Eko, Funky Disco Music  
Eko
Funky Disco Music
GBR 1xLP 
Label: Africa Seven
Release Year: 2018
Style: Latin & Brasil & Afro
 
  Tracks  
  1 Funky Disco Music
2 Ndolo Embe Mulema
3 Une Chanson Sans Paroles
4 Bowa'a Mba Ngebe
5 Doi Da Manga
6 Me To A De Try My Own
7 Esele Mba Musango Na Ndol'am
8 Emen Ango
 
  Eko Roosevelt Louis has had a music career spanning over forty years, born the grandson of a Kribi tribal chief, his musical persuasion beginning humbly with his village's local church before his formal education at the Senegal conservatoire and Paris' Ecole Normale de Musique. Eko then cut his teeth making jazz funk and disco records in the mid-seventies before extensive touring in and around France. In the 90's Eko returned to Cameroon to take over his grandfather's tribal chieftaincy, a role he still holds today. Eko also works with the Cameroun artistic societies and schools performing, teaching and even leading Cameroon's national orchestra.

For this Africa Seven foray we take a trip to 1979. "Funky Disco Music" was Eko's third LP. It is locked-on with the sound we here at Africa Seven like and after what seemed like ages we finally tracked Eko down in Cameroun and persuaded him that a re-issue was most definitely needed.

The LP opens up with the bright and uplifting disco-swing gem and title track "Funky Disco Music". Punchy horns, afro rhythms and groovy bass (From Vicky Edimo) power this groover along before mixing straight into the Jazz-Funk-Disco hybrid "Ndolo Embe Mulemadolo". Taking its cue from the age - Paris 1979 - "Une Chanson Sans Paroles" is a French power pop meets afro swing belter to keep the LP tempo high.

To close off side A is the gloriously uplifting "Bowa'a Mba Ngebe". Dripping in positivity and goodwill this feel-good disco gem was a recent highlight of our African Airways 04 compilation. Side B opens with the afro-folk meets pop "Doi Da Manga". Next is "Me To A De Try My Own" and "Esele Mba Musango Na Ndol'am" with their locked on bass grooves and afrobeat grooves. The LP closes with the smooth ballad jazz of "Emen' Ango". The heartstrings are all a flutter.
 
      Wish List  
  Price: CHF 35.00   Currently not on stock!
Please check back later or call us for more information:
+41 (0)43 322 02 04
 
  Releases of the same artist  
  Rekordah, Butternut  
Rekordah
Butternut
[Lo Fi Funk]
GBR 7inch  Wish List
CHF 17.00 Add To Cart
 
  Teeko & Diamond Ortiz, Real Ones (SFC)  
Teeko & Diamond Ortiz
Real Ones (SFC)
[Needle To The Groove]
USA 7inch  Wish List
CHF 19.00 Restocking!
 
  Mekon, Skool's Out  
Mekon
Skool's Out
[Wall of Sound]
GBR 12inch  Wish List
CHF 15.00 Restocking!
 
  Eko, Nalandi  
Eko
Nalandi
[Dragon Phenix]
FRA 1xLP vg/vg Wish List
CHF 45.00 Restocking!
 
  Ruckazoid & Teeko, The Findings Vol. 1&2  
Ruckazoid & Teeko
The Findings Vol. 1&2
[Steady Trippin]
USA 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 35.00 Add To Cart
 
  Eko Kuango, Eko Kuango  
Eko Kuango
Eko Kuango
[Libreville Records]
TIP  
FRA 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 42.00 Add To Cart
 
  Roger Bekono, Roger Bekono  
Roger Bekono
Roger Bekono
[Inter Diffusion System]
AFR 1xLP g/g Wish List
CHF 30.00 Add To Cart
 
  Big Cheeko, Block Barry White  
Big Cheeko
Block Barry White
[Nature Sounds]
USA 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 36.00 Add To Cart
 
  Sam Prekop, Sam Prekop  
Sam Prekop
Sam Prekop
[Thrill Jockey]
TIP  
EUR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 35.00 Restocking!
 
  Hanna Mekonnen, Ali New Biye  
Hanna Mekonnen
Ali New Biye
[Easter Connection]
GBR 10inch  Wish List
CHF 17.00 Add To Cart
 
  Releases of the same label  
  J. M. Tim & Foty, African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)  
J. M. Tim & Foty
African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 35.00 Restocking!
 
  M'Bamina, Experimental  
M'Bamina
Experimental
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 30.00 Restocking!
 
  Manu Dibango, Ceddo (Bande Originale Du Film)  
Manu Dibango
Ceddo (Bande Originale Du Film)
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 28.00 Restocking!
 
  Sory Bamba, Du Mali  
Sory Bamba
Du Mali
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 30.00 Add To Cart
 
  V/A, Africa Airways One (Funk Connection 1973-1980)  
V/A
Africa Airways One (Funk Connection 1973-1980)
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 28.00 Restocking!
 
  V/A, Africa Airways 03 (Funk Departures 1972-1984)  
V/A
Africa Airways 03 (Funk Departures 1972-1984)
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 28.00 Add To Cart
 
  V/A, Afro Psych  
V/A
Afro Psych
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 31.00 Add To Cart
 
  Various, Africa Airways 05 (Brace Brace Boogie 1976-1982)  
Various
Africa Airways 05 (Brace Brace Boogie 1976-1982)
[Africa Seven]
GBR 1xLP  Wish List
CHF 30.00 Restocking!
 
21 Savage
American Dream
[Slaughter Gang]
Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru
Souvenirs
[Mississippi Records]
James Alexander Bright
Fall For You
[Athens Of The North]
Major Arcana
Major Arcana
[Out-Sider]
Manillio
Deheim
[Bakara Music]
Men From S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Magnetic Sunshine
[Library Of The Occult]
Papa Bear & His Cubs
You're So Fine
[Athens Of The North]
Samizdat / Michael J.Blood
Disenfranchised Refuseniks
[Blood]
Tara Clerkin Trio
On the Turning Ground
[World Of Echo]
  1. Earl Sweatshirt & Alchemist
Voir Dire
 
  2. Mogwaa
Translucent
 
  3. CCO
Sonic Atmospheres
 
  4. TamTam
Ramble In The Rainbow
 
  5. Benedek
Southland Mystic EP
 
  6. Dimitri Grimm
For Beauty's Source
 
  7. Fugees
The Score
 
  8. VA
Instrumental Dubs 2
 
  9. Arctic Monkeys
AM
 
  10. Che
The Incident