Ekambi Brillant
Africa Oumba

It was only back in 2020 that Holy Hive quietly dropped one of our favourite albums of the year - the stunning debut Float Back To You. Now, one of the many jewels in the Big Crown label returns with another full length of gorgeous falsetto sounds, gentle soul and beachy escapism. Their signature mix of heartbreaking Americana, blue-eyed soul and downbeat pop all colours this superb collection, with airy vocal deliveries believing the meaningful word play. Sounding something like Fleet Foxes on holiday somewhere hot and getting high, this is another classic.

D'Almeida Bluecky chanteur béninois présente ici son album éponyme. Fait de sonorité populaires et Afro-Funk il propose 5 titres qui décrivent son quotidien. Indispensable pour les collectionneurs du genre Produit chez Papa Disco et en écoute sur notre site internet !

A collection of 12 taarab songs from 1960s coastal Kenya by Yaseen Mohamed (Mac & Party). Musically rich and unique for its time and place, this compilation is a treasure trove of songs and a feast for your ear.Yaseen’s arrangements drew influences from Indian and Egyptian film music, rhythm and blues, jazz and Latin music. Sung with a characteristic, dark voice, Yaseen’s Swahili poetry was layered over rich percussion patterns, accompanied by the distinctive sound of the Clavioline (a proto-synth) and amplified taishokoto, a novelty harp instrument of Japanese origin that Yaseen helped popularise in Kenya in the 1940s. On many songs he is accompanied by his wife Mimi on vocals.Compiled from the elusive Mzuri catalogue, originally released in Kenya in the 60’s, the LP comes with extensive liner-notes describing the life of Yaseen,his musical background and the early days of the Kenyan record industry.