Manu Dibango – African Voodoo

Label: Hot Casa Records – HC63

Country: France

Released: 2019-06-14

Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul

Style: Funk, Soul, Afrobeat

Format: LP, RM, Mon LP, Remastered

Media/Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)/Mint (M)

Tracklist:

A1. Groovy Flute 2:33
A2. Soul Saxes Meeting 3:00
A3. African Pop Session 2:54
A4. Walking To Waza 4:03
A5. Out Of Score 2:50
A6. Ba-Kuba 3:55
B1. Zoom 2000 4:00
B2. Aphrodite Shake 3:25
B3. Wilderness 3:10
B4. Jungle Riders 3:00
B5. Iron Wood 2:45
B6. Coconut 2:14

Companies:

Credits:

Bass – Manfred Long
Drums – Lucien Dobat
Guitar – Slim Pezin
Percussion – Emile Boza
Saxophone – Franois Jeanneau
Saxophone, Vibraphone, Marimba, Piano, Organ – Manu Dibango
Trombone – Jacques Bolognesi
Trumpet – Ivan Jullien

Notes:

Fantastic and rare album by Manu Dibango, the Afro Soul Maestro! These files were recorded in 1971 at Path-Marconi studio (Boulogne Billancourt) for professional sound illustration intended for the cinema, television and advertising. The jazzman experimenting with all genres was then beginning to convert solely to what soon to be called Rare Groove somewhere between Soul, Jazz and Afro-Funk, with a hint of Latin clave. In 2019, these tunes have not aged and the sound can be considered as Huge by many crate-diggers. These recordings were not supposed to reach the club or radio audience, it was more free sessions, a moment during they can open their imagination and test their Afro something, like Manu Dibango call it. Theses recording sessions included the best of the french soul scene at this time, Yvan Julien (Trumpet), Slim Pezin (Guitar), Jacques Bolognesi (Trombone), Lucien Dobat (Drums), Emile Boza (Percussions, Manfred (Bass) and the conductor himself at the vibraphone, marimba, saxophone, organ … This album is a wonderful return to the future and should satisfy the need of the Afro-Soul aficionados! We’re very happy to celebrate the 86th anniversary of the best French musician in history with one of his best recording reissue!

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 3760179354973

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