Afro(-Carribbean) Synthpop / Synthpop influenced Afro(-Carribean) Music

OK, music lovers, please help me find something very specific. I'm looking for songs that feature both a synthpop aesthetic (DX7, Prophet 5, 808/909/303, Linn, DMX, Juno, PPG, Emulator sounds etc.) and strong African or Afro-Carribean influences. Will likely be from the 80s, but that's not a requirement.

To give you an idea:

- Scritti Politti's Cupid&Psyche 85 (in particular the dub version of "The Word Girl", i.e. Flesh and Blood feat. Ranking Anne)
- Wally Badarou (especially his Album Echoes and some of the Compass Point productions he's featured on)
- Ma Foom Bey by Cultural Vibe
- Prince Jammy's Computerised Dub Album
- The dubbier Colourbox stuff

Thanks!

more fairlight, but:
herbie hancocks's "sound system": "metal beat"; "junku"; "sound-system";
this:
http://www.awesometapes.com/2007/10/ata-kak-obaa-sima-side-obaa-sima-moma.html
maybe spend a day there browsing awesome tapes' catalogue of... erm,
... awesome tapes.

robert palmer - pride

Sylvester - I Need Somebody To Love Tonight

The Teardrop Explodes - Metranil Vavin

Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum

Manu Dibango - Electric Afrika
Tony Allen - N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)

Also contained on this sorta relevant compilation.

Ata Kak is the bomb, BTW. Thanks for showing me that.

Going down the Awesome Tapes From Africa path, we find Hailu Mergia. And then, there's a whole blog dedicated to "South African bubblegum/disco from the 80s & early 90s". Oh Internet!

codek - tim toum

maybe more electro than synth-pop

Great track! Reminds me of some of the stuff on Crammed Discs, specifically Aksak Maboul.

yeah, re: crammed discs i was also going to mention zazou/bikaye/cy1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXZJ5jQAY8

ooh that's nice

I created a Spotify playlist called "Afrosynth" including all tracks from this thread that were available there.

fax the fax - "african vacation "

it's more northern african, but funky as hell synth dance

this youtube might be screwed up for Cosmic effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45n_KDqWask

@ future person man - can you direct link? i find spotify search to be very terrible when looking up playlists. i can't find yours.

http://open.spotify.com/user/1139777505/playlist/4c9rHbvfFcsU78TKIXu64G

Francis Bebey is an amazing artist from Cameroon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRm8xSgdi6c

And then there's William Onyeabor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiaRp0M2fxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C67nwBHvgNM

- Wally Badarou (especially his Album Echoes and some of the Compass Point productions he's featured on)

echoes is slaying me right now

http://www.discogs.com/Mamman-Sani-Taaritt/release/5570421