Noura (Fatima Zohra Badji) – Paris Dans Mon Sac

( Algeria , 1965 , Pathé )

posted on 05 / 11 / 2023

For today, I wanted to share with you “Paris Dans Mon Sac“, an incredibly beautiful Soul Jazz ballad sung in French with Oriental flavors, recorded in 1965 by the Algerian singer & actress Fatima Zohra Badji (better known as “Noura”) on the French record label “Pathé“.

This song is backed by a beautiful orchestration by Larbi Zeggane (Kamal Hamadi on his artist’s name), a Kabyle Algerian songwriter and composer who was also Noura’s husband, and Roland Richard Vincent.

Cherry on the cake : this gorgeous cover art – Enjoy !

Noura (Fatima Zohra Badji) – Paris Dans Mon Sac (Algeria, 1965, Pathé)

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

Armand de Preseau

Bana – Eternidade

( Cape verde , 1966 , Pathé )

posted on 06 / 09 / 2023

For today, I wanted to share with you “Eternidade“, a splendid melancholic early Afro Soul Folk Jazz ballad driven by gorgeous clarinet parts, one of the very first recordings of the legendary Cape Verdean composer & musician Adriano Gonçalves (better known as “Bana“).

Initially recorded in Dakar (Sénégal) in 1962 with the backing of another Cape Verdean legend, the songwriter, arranger and clarinetist Luis Morais and his Orchestre Du Saloum, the song presented here today is taken from this Pan-African compilation out in 1966 in the mythical French record label “Pathé” with this very cute cover art – Enjoy !

Bana – Eternidade (Cape Verde, 1966, Pathé)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/WFqTsEvyiD0

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

Armand de Preseau

Abeti Masikini – Tata Mobutu

( Democratic Republic Of Congo , 1976 , Pathé )

posted on 16 / 04 / 2023

Following this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Tata Mobutu“, an outstanding mesmerizing Psychedelic Afro Soul Jazz Funk track, driven by the splendid voice of the Congolese Diva Elisabeth Finant, betterly known as Abeti Maskini, and taken from her 4th album out in 1976 on the mythical French record label “Pathé Marconi” – Enjoy !

Abeti Masikini – Tata Mobutu (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1976, Pathé)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/A2qLgQsdqpI

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

Armand de Preseau

Abdennebi Ouiness – Chouaya Hob

( Morocco , 1968 , Pathé )

posted on 14 / 12 / 2022

For today, I wanted to share with you “𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐛” (“شوية حب” or “A bit of Love” in Arabic), a raw Surf Rock Soul Mod track with killer organ & guitar riffs, taken from the first single ever recorded in 1968 by the famous Moroccan singer, composer & musician Abdennebi Ouiness (ويناس) – Enjoy !

Abdennebi Ouiness – Chouaya Hob

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

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

Betty Chung – Sunny

( Hong Kong , 1968 , Pathé )

posted on 02 / 05 / 2021

For today, I wanted to share with you “Sunny“, an incredible Freakbeat Pop Rock Soul Yeye beat cover of the all-time classic track originally recorded by Bobby Hebb in 1966, taken from the first album of the Hong Kong singer & actress Betty Chung – Enjoy !

Betty Chung – Sunny

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/GvY3rGnYcTw

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

Armand de Preseau

Orchestre Franco – Je T'attends

( Democratic Republic Of Congo , 1964 , Pathé )

posted on 10 / 01 / 2021

For today, I wanted to share with you “Je T’attends“, a sublime melancholic Afro Soul Bossa Nova track recorded in the early 60s by the legendary Congolese musician Franco Luambo Makiadi, backed by his legendary “TP Ok Jazz” Orchestra – Enjoy !

Orchestre Franco – Je T’attends

You can also listen to it on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/QS2eLtOrghY

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

Armand de Preseau

Musi O Tunya – N'Gombe Shalaya

( Zambia , 1970's , Pathé )

posted on 16 / 06 / 2019

For today, I wanted to share with you “N’Gombe Shalaya” a slow trance & deep psychedelic Afrobeat-esque track from Musi O Tunya, one my favourite Zambian band – Enjoy !!

Musi O Tunya – N’Gombe Shalaya

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/u3cvfIIxI1c

Have a really nice sunday !

Armand

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