Siji – Children of the Sun (Yoruba Soul Remix)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/siji-children-sun-yoruba-soul-remix/
“Children of the sun lift your heads up to the skies”.
According to the Yoruba, “Omo l’ere aiye”. This means a child is life’s ultimate reward. Regardless of what others might say, I truly believe that children are the future of our world for they hold the key to tomorrow’s promise for a bigger, better […]
Etuk Ubong – Africa Today
https://amf.didiermary.fr/etuk-ubong-africa-today/
Reflecting the urgency of his messages, Etuk Ubong’s fast-paced channelling of Afrobeat, highlife, and jazz – encompassing echoes of Ellingtonian intricacy, blue period Miles, Coltrane transcendence, the roots rebirth of Masekela – all inspired by the ancestral ever-presence of Ekombi ritual drumming, creates a unique confluence of musical and spiritual questing. [...]
Feine #Karikatur zum #Fossilismus von #Kostas in der heutigen @stz_news 👏 👍
„Ich habe nur humanitäre Absichten!“ beteuert #Trump, während er links ein Fass #Erdöl aus #Venezuela, rechts eines aus #Nigeria präsentiert.
Mit @Teh_Doc_Inan in der #Weihnachtsfolge bekräftigt: Wer den fossilen #Ressourcenfluch & die #Rentierstaatstheorie nicht versteht, checkt auch die fossilen Ideologien des US - #Kapitalismus inklusive #Petrodollar, von #Kommunismus & #Islamismus nicht. 🔥 https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/blume-ince-48-weihnachtsfolge-mit-dem-petrodollar-rentier-dem-weihnachtsmann/
Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies – Still Searching
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bongos-ikwue-groovies-still-searching/
Bongos Ikwue is a Nigerian singer and song writer born in June 1942 in Otukpo, Benue state.
He started his first band (The Cubana Boys) while in secondary school in 1962.
In 1967 he founded and headed the Groovies band, which became extremely popular in the 1970’s through to the 80’s. Many love him for […]
Dr Victor Olaiya – Ilu Le O! (Country Hard O!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKieG5tj5Wc
More on AMF: https://amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-all-stars/
Kabaka International Guitar Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kabaka-international-guitar-band/
Kabaka International Guitar Band, lead by G. Kabaka Opara, who was part of the legendary Oriental Brothers Band International, but walked out of the group in 1977, to set up his own band. […]
Marcy Luarks & Classic Touch – Funky Boogie Woogie
https://amf.didiermary.fr/marcy-luarks-classic-touch-funky-boogie-woogie/
“Funky Boogie Woogie”, from the 1983 album, “Electric Murder”, the “mythical” American-Nigerian AfroBoogie masterpiece.
The product of the then husband and wife team of Marcy and Dan, ‘Electric Murder’ brought together both the former’s American and the latter’s Nigerian roots; recorded in London with UK-based session musicians, this mix [...]
“If there is anything that projects Africa’s image positively, it is music.”
“People abroad are tired of hearing only Western sounds. They want something different, something African.”
https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/01/28/why-africa-must-rebuild-its-music-education-system/
Kola Ogunkoya – Easy Motion Owambe
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kola-ogunkoya-easy-motion-owambe/
Kola Ogunkoya is a Nigerian Afrobeat musician who uses the term “Afro Gbedu” to describe his style of music, which includes Jazz, Highlife, Jùjú, Funk and traditional Yoruba music.
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!
His music was also “covered” by French singer Serge Gainsbourg...
Les Amazones d’Afrique – Queens Feat. Rokia Koné
https://amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afrique-queens-rokia-kone/
Queens Feat. Rokia Koné is a song from Amazones Power, the second studio album by West-African female musical collective Les Amazones d’Afrique, on which familiar voices like Mamani Keïta and Rokia Koné appear alongside a younger generation of singers who represent the exciting new sound of modern Africa.
Fela Kuti Box Set – The Legacy
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-box-set-the-legacy/
The Fela Kuti Box Set curated by Idris Elba is out now! In addition, a short documentary entitled “Fela Kuti: The Legacy” is available for viewing (below), revealing the Afrobeat pioneer’s cultural impact.
Directed by Kayode Thomas, it delves into the profound influence Fela had on fashion, style, and culture, as well as his impactful […]
Fela Kuti – Birth Anniversary
https://amf.didiermary.fr/birth-anniversary-fela-kuti/
This is the anniversary of Fela Kuti‘s birth (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997).
Regarded, with Tony Allen, as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, he was referred to as one of Africa’s most “challenging and charismatic music performers,” at the height of his popularity.
