Tag: Africa Seven
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Jo Bisso is celebrated by Africa Seven on their ‘African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)’ comp’ – the Cameroonian was immersed in NYC disco and made epic tracks of lavish dancefloor funk
Jo Bisso can be seen to have ‘crossed over’ into the disco underground more than many other African artists of the era (achieving repeated success for his consistent endeavour and stylised sound) – Your Love being a famous dancefloor staple of different eras – but this new compilation by Africa Seven (African Disco Experimentals (1974…
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Africa Seven drop latest sure-fire installment of vintage funkers with a Cameroon focus – on ‘Africa Airways Six’
The latest compilation of funky treasure pays special attention to artists from Cameroon (or its diaspora) from French based label Africa Seven. The records were either released in the Central African nation, or France primarily, before export elsewhere during the 1970s and ’80s. The tracklist to Africa Airways Six – Mile High African Funk 1974…
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World of music mourns the passing of Manu Dibango from coronavirus, aged 86 – a Camaroonian maestro who united the world
Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango was born on December 12th, 1933 and news of his passing came today on March 24th, 2020. He was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone, renowned globally. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. Here is a news piece from SABC news: Watch…
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Africa Seven return to Cameroon releasing special edition of Momo Joseph’s ‘War For Ground’
The French Africa Seven label’s next instalment returns to Cameroon with a special edition version of Momo Joseph’s in-demand LP – War For Ground – with three extra tracks. Momo may be better known as an actor, most notably featuring in the French youth picture La Haine, in 1995. But his music is definitely as memorable. With…
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Africa Seven please collectors again with timely Eko reissue
Africa Seven continue their prolific output with a much needed reissue of this rarely found LP of disco and unique funk from Cameroon. Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning more than 40 years. He was born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief and his musicianship and artistry began with his village’s…
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Next installment from Pasteur Lappe is his debut ‘We, The People’ LP thanks to Africa Seven
Africa Seven’s reissue of Pasteur Lappe’s We, The People is the first for the label in 2018. The second album Na Man Pass Man sounded well pressed last year and there’s more fresh tracks here for fans. Nicolas “Pasteur” Lappe became a sensation on Radio Adele in Douala, Cameroon, in the 1960s. He went on to become…
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Michel Sardaby reissue of holy grail deep jazz is first outing for World Seven
Heads up for this sublime album of rhodes and piano led jazz for new offshoot World Seven. The parent label Africa Seven has been providing supreme reissues of a French connection for a while. Now the Paris and London based crew have joined forces with a new collective of crate diggers to expand their remit.…
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Africa Seven latest releases: ‘Africa Airways Disco Touchdown’ and Jo Tongo collection
The Africa Seven label launched more than three years ago and they continue to be one of the best reissue labels. Their first release back then (Airways One) has been repressed four times so far and after 40 or so releases later the fourth installment of rare and essential tracks has dropped. Highlights on the…
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Sorry Bamba’s ‘Du Mali’ LP is reissued by Africa Seven
The second LP of one of the most pivotal figures in the history of Malian music – Sorry Bamba – is being reissued this month by Africa Seven. His work spans five decades and Mali’s cultural traditions and new musical styles that arose during Mali’s post-Colonial period. Bamba was born in 1938 in Mopti, dissected…
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