Just in case you feel an urgent need to dance, here's some Soukous from 1988...
Zitany Neil - Marcory Gasoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmwh2GymMA
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Sam Mangwana – Georgette
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sam-mangwana-georgette/
“Georgette Eckins” on album “Sam Mangwana et l’African All Stars” released in 1978, when the band was rising.
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Los Camaroes
https://amf.didiermary.fr/los-camaroes/
Los Camaroes emerged at the end of the 1960s from the town of Maroua in the northern, predominantly Islamic area of Cameroon. After changes in name, in lineup and in management, they worked their way south to the capital to make a name for themselves; […]
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Souzy Kasseya – Le Téléphone Sonne (1983)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/souzy-kasseya-telephone-sonne/
Early 80’s Classic Soukous with Souzy Kasseya (Kaseya Suzy Seyo Souza) and “Le Téléphone Sonne.”
Spotted by Joseph Kabasélé aka Grand Kallé, he joined the relaunch of African Team, a short-lived orchestra created in 1969 in Paris, that included at the time Jean-Serge Essous, Manu Dibango and many more. This talented and eclectic artist became […]
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Ray Lema – Marabout (Lyolela)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ray-lema-marabout-iyolela/
The song “Marabout” is from the album “Medecine” in 1984.
This track is referenced as having two drummers: Boffi Banengola and Tony Allen.
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"Alefa Madagascar" is a compilation of songs from 1974–1984; Malagasy musicians fusing foreign pop sounds with indigenous sensibilities.
Think of it like the UK in the 1960s, when British musicians were eating up American R&B, blues, and soul and echoing back their takes.
from mstdn @blogamf
https://amf.didiermary.fr/alefa-madegascar/
#Madagascar #Music #Salegy #Soukous #Soul #Antsa
#Malagasy #HalfHeartedFanatic
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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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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Pamelo Mounk’a – L’argent appelle l’argent (1981)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pamelo-mounka-argent-appelle-1981/
Grand classique issu de la période solo (hors Bantous de la Capitale) et parisienne de l’artiste Pamelo Mounka (ou Pamelo Mounk’a).
Ce titre a été repris par de multiples autres artistes depuis sa création.
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Nyboma & les Kamale Dynamiques
https://amf.didiermary.fr/double-double-nyboma-kamale-dynamiques-zaire/
Orchestre Kamale (aka “Kamale Dynamiques”) was formed in 1975 by singer Nyboma Mwan’dido with members of Orchestre Lipua-Lipua, where he was a singer from 1973 to 1975 and where he had his first hit “Kamale”.
Orchestre Kamale didn’t last very long and split up in 1978.
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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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