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.
Les prophètes oubliés du groove africain
https://amf.didiermary.fr/prophetes-oublies-groove-africain/
Les prophètes oubliés du groove africain : éclipsés par l’ascension de l’astre Fela Kuti, ils ont pourtant fait danser l’Afrique des années funk.
Ecoutez ce mix sur SoundCloud.
Scène musicale Africaine 80s à Paris
https://amf.didiermary.fr/explosion-scene-musicale-africaine-80s-paris/
Ce billet fait suite à un article de septembre 2018 sur l’explosion de la scène musicale africaine dans les années 80 à Paris, en particulier grâce au soutien de la diaspora, que j’avais lu en son temps… Si j’étais déjà “branché” musiques du continent, j’avais quitté Paris à cette époque et n’ai donc pas pu […]
Bring back Ngonnso
"A 2023 research article estimates that 40,000 objects from Cameroon are in German museums, a far cry from the roughly 6,000 pieces in the state collections in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. The artifacts in Germany consist of musical instruments, ritual masks, textiles, manuscripts, weapons, and tools, many of which were acquired through violent raids."
Soul Makossa 2.0 Feat. Wayne Beckford
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-soul-makossa-2-wayne-beckford/
Soul Makossa is a song released as a single in 1972 by Cameroonian saxophonist and songwriter Manu Dibango. It was originally recorded as a B-side.
The song is probably best known for the chanted vocal refrain, which was adapted and used in songs by many prominent artists such as Michael Jackson […]
Francis Bebey – Super Jungle (1982)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-super-jungle-1982/
African pioneer of electronic music in the ’70s, Francis Bebey offers us generous and humorous songs with DIY synthesizers and drum machines such as Super Jungle, available on the “African Electronic Music (1975-1982)” compilation.
A unique (and unusual) blend of traditional African music and “machines”.
Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey is truly one of [...]
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. […]
In 1995, Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey visited Real World Studios in Bath, #England for a special recording session. During his visit, he gave a demonstration of the n’dehou, a single-note bamboo flute originated by the Forest People of Central #Africa. 🪈🇨🇲
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/francis-bebey-ndehou-one-note-bamboo-flute
Anne-Marie Nzié – Béza Ba Dzo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/anne-marie-nzie-beza-ba-dzo/
Anne-Marie Nzié (1932-2016), surnommée “la voix d’or du Cameroun”, fut la première artiste féminine camerounaise à jouer de la guitare sur scène et est considérée comme la “reine mère” du Bikutsi. […]
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….
Manu Dibango & Soul Makossa Gang (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-soul-makossa-gang/
Le Soul Makossa Gang était la formation favorite du célèbre multi-instrumentiste et compositeur Manu Dibango.
Dédicace à tous ceux qui ont eu la chance de le voir sur scène, comme ce fut le cas pour moi au Petit Journal Montparnasse par exemple.
