The mythic live album “Paris-Ziguinchor” by Toure Kunda in 1984.
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oldafricanmusic
African Jazz invites OK Jazz
https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/
The evolution of Congolese popular music in the 1960s and 70s is generally classified into two major schools: African Jazz & OK Jazz. The main representatives of those schools are Joseph Kabasele alias Grand Kallé, founder of African Jazz, and Franco Luambo, co-founder of OK Jazz. Two temperaments and ambiances, [...]
#60smusic #70smusic #Compilation #Congo #Rumba #OldAfricanMusic
Edited 306d ago
Les Mangelepa – Nyako Konya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mangelepa-nyako-konya/
Nairobi, Kenya, 1978. The popular Congolese Rumba band Les Mangelepa is finishing a session. Things are going well: they have recorded all the music they planned and still have an hour to kill before giving back the studio keys. How about improvising one last song on the spot?
And this is how ‘Nyako Konya’ was born. […]
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Batourou Sékou Kouyaté
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ancient-strings-batourou-sekou-kouyate/
Batourou Sékou Kouyaté (aka Batrou Sékou Kouyaté / ? – 1984) is probably the first tradi-modern Korafola, born in a family of djelis (griots) in Mali.
"Sekou Batourou Kouyate, one the most loved, and best known kora players to originate from Mali. Known more as a korafola (he who is […]
Edited 304d ago
A selection from Libyan tapes
https://amf.didiermary.fr/selection-libyan-tapes/
The album “A selection from Libyan tapes” is a compilation dedicated to the cassette tape scene in Libya from the late 80s to early 2000s, from Disco to Reggae to Pop.
This compilation isn’t a sweeping history of Libyan music — it’s a personal journey into the sounds we fell in love with while […]
#80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #Disco #Libya #OldAfricanMusic #Funk #Reggae
Edited 303d ago
Babatunde Olatunji – Jin-Go-Lo-Ba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/babatunde-olatunji-jin-go-lo-ba/
Here’s where Carlos Santana found the basis for his version… it’s from the great Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji, who lived in USA, and worked with John Coltrane.
Enjoy!
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K. Frimpong – Blue & Black albums
https://amf.didiermary.fr/frimpong-cubano-fiestas-blue-black-albums/
Reissue of two albums by Alhaji K. Frimpong (1939-2005), with His Cubano Fiestas, an icon of Ghanaian highlife: The Blue and Black Albums, released in 1976 and 1977 respectively.
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Orchestra Massako – Gnekelhe Mohi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-massako-gnekelhe-mohi/
An adept of folk rhythms, Jean-Christian Mboumba Mackaya, known as Mack-Joss, founder of the Mighty Orchestra Massako, began his career as a musician when he was just 17 of age and he quickly established himself as a staple of Libreville’s nightlife scene, singing in various local bands. By 1966 he had released “Le Boucher”, his […]
Le Tioko-Tioko
https://amf.didiermary.fr/soumaoro-eclipse-ija-tioko-tioko/
A rare album from Malian musician Idrissa Soumaoro, initially released in 1978, is reedited. Le Tioko-Tioko, from which “Nissodia” is taken, was recorded by Soumaoro and l’Eclipse de l’IJA.
Soumaoro, accomplished and respected musician himself, became committed to the visually impaired and started to teach them music at Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (I.J.A) where Amadou […]
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OK Jazz – Si tu bois beaucoup
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ok-jazz-si-tu-bois-beaucoup/
Before Franco became leader and renamed the group to TPOK Jazz in mid-60s, OK Jazz founded in 1950 had a life of its own, with multiple musicians coming and going. Here’s a song with other artists from the band, called “Si tu bois beaucoup” (If you drink a lot).
The introduction to “Si tu bois […]
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Super Biton De Ségou – Nie Nema Mine
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou-nienema-mine/
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. […]
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Dancing Under the Moon
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dancing-under-moon-master-musicians-jajouka/
The Master Musicians of Jajouka, led by Bachir Attar, introduce us to centuries‑old Sufi musical tradition from Morocco, revisited in 2022.
Jajouka is the name of a hidden village in the Jebala foothills of northern Morocco. You won’t find it on any roadmap. But Jajouka is the home of the tribe Ahl Serif, sometimes translated […]
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Harari – Musikana
https://amf.didiermary.fr/harari-musikana/
2 classic albums from psychedelic South African afro-rock were re-released in 2021: Rufaro, which contains the song Musikana, and Beaters / Harari.
The Beaters – Harari was released in 1975. After changing their name, Harari went into the studio late in 1976 to record their follow-up, Rufaro / Happiness. In 1976 they were voted [...]
