Sonny Okosun: "Holy Wars" (Nigeria/1978)

In 1976, Okosun created Ozziddi band (Ozziddi means message) channeling influenses like afro-funk, soul and reggae. About this period, Okosun said: "I was trying to talk about what was happening to black people." This second album with Ozziddi was recorded in London in 1978.

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En 1976, Okosun crée l'orchestre Ozziddi qui veut dire "message", mélangeant des influenses telles que l'afro funk, la soul et le reggae. A propos de cette période, Okosun dit: "J’essayais de parler de ce qui arrivait au peuple noir". Ce deuxième album avec Ozziddi a été enregistré en 1978 à Londres.

Orchestre Black Santiago & Ignace de Souza (1977)

Album composed by Ignace de Souza and recorded in Ivory Coast on Badmos label.

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Album composé par Ignace de Souza et enregistré  en Côte d'Ivoire en 1977 sur le label Badmos.

Mokontafe Sako

Daniel Sagbohan & Les Black Santiagos

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Initiation Into Voodoo music: Akpovi Athanase

Orchestre du Bawobab

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Honore Avolonto & l'Orchestre Black Santiago (1979)

Anthological album of Avolonto Honoré backed by the Black Santiago's. Recorded in 1979 Avolonto composed the music and the lyrics. This album is famous because of afrobeat tune "Assougnon Dje Dokoli".

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Myriam Makeba (Guinea/South-Africa/1973)

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National Jazz du Dahomey (1968)

Side A is a laid back adjobade beat tune and Side B is Congolese inspired bouche rhythm.

 

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T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo & Lohento Eskill (1978)

Let's enjoy this "volume 5", recorded in 1978. Lohento's composition "Agbaza Min Nin" became famous in 1977 during the FESTAC. The song talks about the beauty of african women's light-skinned. You can also recognize in this LP Tijani Kone's saxophone just coming from Mali.

Encore du plaisir avec ce volume 5 enregistré en 1978. "Agbaza Min Nin" est un titre rendu célèbre en 1977 durant le FESTAC. Le morceau parle de la beauté des femmes africaines et de leur peau ensoleillée. Vous reconnaitrez le saxophone de Tidjani Kone, fraichement débarqué du Mali.