AKWABA ABIDJAN COMPILATION

<p> This project had been in my head for a few years as I was looking for a singular way to thank a long time friend, Catherine Loudes. The idea was to pay a tribute to Catherine, for her audacious work as a record producer and for the warm and spontanious behaviour with which she has welcomed me into her house and family since we first met in 2004.</p> <p>  </p> <p> This Akwaba Abidjan music compilation is about <strong>dancefloor funk and afrobeat </strong>recorded in the 1970's by <strong>Catherine Loudes</strong>. </p> <p>  </p> <p> Akwaba Aibdjan is about <strong>family</strong>. It's a tribute to Abidjan city and its inhabitants whom have always warmly welcomed foreigners in the past, and given solid opportunities to music artists from abroad. </p> <p>  </p> <p> Akwaba Abidjan compiles long lost recordings produced by Ivory Coast based <strong>Société Ivoirienne du disque </strong>(SID). The SID was owned by French American producer <strong>Catherine Loudes</strong>, assisted by her brother Albert, another good friend, whom passed away a few years back.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Together with a pool of virtuoso studio musicians originating from the US, Central and West Africa such as Greg Skelton, <strong>Moussa Doumbia</strong>, <strong>Cheikh Mohammed Smith</strong> or <strong>Francis Kingsley</strong>, the SID team gave birth to what a lot of funk heads and afrobeat fans worldwide consider to be the <strong>rawest and funkiest recordings from French speaking West Africa</strong>. </p> <p>  </p> <p> Tracklisting includes what is also identified as some of the hardest to find recordings made in Ivory Coast, as most of the funky/afro fusion SID releases were pressed in small quantities, usually 500 copies. Check below for our full compilation track listing : <img alt="Back_cd-1483972040" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/382463/BACK_CD-1483972040.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> For the <strong>vinyl issue</strong>, we did the best to provide you an excellent sound quality by working with genius vinyl mastering and cutting Frank Merritt from <strong>the Carvery</strong> company in UK. </p> <p>  </p> <p> The sound is as fat, heavy, raw and nasty as funk &amp; afrobeat should be in the 1970's, but with that clear, kick ass, 2017 sound to make sure you rock the dancefloor while deejaying, be it home or in a club !</p> <p>  </p> <p> Greg de Villanova</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p>