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. […]
Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra
https://amf.didiermary.fr/warsaw-afrobeat-orchestra/
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 […]
Delgrès, Blues caribéen
https://amf.didiermary.fr/delgres-blues-antilles-afrique/
Delgrès est un groupe de blues rock créole formé en 2016, dont le nom est un hommage à l’anti-esclavagiste antillais Louis Delgrès (1766-1802).
L’une des premières chansons à voir le jour, Mo Jodi (2018), se révèle décisive. Elle s’inspire de l’héroïsme de ce colonel d’infanterie de l’Armée française, qui en 1802 a, en vertu de […]
Musi O Tunya – Wings of Africa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/musi-o-tunya-wings-of-africa/
Musi O Tunya emerged in Zambia in 1972, during the rise of Zamrock. Among the founders was guitarist and singer Rikki Ililonga who went solo after the recording of the album “Wings of Africa” in Kenya in 1975.
More than other Zambian musicians of that time, the band combined deep local musical traditions and rhythms […]
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Abranis – Chenar le blues
https://amf.didiermary.fr/abranis-chenar-le-blues/
“Chenar Le Blues” released in 1977 has been a big hit on Algerian national radio. This album marked the band response to the Doors.
Pioneering group of Algerian music, which was the first to fuse Berber and Western sounds, using Rock, Folk or Funk to celebrate its Kabyle heritage. The starting point of this adventure, […]
The Parlotones – Overexposed
https://amf.didiermary.fr/parlotones-overexposed-2008/
I probably discovered the Parlotones at one of the annual Midem exhibitions I attended 20+ years ago…
The song “Overexposed” is from their second album “Radiocontrolledrobot” released in 2005 in South Africa and again in 2007 with an international version with less tracks.
The Parlotones are a renowned South African indie rock band hailing from Johannesburg, […]
Noura Mint Seymali – Na Sane (Arbina)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/noura-mint-seymali-na-sane-arbina/
Arbina is Noura Mint Seymali’s second international release [in 2016]. Delving deeper into the wellspring of Moorish roots, as is after all the tried and true way of the griot, the album strengthens her core sound, applying a cohesive aesthetic approach to the reinterpretation of Moorish tradition in contemporary context. The band is heard here […]
Alpha Blondy – No Brain, No Headache
https://amf.didiermary.fr/alpha-blondy-no-brain-no-headache/
“No Brain, No Headache” comes from album “Positive Energy” by Alpha Blondy & The Solar System in 2015. Reggae with a real Rock vibe…
Many invited artists on this album: two Jamaican big names (Ijahman on “Rainbow In The Sky” and Tarrus Riley on “Freedom”), the Zouk boss Jacob Desvarieux on “N’Teritche” and a promising young […]
Arka’n – Tears of the Dead
https://amf.didiermary.fr/arkan-tears-dead/
“Tears of the Dead” by Arka’n Asrafokor from their album “Zã Keli” released in February 2019.
A metal band that draws its inspiration from African tradition and wisdom, bringing “asrafocore” (music of the warriors) to the world.
Arka’n Asrafokor – Walk With Us
https://amf.didiermary.fr/arkan-asrafokor-walk-with-us/
🇹🇬 🤘 Ready for some Togolese Heavy Metal? 🤘 🇹🇬
“5 units forming one solid hand… when the hand is clenched into a fist, it conveys heat, power and might – the attributes of a warrior. ‘Walk with Us’ is an invitation to the warriors in each of us to rally on the path to […]
