Francis Bebey – Super Jungle (1982)

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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”. [...]

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Trésor Magnétique – Francis Bebey

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Francis Bebey was a true musical trailblazer. An artist who refused to choose between past and future, tradition and technology. Born in Cameroon and educated in Paris, Bebey carved a path all his own, blending pygmy flutes and thumb pianos with drum machines, tape loops, and synthesizers long before such hybrids became common. With this […]

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Francis Bebey – Psychedelic Sanza

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The incredible “Psychedelic Sanza (1982-1984)” album is a beautifully dreamy celebration of the uniquely affective timbre of the sanza, or African thumb piano, by Francis Bebey.

[…] I did not participate in the production of the various records that my father devoted to the sansa. He did it himself, you might say, in his “laboratory.” […]

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Francis Bebey – Un petit ivoirien

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“On les aime bien” is a fun song (in French) on white tourists in Africa… from Bebey‘s album “Un petit Ivoirien” in 1979. […]

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Francis Bebey – Lily

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Francis Bebey‘s song “Lily,” from the album "Si Les Gaulois Avaient Su" (1986), tells the story of a migrant who must overcome racism in France.

French singer Pierre Perret released this anti-racist song in 1977. […]

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Francis Bebey – Essok’am

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Né à Douala, Francis Bebey (1929-2001) est considéré comme l’un des pionniers de la musique africaine en Occident. Chanteur et guitariste, il était également poète, conteur et grand joueur de sanza, le piano à pouces, instrument relativement inconnu à cette époque hors d’Afrique. Ecrivain, il publie plusieurs ouvrages. [...]

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Francis Bebey:
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Francis Bebey – Idiba

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“Idiba” (face B : Madonna Verona) est un 45T sorti par Francis Bebey en 1970, qui est certainement le premier titre d’inspiration Makossa diffusé en disque. La chanson sera ensuite reprise par de nombreux autres artistes.

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