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[soulmusicsongs]

Soul From France

Soul From France in 12 tracks. Listen and learn about the sounds of France in the ‘70s the ‘80s.

Calories, Stop Calories - Peggy Moore (Je Suis Celle…, 1977)

Cash - Jean-Yves Labat (Transition # 1, 1978)

Drugstore Breaking Blues - Zabu & Co (Zabu & Co, 1976)

Funky Crookie - Exile One (Exile One, 1974)

Let's Get it Together - Fooka Mainty Band (The Mellow / Let's Get it Together, 1976)

Mangos - Julien Clerc (Sans Entracte, 1980)

Ophis Le Serpentaire - Vincent Gémignani (Modern Pop Percussion, 1972)

Le Petrole - Ambroise Bia (Le Petrole / Je Cherche Une Femme, 1975)

Soul Makossa - Pierre Spiers (À L'Orgue Hammond, 1973)

Talk - Big Jullien And His All Star (Riviera Sound N°1, 1970)

This Song - Fireball (Drive Me To Hell, 1976)

The Spoiler - Vigon (Greatest Hits, 1972)

More Soul Songs

Tour de France Soul Music

Funk from Spain in 12 tracks

Funk from Belgium

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Listen/purchase: Pop Makossa Invasion by Dream Stars

[lboogie1906]

Francis Bebey (July 15, 1929, in Douala – May 28, 2001, in Paris) was a Cameroonian writer and composer.

He attended college in Douala, where he studied Mathematics, before going to study Broadcasting at the University of Paris. Moving to the US, he continued to study Broadcasting at NYU. In 1957, he moved to Ghana at the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah and took a job as a broadcaster.

He moved to France and started work in the arts, establishing himself as a musician, sculptor, and writer. His most popular novel was Agatha Moudio’s Son. While working at UNESCO, he was able to become the head of the music department in Paris. This job allowed him to research and document traditional African music.

He released his first album in 1969. His music was primarily guitar-based, but he integrated traditional African instruments and synthesizers as well. Though he is currently praised for his music, his musical taste created controversy with his native music when he first started. His style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop, and was considered by critics to be groundbreaking, “intellectual, humorous, and profoundly sensual”. He sang in Duala, English, and French.

He helped launch the career of Manu Dibango. He released more than 20 albums over his career and was known for his poetry, including Black Tears (1963), a poem dedicated to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

He wrote novels, poetry, plays, tales, short stories, and nonfiction works. He began his literary career as a journalist in the 1950s and at one time worked as a journalist in Ghana and other African countries for the French radio network, Société de radiodiffusion de la France d’outre-mer.

His first novel, Le Fils d’Agatha Moudio (Agatha Moudio’s Son), was published in 1967 and awarded the Grand Prix littéraire d’Afrique noire in 1968; it remains his best-known work. His novel, L’Enfant pluie (The Child of Rain), published in 1994, was awarded the Prize Saint Exupéry.

In addition to exploring childhood and adult experiences in his works, he wrote tales drawn from the African oral tradition. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[felixaimegregoiremulol]

Born in Africaburied in Europe and America:

The great musicians who are considered as icons and genuine symbols,founders of African pop-music die and are buried in Europe and America:Manu Dibango(the creator of Soul Makossa music),Aurlus Mabele,a singer and a very good congoleese dancer,Wes Madiko and Lapiro de Mbanga(Lambo Pierre Roger):They were very popular in Africa,but they sometimes die Where only few people know them.

[keynewssuriname]

