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    DISCOVER African Connexion ‘C’est La Danse’

    Oval
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    Posted on 24 September 2020
    C'est La Danse Oval Out 01 January 1984
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    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...

    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 but some members originated from Ghana and Sierra Leone. Musa’s main influences were purportedly Zairean music, but he makes a point of introducing an array of new rhythms and musical patterns. This is notably supported by lead guitarist Abdul Tee-Jay, a fascinating musician originating from Sierra Leone to parents from Guinea, who went on to form his own dance band, Rokoto.

    Released as a 4 track 12″, the song features Merto Otrem (rhythm guitar), Abdul Tee-Jay (lead guitar), Jan Sliwinski (Bass), Otis Thompson (Vox, congas), Kevin Flanagan (alto sax) and Claude Deppa (trumpet).

    The Worldwide recording and publishing rights to ‘C’est La Danse (Kwanza Kwanza)’ by African Connexion are controlled by Oval Music exclusive to Domino Publishing.

     

    THIS DOMINO DISCOVERY WAS SELECTED AND WRITTEN BY LYNDEN CAMPBELL

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    DISCOVER Touch and Go ‘Big Beat’

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    Posted on 15 February 2021
    Touch and Go - Big Beat Oval Out 01 January 1999
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    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...

    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 proved a hilarious showstopper of the 90s student disco.

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