oldafricanmusic

Air Volta – Volta Jazz

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Volta Jazz is a music group originating from the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. Created in 1964, it is one of the very first modern orchestras of Upper Volta, present day Burkina Faso.

Air Volta is a compilation, in 2022, combining many songs released as 7″ vinyls. Combining Congolese rumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban salsa and [...]

#60smusic #70smusic #BurkinaFaso #Compilation #Vinyl #OldAfricanMusic

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Bebe Manga – AmiO

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Bebe Manga rose to stardom and international fame in 1980 when she covered Ebanda Manfred‘s 1962 radio hit, “Amie” (meaning “friend” in French). Bebe Manga’s version known as “Amio” earned her the prestigious “Maracas d’or” award from SACEM, and a firm place in history as one of Cameroon‘s greatest voices […]

#80smusic #Cameroon #OldAfricanMusic

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King Sunny Ade live

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The King of Juju Music, King Sunny Ade live!

Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.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 [...]

#80smusic #TV #JujuMusic #LiveMusic #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic

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Sunny Ade & His African Beats (1973)

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Un album du Nigérian King Sunny Ade & his African Beats des années 70, entre Highlife et Juju Music à écouter sans modération…

#70smusic #FullAlbum #JujuMusic #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic

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Youssou N’Dour – Casamança

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“Casamança” first appeared on a cassette for the Senegalese market, Diapason + 95, a recording of a live concert with le Super Etoile.The song revisits the musical basis Youssou N’Dour used the year before while covering Bob Dylan’s Chimes of Freedom for Amnesty International.

Casamança was later recorded in studio and appears on a special […]

#Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic

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Chimes of Freedom – Youssou N’dour

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“Chimes of Freedom” is a cover by Youssou N’Dour of the song by Bob Dylan (1964) in Wolof. It is also the musical basis for the song Casamança.

Below: Live version for Amnesty International’s “Human Rights Now!” Tour at Wembley Stadium in 1988, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration [...]

#90smusic #Cover #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic #BobDylan

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Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck – Djam Leelii

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Djam Leelii (The Adventurers in Toucouleur) is the first widely distributed album of Senegalese musician Baaba Maal and guitarist Mansour Seck. First released as a cassette in 1984, it wasn’t available on CD immediately, as the original mixes were lost for some time, till the multi-track originals were found again.

#80smusic #FullAlbum #Sénégal #OldAfricanMusic

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Ebo Taylor & the Sweet Beans – Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara

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Ebo Taylor, here with the Sweet Beans (aka Marijata), one of the bands leading Highlife music in Ghana in the 70s.

#70smusic #EboTaylor #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

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Pat Thomas & The Sweet Beans – Revolution

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Ghanaian highlife master and “The Golden Voice Of Africa,” here’s Pat Thomas’ first full career retrospective, “Coming Home,” covering his career from his late ‘60s big band highlife recordings through to the “burger highlife” movement of the early ‘80s.

Growing up with music around him (“my uncle, [...]

#60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #Compilation #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic #Reggae

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Cameroonian classic! Zangalewa

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Zangalewa est un succès populaire Camerounais, mais dont la popularité est allée bien au-delà des frontières du pays…

#80smusic #Bikutsi #Cameroon #Makossa #Zouglou #OldAfricanMusic

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Chicco – We Can Dance

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Sello Twala, born in Soweto, released his 1st solo single in 1985 as Chicco.
His songs are part of the pop & funky productions, known as “bubblegum music”. Check “I need some money” too.

In the 1970s, Twala played in soul bands including Umoja and Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse’s Harari, as well as forming his own […]

#80smusic #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

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Maha – Law Laffeina El Ard

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Completely unknown album by Egyptian vocalist Maha, recorded in Cairo in 1979. Maha’s “Orkos” album originally released on cassette connects Jazz and Egyptian pop with Funk, Latin and Soul.

“Law Laffeina El Ard” is the first single off the release, a upbeat production which climaxes in dense string arrangement set the perfect backdrop for Maha’s […]

#70smusic #Egypt #Jazz #OldAfricanMusic #Pop

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Can’t you hear me?

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Can’t You Hear Me? (70’s African Nuggets & Garage Rock From Nigeria, Zambia And Zimbabwe) is a compilation released in 2016 as a 2 LP vinyl.

