Alefa Madagascar ! Salegy, Soukous & Soul From The Red Island 1974-1984 (Vinyl 2xLP) Jazz

Alefa Madagascar ! Salegy, Soukous & Soul From The Red Island 1974-1984 (Vinyl 2xLP) JazzFirst ever compilation documenting the heyday of Malagasy music during the 1970s and 1980s. Includes sleeve notes by legendary producer Charles Maurin Poty and writer Banning Eyre. Strut continues its essential compilation series of Indian Ocean sounds with Alefa Madagascar, the first compilation to document the unique culture of salegy, soukous and soul on the island during the '70s and '80s. Originating as far back as the 15th Century through

All Tomorrow's Parties" and "I'll Be Your Mirror" as well as backing vocals on "Sunday Morning" The album cover features the iconic Andy Warhol print of a banana with the "Peel slowly and see" sticker revealing a flesh-coloured banana underneath

was the turning point where Marc Bolan began evolving from an unrepentant hippie into the full-on swaggering rock star he would be within a couple of years

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singer and trailblazer and these two standout tracks sound as sweet as they did over 50 years ago

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looking to the horizon

and Keith Hampshire

London in 1988 after his relocation from Ghana to the UK in search of stardom

never before available on vinyl

Neasden and off to the Ace Café for a fry up with a gaggle of Frond-friendly bikers air guitaring the epic The Stranger's Mirror

Jansch's third album released in 1966