Francis Bebey Trésor Magnétique

• Francis Bebey – Forest Nativity (Extended Version)
• Francis Bebey – Le Grand Soleil De Dieu
• Francis Bebey – La Condition Masculine (English Version)
• Francis Bebey – Quand Le Soleil Est La (Alternate Drum Machine Version)
• Francis Bebey – Ganvie
• Francis Bebey – Kikadi Gromo
• Francis Bebey – Immigration Amoureuse
• Francis Bebey – Where Are You? I Love You
• Francis Bebey – Dash, Baksheesh & Matabish
• Francis Bebey – Je Vous Aime Zaime Zaime (Drum Machine Version)
• Francis Bebey – Agatha (Alternate Version)
• Francis Bebey – L'Amour Malade Petit Francais
• Francis Bebey – Ndolo
• Francis Bebey – Chant D'Amour Pygmee
• Francis Bebey – Funky Maringa
• Francis Bebey – Crocodile - Crocodile - Crocodile
• Francis Bebey – L'Ile De Djerba
• Francis Bebey – Kitibanga
• Francis Bebey – Asma (Alternative Instrumental Version)
• Francis Bebey – Savannah Georgia (Alternative Version)

• 1. Forest Nativity (Extended Version)
• 2. Le Grand Soleil De Dieu
• 3. La Condition Masculine (English Version)
• 4. Quand Le Soleil Est La (Alternate Drum Machine Version)
• 5. Ganvie
• 6. Kikadi Gromo
• 7. Immigration Amoureuse
• 8. Where Are You? I Love You
• 9. Dash, Baksheesh & Matabish
• 10. Je Vous Aime Zaime Zaime (Drum Machine Version)
• 11. Agatha (Alternate Version)
• 12. L'Amour Malade Petit Francais
• 13. Ndolo
• 14. Chant D'Amour Pygmee
• 15. Funky Maringa
• 16. Crocodile - Crocodile - Crocodile
• 17. L'Ile De Djerba
• 18. Kitibanga
• 19. Asma (Alternative Instrumental Version)
• 20. Savannah Georgia (Alternative Version)

Tresor Magnetique, this compilation of unreleased tracks, archival recordings, and neglected gems from Bebey's vault, feels like a grand reveal in an ongoing narrative - a story that spans continents and generations. The compilation's name (translated as "Magnetic Treasure") sets the stage perfectly. Not only does it reference the fragile tapes discovered in the home of Bebey's son, Patrick, but it also hints at the almost gravitational pull of Bebey's art. Meticulously digitized at Abbey Road Studios, these tracks radiate clarity and urgency that defy the decades separating them from contemporary ears. One listen to Tresor Magnetique, and it's as if you're opening a letter from another era, only to find that its contents speak to you more vividly than today's headlines.

In an era when African artists were sometimes stuffed into marketing categories like "world music" or "folk," Bebey adamantly mixed and matched instrumentation that had seemingly no business coexisting. A pygmy flute might flutter against the metronomic pulse of a drum machine, or a classic guitar riff might coil around a looped synthetic soundscape. In hearing these recordings, you get the sense of a mind in constant motion, rarely content to finalize a piece and move on.