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In partnership with Teranga beat, the current leading label for Senegalese music, Analog Africa proudly offer an insight into the musical adventures that were taking place in the major Senegalese cities during the 60s and 70s. 

It all started in 2009 when Adamantios Kafetzis travelled from Greece to Senegal with a brand new tape machine that he used to digitise the musical treasures he had discovered in the city of Thiés. These treasures took the form of reel tapes, and had been recorded by sound engineer Moussa Diallo, who had spent the previous four decades immortalising, onto magnetic tape, the bands that would later perform in his club, the legendary Sangomar. 

300 Senegalese songs that nobody had ever heard before were discovered - Five of them were selected for this compilation. 

Thanks to its history of outside influences, Senegal – the western point of Africa - had become a musical melting pot.  
Cuban and American sailors had brought Son Montuno from Cuba, Jazz from New Orleans and American soul tunes: sounds that were swiftly embraced and adopted by urban dance bands and intuitively merged with local music styles.

One band in particular excelled at this fusion. 1960 marks the formation of Le Star Band de Dakar, a milestone that left an indelible imprint on Dakar’s musical landscape. Indeed, the whole country was soon grooving to their intoxicating mixture of Afro Cuban rhythms and Wolof-language lyrics. 

The 1970s brought a new generation of stellar bands like Le Sahel, Orchestre Laye Thiam, Number One de Dakar, Orchestra Baobab, Dieuf Dieul de Thies, Xalam 1 who fused traditional Senegalese percussion instruments such Sabra, Tama and Bougarabou with organs and keyboards, giving birth to new hybrids. Merging the folkloric and the experimental, these sounds, embraced by the youth, took centre stage and gave the previously dominant Cuban music a run for its money.

With this burst of musical and artistic creativity, driven predominantly by the modern vision of President Senghor, Dakar began attracting international stars. The Jackson Five, James Brown, Tabou Combo (Haiti), Celia Cruz (Cuba) and an array of African stars like Tabu Ley Rochereau (Congo), Manu Dibango (Cameroon) and Bembeya Jazz (Guinée) joined in with the local scene, improvising jam sessions and bringing new flavours to a music scene that was always open to new inspirations and influences. Johnny Pacheco immortalised his passion for the city with a song called “Dakar, Punto Final”.

4 years in the making, this compilation, reflects the unique fusion of Funk, Mbalax, Cuban Son and Mandingue sounds that helped transform Dakar into West Africa´s most vibrant city. 

The comprehensive booklet that comes with the CD - 44 pages or with the 2xLP - 12 pages LP size booklet - are a precious document attesting to the decades of transformation that led to modern Senegalese music. Featuring biographies of music producers and a legendary record cover designer, as well as the life stories of all the groups represented here, the booklet also includes a fantastic selection of photos that have never seen before.


Mariama - Orchestre Fangóól (Leave a comment for Max Dia  - Singer/Composer - I will forward)

PLEXUS RECORDS & Somepling present "PaperSkies".
This is the first full length effort by French producer Somepling, after a bunch of projects including releases on Stillmuzik, Outlier Recordings, Cold Busted, Sickonasty, and three self-released vinyl records.

Somepling first appeared on The DJ Shadow Remix Project in 2010. His work was then featured twice on the Bandcamp weekly show, he was playlisted by DJ Vadim, TJ Kid & DJ Woody, highlighted on XLR8R, and named soundclouder of the day in 2011.

On "PaperSkies", the mood is mellow, each track carefully crafted, using the finest samples to build progressive instrumental Hip-Hop stories. Somepling's clearly influenced by Express Rising, DJ Shadow's early work, and also Spiritual/modal jazz moods; his dusty instrumentals made on the MPC 2000XL are perfect to escape, and obviously, an invitation to sit back and let the record spins.

This LP comes in a limited silk-screened edition of 275 copies, all hand-numbered and pressed on 180gr vinyl. 12"x 12" silk-screened insert/poster included. Original art is an engraving made by Jérôme Bouchard.

Mastering vinyl "Master Plus".
Mastering digital "Kasablanka".

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Edibles (Produced by Thomas Jordan)

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Let's Do (Original Mix)

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1-O.A.K. Lost & Found (Prod. by Kuya & Drew Banga)

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Lost & Found [Single]

1-O.A.K.  "Lost & Found" (Prod. by Kuya & Drew Banga)

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