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The Groove
Saturday December 5th, 2015 with ELORIOUS CAIN
Africans doing western Disco in the 1970's and 1980's

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This show is just a sampling of hundreds of talented African singers, musicians and producers that recorded their unique contributions to the expanding fusion of standardized DISCO. Some, like BLACK SOUL and OZILA, were recording in Europe while others recorded in NIGERIA, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA and UNITED STATES. Very early in the 1970's boom there was a vibrant AFRICAN DISCO genre supporting specialized labels in NEW YORK CITY, PARIS and LAGOS. The profound influence of the supergroup OSIBISA and the legendary MANU DIBANGO impacted that.
OJAH AWAKE
OSIBISA - OJAH AWAKE (LP) - BRONZE
BASKEDA (live recording)
AFRICA DJOLE - PERCUSSION MUSIC FROM AFRICA (LP) - FMP
GROOVE THE FUNK
AKTION - GROOVE THE FUNK (LP) - CLOVER SOUND
MAGIC WOMAN
BLACK SOUL - BRASIL AFRICA (LP) - VOGUE
DON'T PUT ME DOWN
POGO LTD. - LAGOS DISCO INFERNO (2LP) - ACADEMYLPS
MANGOUS YE (TOM MOULTON mix)
BLACK SOUL - 12" - BEAM JUNCTION
SET MY SOUL ON FIRE
JO BISSO - DISCO AMOUR, TONIGHT (LP) - MAKOSSA
EL HOMBRECITO
BLACK SOUL - BRASIL AFRICA (LP) - VOGUE
OZILA 2001
OZILA - OZILA2001 (LP) - VOGUE
KEEP ON DANCING
KIKI GYAN - 24 HOURS IN A DISCO 1978-82 (2LP) - SOUNDWAY
24 HOURS IN A DISCO
KIKI GYAN - 24 HOURS IN A DISCO 1978-82 (2LP) - SOUNDWAY
MY MAN
VENISE - THE BEST DISCO IN THE CITY (LP) - QUALITY
PRETTY PRETTY GIRLS
THE TWINS - 24 HOURS IN A DISCO 1978-82 (2LP) - SOUNDWAY
MOTEMA PASI
ABETI - VISAGES (LP) - BBX PRODUCTIONS
HANG ON
NANA LOVE - HANG ON (LP) - TARETONE
DISCO TRAIN
K.G. BAND - 24 HOURS IN A DISCO 1978-82 (2LP) - SOUNDWAY
THE AFRICAN TIME TRAVEL DISCO ANTHEM MIX

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BLACK BROTHERS (TOM MOULTON MIX)
BLACK SOUL - 12" - BEAM JUNCTION
BLACK SOUL MUSIC
BLACK SOUL - BRASIL AFRICA (LP) - VOGUE
YE KE YE KE (extended mix)
MORY KANTE - 12" - LONDON
TAMA (gold coast remix by HOWARD GRAY)
MORY KANTE - 12" - LONDON
OH CIOLILI
ZANGA ZANGA - 12" - JONATHAN
SOUL MAKOSSA
MANU DIBANGO - SOUL MAKOSSA (LP) - ATLANTIC
HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVY
GERALDO PINO - 7" - SUZUMI
Interactive CKCU
J. Pinto
I put the question to you Mr. Cain - What is better disco? This disco or other African styles like rumba or afrobeat? What do you really think?

11:56 AM, December 5th, 2015
Cello
Very rare tracks wow!

1:12 PM, December 5th, 2015
Elorious Cain (host)
To Mr. Pinto - That is such a highly subjective question. Thanks to both of you for your comments!

1:19 PM, December 5th, 2015
J. Pinto
Won't you answer the question?

2:11 PM, December 5th, 2015
Elorious Cain (host)
No genre of disco is better than any other genre. It is greatly a matter of taste and geography.

2:15 PM, December 5th, 2015
O***H
Black Broza Black Broza!!!

2:24 PM, December 5th, 2015
Mike
Incredible pieces. Just listen to the orchestral arrangements using real instruments. Not sure whats happening today.

2:33 PM, December 5th, 2015
Mike
Incredible pieces. Just listen to the orchestral arrangements using real instruments. Not sure whats happening today.

2:33 PM, December 5th, 2015
Elorious Cain (host)
thx Mike!

2:34 PM, December 5th, 2015
Mike
The best tracks were produced and arranged in the 70s and 80s. Look for top soul hits today on Billboard. non existent.

2:38 PM, December 5th, 2015
Barry
Todays artists don't know how to play instruments

2:40 PM, December 5th, 2015
Elorious Cain (host)
I haven't looked at a Billboard magazine in at least 20 years Mike.

2:43 PM, December 5th, 2015