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Zazou Bikaye
12+ albums
funkfunkyelectronicsoulsynthpop
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An unsurpassed milestone in European/African fusion, Zazou Bikaye created a head-on collision between traditional Central African vocals and uncompromising analog electronics. Resulting from a torrid encounter between Congolese singer Bony Bikaye, Algerian-born French composer Hector Zazou and mad scientists CY1, the first Zazou Bikaye album was acclaimed by the international music press (who immediately compared it to Byrne & Eno’s ‘Bush Of Ghosts’, or to an imaginary meeting between Fela Kuti and Kraftwerk.), has influenced scores of artists, and remains astonishingly fresh to this day. "Noir & Blanc” was followed by a 12” single (“M’Pasi Ya M’Pamba” - 1984 - included in the CD version of the first album), and a mini-album (“Mr Manager” - 1986 - as yet unreleased on CD), through which Zazou Bikaye started shifting towards a kind of electronic afro-funk. These two records reached cult hit status in the US clubs, and the band played across Europe and the States. Their last album, entitled “Guilty , comes out in 89. Here’s a mix of its descriptions by the press : ”...a crossover between white funk, Zairean Rumba and robotic beats ...techno-funk Voodoo... between Talking Heads and Front 242....Who came first: Zazou Bikaye or Prince ?... The perfect mix between the Tribal and the Digital.... Zazou Bikaye plead Guilty: we pray for a repeated offence !”. Unfortunately, there will be no repeated offence: Zazou and Bikaye were forerunners, they were widely respected and accla
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albums
Noir Et Blanc
Guilty
Mr Manager
Mr. Manager (Expanded Edition)
The Sound Of Belgium Vol. 2
Mr. Manager
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Na Kenda (Afro-Acid)
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TREVOR JACKSON presents METAL DANCE Industrial / Post-Punk / EBM : Classics & Rarities '80 - '88
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Crammed Global Soundclash 1980-89 Vol. 1 - World Fusion
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Paradise Goulash
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Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance: Industrial/Post Punk/EBM Classics & Rarities '80-'88
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