Mr Manager (édition augmentée)

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AN INNOVATIVE AFRO-ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTATION, ADULATED BY SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF FANS AND MUSICIANS AROUND THE WORLD. # AFROBEAT / AFROFUNK / ELECTRO WORD #EXCEPTIONAL... FELA KUTI MEETS MARLEY OR JAMES BROWN! A FUSION OF AFRICAN VOCAL DIALOGUES WITH A FUNK APPROPRIATION TO DAF. THIS RECORD WILL RECONQUER THE DANCEFLOORS,.... Following the remarkable vinyl reissue of the group's first album, Noir et Blanc, we are pleased to present an 'augmented' edition of Zazou Bikaye's second record, Mr. Manager, released in 1985 in the form of a mini-vinyl album, and never reissued in any format since then. This new edition includes nine new tracks, of which six are completely unreleased, and three were released on limited edition singles." CULT CLASSIC!!! " --- Pan African Music (PAM) ---." A fusion of African chants and polyrhythmic percussion laid over hip-hop beats and colored with synths reminiscent of Kraftwerk... A sensual synthesis of Afro-European electro-jazz. A transcultural, hypnotic, and tribal musical experience. " --- i-D, UK ---.To realize all of these recordings in 1985-86, Hector Zazou and Bony Bikaye surrounded themselves with a team of exceptional musicians, including Philippe de la Croix Herpin (aka Prof Pinpin) on saxophones, Luc van Lieshout (from Tuxedomoon) on trumpet and chromatic harmonica, Vincent Kenis on guitar, three superb backing vocalists (Mwamba Kasuba, Nicole MT & M'Bombo K) and two percussionists (Chris Joris & Bigoune). Marc Hollander played a bit of sax and produced part of the recordings alongside Hector Zazou, Vincent Kenis, and sound engineer Gilles Martin.