An unsurpassed milestone in European/African fusion, Zazou Bikaye created a head-on collision between traditional Central African vocals and uncompromising analog electronics.
Resulting from a torrid encounter between Congolese singer Bony Bikaye, Algerian-born French composer Hector Zazou and mad scientists CY1, the first album (released under the name Zazou/Bikaye/CY1) was acclaimed by the international music press (who immediately compared it to Byrne & Eno’s ‘Bush Of Ghosts’, or to an imaginary meeting between Fela Kuti and Kraftwerk.), has influenced scores ...
ZAZOU BIKAYE “Nostalgie”
Here is the first track from the upcoming reissue of their ”Mr Manager" album (1985)
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