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01. Banous Mujos (Congo) - Les Kramen
02. Les Safari (Madagascar) - Ma Familleet Toi
03. King Kennytone (Nigeria) - Summer Birthday Twist
04. Ambiance Jazz (Cameroon) - Merengue Willy
05. Catchito & Chacha Po (Sierra Leone) - Fine Fine Woman
06. Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo (Congo) - Allegria
07. E.K's (Nigeria) - Bra Ohoho
08. Olivera & Freitas (Congo) - Kanisaka Ngai
09. Vedette Jazz (Congo) - La Muyera Antonio
10. Freddy Ranarison (Madagascar) - Tatsimo
11. Ry-Co Jazz (Congo) - Twistez!
12. Geraldo Pino (Sierra Leone) - Ye Ye Little Devil
ARTIST
TITLE
Guitar Safari: Electric Explosion In Africa
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
UOVR 014LP UOVR 014LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/27/2017

2017 repress. Obscure gems extracted from 45s and 78s released in the '50s and early '60s. Welcome to a wild trip around Africa during its electric guitar explosion in the '50s and '60s, a period when foreign styles like Cuban mambo or American twist were absorbed and recorded with tons of guitars full of reverb and vibrato. Twangy jungle travels through calypso and jerk from Sierra Leone; Congolese rhumba, mambo, and cha-cha-cha; surf from Madagascar; Nigerian twist and rock & roll; merengue from Cameroon... Includes tracks by Bantous Mujos, Les Safari, King Kennytone, Ambiance Jazz, Catchito & Chacha Po, Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo, E.K's, Olivera & Freitas, Vedette Jazz, Freddy Ranarison, Ry-Co Jazz, and Geraldo Pino.