Bambara Mystic Soul
"Bambara Mystic Soul - The Raw Sound Of Burkina Faso 1974 - 1979" represents the raw and stylistically very multifaceted sound of Burkina Faso. Traditional Islamic rhythms meet Afrofunk and subtle Latin-Sounds, the melodies are defined by Mandingue-Style and the guitar techniques of Mali and Guinea. Apart from others, the represented musicians are Amadou Ballaké et l´Orchestre Super Volta, Afro-Soul System, Mamo Lagbema, Sandwidi Pierre et l'Harmonie Voltaique, Compaoré Issouf, Orchestre CVD und Kondé Mangué.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Analog Africa "Limited Dance Edition"
Sosumi laid the visual foundation stone for the newest project by ANALOG AFRICA: under the name of "Limited Dance Edition" all artist with only a few tracks on AA-Compilations get their own platform.
6-paged digipack, LP with a Sleeve and label-hole punch
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Poly Rythmo de Cotonou
the first Album
ROB
the Funky Rob Way
Angola Soundtrack
The Unique Sound Of Luanda (1968-1976)
With the ninth release Analog Africa focuses the musical landscape of a country in south-central Africa, which headed after its independence straight towards a civil war - Angola. With rhythms as Rebita, Kazukuta, Semba and Merengue angolan music is unique on the african continent. This induced Samy Ben Redjeb to realize the most troublesome project of Analog Africa. The researches were difficult, but the project got a positive feedback and found with the legendary guitarist Zé Keno a valuable helper.
Mamukueno, Os Kiezos, Jovens Do Brenda, David Zé and the other featured musicians are representing the first generation of modern music in Angola. They combine the traditional angolan rhythms with psychedelic guitar sounds from Congo, Latin, caribbean merengue and the hard beat of the Angolan carnival bands. The result is superbly melodic, raw, hypnotic and highly danceable.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Afro-Beat Airways
West African Shock Waves
His research for the compilation "Afro-Beat Airways" led Analog Africa-chef Samy Ben Redjeb all over Ghana and Togo. He conducted innumerable interviews with musicians and producers, dubbed more than a hundred mastertapes and collected tons of pictorial material.
The outcome has set a milestone again. With K. Frimpong, Ebo Taylor, Cos-Ber-Zam, African Brothers Band, Apagya Show Band, De Frank Professionals and other bands the most innovative musicians from Ghana and Togo in the years between 1972 and 1979 are represented. The booklet provides comprehensive information around the origin of the music and the life of the musicians, who combined african rhythms with american Funk, Soul and Jazz.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Anibal VelasQuez
"Mambo Loco"
On the quest for African Music of Modernity the label ANALOG AFRICA resorts to its Diaspora. On the South American continent the African Beat hast left clear trails in traditional music styles and thus emphasized them significantly.
With its accordion player Anibal VelasQuez ANALOG AFRICA presents a living legend of Tropical Sounds. The album “Mambo Loco” consists of an ecstatic mix of Guaracha, Pompo, Guarija and Cumbia with fast African Beats. VelasQuez’s origin is in Barraquilla, a seaport town in Columbia. Both the Caribbean Sounds and his joy for playing influence his work.
Since the launch of his career as a 16 year old in 1952 VelasQuez effectively is one of the most innovative and productive musicians in Columbia.
The famous “Songlines Magazine” has honoured the album the title “Top of the World” in its June 2010 issue.
24-site CD-booklet, slipcase, jewelcase, poster, Double-LP
Project: Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou (Volume 2)
Echos Hypnotiques
"Echos Hypnotiques" is the second part of a series about Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou. The tracks are, opposed in contrast to the first part, exclusively official recordings, for example of Benins Nr.1-Label "Albarika Store". The publication impresses as usual with its great selection of music, the constantly high standard of production, interesting information and interviews and authentic pictures of the environment of the band.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Legends of Benin
The labelhead of Analog Africa, Samy Ben Redjeb, shows with the publication "Legends of Benin" that Africa was already in tune with modern times in the 1970ties already - especially concerning the funk.
The musicians El Rego Et Ses Commandos, Antoine Dougbé, Honoré Avolonto & L’Orchestre Black Santiago und Gnonnas Pedro Et Ses Dadjes mix traditional styles like Cavacha und Agbadja with Funk, Afrobeat, Latin, Psychedelic ... establishing a musical parallel universe.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou (Volume 1)
The Vodoun Effect
Samy Ben Redjeb of Analog Africa again spent a long time on the dark continent to find forgotten recordings. This time he was in Benin on the tracks trail of the band "Band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou" and now publishes the first part of a series about the band from the heart of the biggest city of Benin. The subtitle "1972 - 1975: Funk & Sato from Benin's obscure labels" refers to the fact that all the Tracks were secretly recorded in obscure locations, although the band was signed by several labels.
This publication comes also with in a high-quality packaging with including a 44-pages booklet, which invites readers to dig into the history of the band and to look at many authentic photographs.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
African Scream Contest
Raw and Psychedelic Afro-Sounds from Benin&Togo
To realize produce the compilation "African Scream Contest" Samy Ben Redjeb digged mined storehouses packed with records in Nigeria, Togo and Benin. He also interviewed eminent musicians such as Gnonnas Pedro from Benin, D’Almeida Expédit of the "Orchestre Super Jheevs Des Paillots" and Nicolas Gomez of the "Picoby Band D’Abomey".
The result of his search is this high-quality, award-winning publication which gained international acclaim.
44-page CD-booklet, slipcase, digipack, poster, double-LP
Project: Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
The Hallelujah Chicken Run Band
Take one
"The Hallelujah Chicken Run Band" with Thomas Mapfumo is another musical highlight from Zimbabwe of the 1970th.
24-site CD-booklet, slipcase, Digipack, Poster, MC-booklet
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Photo: Corinna Gab
The Green Arrows
4-track recording sessions
The band "The Green Arrows" playing along the legendary singer Zexie Manatsa was the most famous band in Zimbabwe during the 1970th. Samy Ben Redjeb of world music label Analog Africa discovered previously undisclosed tapes of the band and decided to bring out a cd with us. And then, something almost unbelievable happened:
The "The Green Arrows"-fever came back to Zimbabwe. As is common in Africa tapes were produced in addition to the cd, and the band was reunited after 30 years. They finally played a concert in front of thousands at the famous Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA). The production won international recognition and prepaired the ground for the further development of the label.
24-site CD-booklet, slipcase, Digipack, Poster, MC-booklet
Project: Visual concept, design, illustration and typeset
On behalf of Analog Africa
Photo: Corinna Gab
