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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Following this previous article, I’d like to share with you for today “Disco Baby“, an monster dance floor friendly Cosmic Afro Disco Boogie Funk track with awesome bass line & synth parts, recorded in 1981 by the mythical Nigerian composer & trumpetist Etubom Rex Williams, who recorded dozen of albums & singles.

On this late privately pressed album, Etubom Rex Williams – known to be one of the masters of the Highlife musical genre – tries himself to the Disco Boogie genre, unusual but successful experience for him !

Under the name “Nato Funky Stars” band, this album includes the following musicians :

Etubom Rex Williams : Composition ;

Moses James Obot : Lead Guitar ;

Asuquo Udoh :  Percussion ;

Felix Nsango : Drums ;

Willy Roy : Keyboards ;

Ultra hard to find album, one of my favorite of the genre when I’m invited to play some records in parties – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Etubom Rex Williams & his Nato Funky Stars – Disco Baby (Nigeria, 1981, Nato Records)

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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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For today, I wanted to share with you “Spell Bound“, an awesome Afro Disco Soul track from Nigeria & Cameroun with crazy Synth sounds, taken from “Disco Season”, the sole LP of Nigerian / Cameroonian band “PSK” recorded between Nigerian (Godiac Studios of Enugu city) & Jamaïca (at the mythical Treasure Isle Studios)  in 1980 on the private record label “Jeantos Inter“.

The group included some of the best Nigerian & Cameroonian of that era, such as Willy Nfor amongst others as :

Terry “Kiss Disco” Stone : Co-producer, Vocals, Effects, Guitar ;

Jones “Coakly” Ogbonna Jr. : Lead Guitar, Vocals ;

Danny C. Black, Michael Byyon : Keyboards ;

Austine Rigar : Drums, Vocals, Percussion ;

Willie Nfor : Bass Guitar, Percussion ;

Pius Nasoso : Congas, Percussion ;

Papa Nfon Joe : Guitar.

Full of awesome tracks, that invisble record that has now reached the holygrail status as its almost impossible to find, especially in that pretty good condition – hope you’ll like, enjoy !

PSK – Spellbound (Beware of Magic Charms) (Nigeria, 1980, Jeantos Enter)

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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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For today, I wanted to share with you “Yemakpego Dragons”, an outstanding 15min Afro Latin Salsa Pachanga Soul track from Benin, taken from the sole LP recorded in 1984 by the Beninese composer & musician Toffo Houssou “Miguelito” Gilles and released on the mythical local label “Albarika Store” founded in 1964 by Adissa Seidou.

On this album, Toffo-Houssou Miguelito is backed by the famous band “Les Volcans de la capitale” founded in 1962 under the name “Orchestre de la Gendarmerie Nationale du Benin” & composed with members of the national police orchestra.

Huge dancefloor burner in the genre, always a sure shot when I play it in my DJ sets – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !

Toffo-Houssou Miguelito – Yemakpego Dragons (Benin, 1984, Albarika Store)

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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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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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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

For today, I wanted to share with you “Kpalanuma“, a mind-blowing 70s Highlife Soul track from Nigeria with Afrobeat influences & instant catchy horn & synth parts, taken from one of the several albums composed by the very prolific Nigerian composer & musician St. Augustine Anwunzia backed by his “Rovers International“, recorded in 1978 on the Nigerian branch of the mythical label “Polydor”.

St Augustine’s albums are known to be upper-class Highlife, but that one remains my favorite, blending many genres as it contains outstanding Afrobeat, Highlife but also Reggae tracks.

More, it features some of the greatest Nigerian & Cameroonian composers of that era, as :

St. Augustine Anwunzia : Lead Vocals, Composition, Arrangements ;

Tony Bonny Wailer, Johnny Woode : Drums ;

Frankie Ntoh Song : Guitar Synthesizer ;

Fred Fisher Atalobhor  : Trombone ;

Willie Nfor : Bass Guitar ;

Joe Chiejina : Maracas ;

Andrew Kisito : Vocals ;

Abi John : Lead Guitar ;

Jossy Egele : Congas ;

Sharp Mike : Trumpet ;

Killer album from start to finish, hope you’ll like it – enjoy !

St. Augustine & The Rovers International – Kpalanuma (Nigeria, 1978, Polydor Nigeria)

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Armand de Preseau