rel="tag">#Togo</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a></p>

<p>Saha Gnawa - Soudani Manayou <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a14nLVZOYCc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=a14nLVZOYCc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=a14nLV</span><span class="invisible">ZOYCc</span></a></p><p>Moroccan Gnawa paired with NYC jazz and groove. <a href="https://sahagnawa.bandcamp.com/album/saha-gnawa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="sahagnawa.bandcamp.com/album/saha-gnawa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sahagnawa.bandcamp.com/album/s</span><span class="invisible">aha-gnawa</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/gnawa/" rel="tag">#Gnawa</a></p>

<p>Dobet Gnahoré – Paléa (live)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-palea-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahore-palea-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dobet-gnahor</span><span class="invisible">e-palea-live/</span></a></p><p>“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.”</p><p><a href="/tags/cotedivoire/" rel="tag">#CoteDIvoire</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska (Live)</p><p>Original and live (faster) version.</p><p><a href="https://www.didiermary.fr/skatalites-pussycat-ska-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.didiermary.fr/skatalites-pussycat-ska-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.didiermary.fr/skatalites-p</span><span class="invisible">ussycat-ska-live/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#Caturday</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/reggae/" rel="tag">#Reggae</a> <a href="/tags/ska/" rel="tag">#Ska</a></p>

<p>The SN Project – Afrikanization</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/sn-project-afrikanization/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/sn-project-afrikanization/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/sn-project-a</span><span class="invisible">frikanization/</span></a></p><p>Siphephelo Ndlovu (The SN Project) is a pianist and vocalist from South Africa. In 2020, his debut album titled “Afrikanization” was released, incorporating structures of the jazz language, blended with rich harmonies reminiscent of the isiZulu culture of South Africa.</p><p><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/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Celine Banza – For You (acoustic version)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hZpp24C_0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hZpp24C_0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hZpp</span><span class="invisible">24C_0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/guitar/" rel="tag">#Guitar</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>King Sunny Ade live</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-sunny-ade-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/king-sunny-ade-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/king-sunny-a</span><span class="invisible">de-live/</span></a></p><p>The King of Juju Music, King Sunny Ade live!</p><p>Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.<br>He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success, and has been called one of the most influential musicians [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/jujumusic/" rel="tag">#JujuMusic</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Abdou Diop – Monde (Live)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdou-diop-nootee/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/abdou-diop-nootee/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/abdou-diop-n</span><span class="invisible">ootee/</span></a></p><p>The album “Nootee” by Abdou Diop in 2012 is an acoustic, rootsy kind of Funk from Senegal.</p><p>This is a Senegalese recording, but not in the typical style of the Wolof musicians, who dominate public attention in the capital Dakar and the north of the country. It is a far more traditional, rural and largely […]</p><p><a href="/tags/acoustic/" rel="tag">#Acoustic</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/sénégal/" rel="tag">#Sénégal</a></p>

<p>Thandi Ntuli – Blk Elijah</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/thandi-ntuli-blk-elijah/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/thandi-ntuli-blk-elijah/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/thandi-ntuli</span><span class="invisible">-blk-elijah/</span></a></p><p>“Blk Elijah &amp; The Children of Meroë” is the 5th release and 3rd studio album by South African Jazz pianist Thandi Ntuli.</p><p>Through her work over a hitherto 13-year career, Thandi has carved space for herself, and others seeking home, to fully exist – thereby firmly situating herself and the contemporary South African generation in […]</p><p><a href="/tags/epk/" rel="tag">#EPK</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/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Kiala Nzavotunga – Je m’appelle Kiala</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/kiala-nzavotunga-je-m-appelle-kiala/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/kiala-nzavotunga-je-m-appelle-kiala/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/kiala-nzavot</span><span class="invisible">unga-je-m-appelle-kiala/</span></a></p><p>Kiala Nzavotunga played guitar for Fela (with Egypt 80, between 1981 and 1983) and is one of the founders of Ghetto Blaster in Paris (1984-1989).</p><p>Kiala Nzavotunga is a singer/guitarist/songwriter born in Angola. After moving to Lagos as a young man, Kiala solidified his mark […]</p><p><a href="/tags/angola/" rel="tag">#Angola</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrobeat/" rel="tag">#AfroBeat</a></p>

<p>Soul to Soul (1971)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/soul-to-soul-ghana-1971/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/soul-to-soul-ghana-1971/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/soul-to-soul</span><span class="invisible">-ghana-1971/</span></a></p><p>Je pensais vous avoir déjà parlé de ce fameux concert Soul to Soul, mais en fait il semble bien que je l’ai omis pour l’instant…</p><p>Quelques années après cet événement, il y eut le fameux “Soul Power” à Kinshasa en 1974. Celui-ci à Accra y ressemble un peu, mais sans le contexte des boxeurs… Ce concert […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/soul/" rel="tag">#Soul</a> <a href="/tags/funk/" rel="tag">#Funk</a></p>

<p>Iri Di – Waymala</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/iri-di-waymala/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/iri-di-waymala/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/iri-di-wayma</span><span class="invisible">la/</span></a></p><p>Iri Di is an Ethiopian-French self-taught musician, who navigates between afro rhythms, polyphonic singing, pentatonic and tonal harmonies.</p><p><a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/souljazz/" rel="tag">#SoulJazz</a></p>

<p>Adama Yalomba – Live</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/adama-yalomba-live-2007/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/adama-yalomba-live-2007/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/adama-yalomb</span><span class="invisible">a-live-2007/</span></a></p><p>Adama Yalomba is a singer, composer, and instrumentalist (guitar, n’goni, dan).</p><p>He learnt to play the dan (or n’dan) from his father. Adama Yalomba was hailed as the next great Malian superstar after his impressive contribution to the 2003 Festival in the Desert album and his third solo album is fully geared to making those […]</p><p><a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a></p>

<p>Hugh Masekela – Grazing in the Grass (live)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/hugh-masekela-grazing-grass/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/hugh-masekela-grazing-grass/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/hugh-masekel</span><span class="invisible">a-grazing-grass/</span></a></p><p>Grazing in the Grass for the Fifa Worldcup closing ceremony in 2010. For those who like a lot of cowbells in their music…</p><p>The song is found on Masekela‘s 8th studio album: “The Promise of a Future” in 1968. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/hughmasekela/" rel="tag">#HughMasekela</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/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a></p>

<p>Dr Victor Olaiya – Ilu Le O! (Country Hard O!)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKieG5tj5Wc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKieG5tj5Wc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKieG5</span><span class="invisible">tj5Wc</span></a></p><p>More on AMF: <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><a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80sMusic</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>

<p>Group Theory Black Music</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/tumi-mogorosi-group-theory-black-music/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/tumi-mogorosi-group-theory-black-music/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/tumi-mogoros</span><span class="invisible">i-group-theory-black-music/</span></a></p><p>“The Group Theory Black Music” documentary follows the creative process, and intentions between drummer Tumi Mogorosi and the many collaborators on the album.</p><p>Since his international debut on Jazzman Records in 2014 with Project ELO, Mogorosi has been in the vanguard of the South African creative music scene’s burgeoning outernational dimension, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a> <a href="/tags/avantgarde/" rel="tag">#AvantGarde</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a></p>