The Groove
Saturday August 10th, 2019 with Elorious Cain
HENRI BELOLO (November 27, 1936 - August 3, 2019)

In the early 1960's, HENRI BELOLO was a young DJ in Casablanca discos like L’Abreuvoir, and the Zoom Zoom who was transfixed by African drums, frustrated with the primitive mixing technology of the day and gaining his own unique reputation for combining records from America and France with African imports. Little did the appreciative patrons of those clubs then know that this young guy would become one of the most influential figures in the history of DISCO. Some of the songs he wrote with JACQUES MORALI would become part of the personal soundtracks of billions. Many of those songs are featured on this show today. He had a major hand in the writing and creation of all of the recordings on this show. Most often he is known for the co-creating groups like THE RITCHIE FAMILY and VILLAGE PEOPLE. Although wildly popular; even today, those groups were just the tip of an ice burg! We are offering a small sample of his productions, compositions and collaborations from 1969 to 1992.