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tala a.m. - african funk experimentals 1975 to 1978 - africa seven - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. Intro
2. Hot Koki
3. Black Gold
4. Sugar Lump
5. Gotam
6. Arabica
7. Black Woman
8. Ma Ka La
9. Nom Te Ma
10. Tcham Tcham
11. Mwouop

Tala AM (or Tala Andre Marie to give his full and proper name) was born in Bandjoun in Cameroun in 1950.

Talas life initially wasn't easy, he becomes blind at an early age and has lost both his mother and father by the age of 12. He then went on to make his first guitar by hand and form his first band "The Rock Boys" by the age of 17. Shortly after he meets the powerhouse of Camerounian music at the time Manu Dibango, a pivotal moment. With help, he re-locates to Paris and signs a contract with Fiesta Records. The first fruit of those labours is his debut album "Hot Koki".