πŸ‡§πŸ‡― 🎢 NBK 004 – NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT + PRE-ORDER !

πŸ‡§πŸ‡― 🎢 NBK 004 – NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT + PRE-ORDER !

π†ππŽπππ€π’ ππ„πƒπ‘πŽ – 𝐓𝐇𝐄 πŒπ€π π–π‡πŽ π’πˆππ†π’ 𝐀𝐋𝐋 π€π…π‘πˆπ‚π€π 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 (𝐍𝐁𝐊 πŸŽπŸŽπŸ’)

πŸ”Ž Discover it here : https://nangabokorecords.bandcamp.com/album/gnonnas-pedro-the-man-who-sings-all-african-languages

Hi dear friends, followers, family & music lovers !

As a pre-Xmas gift, I’m really proud to announce my forthcoming reissue on NANGA BOKO Records, a compilation I’ve been working on for ages :

The first official wide retrospective (1967 to 1985) of the legendary Beninese Composer, Gentleman & Salsero Gnonnas Pedro, who recorded dozen of albums & singles from the 1960s the 2000s with mythical bands such as Los Panchos, Les Dadjes & Africando !

21 tracks covering the extremely wide musical spectrum of this mythical artist in 40 years of career : Afrobeat, Salsa, Funk, Soul, Jerk & Folk frenzied grooves that will set any dancefloor on fire !

– Available in a beautiful Limited Deluxe 2xLP gatefold edition (with a digital voucher including a Bonus track) & in HQ digital format ;

– Fully supported by the whole Gnonnas Pedro’s family, under exclusive licence ;

– Every step of the reissue process (sound quality, graphic design, bio & liner notes) was carefully & daily submitted to the artist’s family for approval ;

– HQ Remastered audio by David Bergot (A la Pointe) ;

– Very detailed biography & liner notes in French & English with exclusive pictures, never seen before.

‼️ 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍 π„π“π‡πˆπ‚π€π‹ π€πππ‘πŽπ€π‚π‡, πŸ“πŸŽ % πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 ππ‘πŽπ…πˆπ“π’ πŽπ… π“π‡πˆπ’ 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 π†πŽ π“πŽ π†ππŽπππ€π’ ππ„πƒπ‘πŽβ€™π’ π…π€πŒπˆπ‹π˜.

As NANGA BOKO Records is committed to a fair and respectful approach with artists, it is important for me to communicate on this point.

Compilation, design & liner notes : Armand de Preseau

β—Šβ—Šβ—Š

πŸ’₯ Release : Spring 2025.

🌍 Worldwide distribution & Stores pre-order : The Pusher Distribution

More infos soon, stay tuned & thank you all for your support !

Armand de Preseau / NANGA BOKO Records
WWW.AFRICANGROOVES.FR

NBK 003 – NEW REISSUE SOON !

Coming soon on my reissue record label NANGA BOKO Records …

More infos soon !

African Grooves Soundcloud : Plenty of brand new vinyl selections to listen online & download !

From now, feel free to go on my Soundcloud account on the link below to listen online & download my past, present & future vinyl selections (more than 50 from now) !

African Grooves Soundcloud : www.soundcloud.com/armand_de_preseau

Enjoy !

Armand de Preseau

Vinyl Selection + Interview Armand de Preseau for Lost Grooves Radio Show #36 Rinse Fm

Hi everyone,

Here’s a repost of a 1h30 vinyl selection and French interview (sorry my dear English speaking friends !) I did for Rinse FM Radio on the 15 of October 2017 to present my two firsts reissues from Eko Roosevelt and Nkotti and to speak about my record labels Nubiphone and Nanga Boko Records – Enjoy !

You can download the selection right here !

Tracklist :

0 min 00 – Joseph Lacides – Invitation Aux Iles (Guadeloupe)
3 min 58 – Baligh Hamdi – Gada (Egypte)
6 min 06 – Hamad Kalkaba et le Grand Orchestre de la Garde RΓ©publicaine du Cameroun – Fouh Sei Allah (Cameroun)
10 min 52 – Chorale St Kisito – Nge Ni Kembela (Congo)
13 min 55 – Spiritual Singers – Kimia (Congo)
18 min 24 – Orchestre National du Congo – Ah ! Congo (Congo)
21 min 38 – Atomic Bomb Zigoto – Menyeckse (Cameroun)

22 min 54 – Interview about the Eko Roosevelt “1975 – 1982” compilation

28 min 40 – Eko Roosevelt Louis – Kilimandjaro My Home (Cameroun)
35 min 32 – Ousmane KouyatΓ© et les Ambassadeurs Internationaux – Kefimba (Mali)
41 min 15 – The Sea Lions – Akwa Idim (Nigeria)
46 min 10 – Cross River Nationale – Nyong Eyen Unen (Nigeria)

51 min 52 – Interview about the Nkotti FranΓ§ois “De Bonaberi A Douala” first LP reissue

