Fene Ouel Amal & Galia Club Mascara – Fight Song
Music and lyrics by Meghdir ben Ali.
Galia Club Mascara
Tag: african
Compaore Issouf
Compaoré Issouf – Ouedraogo
A joyful ditty from the Burkinabe carpenter-turned-musician who grew up listening to his mother hum the traditional songs of Burkina Faso.
Derboukas
Derboukas – Caravan March (1968)
Menelik Wossenatchew – Belew Bedubaye
Menelik Wossenatchew – Belew Bedubaye (1971)
Deep within the ruined palaces of Addis Ababa, devotional bats chant in an intoxicating symphony of piano, horns and handclaps. Scientists snort eucalyptus and feed capsules of ancient sound to caged hyenas.
Mohamed Mazouni – Ecoute-Moi Camarade
Mohamed Mazouni – Ecoute-Moi Camarade (1974)
Peter King
Peter King – Mr. and Mrs. Untrue (A Soulfull Peter King, 1977)
We conclude our annual We Three Kings series with this soothing, soulful ballad from Peter King, a multi-instrumentalist from Nigeria’s Western State. In closing, there is general agreement among modern scholars that if Peter, Rosa, and Ben E. King had been alive during Jesus’ time, they would have kicked some serious biblical butt.
Cora Funk – Sabuma (1978)
Cora Funk – Sabuma (1978)
Featuring Fode Drame and Lamine Konte. The latter transformed the playing of the 21-string kora thanks to his ceaseless experimentation on the complex instrument. He also contributed to film scores including a collaboration with Stevie Wonder on The Secret Life of Plants soundtrack.
The Black Beats
The Black Beats – Tsutsu Tsosemo
Bob Tarte of the Miami New Times described this song as “a rather dippy tune that easily crosses the fun threshold”.
Kemayo & K. System – Bami Bami
Kemayo & K. System – Bami Bami
(Tam Tam Song, 1978)
Recorded in France by the part-time Cameroonian guitarist & full-time wardrobe stylist.
Tony Okoroji – Onyinye Chukwu
Tony Okoroji – Onyinye Chukwu (Mama & Papa, 1982)
Recorded at Oregun Rd. studios in Lagos, Nigeria, with production, arrangements, guitars and keyboards by Tony Okoroji.
