For today, I’ like to share with you “Doom To Africa“, an exploding Lo-Fi Afro Punk Soul Boogie Disco UFO track from Nigeria, recorded in 1982 by the obscure Nigerian composer & musician Ken Moore backed for this 2nd LP by his “Jah Lovers” (any more informations are welcome !).

As good as its rare, this album is a killer from start to finish, crazy blend of many different musical genres from Disco to Reggae – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Ken Moore And The Jah Lovers – Doom To Africa (Nigeria, 1982, Onye’s Sound Studio)

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Armand de Preseau

For today, I’d like to share with you “Dance”, a spacey cosmic 70s Afro Soul Synth track from Cameroun, taken from the sole single self-released in the late 70s by the mysterious Cameroonian composer & musician Chrysys (Christophe Ndi), recorded in the Parisian suburbs at studio 17 in Clamart city.

Really obscure & hard to find (any more infos are welcome !), hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Chrysys – Dance (Cameroun, 1970s, C.M. 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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Armand de Preseau

Following to this former article, I’d like to share with you for today “Mbea“, an explosive Psychedelic Afro Funk Soul Jerk track from Gabon, taken from the Gabonese musician & composer Vyckos Ekondo and released on the mythical French record label “Pathé Marconi“.

Invisible & super hard to find nowadays, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Vyckoss Ekondo – Mbea (Gabon, 1977, Pathé Marconi)

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Armand de Preseau

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)

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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

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 ;

Charles Antoine N’Diaye : Bass Guitar ;

Peter Udo : Clarinet, Alto Saxophone ;

Mountaga Koite : Congas (Tumbas), Drums ;

Papa Ba : Guitar ;

Issa Cissoko : Leader, Tenor Saxophone ;

Balla Sidibe : Timbales, Vocals ;

N’Diouga Dieng, Rudolphe « Rudy » Gomis : Vocals, Percussion ;

The album presented today is one of my favorite from the band, nice exampled of their ability to merge all styles – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Orchestre Baobab Gouygui De Dakar – Pot Pourrit De Guajira (Senegal, 1979, Discafrique Records)

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Armand de Preseau

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)

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Armand de Preseau

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 !

Telema Sandihoma & l’Orchestre Vis-A-Vis – Mawu Lolo (Togo, 1977, Sonafric)

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Armand de Preseau

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 !

Le Xalam – Yumbeye (Senegal, 1975, Musiclub)

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Armand de Preseau