Cultural Conscious African Edition

Op 13 april, tijdens Cultural Conscious African Edition op het terras van Theater Thalia, gaan we samen op een mooie culturele reis naar Afrika met diverse Afrikaanse snacks en gerechten, heerlijke Zuid-Afrikaanse wijnen en muziek in de stijlen Makossa, Bongo Flava, Funaná, African Jazz, Afrobeat, Afropop, Amapiano, Bolero en meer. Cultureel bewustzijn beslecht barrières en brengt begrip en waardering voor onszelf en anderen. Het doel van de serie Cultural Conscious is om met verschillende edities het culturele bewustzijn te vergroten middels (podium-) kunsten, eten en drinken. Cultural Conscious African Edition heeft Afrika als focus. Afrika is 185 maal groter dan Suriname, ongeveer even groot als Verenigde Staten + Europa + China + India + Japan! Afrika bestaat uit 54 landen en er worden in totaal meer dan 2000 talen gesproken. Suriname is geworteld met Afrikaanse roots! Vanaf het moment dat dit gebied een Engelse kolonie werd in het midden van de 17e eeuw, zijn er geroofde Afrikanen ingevoerd en dit heeft ongeveer 150 jaar lang geduurd. Er zijn naar schatting 300.000 personen naar Suriname getransporteerd vanuit Ghana en de personen kwamen uit onder andere uit Senegal, Gambia, Guinee, Guinee-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Nigeria en Kameroen. Het event is een reservation-only event en bij registratie kunnen verschillende Afrikaanse snacks en gerechten besteld worden zoals Akara (gefrituurde bonencake), African Meat Pie (Afrikaanse vleespastei), Chin Chin (zoete gefrituurde snack) en Moi Moi (bonenpudding cake), Okra soup (Afrikaanse okersoep met kip), fufu (deegachtige pap van een aardvrucht), jollof rijst (rijstgerecht, meestal gemaakt met langkorrelige rijst, tomaten, pepers, uien, kruiden en soms andere groenten en/of vlees in één pot) en fried rice. Er is ook Zuid-Afrikaanse wijn beschikbaar, zowel voor de zoete als de droge wijndrinkers. De line-up is zeer gevarieerd en de artiesten kijken naar u uit: Joan de Bies is vocaliste en zingt al 37 jaar. Vijf jaar geleden heeft ze besloten om professioneel te gaan zingen. Ze zingt in de stijlen jazz, rap, rhythm-and-blues R&B, dancehall en haar favoriete stijlen zijn jazz en R&B. Ze maakt deel uit van de muziekformatie FRESH en is gastzangeres bij de formatie Orquestra Alafa. Ze heeft songs geschreven en uitgebracht met onder andere Kenneth Moerli, Triple en Jah Prince en het grootste event waar ze aan mee heeft gedaan is SuriPop Golden Edition, waarbij ze onder leiding van Helianthe Redan koorzangeres was bij een compositie van Rudi Fernand. Joan is 15 jaren peuterjuf geweest in haar eigen instelling Joshua Oppashuis. Ze is tevens moeder, kapster en herbalist met haar eigen bedrijf Joan's Herbal Products. Ze brengt haar publiek graag de ervaring van vreugde met muziek. Afrika en Afrikaans muziek geven haar het gevoel van “reconnecting yourself with your roots”. Smooth Groove is ontstaan door vrienden die bij elkaar zijn gekomen om muziek te maken. Ze zijn in 2022 gestart onder de naam Mani & Friends Music band en in oktober 2023 is de naam vanwege de vibe en speelstijl van de band veranderd naar Smooth Groove. Ze spelen in diverse muziekstijlen zoals Gospel, R&B, Latin, Pop, Jazz, Kaseko, Reggae en Afro. De bandleden zijn: Daniel Zeeman-keys-15 jaar actief, Darrell Zeeman-keys-11 jaar actief, Miquel Zeeman-bass-8 jaar actief, Anthony Patrick-drums-14 jaar actief, Timothy Kemble-guitar-8 jaar actief, Jose Parami-vocalist-30 jaar actief en Regina Haakmat-vocaliste-13 jaar actief. Voor Smooth Groove is Afrika de plek van waar hun voorouders vandaan komen. Wanneer ze Afrikaanse songs spelen doet het ze heel goed van binnen; het brengt ze terug naar waar ze als bandleden van afstammen. Deejay Javier, Javier Somoredjo, is 14 jaar actief als allround deejay. Hij heeft gedraaid op Lustig Events en in verschillende Surinaamse clubs als Touche, Zsa Zsa Zsu, Havana Lounge, Margaritas, Dejavu, Club Next en Euphoria. Ook heeft hij in 2016 mogen draaien in Club Lustig in Den Haag, Nederland. Deejay Javier is overal te vinden – op huisfeestjes, events en bekende bars en clubs. Hij was finalist van Parbo Kings of Clubs 2023 en hij is resident DJ van D’BAR en Qle. Zijn levensmotto is dat je geen dingen moet overhaasten, als je geduldig wacht zal het naar je toekomen. Zijn ambitie is om verder te groeien qua muziekstijlen en zijn droom is om internationaal te performen. Voor Deejay Javier betekent Afrikaanse muziek een levendige mix van ritmes en culturele invloeden die een unieke sfeer creëren op de dansvloer. Het brengt een gevoel van verbondenheid en feestelijkheid, met een diversiteit aan genres zoals Afrobeat, Afropop en de Zuid-Afrikaanse muziekstijl Amapiano. Amapiano is in het Zulu 'de piano's', een verwijzing naar de jazzakkoorden die een grote rol spelen in dit genre, naast de repeterende saxofoontonen en de vocalen in één van de elf Zuid-Afrikaanse talen, waaronder Xhosa en Zulu. Indra Hu-Ramdas is sinds 2022 actief als creative book-artist, waarbij zij unieke diaries, notebooks, agenda’s en meer bekleedt met prachtige stoffen die de verschillende culturen van Suriname weergeven, als uiting van liefde voor haar land. De inspiratie om aan book art te doen komt door de vraag van volwassenen naar literatuur voor hen. Aangezien Indra gelooft dat iedereen een eigen verhaal kan schrijven, stimuleert ze hen door deze (blanco) boeken te maken om hun eigen verhaal in te schrijven. Met de stoffen maakt zij ook bijpassende tassen. Indra is ook jeugd- en kinderboekenschrijfster. Ze debuteerde in 2002 met haar serie ‘De avonturen van Leena en Jopie’ en heeft al meer dan 26 werken op haar naam staan. Zij is in 2012 uitgeroepen tot schrijfster van het jaar en heeft ook twee onderscheidingen ontvangen van de staat Suriname: Ridder in de ereorde van de Palm in 2018 en de Eenheid is Kracht jubileumjaarspin in 2023. Daarnaast is zij sinds 2017 tenorsaxofonist in het Rein Rier Orkest. Indra vindt dat Afrika net als Suriname een grote culturele diversiteit kent en dat hun culturele identiteit terug te zien is in met name hun kleding en stoffen. Door haar book art kan ze de wereld kennis laten maken met dit gedeelte van de Afrikaanse cultuur. Cultural Conscious African Edition wordt georganiseerd door Harmony Blend Media (HB Media), lange termijn change enabler. Zij leveren entertainment om van te genieten en nieuwe inzichten te ontdekken over zichzelf en anderen als respectabele delen van de Surinaamse samenleving, de drijvende kracht achter de dringend noodzakelijke duurzame ontwikkeling en welvaart van Suriname. Zij richten zich enerzijds op het vergroten van het culturele bewustzijn van de gehele Surinaamse gemeenschap en anderzijds op de verdere ontwikkeling van podiumtalent in Suriname. Met elke productie dragen ze bij aan de Sustainable Development Goals SDG's 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 16 en, afhankelijk van een productie, ook aan andere SDG's. Arrangementen voor cultural Conscious African Edition zijn beschikbaar vanaf SRD 300,- Registratie kan per HB Media WhatsApp +5978747874 of https://forms.gle/yXgPk4gAQvCza6sw6 Read the full article

