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
NBK 002 : Atangana Pascal et Les Super Volcans – Ye Mot Ai Kare Mot
/// NEW VINYL REISSUE ON NANGA BOKO Records ///
RELEASE DATE : 2nd of APRIL 2019
For its 2nd release, Nanga boko Records is very proud to present you « Ye Mot Ai Kare Mot », the official 40 years anniversary reissue of the first album of the Cameroonian musician Atangana Pascal « Quelqu’un ».
7 raw Bikutsi & Soukous tracks (+ one exclusive bonus track !), recorded after midnight in a single recording session in a nightclub of Yaoundé.
DELUXE HAND NUMBERED EDITION, LIMITED TO 300, INCLUDES A BONUS TRACK NEVER RELEASED ON VINYL BEFORE !!!
Each record comes with an insert that includes exclusive pictures and very detailled biographies in both English and French langages, an HQ Digital Download Card and a A2 format (40 x 60cm) poster !
Approuved by the artist himself, 100 % legit, all 8 tracks are under exclusive license of Nanga Boko Records.
Transfert, Restoration & Mastering : Baptiste Pataut at “Vrai Son”.
Lacquer cutting : André ‘Dédé’ Perriat at La Villa / Mastering Studio
Sleeve Restoration & Inner Sleeve Design : Eazy-Ni.
Liner Notes & translation : Armand de Preseau & Guillaume Le Clerc.
International distribution : The Pusher Distribution
Contact : contact@africangrooves.fr & www.africangrooves.fr
BANDCAMP : Soon on www.nangabokorecords.bandcamp.com
Discogs page : here
All rights reserved / NANGA BOKO Records
#NangaBokoRecords #Official #Reissue #AtanganaPascal #CamerounPartout #Raw #Bikutsi #Soukous #BonusTrack
#LimitedEdition #Vinyl #Record #Mastering #Yaounde #Douala#AfricanGrooves #April2019 #Cameroon #Cameroun
ADP037 – Madagasikara (70s Salegy, Folk, Funk, Punk and other Tracks From The Red Island)
For this 37th selection, come and fly with me trough the Indian Ocean to the great Island of Madagascar – where I’ve spent a part of my childhood on – trough a deep selection of the best 10 mad 70s Salegy, Folk, Disco, Funk, Jerk, Punk and other outer dimensional tracks taken from my record collection – Hope you’ll like it !!
Armand de Preseau – Madagasikara
You can listen and download this selection by clicking here !
Enjoy,
Armand
ADP036 – Hold Fast The Biguine (A Journey into the Jazz Influenced French Antilles Sound)
For this 36th selection, we travel again to the French Antilles for a journey into the Jazz influenced French Antilles scene, hope you’ll like it !
Armand de Préseau – Hold Fast The Biguine
You can listen and download this selection by clicking here !
Tracklist :
Max Cilla – La Flute Des Mornes
Eugene Mona – Pote Bambou
Max Labor – Hold Fast The Biguine
Franck Valmont – Mimile
Caraïbe Jazz Ensemble – Sabel Sabel
Rony Siber – Ban Nous On Ti Biguine
Henry Pierre Noel – Back Home … Sweet Home
Synchro – Lambi
Francisco – Ba, Moin Lagent Moin
Hilaire Hartock – Le Moin Vini Voue
Have a nice week,
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
Nkotti François and The Black Styl 77 – Loko La Mboa (France, 2017, Nanga Boko Records)
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
NBK 001 : Nkotti François and The Black Styls 77 – De Bonaberi A Douala
IN ENGLISH :
40 years after the original release, Nangaboko Records is very proud to present you the official reissue of the first album from the Cameroonian musician Nkotti Francois and his band, « The Black Styls ».
High quality remastered sound.
Reissued by Armand de Preseau.
A very detailled biography in both English and French langages with exclusive pictures come with the record, for a better comprehension of the work of the musician.
Each vinyl includes a voucher to download the album in a HD digital format for free.
Available in LP vinyl record and HQ digital format.
Approuved by the artist himself, 100 % legit, all 8 tracks are under exclusive license of Nanga Boko Records.
Limited edition.
