AMF (African Music Forum) is a #Music blog about musics from #Africa 🌍️, since the 50s, all styles. Already 2100+ 🎵 posts... https://amf.didiermary.fr/ https://indieweb.social/@blogamf #Jazz #AfroJazz #Afrobeat #AfricanMusic #AfroFunk #AfroHouse #RSSClubhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.apphttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mstavdjlus2sRIP King of Bubu Music, Ahmed Janka Nabay https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-bubu-music-ahmed-janka-nabay-rip/ Janka Nabay (1964 – 2018) was a Sierra Leonean musician and a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Temne music, which is played by up to 20 musicians blowing into bamboo pipes […] #BubuMusic #SierraLeone11 Aug 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstavdjlus2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3msqxwlx6kk24Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé https://amf.didiermary.fr/girma-beyene-akale-wube/ “Mistakes on Purpose” is an album released in 2017, where Girma Bèyènè, singer, arranger, and a living legend of Ethiopian Pop, meets one of the best Western bands […] #Ethiojazz #Ethiopia #LiveMusic10 Aug 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqxwlx6kk24https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3msocfv37ns2tLobi Traore – Bamako Nights https://amf.didiermary.fr/lobi-traore-sigui-nyongon-son-fo/ Ali Farka Toure said Lobi Traore was the greatest Malian guitar player… Here he’s recorded live in “Bamako Nights – Live at Bar Bozo” in 1995. #90smusic #AliFarkaToure #LiveMusic #Mali09 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msocfv37ns2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3msocegexas2tYoussou et Super Etoile de Dakar – Show !!! https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-super-etoile-dakar-show/ A live show recorded in Abidjan, from a vinyl self released in 1983, with Youssou N’Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar. #80smusic #FullAlbum #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #Vinyl #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic09 Aug 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msocegexas2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3msjfs6ahms22Fela Brown (James Brown x Fela Kuti) feat. Jeru the Damaja – Funky Black President. From Amerigo Gazaway presents… J​.​B. & The Soul Mates. https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-james-brown-funky-black-president/ Also inside post: Professah Murder Feat. Ghostface Killah - Black President #FelaKuti #Mixtape #Remixed #HipHop07 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjfs6ahms22https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3msjfqnsrrs22DJ Katapila – Trotro https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-katapila-trotro/ DJ Katapila makes Ga traditional music using electronic sounds instead of live percussion to create his own kind of what he calls house music. […] #AfroHouse #Ghana #Electro07 Aug 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjfqnsrrs22https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3ms4n6qbs322aCelebrate 40 Years of World Circuit with Oumou Sangaré "The album established Sangaré as both a formidable musical talent and a socially conscious artist [...]" https://amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangare-moussolou/ Pre-order: https://worldcircuit.lnk.to/MoussolouAlbumEM PS: this post is NOT sponsored!02 Aug 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4n6qbs322ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3ms2czxzgz22gDe La Soul vs Fela Kuti - Fela Soul (2011) by Amerigo Gazaway [Deluxe Edition] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRYrzcD5u0o amerigo.bandcamp.com #Afrobeat #HipHop #Remix #FelaKuti01 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2czxzgz22ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mrxuf3mots2cThe compilation “Sénégal 70 – Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70s,” released in 2015, offers an insight into the musical adventures that were taking place in the major Senegalese cities […] https://amf.didiermary.fr/senegal-70-compilation/ #70smusic #AfroCuban #Compilation #Sénégal31 Jul 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxuf3mots2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mrx77l7ve22lR.I.P Geoffrey Oryema https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-geoffrey-oryema/ Geoffrey Oryema (1953-2018) was forced to flee Uganda after his father (a cabinet minister) was murdered by the armed forces of dictator Idi Amin in 1977. […] #LiveMusic #Uganda31 Jul 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx77l7ve22lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mrrxfi6rrk2j“Ivory Coast Soul – Afro Funk From Abidjan from 1972 to 1982” is a compilation released in 2010 on 2 vinyl LPs. Volume 2 was released in 2012 and covers music produced […] https://amf.didiermary.fr/ivory-coast-soul/ #70smusic #80smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #CôteDIvoire #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic29 Jul 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrxfi6rrk2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mrnjdmwrvs2nWorld Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 3: Love​’​s A Real Thing – The Funky Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa https://amf.didiermary.fr/psychedelic-classics-3-loves-a-real-thing/ These twelve astonishing tracks are drawn from a broad spectrum of early 70s West African [...] #70smusic #Compilation #ManuDibango #Psychedelic #OldAfricanMusic27 Jul 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnjdmwrvs2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mr6gc6sios2lOchieng’ Nelly, godfather of Benga music https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-ochieng-nelly-godfather-benga/ Born Nelson Ochieng Orwa in 1943 in South Nyanza, he began playing the guitar in his teenage years after being taught […] #60smusic #Benga #Kenya #Soukous #OldAfricanMusic21 Jul 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6gc6sios2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mr6gau4on22lAfrobeat Disco/Funk from the vault… A 2-track LP Afro Super-Feelings Led By Segun Okeji released in 1970. […] https://amf.didiermary.fr/afro-super-feelings-segun-okeji/ #70smusic #AfroFunk #Disco #Nigeria #Vinyl21 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6gau4on22lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqxsdgjk7k2hNicknamed “The Spirits of Yop,” after Yopougon (the university district), or “The