For today, let’s travel a bit far from our casual Pan African, Middle Eastern & West Indian countries to discover “Volao” (“Fly” in Spanish), an instant catchy Euro Boogie Disco Soul track with funky Flamenco parts, taken from the 1st album of the Spanish Rumba band Chipen aka Juan Tarradellas Giménez & Pedro Reyes Juan – better known as “Johnny Tarradellas & “Peret Reyes” – and recorded in 1984.

Cherry on the cake : that so 80s cover (including the moustache !).

Summer anthem, perfect crossover of Flamenco & Boogie influences – hope you’ll like it, Enjoy !

Fond of this kind of Spanish funky sounds ? Run on my Soundcloud to discover the 1h mix I recorded a few months ago here !

Chipen – Volao (Spain, 1984, DB Belter)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Enjoy Your Life“, a fresh instant catchy Afro Disco Boogie Soul track, taken from the 1st album of the Nigerian composer & musician “Oby Onyioha” recorded in 1981, out on the short-lived record label “Time” and produced & arranged by the legendary Nigerian composer Lemmy Jackson.

It features some of the finest musicians of the country & the UK :

Lead Vocals : Oby Onyioha ;

Arrangements, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion : Lemmy Jackson ;

Acoustic Guitar : Bunny Mack ;

Trumpet : Luke Tunney ;

Backing Vocals : Dan Ian, Jane James, Keni St. George, Lemmy Jackson, Ray Shell, Simeon Catlyn ;

Backing Vocals, Guitar : Morris Michael ;

Bass : Sol Oshijo ;

Bass Guitar : Basil Barap ;

Drums : Laolu Akins, Paul Sokeng ;

Guitar : Eugene Ndema, George Achini ;

Percussion : Francis Igboke, Igwe Ede, Keni St. George ;

Saxophone : Gary Barnacle ;

Strings : The Locrian String ;

Trombone : Annie Whitehead ;

Always a sure shot to make people dance when I play it in my Tropical DJ – Enjoy !

Oby Onyioha – Enjoy Your Life (Nigeria, 1981, Time)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Lala Tibki“, a breezing & funky Tunisian Boogie Soul 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡 Pop track taken from “Souar‘, the only album privately recorded & self-released by Sadok Gharbi, one of the major figures of the Funk scene from Tunisia such as Carthago, Dalton & Marhaba Band.

Really hard to find album, only pressed at small quantities with that generic cover… Hope that song will become your summer anthem – Enjoy !

Gharbi Sadok & Georges Garzia – Lala Tibki (Tunisa, 1983, Gharbi Sadok Self-Released)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “My Lady Is A Star“, a catchy Afro Synth Boogie Disco Soul track, taken from the 2nd album of the Nigeria composer & musician Eric Kol recorded in 1980 on the mythical Nigerian label “Phonodisk“.

This album was produced by the mythical Nigerian producer Odion Iruoje, and features some of the finest musicians of the country :

Backing Vocals : Oby Onyioha ;

Bass Guitar : Basil Barap ;

Drums, Percussion : Steve Black ;

Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer : Lemmy Jackson ;

Lead Guitar, Guitar : Effi Duke ;

Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar : Eugene Ndema ;

Sure dancefloor shaker, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Eric Kol – My Lady Is A Star (Nigeria, 1980, Phonodisk)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Basement Party”, an incredible catchy Island Soul Reggae track with Rock Steady & Calypso flavors, taken from an hard to find single recorded in 1980 by the legendary  Calypso Trinidian composer & musician Andre Tanker and that features :

Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Slide Guitar, Flute, Blues Harp, Keyboards : Andre Tanker ;

Vocals : Charmaine Forde, Jocelyn Williams, Veno Edwards ;

Bass Guitar : Ron Reid ;

Drum, Bongos, Congas, Percussion : “Jabba” Brathwaite, Jajah Oga Onilu, The Hands Of The Orishas, Veni ;

Drums, Percussion : Tony Woodroffe ;

Keyboards : Carl “Beaver” Henderson ;

Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar : Stanley Chaman ;

Saxophone : Dennis Wilkinson, Hendron Boucaud ;

Killer breaks, gorgeous flute parts and, cherry on the cake : a splendid artwork by Gerry Besson, Stuart Hahn – Enjoy !

Andre Tanker – Basement Party (Trinidad & Tobago, 1980, Contraband)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Family Affair“, cover of the timeless classic originally recorded in 1971 by the American Band Sly & The Family Stone, reinterpreted here in a catchy dancefloor Afro Electronic Synth Disco Soul track, single only released in 1983 by the obscure South African band “Starlight” and produced by the composer & musician Peter ‘Hitman’ Moticoe – Enjoy !

Starlight – Family Affair (South Africa, 1983, Heads)

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Following this former post, I would like to share with you “Muwaso Mwa Longe“, an uplifting instant feel-good frantic Afro Disco Soul Funk track with Makossa flavors, taken from one of the 1st albums recorded by the mythical Cameroonian band “Les Black Styl” the mythical Cameroonian band “Les Black Styl”.

This band, originally from the city of Douala, included the finest musicians of that era such as Toto Guillaume, Emile Kangue, Guy Lobe & Mouelle Jean and was leaded by the legendary composer & musician Nkotti François.

This post is dedicated to Nkotti François, my Cameroonian father who sadly passed away on August 2021. Miss you so much Baba, you’re always on my mind !

Nkotti François & Les Black Styl – Muwaso Mwa Longe (Cameroun, 1970s, Editions Retro 2000)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Sexual Healing”, an instant feel-good catchy Island Soca Disco Soul track with Calypso flavors, cover of the Marvin Gaye’s timeless classic reinterpreted in 1983 in a fresh Caribbean way by the band “The Equitables” from St Vincent & The Grenadines (Bahamas) and leaded by the Vincentian composer & musician Frankie McIntosh.

This album, that features great musicians as Charmaine Yates & Cauldric Forbes, was released on the mythical label Straker’s Records, one of the most prolific Caribbean labels of the 70s & the 80s, founded by Granville Straker and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York – Enjoy !

The Equitables – Sexual Healing (St. Vincent & The Grenadines, 1983, Straker’s Records)

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For today, I wanted to share with you “Africa Land Of Soul“, an instant catchy Afro Disco Funk Soul track, taken from the only album from the Togolese composer & musician Gregoire Lawani, recorded in 1977 in Paris and composed and produced by the mythical legendary French composer Andre Charles “Slim” Pezin.

One of my personal favorite of the genre with flavors that always reminds me the international hit “Soul Makossa” by the Cameroonian King Emmanuel N’Djoké “Manu” Dibango, and always perfect to rock a dance floor – Enjoy !

Gregoire Lawani – African Land Of Soul (Togo, 1977, BBZ Productions)

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Following this former article, I wanted to share with you for today “Réveil Creole“, a sweet Cosmic Synth Balearic Soul Sega track, recorded in 1978 by the duet of composers & musicians 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢 & 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐨 from 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 under the name “Groupe Dago” (their only recording under that name), and out on the legendary local record label “𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥” – Enjoy !

Groupe Dago – Réveil Creole (La Reunion, 1978, Disques Royal)

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