Do Analog Africa ever stop digging up gems?! This song can be found on their compilation Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984, released in 2017. Makossa derives from traditional Cameroonian rhythms, and in this iteration, blended with energetic disco – it’s mindblowing. The intense thump of the bass drum pounds away…
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17/10/2020: “India” by John Coltrane
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14/10/2020: “Blue Suede Shoes” by Elvis Presley
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