These people have released five CDs, of which I own the most recent four, each of which is absolutely exquisite. You have never heard such sublimely funky grooves in your life. The Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou makes James Brown sound like Lawrence Welk.The first CD is labeled "#3," because Analog Africa's first two releases came in the form of mp3 mixes. Both are available for free download on their blog, and also through the Paris DJs podcast.
Paris DJs is where I discovered Analog Africa, and it is itself an incredible resource. Their weekly free podcast features all sorts of never-made-it-off-vinyl-onto-disc deliciousness from all over the world. There are nearly 200 mixes to download, and they're all free!
Here's a direct link to the second Analog Africa mix: http://analogafrica.cybsys.net/mp3/AnalogAfricaSelectionVol.2.mp3
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Thank you Joel.
Jeff
You are welcome, my friend!
If you find those Analog Africa releases to your liking, I suggest http://www.soundwayrecords.com/ be your next stop. Their "Nigeria Special" and "Ghana Special" releases are fantastic.
Double thanks!
Hoping you're well - Jeff
Hi Guys and thanks for this. Just to mention that there is a mistake: The first two compilations by Analog Africa have been: No.1 - The Green Arrows and the No.2 - The Hallelujah Chicken Run Band. Hope all is well and again thanks.
Thanks for the correction, Anonymous. Where can I find those first two releases?
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