Coming soon on my reissue record label NANGA BOKO Records …
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Amadou Traore dit Balake – Bar Konon Mousso & other beautiful songs (Burkina Faso, 1974, Disques CVD)
Amadou Traore dit Balake is a burkinabé singer who recorded many songs from very different genre (mandingo rhythms, afrobeat, salsa, quiet balads, soukouss) and in many countries/cities all over the world (New york, Abidjan, Paris, Accra, Lagos..).
This beautiful 7 inch was recorded in 1969 with l’Orchestre Super Volta, in the country of Burkina Faso, on the great “La Compagnie Voltaique du Disque” label (CVD), known for its magical psych tracks.
This track deals with a musician (him, maybe ?), who performs every night at the Don Camillo Club. Each night, coming back from his show, this guy meets the same prostitute he is totally in love with, but the girl prefers to spend her night with white guys in Abidjan’s hotels, because they are rich, and musicians are poor (“Musicien c’est pas quelqu’un, tu es pauvre garçon”).
There are actually 2 different versions of this track (the lyrics are the same), because Amadou re-recorded it in the 70’s for one of his LP’s, out on the famous Ivory Coast’s SACODIS label, in an afrobeat way.
I definitely prefer the first quiet version, hope you’ll understand why (listen to this amazing hypnotic guitar..).
Amadou is still alive, and plays now with the famous Africando salsa band.
Amadou Balake – Bar Konou Mousso
As bonuses, two tracks :
To begin, here comes the other version of Bar Konou Mousso – the Afrobeat one – called Super Bar Konon Mousso.
Amadou Balake – Super bar Konon Mousso
Next, another song from Amadou Traore out on the CVD label, Johnny.
(all the copies of the Kambele ba / Johnny record I heard from now have the same pressing default, this Woush woush woush you can hear.. Shame but lovely in a way..)
Amadou Balake – Johnny
Enjoy !
Armand
ADP022 – Anadolu Mysteries – A Trip into the Psychedelic Turkish Musical scene of the 70’s
Hi Everyone !
It’s been a long, too long time without selections !
Sincerely sorry for that, im working a lot at the moment on something I can’t talk.. I was also digging, cleaning and organizing my records, and, also, very busy with my job (that is faaar away with records !)
So today we travel to the beautiful country of Anatolia (Anadolu) – also known as Turkey today – with a selection of 20 tracks taken from several 7 inches from my collection.
Hope you’ll enjoy this trip into the Turkish Psychedelic scene of the 70’s through those Rock, Jazz, Disco and Groovy Fuzzy tracks..
Armand de Preseau – Anadolu Mysteries
You can download this selection here !
See you soon for a next selection,
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 selection here !
(Sorry, no tracklist this time..)
All the best, and see you very soon !!!
Sincerely yours,
Armand
ADP004 – El Rego, Poly Rythmo, Honore Avolonto, Antoine Dougbe, Gnonnas Pedro : The Kings Of Benin Mix
Hi !
This week, a special Mix of some uncompiled songs from great and very well know artists from the beautiful country of Benin, hope you’ll enjoy it !
You can download it here !
Covers of the records used for this mix :
All the best,
Armand
ADP003 – Yaounde, Douala, Bafia, Bonaberi, Kribi : Psych Records From Cameroun
Hi everyone !
“Au menu cette semaine” : a little special mix of 5 Cameroonian Psych songs, some of them taken from pretty good records digged during my last trip there – no tracklisting this time, for your ears only – Hope you’ll enjoy it !
You can download this mix here !
See you soon dear readers !
With love,
Armand
