For today, I wanted to share with you “Mambo Marie Madeleine Houi Bin“, a mind-blowing deep melancholic Afro Soul Jazz track with gorgeous horns & Latin flavors, taken from one of the first albums recorded by the Ivorian composer Okoi Seka Athanase in 1977.

This album includes the following musicians (any further informations are welcomed) :

Okoi Seka Athanase : Lead Vocals ;

Léo : Bass Guitar ;

Christophe : Drums ;

N’Da Jo : Guitar ;

Bouadou Ernest : Solo Guitar ;

P. Lucien Dy : Percussion ;

Bader : Saxophone ;

Ahmed, Beugré Edouard : Trumpet ;

Assy Lucien, Lucien Achipo : Vocals ;

Really beautiful song, that reminds some of the best Afro Latin tracks by legendary Congolese bands & musicians (Tabu Ley Rochereau & L’Orchestre Afrisa International, Franco & his T.P. OK Jazz, Dr Nico, …). Enjoy !

Okoi Seka Athanase – Mambo Marie Madeleine Houi Bin (Ivory Coast, 1977, Disco 2000)

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Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Caridad“, an incredible beautiful Afro Latin Mbalax Soul track, taken from the only album by “L’Orchestre Du Sahel“, house band of the night club “Le Sahel” in Dakar (Senegal) owned by the businessman Ndiouga Kobe and founded in 1972 by the composer and musician Cheikh Tidiane Tall.

Open to various musical styles, le Sahel offered a music mixing African sounds (Mbalax, Pulaar Fulani music, Mandingo music), and included legendary Senegalese musicians, former members of the mythical band “Xalam” founded in 1965 by Sakhir Thiam, such :

– Cheikh Tidiane Tall (Bandleader, Guitar, Organ) ;

– Willy Sakho (Bass) ;

– Alassane N’Doye (Congas) ;

– Diguy Diabate (Drums) ;

– Thierno Koité (Flute, Saxophone) ;

– Seydina Insa Wade (Guitar) ;

– Emmanuel Batta (Trombone) ;

– Jean N’Diaye (Trumpet) ;

– Idrissa Diop, René Cabral (Vocals) ;

– Pape Djiby Ba (Vocals, Guiro) ;

Really hard to find album & magical song, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Le Sahel – Caridad (Senegal, 1975, Musiclub)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Je Vous Remercie” (“I thank you”), a splendid Afro Soul Acoustic Folk track driven by beautiful guitar parts and with Latin flavors, taken from the first album recorded in 1976 by the Beninese guitarist & composer Gustave Gbenou “G.G.” Vikey on “Riviera Afrique“, the legendary African focused sub-label of “Riviera“, the well-known French record label owned by the mythical composer & musician Gilles Sala.

This song is dedicated to all of you dear followers (5000 subscribers on Youtube & 2000 on Instagram !), thank you for your kind support & beautiful messages since the beginning of this blog in June 2010 – 14 years of sharing with you tons of musical rediscoveries, vinyl selections & record digging trips all over the world !

And never forget, sharing is caring – Enjoy !

Gustave Gbenou “G. G.” Vikey – Je Vous Remercie (Benin, 1976, Riviera Afrique)

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Following this previous post, I wanted to share with you for today “Ven Y Ven Y Ven“, a timeless standard of the latin musical repertoire initially recorded in 1965 by the composer Johnny Pacheco (Dominican Republic), and covered here in a killer sweet top notch Afro Latin Salsa version, recorded in the 70s by the Congolese (former Zaïre) composer & singer Michel Boyibanda and backed by the mythical orchestra “OK Jazz” founded by the legendary François “Franco” Luambo Makiadi.

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

Michel Boyibanda & L’Orchestre OK Jazz – Ven Y Ven Y Ven (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1970s, Pathé Marconi)

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Following this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “Footaane“, a deep splendid Afro Mbalax Jazz Fusion track with latin flavors, taken from the “Thiapathioly” album recorded in the early 80s by the mythical Senegalese band Etoile de Dakar founded in 1977 by the legendary composer & musician Youssou N’Dour – Enjoy !

Etoile de Dakar – Footaane (Senegal, 1980, MCA)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Oya Ka Jojo“, an incredible catchy Afro Cuban Salsa Latin Funk stormer from Benin with heavy horns, recorded in 1980 by the band “L’Orchestre Les Volcans Du Benin“, formerly named the National Police Orchestra of the republic of Benin, founded in 1962 – Instant dancefloor stormer, enjoy !

Orchestre Les Volcans du Benin – Oya Ka Jojo (Benin, 1980, Albarika Store)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Yolanda“, a splendid early Afro Latin Salsa track with strong 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, recorded in the 60s by the legendary Nigerian musician 𝐃𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧, a superstar in Dakar at that time, & 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡 from 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚, and backed by the mythical Senegalese band “𝐋𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫” – Personal dance floor stormer in the genre, enjoy !

Dexter Johnson, Laba Sosseh & Le Super Star De Dakar – Yolanda (Sénégal, 1960s, N’Dardisc)

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Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Fatou“, an Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Soul masterpiece, initially recorded in the 70s by the legendary Guinean singer Amara Touré on the mythical record label Sonafric, re-interprated in 1984 in a gorgeous alternate superior version by Amara & the Gabonese band “Orchestre Massako” with sublime saxophone & piano parts (the version presented in this article), during the few years he spent in Libreville (Gabon) – Enjoy !

Amara Touré & L’Orchestre Massako – Fatou

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For today, I wanted to share with you “N’Diarabi Bedonna, an irresistible West African Latin Boogaloo Manding Jazz track with wonderful horn parts, taken from one of the earliest recordings (maybe the first ?) of the legendary Malian composer & singer Sorry Bamba, out on the Ivorian record label “Djima Records” – Enjoy !

Sorry Bamba – N’Diarabi Bedonna (Mali, 1960s, Djima Records)

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For today, I wanted to share with you « A Non Yi Go », a powerful syncopated psychedelic Afro Funk Sato track with Afrobeat flavors, killer horns & guitar parts, taken from the first album of the Beninese composer & musician Migan Celestin (who was formerly part of « Les Commandos », the band founded by the mythical beninese musician Theophile « El Rego » Do Rego), out in the late 70s on the Ivorian record label « Papa-Disco » – Enjoy !

Migan Celestin dit « Mig-Tino » – A Non Yi Go

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