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FRANK GOSSNER "Afro Rock"

We are happy to announce the first in an occasional series of fully licensed 12" releases on Autonomous Africa exploring the influence of music from Africa across the globe.

The first release comes from Colombia's Wganda Kenya with three tracks recorded in the mid 70s. The Caribbean coast of Colombia has a long relationship with Africa stretching back hundreds of years. Strong trading links and migration from West Africa to Colombia led to a distinct African influence on the music in cities such as Cartagena and the local music (cumbia and champeta) absorbed these influences. This was  particularly notable in the 70s as records by Fela Kuti amongst others arrived in Colombia. One of the leading practitioners of this Afro Sound were the mighty Wganda Kenya who were huge there in the 70s and 80s and whose music is still highly regarded to this day. 

While their music has appeared on compilations, there hasn't been a big fat 12" vinyl release since Island Records offshoot, Mango put "Shakalode" out as a 12" way back in 1989.

"Shakalode" on the A side is a powerful reworking of the Fela Kuti classic "Shakara" which was much covered in Colombia in the mid 1970s. It's a transcendental Afro Colombian funk bomb.

On the other side are two other Wganda Kenya gems; the call and response percussive and organ grooving "Pim Pom" and the more traditional Colombian cumbia singalong anthem "La Botellita".

Originally this was going to be a 2 x 12" featuring some other Wganda Kenya magic but sadly the masters to many of their tracks have been lost. There are plans to put out a second 12" of reworkings of these tracks aimed at djs who won't play records unless they can mix them, but of course, these 40 year old tracks will still rock any open minded dancefloor just as they are.

All proceeds will once again go to the Mtandika mission in Tanzania - www.actioninafrica.org/about-mtandika.php

Release date April 2015. Distributed by Above Board.

Autonomous Africa is a collaborative project run by JD Twitch, Midland and Auntie Flo.

Autonomous Africa Vintage  01 - Wganda Kenya - Afro Colombia 12" EP (sampler)

dL's Afro Mix  45 Minute Mix of afro funk/rock/boogie

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Okoi Seka Athanase - Mubades (Kete Rock / Soukous from Ivory Coast, 1977) #muzzicaltrips #afro

unexpected ultra cool afro rock sound on the flip side of a Rumba 45 from Centrafrique...

afro rock 45 from Centrafrique

Play list:
BLO - Chant To Mother Earth
The Lijadu Sisters - Danger
Born Free - Mad Man
Wali & The Afro Caravan - Hail The King
Marijata - No Condition Is Permanent
The Lijadu Sisters - Bayi L'ense
The Hygrades - Rough Rider
Tabukah 'X' - Finger Toe
Witch - No Time
The Peace - Black Power
Question Mark - Freaking Out

Sans Groove - Psychedelic Afro Rock & Fuzz Funk

Lafayette Afro Rock band is: 
Francois Nyombo guitar, Donny Donable drums, Frank Abel piano. 
Add musicians: Larry Jones guitar, Keno Speller percussion, Lafayette Hudson bass.
Unreleased track in official album, edit e remixed sound.
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Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Heat Beat (dj mila mix)

Hi Everyone !

For my first selection, let's begin with a special Mix of some of my personal favourite Afro songs sung in french, for your ears only ; ) – Enjoy !

Tracklisting :
1 – Prince Nico Mbarga – Home Is Home
2 – Innovation – Le Lycee
3 – D’Almeida Blucky & Les Blacks Santiagos – Les Nanes
4 – Le Tout Puissant Orchestre Du Poly Rythmo – Ecoute Ma Melodie
5 – El Rego & Ses Commandos De Cotonou -Dis Moi Oui
6 – Gnonnas Pedro – Finis Les Paves

More tracks & infos on my website : www.africangrooves.fr

Armand.

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Kribi Kribi Twist – Afro Songs Sung In French Mix !

ADP000 – Kribi Kribi Twist – Afro Songs Sung In French Mix !

Hi everyone !

This week, as promised for a long time, a 70′ minutes Funky & more “traditionnal” Highlife selection of several Bands from Ghana, including : The Sweet Talks, The City Boys, The Vis-a-Vis orchestra, K. Frimpong, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, The Kyeremateng All Star, The Psychedelic Aliens & many more !

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Take care,

Armand

A Sunny Sunday In Accra

ADP006 – The Sweet Talks, City Boys, Vis a Vis, K Frimpong : A Sunny Sunday In Accra, Ghana

Hi dear readers,

This week, a Guinean selection of tracks taken from the famouses “Discotheque” compilations, out each year from 1970 to 1976 on the well known “Editions Syliphone Conacry”.

