Nkem Owoh – I Go Chop Your Dollar
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nkem-owoh-i-go-chop-your-dollar/
Nkem Owoh, qui joue et chante dans cette vidéo “I Go Chop Your Dollar”, réalisée par Uzodinma Okpechi, est un acteur Nigérian très populaire qui a joué dans de nombreuses comédies “Nollywood” (l’équivalent Nigérian de Bollywood, l’empire du cinéma Indien) comme Osuofia in London. […]
Blo – Chapter One
https://amf.didiermary.fr/blo-chapter-one/
Blo, AfroFunk-Rock from Nigeria in the 70s.
Chapter One was Blo’s debut album, originally released by EMI in 1973. Blo were remarkable for a variety of reasons: they were arguably the first rock trio to emerge from Africa and its members — Berkely ‘Ike’ Jones on guitar, Laolu ‘Akins’ Akintobi on drums and Mike ‘Gbenga’ […]
David Walters – Bwè Dlo Feat. Seun Kuti
https://amf.didiermary.fr/david-walters-bwe-dlo-seun-kuti/
From album “Soleil Kréyol” by David Walters in 2020.
“Creole Soul!” Two words are enough for David Walters to qualify his music. The exclamation point to support radicalism and faith in its purpose.
A lapidary definition behind the doors of which hides the maze of a culture that crosses the oceans, connects continents and islands by […]
Sir Victor Uwaifo – Ohue (Edit)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sir-victor-uwaifo-ohue/
From “Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque” in 2011, one of Edo Funk classics revisited: Ohue “Frankie Francis & Simbad Edit” by Sir Victor Uwaifo.
Also available on “Sofrito Super Single – Benin City Grooves” with a revisited version of Sonny Okusun Ozziddi’s Odenigbo.
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tony-allen-hugh-masekela-lagos-never-gonna-be-same/
“Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)” is a single taken from Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela’s very special collaboration “Rejoice“.
In this track, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela pay tribute to Fela Kuti.
#HughMasekela #Jazz #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #TonyAllen #AfroBeat
Nigeria Special 1970-76
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-special-1970-76/
“Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues 1970-76” is a compilation released in 2008.
MonoMono – Give The Beggar A Chance
https://amf.didiermary.fr/monomono-give-the-beggar-a-chance/
MonoMono was an AfroRock band formed in Lagos, Nigeria in 1971 by Sierra Leone-born Joni Haastrup (lead vocals, keyboards), Babá Ken Okulolo (bass, vocals), and Danjuma “Jimi Lee” Adamu (guitars, vocals).
The infamous Yum Kippur war of 1973 which sent global oil prices through the roof left Nigeria with a sudden windfall. Flush with petrodollars, […]
Nigeria Special – Electronic Innovation
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-special-electronic-innovation/
The compilation of Nigerian music “Nigeria Special Volume 3: Electronic Innovation Meets Culture And Tradition 1978-93” chronicles a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music. The late 70s saw a period of political turbulence and prompted change across [...]
#70smusic #80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #Nigeria #Electro
Sai Galaxy – Get It In The Sun
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sai-galaxy-get-it/
Australian producer Sai Galaxy (Simon Durrington) brings a fusion of classic Afro Funk, Disco & Jazz House. As the name suggests, Sai Galaxy represents a star-studded cluster of artists from around the world – their varied styles colliding to form a refreshing fusion of classic Afrobeat, Disco and West African funk. Drawing from the influence […]
Teni – Sugar Mummy
https://amf.didiermary.fr/teni-sugar-mummy/
Teniola Apata is known as Teni the Entertainer. “Sugar Mummy” (2019) can be seen as an anthem for women who are “proud to be different”.
“There’s an assumption that women have to look a certain way to be feminine, but I don’t want to conform to that stereotype. My thing is this: You don’t get […]
Okwy Osadebe – Igbo Highlife
https://amf.didiermary.fr/okwy-osadebe-igbo-highlife/
Highlife royalty Okwy Osadebe, son of the late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe represents West African Highlife music and embraces what his father left behind, anchors his hopes and aspirations for humanity.