56 min 24 – Nkotti FranΓ§ois and The Black Styls 77 – Loko La Mboa (Cameroun)
57 min 17 – Gnonnas Pedro – Pas de PΓ©tard (BΓ©nin)
1h 01 min 28 – Nkotti FranΓ§ois and The Black Styls 77 – Muboledi (Cameroun)
1h 06 min 14 – The Ceejebs – Highway Mini Girl (Nigeria)
1h 09 min 21 – Dan Ian Spades – Wondering Lord (Nigeria)
1h 13 min 19 – Liza Ngwa – N’Kirre (Cameroun)
1h 18 min 31 – Firmin Viry – Ti Crie A Moin Anin (La RΓ©union)

Best regards,

Armand

ADP035 – In The Heat Of The Cameroonian Nights (A Selection of Raw Funk, Punk and Soul Tracks from the 70’s)

For this 35th selection, I’ve prepared you a journey of 50 min of ultra obscure and ungoogleable Afro Funk, Afro Punk and Afro Soul Cameroonian tracks from the 70’s !

Hope you’ll like it, I’ve put serious bangers in it !

Armand de Preseau – In The Heat Of The Cameroonian Nights

You can listen and download this selection by clicking here !

Enjoy,

Armand

ADP029 – Nigeria Soul Sisters (Feat Mary Afi Usuah, Christiana Essien, Theadora Ifudu..)

Hi dear readers,
After a long time of searching, selecting, mixin and editing, I’m very proud to present you my new compilation !
Here are the best mental cuts of the best four (for me) Nigerian divas :
– Christiana “Christy” Essien
– Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu, the twins Lijadu sisters
– Theadora Ifudu
– Mary Afi UsuahΒ 
Β Please listen this selection until the end to really enjoy this mix – Hope you’ll like it !!
Armand de Preseau – Nigeria Soul Sisters
You can download this new selection right here !
The next Selection will be Ghanaian or Arabic !
Sincerely yours,
Armand

ADP026 – African All Stars (feat. Volta Jazz, Menelik Wossenachew, MBT, Ndo Clement..)

Hi dear readers !

Here comes the new selection I’ve prepared for you !This week I take you with me on a ride for a musical Journey through 9 songs, taken from 9 7 inches from 9 African countries (is 9 your favourite number ?)

This selection took me a long time to prepare, hope you’ll like it !!
Β 
Armand de Preseau – African All Stars
You can download the selection here !
Tracklist :
– Kenya : The New Sunshine Band – Honey Baby
– Guinea (Conakry) : Balla et Ses Balladins – Moi Ca Ma Fout
– Congo : The MBT’s – MBT’s Sound
– Benin : Phany Agboton – Allabiaboukata
– Nigeria : Demono Rock Group : I’ll Loose you Girl
– Ethiopia : Menelik Wossenachew – Chereka
– Central African Republic : Orchestre Typical Fiesta – Papa Got A Brand New Bag
– Burkina Faso : Volta Jazz – Moussoko Robatike
– Cameroon : Ndo Clement et Les Titans – Nkul Wo Nlon
See you very soon, and don’t hesitate to leave some comments if you liked the selection, or if you have any questions !

Sincerely yours,

Armand

ADP025 – Nigerian Afrodeapness (feat. SJOB, Ikengas, Etubom Rex Williams..)

Hi dear readers !
As promise last week, here comes the new selection I’ve prepared for your little ears !
A selection of 6 afrobeat tracks taken from 6 veeery hard to find Nigerian records, especially in this condition !
I know that for many people “Afrobeat” word is mainly connected with the work of Fela Kuti, so I wanted to make you discover other, and deeper artists – Hope you’ll enjoy this mix !
Armand de Preseau – Nigerian Afrodeapness
You can download the selection here !
See you soon, and don’t hesitate to leave some comments if you liked the selection !
Sincerely yours,
Armand

ADP023 – Nigerian Disco Grooves – My Definition of The Nigerian Disco Inferno (blo, ofege, ipa..)

Hi Everyone !!
Today, we come back to Nigeria, with a Disco Oriented Selection of 6 tracks. Short but good, I truly hope you’ll enjoy this 23rd selection (yes, this is the 23rd !!).
Armand de PrΓ©seau – Nigerian Disco Grooves
You can download the selection here !
Take care, don’t hesitate to leave a comment if you liked this selection !! See you soon for another selection !!
Sincerely yours,
Armand

ADP021 – Douala Express – A Cameroonese Afrobeat, Jerk and Mako Funk Selection

Hi dear readers !!!
It’s been a while !! I’m very proud to present you my new selection, another Cameroonese one, of Afrobeat, Jerk and Mako Funk tracks ! Hope you’ll enjoy them, those tracks are taken from unknown or ultra hard to find records !
Armand de Preseau – Douala Express

You can download this selectionΒ here !

(Sorry, no tracklist this time..)

All the best, and see you very soon !!!
Sincerely yours,
Armand

African Grooves

A Time & Space Journey in the African & West Indies Countries