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    Ekambi Brillant African Funk Experimentals (1975-1982)

    Africa Seven
    • Ekambi Brillant – Africa Africa
    • Ekambi Brillant – Aboki (Mon Copain)
    • Ekambi Brillant – Nyambe
    • Ekambi Brillant – N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles)
    • Ekambi Brillant – Ekila
    • Ekambi Brillant – Soul Castle
    • Ekambi Brillant – Massoma (Remerciements)
    • Ekambi Brillant – Machine Ma Bwindea
    • Ekambi Brillant – Mother Africa
    • Ekambi Brillant – Lambo Lena
    • 1. Africa Africa
    • 2. Aboki (Mon Copain)
    • 3. Nyambe
    • 4. N'kondo (La Joie Des Retrouvailles)
    • 5. Ekila
    • 6. Soul Castle
    • 7. Massoma (Remerciements)
    • 8. Machine Ma Bwindea
    • 9. Mother Africa
    • 10. Lambo Lena

    Ekambi Brillant was born in the village of Dibombari in Cameroon in 1948. In 1962 he attended school in Yaounde and learned his musical craft. In 1971 he heads off to the big city lights of Douala. Here he finds himself in a French TV, music competition hosted at Le Domino nightclub. It is here where he brushes shoulders with other Cameroonian music legends such Manu Dibango and Francis Bebey.

    This latest comp from Africa Seven compilation focuses on the funkier end of Ekambi's music drawn mainly from the 1975 to 1978 period. Cameroonian funk at its best!

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