[jacobwren]

DREAM STARS - Pop Makossa Invasion

[itwas50yearsagotoday]

7/21/23: It was 50 years ago today, July 21, 1973, 'Soul Makossa' by Cameroonian singer Manu Dibango, would enter the U.S. Top 40. Can you get more opposite in American Pop music than this song and the previous one? So this was a true word-of-mouth hit, where the song was found randomly in NYC in a 1972 record store, played at parties, then played on local Black radio, and then 'voila'! There are some true African and African-adjacent artists that cross-over to the Americas, but not in the general public music literacy... if you know Fela Kuti, Osibisa, and Cymande, it's not because of Top 40 radio. Sure that's a snobby thing to say, but it's all just book-learnin' (and now YouTube-learnin'). Moving on, there is something rather hypnotic about this tune, which is spoken/sung mostly in Duala, the langua franca of urban Cameroonians (I think I have that right). It would only reach #37, but it's influence was huge... the song phrase 'Ma ma-se, ma ma-sa, ma ma-kossa' would later be used by Michael Jackson, and then by Rihanna, sampling the Michael Jackson song--the former got permission from Dibango, but the latter did not, leading to a lawsuit. Anyways, the song is kinda proto-Disco, with the focus of the song on the groove, but not quite like Funk... just somewhat smoother. Disco, as it's own thing, is now less than three (some say two) years away!!! [generic lightning crash sound... that blends into 'I Was Made For Loving You' by Kiss].

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African music includes the genres amapiano, Jùjú, Fuji, Afrobeat, Highlife, Makossa, Kizomba, and others. African music also uses a large variety of instruments across the continent.

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South African popular music began in 1912 with the first commercial recordings. Marabi's melodies found their way into the sounds of the bigger dance bands, modelled on American swing groups, which began to appear in the 1920s; Marabi added to their distinctively South African style.

