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    Africa Airways Four: Disco Funk Touchdown: 1976 -1983Various Artists

    Africa Seven
    • Tala A.M. – Get Up Tchamassi
    • Eko – Bowa'a Mba Ngebe
    • Uta Bella – Nassa Nassa
    • Charly Kingson – Nimele Bolo
    • Manu Dibango – Sun Explosion
    • Kemayo & K. System – Biram
    • Momo Joseph – Africain
    • Jake Sollo – Tinini Yanana
    • Pierre Didy Tchakounte – Soul Magabe
    • he Monstars – Funny Saga
    • 1. Tala A.M. – Get Up Tchamassi
    • 2. Eko – Bowa'a Mba Ngebe
    • 3. Uta Bella – Nassa Nassa
    • 4. Charly Kingson – Nimele Bolo
    • 5. Manu Dibango – Sun Explosion
    • 6. Kemayo & K. System – Biram
    • 7. Momo Joseph – Africain
    • 8. Jake Sollo – Tinini Yanana
    • 9. Pierre Didy Tchakounte – Soul Magabe
    • 10. he Monstars – Funny Saga

    Fourth instalment in the excellent 'Africa Airways' series from Africa Seven! This time around all tunes have the exotic disco flavour, featuring dancefloor killers from Tala A.M., Manu Dibango, Jake Sollo and more!

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