Other Releases From This Artist

ASVN082: Ekambi Brillant : Elongi & Aboki
ASVN002: Manu Dibango : Ceddo (Bande Originale du Film)
ASVN003: Jake Sollo : Jake Sollo
ASVN004: Jo Bisso : Dance To It
ASVN017: Jake Sollo : Hot N' Spicy EP
ASVN007: Manu Dibango : Manu 76
ASVN011: Manu Dibango : Home Made
ASVN012: Ekambi Brillant : Africa Oumba
ASVN005: Jo Tongo : Jo Tongo
ASVN009: Manu Dibango : Sun Explosion
ASVN020: Manu Dibango : Afrovision
ASVN013: M'Bamina : Experimental
ASVN025: Manu Dibango & Hal Singer : The Soukouss
ASVN040: Various Artists : Africa Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown - 1976 - 1983)
ASVN083: Ekambi Brillant : The Very Best Of Ekambi Brillant Volume 1
ASVN053: Ekambi Brillant : Ekambi Brillant
ASVN030: Various Artists : Africa Airways 03 (The Afro-Psych Excursion 1972 - 1984)
ASVN034: M'Bamina : Reflexion
ASVN038: Ekambi Brillant : African Funk Experimentals (1975-1982)
ASVN037: The Explosive Jo Tongo : Those Flowers
ASVN039: Jake Sollo : Coming Home
ASVN084: Ekambi Brillant : Djambo's Djambo's
ASVN078: Jo Bisso : African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)
ASVN084: Ekambi Brillant : Reverend
ASVN054: Jake Sollo : Boogie Legs
ASVN041: Various Artists : Afrosonique Vol 01
ASVN043: Manu Dibango : Ceddo (Bande originale du film)
ASVN048: Jo Tongo : African Funk Experimentals (1968-1982 + 2017)
ASVN087: Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Ekambi Brillant Présente Bertrand Mialet
ASVN088: Ekambi Brillant : Musiki Too Hot
ASVN079: Ekambi Brillant : Muenya Call
ASVN080: Ekambi Brillant : Donde Vas
 