The aim of this label – that existed from 1958 to 1984 – was to promote the artists and the Guinean culture troughout Africa.

As a first step for some of you into the Guinean sound, I decided to take one track from each compilation for this weekly selection – Enjoy !

Tracklisting :
Super Boiro Band – So I Si Sa (Taken from “Discotheque 74” compilation)
Balla Et Ses Balladins – Moi Ca Ma Fout (Taken from “Discotheque 71” compilation)
Keletigui Et Ses Tambourins – Miri Magnin (Taken from “Discotheque 73” compilation)
Super Boiro Band – Kha Mu Lan Ma (Taken from “Discotheque 75” compilation)
Bembeya Jazz National – Kana Sarakabo (Taken from “Discotheque 76” compilation)
Demba Camara Et Son Groupe – Exhumation Folklorique (Taken from “Discotheque 70” compilation)
Les Freres Diabate – N’Fa (Taken from “Discotheque 72” compilation)

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

See you soon,

Armand de Preseau

The Discotheque Syliphone Series

ADP007 – Guinea Conakry – The Discotheque Syliphone Series

Hi there !

Au menu cette semaine, a selection of 10 tracks taken from terrific Afro Garage Jerk & Rock seven inches, from West To South Africa during the Golden 70’s era – Enjoy !

A little game for you, dear readers : guess who are the artists or the songs of this selection, as some clues I give you the countries from where the bands are (not the countries where the songs were recorded!)

1 – Gabon
2 – Gambia
3 – Congo
4 – Burkina Faso
5 – Cameroon
6 – Ivory Coast
7 – Ivory Coast
8 – Cameroon
9 – Benin
10 – South Africa

Good search !

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Armand de Preseau

African Garage Jerk Rock Selection

ADP008 – African Garage Jerk Rock Selection

Hi everyone !

As promised, here comes the new weekly selection. This week, we travel far from Africa, in the Barbados from Kingston to Nassau, trough St Lucia, St Marteens, Antigua and a few others small islands - Enjoy !

Tracklist :

1 – Wadadli Experience – We See Jah
2 – Hopeton Lewis – Funky Kingston
3 – H2O – Medusa
4 – Blue Rhythm Combo – Black Water Gold
5 – Babalu and his Headhunters – Head hunters Rock
6 – Boo and The Tru-Tones – Don’t Blame This Joint
7 – Boo and The Tru-Tones – Let Me Get Stoned
8 – Rolling Tones International – It’s A Feeling
9 – Bobby Raveen – Soca Fusion
10 – Frankie Zhivago Young – Disco Funkanoo
11 – New York’s Top Sounds Inc. Combo – Light My Fire

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Many thank,

Armand de Preseau

From Kingston to Nassau - A Winter Bahamian Selection

ADP009 – From Kingston to Nassau – A Winter Bahamian Selection

Hi dear readers !

For this mix, I've chosen several huge afro rock tracks, taken from very hard to find Nigerian bands, such as Aktion, The Comrades, One world, Bongos Ikwue and The Apostles.. Enjoy !

First part of the mix : Acid Fuzz Rock oriented

Second part of the mix : Afro Funk oriented

Third part of the mix : Afro Transe oriented

Fourth part of the mix : Soulful and Deep funk oriented

More Tracks & Infos on my website : www.africangrooves.fr

Regards,

Armand de preseau

Nigeria Afro Rock Funk Fuzz Selection

ADP010 – Aktion, Blo, Comrades : A New Nigerian Afro Rock Fuzz Funk Selection

Hi !

Here comes the last brand new selection of the year 2012 of some Afro Jerk / Afrobeat and Soukouss tracks from Congo (Zaïre) through some different orchestras and bands (Orchestre Veve, Orchestre Veve Star, Orchestre Cobantou, Orchestre Kiam) leaded by the great Georges Kiamwangana Mateta aka “Dynamite Verckys”,a legendary Congolese musician that began his carrer at the end of the 60’s – Enjoy !!

Tracklist :

1 – Champro King et l’Orchestre Cobantou – Merci Roi Champro
2 – Bovick et L’Orchestre Veve – Venus
3 – Orchestre Bella bella – Milly
4 – Verckys et l’Orchestre Veve – Nakobala Yo Denise
5 – Orchestre Veve Star – Nitarudia
6 – Ndalani 77 Brothers – Nzaumi
7 – Orchestre Veve Star – Bassala Hot
8 – Franck Muzola Ngunga et l’Orchestre Kiam – Bamo Kangi

Merry christmas again and happy 2013 to everyone ! See you next week for the next selection !

