For today, I wanted to share with you “Misosi“, a sweet uplifting Afro Makossa Soul Folk track from Cameroun driven by feel-good jazzy guitar parts, released in 1973 as a single by the Cameroonian composer & musician Eitel Tobbo and released on the legendary French label “Pathé Marconi”.
Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Eitel Tobbo et ses Guitares – Misosi (Cameroun, 1973, Pathé Marconi)
For today, I wanted to share with you “Yemakpego Dragons”, an outstanding 15min Afro Latin Salsa Pachanga Soul track from Benin, taken from the sole LP recorded in 1984 by the Beninese composer & musician Toffo Houssou “Miguelito” Gilles and released on the mythical local label “Albarika Store” founded in 1964 by Adissa Seidou.
On this album, Toffo-Houssou Miguelito is backed by the famous band “Les Volcans de la capitale” founded in 1962 under the name “Orchestre de la Gendarmerie Nationale du Benin” & composed with members of the national police orchestra.
Huge dancefloor burner in the genre, always a sure shot when I play it in my DJ sets – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Following this former article, I wanted to share with your for today “Longoka“, a sweet Funky Afro Soukous Fusion Soul track from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with deep psychedelic Synth parts, taken from the 2nd & last LP of the “Trio Bydoli“, recorded in the early 80s in Ivory Coast on the legendary local label “Editions Sodogil”.
This band was composed with a bunch of three musicians (Bhy Gao, Domingo Salsero & Lea Lignanzi, who used the first syllables of their names for “Bydoli”) from Bangui (Central African Republic), but who quickly left their hometown to play & tour with several mythical Congolese musicians & groups, as Henri Bowane, Sam Mangwana, Orchestre Veve & Trio Madjesi.
Highly recommended & hard to find LP, full of great tracks in all kind of genres from Afrobeat to Blues – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical rediscovery !
Armand de Preseau
Sharhabil Ahmed / شرحبيل أحمد – Ghazal / غزال
( Sudan , 1977 )
posted on 28 / 12 / 2025
For today, I wanted to share with you “Ghazal” (“غزال” in Arabic or “Antelope” in English), an awesome uptempo 70s Afro Garage Twist Soul Jerk track from Sudan, taken from the first K7 tape recorded in 1977 by the legendary Sudanese composer & musician Sharhabil Ahmed (“شرحبيل أحمد” in Arabic) and released on the mythical Egyptian record label “Sono Cairo“.
Born in 1935, Sharhabil is the founder of the Sudanese Jazz scene, who dedicated his life to modernize Sudanese music, merging Surf, Rock & Funk occidental influences with Congolese music and East African harmonies (Ethiopian & Sudanese traditional rhythms) & instrumentations.
He’s also known as “The King Of Sudanese Jazz” as he won a national Jazz contest in the early 70s among with mythical Sudanese bands as The Scorpions leaded by Saif Abu Bakr (سيف أبو بكر).
Really hard to find tape nowadays, testimony of the past & piece of Sudanese heritage – Enjoy !
Sharhabil Ahmed – Ghazal (Soudan, 1977, Sono Cairo) شرحبيل أحمد – غزال
For today, I’d like to share with you “Nassima“, a deep bouncy minimal syncopated 70s Afro Soukous Soul Synth track from Ivory Coast, taken from the only LP recorded in the early 80s by the mysterious Ivorian composer Bazaré D. Pablo (any informations welcome, as he seemed to be a mysterious character) on the famous record label “Sodogil Eidtions“, and produced by the legendary Beninese composer & musician Gilbert Dossou (better known as “Prince Dgib’s” or just “Dbib’s), who released a couple of crazy rare singles.
Super underground release that deserves to be better & widely more known, so hope you’ll like it – enjoy !
Bazaré D. Pablo & Le Nassima Orchestra – Nassima (Ivory Coast, 1980s, Sodogil Editions)
Following this former post, I would like to share you for today “N’Ny”, an instant catchy Afro Boogie Soul Funk track from Guinea with gorgeous guitar & powerful horn parts, taken from the first album recorded in 1982 by the Guinean composer, arranger and musician (balafon and guitar player) Ousmane Kouyaté, born in 1950 in Dabola (Guinea Conakry).
