For today, I’d like to share with you “God Is My Refuge (Dieu Est Mon Refuge) (Part 1)“, a bewitching haunting 70 Afro Folk Soul Religious track from Benin sung in French, taken from the sole single composed & sung by the mysterious Beninese musician Abdoul Madjid Djamiou Adjileye, recorded during his studies in Cairo (Egypt) on his own record label “Adjileye Generations” (any more infos are welcome !).

As beautiful as its mysterious, really obscure & hard to find, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Abdoul Madjid Djamiou Adjileye – God Is My Refuge (Dieu Est Mon Refuge) (Part 1) (Benin/Egypt, 1970s, Adjileye Generations)

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I’d like to share with you “Talk To Me“, an irresistible 70s Afro Soul Boogie Funk joy maker track from Nigeria driven by gorgeous flute parts, taken from the 1st album of the Nigerian composer & flutist Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, recorded in 1978 by the mythical EMI Nigeria studios sound engineers Kayode Salami & Monday Oki and released on the Nigerian record label “Skylark Records”.

Produced by the legendary Nigerian figure Odion Iruoje, M. Tee Mac is backed on this album by the “Tee Mac Collection” band, that includes some of the best musicians of that era as :

Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli : Writings, Composition & Arrangements, Composition, Flute, Lead Vocals, Tenor Saxophone ;

Kwesi Maison : Vocals, Electric Piano, Synthesizer ;

Kenneth “Kenny” Okulolo : Bass Guitar ;

Jett Arnold Nylander : Rhythm Guitar ;

Congas : Eddy Odedina, Friday Pozo ;

Mike Collins : Drums, Percussion ;

James Eyefia : Lead Guitar ;

Odion Iruoje : Producer ;

Berkely Jones : Guitar ;

Really hard to find album nowadays, master piece from start to finish – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Tee Mac Collection – Talk To Me (Nigeria, 1978, Skylark Records)

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For today, I’d like to share with you “Pesse Mi Buntare“, a 70s bewitching sweet Afro Bossa Nova Slow Jazz song from Togo (West Africa), taken from the 1st album of the Togolese Diva Yta Jourias born in 1946 near Lome (Togolese capital).

This album was recorded in 1975 in Paris on the legendary French record label Sonafric, known for having produced thousands of singles and albums by artists from French-speaking African countries between the 1960s and 1990s.

On this album produced by the mythical African producer Gilles Sala, Yta Jourias is backed by the Mami-Water band, composed with 9 musicians from Congo, Togo & Tunisia.

Highly recommended LP from start to finish, on which the singer shows all her musical diversity, capable of drawing from all musical genres and numerous languages & dialects from many several African (Ahoussa, Bambara, Ewe, Mina, Arabic) & European countries (French, English & … Russian as on the track presented here !).

Funfact : Yta Jourias was also a brillant basketball player, that used to play with the national Togolese young team before leaving for her musical career !

Hope you’ll like this song, enjoy !

Yta Jourias – Pesse Mi Buntare (Togo, 1975, Sonafric)

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For today, I’d like to share with you “I’m Proud To Be An African“, an instant catchy Electro Afro Boogie Funk Rap track from Cameroun with killer bass lines & DX7 synth parts, taken from the only LP recorded by the mysterious Cameroonian composer & musician Lover Genns (any infos are welcome !), native from the city of Bamenda (West Cameroon).

Released in 1988 on the legendary Nigerian record label “Coconut“, this album features great west-cameroonian & Nigerian musicians as Tony Benson (from the former 70s Nigerian Rock band “The Hykkers”) on DX7 Synthesizers, Jonel Cross (from the Cameroonian band “Baad John Cross”), Basil Barap & Maah Simon.

Almost invisible nowadays, every track is a dance floor burner – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Lover Genns – I’m Proud To Be An African (Camerou, 1988, Coconut)

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I’d like to share with you “I Love Abidjan“, a bouncy Boogie Soul Funk track from Burkina Faso (west africa) with killer bass lines & guitar, taken from the 2nd album of the Burkinabe producer, composer, singer Moustapha Laabli Thiombiano, who used to be a really influent man in the West African media world (considered a pioneer of free radio in Africa, he is the founder of Horizon FM, TVZ and Miss Burkina radio stations).

This album – as the three he recorded – was released on “Afroc”, the record label he ran from Hollywood (USA, where he used to live in the 80s) in partnership with the legendary Ivorian label “Maïkano”.

