Tag: Cameroon
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Hot Secousse’s next release of Les Groupes d’Animation Féminins du Gabon – ‘Merci Yaya Bongo’ – compiles captivating musical political propaganda
Can’t wait for this one, French label and radio station – Hot Secousse – always bring the goods, bringing unheard music from parts of the world that others neglect to reach. This compilation will provide some of the best soukouss music ever created – produced by a group formed by President Bongo of Gabon and…
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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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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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Blick Bassey’s ‘1958’ album challenges France’s history of Cameroon and celebrates anti-colonialist leader, Ruben Um Nyobé
Blick Bassy has released his politically charged new album, 1958, following his acclaimed album Akö of 2015. 1958 is a defiant tribute to the heroes who fought and died for the independence of his native Cameroon and is a beautiful selection of songs – sung in Bassa, his ancestral language. The album focuses on Ruben Um Nyobé –…
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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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Bro. Valentino reissue brings Trinidad heat for Analog Africa
Analog Africa’s latest tropical music smasher is from Bro. Valentino. The Trinidad singer was voted among the top 50 calypsonians of the 20th Century, four of his songs have also been selected in the Top 200 calypsos of that period – Life is a Stage (1972), Barking Dogs (1974), Dis Place Nice (1975) and Stay…
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Tour of Mogadishu by Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb and Cameroon comp news
Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb has unpacked some finds from a recent trip to Mogadishu and is preparing to drop a new compilation of music from Cameroon. The tracklisting for the new compilation of Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976–1984 looks absolutely monstrous bringing together rare and in demand records…
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African Funk Experimentals: choice cuts from Africa Seven
The rapidly growing Africa Seven label release their second edition of African Funk Experimentals 1979-1981 following their Tala AM release. This comp features the best of Cameroonian musician Pasteur Lappe’s Afro-fusion, sounding very fresh today and in keeping with the current wave of all things tropical. Nicolas “Pasteur” Lappe found popularity on Radio Adele in…
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