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The First 2017 Case of the Night at Club Safari

12:00pm, 1-29-2017
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It's time to get happy again with the irrepressible sounds of Afro-Latin. Two hours today of latin jams from the West African scene of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, featuring music from The Congo, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, and Burkina Faso.

We start today's set as I usually start these Club Safari episodes... with a dose of folk roots music, mostly from The Congo. Although not the earliest recordings on today's show, this type of music represents one of the earliest syntheses of indigenous tribal music with modern Western sounds such as calypso and merengue.

I fill the rest of today's first hour with classic rumba sounds from The Congo. As my frequent listeners know, The Congo was one of the few places in Africa where local popular music was recorded and sold for local markets. Congolese rumba represents one of the earliest successful strains of popular music in Africa that moved beyond rote regurgitations of popular Western styles such as jazz or mambo.

The second hour today branches out into other countries. We start the second hour with a sampling of 60s dancefloor sounds from the island nation of Cape Verde; these are the roots of the sounds that would be popularized by Cesaria Evora 10-20 years later.

We end the show with a sampling of more straightforward latin covers from Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and The Congo.

  • 12:03pm Masanga by Jean Bosco Mwenda on The Music of Africa Series 6 (Kaleidophone)
  • 12:06pm Mama Josefina by Ilunga Patrice & Misomba Victor on The Music of Africa Series 6 (Kaleidophone)
  • 12:09pm Kiss Cha Moto-Moto by J.P. Odera on The Music of Africa Series 7 (Kaleidophone)
  • 12:12pm Katikalepuke, Katikatobeke by Isaac Matafwana & Sunkutu on The Music of Africa Series 7 (Kaleidophone)
  • 12:16pm Mibea by Group Folklorique "Super Kindayi" on single (Fiesta)
  • 12:20pm Mi Cancion by Orchestre Rock-A-Mambo on Souvenirs Esengo (Planet Ilunga)
  • 12:23pm Ah Bolingo Pasi by Franco & OK Jazz on OK Jazz Vol. 1 & 2 (EMI)
  • 12:26pm Rica by Orchestre African Jazz on Souvenirs Esengo (Planet Ilunga)
  • 12:29pm Mosala Ekomi Mpasi-Embonga by Orchestre OK Jazz on Originalite (Retro Afric)
  • 12:32pm Ba Nzambe by Orchestre African Jazz on Souvenirs Esengo (Planet Ilunga)
  • 12:36pm Bana Conga Baleli Liwa Ya Sinatra by Jean Bokelo & Conga Succes on L'Afrique Danse (Africam)
  • 12:40pm Nouveau Regime by Kwami & Son Orchestre on L'Afrique Danse (African)
  • 12:43pm Mokolo Se Mokolo by Orchestre Negro Succes on L'Afrique Danse (African)
  • 12:47pm Sala Lokolo Linga Ngai by Kwami & Son Orchestre on L'Afrique Danse (African)
  • 12:51pm Palado-Palado by Orchestre Negro Succes on L'Afrique Danse (African)
  • 12:54pm L'Age et L'Amour by Rochereau & Orchestre African Fiesta on African Dance Party (African)
  • 12:57pm Mindondo Ya Kosuana Na Mobali by Franco & OK Jazz on A Paris (Pathe)
  • 1:02pm Surpresa by Bana & Voz de Cabo-Verde on Bana (Fontana)
  • 1:05pm Problema by Bana & Voz de Cabo-Verde on single (Casa Silva)
  • 1:08pm Mansidao by Bana & Voz de Cabo-Verde on Bana (Fontana)
  • 1:10pm Dulcinia by Bana & Voz de Cabo-Verde on Bana (Fontana)
  • 1:13pm Segredo Di Nha Vida by Bana & Voz de Cabo-Verde on single (Casa Silva)
  • 1:16pm Ingratidon Dum Amigo by Frank Mimita on single (Imavox)
  • 1:20pm El Bantou by African Team on African Dance Party (African)
  • 1:23pm 3 Janvier 1966 by Orchestre Harmonie Voltaique on Succes D'Hier (CVD)
  • 1:26pm Ouagadougou Ya Noogho by Orchestre Harmonie Voltaique on Succes D'Hier (CVD)
  • 1:30pm Dakonre by Orchestre Harmonie Voltaique on Succes D'Hier (CVD)
  • 1:34pm Hanke Mon Nadze by L'Audio Rama Orchestra on Sy Badou presente L'Audio Rama Orchestra (Disquivoire)
  • 1:38pm OK Jazz Elombe Ngangate by Franco & OK Jazz on A Paris (Pathe)
  • 1:42pm Damela Que Tu La Tiennes by Dr. Nico & L'Orchestre African Fiesta on African Dance Party (African)
  • 1:49pm Me Voy Para Villas by Star Number One on Jangaake Vol. 2 (Disques Griot)
  • 1:55pm Geej by Star Number One on Jangaake Vol. 2 (Disques Griot)
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