Various Ivory Coast Soul 2lp

$19.50

2lp
2011/1972-82
new
Djamel Hammadi caught malaria & was nearly bitten by a scorpion hiding in a box of records, but he went back to Abidjan again & again anyway to find these summery, uptempo afrobeat cuts. Unlike Lagos, western labels didn't set up shop in the Ivory Coast & so the singles here are more obscure. But the vibrant & young post-independence city was just as urbane & wanted their music seriously funky. Hammadi chooses extremely well, staying away from major keys & including lots of wild guitar & synth effects. Tracklisting: Pierre Antoine-Kalabuley Woman, Okoi Seka Athanase L'Empereur du Kete Rock et Les Grans Colombias du Peuple-Melokon Membun Ou, Jimmy Hyacinthe-Yatchiminou, Mguessan-Mammy Nia, Gougoumangou feat Francis Koffi Kinsley-Wazi Doble, Ernesto Djedge-Zadie Bobo, K Assale et Les Ziglibitiens-Adoue Pla Moussoue, Moussa Doumbia-Unite, Soro N Gana et L'Orchestre Guilana-na-Mon Falou Nan, Jean Guehi-Essemon Moupoh, Prince Dgib's-Ogniwe, Ali Ibrahim-La Ilaha Ilalahou, Rato Venance-True Love.
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