Vyckos Ekondo – Iyakéta

( Gabon , 1990 , Vyckos Ekondo Self-Released )

posted on 07 / 06 / 2026

Following this previous article, I’d like to share with you for today “Iyateka“, a bouncy Afro Synth Soul from Gabon, taken from the 2nd & last album of the Gabonese composer & musician Vyckos Ekondo, self-released in the 1990 by the Gabonese Ministry of Health & Social Affairs to promote national health care system.

This album features great Gabonese but also Cameroonian musicians, as :

Vyckos Ekondo : Composition & Arrangements ;

Effereol Eboa, Félix Mani, Rose-Eliane Nguema : Chorus ;

Alain Yomba, André Manga, Jean-Yves Messan, Moustick Ambassa : Guitar, Bass, Synth ;

Jean Marie Nzengui Moulengui, Patrick Mbembo Divakou, Rufin Boudiala-Boudiala : Drums ;

Splendid album from start to finish, different – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !!

Vyckos Ekondo – Iyaketa (Gabon, 1980, Vyckos Ekondo Self-Released)

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Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical rediscovery !

Armand de Preseau

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