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 […]
Volta Jazz – Wêrê Wêrê Magne
https://amf.didiermary.fr/volta-jazz-were-were-magne/
“Wêrê Wêrê Magne” by Volta Jazz can be found as part of “Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta“, released as a 3-disc, 37-song box set. This album was nominated at the 2018 Grammys for Best Historical Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package. […]
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…
Answer in French in the post and in English in the comments to the post.
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
Super Mama Djombo – Sur Di No Pubis
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-mama-djombo-suur-di-no-pubis/
Although the YouTube video gives it a different name, this song is “Sur Di No Pubis” from Super Mama Djombo‘s album “Na Cambança” at the end of the 70s.
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.
El Rego et Ses Commandos – E Nan Mian Nuku
https://amf.didiermary.fr/el-rego-commandos-e-nan-mian-nuku/
Was El Rego Benin’s Godfather of Funk? Listen to El Rego et Ses Commandos, an album released in 2011.
“There’s lots of James Brown in there, but while other Benin singers of the period are more scary than funky when they echo Soul Brother Number One, El Rego makes restraint sound not only more fun, […]"
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 […]
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Se Ba Ho
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-se-ba-ho/
“Se Ba Ho” est un titre du Poly-Rythmo, basé sur un rythme traditionnel Vodoun nommé Sato.
“On adorait ce mélange de rythmes africains bien dansants qu’on connaît puisque le Bénin est à un carrefour culturel” dit Mélomé Clément, éternel leader du groupe dans une interview. […]
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Me Yee Owu Den
https://amf.didiermary.fr/frimpong-cubano-fiestas-me-yee-owu-den/
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas, from AFRO-BEAT AIRWAYS – West African Shock Waves – Ghana & Togo 1972-1979
Organ-driven Afrobeat, cosmic Afrofunk and raw, psychedelic boogie… just some of the flavours to be found on this highly danceable compilation. […]
King of Modern Agbadja
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-modern-agbadja-gnonnas-pedro-dadjes/
4 songs by this magnificent artiste were included in the compilation Legends of Benin from 2009. This new compilation presents a full and deserved project about Gnonnas Pedro, the king of Modern Agbadja, with tracks between 1974 and 1983. […]
Tokoto Ashanty – L’homme de chèvre
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tokoto-ashanty-homme-chevre/
Tokoto Ashanty (or Ashanti, aka l’homme de chèvre [the goat’s husband]) was a Cameroonian artist reknown for his WakaWaka music style, a “funny version of Makossa”.
Author and composer since the 1970s, he later decided to rehabilitate telling tales and went back to his roots as a griot. […]
Sunny Ade & his African Beats – Syncro System Movement
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sunny-ade-african-beats-syncro-system-movement/
The Original Syncro System Movement is a vinyl LP from 1974, reissued in 1983.
Electric Mamba – Zingo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/electric-mamba-zingo/
This “African 70smusic” styled song is a collaboration between Idylle Mamba and the French Afrobeat band Electric Safari (Lyon).
"Electric Mamba est un collectif de sept musiciens partageant une même passion pour les sonorités seventies des productions africaines. Leur répertoire s’incarne dans un univers cinématique, oscillant entre rythmiques frénétiques, transes électriques et [...]"
Manu Dibango – African Battle
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-african-battle/
Originally credited as Manu Dibango’s African Battle on the compilation, and later changed to Soul Fiesta. But the real track is “The Panther”, IMHO….
Fela Kuti – Why Black Man Dey Suffer
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-why-black-man-dey-suffer/
Why Black Man Dey Suffer – LP (1971)
Listen to Sir Paul McCartney remembering this song played live at the Shrine.
On 1 January 1971, Fela changes his band’s name from Nigeria 70 to Africa 70. It is a breakthrough year for the group, which will remain the hottest attraction in Nigeria (and elsewhere […]
Old footage of Harari live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/old-footage-harari-live-kippies-club-joburg/
Harari (“Lone Wanderer”) was a legendary Afro-Rock group founded in the late 60’s by Om Alec Khaoli, Selby Ntuli and Sipho Hotstix Mabuse.
Through the years Harari supported many international acts on their tours of South Africa, including Percy Sledge, Timmy Thomas, Brook Benton, Wilson Pickett and Letta Mbulu. […]
Highlife Music of Ghana and Nigeria
https://amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-music-ghana-nigeria-60s-70s/
70s Highlife Music from Ghana and Nigeria in this documentary, unfortunately lacking all the songs and performers names. If you know, please comment below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTBW-NsbSA
#60smusic #70smusic #Compilation #Documentary #FelaKuti #Ghana #Highlife #Nigeria
Xalam – Festival Horizonte
https://amf.didiermary.fr/xalam-festival-horizonte-berlin-79/
Xalam is a Senegalese band that’s known for its Jazz Fusion, mixing western instrumentation with traditional African percussion and rhythms.
"Ade" is a live concert recorded at Festival Horizonte in Berlin in 1979.
Super Biton de Ségou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou/
“Né de la fusion de plusieurs orchestres régionaux au milieu des années 60, le Super Biton de Ségou s’est fait connaître du grand public malien lors des Semaines de la Jeunesse, où il a raflé plusieurs prix de 1964 à 1968”.