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Sincerely yours,

Armand de Préseau

Fly Me Back To Kinshasa

ADP011 – Fly Me Back To Kinshasa – A Selection of 70’s Congolese Afro Jerk and Soukouss Tracks

Hi everyone !

So let’s begin the February selections with some good 7 inches I brought back for my last travel to Thailand in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Andaman !

So, because it’s a first step for many of us into the Thai sound, I’ve prepared not one but to different mixes : the first is more funky and the second, more traditional (my favorite), represents more what was the Thai Sound at the time, with two main musical genre : Molam and Luk Thung – Enjoy !

Special Merci to Miles Cleret from Soundway Records and all the Zudrangma Team !

Tracklist :
1 – Sorry no info on this track (Label : State)
2 – Pornsuraphon Petchsitong – Chep Ching Chep Sai
3 – Piengpid Learvilai – Leum Chan Lean Rue
4 – Sorry no info on this track, but it would sounds familiar to you I think (Label : Double Rabbits)
5 – Daotai Mueangstrang – Klua Muetmuet
6 – Daotai Muangtrang – Rok Rak
7 – Chanpen Dennapa – Lam Toey Dai Lao Leaw

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Best regards,

Armand de Preseau

Luk Thung Fever – A Journey Into the Thai 60’s and 70’s Sound (First Part - Groovy Side)

ADP012 – Luk Thung Fever – A Journey Into the Thai 60’s and 70’s Sound (First Part - Groovy Side)

Here comes the second part of my Luk Thung Mix, Deeper than the first part - Hope you'll like it !!

1 – Suphap Daoduangden – Nong Daeng Chai Mai Yen
2 – Porn Tawan – Tid Kiew Tiew Krung
3 – Noknoi Uraiporn – Satja Ying
4 – Sotsai Romphottong – Loi Krathong Siangrak
5 – Yenjit Porntavi – Yenjit Lam Teoy
6 – Sorry no info on this track (Label : Apples)
7 – Chutima Duangporn – Yam Rak Khao Klai
8 – Porn Burapa – Sakunka
9 – Pinsatha Wongsiri – Pattaron Ban Hao
10 – Kom Rak (sorry no other info on this track)

Have a nice day,

Armand de Preseau

Luk Thung Fever – A Journey Into the Thai 60’s and 70’s Sound (Second Part - Deep Side)

ADP012 – Luk Thung Fever – A Journey Into the Thai 60’s and 70’s Sound (Second Part - Deep Side)

Hi dears readers !

Au menu cette semaine, here comes the new selection of the week. This time, we travel to the 70’s psych musical scene of West Africa, with two neighbouring countries, two “twin brothers” : Senegal and Gambia (which is called the “Senegambia”).

Hope you’ll enjoy the deepness of the tracks presented here !

Tracklist :
1 – Guelewar – Tasito
2 – Idrissa Diop – Massani Cisse
3 – Ifang Bondi – Atis-A-Tis
4 – Orchestre Baobab – Kelen Ati Len
5 – The Super Eagles – Feeling You Got
6 – Orchestre Laye Thiam – Kokorico
7 – Orchestre Baobab – Souleymane
8 – Orchestre Super Etoile de Dakar – Thiely
9 – Ifang Bondi – Yolele
10 – The Super Eagles – Love Is A Real Thing
11 – Le Sahel – Khandiou

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Armand de Preseau

The Senegambian Selection : A journey Into The 70’s Musical Scene of Gambia and Senegal

ADP013 – The Senegambian Selection : A journey Into The 70’s Musical Scene of Gambia and Senegal

Hi Everyone !

Here come the new selection of the week, one hour and half selection of (some) really hard to find Cameroonese tracks from the 60’s, the 70’s and the early 80’s !

I’m very proud of this selection, it took me a lot of time to prepare it, hope you’ll enjoy it !

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Armand de Preseau

En passant par le Cameroun – A Psychadelic Journey Into the country of The Bikutsi

ADP014 – En passant par le Cameroun – A Psychadelic Journey Into the country of The Bikutsi

Hi !

here are 9 tracks taken from several seven inches intended to make you (re)discover the beauty and the deepness of the Ethio sound from the 70s.

Ethio Jazz, Ethio soul, Ethio groove or Ethio funk, nevermind how you can call it, this music sounds like no other, because of the Ethiopian Pentatonic scale, that was a source of inspiration for many musicians of all genre.

Hope you’ll like it !

