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Space Jungle Luv – Oneness of Juju
Sep 21, 2026 · original
“Space Jungle Luv” is a classic 1976 album by Oneness of Juju . Full album Tracklist River Luv Rite 08:06 Follow Me 05:01 Soul Love Now 04:54 Space Jungle Funk 09:39 The Connection 03:19 Love’s Messenger 03:03 Bootsie’s Lament 02:09 Love’s Messenger (Instrumental) 03:07 When bandleader James “Plunky” Branch created Oneness Of Juju in 1975, he had spent five years working on both the West and East coasts of the U.S. The group’s previous incarnation, Juju , had become a fixture within New York’s avant-garde jazz scene. Upon moving to Richmond, Virginia, Plunky re-grouped with a new set of musicians, fusing African percussion with funk and R&B. The band recorded two of their most celebrated albums during 1975 and 1976, African Rhythms and Space Jungle Luv. This change of direction ushered in the most successful era yet for the band. Plunky connected with distributor, publicist and DJ Jimmy
The Pacific Express
Sep 20, 2026 · original
Pacific Express was a South African funk/jazz outfit that has been regarded as “Cape Town’s answer to ‘Earth Wind and Fire'”. The Way It Used To Be (1978) Express (1979) Originally formed in the 60’s by bass player Paul Abrahams and guitarist Issy Ariefdien (who were previously together in a soul outfit called The Pacifics), it was after the arrival of pianist Chris Schilder in 1975 that the band took on a jazzier sound and built a reputation that spanned the entire sub-continent. As a sort of “jazz school” for many young performers from the Cape Flats, players have included Basil Coetzee , Robbie Jansen, Jonathan Butler, Barney Rachabane, Stompie Manana, and others. The Pacific Express released three albums (“On Time,” “Expressions,” and “Black Fire”), with the single “ Give A Little Love ” striking a huge hit. Discogs – Wikipedia (From amf.didiermary.fr)
Nigeria Soul Power 70
Sep 14, 2026 · original
Compilation “Nigeria Soul Power 70 (Afro-Funk ★ Afro-Rock ★ Afro-Disco)” Tracklist A1 Geraldo Pino – Shake Hands A2 Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Dance Of The Elephants A3 The Wings – We’ll Get Home A4 Alhaji (Chief) Prof. Kollington Ayinla – E Ye Ika Se B1 Colomach – Kassa Kpa Sama Kpa B2 Geraldo Pino – Heavy Heavy Heavy B3 MFB – Beware B4 Tony Grey & The Ozimba Messengers – You Are The One C1 Sonny Okosuns – Oba Erediauwa I C2 The Wings – Single Boy C3 Geraldo Pino – Power To The People D1 Original Wings – Igba Alusi D2 Don Bruce & The Angels – Sugar Baby D3 Geraldo Pino – Africa Must Unite Discogs Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Dance Of The Elephants (1978) Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Power To The People (Discogs) Geraldo Pino and the Heart Beats – Power to The People The Wings Single Boy The Wings were a rock band from eastern Nigeria and early pioneers of afrobeat, which was heavily influenced by th
OK Jazz – Si tu bois beaucoup
Sep 14, 2026 · original
Before Franco became leader and renamed the group to TPOK Jazz in mid-60s, OK Jazz founded in 1950 had a life of its own, with multiple musicians coming and going. Here’s a song with other artists from the band, called “Si tu bois beaucoup” ( If you drink a lot ). The introduction to “Si tu bois beaucoup”, released in 1964, is probably between Nigerian saxophonist Isaac Délé Pedro, who composed it, and singer Ganga Edo ( Edouard Nganga – FR), joined by Vicky Longomba ( Victor Besange Lokuli Longomba ) for the chorus. Photo: OK Jazz in Brussels in 1961 Discogs (From amf.didiermary.fr)
Biko – Peter Gabriel, Manu Dibango & Playing For Change
Sep 12, 2026 · original
Remember Steve Biko… “The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial and military look but the great gift still has to come from Africa – giving the world a more human face.” – Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Biko From Gabriel’s third self-titled solo album ( May 1980 ) – live. “‘Biko’’ became a very important song for me. I’d not written an overtly political song before and was wondering if it would be accepted… I had various doubts and Tom Robinson, who I’d got to know at the time, who was championing various causes, but the gay cause is what he was most identified with at the time, was really telling me that I should just steam ahead and do it anyway and put it out and that it didn’t matter really what people thought of my motives; if it got attention and money in the right direction.
