Mamadou Lamine Maïga - Akara

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FLAC:   Side A   Side B

320kbps MP3

Side A

01. Lawbe-Gua

02. Akara
03. Zikrou-Lah

Side B
04. Djinky
05. Souboba
06. Mbagnick

This tape is pretty damn energetic.  They're almost throwing too many sounds at you at once.  It's a fun listen.  This dude is from Senegal and he's got a killer voice.

Sorry for the month-long absence of tapes (I hope my uploading spree in April made up for it).  I moved recently and I'm all settled in now and ready to spend more time getting tapes up here.

Here is a preview from the title track:
Maiga (6/2/12) Tr 2 Samp by tapesssss

Super Rail Band Du Buffet Hotel De La Gare - Djougouya Magni

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Side A

01. Djougouya Magni

02. Derimagni

03. Sanankoro Moriba

04. Dagna

05. N'donikegniba

Side B

06. Folikelaou

07. Soumba

08. M'barin

09. Dyanpamagni

If you're never listened to this band before, you probably shouldn't make this release the first one you hear.  I highly recommend getting their first album (reissued by Mississippi Records on vinyl and it's only $10) from 1970. This tape I'm posting is from 1990 and has a different lineup which is not bad by any means but you really must hear their music before Salif Keita spawned his solo career and left the group.  This is a great tape and I'm not trying to downplay it.  Just listen to their old stuff first.

Here's a preview from N'donikegniba:

Rail (5/7/12) Tr 5 Samp by tapesssss

Djeneba Seck - Kankeletigui

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Side A

01. Kankeletigui

02. Baro

03. Mirimagni

Side B

01. Ladilikan

02. Djougouya

03. Kewaledjougou

Djeneba Seck is amazing.  Here is a little bio page if you're curious.  The vocals are reminiscent of Nahawa Doumbia at some points.  Really, the only thing I can find to complain about is the short duration of the tape (runs just under 30 minutes, which is why the FLAC fits in one file this time).  Check it out.

Here is a sample from track 3:

Djeneba (4/25/12) Tr 3 Samp by tapesssss

Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister - Olympic '96

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FLAC:   Side A (Part 1)   Side A (Part 2)   Side B

320kbps MP3

Side A

01. Atlanta Olympic '96
02. Aiye Pe Moku
03. Mogaji Hamidu Salahu

Side B
04. Awa Ndupe Iowo Oluwa
05. Late Hadjia Mainunat Balogun
06. E Fura
07. Adeyemi Adesanya

In 1996, the Nigerian men's football (soccer) team overcame all odds and came out with the gold medal at the Atlanta Summer Olympics.  This guy was so psyched that he recorded an album for them.  Very energetic, long jams mostly comprised of drums and vocals.  It's about 30 minutes per side so I had to split Side A into 2 parts for the FLAC (scans are in part 2).  Thanks to imago for pointing out what the full/real name of the artist of the tape is.

Lots more African stuff on the way in the coming weeks.  And I mean lots.

Here's a preview from track 3: Aare (4/22/12) Tr 3 Samp by tapesssss