For today, I wanted to share with you “Misosi“, a sweet uplifting Afro Makossa Soul Folk track from Cameroun driven by feel-good jazzy guitar parts, released in 1973 as a single by the Cameroonian composer & musician Eitel Tobbo and released on the legendary French label “Pathé Marconi”.
Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Eitel Tobbo et ses Guitares – Misosi (Cameroun, 1973, Pathé Marconi)
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 !
Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Pot Pourrit De Guajira“, a gorgeous 70s Afro Cuban Latin Soul Fusion track from Senegal, taken from one of the several albums recorded by the mythical Senegalese Band “Orchestra Baobab” (spelt here “Orchestre Baobab Gouygui De Dakar”), formed in the early 1970 and famous for merging Cuban Music with traditional West African Wolof Griot culture and the Mandinga musical traditions of the Casamance in an Afro Cuban, Afro Latin & Afro Pachanga style.
Still touring today, the band features the following musicians :
Barthelemy Attisso : Guitar, Arrangements ;
Medoune Diallo : Lead Vocals, Maracas, Arrangements ;
Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Fin Vacances“, an obscure laid back minimal Afro Synth Electronic Soul track from Togo a la William Onyeabor, taken from the only album recorded in the early 80s by the Beninese musician “Agbo Bruno Vikass“, that includes the following musicians :
Agbo Bruno Vikass : Composition, Vocals, Producer, Rhythm Guitar ;
Noel Houmbiye (from the band “Noel & Mathilde” I talked about here https://youtu.be/5hTXPVLZ5mQ) : Lead Guitar ;
John Migan : Drums, Arrangements ;
Camice : Bass Guitar ;
Tomi : Organ ;
Really deep & usunual track, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !
Agbo Bruno Vikass – Fin Vacances (Benin, 1980s, Les Editions A.B.V)
For today, I wanted to share with you “Mawu Lolo“, an instant catchy 70s Afro Soul Funk from Togo, take from the sole single recorded by the mysterious composer & singer Telema Sandihoma in 1977 (any more informations welcome !) on the mythical French record label “Sonafric“.
This song is backed by the legendary Ghanaian orchestra “Vis-A-Vis“, in a groovy vein that reminds me the bests songs from the Ghanaian musician De Frank Kakrah & his “Professionals” – hope you like it, enjoy !
Following to this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Yumbeye“, a deep bouncy 70s West African Psychedelic Mbalax Fusion Jazz Funk track from Senegal with crazy organ parts, taken from the first album of the Senegalese band “𝐋𝐞 𝐗𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦” founded in 1965 by the songwriter & guitarist Sakhir Thiam.
By the time, the members of the group have changed several times, including legendary artists as Idrissa Diop, Cheikh Tidiane Tall and Thierno Koité.
This LP includes the following musicians :
Georges Dieng (solo Guitar) ;
Sanoussi Sidibe (Rhythm Guitar) ;
Serge Alvez (Bass) ;
Henry Guillabert (Organ) ;
Moussa Diongue (Vocals) ;
Ibrahima Conudoul (Vocals) ;
Xalifa Cisse (Congas, Vocals) ;
Abdou Mboup (Percussion);
Prosper Niang (Drums) ;
Tonia Lo (Saxophone, Vocals) ;
Cheikh Diop (Trumpet) ;
Jean-Pierre Gandour (Guitar, Vocals) ;
Recorded live in June 1975 at “Le Sangomar” night club in the city of Thies, you can really feel you can really feel a special energy emanating from this beautiful album.
And we didn’t mention this gorgeous cover !
Highly recommended album from start to finish, hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Following this former article, I wanted to share with you “Djamban“, an incredible mesmerizing 70s Afro Mandingo Jazz Soul track from Mali with gorgeous horn & guitar parts, taken from one of the first albums recorded in 1975 by the mythical Malian band “Rail Band” (also known as “Orchestre Rail Band” or “Orchestre du Buffet Hotel de la Gare de Bamako” because the band played there twice a week) leaded by the legendary Malian composer & saxophonist Tidiani Kone (who also played for with Beninese kings from the “Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou”).
Pressed in Nigeria, this album is part of the very well known “Rail Band Series” (this one is the 4th volume), and features some of the bests Malian & West African musicians (Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania, …) from that era as :
Tidiani Kone : Leader, Saxophone ;
Djelimady Sissoko : Vocals ;
Djelimady Tounkara : Lead Guitar ;
Cheick Traoré : Bass Guitar ;
Moussa Koné : Bongos, Trumpet ;
Abdouramane Koumané : Congas ;
Mamadou “Pacheco” Bagayoko : Drums ;
Dielly Moussa Kouyaté : Guitar ;
Mory Kanté : Lead Vocals ;
Alfred Coulibaly : Organ ;
Maitre Lédy Youla : Sopranino Saxophone ;
Really hard to find album nowadays, that I found a few years ago during a record digging trip in Nouakchott (Mauritania). I had the great honor to got it from Mr Mohamed Vall, one of the very few record collectors from the country, who used to run “Le Saphir D’Or”, the only record store in Mauritania opened in the 1979 until the early 2000s (for more informations, I interviewed him here).
And cherry on the cake : this sublime artwork – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
For today, I wanted to share with you “Maze (Part 2)“, an instant feel-good Afro Soul Funky Soukous Masterpiece from Democratic Republic of The Congo (former Zaïre) with frantic guitar, taken from a compilation of previously released singles out in the early 80s (in Kenya & Nigeria) and recorded by the mythical Congolese composer & musician Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, better known as “Tabu Ley Rochereau“.
He started his career in the 60s, playing alongside with legends as “Dr Nico” (Nicolas Kasanda Wa Mikalayi) in famous band such as l’African Jazz, l’Afrisa International & l’Orchestre African Fiesta.
Tabu Ley is famous for having pioneered Soukous music, and to have internationalized Congolese music by mixing elements of Congolese folk music with Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American rumba. He’s considered by one of the giants of Congolese & more widely, African music.
For today, I wanted to share with you “Keep On Dancing“, an instant killer Afro Disco Boogie track from Ghana, recorded in 1979 by the composer & musician Kofi “Kiki’ Kwarko Gyan, keyboardist of the legendary band Osibisa that was popular in the 1970’s.
Multi-instrumentist Kiki Gyan recorded three albums and a couple of singles between 1979 & 1983, and was considered by many as Africa’s answer to Stevie Wonder.
For today, I’m glad to share with you this instant feel-good song, that will set any dance floor on fire. Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Kiki Gyan – Keep On Dancing (Ghana, 1979, Boom Records)
Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical (re)discovery !
Armand de Preseau
Lumingu Puati Zorro – Meaculpa Mawewe
( Democratic Republic of The Congo , 1979 , Tabansi )
posted on 22 / 06 / 2025
For today, I wanted to share with you “Meaculpa Mawewe“, a bouncy joyful tropical Afro Soukous Funky Rumba Soul track from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, former Zaïre), taken from the sole album of the Congolese composer & musician André “Zorro” Lumingu Puati, recorded in Nigeria in 1979 on the legendary label “Tabansi“.
This album features great musicians from Congo, Nigeria & Cameroon as :
