IFANG BONDI PHANTASMAGORIC VOODOO AFRO FUNK PSYCH ORGAN Gambia STILL SEALED ?

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ARTIST = IFANG BONDI AND THE AFRO MANDINGUE SOUNDS

Title =  Saraba

Country = Gambia

Year = Mid 70's

Label / Ref / Pressing = Disques Griot / GR 7603 / Original from USA

Tracks = Side A : Atis-a-tis (4'35) / Xaleli africa (3'52) / Saraba (9'31) / Yolele (4'59)  Side B : Xalel dey magg (4'52) / Sutukun (8'24) / Xam xam (5'20)

Musicians : Badou Jobe (guitar, percussion), Bye Janha (guitar, vocal), Pa Musa Njie (bass, vocal), Karamo sabaly (sabar, conga, percussion, drums), Ali Harb (sax, flute, vocal, sekereba), Pa Alien Njie (drums, sabar), Kunon jarjutay (keyboard, cowhorn, percussion, vocal), Pap Touray (lead vocal, percussion), Samson Gassama (conga, sabar).

Produced by Abubacar Toure, recorded at Jandeer Night Club - Dakar

Probably one of the best afro-fusion record that I ever heard ! One of my favorite... Absolutly fantastic ! A perfect mix of mandingo groove with jazz, funk and psych sound. Heavy psychedelic guitar, cosmic sounds, fabulous organ, a lot of drums. A1 is indescriptible ! Bass intro, heavy psyche guitar, wild organ background, great rythm with heavy drums, hypnotic vocals, a fantastic break with flute and percussions...B1 is also quite groovy (funky, hypnotic break with guitar, percussion, organ).The others tracks are deeper, but with the same spirit, hypnotic arrangements and psyché sound (except may be B2, a afro-jazz tune little bit more traditionnal), with 70's Ethiopian jazz reminiscences from time to time. Bewitching atsmophere, something voodoo in it. So great ! A must !

Listen to the soundclips (of course, not recorded from the vinyl auctoned...)

IfangBondiSideA.mp3: http://www.divshare.com/download/15048808-297

IfangBondiSideB.mp3: http://www.divshare.com/download/15048869-396

Record = Still sealed !

Cover = VG/VG+ (sealed with original shrink, corners slightly worn, top left slice worn, and buttom slice worn and opened on a few cm, a few yellow traces at the back, has probably a light ring wear)

Label = /

Weight = 250 grs

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Ifang Bondi, meaning "be yourself" in Mandinka language, grew out of the former Gambian band called the Super Eagles. Founded in the 60's the Super Eagles was the undisputed top group in the Gambia and Senegal. In 1968 they toured Ghana, making an enormous impact with their very African sound in a country which was shortly to produce Osibisa. In 1970 Super Eagles was disbanded only to rise up again in 1973, as Ifang Bondi. The name was new as the sound, featuring for the first time indigenous Senegambian rhythms, melodies and instruments. They integrated traditional instruments as kora, balafon, sabar, talking drum, bugarabu and djembe with mordern instruments as the electric guitar, base and keyboards.
As such they have been credited to be the true originators of the current "Afro-Manding" sound as extemporised by stars such as Yousou N'dure, Salif Keïta and Mory Kante.

For more than twenty years the Gambian roots band Ifang Bondi (‘be yourself') has had a leading role within  West African popular music. It was one of the first groups that decided to return to its African roots by playing traditional Manding music.

To talk about an influential band such as Ifang Bondi, one needs to know how its origins came about. It was the year 1970. The auditorium of Legon University in Accra (Ghana) was filled to capacity. There was an environment of restless expectation awaiting the arrival on stage of the Super Eagles of The Gambia. The devastating performance of highlife, soul, Cuban music, reggae and western pop songs which followed, faultlessly delivered by the men in sharp suits, revealed why this band from The Gambia had become West Africa's number one superstar attraction. West Africa had just completed its first decade of independence and was in the throes of anticolonialist sentiment, pan-Africanism and 'Say it loud, I am Black and Proud'. This was to be the last time most people saw the Super Eagles, leaving only the legacy of their all-time classic album 'Viva Super Eagles'.

Unknown to their thousands of fans, this was not the end of the story, but just the end of the First chapter in one of the longest-running sagas in African musical history. The truth is that the founders of the band, leader Badou Jobe and vocalist Paps Touray had taken a deliberate decision to end Super Eagles at the height of their popularity. Being true revolutionary pan Africanists and musical pioneers, they had become increasingly disturbed by the music they were playing and the image they presented. Despite the greater fame and fortune that was theirs for the taking. They radically gave it all up to go back to square one, back to the roots, to create something African for Africans, to challenge the cultural imperialism of the west which still gripped the continent. They went into the bush to sit at the feet of the jelis - the master drummers and the old maestros of the kora, xalam, and bala - the guardians of a thousand years of culture and tradition.