Mohamud Ahmed – Ambassel
Menelik Wossenachew – Chereka
Bizunesh Bekele – Tigel New
Tilahun Gessesse – Wey Min Tilik
Menelik Wossenachew – Menew Bacher Kere
Bahta Hiwot – Tessassategn Eko
Bizunesh Bekele – Inramed
??? – Yewyen Abebaie
Menelik Wossenache – Mekaberene Liyew

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Armand de Preseau

The Ethiopian Journey / A travel into the Ethio sound of Addis-Abeba back in the 70s

ADP016 – The Ethiopian Journey / A travel into the Ethio sound of Addis-Abeba back in the 70s

Hi dear readers !

As promised (for a looong time), here comes the Malian Selection, 9 tracks of pure deepness from this beautiful country – Hope you’ll like it !

Tracklist :
 
1 – Le Kene Star de Sikasso – Fitiriwale
2 – Rail Band – Mouo Dilo
3 – Idrissa Soumaoro et l’Eclipse de l’IJA – Nissodia
4 – Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti – N’do N’do
5 – Le Mystere Jazz de Tombouctou – Wale
6 – Le super Djata Band de Bamako – Zani Djabate
7 – Le Super Biton National de Segou – Siseni
8 – Idrissa Soumahoro – Toi que j’aime
9 – L’orchestre Rail Band du Buffet Hotel de la Gare de Bamako – Badialan Mallet

More Tracks & Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Best regards,

Armand de Preseau

The Malian Selection (Orchestre Rail Band, Idrissa Soumaoro among others..)

ADP017 – The Malian Selection (Orchestre Rail Band, Idrissa Soumaoro among others..)

I wanted to share with you one of my favourite Haitian songs (French West Indies) and taken from the second album from the singer and guitarist Jeancky.

This song, "Protestation", is a deep protest folk song sung in French and Creole, full of poetry, with awesome Guitar, Violins, Congas and Vibraphone parts. I decided to share with you an extended edit I did of the track, mixing vocal and instrumental parts, because this song was way too beautiful to be presented in a short way - Enjoy !

Protestation (Armand de Preseau Extended Instrumental Edit)

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" Diggers of the Lost Ark : A Time and Space vinyl journey into the Worldwide Grooves" (Volume 1)

Hi everyone ! Here is a repost of the first volume (September 2018) of my monthly #vinyl only monthly #radio show on www.radiokrimi.com - Enjoy !!

Tracklist :

1 - Nord Cameroun Rhythms - Astadjam Dada Sare (Cameroun)
2 - M.B.T's - M.B.T's Sound (Congo)
3 - Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Get Up James (Mali)
4 - Simon Randria - Mitsangana (Madagascar)
5 - Orchestre Tropical Fiesta - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Central Africa)
6 - Latapaza Band - Odi Yoo (Kenya)
7 - Phany Agboto - Allabiaboukata (Benin)
8 - K. Frimpong & Vis a Vis - Aboagyewaa (Ghana)
9 - Cross River Nationale - Nyong Eyen Unen (Nigeria)
10 - Gougoumangou - Wazy Doble (Ivory Coast)
11 - Bonga - Ngila (Angola)
12 - Menelik Wossenachew - Chereka (Ethiopia)

More Tracks and Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Regards,

Armand de Preseau

#IvoryCoast #Cameroon #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Congo #Makossa #Afrobeat #AfroFunk #AfroDisco #Angola #Bikutsi #AfroPsych #RecordDigging #AfricanGrooves #ArmandDePreseau #Ghana #Kenya #Congo #Kikuyu #Mali

Diggers of the Lost Ark - A Time and Space Journey into the WorldWide Grooves(Volume 1)

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" Diggers of the Lost Ark : A Time and Space vinyl journey into the Worldwide Grooves" (Volume 2)

Hi everyone ! Here is a repost of the 2nd volume (October 2018) of my monthly #vinyl only monthly #radio show on www.radiokrimi.com - Enjoy !!

