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“Zooming In” is a mix series focusing on African countries that the world seldom hears from and listens to. The selection is mostly composed of songs that haven’t been commercially released and float around in ephemeral online libraries. 

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Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, Equatorial Guinea's post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Its economy traditionally depended on three commodities — cocoa , coffee, and timber — but the discovery of petroleum and natural gas under the seafloor of its offshore waters changed the country’s economic profile virtually overnight in the 1980s. Petroleum now accounts for the vast majority of its exports and more than four-fifths of its GDP.

Despite having become the richest country per capita in Africa, the wealth is distributed extremely unevenly, with few people benefiting from the oil riches. The standard of living of most people has not significantly improved and farming continues to be the predominant occupation. The country ranks 144th on the 2019 Human Development Index with less than half the population having access to clean drinking water. The authoritarian government has one of the worst human rights records in the world. President Obiang has had a firm grip on power since 1979 and has repeatedly come under investigation for corruption.

As is often the case in dictatorships, culture is criminally under-funded and left to survive at the margins of a careless state. Equatorial Guinea's music has therefore been much less documented than most African countries, and commercial recordings remain scarce. Except for a 1950 collection of field recordings, there is still no compilation to this day that showcases the country’s rich musical output. But even without governmental efforts to support the music of its own people, songs in the digital age always find a way out.

Outsiders can now access audio and video files uploaded by anonymous heroes who are eager to show the world what their country has to offer. One just needs to adjust their listening standards when dealing with low-res MP3s converted from platforms such as YouTube and Soundcloud. These sources act as the sole entry portals into the country’s songbook, which is unsurprisingly bursting with creativity: call-and-response chants of female choirs (“Coro”), pop bangers coated with a gorgeous AutoTune sheen, groovy bass licks and relentless pounding percussions.

Despite a veneer of Spanish culture and Roman Catholic religion, many Equatorial Guineans live according to ancient customs, which have undergone a revival since independence in 1968. Among the Fang of the mainland, traditional music and storytelling live on. Among the Bubi farmers of the Bioko island, some ancient customs are still followed as well. As for popular music, Soukous and Makossa have long been beloved and reinterpreted. Though being the only African state in which Spanish is an official language, most artists sing in Fang or Bubi and sprinkle their lyrics with words in French, Spanish or English-based creole. One may also notice Congolese-style Libanga — shout-outs to local patrons — and some nods to Ndombolo, Assiko and Hiplife.

00:00 · Elenita - Echi Chin Abe
03:21 · Maele Ndong - Si Mitangan
06:03 · Muana Sinepi - Baluery
08:38 · Bessoso - Y’On Sofa
11:16 · Coro Abong Mang - Nza Bele Me Nnom
14:38 · Beto Nass Autoridad - Nchaan Ekuan
18:01 · Unknown - Eye Minga
20:37  · Coro Bikomsua - Edjing
23:00 · Efa Mba - Wele-Nzas
25:29 · Baron Ya Búk-Lú - Money
28:10 · Kastiel Molon - Alukle
30:40 · Bicomsua Mongomo - Ondo Nkumu
33:53 · Coro Antorcha De Zaragoza - Unknown
38:30 · Titoy Bolabote - Botaka
41:55 · Coro Milenio de Malabo - Ambiente
44:31 · Fifi La Mirey - Ening Nsut Mot
46:48 · Piter B & Menda Sol - Benguan Beye Mbini
50:37 · Tawola Mesam - Bicomsua
53:13 · Djebol - Mama
55:56 · Dr. Mbomeche - Mbuyaya

* Big up to DJ Rody Mansueto (@djrody-3) for the track ID of Beto Nass Autoridad’s gem!

Zooming In, Vol. 1 · Equatorial Guinea

French-born & Berlin-based Boris Paillard a.k.a. Mixanthrope has been shaking up dancefloors from Canada to Ghana since 2015 with African, Afro-diasporic and Afro-Caribbean songs & sounds. After working for the label "Akwaaba Music" in Accra, he created the monthly event series "African Beats & Pieces" in Berlin in 2017, inviting passionate DJs and underground live acts to explore specific musical themes.

► djmixanthrope@gmail.com

Resident DJ & organizer of regular Afro-centric music parties in Berlin since 2017: "African Beats & Pieces"
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Zooming In, Vol. 1 · Equatorial Guinea

Mixanthrope (African Beats & Pieces)

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