After two years of exhaustive research and hard practice, Badou Jobe and the few musicians like Paps Touray and Ali Harb, who had felt inspired to join, came back with unique new music, born from their amazingly rich heritage. To their modern electric outfit, including the novelty of an electric organ, they had added traditional drums, which, next to the drum kit's chromium sheen and the fancy sunburst of the guitars, looked like alien objects from another planet. The new repertoire, painstakingly composed according to the rules of the jeli teachers, had meant a struggle with unfamiliar scales and mind-boggling rhythm structures. They proudly coined their music the Afro Manding Sound after the legendary Manding empire, cradle of their West African culture.

By 1973 the group had shed its eagles' feathers to reappear as Ifang Bondi ('Be yourself), a fearsome Manding spirit that puts the newly initiated to the test and seeks out evildoers within society. The band's First public performances were greeted with dismay and disbelief by their devoted fans, who were outraged by the 'bush' sound of mbalax and jambadongo rhythms, although the musicians had been careful to hide the sabar (drums) under the British flag. At that time this type of music was considered to be played only at weddings and family-gatherings and not for big audiences. But bandleader Badou Jobe, veteran of an earlier bade against caste taboos to become a musician in the first place, stuck by his guns through the sticks and stones of this initial period. The only support at this time came from fellow musicians, later to form Toure Kunda and Super Diamono, who appreciated the Afro Manding Sound for the momentum it was bound to give African music. Gradually their revolutionary ideas got accepted, and this was the birth of the popular West African modern music that has since catapulted Toure Kunda, Youssou N'dour, Mory Kante, and Baaba Maal onto the world stage.

The role of Ifang Bondi has been pivotal - by rehabilitating the traditional musicians they made people aware of their own heritage, and they offered new dimensions to African artists in search of an authentic sound. To rigorously deprive a devoted public of their pop idols, the ultimate symbol of modern western cultureto induce them to set their own cultural values and to get rid of the inferiority complex, a lingering legacy of colonialism, had not been a venture for the faint-hearted. But in the end the effort proved to be worthwhile. Ifang Bondi have achieved their goal - to create something African for Africans - beyond expectations.

Badou Jobe's innovative ideas, based on a vast musical knowledge, have crystallized into a comprehensive artistic concept that created also the inimitable sound, Ifang Bondi's trademark. Throughout the years, Ifang Bondi has continued to develop its unique music which reflects the enormous variety and richness of authentic styles, be it Wolof, Mandingo, Fula, Jola or other. The band's line-up shows a similar ethnic diversity They put fresh blood into musical traditions, not only by a prolific output of original material but also by organizing festivals in which they invited pop, jazz and reggae musicians from as far as the US and Jamaica to play with traditional performers.

From the beginning Ifang Bondi have acted as a true academy of music from which many great artists have graduated. Outside West Africa Ifang Bondi has always had a solid cult following. The infrequency of record releases, all sought after collector's items, plus the enigmatic personality of its bandleader, who seems quite happy to stay out of the limelight, "I once opened the door to the hell of stardom, had a good look around, and slammed it shut again", has only enhanced the mystique surrounding this group. Badou Jobe received the prestigious Kora All Africa Music Award, also known as the African Grammy Award, in 1989.

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GRADING For LP / NOTATION pour les disques :

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-seled record .../ Disque et pochette impéccables, joué seulement quelques fois. Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes. C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé...

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, there may be a few very light light surface traces/hairlines, plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces ou rayures en surface, quelques grésillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles. There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec de légères traces et rayures en surface, très légers craquements audibles. Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches légèrement usées. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles. Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eraed, corner and slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuse, ni de craquements sérieux. Pochette un peu usée (avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimée, saleté, ect...)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious,  no serious clicks or jumps. Still enjoyable. Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a été souvent joué avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas. Toujours agréable à écouter... Pochette usée et défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins et tranches cornés ou abimés, traces sérieuses ou petits coups...

VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks (or a few little jumps). The cover is in a bad state, damaged.../ Disque très utilisé (mais peut l'être encore...), beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de sérieuses rayures , avec de sérieux craquements, avec la possibilité de sauter légèrement. La pochette est en mauvais état, endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noises while playing, serious clicks, may have jumps...And the cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state.../ En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant ! Utilisé durant sa vie entière (et aujourd'hui encore !), ou vraiment maltraité...Beaucoup de sérieuses traces, marques et rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauté quelques fois...Et la pochette est aussi en très mauvais état, même pas entière...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

POOR : ? = dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch. Cover ? better to say no more cover ! / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible à écouter...devrait être listé uniquement en lot. Pochette ? autant dire qu'il n'y en a plus !

Each record and cover will be described in more detail if necessary / Chaque disque et pochette seront plus détaillés si nécessaire.

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