Tag: Kounabeli

Patience Dabany – Ngabule (Gabon, 1985, Nkoussou Music)

Following to this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Ngabule“, a catchy tropical dance floor friendly Afro Boogie Electro Funk with killer synth & horn parts, recorded in 1985 by the Congolese musician & composer Marie-Joséphine Kama “Patience Dabany” (Gabonese president Omar Bongo‘s former wife), leader of mythical Gabonese bands such as “Akebe II“, “Banowita” or “Kounabeli” and founder of the recording studios “Elumba 2” (LibrevilleGabon) and Mbila (Los AngelesUnited States).

This album was recorded between Gabon & the United States with the help of the legendary musician and arranger Fred WesleyJames Brown‘s former musical director – Enjoy !

Patience Dabany – Ngabule

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Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Patience Dabany – Maimouna (Gabon, 1985, Nkoussou Music)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Maimouna“, an upper class bewitching Afro Funk Soul Soukous track with heavenly strings & guitar parts, recorded in 1985 by the Congolese musician & composer Marie-Joséphine Kama “Patience Dabany” (Gabonese president Omar Bongo‘s former wife), leader of mythical Gabonese bands such as “Akebe II“, “Banowita” or “Kounabeli” and founder of the recording studios “Elumba 2” (Libreville, Gabon) and Mbila (Los Angeles, United States).

This album was recorded between Gabon & the United States with the help of the legendary musician and arranger Fred Wesley, James Brown‘s former musical director – Enjoy !

Patience Dabany – Maimouna (Gabon, 1985, Nkoussou Music)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/zuCPXs8oK-Q

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Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Max Massala – Mamaye (Gabon, 1980s, Max Massala Self-Released)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Mamaye“, a dope Tropical Afro Soukous Funk track taken from an ultra hard to find album recorded & self-released in the early 80s by the Gabonese artist Max Massala – Enjoy !

Max Massala – Mamaye

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/b2B9yfcjXd8

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Have a nice Sunday, see you on next Wednesday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau

Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku – Bongo Soleil Du Gabon (Gabon, 1980s, Charles Talar Records)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Bongo Soleil Du Gabon“, a percussive Tropical Soukous track recorded in the 80s by the band “Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku” in tribute to the Gabonese former president Omar Bongo Ondimba, such as many local orchestras of that time – Enjoy !

Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku – Bongo Soleil Du Gabon

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/ctkZ8wk-Pvc

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Have a nice Wednesday, see you on next Sunday for another musical (re)discovery !

Armand de Preseau