Official Website : www.africangrooves.fr
Official Bandcamp : www.nangabokorecords.bandcamp.com
Official Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/nangabokorecords
Official Discogs Page : https://www.discogs.com/fr/Nkotti-Fran%C3%A7ois-Les-Black-Styl-De-Bonaberi-Douala/release/10812365
EN FRANCAIS :
A l’occasion des 40 ans de la date de sortie de l’album original, Nangaboko Records est fier de vous présenter la réédition officielle du premier album de l’artiste Camerounais Nkotti François et de son groupe, « Les Black Styls ».
L’ensemble des morceaux de l’album a été soigneusement re-masterisé, dans le souci d’apporter aux auditeurs un son de très haute qualité.
Une biographie détaillée de l’artiste en anglais et en français ainsi que des photos inédites du groupe accompagnent le disque, pour une plus grande compréhension et appréciation de l’œuvre du musicien.
Chaque disque vinyle est accompagné d’une carte de téléchargement permettant de télécharger l’album en haute qualité audio.
Disponible au format vinyle 33 tours et en téléchargement en haute qualité audio !
Réédition approuvée par l’artiste lui-même !
Edition limitée.
L’ensemble des 8 titres de l’album est sous la licence exclusive de Nanga boko Records.
Site Officiel : www.africangrooves.fr
Bandcamp Officiel : www.nangabokorecords.bandcamp.com
Page Facebook Officielle : www.facebook.com/nangabokorecords
Page Discogs Officielle : https://www.discogs.com/fr/Nkotti-Fran%C3%A7ois-Les-Black-Styl-De-Bonaberi-Douala/release/10812365
ADP032 – El Salsero (Gnonnas Pedro, The King Of Benin)
Gnonnas Sousou Pierre Kwasivi was born on the 10 of January 1943 in Cotonou, Benin.
Singing and playing music since his childhood, Gnonnas Pedro became in the 60’s one of the Beninese musical Kings (among with L’Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, Antoine Dougbe, Honore Avolonto or El Rego), and never stopped to play music beyond.
He led his own band in the 60’s, “Pedro y Sus Sanchos”, that later became “Gnonnas Pedro et ses Dadjes”.
Lover of the French language, he was strongly influenced by the French singer Charles Aznavour (he even recorded a cover of Aznavour’s song “Les Comediens” !).
From the 90’s to 2004, he was the singer of the interplanetary known Afro cuban band “Africando”, grouping of African Legends such as Boncana Maiga, Amadou Balake, Thione Seck, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Ismael Lo, Salif Keita or Koffi Olomide.
Known as “The man that speaks all African languages”, Pedro embraced many musical styles, including afrobeat, highlife, salsa, pachanga, juju or “Modern Agbadja” (an update og the traditional style of his home region, Lokassa).
Many of the tracks he composed are still big hits today, such as “Yiri Yiri Boum” (Afro Cuban Anthem) or “Von O Von Non” (Hymn of the Togolese national football team).
He died the 12 of August 2004, at the age in Cotonou, Benin.
Armand de Preseau – El Salsero
You can download this selection right here !
TRACKLIST :
1 – Pas De Petard
2 – Dadjê Von O Von Non (80’s version)
3 – I Feel Good
4 – How Much Love Naturally Cost
5 – Adigbedoto
6 – Yiri Yiri Bom
7 – Dadjê Von O Von Non (70’s version)
8 – La Musica En Verite
9 – Tu Es Tout Seul
10 – La Crocatuba
11 – Bon Anniversaire
12 – Finis Les Paves
2 – Dadjê Von O Von Non (80’s version)
3 – I Feel Good
4 – How Much Love Naturally Cost
5 – Adigbedoto
6 – Yiri Yiri Bom
7 – Dadjê Von O Von Non (70’s version)
8 – La Musica En Verite
9 – Tu Es Tout Seul
10 – La Crocatuba
11 – Bon Anniversaire
12 – Finis Les Paves
I tried to present you all different genre played by Gnonnas, don’t hesitate to tell me if you enjoyed this selection !
Best regards,
Armand
This selection is dedicated to Jean, my cousin, who with we listened Gnonnas albums again and again and again. Miss you and think about you everyday, my little brother..
