The Art of Noise – Yebo!
https://amf.didiermary.fr/memories-80smusic-art-of-noise/
The Art of Noise featuring Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens in 1989.
So many memories…
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Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-psychedelic-sanza/
The incredible “Psychedelic Sanza (1982-1984)” album is a beautifully dreamy celebration of the uniquely affective timbre of the sanza, or African thumb piano, by Francis Bebey. […]
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Call me a big huge nerd, but I love how-it’s-made videos. 🤓 And I especially love videos showing vinyl records being pressed. And I especially, especially love a video showing our new 80s kids album being pressed! Eeeeeee!
We just got this video from Waxwork Records, where earlier this week that Pac-Man splatter design that we dreamed up came to life. Can you even believe how cool this is??
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Kanda Bongo Man – Malinga
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kanda-bongo-man-malinga/
Bongo Kanda (born 1 January 1955), aka Kanda Bongo Man, is a Congolese Soukous musician and singer. His career debuted in 1973 when he became the singer for the Belle Mambo band, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. […]
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Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe
https://amf.didiermary.fr/chief-stephen-osita-osadebe-nigerian-tv/
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe had his own show on Nigerian TV in the late 80s, here singing the classic “Osondi Owendi” (1984) with his Nigerian Sound Makers.
His career spanned over 40 years, and he is one of the best known Igbo highlife musicians.
“Osadebe succeeded in breaking away from the conventional big band format established […]
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King Sunny Ade – King of Juju music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-sunny-ade-king-of-juju-music/
A few songs by the King of Juju Music, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats, from album “The Message” in 1981.
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Mbote Na Beno Vol. 1-3
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mbote-na-beno-vol-1-3/
The 3 volumes of “Mbote Na Beno” (Hi there! when greeting a person in Kikongo language) are compilations of Congolese music by NoForm: Production, a Swiss label by “La Société des Ambianceurs” (see also La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elégantes), to relay their work and eclectic projects.
Each compilation contains a mix […]
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Amadou Balaké – Taximan (n’est pas gentil)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/amadou-balake-taximan-pas-gentil/
The Golden Voice from Burkina Faso in a track that has become a “classic”: Taximan (n’est pas gentil).
Like the previous post (Maitre Gazonga), most of this music was recorded in Abidjan during the 80s, where so many musicians from various countries met and worked together, creating a giant & rich melting pot of music […]
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Siassia & Tokobina – Mama Africa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/siassia-tokobina-mama-africa/
Originally from Pointe Noire in Congo, Albert Siassia came to Paris in the early 80s as part of the Ballet National du Congo and joined forces with a young French reggae group called Dread Lion – a band he re-christened “Tokobina” (Lingala for “let’s dance”). Keen to broaden their audience the group played a mixture […]
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Harry Mosco – Step on
https://amf.didiermary.fr/harry-mosco-step-on/
“Step on” comes from Harry Mosco’s “Peace & Harmony” LP. Originally released in 1979 the album is something of a hidden gem that touches upon Disco, Funk, Boogie, Soul and Dub. Harry passed away in 2012. Harry Mosco Agada was the lead vocalist of The Funkees, and after they split up, he released solo albums […]
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, […]
Nairobi Matata Jazz
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nairobi-matata-jazz/
The Kenyan genre known as benga (“beautiful thing” in the Luo language) developed in East Africa in the early 1970s as a rhythmic, incisive style, with roots in Cuban music and Congolese rumba. Unifying various characteristics of Kenya’s musical past, it quickly crystallized poetic traditions of the country’s disparate communities, with lyrics conveying powerful [...]
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70s & 80s Kenyan Benga & Afro-Cuban Rumba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kenyan-benga-afro-cuban-rumba-70s-80s/
Kenyan Benga & Afro-Cuban Rumba playlist from the 3-LP set from Soundway Records’ release “Kenya Special – Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s and ’80s”.
Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7″ singles) that stand out [...]
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroCuban #Benga #Compilation #Kenya #Rumba
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Manu Dibango – Ma Marie (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-live-marie/
“Ma Marie,” by Manu Dibango, is an instrumental tribute to his wife, Marie-Josée (aka Coco), model then photographer, who died in 1995. It appears on his album “Waka Juju” released in 1982. She was his muse, his guardian angel since 1957.
