Ali Farka Toure - Radio Mali (Mali, 1976, Sonafric)

Following to this former post, I decided to make you (re)discover one of my favourite Malian artists, Ali Farka Touré, with "Radio Mali", a short but very nice deep desert blues song - Enjoy !

Ali Farka Touré - Radio Mali

You can also listen to it on my Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYsSq2LNOdQ&t=28s

 

Have a nice week,

Armand

Kojo N'dah and Soundz Connection - Ewule Ma Mbawu La (Ghana, 1981, Kojo N'dah)

This week, I decided to share with you one of my favourite Highlife record from Ghana, very obscure (the record is a private pressing), from Kojo N'dah, an artist who used to live in Ivory Coast and who recorded a few LP.

The track presented here, "Ewule Ma Mbawu La", is an awesome percussive and bouncing dancefloor highlife track, with rhodes keys and synths in Vis-a-Vis Orchestra vein - Enjoy !

Kojo N'dah and Soundz Connection - Ewule Ma Mbawu La

You can also listen to it on my youtube channel here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7NkWNNYIGw&t=144s

Have a nice weekend,

Armand

Mongo Ndouan - Okala Le Cri de La Rigueur (Cameroon, 1980, Tam Tam d'Afrique)

This week, I wanted to share with you one of my favourite Cameroonian tracks for a long time (and one of my secret weapons !) taken on this record from Mongo Ndouan from Cameroon, the one and only LP he recorded on a private local record label before totally disappearing.

The track I wanted to share with you, "Okala Le Cri de La Rigueur", is a full of energy 8 min afrobeat track, with crazy synth parts and nervous syncoped drums - Enjoy !

Mongo Ndouan - Okala Le Cri de La Rigueur

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffhkGagJ2E&t=199s

Have a nice weekend,

Armand

New Selection - Au Pays des Merveilles

Hello everyone !

 

Here is a Soundcloud link to a PanAfrican vinyl only selection I did with my mate Adrien Michel for our Macabo Crew !

 

A 1h30 musical travel through the African dust - Enjoy !

Armand de Preseau & Adrius - Au Pays des Merveilles

Tracklist :

1 : Union de Douala - Champion 1976 (Cameroun)

2 : Joey Etondey - Africa (Vocal Version) (Cameroun)

3 : Mike Kounou - Klos Bivindi (Cameroun)

4 : Sweet Mary - Congossa (Cameroun)

5 : Mongo Ndouan - Okala Le Cri de La Rigueur (Cameroun)

6 : Eskill et Vicky - Ecoute Ma Melodie (Benin)

7 : Manuel Guysso - Bot Bua (Cameroun)

8 : Clement Djimogne - Africa (Cameroun/Nigeria)

9 : Los Camaroes - Boo A Nun Muna (Cameroun)

10 : Tjaps - O a (Cameroun)

11 : Esa - A Muto (Cameroun)

12 : Sweet Breeze - Igbaraka Bilum (Nigeria)

13 : Bongos Ikwue - Woman Made The Devil (Nigeria)

14 : Stora Stora - Stora Stora (Cap Vert)

15 : La Maison des Merengues - Abandon (Martinique)

16 : Africa Tentaçao - Fantaisia Do Tchingange (Angola)

17 : Anne Marie Nzie - Yeh Ye (Cameroun)

18 : Ziskakan - Zordi La Pli (La Réunion)

19 : Patrick Victor - Emmanuelle (Les Seychelles)

20 : Mary Afi Usuah - Ima Mma Uyem (Nigeria)

21 : Ahmed Malek - Omar Gatlato (Algerie)

22 : Alain Peters - Rest La Maloya (La Réunion)

All the best,

Armand