DISCOVER African Connexion ‘C’est La Danse’

African Connexion 'C'est La Danse' - Sleeve art by Sara Silcock

Released in 1984 on the late Charlie Gillett‘s Oval Records, this song is a joyful, brassy, celebratory anthem recorded at Mark Angelo Studio and produced by Niall Morosini.

Mwana Musa takes the lead vocal – a singer, guitarist, and composer based in London. His band, African Connexion, formed in 1983, had a series of singles in the mid-’80s before breaking up in 1986, after which, Musa began a solo career. Pan-African by name, African Connexion had no specific country to draw upon...

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DISCOVER Touch and Go ‘Big Beat’

Taken from the 1999 Touch and Go album ‘I Find You Very Attractive‘, ‘Big Beat’ is an unexpected gem amongst an album of 90s classics.  It’s a catchy, happy, mischievous number with pop vocals, a jazzy joyful dance track with bebop sensibility . In the 90s this track was widely known to be used in comedy sketches and in clubs when the DJ wanted to get people on their feet. The most famous track of this record was ‘Would You…?‘ which achieved number 3 in the UK Charts and prov...

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