ITT we post African pop hits from before 'Do Me'.Not acceptable: afrobeat, funk, classic Youssou N'dour (yes it hurts), orchestras, jams, anything a record collector might have next to his sofa.Acceptable: Miriam Makeba, Youssou N'dour when he has time for a pop hit, highlife... But by all means go with your own definition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9zaFGANyrIMagic System - Premier Gaou (2000), Ivory Coast"Premier Gaou n'est pas Gaou, deuxième Gaou est niata ohh" means you're just silly the first time you've been had, completely stupid the second time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a6KHE2ICqgAwilo Longomba - Coupé Bibamba (DRC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqOxYChgbCAFrancis Bebey - Agatha (Cameroon)Cameroonian response to Billie Jean ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUegP24Z_gQOliver Mtukudzi - Todii (What Shall We Do) (Zimbabwe)
― Nabozo, Monday, 8 June 2020 18:30 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW_A4Ri79xMKoffi Olomide - Loi (DRC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIUD1Z3pU1gMory Kanté - Yeke Yeke (Guinea Conakry)
― Nabozo, Monday, 8 June 2020 18:53 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpuMD_zJCYKhadja Nin - Sambolera (Burundi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb_rXCjQ9_sPenny Penny - Shichangani (South Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1kH_loHm3sMandoza - Nkalakatha (South Africa)He died from cancer at 38 in 2016. His funeral was a national event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlEkRSq0-QgMgarimbe - Sister Bettina (South Africa)One-hit wonder off the Try Again sample
― Nabozo, Monday, 8 June 2020 19:08 (four years ago)
ahem… Old School Afropop
Thread with almost exact same brief started by kruezer2 just a year ago, with accompanying Spotify playlist.
Maybe post these tracks there and lock this thread?
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 8 June 2020 19:47 (four years ago)
(added these tracks to the playlist just now btw)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:02 (four years ago)