It was recorded between Ivoary Coast (J.B.Z. recording studios in Abidjan) & the United States (Golden Sound & Backroom studios, Hollywood) and included great African & American musicians of that era, as :

Moustapha Laabli Thiombiano : Arrangements, Composition & Writings, Bass Guitar, Composition, Drums, Guitar, Liner Notes, Percussion, Vocals ;

Leila Thigpen, Sylvia St. James, Vida Veader : Vocals ;

Antoinette Konan, Chantal Taïba : Chorus ;

Lance Ong, Steve Campos : Keyboards ;

Gnanhoui Roger : Tenor Saxophone ;

Didier “Castro” Boko : Bass Guitar ;

Djeli Moussa Diawara : Kora ;

Tough to find album nowadays, always a nice track to wake your parties floor up – hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Moustapha Laabli Thiombiano – I’m Coming (Burkina Faso, 1982, Afroc) 

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I’d like to share with you “Diables Noirs Champions (Part 1)“, an instant feel-good bouncy Afro Folk Soul Disco Funk track from the Republic of Congo with awesome bass & piano parts, recorded in the early 70s by Congolese band “Les Cheveux Crepus” (“Frizzy Hair”) in tribute to the Congolese football team “Les Diables Noirs de Brazzaville”.

Founded in 1960 by the composer Jacques Loubélo, the band included musicians that will become some of the greatest figures of the Congolese music as :

– Antoine Mondanda (Thumb Piano) ;

– Albert Rémy Massamba Coster & Mouninguissa (Guitars) ;

– Maxime Kibongui, Kazis Kinouani N’Zenze, Etienne Fila & Prosper Nkouri (Vocals)

Recorded in Paris (France) in the mid 70s, this track was composed and sung by Kazis Kinouani N’Zenze and arrangement by the legendary Congolese guitar player Sammy Massamba.

Instant dance floor burner, hope you’ll like it – enjoy !

Kazis & Les Cheveux Crépus – Diables Noirs Champions (Part 1) (Republic of Congo, 1970s, Afro-Disc)

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Love Tones“, an explosive Afro Disco Boogie from Cameroun with crazy synth sounds & powerful horns, taken from a single recorded in the late 70s in Paris (France) by the Robert Nkwitchoua, an obscure Cameroonian composer & musician who recorded three singles before disappearing in Paris in the early 80s.

Produced by the legendary producer Gilles Sala, this single includes some of the best Paris-based Cameroonian musicians of that era, such as Toto Guillaume & Vicky Edimo :

Toto Guillaume : Arrangements, Lead Guitar ;

Francois Amadou Corea : Rhythm Guitar ;

Robert Nkwitchoua : Author, composer ;

Bebe, Esther, Florence : Backing Vocals ;

Vicky Edimo : Bass Guitar ;

Patrick Francfort : Drums ;

Devastating dance floor tool when I play it in clubs, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Nkwitchoua – Love Tones (Cameroun, 1970s, Capriccio)

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Armand de Preseau

Following this former article, I wanted to share with your for today “Longoka“, a sweet Funky Afro Soukous Fusion Soul track from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with deep psychedelic Synth parts, taken from the 2nd & last LP of the “Trio Bydoli“, recorded in the early 80s in Ivory Coast on the legendary local label “Editions Sodogil”.

This band was composed with a bunch of three musicians (Bhy Gao, Domingo Salsero & Lea Lignanzi, who used the first syllables of their names for “Bydoli”) from Bangui (Central African Republic), but who quickly left their hometown to play & tour with several mythical Congolese musicians & groups, as Henri Bowane, Sam Mangwana, Orchestre Veve & Trio Madjesi.

Highly recommended & hard to find LP, full of great tracks in all kind of genres from Afrobeat to Blues – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Trio Bydoli – Longoka (Central African Republic / Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980s, Sodogil Editions)

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “Ghazal” (“غزال” in Arabic or “Antelope” in English), an awesome uptempo 70s Afro Garage Twist Soul Jerk track from Sudan, taken from the first K7 tape recorded in 1977 by the legendary Sudanese composer & musician Sharhabil Ahmed (“شرحبيل أحمد” in Arabic) and released on the mythical Egyptian record label “Sono Cairo“.

Born in 1935, Sharhabil is the founder of the Sudanese Jazz scene, who dedicated his life to modernize Sudanese music, merging Surf, Rock & Funk occidental influences with Congolese music and East African harmonies (Ethiopian & Sudanese traditional rhythms) & instrumentations.

He’s also known as “The King Of Sudanese Jazz” as he won a national Jazz contest in the early 70s among with mythical Sudanese bands as The Scorpions leaded by Saif Abu Bakr (سيف أبو بكر).

Really hard to find tape nowadays, testimony of the past & piece of Sudanese heritage – Enjoy !

Sharhabil Ahmed – Ghazal (Soudan, 1977, Sono Cairo) شرحبيل أحمد – غزال

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I’d like to share with you “Nassima“, a deep bouncy minimal syncopated 70s Afro Soukous Soul Synth track from Ivory Coast, taken from the only LP recorded in the early 80s by the mysterious Ivorian composer Bazaré D. Pablo (any informations welcome, as he seemed to be a mysterious character) on the famous record label “Sodogil Eidtions“, and produced by the legendary Beninese composer & musician Gilbert Dossou (better known as “Prince Dgib’s” or just “Dbib’s), who released a couple of crazy rare singles.

Super underground release that deserves to be better & widely more known, so hope you’ll like it – enjoy !

Bazaré D. Pablo & Le Nassima Orchestra – Nassima (Ivory Coast, 1980s, Sodogil Editions)

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Armand de Preseau