Tracklist :

1 - Rail Band - Marabayasa (Mali)
2 - De Frank - Psychedelic Man (Ghana)
3 - The Melody Aces - Asaw Fofor (Benin)
4 - Atomic Bomb Zigoto - Menyeckse (Cameroun)
5 - Olinga Gaston - Ngon Engap (Cameroun)
6 - Spiritual Singers Ntsamina - Kimia (Congo)
7 - Prince DGib's - Agninwe (Benin)
8 - Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konon Mousso (Burkina Faso)
9 - Sharero Band - Caashooy (Somalia)
10 - Ofege - Gbe Mi Lo (Nigeria)
11 - Orchestre Picoby Band D'Abomey - Houi Hou Mi To (Benin)
12 -  Orchestre Cheikh Tall Et Idrissa Diope - Massani Cisse (Senegal)
13 - Amartey Hedzoley - Dza Hunu Tso (Ghana)

More Tracks and Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Regards,

Armand de Preseau

#IvoryCoast #Cameroon #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Congo #Makossa #Afrobeat #AfroFunk #AfroDisco #Angola #Bikutsi #AfroPsych #RecordDigging #AfricanGrooves #ArmandDePreseau #Ghana #Kenya #Congo #Kikuyu #Mali #Benin #Senegal #Afrofunk #Afrobeat #AfroRock #Somalia #BurkinaFaso

Diggers Of The Lost Ark

Diggers of the Lost Ark - A Time and Space Journey into the WorldWide Grooves(Volume 2)

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" Diggers of the Lost Ark : A Time and Space vinyl journey into the Worldwide Grooves" (Volume 3)

Hi everyone ! Here is a repost of the 3rd volume (November 2018) of my monthly #vinyl only monthly #radio show on www.radiokrimi.com - Enjoy !!

Tracklist :

1 - Cherifa Fadel - Moual El Achak (Egypt)
2 - The Psychedelic Aliens - We're Laughing (Ghana)
3 - Ammar El Sheriyi - Asmar Ya Asmarani (Egypt)
4 - Dur Dur band Of Somalia - Yabaal (Somalia)
5 - Charles Songo - Gkinumanze (Congo)
6 - Rock Town Express - Nobody's Man (Nigeria)
7 - Shadow - Dat Soca Boat (Trinidad and Tobago)
8 - Bell'a Njoh - Ebolo (Cameroun)
9 - Atangana Pascal - Ye Mot Ai Kare Mot (Cameroun)
10 - Migan Celestin - A Gbeyame (Benin)
11 - Syphax - Thamghra (Kabylie/Algeria)
12 - Jimmy Blanche - Dou Van Djou (French West Indies)

More Tracks and Infos on my website here : www.africangrooves.fr

Regards,

Armand de Preseau

#IvoryCoast #Cameroon #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Congo #Makossa #Afrobeat #AfroFunk #AfroDisco #Angola #Bikutsi #AfroPsych #RecordDigging #AfricanGrooves #ArmandDePreseau #Ghana #Kenya #Congo #Kikuyu #Mali #Benin #Senegal #Afrofunk #Afrobeat #AfroRock #Somalia #BurkinaFaso #Egypt #Lebanon #Cameroon #Ghana

Diggers of the Lost Ark - A Time and Space Journey into the WorldWide Grooves(Volume 3)

An all-vinyl afrofunk mix I made for the The Benz Music show on Samurai.FM featuring a few bits of knowledge from Ebo Taylor and Gyedu Blay Ambolley. *As always, check out www.digging4gold.tumblr.com for more mixes and downloads.

Here's a link to the original post. 
http://samurai.fm/thebenzmusic/the-benz-music-29-with-dj-juan-g

Track List
01 Super Complex Sounds - God Is Love
02 Ebo Taylor Jr. With Wuta Wazutu - Swinging Soul For Love
03 Matata - Talking Talkin'
04 INTERLUDE #1 (Ebo Taylor on Funk 's African Roots)
05 The Barbeques - Otswe 'Nu
06 K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiesta - Me Yee Owu Den
07 Apostles - Feeling Happy
08 Bob Pinodo - Africa
09 INTERLUDE #2 'Simigwa Break' with Gyedu Blay Ambolley
10 Sidiku Buari - Happy Birthday
11 Marijata - We Live In Peace
12 Mixed Grill - A brand New Wayo
13 Sweet Talks - Kyekye Pe Aware
14 African Brothers Int'l Band - Wope Me A Ka pt.1
15 African Brothers Int'l Band - Yen Ba Pa Kwadwo
16 Tony Safro - Nyame nni Wo Akyi
17 Alex Konadu - Mahuunu Amane
18 Atakora Manu - Asante kotoko
19 Black Children - Love Is Fair
20 CK Mann - Fa Wakoma Mam

Digging4gold presents Afro-Funk from West Africa mixed by DJ Juan G

Armand de Préseau (Nanga Boko Records)

World Music Record Collector, Digger & DJ from Paris (FR) / Label Manager.

Specialized in World Music of the 60's to the 80's, especially in African & West Indies Music.

PM for booking & infos.

ADP010 – Aktion, Blo, Comrades : A New Nigerian Afro Rock Fuzz Funk Selection

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