Pierre Didy Tchakounté
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-didy-tchakounte-lui-moi/
Pierre Didy Tchakounté “Ou c’est lui, ou c’est moi”, from album “Magabe Man”.
Depending on the country, the “thumbs piano” is called a Mbira, a Sanza, a Blab… The “queen of this instrument” was Stella Chiweshe, from Zimbabwe. Pierre Didy Tchakounté is considered the father of modern mangambeu, a traditional music and dance from Cameroon. […]
Francis Bebey – Idiba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-idiba/
“Idiba” (face B : Madonna Verona) est un 45T sorti par Francis Bebey en 1970, qui est certainement le premier titre d’inspiration Makossa diffusé en disque. La chanson sera ensuite reprise par de nombreux autres artistes.
#70smusic #Cameroon #Cover #FrancisBebey #Makossa #ManuDibango
Bwana Zoulou Gang – Kayembé (1987)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bwana-zoulou-gang-kayembe-1987/
Quand des musiciens africains rencontrent des musiciens français en 1987, ça donne “Bwana Zoulou Gang”.
L’époque voulait ça aussi à Paris (milieu – fin des années 80), avec de multiples croisements artistiques à tous les niveaux, avec des artistes eux-mêmes actifs dans différents domaines.
Avec Ray Lema, Lokua Kanza, Charlélie Couture, Tom Novembre, Alain Bashung, Jacques Higelin...
EKO – Kilimandjaro My Home
https://amf.didiermary.fr/eko-kilimandjaro-my-home/
Bandleader Eko, Eko Roosevelt Louis, went from Cameroonian music prodigy to chief of an idyllic seaside village.
Kilimandjaro My Home is an album released in 1977.
Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning over forty years, born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief, his musical persuasion beginning humbly with his village’s local church […]
Funky Disco Music – EKO
https://amf.didiermary.fr/funky-disco-music-eko/
A trip to 1979 with “Funky Disco Music”, Eko’s third LP.
Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning over forty years, born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief, his musical persuasion beginning humbly with his village’s local church before his formal education at the Senegal conservatoire and Paris’ Ecole Normale de Musique. […]
Francis Ndom et l’Orchestre National – Fe Bain
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-ndom-orchestre-national-fe-bain/
Also known as “Fai Mbu”, produced by Manu Dibango in 1982, “Fe bain” is based on a war song from the North-West of Cameroon.
From album “Fleurs Musicales du Cameroun (Musical Flowers of Cameroon). In 1982, the Minister of Information and Culture of Cameroon produced “Fleurs Musicales Du Cameroun”, a box-set of three discs, […]
Franck Biyong – Liyomba Church
https://amf.didiermary.fr/franck-biyong-liyomba-church/
Franck Biyong‘s “Liyomba Church” (2016) is Afro-Jazzy-Pop-Electro-Rock from Cameroon…
“Liyomba Church” opens with high-energy screeches and thumps that won’t let you go. It’s a fervent and unabashed call to dance, an astonishing afro/pop crossover aiming for the clubs.
Franck Biyong – Fe Bain
https://amf.didiermary.fr/franck-biyong-fe-bain/
From album Ki I Ye Yi (“The one who doesn’t know knows” in Basaa language) by Franck Biyong.
“Fe Bain, also known as Fai Mbu, is a frantic cover of a track produced by Manu Dibango for the great Cameroon singer & trombonist Francis Ndom, for the 1982 ‘Fleurs Musicales du Cameroon‘ compilation.”
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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.
Ethno Burst - KEUR SAMBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CAbZxfmupY
The name "Keur Samba" comes from Parisian legendary club from same name where Ethno Burst was invited for their first ever performance. This song is then dedicated to the club and manager.
The Afro-Electro duo by Holt Sivers & Coffee Jimmy is always hidden behind ritual Bamileke elephant maks.
EP (2022): https://soundcloud.com/ethnoburst/sets/afro-venture-in-sound
André-Marie Tala – Hot Koki
https://amf.didiermary.fr/andre-marie-tala-hot-koki/
Do you know what happened to this “Hot Koki” song? Something to do with James Brown…
Jo Tongo – Jangolo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jo-tongo-jangolo/
Our hero, Jo Tongo (born Joseph Ekambi Tongo Mpondo) was raised in Douala, Cameroon. In 1964 he headed off to Paris to begin Pharmaceutical studies.
Somewhere along the way the music in his soul eventually won out and he embarked on a life of music. In 1977, he produced and recorded his debut self titled […]
Manu Dibango – Africadelic
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-africadelic/
“The Panther” is the main AfroFunk track found on “Africadelic,” an album released in 1973 by “Manu Dibango And His African Pop Group”.
In fact, this album was released a year before as part of the Mondiophone collection, a “library of recorded background music”…
Music design by Papa Manu, what else?
Francis Bebey – Essok’am
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-essokam/
Né à Douala, Francis Bebey (1929-2001) est considéré comme l’un des pionniers de la musique africaine en Occident. Chanteur et guitariste, il était également poète, conteur et grand joueur de sanza, le piano à pouces, instrument relativement inconnu à cette époque hors d’Afrique. Ecrivain, il publie plusieurs ouvrages. [...]
Francis Bebey – Lily
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-lily/
Francis Bebey‘s song “Lily,” from the album "Si Les Gaulois Avaient Su" (1986), tells the story of a migrant who must overcome racism in France.
French singer Pierre Perret released this anti-racist song in 1977. […]
Cameroonian classic! Zangalewa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/cameroonian-classic-zangalewa/
Zangalewa est un succès populaire Camerounais, mais dont la popularité est allée bien au-delà des frontières du pays…
Douala by Night
https://amf.didiermary.fr/douala-by-night/
“Douala by Night” est un excellent AfroJazzFunk de la fin des années 70, dernière piste de l’album “J.M. Tim & Foty” de Jean Marie Tiam (aka Tim) et Maurice Foty (décédé en 2011). L’album est paru en 1977. […]
