African Electronic Music 1975-1982

by Francis Bebey

African Electronic Music 1975-1982 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: December 2011
  • Label: Born Bad
  • Country: Cameroon
  • Length: 1:08:55
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This remarkable archival release highlights the highly visionary, DIY synthesizer recordings produced in a Parisian apartment by Cameroonian polymath Francis Bebey. Utilizing primitive drum machines and early analog synths alongside traditional African instrumentation like the sanza, Bebey crafted a delightfully eccentric, cross-cultural hybrid of bikutsi rhythms and quirky electropop. The compilation brilliantly spotlights an unsung pioneer who playfully dismantled the boundaries between African folklore and Western electronic technology.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, lo-fi, conscious

Tracklist

  1. New Track (8:16)
  2. La Condition Masculine (3:23)
  3. Wuma Te (5:27)
  4. Divorce Pygm茅e (5:26)
  5. Fleur Tropical (3:52)
  6. Tiers Monde (3:25)
  7. Agatha (7:05)
  8. Pygmy Love Song (3:49)
  9. Catching Up (2:36)
  10. Sahel (5:07)
  11. The Coffee Cola Song (5:04)
  12. Super Jingle (9:17)
  13. Savanah Georgia (3:31)
  14. Il N'y A Pas De Crocodiles A Cocody (2:37)

Credits

  • Francis Bebey - primary artist, lyrics by, music by
  • Benoit Le Petit - artwork

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