Africa Dances

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We decided to break some African gold from the vaults. Here's the playlist, with dates and links, where available.

Africa Dances, Original Music, 1988

1. Afrikia Mokili Mobimba, Kalle-Roger with Rochereau and Orchestre African Jazz (Zaïre)

2. Lisie, Bantous de la Capitale (Congo)

3. Me Nsae Da, Ahamano's Guitar Band (Ghana)

4. Broadway Special, Broadway Dance Band (Ghana)

5. Omo Oloja, Dele Ojo & his Star Brothers Band (Nigeria)

6. Kosao, Salliah & his Accordion (Sierra Leone)

7. Toomus Meremereh Not Good, S.E. Rogie (Sierra Leone)

8. Miss Smodern, Smodern (South Africa)

9. Leribe, Sax Jive (South Africa)

10. Kenyatta Alitsewa Sana, John Mwale (Kenya)

11. Pole Musa, Nashil Pichen/Peter Tsotsi (Kenya)

12. Robinson Olago, Dick Ngoye (Kenya)

13. Kula Ajae na Shari, Yaseen Mohammed (Kenya)

14. Ndio Hall ya Dunia, Salim Abdullah/Cuban Marimba Band (Tanzania)

15. Amina, NUTA Jazz Band (Tanzania)

16. Atshakongwe Wamwe, Nyasa farmworkers (Malawi)

17. Bamgufya ba Kwoti, John Lushi (Zambia)

18. Ugandzibyeli Akuxonga, Mahikwani Makhuvele (Mozambique)

19. Mwami Gwe, Frida Sonko (Uganda)

20. Love is Love, Alemayu Eshete (Ethiopia)

King Sunny Adé, Synchro Series, IndigeDisc (Nigeria)

21. Synchro Series
a) Ota Mi Ma Yo Mi
b) Synchro Feelings/Ilako Medley
c) Synchro System
d) Synchro Reprise

Adewale Ayuba, Mr. Johnson, Play for Me, Flame Tree (Nigeria)

22. Bonsue Time
Hitech
Mr. Johnson, Play for Me
Mo Ti Foro Mi Lo Agba
Mama Ose Paro
Bonsue is my Choice
Ma so Nipa Aids/Sora Nipa Aids
Mo Ti Juba - Isa Ori Firan Mi
Africa Has the Richest Music
Remember 'Six Feet
Mo Ri Iwe Ololufe Mi
Baby Keske
Ope Pataki
Lamento 'Dewala We Want

Azagas and Archibogs: The Sixties Sound of Lagos Highlife, Original Music

23. Eddie's Accident, Eddie Okonta & his Top Aces (Nigeria)

24. Ikoto Part 1, Eric (Show Boy) Akaeze & his Akazas (Nigeria)

25. Olomi Mabo, Isaiah Ejire Kehinde & his Top Modern Stars (Nigeria)

26. Oyehnonkhua, Aigbe Lebarty and his Lebartone Aces

Do Better If You Can, Godwin Kabaka's Oriental Brothers International, Original Music

27. Oh Dear Jesus (Nigeria)

28. Ijemana Iyomana (Are You Coming or Going?) (Nigeria)

Mbuki Mvuki, Original Music

29. Medzi Me Sigya, Professional Uhuru (Ghana)

30. Anadwo Bea, Oppong's Guitar Band (Ghana)

Telephone Lobi, Original Music

31. Fabra Mento Bi, Spike Ayankor's Rhythm Aces (Ghana)

32. Meda Ho Mawo, Black Beats (Ghana)

33. Amma Were Mo, Black Beats (Ghana)

Ije Love, Imo Brothers International, Original Music

34. Agbaram Nime Jehovah (Running to the Arms of God)
(Nigeria)

Other places:

For info. on highlife in Nigeria and Ghana, see Afropop Worldwide's excellent summary of the genre. They've also got a page on Adewale Ayuba's style, fuji.