Eastern Nigeria created its highlife music style by the mid-1950s. Chief Osita Osadebe, the little man from across the great River Niger, was the […]
Nath & Martin Brothers – Money
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nath-martin-brothers-money/
The Martin Brothers, actual brothers, also known as The Shadows International with Saxon Lee, behind Pax Nicholas on the “Na Teef” album or as Tabansi Studio Band, made themselves known as one of THE backing-studio-bands in Nigeria before working on this album together.
“Money” was recorded in the legendary Arc-studios, supervised by Fela Kuti’s drummer [...]
AfroFunk Mixed
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afrofunk-compilation/
A (too) short eclectic selection of Psychedelic, AfroFunk, AfroDisco and AfroLatino tracks, some remixed, from various origins and decades…
A few alternative vibes too, if you listen to the whole playlist.
Enjoy!
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #AfroHouse #AfroLatino #Disco #Dub #Mixtape #Nigeria #Remixed
Fela Kuti – Yellow Fever
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-yellow-fever/
“Yellow Fever”, released in 1976, is a scathing criticism of post-colonial Nigerians who cannot shake their “colonial mentality.” Fela rails on Nigerian (and African) women who bleach their skin as an act of beauty, contemptuously adding that, despite what they think, it only makes them less attractive.
Fela deplores the fashion among African women for […]
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has become the first African artist honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy.
He received his posthumous award during the 2026 Special Merit Awards, which took place in Los Angeles on 01/31/2026, alongside other international heavyweights, including Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Cher, and Paul Simon.
That award was received by his sons, Femi and Seun Kuti.
Oriental Brothers International Band
https://amf.didiermary.fr/oriental-brothers-international-band/
The Oriental Brothers International Band of Nigeria was a popular Igbo highlife band from Nigeria [based in Owerri] for several decades, known for their powerful lyrics (whether it be of proverbs, or specials dedicated to special people in the country of Nigeria), and deft instrumental work (whether of the lead guitar, or the conga man’s […]
Fela Kuti – Shuffering & Shmiling
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-shuffering-shmiling/
From the LP “Shuffering and Shmiling” in 1978. Listen to the full track (21 minutes long), originally spanning two sides…
As Fela progressed as an artist, he also evolved into a political and social tour de force in Nigeria. In “Shuffering and Shmiling”, an expansive track spanning two sides and reaching over 20 minutes in […]
Juju Music | Documentary Trailer (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJFu-9Ri2OI
"A unique performance documentary, Juju Music features the urban popular tribe music of Nigeria. The film includes a historic all-night Juju concert in Lagos featuring King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey."
More info:
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342606/
- https://www.jacquesholender.com/juju-music
Queen Oladunni Decency – Ayanmo l’Owo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/queen-oladunni-decency-ayanmo-lowo/
Serifatu Oladunni Oduguwa (1949-1978), known as Queen Oladunni Decency or Queen Mummy Juju, was a Nigerian singer and guitarist who specialized in the Jùjú genre of music.
Regarded as the first female guitarist in Nigeria, she was the founder and leader of a Jùjú music band called Her Majesty Queen Oladunni Decency and Her Unity […]
Ofege – Try and Love (1973)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ofege-try-love-1973/
The first time a group of teenagers snuck out of St. Gregory’s College in Lagos to audition at a recording studio, they were told to go back and focus on their studies. But they didn’t give up. In the early 1970s, the group, including Melvin Ukachi, Paul Alade, Dapo Olumide, and M-Ike Meme, formed Ofege. […]
Jambos Express – Mother Africa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jambos-express-mother-africa/
Mother Africa is an EP, released in 1987 by Jambos Express with 4 songs. The Lead Vocals are by Prince Bola Agba, an in-demand session musician, and early and respected exponent of Funk. He’s also known for founding SJOB Movement. […]
SJOB Movement – Stone Funk
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sjob-movement-stone-funk/
“For a moment in the mid-1970s, SJOB Movement were le dernier cri in modern Nigerian music, representing the next step in the evolution of afro rhythms.”
Their album “A Move in the Right Direction” was released in 1976 and contained 5 tracks: Country Love, No One Cares, You Only Live Once, Omo Oloro (To […]