Tracks 1 through 9, 11, 12, 16 and 17 from Zambia; Tracks 13 and 14 from Nigeria; Tracks 10 and 15 from Zimbabwe. […]

#70smusic #Compilation #Nigeria #Psychedelic #Zambia #Zimbabwe #OldAfricanMusic

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Bikutsi with Martin Atangana

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Martin Atangana (sometimes “Martino”) is an AfroJazz musician born in Cameroon. With Georges Seba, he played and arranged guitars on the song “Proof” from Paul Simon’s eighth solo studio album “The Rhythm of the Saints” in 1990, released after his acclaimed “Graceland.” […]

#Bikutsi #Cameroon #OldAfricanMusic

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Sam Fan Thomas – Wini

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Sam Fan Thomas (born Samuel Thomas Ndonfeng, in 1952 in Bafoussam) is a Cameroonian musician. He began his career in the early 1970s as a guitarist in the band Black Tigers (Tigres Noirs) with André-Marie Tala, where he stayed until 1976, when he launched his solo career.

Makassi is the name of Thomas’ music style, […]

#Cameroon #Makossa #OldAfricanMusic

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Ricky Banda

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The largely unknown figure of Ricky Banda was an influential mover in the Zamrock genre that processed the heavy rock influences of Western acts and mixed them up with local musical traditions. “Niwanji Walwa Amwishyo” will be a treat for fans of artists like Witch, Paul Ngozi, etc

The Zamrock era in Zambia revealed a […]

#70smusic #FullAlbum #Zambia #Zamrock #OldAfricanMusic

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Blay Ambolley – Simi Rapp

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A major force in Afro-funk since the early 1970s, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is considered the godfather of Hiplife, transforming the Highlife genre by adding elements of Hiphop, Funk and Jazz, as can be seen in this amazing and influential “Simi Rapp”.

This song was originally released in 1996, as part of the album “Blay Ambolley – […]

#AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic

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Miriam Makeba Zaire 74

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Yes, she was part of the event, performing the famous Click Song (Qongqothwane). [...]

#70smusic #Congo #LiveMusic #MiriamMakeba #SoulPower #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic

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John Chibadura & Tembo Brothers

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John Chibadura (1957–1999) was a Zimbabwean guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found great success in Zimbabwe and Mozambique with his band The Tembo Brothers and as a solo artist.

#LiveMusic #Mozambique #Zimbabwe #OldAfricanMusic

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Saka Acquaye

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Saka Acquaye (1923 – 2007) was a Ghanaian painter, sculptor, textile designer, teacher, arts administrator, dramatist, composer and multi-instrumentalist.

He founded the African Ensemble while in the US and, as its leader, recorded an album under the ELEKTRA label. This group was made up of American musicians. He also put together a group known as […]

#50smusic #FullAlbum #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

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Africa Funk – The Original Sound of 70’s

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Both these Africa Funk compilations collect African music from many artists’ standout tracks to make you dance till the end of night… No contest, some are clear dance floor fillers if your audience is ready…

#70smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #FullAlbum #OldAfricanMusic

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K. Frimpong backed by Vis​-​A​-​Vis

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The legendary K. Frimpong on this reissue of a fantastic rare album, recorded in 1978 at Ghana Films Studio in Accra. Here he’s backed by the famous Vis-A-Vis band. […]

#70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

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K. Frimpong and his Cubanos Fiesta – Me Da A Ɔnnda

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Me Da A Ɔnnda is a classic and essential Hi-Life & Afro Funk album from one of the greatest Ghanaian singer and composer, recorded in 1980 by the legendary K. Frimpong and his Cubanos Fiesta band.

K . Frimpong was born on July 22nd, 1939 at Ofoase in the Ashanti – Akim district and entered right […]

#80smusic #AfroFunk #FullAlbum #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

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Cameroon Garage Funk

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“Cameroon Garage Funk” is a compilation of “obscure” tracks from 1964 to 1979.

Yaoundé, in the 1970´s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon´s capital, no matter how dodgy, was filled with music spots but surprisingly there were no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper […]

#70sMusic #Cameroon #AfroFunk #OldAfricanMusic

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Uselu Motor Park

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Edo Funk / Benin City, anyone?

Here’s “Uselu Motor Park” by the Drivers Union Dance Band & Osaro Nomayo, released in 1978. The album blends highlife rhythms with local influences, creating a lively and engaging musical experience.

David Osaro Nomayo (1956-2002), the lead figure in the band, contributes to its distinct sound and success in […]

#70smusic #FullAlbum #Highlife #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic

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