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Ayra Starr – Sability (Video)

Ayra Starr – Sability (Video) The official video for Ayra Starr‘s number-one hit “Sability” is presented by Mavin Records. Her vocals were mixed with Afro-Pop and Makossa components to create “Sability,” a song. Production is attributed to London. Awilo Longomba’s classic album Coupé Bibamba was interpolated into Ayra Starr’s most recent song, “Sability.” Sability, the title of Ayra Starr’s song, refers to a person who excels at what they do and is unique in their approach. Earthboi served as the video’s director for a JM Films production. Quotable Lyrics: E le oh Dey greet everybody for here oh Padi jo sé sé pele oh Mo ti so fun won tele oh Belle oh Deliver like I get belle oh Them say I dey go cele oh Them say I dey go cele oh Espiritu fortuna I go make you jo dada Shey you getty the power Sweet passi, amala ketu Shinji kagawa Jesu kristi loba wa Gat dem falling yakata You know as e sabi girl dey do Sabi o Oooo Sabi o Oooo Sabi o Oooo Sabi o Oooo Watch the video below:   Read the full article

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 Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976​-​1984

For this week’s Bandcamp Monday, check out this fresh compilation of Cameroonian jams, blending funk, disco, high-life, Afro-beat and more into a heady, hip brew. 

“The beat that holds everything together has its origins in the rhythms of the Sawa people; Ambassey, Bolobo, Assiko and Essewé, a traditional funeral dance. But it wasn’t until these rhythms arrived in the cities of Cameroon and collided with Merengue, High-Life, Congolese Rumba, and, later, Funk and Disco, that modern Makossa was born.” 

I think my current favorite is the unstoppable groove of Eko’s “M’Ongele M’am,” but there’s really not a bad track here. 

[afro-video]

Dynastie Ft. Ben Decca - C'est doucement 👉👉👉👉 https://www.afro.video/video/dynastie-ft-ben-decca-cest-doucement/26767/?feed_id=6787&_unique_id=629a4e2365817 #Afropop #Makossa #Musique #Pop #Vidéo #afro #africa #afrique #video #clip #music

[lboogie1906]

Francis Bebey (July 15, 1929, in Douala – 28 May 28, 2001, in Paris) was a Cameroonian writer and composer. He attended college in Douala, where he studied Mathematics, before going to study Broadcasting at the University of Paris. Moving to the US, he continued to study Broadcasting at NYU. In 1957, he moved to Ghana at the invitation of Kwame Nkrumah and took a job as a broadcaster. In the early 1960s, he moved to France and started work in the arts, establishing himself as a musician, sculptor, and writer. His most popular novel was Agatha Moudio's Son. While working at UNESCO from 1961-74, he was able to become the head of the music department in Paris. This job allowed him to research and document traditional African music. He released his first album in 1969. His music was primarily guitar-based, but he integrated traditional African instruments and synthesizers as well. Though he is currently praised for his music, his musical taste created controversy with his native music when he first started. His style merged Cameroonian makossa with classical guitar, jazz, and pop, and was considered by critics to be groundbreaking, "intellectual, humorous, and profoundly sensual". He sang in Duala, English, and French. He helped launch the career of Manu Dibango. He released more than 20 albums over his career and was known for his poetry, including Black tears (1963), a poem dedicated to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He wrote novels, poetry, plays, tales, short stories, and nonfiction works. He began his literary career as a journalist in the 1950s and at one time worked as a journalist in Ghana and other African countries for the French radio network, Société de radiodiffusion de la France d'outre-mer. His first novel, Le Fils d'Agatha Moudio (Agatha Moudio's Son), was published in 1967 and awarded the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1968; it remains his best-known work. His novel, L'Enfant pluie (The Child of Rain), published in 1994, was awarded the Prize Saint Exupéry. In addition to exploring childhood and adult experiences in his works, he wrote tales drawn from the African oral tradition. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CgB27JvOwQ4E0_nCHAkgM8Nbom-0JdxLbT_HZ80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[felixaimegregoiremulol]

Born in Africa,buried in Europ and America:The great musicians who are considered as icons and genuine symbols,founders of African pop-music die and are buried in Europ or America:Manu Dibango(the creator of Soul Makossa),Aurlus Mabele ,a singer and a very good congoleese dancer,Wes Madiko and Lapiro de Mbanga They were very popular in Africa,but they sometimes die where only few people know them.

[puredamien]

Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon (1976 - 1984)