djsupermazembe

Yo! Excellent thread!
Here are some of my favourite vintage African tunes:
Ochestra Super Mazembe: Kasongo (Kenya) - guess where I took my dj name

Juma Muhina: Dada Mwajuma (Kenya)

Sir Victor Uwaifo: Guitar Boy (Nigeria)

Prince Nico Mbarga: Aki Special (Nigeria)

Lisnaholic

^ Yes, as always, Pedestrian has done an excellent job of setting up the thread and providing some fundamental info about the genre.

^ With a name like that you must be a real fan ! I`ve heard of Orchestra Super Mazembe before, but never heard their music, so I was interested in your clip ; I liked the loose structure of the song, and the way it takes several unexpected turns.

This is a much more tightly structured song from Nigerian hit-maker Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey; it`s short, but he finds time for some trademark guitar playing half-way through. :-



Your other clips are all new to me, djsupermazembe ; great stuff !

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