Dominique Mingui & Dera Rakotomavo – Disco Sega (La Reunion, 1978, Disques Royal)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Disco Sega“, an instant feel-good Island Disco Funk Synth track from the Indian Ocean, recorded in 1978 by the duet of composers & musicians Dominique Mingui & Dera Rakotomavo from Reunion Island, and out on the legendary local record label “Disques Royal” with a gorgeous cover art drawn by Pellet (any information is welcome !) – Enjoy !

Dominique Mingui – Disco Sega (La Réunion, 1978, Disques Royal)

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

Armand de Preseau

Jean-Claude Thévenin – Baisse Le Prix Du Riz (La Réunion, 1975, Disques Jackman)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Baisse Le Prix Du Riz“, a deep melancholic syncopated Soul Sega Folk track from Reunion island (Indian Ocean) with a message & killer jazzy piano riffs, recorded in the early 70s by the composer & musician Jean-Claude Thévenin, also released in this highly recommended compilation out in 1975 – Enjoy !

Jean-Claude Thévenin – Baisse Le Prix Du Riz (La Réunion, 1975, Disques Jackman)

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

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

Armand de Preseau

Jacqueline Farreyrol – Empare Maloya (La Reunion, 1979, Auvidis)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Empare Maloya“, a deep percussive Maloya Jazz Folk track recorded in 1978 by the singer, composer Jacqueline Farreyrol, one of Reunion’s musical scene most eminent figure – Enjoy !

Jacqueline Farreyrol – Empare Maloya

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/Jr-WJKt0BGs

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

Armand de Preseau

Lélou – Léti Pommé (Mauritius, 1977, Green Turtle)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Léti Pommé“, an outstanding psychedelic syncopated Soul Sega track by the Mauritian singer & ravanne drum player Stéphano Honoré (better known as “Lélou” or “Menwar“), taken from his first single, out in 1977 on the Madagascan record label “Green Turtle” !

Cherry on the cake : my good friends from the great & highly recommended Mauritius based record label “Babani Records” just reissued that single, you can purchase it in digital carefully remastered format here: https://menwar.bandcamp.com/album/capito-l-ti-pomm or stream it here : https://m.babanirecords.com/bbnr003 – Enjoy !

Lélou – Léti Pommé

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

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

Armand de Preseau

Ti L’Afrique (Roland Fatime) – Pop Soul Sega (Mauritius, 1970s, Disques Capricorne)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Pop Soul Sega“, a psychedelic Soul Sega Rock track from Mauritius (Indian Ocean), recorded in the 70s by the singer & composer Roland Fatime (better known as “Ti L’Afrique“), founder of the “Soul Sega” musical genre, whose the song presented here is a good example – Enjoy !

Ti L’Afrique (Roland Fatime) – Pop Soul Sega

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/tKHdFWjv11c

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

Armand de Preseau

Jeanot Rabeson Et Son Orchestre – Jazz Sega (Madagascar, 1970s, Discomad)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Jazz Sega“, a killer Afro Jazz instrumental track from Madagascar (Indian Ocean) with local Folk influences, including mad organ, bouncy drums & flute parts – Enjoy !

Jeanot Rabeson et Son Orchestre – Jazz Sega

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/d7CwgO9CKXU

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

Armand de Preseau

Jean-Claude – Mauvais Zimeurs (Mauritius, 1978, Disques Issa)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Mauvais Zimeurs“, a sweet psychedelic Soul Sega track recorded in 1978 by the legendary Mauritian musician Jean-Claude Gaspard, and taken from the second volume of a very obscure compilation intended to promote folk songs from Mauritius and Seychelles islands (Indian Ocean) – Enjoy !

Jean-Claude – Mauvais Zimeurs

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/2xD4bVv0SkI

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

Armand de Preseau

Super 7 – Very Hevitra (Madagascar, 1977, Discomad)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Very Hevitra“, an instant feel-good bouncy uptempo psychedelic salegy jive track with killer organ parts, recorded by Super 7 band in 1977 in Madagascar island, Indian Ocean – Enjoy !

Super 7 – Very Hevitra

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/D6RzYngTOl0

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

Armand de Preseau

Ziskakan – Lontan Konm Komela (Reunion, 1989, Ziskakan Self-released)

For today, I wanted to share with you “Lontan Konm Koméla“, a beautiful deep maloya island jazz track taken from the fourth album from the very well known band Ziskakan from Reunion (french island in the Indian Ocean), founded in 1979 by the musician Gilbert Pounia, and still very musically active today – Enjoy !

Ziskakan – Lontan Konm Komela

You can also listen to this song on my Youtube Channel here : https://youtu.be/64EAIN8F_KQ

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

Armand de Presau

René Lacaille – Take Five (La Réunion, 1990, Creole Electric Music)

For today, I wanted to share with you a cover of “Take Five“, the very well known #Jazz classic standard, reinterpreted here in  a very interesting psychedelic creole way by the guitarist René Lacaille from La Réunion (Indian Ocean) – Enjoy !

René Lacaille – Take Five

You can also listen to this track on my Youtube channel here : https://youtu.be/XE2hWjuoWQs

Have a nice sunday evening,

Armand