Afro

SPEAKING CREOLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmc3r3VmnGU Gaoulé Mizik - Léòno From Gaoulé Mizik ‎– Konbòch... Not On Label, France We couldn't find any information about Gaoulé Mizik ... However, it makes no doubt that it is a band from the French West Indies who may have privately released a few albums in the 1980's and 1990's. The album contains some…Lire la suite SPEAKING CREOLE

WOODOO RAEGGAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXjswSnWsg&feature=youtu.be Twenston - Black Soul From Various ‎– Woodoo Raeggae Released on Disco Soup Ltd, 1981, Italy Sometimes, no matter hard you try, you just can't get any information about a record. Woodoo Raeggae is an Italian compilation with an absolutely amazing cover that was released in 1981, but that's about all we know this…Lire la suite WOODOO RAEGGAE

FOTS & BYKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvRAs6tTPs8 Fots & Byke - Nkul Messing From Fots & Byke - Nkul Messing / De Go Released on Production Balafon, France Something of Manu Dibango here... Nkul Messing is a very richly produced afro disco track from Western Africa (Cameroun?) with a powerful horn section, guitar, synths and percussions breaks and  very rhythmical vocals...…Lire la suite FOTS & BYKE

HEAVENLY MARACAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvhPJiVJFs&feature=youtu.be Yasuaki Shimizu - Tamare-Tamare From Yasuaki Shimizu - Subliminal Released on Invitation, 1987, Japan Yasuaki Shimizu is a legendary saxophonist from Japan. Playing on essential albums such as Mariah's Utakata No Hibi (yes, that recently reissued holy grail), he released 6 Jazz-Fusion albums before moving to Europe (Paris, London) and finally releasing Subliminal in 1987.…Lire la suite HEAVENLY MARACAS

BANG THE DRUM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siOnqNKaGWA Johnny Yoshinaga & Jogging Staff - African Juice From Johnny Yoshinaga & Jogging Staff ‎– Sky Juice Released on Continental, 1979, Japan African Juice is an Afro-disco track by great Japanese drummer Johnny Yoshinaga, taken from his instrumental album Sky Juice. The track construction is quite simple : a drumming pattern , some percussions…Lire la suite BANG THE DRUM

SOUTH-AFRICAN MADNESS #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ7JLfvrbMo Novidade - Voaria (ClubHouse Mix) From Novidade - Voaria Released on Tusk, 1991, South Africa Another dance-floor filler from South-Africa ! The original version of Voaria is already great with its sick bassline and its addictive lyrics in English, but this "ClubHouse Mix" contains some twists that always work in a packed club, especially…Lire la suite SOUTH-AFRICAN MADNESS #2

ANTOINETTE KONAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjRJtDNkJNE Antoinette Konan - M'Ackô Taken From Antoinette Konan - Antoinette Konan Ivory Coast Crazy find by our friend Dave from L'International Records. Unfortunately, we couldn't find much information about this record; all we know is that Antoinette Konan is some kind of star in Ivory Coast. It looks like the woman stole some synths…Lire la suite ANTOINETTE KONAN

An Introduction Mix by Satoshi & PAM

To celebrate the launch of our website, we recorded a 2 hour-long mix on which we tried to put many of our influences. Beginning smoothly with a selection of ambient records, it slowly progresses into a more club-related mix before turning into some South-African madness (one of our biggest obsessions during this Summer). Music for relaxing,…Lire la suite An Introduction Mix by Satoshi & PAM