Bankolo Miziki – Masters of Congolese Rumba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bankolo-miziki-wendo-alongwi-kinshasa/
Bankolo Miziki (“Masters of Music” in Lingala), subtitled “Les Pionniers de la Musique Congolaise de Leopoldville à Kinshasa” (Pioneers of Congolese Music from Leopoldville to Kinshasa) is a series of 3 compilations (anthology of sort) with multiple artists / pioneers of Congolese Rumba in the 50s. [...]
#50smusic #70smusic #Compilation #Congo #FullAlbum #Rumba #OldAfricanMusic
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck – Djam Leelii
https://amf.didiermary.fr/baaba-maal-mansour-seck-djam-leelii/
Djam Leelii (The Adventurers in Toucouleur) is the first widely distributed album of Senegalese musician Baaba Maal and guitarist Mansour Seck. First released as a cassette in 1984, it wasn’t available on CD immediately, as the original mixes were lost for some time, till the multi-track originals were found again.
Orlando Julius, titan of Nigerian music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orlando-julius-titan-of-nigerian-music/
African music pioneer, titan of Nigerian music around the world, mixing highlife and other African styles with American influences, Orlando Julius helped Fela Kuti form his early band Koola Lobitos and collaborated with Hugh Masekela & Lamont Dozier.
Orlando Julius made his debut as a musician in the 1950s in [...]
#AfroFunk #FullAlbum #Highlife #LiveMusic #Nigeria #OrlandoJulius #AfroBeat
Orchestra Baobab – Made In Dakar
https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-baobab-made-in-dakar-full-album/
Made in Dakar is an album released in 2008, consisting in part of re-recordings of the group’s earlier songs.
It continues the voyage that started with their 2002 comeback release, Specialist in All Styles, mixing Cuban and West African musics, Congolese rumba and Senegal’s own Mbalax, a subtle fusion, always rooted in traditional music. […]
Uselu Motor Park
https://amf.didiermary.fr/uselu-motor-park/
Edo Funk / Benin City, anyone?
Here’s “Uselu Motor Park” by the Drivers Union Dance Band & Osaro Nomayo, released in 1978. The album blends highlife rhythms with local influences, creating a lively and engaging musical experience.
David Osaro Nomayo (1956-2002), the lead figure in the band, contributes to its distinct sound and success in […]
Pink Floyd - The Division Bell (1994, full album)
Afro Blues – Orlando Julius & His Afro Sounders
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afro-blues-julius-orlando/
Orlando Julius was a titan of Nigerian Highlife, with a career spanning almost six decades as a saxophonist. He died in 2022. Afro Blues is found on a 7″ vinyl from 1972 and is also available on the compilation “Nigeria Afrobeat Special.”
Lagbaja – Me (Full Album)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/lagbaja-me/
Lágbájá (aka Òpátàmèdù) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and percussionist as well as a musical humourist.
His stage name means “anonymous” in the Yoruba language.
Lagbaja’s music is a symbolic bridge that connects the old to the new; the dangers, apprehension, and injustices of the Nigerian military era [see also Fela Kuti] to a new […]
Tangerine Dream - Poland (The Warsaw Concert) (Live recording, December 1983)
#Electronic #BerlinSchool #TangerineDream #LiveConcerts #FullAlbum
The Kings of Benin Urban Groove
https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-kings-of-benin-urban-groove/
The album “The Kings of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80” is a compilation of songs by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, released in 2004 as a double vinyl LP.
Orchestre Poly Rythmo are from the Republic of Benin in West Africa and are a household name in their home country… Arguably West Africa’s best-kept musical secret, Orchestre Poly Rythmo […]
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