It has not been my practice to post more recent, commercially-available recordings on Likembe, but as it apparently has long been out of print, I am making available here RCA: Centrafrica Compil (Déclic 50 608, 1997), which is a pretty good overview of the Central African music scene, at least as it existed in the late '90s. I regret that I can't give you any information about the musicians. As you might expect, the sound owes a lot to Congo music, but there are plenty of uniquely Central African touches (take note especially of Francis Gon's "Caresse de Î Les"). Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
From the Banks of the Oubangui River
It has not been my practice to post more recent, commercially-available recordings on Likembe, but as it apparently has long been out of print, I am making available here RCA: Centrafrica Compil (Déclic 50 608, 1997), which is a pretty good overview of the Central African music scene, at least as it existed in the late '90s. I regret that I can't give you any information about the musicians. As you might expect, the sound owes a lot to Congo music, but there are plenty of uniquely Central African touches (take note especially of Francis Gon's "Caresse de Î Les"). Enjoy!
Posted by John B. at 8:29 AM 2 comments
Labels: Africa Musica, Canon Star, Central African Republic, Centro Mix, Francis Gon, Jezu Lokota, Mayele, Melo Divine, Mobanza Ley, Musiki, Ouaka Stars, Petit Tchadien, Super Stars, Zokela
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
l'ANPAC Presente Vol. 3
Posted by John B. at 6:18 PM 5 comments
Labels: Angèle Revignet, Gabon, Julien Nziengui, l'ANPAC Presente, Norbert Epandja, Pierre-Claver Zeng, Santo Backita
Sunday, September 4, 2011
l'ANPAC Presente Vol. 2
Posted by John B. at 10:27 AM 4 comments
Labels: Akwé Obiang, Gabon, l'ANPAC Presente, Mack Joss, Obiang Okane, Pierre Embony, Yvon Dawens
Friday, September 2, 2011
l'ANPAC Presente: Vol. 1
Posted by John B. at 11:58 PM 8 comments
Labels: Gabon, Hilarion Nguema, Itsiembu Bi-Mbin, Jean-Boniface Asssélé, Jo-Man Anguilet, l'ANPAC Presente, Marcel Djabioh
Monday, May 30, 2011
Congo Memories with Bumba Massa
Posted by John B. at 11:01 AM 10 comments
Labels: Bumba Massa, Congo, Lingala, Soukous
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Happier Days
As usual for Somali recordings of this vintage, the audio quality of these songs is not up to modern standards, but I'm sure you'll agree that their musical and historical qualities more than compensate. Here's what Sanaag has to say about them:
Dur Dur - Shaacaan Ka Qaadaa
Dur Dur - Rag Kaleeto Maa Kuu Riyaaqayee?
Dur Dur - Doobnimaadey Maka Dogoownee
Posted by John B. at 5:01 PM 9 comments
Labels: Dur Dur, Sahra Dawo, Somalia
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Lapiro de Mbanga Freed!
Posted by John B. at 9:01 PM 3 comments
Labels: Cameroun, Lapiro de Mbanga, Makossa