Vuma Levin’s “In Motion”
Sep 12, 2026 · original
With “In Motion,” we explore the meeting point between South African and Western European musical traditions. This album, Allegories, reimagines 16th-century madrigals through the lens of Nguni-Sotho music and Black Atlantic histories—challenging colonial narratives and building a new story—one not bound by domination and submission, but shaped by mutual recognition and creative freedom. Anomie Feat. Matthias Spillmann & Marco Zenini Listen to “ Allegories ,” released in 2025, on Bandcamp. See also: Antique Spoons – The Past Is Unpredictable, Only the Future Is Certain (From amf.didiermary.fr)
The Mahotella Queens – Jive Mabone
Sep 6, 2026 · original
Jive Mabone (Show Them How to Jive), by the Mahotella Queens , the track that was the “basis” (aka plagiarized ) for “ Jive My Baby ” on Malcolm McLaren’s Duck Rock in 1983, produced by Trevor Horn. From the compilation “ Soweto Never Sleeps : Classic Female Zulu Jive” released in 1986. The compilation includes mainly tracks by the Mahotella Queens, the Mgababa Queens and the Dark City Sisters . Mgababa Queens – Sidl’Imali Zethu This album […] showcases the greatest female jive artists of South Africa. What that really amounts to is a greatest-hits album for the Mahotella Queens. The jive styles were started by the Dark City Sisters in the ’60s (with two songs presented on the album), and the torch was then passed on to the Mahotella collective (with Mahlathini, to the delight of many a listener). Other groups on the album (Irene & the Melodians, Mgababa Queens) are simply formed from fo
Dollar Brand – The Children of Africa
Sep 5, 2026 · original
The Children of Africa (aka Banyana) by Abdullah Ibrahim ( Dollar Brand ), recorded in NYC and released in 1976. Discogs Abdullah Ibrahim sings and plays soprano on “Ishmael” but otherwise sticks to piano on this trio set with bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Roy Brooks. As usual Ibrahim’s folkish melodies (this CD has six of his originals plus a previously alternate take of “Ishmael”) pay tribute to his South African heritage and Islam religion without becoming esoteric or inaccessible. Some of the unpredictable music gets a bit intense (Ibrahim is in consistently adventurous form) but his flights always return back to earth and have an air of optimism. An above average effort from a true individualist. AllMusic – Scott Yanow (From amf.didiermary.fr)
Highlife Time
Sep 5, 2026 · original
“Highlife Time – Nigerian and Ghanaian Sound from the 60s and Early 70s” a 2xCD or 2xLP compilation by Vampi Soul. Tracklist Opotopo – Belama Rex Lawson and His Rivers Men – Numfinye (Nome Alobo) Stan Plange and The Uhuru Dance Band – Grazing In The Grass St. Augustine – Jolosho Rex Lawson and His Rivers Men – Pay Me My Money Now Stan Plange and The Uhuru Dance Band – Dabra Ba Opotopo with Fatai Rolling Dollar – Won Bum Rex Lawson and his Rivers Men – Oko Stan Plange and The Uhuru Dance Band – Aasem Rex Lawson and His Rivers Men – Peri Special Mbanga Dan Satch and His Atomic 8 – Ikoro Special Chief Enyang Henshaw – Esonta Professional Seagulls Band – Afro Baby Opotopo – Etuk Owo Akana Man – Okina Highlife, dance music played mostly in Ghana and Nigeria, represents one of the century’s first fusions of African roots and western music, and before 1970 it ruled dancefloors across much of We
Afrotronix – KÖD (Future Tribe)
Sep 1, 2026 · original
Latest album by Afrotronix (Caleb Rimtobaye, producing as Future Tribe), the Chadian‑born artist whose music fuses ancestral rites and Sara, Gourane and Arabic vocal traditions with cutting‑edge electronic production. KÖD is an album, released in January 2026, that reimagines the future of music. Reinventing most popular genres, KÖD is also proof that the most futuristic sound is also the oldest. Video shot in Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve in northern Chad. Beyond the Sky Feat. Stonebwoy “An Afrofuturistic take on Reggae Dub meeting Mbalax.” More music on Soundcloud . Listen to this album on Bandcamp . (From amf.didiermary.fr)

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