Other Tracks By this Artist

Ekambi Brillant : Elongi
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki
Manu Dibango : Ceddo
Manu Dibango : Les Cavaliers
Manu Dibango : Le Reve De Dior
Manu Dibango : La Boisson
Manu Dibango : Marabout
Manu Dibango : Ceddo
Jake Sollo : Father Time, Mother Nature
Jake Sollo : Say No More
Jake Sollo : Weebo-Me Weebo
Jake Sollo : Pas Du Tout
Jake Sollo : Five o Five
Jake Sollo : African Gypsy
Jake Sollo : Show Me How
Jake Sollo : Greetings
Jo Bisso : Dance To It (Part 1)
Jo Bisso : Dance To It (Part 2)
Jo Bisso : Disco Madonna
Jo Bisso : Ramaya
Jo Bisso : Let's Keep It Together
Jo Bisso : Give It Up
Jo Bisso : Don't Fight The Feeling
Jo Bisso : Odwa
Jake Sollo : Hot N Spicy
Jake Sollo : Jaqueline
Manu Dibango : Qui Est Fou De Qui?
Manu Dibango : Bokilo's Boogie
Manu Dibango : Mimbo
Manu Dibango : Mouvment Forward
Manu Dibango : Besoka
Manu Dibango : Angola
Manu Dibango : Sun Explosion
Manu Dibango : Tropical Garden
Manu Dibango : Ah! Freak Sans Fric
Manu Dibango : Oh Koh
Jo Tongo : Jangolo
Jo Tongo : Boso Bongo
Jo Tongo : A'Muna
Jo Tongo : Ewande
Jo Tongo : Piani
Jo Tongo : Wenge
Jo Tongo : Muasa Loko
Jo Tongo : Kiele
Ekambi Brillant : On Reste Amis
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Lena
Ekambi Brillant : Su La Ndolo
Ekambi Brillant : Sena
Ekambi Brillant : O Doli
Ekambi Brillant : Oyi Biye
Ekambi Brillant : Nye Ye Nyom
Ekambi Brillant : Sessa Mulema
Ekambi Brillant : Sango Bebe Na Wa
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Live)
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle
Ekambi Brillant : Soucoudou Soucoudou
Ekambi Brillant : Nyambe
Ekambi Brillant : Nyongui
Ekambi Brillant : Ngal'a Tanda
Ekambi Brillant : Ashiko Edingue
Ekambi Brillant : Ekila
Ekambi Brillant : Ida
Ekambi Brillant : Mouaye
Ekambi Brillant : Ndolo Ndolo
Ekambi Brillant : Mbembe Na Mbembe
Ekambi Brillant : Go Like A Black Man
M'Bamina : Héléna
M'Bamina : Séléka
M'Bamina : Marie-Lou
M'Bamina : Kilowi-Kilowi
M'Bamina : Toboyi
M'Bamina : Nlongui
Jo Tongo : Those Flowers
Jo Tongo : People Need Peace
Jo Tongo : Funky Feeling
Jo Tongo : Ain't Noman Like A Real Friend
Jo Tongo : Sun Belong's To All The World
Jo Tongo : We Human Beings
Jake Sollo : 404
Jake Sollo : I Am Somebody...I Know !
Jake Sollo : Raise Your Hands
Jake Sollo : I Just Wanna Dance
Jake Sollo : Coming Home
Jake Sollo : Where Is Love
Jake Sollo : Deiyo Deiyo
Ekambi Brillant : Tao Abidjan
Ekambi Brillant : Mother Africa
Ekambi Brillant : Aiyo Mba
Ekambi Brillant : Longue Lam
Ekambi Brillant : Minya Ma Bobe
Ekambi Brillant : Awolo
Ekambi Brillant : Machine Ma Bwindea
Ekambi Brillant : Londo
Ekambi Brillant : Shokoloko
Ekambi Brillant : Moussungedi (The Savion)
Ekambi Brillant : Africa Africa
Ekambi Brillant : Massoma (Remerciements)
Ekambi Brillant : Aye N'dolam (Aie Mon Coeur)
Ekambi Brillant : Atele (Ton Caractere)
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Mon Copain)
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Di (La Jalousie)
Ekambi Brillant : N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles)
Ekambi Brillant : Elongi (La Musique)
Ekambi Brillant : Essangia (Le Malheur)
Ekambi Brillant : N'dutu (La Nostalgie)
Ekambi Brillant : Mongele Ma Bobe
Ekambi Brillant : Mouna Mouto
Ekambi Brillant : Enangue
Ekambi Brillant : Sango Bebe Na Wa
Ekambi Brillant : Embe Moulema
Ekambi Brillant : Wassa Moukoko
Ekambi Brillant : Wouma Yin
Manu Dibango & Hal Singer : The Soukouss 1
Manu Dibango & Hal Singer : The Soukouss 2
Jake Sollo : Boogie Legs
Jake Sollo : Tinini Yanana
Jake Sollo : Everyday
Jake Sollo : My Best Friend's Girl
Jake Sollo : Shake Your Ya-Ya
Jake Sollo : My Shining Star
Ekambi Brillant : Africa Africa
Ekambi Brillant : Aboki (Mon Copain)
Ekambi Brillant : Nyambe
Ekambi Brillant : N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles)
Ekambi Brillant : Ekila
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle
Ekambi Brillant : Massoma (Remerciements)
Ekambi Brillant : Machine Ma Bwindea
Ekambi Brillant : Mother Africa
Ekambi Brillant : Lambo Lena
Ekambi Brillant : Awolo
Ekambi Brillant : Soul Castle (Silkie Edit Over Dub)
M'Bamina : Mosi Zole (EVM Edit Overdub)
M'Bamina : Mbongui (Marcel Lune Edit Refix)
Ekambi Brillant : Afrika Afrika (John Talabot & Pional 'Lost Scripts' Rerub)
Manu Dibango : Ceddo
Manu Dibango : Les Cavaliers
Manu Dibango : La Reve De Dior
Manu Dibango : La Boisson
Manu Dibango : Morabout
Manu Dibango : Ceddo (Generique De Fin)
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Essomo
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Ombola
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Guiguine
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Bona Bato
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Bouboule
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Minpo
Ekambi Brillant & Bertrand Mialet : Biguinde
Manu Dibango : Sun Explosion
Kemayo & K. System : Biram
Jake Sollo : Tinini Yanana
Jake Sollo : Shockproof
Jake Sollo : Boats Without A Hope
Ekambi Brillant : Baiko
Ekambi Brillant : O Doli
Ekambi Brillant : Yeye! Yeah! Massoma
Ekambi Brillant : Small Jomba
Ekambi Brillant : Mabene (Mambo)
Ekambi Brillant : Elongi
Jo Bisso : Love Beat
Jo Bisso : Give It Up
Jo Bisso : Disco Madonna
Jo Bisso : Lovers Concerto (Vocal)
Jo Bisso : Don't Fight The Feeling
Jo Bisso : Play Me (Parts 1 to 4)
Jo Bisso : Midnight
Jo Bisso : The Mystery With Me
Jo Bisso : Don't Think About It
Sookie : Choco Date
Jo Bisso : Tonight
Jo Bisso : Love Somebody (Part 1)
Jo Bisso & Venise : Your Love
Jo Bisso : Let's Keep It Together
Jo Bisso : Flying To The Land Of Soul
Ekambi Brillant : On Reste Amis
Ekambi Brillant : A Sango
Ekambi Brillant : Londo N'eongi
Ekambi Brillant : Shame On You
Ekambi Brillant : Son Ya
Ekambi Brillant : Poko Poko Ne Wa
Ekambi Brillant : Donde Vas
Ekambi Brillant : Fight for Freedom
Ekambi Brillant : Une Bise SVP
Ekambi Brillant : So Yambe

