Club Africa
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Club Africa is the name of 2 compilations of “Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz And Original Afro-Beat” released in 1999 and 2000.
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William Onyeabor – Atomic Bomb
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Atomic Bomb, by the “mysterious” William Onyeabor, pioneer of electronic music in Nigeria…
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William Onyeabor, pioneer of Electronic Music in Nigeria, has a fascinating story…
Watch the documentary below…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/william-onyeabor-pioneer-electronic-music-nigeria/
Little is known about William Onyeabor, and that’s the way he likes it.
Sure, you might hear something about him if you go to Enugu, a rural and isolated town in Eastern Nigeria, where he lives in a hidden palace in the woods. As a crowned […]
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Ibibio Sound Machine – Tell Me (Doko Mien)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ibibio-sound-machine-tell-me-doko-mien/
Ibibio Sound Machine is an English electronic afro-funk band from London, formed in 2013. Doko Mien is their third album, released in 2019.
Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk, disco, and […]
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Lafayette Afro Rock Band was an American funk band formed in New York in 1970. Shortly after their formation, they relocated to France.
Upon their relocation to Paris, the local music scene influenced the group's work, inspiring the addition of rock and African elements.
Soul Makossa is their 2nd album, released in 1973.
https://lafayetteafro-rockband.bandcamp.com/album/soul-makossa
Doing It In Lagos
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Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980’s Nigeria
#80smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #Disco #FullAlbum #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic
Sai Galaxy – Get It In The Sun
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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 […]
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Eboni Band
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Motown meets West Africa.
This self-titled 1980 debut album by Eboni Band features Motown session musicians, producer and arrangers.
Reinventing itself as a record for the ages, a tour-de-force of cross continental soul and funk, it features session musicians from Motown and Ivory Coast’s Eboni Records alongside Fred Wesley (James Brown/Parliament). It was produced by […]
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Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra
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Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra (WAO) push their own sound, rooted in Lagos while adding their own unique flavors.
Formed in 2012, the 10-piece band consists of musicians that have worked and collaborated with each other in different projects ranging from Rock, Jazz, Folk, Reggae and Funk in the ever-evolving and musically diverse underground music scene in […]
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Sekondi Band live
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & His Sekondi Band, live.
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, born in 1947, veteran sax player, still on stage! He is sometimes referred to as the “James Brown of Ghana”. Not without reason…
Born in the city of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, West Africa, now legendary Gyedu-Blay Ambolley exploded on the music scene […]
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Nigeria 70
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Originally released in 2001, the first volume of Nigeria 70 was the first compilation of its kind to explore in depth the fertile music scene in Lagos as domestic artists mixed Highlife and traditional rhythms with Soul, Funk, Rock and Jazz. Three further volumes followed, exploring the far corners of original Afrobeat, Juju, Funk and […]
#70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #FullAlbum #Jazz #JùjúMusic #Nigeria
Mombasa Vikings – Kibe Kibe
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The short bio for the Mombasa Vikings on Discogs says: Kenyan funk, benga and afrobeat band from Mombasa, recording one LP in Switzerland in the early 1970s.
Destination Mombasa Reef Hotel, 1970s. The prestigious resort had a fittingly unique in-house band in the form of The Mombasa Vikings. Casting afrofunk and benga spells with raw […]
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Cimafunk – Ponte Pa’ Lo Tuyo
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Featuring Juana Bacallao (aka Juana la Cubana, 94yo), El Tosco (José Luis Cortés, former member of Chucho Valdes’ legendary band Irakere), Roberto Carcassés (pianist, member of Interactivo band), Erik Iglesias aka CimaFunk celebrates his african roots in a remix of his song “Ponte Pa’ Lo Tuyo” in 2019 with an explosive combination of music styles and […]
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Nguenang – Wouck
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Cameroonian singer, arranger and composer N’guenang Myke Maurice aka Nguenang recorded his album Doty Gouock in 1980 in Abidjan.
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Mad Man Jaga – Wakabout
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The “Wakabout” LP by Mad Man Jaga was originally released on Sir Victor Uwaifo‘s label JOROMI, in Nigeria, in 1978.
Musically the LP is a fairly unique collection of slightly off-killer percussive afrobeat funk; the arrangements are brass friendly, slick on the keys and framed with a rich resonant deep soul vocal and to complement […]
#70smusic #AfroFunk #FullAlbum #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic #Reggae
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Cameroon Garage Funk
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“Cameroon Garage Funk” is a compilation of “obscure” tracks from 1964 to 1979.
Yaoundé, in the 1970´s, was a buzzing place. Every neighbourhood of Cameroon´s capital, no matter how dodgy, was filled with music spots but surprisingly there were no infrastructure to immortalise those musical riches. The country suffered from a serious lack of proper […]
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Space Jungle Luv – Oneness of Juju
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“Space Jungle Luv” is a classic 1976 album by Oneness of Juju.
When bandleader James “Plunky” Branch created Oneness Of Juju in 1975, he had spent five years working on both the West and East coasts of the U.S. The group’s previous incarnation, Juju, had become a fixture within New York’s avant-garde jazz scene. […]
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Sharhabil Ahmed – Argos Farfish / Zulum Aldunya
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Sharhabil Ahmed, also known as the “King of Sudanese Jazz,” was born in 1935 and is the founding father of the Sudanese Jazz scene. His aim was to modernize Sudanese music by bringing it together with western influences and instrumentation.
Contemporary Sudanese music draws a lot of influences both from Arabic musical [...]
#60smusic #AfroFunk #Ethiojazz #Jazz #Sudan #OldAfricanMusic
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Harry Mosco – For You Specially
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The late Harry Mosco was the lead vocalist for legendary 1970s Nigerian afro-funk band The Funkees.
The best way to take you right back to 1970s Lagos.
After unsuccessfully moving back to London, the group disbanded (after just four years) and Mosco released his first solo EP Specially For You in 1977.
Mosco had already formed a new […]
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Harry Mosco – Step on
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“Step on” comes from Harry Mosco’s “Peace & Harmony” LP. Originally released in 1979 the album is something of a hidden gem that touches upon Disco, Funk, Boogie, Soul and Dub. Harry passed away in 2012.
Harry Mosco Agada was the lead vocalist of The Funkees, and after they split up, he released solo albums […]
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EKO – Kilimandjaro My Home
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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 […]
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Funky Disco Music – EKO
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A trip to 1979 with “Funky Disco Music”, from Eko’s eponym 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 […]
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Eko Roosevelt Louis – Tondoho Mba
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Exclusive track by Eko Roosevelt Louis on STRAIGHT FROM THE DECKS by Guts, originally recorded for the “Musical Flowers of Cameroon” compilation (1982).
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Ibibio Sound Machine – Electricity
https://amf.didiermary.fr/electricity-ibibio-sound-machine/
Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West-African funk & disco and modern post-punk & electro.
Their album “Electricity” was released in March 2022.
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The Good Samaritans – Onughara
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Benin City in Nigeria. Edo-Funk. The Good Samaritans, led by Philosopher Okundaye, who composed many of the famous 80s tracks, between Funk and Highlife.
“No Food Without Taste If By Hunger” by “The Good Samaritans” is one of the most obscure Nigerian album ever recorded. Originally released in 1982, the band’s first album is full […]
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