#70smusic

African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 31, 2026

Sénégal 70 https://amf.didiermary.fr/senegal-70-compilation/ The compilation “Sénégal 70 – Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70s,” released in 2015, offers an insight into the musical adventures that were taking place in the major Senegalese cities during the 60s and 70s. It reflects the unique fusions of Funk, Mbalax, Cuban Son and Mandigue guitar sounds that transformed Dakar […] #70smusic #AfroCuban #Compilation #Sénégal

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 27, 2026

Psychedelic Classics 3: Love’s a Real Thing https://amf.didiermary.fr/psychedelic-classics-3-loves-a-real-thing/ World Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 3: Love’s A Real Thing – The Funky Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa Tracklist Voir aussi: T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou – Minsato Le, Mi Dayihome West African Psychedelic Classics These twelve astonishing tracks are drawn from a broad spectrum of early 70s West African psychedelic c #70smusic #Compilation #ManuDibango #Psychedelic #OldAfricanMusic

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Robin Bannks @Robinbannks@mastodon.social · Jul 27, 2026

All Directions #TheTemptations #alldirections #70smusic #rnb #soul #psychedelicsoul #soul #music #musicsky #musiciansky #classicrock One of the greatest soul/R&B albums of all time is released on July 27 1972. It features the #1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone." It won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental version of "Papa" on the… https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/27/all-directions/

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 11, 2026

Roots Rocking Zimbabwe https://amf.didiermary.fr/roots-rocking-zimbabwe/ Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980 In the early 1970s, the townships of the Rhodesian capital, Salisbury (which would become Harare upon Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980), were buzzing with new sounds from diverse backgrounds. Bands began to fuse Anglo-Saxon rock, Congolese rumba, South African Mbaqanga, Soul, and [...] #70smusic #Apartheid #Compilation #Mbaqanga #Rock #Zimbabwe

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 14, 2026

Ambolley – Simigwa https://amf.didiermary.fr/ambolley-simigwa/ Simigwa is a legendary Ghanian album – with one of the most iconic covers ever! – that fuses Highlife, Afrobeat, Folk and Funk. Ambolley’s debut solo album originally released in 1975, written and produced with Ebo Taylor. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley grew up during the peak of Highlife in Ghana and was a key figure in […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat

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Scott P ✅ @saprentice@mastodon.social · Jul 11, 2026

Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Fantastic! Eldorado was probably their best album. Definitely give it a listen. #70sMusic #ELO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)

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Scott P ✅ @saprentice@mastodon.social · Jul 11, 2026

Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Traveling down memory lane .. I saw them in concert in L.A. in ‘77 or ‘78. The band was on stage with a full (?) orchestra behind them. Was quite incredible. One of my first concerts, but definitely one of the most memorable. #70sMusic #ELO

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 05, 2026

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Ecoute ma Melodie https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-ecoute-melodie/ “Ecoute ma mélodie” and “Houzou Houzou Wa” by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are available on the compilation “The Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk 1969-1980.” Take Funk, Soul, Psychedelia and Rumba, mix it up with a thick dose of heavy local rhythms and throw everything in a Benin grinder. The brew is then mixed up with hypnotic [...] #70smusic #Photography #Bénin #LiveMusic #TV

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 04, 2026

Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-expensive-shit-water-no-get-enemy/ The song refers to an incident in 1974 in which the Nigerian police planted a hemp joint on Fela Kuti in order to arrest him for narcotics charges. As the police converged upon his compound, Fela ate the joint. He was taken to a police station, so that they could “test” him for THC the […] #70smusic #FelaKuti #Nigeria #Afrobeat

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jul 03, 2026

Lagos All Routes https://amf.didiermary.fr/lagos-all-routes/ Lagos All Routes (Juju, Highlife, Apala and Fuji) is a compilation of Nigerian music from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s, often considered the ‘golden age’ of African popular music. In Nigerian pidgin English, ‘chop-up’ makes figurative reference to a bountiful feast. ‘Lagos All Routes’ refers to the fact that while the [...] #60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #Fuji #Highlife #JùjúMusic #Nigeria #Remixed #OldAfricanMusic

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jun 29, 2026

K. Frimpong backed by Vis-A-Vis https://amf.didiermary.fr/k-frimpong-backed-vis-a-vis/ The legendary K. Frimpong on this reissue of a fantastic rare album, recorded in 1978 at Ghana Films Studio in Accra. Here he’s backed by the famous Vis-A-Vis band. […] #70smusic #AfroFunk #Ghana #Highlife #OldAfricanMusic

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jun 26, 2026

Witchdoctor’s Son https://amf.didiermary.fr/witchdoctor-son-johnny-dyani/ Johnny Mbizo Dyani with John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana recorded “Witchdoctor’s Son” in 1978. “The pieces reflect Dyani’s upbringing in the township style prevalent in South Africa, a joyous, surging music which seeks to transcend the horror […] #Jazz #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz #70sMusic

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African Music Forum (AMF) @blogamf@indieweb.social · Jun 01, 2026

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Pansa Pansa https://amf.didiermary.fr/fela-kuti-africa-70-pansa-pansa/ This video for Pansa Pansa is one of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti, playing with his band Africa 70 at the Jazz Festival in Berlin in 1978. Underground System was among the better recordings of Fela’s late career, comprised of […] #70smusic #FelaKuti #LiveMusic #Nigeria