Les Asselars – Kourounougnon Watoro

( Mali , 1983 , Sacko Production )

posted on 08 / 06 / 2025

For today, I wanted to share with you “Kourounougnon Watoro“, a mesmerizing balearic 80s Afro Mandingo Soul Boogie Funk Synth track from Mali with Afrobeat flavors, taken from the 2nd album of the band “Les Asselars“, recorded in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in 1983 and composed with 4 musicians from Mali & Burkina Faso (formerly “Upper Volta”) :

Jacob Souleiba : Guitar, Vocals ;

Cheick Tidiane Seck : Organ, Piano, Strings, Clarinet, Vocals ;

Alhassane Soumano : Rhythm Guitar, Vocals ;

Mahamane Tandina : Bass Guitar, Alto Saxophone, Vocals :
Some great African musician are hosted on that album, such as the Ivorian Divas Chantal Taïba & Nayanka Bell and the mythical trumpetist Kabiné Traoré “Tagus” from the legendary Malian band “Les Ambassadeurs”.
The album presented today is really hard to find now, so it was important for me to share it with you to preserve them from oblivion, as those kind of songs are unfortunately not available on digital format (not digitized at the time), so hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Les Asselars – Kourounougnon Watoro (Mali, 1983, Sacko Production)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/YygGiNMSgW4

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Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Bibi Den's Tshibayi & The Best – Africa Mawa

( Democratic Republic Of Congo , 1983 , Sacko Production )

posted on 23 / 02 / 2022

For today, I wanted to share with you “Africa Mawa”, a catchy Afro Boogie Disco Funk with catchy synth & breezing guitar parts, recorded in 1983 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) by the Congolese musician & composer Bibi Den’s Tshibayi – Enjoy !

Bibi Den’s Tshibayi & The Best – Africa Mawa

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/zZgEXMZP8b8

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Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

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