Le Tioko-Tioko (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Le Tioko-Tioko (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanIdrissa Soumaoro, L'Eclipse De L'I. J. A.'s sought after album Le Tioko Tioko was originally released in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1978 and has been a long time favourite at Mr Bongo. Le Tioko Tioko is one of the rarest vinyl albums from the already scarce Malian vinyl discography, partly as the album was never released commercially, only independently distributed via the Malian Association for the Blind in Bamako. Though recorded at

Mercy Men's Fifth Street

The songs' subject matter followed that direction as well

Fela had many Ghanaian friends (and Ghanaian wives and Ghanaian girlfriends) and Fefe Naa Efe is sung as a tribute to Ghana

for over 20 years

Gyedu Blay Ambolley

dual-drums solos from 1978's Berlin Jazz Festival

John's Children are one of the few bands that could boast that they could 'out-Who' The Who onstage

By song's end

the life affirming Afrobeat vibes of Aime Orchis Mathey's very obscure "Tralala Vo Dou" and of course the very funky and groovy hoedown that is Adamah & Agbote's "Dzo Le Gbo Nye"

the bands front man

as well as funk

released in 1970