There’s another song dedicated to Coco: “Mouna Maria” […]
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[...] blending reggae rhythms, synthy disco grooves, gritty pop, house, and funk, a vibrant collision of genres that reflects Libya’s unique sonic landscape from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
Khaled Al Reigh - Zannik (reimagining "Another brick in the wall"...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-xINadxrBA
https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-031-a-selection-of-music-from-libyan-tapes
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Free Youth – We Can Move
https://amf.didiermary.fr/free-youth-we-can-move/
Free Youth released the single “We Can Move” in 1985, one of the first known examples of Ghanaian HipHop, emerging at the dawn of “HipLife” (HipHop meets Highlife). It was the trio’s only release and originally pressed on 7″ vinyl.
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Manu Dibango – Ah! Freak sans fric
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-afrique-sans-fric/
Ah! Freak sans fric… Afrique sans fric… Un très bon morceau, bien dansant de Manu Dibango.
"This album is dedicated to all brothers for a better vibration." [sleeve note]
L’album “Home Made” de 1979, enregistré au Nigeria, puis remixé et mastérisé à Paris, contient les titres […]
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Yvonne Chaka Chaka – Umqombothi
#TGIF! Thank God, It’s Friday!
“Umqombothi” (the name in Xhosa of a traditional beer) is a famous track by Yvonne Chaka Chaka, from her “Thank You Mr. D.J.” studio album, released in 1987.It was composed by Sello “Chicco” Twala and Attie van Wyk.
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Toure Kunda – Emma
https://amf.didiermary.fr/toure-kunda-emma/
Ismaïla Touré, l’un des fondateurs du groupe Toure Kunda avec son frère Sixu Tidiane Touré, vient de décéder à Paris à l’âge de 73 ans.
Le titre “Emma” (M’ma), sur leur premier album “Mandinka Dong” est certainement, encore aujourd’hui, le plus connu. Toure Kunda, la “famille éléphant” légende de la musique sénégalaise, fut l’un des […]
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Manu Dibango – Ebony Tracks (Percussion Storm)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-ebony-tracks-percussion-storm/
“Ebony Tracks (Percussion Storm)” is from Manu Dibango’s “B Sides” album, released in 2002. It contains short and long remixed versions of Soul Fiesta.
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #Cameroon #Compilation #Jazz #ManuDibango #OldAfricanMusic
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Ousmane Kouyaté
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ousmane-kouyate/
A 2-track Limited Dance Edition available on vinyl (and digital) with two funk-infused Mandingue gems from the early 1980s by Ousmane Kouyaté. Here’s also a track from his album “Révélation” in 1982. Ousmane Kouyaté was an innovator of the Mandingue sound, whose career – as a member of Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux, and as guitarist for […]
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Manu Dibango – Waka Juju
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-waka-juju/
Waka Juju is an ode to Juju Music on this 6-track album from 1982.
Mixing Afrobeat, Highlife and Jazz Funk influences across 6 tracks, Dibango incorporated electronic elements into his sound, with synths played by legend Wally Badarou.
#80smusic #Bénin #Cameroon #Highlife #Jazz #JujuMusic #LiveMusic #ManuDibango #AfroBeat
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The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
https://amf.didiermary.fr/indestructible-beat-soweto/
The Indestructible Beat of Soweto is a compilation album released in 1985, featuring twelve tracks by artists from South Africa. The sleeve notes state that all songs are in the mbaqanga style, a guitar-based style popular at the time in the townships of Johannesburg and Durban, but the tracks actually cover four different styles, […]
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Alefa Madagascar
https://amf.didiermary.fr/salegy-alefa-madagascar/
“Alefa Madagascar: Salegy, Soukous & Soul from the Red Island 1974-1984,” the first compilation to document the unique music culture on the island during the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Originating as far back as the 15th Century through folkloric ceremonial music and an a cappella chanting style called antsa, salegy emerged as a fast-tempoed local dance […]
#70smusic #80smusic #Compilation #Madagascar #Soukous #Blaugust
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Originally released in 2001, the first volume of Nigeria 70 was the first compilation of its kind to explore in depth the fertile music scene in Lagos as domestic artists mixed Highlife and traditional rhythms with Soul, Funk, Rock and Jazz. Three further volumes followed, exploring the far corners of original Afrobeat, Juju, Funk and […]
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-70/
Enjoy!
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #FullAlbum #Jazz #JujuMusic #Nigeria #Blaugust
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