For today, I wanted to share with you “Mutete”, a mind-blowing Afro Soul Soukous Kaluinda track from Zambia with catchy synth parts & Afrobeat flavors, taken from the 1st album of Zambia’s composer & musician superstar Peter Kalumba “P.K.” Chisala, recorded in 1988 in DB Studio in Lusaka (Zambia’s capital) and released on the local label “Kariba”, active between 1985 & 1990 & subdivision of the mythical label Teal Record Company Ltd. Zambia.

On this album, P K Chisala is backed by the Uweka stars, composed with :

Shadrack Chalishika : Drums, Percussion ;

Daniel Chishala (P K Chisala’s cousin) ;

Joseph Chibwe : Bass Guitar ;

Steve Ndalama : Lead Guitar ;

Really unusual & highly recommended album, hope you’ll like it – Enjoy !

Peter Kalumba Chisala – Mutete (Zambia, 1988, Kariba)

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/2798yle7IzQ

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Have a nice Sunday, see you next week for another musical rediscovery !

Armand de Preseau

 

For today, I wanted to share with you « Sounds In My Sleep », a cool breezing & catchy Zambian Afro Rock Soul-ish track, recorded in the 70s by the Blackfoot, an African Garage Rock band from Zambia who released two really hard to find albums & a few singles during the 70s & the 80s on the legendary local record label « Zambia Music Parlour Limited », Zambia’s most prolific independent record label during the 1970s and 1980s.

The Blackfoot was composed with :

Alfred Yabe

Garry Musopa

George Kabale

Ottiman Mpondzi

The song presented here is taken from a really hard to find single, hope you’ll like it !

The Blackfoot – Songs In My Sleep

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/yqbqAf5zHSU

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

Armand de Preseau

Following to this former post, I wanted to share with you for today “It“, a killer Zamrock Afro Soul Funk track that begins soulfully slow to turn from the middle to a nervous psychedelic Rock song, recorded in 1978 by the legendary zambian musician Rikezo Makuyu “Rikki” Ililonga, former member of the mythical band Musi-O-Tunya – Enjoy !

Rikki Ililonga – It

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

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

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted to share with you “You Got The Power“, a killer psychedelic Zamrock Afro Soul Funk track recorded in 1977 by the legendary zambian musician Rikezo Makuyu “Rikki” Ililonga, former member of the mythical band Musi-O-Tunya – Enjoy !

Ricky Ililonga – You Got The Fire

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/8f7yncL1cDM

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

Armand de Preseau

For today, I wanted you to share with you “Lazy Bones“, a psychedelic Garage Zamrock track taken from the third album of the band WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc), the first Zambian band to ever record and release a commercial album – Enjoy !

WITCH – Lazy Bones

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube channel “African Grooves” here : https://youtu.be/GkIGfoiG_84

See you tomorrow,

Armand de Preseau

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