Houn Pierre & L’Orchestre Belier Andralex – Mansou Djouwi
(Ote Yale, 1979)
Houn Pierre & L’Orchestre Belier Andralex
Tag: ivory coast
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.
Rato Venance – True Love
Rato Venance – True Love
(Mobio, 1978)
During the sixties Rato sang in teen bands all over West Africa. In 1973 he left the Ivory Coast for Europe and became the founding member of Bozambo, one of the hottest African groups in Europe in the 1970s. Later in France he initiated a movement that led to the establishment of the Centre Paco Rabanne, the foremost place in Paris for African music and culture.
Pep’s
Pep’s – Disco Train (Pep Songs, 1975)
La Cote D’Ivoire’s finest mobile medical unit.