Description Of Music

Fanga (meaning spiritual force in the West African dialect Dioula) consists of 8 musicians that breathe Afrobeat - the hypnotic fusion of Funk and African traditional music as pioneered by Fela Anikulapo Kuti in the seventies.Fanga was born from the meeting between vocalist Yves Khoury aka Korbo of Burkina Faso and programmer Serge Amiano. After an initial vinyl and CD release under the name of Korbo, a live line-up brought together the promotional 6-track CD Afrofanga in 2002 leading to the first album Afrokaliptyk in 2004.

Fanga has evolved Afrobeat to a new era, whilst keeping its foundation and instrumentation within traditional codes (a single infectious pulse laced with hypnotic cycles of instrumental freedom). This evolution is helped by the judicious use of electronics and held together by Korbo’s unique and compelling vocal style. All this to deliver a vital and seductive message: fighting for fundamental human rights, for the right to be different, against the inequality arising from profit, against self-destruction and for reuniting humanity with the Earth.

Background

In 2006,the band meets up with the record label Cosmic Groove leading naturally to a fruitful collaboration. Ater two maxi 12" releases (playlisted by Gilles Peterson, DJ Spinna, .....), a number of concerts and festivals (including supports to Antibalas, Meï Teï Shô, Seun Kuti, Guem…), Fanga records its new album "Natural Juice" in collaboration with a number of exceptional artists such as Tony Allen on two tracks, Segun Damisa (ex-musician of Fela and Femi) playing percussion and vocals, as well as the singer Kaddy Diara, the rising star of Burkina Faso on the track ‘Kononi’.

Fanga is Sammy Devauchelle (drums), Eric Durand (percussion), Rajaneesh Dwivedi (bass), Julien Raulet (guitar), David Rekkab (keyboard), Martial Reverdy (sax) and Yves Korbo Khoury (vocals).

Artist FANGA
Title Natural Juice
Format LP
Label Cosmic Groove
Cat COSMIQUE010LP
Barcode TBC
Release Date 30/06/2008


Tracklist
LP:
side A
Natural Juice "Ashanti Mix" (Short Edit) 6'22
Ni I Matoro 7'58
side B
Iba "The Funkyalaafia Mix" Feat Tony Allen & Segun Damisa 5'19
I didn’t Know 8'54
side C
Crache la douleur* Feat Tony Allen (Short Edit) 5'35
Kononi Feat Kady Diarra 8'41
side D
Noble Tree Feat Segun Damisa 9'35
Bolli* "it’s time for Juju Music" 3'00

CD: (Coming Soon!!)
1. Crache la douleur* Feat Tony Allen (Short Edit) 5'35
2. Natural Juice "Ashanti Mix" (Short Edit) 6'22
3. Kononi Feat Kady Diarra 8'41
4. Ni I Matoro 7'58
5. I didn’t Know 8'54
6. Iba "The Funkyalaafia Mix" Feat Tony Allen & Segun Damisa 5'19
7. Bolli* "it’s time for Juju Music" 3'00
8. Noble Tree Feat Segun Damisa 9'35
9. Keneya
10. Kelen
11. Noble Tree "Notaliban Remix"