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Steve Monite: The return of Nigeria’s King of Boogie
Profiles
Steve Monite: The return of Nigeria’s King of Boogie

“It Is Like My Music Was Waiting For This Generation” says disco funk relic Steve Monite as he tells the story of his oddball musical career and the massive reemergence of his timeless boogie classics.

Willy N’for’s movements, migration, and the geography of groove
History
Willy N’for’s movements, migration, and the geography of groove

Musicians have always travelled. Willy N’for had all the necessary ingredients to want to travel, a troubled past, a complicated life, dexterity with the bass guitar, and an appetite for travelling on the interstellar grooves of funk, with dreams of jamming with giants.

BBE Music reissues a rare live from Ghanian afro-disco artist Sidiku Buari
News
BBE Music reissues a rare live from Ghanian afro‑disco artist Sidiku Buari

Revolution (Live Disco Show In New York City) is the fourth and final BBE reissue of Sidiku Buari’s unique and sought-after body of African disco albums. Revolution’s side 1 is (possibly!) live throughout, from a 1979 show at the (possibly […]

Analog Africa resurrect Somalian grooves from Mogadisho radio on new compilation
News
Analog Africa resurrect Somalian grooves from Mogadisho radio on new compilation

Berlin label give a second life to rare Somalian funk and disco tracks on ‘Mogadisco – Dancing Mogadishu (Somalia 1972​-​1991)’ Label creator Samy Ben Redjeb travelled to the infamous capital city of Somalia in November of […]

Sammy Massamba gets a new essential reedition
News
Sammy Massamba gets a new essential reedition

British record label Vive la Musique is republishing a cult afro-disco dancefloor killer by Congolese artist Sammy Massamba. Five months after the release of Propriété privée on Secousse record label, Congolese producer Sammy Massamba gets another repress. Now, it is a two-track EP […]

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Zack & Geebah, short-lived but long lasting
News
Zack & Geebah, short‑lived but long lasting

As a part of their reedition series of the Tabansi music label, BBE gives a second life to Zack & Geebah’s For the Love of Money. Former members of the band Liberia Dreams, Zack Roberts and Geebah Swaray decided […]

BBE reissues Kabasa’s cult album, African Sunset
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BBE reissues Kabasa's cult album, African Sunset

Originally released in 1982 on ephemeral label Lyncell, the South-African band’s third and last album is finally republished by BBE. Kabasa was founded in Soweto by singer and bass player Tata “TNT” Sibeko as well as […]

Voilaaa is back with afro-disco EP Tu mens devant moi
News
Voilaaa is back with afro‑disco EP Tu mens devant moi

Led by Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, Voilaaa’s new release features Pat Kalla, Ramatou Traore and Ayuune Sule. After the widely acclaimed On te l’avait dit and Des Promesses, Voilaaa comes back with a new EP channelling the same recipe : a blend of […]