Afro-electro
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Afro-electro refers to a minor eighties musical genre which combined drum machines with African music. Hector Zazou's groundbreaking 1983 album Noir Et Blanc (recorded with Congolese singer Bony Bikaye) garnered a lot of international attention, and is widely recognized as one of the earliest and most impressive experiments in fusing African and electronic music.
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Singles
- "Masimba Bele" (1983) by The Unkown Cases
- "M'Pasi Ya M'Pamba" (1983) by Hector Zazou and Bony Bikaye
- "Abele Dance" (1984) by Manu Dibango
- "Throw It Away" (1985) by African Head Charge
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Albums
- Noir Et Blanc (1983) by Hector Zazou et al
- Techno Bush (1984) by Hugh Masekela
- Electric Africa (1985) by Manu Dibango
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Compilations
- The Shine Presents Afrodigital, Future Sounds From The Motherland (2001)
- African Electronic Music 1975-1982 (2012) a compilation of Francis Bebey music
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Forerunners
- "Soul Makossa" (1972) by Manu Dibango
- "Burundi Black" (1978) by Burundi Black
- "Ma Foom Bey' (1986) by Cultural Vibe
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See also
- Ethnic electronica
- Electrofunk
- Fusion (music)
- Cultural appropriation in western music
- Black science fiction
- Hoomba-Hoomba by Jasper van 't Hof
- Club Africa, compilation of "discotheque" African records
- African Disco - Deep Disco From 1970s Africa
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