#70smusic #altRock #Psychedelic #SoulJazz #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic
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E & S Brothers – Taduma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers-taduma/
E & S Brothers’ 1985 album Taduma holds a unique yet overlooked place in the history of South African dance music, the era of Bubblegum Music.
When Shadrack Ndlovu and Ernest Segeel teamed up with Dane Stevenson, owner of Blue Tree Studio in downtown Johannesburg, and journeyman producer Taso Stephanou, South Africa’s bubblegum era had […]
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Manu Dibango – Bolingo City
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-bolingo-city/
En 1989, sort le film “Comment Faire L’Amour Avec Un N[oir] Sans Se Fatiguer” (IMDb), inspiré d’un roman de Dany Laferrière, avec Isaach De Bankolé dans le rôle principal. La bande son est confiée à Manu Dibango et le titre Bolingo City débute sa vie musicale. Le single de ce titre sort en 1991 ainsi […]
#Cameroon #LiveMusic #Makossa #ManuDibango #OST #OldAfricanMusic
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Hallelujah Chicken Run Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/hallelujah-chicken-run-band/
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band was a Zimbabwean band formed in Mhangura, then-Rhodesia in the 1970s. The band was an early pioneer of a style of music called chimurenga.
In 1972, the country of Rhodesia – as Zimbabwe was then known – was in the middle of a long-simmering struggle for independence from British colonial rule. […]
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K1 de Ultimate – Talazo ’84
https://amf.didiermary.fr/k1-ultimate-talazo-84/
Fuji music, a style of music with deep roots in 50s traditional “Were” music performed to keep Yoruba Muslims entertained during the holy month of Ramadan, was also a battleground for a few artists like Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (aka K1 De Ultimate). Mid ’80s, Wasiu, one of the singers in Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s band, […]
Léon Keita – Gnanassouma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/leon-keita-gnanassouma/
From the legendary Rail Band from Bamako to les Ambassadeurs internationaux, Leon Keita, singer et guitar player, forged his manding sound and later recorded 2 solo albums. A fixture on the Malian music scene, Leon Keïta was born in Conakry on the Atlantic coast of Guinea in 1947. After completing his studies he found his […]
Uhuru Dance Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/uhuru-dance-band/
Uhuru Dance Band was formed in the mid-60s under the leadership of Stan Plange, when some of the musicians broke away from the Broadway Dance Band (established in 1958 and run by the management of the Zenith Hotel in Takoradi), after returning from a performance in post-independence Kenya.
Uhuru was a 24-piece band, the first big […]
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Dr Nico & l’African Fiesta Sukisa – Tu m’as déçu Chouchou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nico-african-fiesta-sukisa-decu-chouchou/
Dr Nico (Nicolas Kasanda) avec l’Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa — L’Afrique Danse #10 (a compilation of previously released 7″)
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Attention na Sida with Franco
https://amf.didiermary.fr/world-aids-day-attention-na-sida-franco/
World AIDS Day, la journée mondiale contre le SIDA, c’est le 1er décembre de chaque année. Le grand maitre Franco interpelle la société et s’insurge contre le sida avec Victoria Eleison en 1987.
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Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM
https://amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/
“Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM” is a 4-CD collection featuring 100 tracks, released in 2011, taken from rare 78 RPM recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD.
Many African countries appear in this compilation, edited by Jonathan Ward: [...]
#Algeria #Compilation #Egypt #Ethiopia #FullAlbum #Mali #Morocco #Niger #Nigeria #Somalia #Tunisia #OldAfricanMusic
Edited 285d ago
Kélétigui Diabaté – Koulandian
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/
He has been called the “bibliothèque de la musique Africaine” (library of African music) by younger African musicians, multi-instrumentalist Kélétigui Diabaté (1931-2012) was the unsung hero of West African music. Kélétigui was the first balafon player to use two instruments tuned a semitone apart to facilitate playing jazz! [...]
Edited 283d ago
Samson Mthombeni & Gazankulu Girls – Miyela N’whanyana
https://amf.didiermary.fr/samson-mthombeni-gazankulu-girls/
Samson Mthombeni is a legend of Shangaan (Tsonga or Xitsonga) traditional music. Mthombeni passed away at the age of 75, in 2020.
Edited 282d ago
African System Orchestra – Bad Friend
https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-system-orchestra-bad-friend/
Hybrid of Soukous and Highlife, courtesy of Cameroonian guitarist Tambwe Dongo Pecos and his band African System Orchestra that started playing in Nigeria…
Edited 281d ago