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Une petite sélection d'artistes Jazz sud-africain 🇿🇦, partagée régulièrement sur mon blog dédié "African Music Forum"

South-African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko was murdered in police custody in 1977. Listen to three versions of Peter Gabriel's song.

RIP King of Bubu Music, Ahmed Janka Nabay - Sierra Leone ’s King of Bubu Music, Ahmed Janka Nabay died in 2018.

Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé - "Mistakes on Purpose", released in 2017. A living legend of Ethiopian Pop meets a French EthioJazz band.

Lobi Traore - Bamako Nights - Bamako Nights captures the incendiary genius of a soulful and blazing electric guitarist of Mali

Youssou et Super Etoile de Dakar – Show !!! - Recorded in Abidjan, from a self released vinyl released in 1983,

Fela Kuti vs James Brown - Funky Black President - (James Brown x Fela Kuti) feat. Jeru the Damaja, by Amerigo Gazaway

DJ Katapila - Trotro - Ga traditional music using electronic sounds instead of live percussion to create his own kind of house music.

Oumou Sangaré - Moussolou - "Utterly modern and at the same time respectful of tradition, this is a powerful debut."

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Sénégal 70 - "Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings" is an insight into Senegalase musical adventures in the 60s and 70s.

R.I.P Geoffrey Oryema - After fleeing Uganda and moving to France, he earned a deal with Peter Gabriel's Real World.

Ivory Coast Soul - "Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982" is a compilation released in 2010, followed by a 2nd volume in 2012

Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing - The Funky Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa representing 70s musical cross-fertilization

Ochieng' Nelly, godfather of Benga music - A master of the benga style, Ochieng initially started off playing rumba in 1961.

Afro Super-Feelings led by Segun Okeji - Two super-rare Afrobeat Disco/Funk tracks led by the tenor sax player in Fela Kuti's Koola Lobitos.

Didier Bilé et les Parents du Campus - Gboglo Koffi (1991) - He has largely contributed to the emergence of Zouglou, a musical genre & dance.

William Onyeabor, pioneer of Electronic Music, from Enugu in Nigeria. His fascinating story is told in a documentary

Alpha Blondy - Brigadier Sabari - His first success from album Jah Glory! (1982), known for its satirical lyrics about police brutality.

Club Africa is the name of 2 compilations of "Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz And Original Afro-Beat", released in 1999 & 2000 on Strut

Ambolley - Simigwa is a legendary Ghanain album – with one of the most iconic covers ever! – that fuses Highlife, Afrobeat, Folk and Funk.

Ajate, Afrobeat "made in Japan" - AfroBeat

Harari - Party - the 7" release of this single (from their eponymous album) entered the US Disco Top 100 in 1982.

2 classic albums from psychedelic South African afro-rock re-released in 2021: Rufaro (incl. Musikana) and Beaters / Harari.

Mahotella Queens' Come back (Buya Buya) - First full album of exciting new material in nearly 20 years, their long-awaited return.

The Spirit of Fela is Alive and Well! - An edited / revisited / remixed version of Akoya Afrobeat's "Fela Dey" from "President Dey Pass."

Bitori - Legend Of Funaná - The once forbidden sound of the Cabo Verde archipelago, recorded in 1997 by Chando Graciosa and Victor Tavares.

2002's Red Hot + Riot album is available on streaming platforms for the first time, in a Deluxe reissue, with never heard (extended) tracks

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King Ayisoba - Wicked Leaders - Kologo music from Ghana, North East Region, mainly in Frafra and in English

Fela Kuti - Monkey Banana - Released in 1975 as an LP, about the alienation Nigerian educated elites find themselves in.

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J. Cole vs "Paulette" - When you hear J. Cole's song, you might be wondering where the music is sampled from...

Live at WOMAD 1982 - A historic live recording celebrating the 40th anniversary of a landmark cultural moment.

Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Cradle Of Humanity - The funkified product of seven years of performances together around the world.

Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Ethio-grooves on the new 9-track album "To Know Without Knowing" in 2020.

Trésor Magnétique - Francis Bebey - He was not just ahead of his time. He made his own and his legacy feels infinite.

Happy Mentality - A mashup of Fela Kuti's "Colonial Mentality" and Pharrel William's "Happy" by DJ100Proof

Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears & Blood - a 10-minute track from 1977 with Africa 70, calling out unjust killings in Nigeria and Africa

Francis Bebey - Psychedelic Sanza - a beautifully dreamy celebration of the uniquely affective timbre of the sanza, or African thumb piano

Zambia’s 70s Psych Rock Scene - Zamrock thrivedin the mid-70s, but its bands produced some incredibly catchy rock anthems.

The road is never easy - BCUC - Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness – the spirit of Soweto, indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness, punk energy

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The King of Juju Music, King Sunny Ade live in 1984 in Japan and 1992 in USA (TV show) in Maajo, Ja Funmi & Merciful God

When Thelonious Monk first met Dollar Brand - The latter was living in Switzerland and had just gotten a boost from Duke Ellington.

Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenberg - The instrumental later became identified with the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.

Space Echo - The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde. Half myth, half reality: the story of a mysterious stranded ship...

Nu Afrobeat Experience - The sounds of modern Afrobeat, from following the basic blueprint to adding other musical influences.

Afrobeat No Go Die! - A compilation released in 2001, with tracks from the best Afrobeat artists on the scene at the time.