Noir et blanc

by Hector Zazou, Bony Bikaye & CY1

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Crammed Discs
  • Country: France
  • Length: 57:48
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An incredibly innovative fusion project released via Crammed Discs, blending traditional African vocal structures with rigid, mechanical synthesizer programming. The kinetic interplay between Bony Bikaye's Congolese vocals and the icy, analog electronics of Zazou and CY1 creates a unique, polyrhythmic soundscape. The album anticipated the explosion of global electronic dance music and remains a deeply respected avant-garde milestone.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, progressive, ritualistic, dance, synthesizers, groove-laden, vocal, percussive, experimental

Tracklist

  1. M'PasiI Ya M'Pamba (5:26)
  2. Mangungu (5:29)
  3. Dju Ya Feza (6:30)
  4. Munipe WA Kati (5:00)
  5. Eh! Yaye - Remix 1 (5:03)
  6. Mama Lenvo (4:15)
  7. Lamuka (5:23)
  8. Keba (5:23)
  9. Woa (3:07)
  10. M'Pasi Ya M'Pamba - Remix (6:37)
  11. Eh! Yaye - Remix 2 (5:30)

Credits

  • Zazou, Bikaye and CY1 - primary artist
  • Hector Zazou - arranged by, directed by
  • Cy 1 - electronics
  • Chris Joris - percussion
  • Fred Wallich - saxophone
  • Fred Frith - violin, guitar
  • Bikaye / Loizillon / Michelli - written by
  • Bony Bikaye - written-by

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