He released 5 albums, and played with many mythical musicians & bands, such as Salif Keïta, Kante Manfila, Cheikh Tidiane Seck or Mory Kante (he played the guitar on the African hit “Mandjou” with the Malian band “Les Ambassadeurs”) and played in the very well known “Le Rail Band De Bamako” & “Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux” among with Salif Keïta (Mali) and Kante Manfila (Guinea Conakry).
This album features some of the best west african musicians of that era such :
Ousmane Kouyate : Writing, Composition, Arrangements, Lead Guitar, Vocals ;
Deyin Kassila, Mamadi Diabate : Vocals ;
Mamadou “Pacheko” Bagayoko : Bells ;
Moussa Cissoko : Tenor Saxophone ;
Doh Albert, Tom Diakité : Chorus ;
Traore Kabine “Tagus” : Trumpet ;
Djeli Moridjan Kouyaté : Balafon ;
Souleymane Doumbia : Drums ;
Banthini Koita : Rhythm Guitar ;
Cheick Tidiane Seck : Organ ;
Sekou Diabaté : Bass Guitar ;
Benjamin Diabaté : Congas ;
Released on the legendary Ivorian label “Sacodis“, this album is good from start to finish, but unfortunately too hard to find album nowadays (especially in that condition) – Hope you’ll like it, enjoy !
Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Pot Pourrit De Guajira“, a gorgeous 70s Afro Cuban Latin Soul Fusion track from Senegal, taken from one of the several albums recorded by the mythical Senegalese Band “Orchestra Baobab” (spelt here “Orchestre Baobab Gouygui De Dakar”), formed in the early 1970 and famous for merging Cuban Music with traditional West African Wolof Griot culture and the Mandinga musical traditions of the Casamance in an Afro Cuban, Afro Latin & Afro Pachanga style.
Still touring today, the band features the following musicians :
Barthelemy Attisso : Guitar, Arrangements ;
Medoune Diallo : Lead Vocals, Maracas, Arrangements ;
Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Fin Vacances“, an obscure laid back minimal Afro Synth Electronic Soul track from Togo a la William Onyeabor, taken from the only album recorded in the early 80s by the Beninese musician “Agbo Bruno Vikass“, that includes the following musicians :
Agbo Bruno Vikass : Composition, Vocals, Producer, Rhythm Guitar ;
Noel Houmbiye (from the band “Noel & Mathilde” I talked about here https://youtu.be/5hTXPVLZ5mQ) : Lead Guitar ;
John Migan : Drums, Arrangements ;
Camice : Bass Guitar ;
Tomi : Organ ;
Really deep & usunual track, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !
Agbo Bruno Vikass – Fin Vacances (Benin, 1980s, Les Editions A.B.V)
For today, I wanted to share with you “Mawu Lolo“, an instant catchy 70s Afro Soul Funk from Togo, take from the sole single recorded by the mysterious composer & singer Telema Sandihoma in 1977 (any more informations welcome !) on the mythical French record label “Sonafric“.
This song is backed by the legendary Ghanaian orchestra “Vis-A-Vis“, in a groovy vein that reminds me the bests songs from the Ghanaian musician De Frank Kakrah & his “Professionals” – hope you like it, enjoy !
For today, I wanted to share with you “Kpalanuma“, a mind-blowing 70s Highlife Soul track from Nigeria with Afrobeat influences & instant catchy horn & synth parts, taken from one of the several albums composed by the very prolific Nigerian composer & musician St. Augustine Anwunzia backed by his “Rovers International“, recorded in 1978 on the Nigerian branch of the mythical label “Polydor”.
St Augustine’s albums are known to be upper-class Highlife, but that one remains my favorite, blending many genres as it contains outstanding Afrobeat, Highlife but also Reggae tracks.
More, it features some of the greatest Nigerian & Cameroonian composers of that era, as :
St. Augustine Anwunzia : Lead Vocals, Composition, Arrangements ;
Tony Bonny Wailer, Johnny Woode : Drums ;
Frankie Ntoh Song : Guitar Synthesizer ;
Fred Fisher Atalobhor : Trombone ;
Willie Nfor : Bass Guitar ;
Joe Chiejina : Maracas ;
Andrew Kisito : Vocals ;
Abi John : Lead Guitar ;
Jossy Egele : Congas ;
Sharp Mike : Trumpet ;
Killer album from start to finish, hope you’ll like it – enjoy !
St. Augustine & The Rovers International – Kpalanuma (Nigeria, 1978, Polydor Nigeria)