For this birth anniversary, it’s also important to remember that […]
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Joromi (Original Version)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sir-victor-uwaifo-joromi-original-version/
Victor Efosa Uwaifo was the first African to be awarded a gold disc for his 1965 hit “Joromi.” According to him, a childhood, seaside encounter with a mermaid spurned his followup hit, “Guitar Boy“.
A restless musical enigma whose sound drew heavily upon the folky rhythms and melodies of his Edo roots, Uwaifo’s music ruled […]
Nyege Nyege Tapes – Music for the Eagles
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nyege-nyege-tapes-music-eagles/
East African Underground shows a group of innovative artists throughout the region, trying to build a creative community and share their future-forward music, pushing boundaries.
“Music for the Eagles” is one of their experiments. From the Horn down to Mozambique – visionary music runs deep across East Africa.
#Kenya #Mixtape #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #Tanzania #Uganda #Electro #Rap
Gangbé – Documentary
https://amf.didiermary.fr/documentary-arnaud-robert-gangbe-brass-band/
Preview of the 2014 documentary by Arnaud Robert relating Gangbé Brass Band‘s “quest” to record their new album and play in Lagos.
The adventure of a Benin brass band on the road to Lagos, to perform with Femi Kuti at the Shrine. […]
William Onyeabor – Why Go To War
https://amf.didiermary.fr/william-onyeabor-why-go-to-war/
Why go to war? Why not find peace, in this world?
[With remixes]
Easy Motion Tourist
https://amf.didiermary.fr/easy-motion-tourist/
If you love old African music, from the Golden Age of Nigerian music in particular, you’ve known the song “Easy Motion Tourist”, made popular by Fatai Rolling Dollar in his last records before his death. But, there’s a long story behind this song since the ‘50s: who created it, who made it famous…
What’s for […]
#50smusic #Highlife #Nigeria #PalmWineMusic #OldAfricanMusic
January 10: it's Vodoun days in Benin, a special holiday for traditional culture and religion, these last years transformed into a "money maker" by the government (see comment).
More: https://amf.didiermary.fr/benin-vodun-cult-traditions/
Egúngún (Yorùbá) are masquerade or masked, costumed figure, for ancestor reverence, or the ancestors themselves as a collective force.
The spirits below are from Benin. (source unknown)
Orlando Julius – The Story of “Going Back To My Roots”
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orlando-julius-story-going-back-to-my-roots/
Nigerian Afro soul pioneer Orlando Julius tells the story of the complex birth of Lamont Dozier‘s classic “Going Back To My Roots,” tracing its origins to Orlando’s composition “Ashiko,” touring with Hugh Masekela, working with producer Stewart Levine in L.A. and hearing Odyssey’s disco cover of the tune [...]
Taxi Sampler 01 (mixtape)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/taxi-sampler-python-syndicate/
Taxi Sampler: Rhythms & Vibes from the Spirit of Young Africa : GQOM, Afrobass, Ethiopiyawi Electronic… (2016-2019)
[…] a showcase of exclusive and featured beats from Crudo Volta’s documentary series Taxi. Taxi as a project captures contemporary youth and music cultures across African urban cities. [...]
#AfroHouse #Ethiopia #Ghana #GQOM #Mozambique #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #Electro
Davido – I Got A Friend Feat. Mayorkun & Sho Madjozi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/davido-got-friend-mayorkun-sho-madjozi/
“I Got A Friend”, a single from album “A better time” released in 2020.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Struggle Sounds
https://amf.didiermary.fr/seun-kuti-egypt-80-struggle-sounds/
Live and Direct-to-Disc version of a single from Seun Kuti’s album “Black Times” in 2018.
“Struggle music, struggle sounds / Struggle people, struggle now”
“And so Les Amazones d’Afrique were born…”
https://amf.didiermary.fr/amazones-afrique-dahomey-women-warriors/
Les Amazones d’Afrique is a collective of female stars including Angélique Kidjo, Mariam Doumbia, Nneka and many more. It started singing out in 2014 against gender inequality in West Africa over a soundtrack of Funk, Blues, Dub and Electro.
The first track they released was “I Play The Kora” from their album [...]
The Rise And Fall of Nigerian Rock
https://amf.didiermary.fr/wake-up-you-rise-fall-nigerian-rock/
Wake Up You! (1972-1977)
This compilation is a tribute to the many bands that formed this relatively unknown 1970s Nigerian Rock & Psychedelic circle. It includes tracks from Ify Jerry Krusade, The Hygrades, The Hykkers, Waves, The Funkees, Theodore Nemy and many more.