Cocos,” Didier Bilé’s group is one of the forerunners of Ivorian zouglou, a style revived in the midst of the student movement. https://amf.didiermary.fr/didier-bile-parents-campus-gboglo-koffi/ #90smusic #CôteDIvoire #Zouglou #OldAfricanMusic19 Jul 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxsdgjk7k2hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqu5eouozc27William Onyeabor, pioneer of Electronic Music in Nigeria, has a fascinating story… Watch the documentary below… https://amf.didiermary.fr/william-onyeabor-pioneer-electronic-music-nigeria/ Little is known about William Onyeabor, and that’s the way he likes it. […] #AfroFunk #Documentary #Nigeria #Electro17 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu5eouozc27https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqsctejpe2252 classic Reggae tracks from Côte d’Ivoire… by Seydou Koné, better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated. https://amf.didiermary.fr/alpha-blondy-brigadier-sabari/ #80smusic #CôteDIvoire #OldAfricanMusic16 Jul 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsctejpe225https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqphzylews2jClub Africa is the name of 2 compilations of “Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz And Original Afro-Beat” released in 1999 and 2000. https://amf.didiermary.fr/club-africa-compilation/ #70smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #Jazz #AfroJazz15 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqphzylews2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqmr6ur2g22gSimigwa is a legendary Ghanian album – with one of the most iconic covers ever! – that fuses Highlife, Afrobeat, Folk and Funk. Ambolley’s debut solo album originally released in 1975 […] https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambolley-simigwa/ #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat14 Jul 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmr6ur2g22ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqflrenzbk22Ajate, Afrobeat “made in Japan” https://amf.didiermary.fr/ajate-afrobeat-made-in-japan/ Sort of… Tokyo based band and *Afrobayashi* pioneers Ajate are back with their third album “Dala Toni.” Experience the explosive encounter of Afro grooves and Japanese traditional Ohayashi music! […] #Ghana #AfroBeat11 Jul 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqflrenzbk22https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqcxbroli22sHarari – Party amf.didiermary.fr/harari-party/ This single by Harari, “Party” (the 7″ release), entered the US Disco Top 100 in 1982. #80smusic #AfroFunk #SouthAfrica #Funk https://amf.didiermary.fr/harari-party/10 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcxbroli22shttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqcqzmvy3c262 classic albums from psychedelic South African afro-rock were re-released in 2021: Rufaro, which contains the song Musikana, and Beaters / Harari. [...] https://amf.didiermary.fr/harari-musikana/ #70smusic #altRock #Psychedelic #SoulJazz #SouthAfrica #OldAfricanMusic10 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcqzmvy3c26https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mqa3zfgf4s25Mahotella Queens’ Come back (Buya Buya) https://amf.didiermary.fr/mahotella-queens-come-back-buya/ “Buya Buya: Come Back” is the first full album of exciting new Queens material in nearly 20 years and marks their long-awaited return to the world stage. […] #Mbaqanga #SouthAfrica09 Jul 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa3zfgf4s25https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mq5zp6vfdk2qThe Spirit of Fela is Alive and Well! https://amf.didiermary.fr/spirit-fela-alive-well-kaleta-remix/ An explosive slice of Afrobeat from Kaleta (Leon Ligan-Majek), originally clocking in at over 14 minutes, has been chopped virtually in half to add more punch and immediacy. […] #Remixed #AfroBeat #Electro08 Jul 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5zp6vfdk2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mpyy7zxbvs25In 1997, a quiet, unassuming man of 59 years old named Victor Tavares – better know as Bitori – walks into a studio for the very first time to record a masterpiece which many Cabo Verdean consider to be the best Funaná album ever made. https://amf.didiermary.fr/bitori-legend-of-funana/ #CaboVerde #LiveMusic #Folk06 Jul 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyy7zxbvs25https://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mptzr5gm3k2w2002’s Red Hot + Riot album is available on streaming platforms in a Deluxe reissue for its 20th anniversary. https://amf.didiermary.fr/red-hot-riot-fela-kuti/ “The original album had to be heavily edited to fit the time limit of a physical CD, […] #AIDS #Documentary #FelaKuti #Remixed #AfroBeat04 Jul 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptzr5gm3k2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mpsdn6cum22rDance, No One’s Watching! (2024) Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing Feat. Yazmin Lacey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUjFN9AuFU Album on Bandcamp: https://ezracollective.bandcamp.com/album/dance-no-ones-watching #Jazz #Soul04 Jul 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsdn6cum22rhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mpli72ruv22dWicked Leaders… African politicians beware! King Ayisoba is out there… https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-wicked-leaders/ Kologo music from Ghana, North East Region, mainly in Frafra and in English, highly catchy that moves your soul as well as your feet. #Frafra #Ghana #LiveMusic01 Jul 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpli72ruv22dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mpjjrh2gk22cFela Kuti – Monkey Banana https://amf.didiermary.fr/rss-club/fela-kuti-monkey-banana/ Released in 1975 as an LP with Africa70, with B-side “Sense Wiseness” Both songs speak of the alienation Nigerian educated elites find themselves in, reflected in lyrics such as “before I jump like monkey, give me banana.” #Afrobeat30 Jun 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjjrh2gk22chttps://blacksky.community/profile/blogamf.blacksky.app/post/3mpg5cjbw4c2zLamisi from Ghana, produced by Wanlov the Kubolor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB_NOY1-EEY From album "Let Us Clap" - https://amf.didiermary.fr/lamisi-let-us-clap/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jun 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:s4ungvjt5cguvitgjggku3sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg5cjbw4c2z