Showing posts with label 1975. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1975. Show all posts

Guadafrica Combo - Moin Ce Roi Roi (Guadeloupe, 1975)

(Debs DD316).

Few recordings came out this formation from Guadeloupe including great names such as Georges Desplan or Edouard Benoit and directed by Freddy Mars. I would have post it just for the great cover art, but it also turns out to be a heavy tropical track... 

Dane Belany - Motivations (Spiritual Afrofreejazz, 1975)

(Sahara 1005).

Here's a unique musical project auto produced by Dane Belany and release in New York by Sahara label. Influences are clear: dedicated to Frantz Fanon, and lyrics from several songs inspired by Aimée Cesaire or David Diop (senegalese pan-africanist poet from the 50s).

Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Evolution (Discojazz, 1975)

(Polydor PD14316).

At 72 years old, Roy Ayers is still playing his vibraphon live. Listening to the disco oriented track "Evolution" he played last weekend, reminded me of this 7", from the album "Mystic Voyage".

Frank Valmont & Synchro Rhythmic Ecclectic Orchestra - Malere (Creole jazz, 1975)

(Moshe Naim Records - MN 30.023). 

Here's a promo copy of a Frank Valmont track "Malére", perfectly balanced between west indies unique rhythms and 70s modern jazz.

Azuquita Y Su Orchesta - Guajiro Bacan (Fania, 1975)

(VAYA VS34).


Vaya records is a NY based label created in 1971 as sub-label from Fania records, with a focus on latin artists and productions with soul funk and jazz orientations. Here's a good illustration with an Azuquita track full of various influences: superfunky guitar, roots afrocuban voices and drums, and  guaguanco rhythm (original song was composed by Saoco).

Le Sahel Revival in Dakar!!! (Ephemeral 70's band from Senegal)


This is a very special post as something big is happening in Dakar right now... The mythic band Le Sahel will play live again next this week.
Le Sahel, named from the club they were playing during the mid 70s, was composed by master musicians and mixed latin rhythms and sabar, giving birth to a unique senegalese style.


Balla et ses Balladins - Wilikabo (Guinea, 1975)

(SYL 572).

Balla Onivogui (trumpet player and director) was one of the great figures of Guinea "Authenticité" era, recording first with Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée and then with his group Les Balladins for governement's label Syliphone. 


Great salsa lessons from Japan


I was wondering how come japanese people are so good at dancing salsa... I got the answer finding this sheet within a Fania japanese reissue from the 1975 Hector Lavoe - La Voz (well, this travelling LP is salsa from Puerto Rico, produced in New York, reissued in Japan, found in Senegal, now spinning in France...)

Francis Bebey - La Condition Masculine (Cameroon, 1975)

(Disque F.Bebey 17FB756).

Here is an UFO from the 70's, amazing keyboard, incredible lyrics dealing with the impact of feminist ideas on evolution of man/woman daily relation. In a humorous way, Cameroon's pluri-artist Francis Bebey here talks about his "oppressed male condition".