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"Africa Airways 01 (Funk Connection 1973-1980)"

Its early 2015. Welcome to Africa Seven. We are a new record label. We may be based in Paris and London but our hearts firmly rooted in the universal motherland. We love African music, we want everyone to hear it and we want to spread the love. We are a collective of crate diggers, afro music-heads, label spotters and vinyl buying obsessives. We don't have any particular musical release agenda apart from, "is it of African origin, does it have a beat?, do we like it?". For the first few releases on Africa Seven we are exploring a rich seam of creativity and groove from the 70's. Stand by for re-issues from Manu Dibango, Jake Sollo, Jo Tongo, Pasteur Lappe and Tala AM to name but a few.
Trying to decide our first release was a long drawn out affair. Everyone had their favorites. Would it be Manu, Tala, Ray, Jake or Jo? In the end we just couldn't decide. To keep the peace we settled on a taster compilation called "Africa Airways Vol 01". Think of it as a statement of intent. A sample of aural treats in store. As for the cheesy name, well... we like African Music, who doesn't like air hostesses? and we are plane geeks. It was a no-brainer really.
Volume 1 of Africa Airways focuses on the funkier side of 70s African music. We can't think of any better way to start an African compilation than some pounding, powerful, masterful African drumming. Thank you Ekambi Brillant, you sure know how to set up an opening track. Next up we jump to the Cameroonian king of the Tchamassi dance, Tala Andre Marie (Tala AM is his snazzier moniker). "Black Gold" is a track that really says it all. Cant-sit-still grooves, masterfully jangly guitars and a really cool nascent use of synthesizers. Is it possible to play a song over and over again 300 times?... we think so. Elvis Kemayo is next up with the funky assault. Big brass, big basslines and happy times. Cameroonian native Jo Tongo, now lives in New York but back in the 70s he was part of the Fiesta label massive who were cranking out great records in Paris. "Jangolo" is quite possibly his finest moment. Keeping things Cameroon to finish up side one is the Saxophone master Manu Dibango. "Mimbo" is jazzy, darty gem. Manu recently turned 80 and celebrated with a series of gigs. A true afro legend with over 30 albums to his name. Quite a few have never been re-issued since the 70s and they are now patiently queued up on our release schedule.
Opening side two of our vinyl is Jo Bisso. "Give It Up" is a funky, brass banger from 1977 on the Disques Esperance label. Next up is "Mbongui". Did you think a flute in African music could sound this funky? Nigerian Jake Sollo met with an untimely death but his music lives on. Jake was a leader of one of the first wave of funky afro bands to come out of Nigeria in the early 70s, "The Funkees". "Father Time and Mother Nature" retains all those key elements of what made his band so successful. Sookie are next up with their US style funk... but with an African twist. To finish up the LP Paris based "African Soul Band" bring out the dark strings, chanted Senegalese vocals and mirroring marimbas for their epic closer "Nande" from 1978.

1. Written By Ekambi Brillant. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
2. Written By Tala Andre Marie. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
3. Written By Elvis Kemayo. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
4. Written By Jo Tongo. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
5. Written By Manu Dibango. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
6. Written & Produced By Jo Bisso. Licenced From Disques Esperance.
7. Written By M'bamina & Samba Ngo. Produced By Philippe Brejean. Licenced From Fiesta Records.
8. Written & Produced By Jake Sollo. Licenced From Disques Esperance.
9. Written By Sookie. Produced By Jo Tongo. Licenced From Disques Esperance.
10. Written By Alpha K. Kouyate. Licenced From Fonior.
All Tracks Published by Copyright Control.
Mastered By Sean P And Eugene Rasini @ Cromon Tor. Artwork By Rich Elson.
Compiled By John Bryan.
(C) 2015 Africa Seven Records
Www.africaseven.com

1. Ekambi Brillant - Africa Africa Buy Track ( 0.73)
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3. Kemayo - Kag Am
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