{"product_id":"zazou-bikaye-mr-manager-expanded-edition-lp","title":"ZAZOU BIKAYE - MR MANAGER (EXPANDED EDITION) [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: CRAM039LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 876623008170\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 16th October 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the acclaimed 2017 vinyl reissue of the ‘Noir et Blanc’ album, Crammed Discs presents a special edition of Zazou Bikaye’s second record, ‘Mr. Manager’, which only ever came out on vinyl, in 1985. This edition comprises nine additional tracks, including six previously-unreleased recordings, and three which were only included on limited-edition singles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1984, after the Afro-experimental adventures of Noir et Blanc, Zazou Bikaye\u003cbr\u003eturned into a proper band, and started developing their own special brand of digital Afrobeat\/Afrofunk. Hector Zazou took on the task of writing and programming the music, and Bony Bikaye expanded on the more extrovert side of\u003cbr\u003ehis vocal styles. They set out to record a large number of tracks, five of which\u003cbr\u003ecame out in 1985 as Mr. Manager, a 32-minute mini-album.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor all of these 1985-86 recordings, Hector Zazou and Bony Bikaye had surrounded themselves with a stellar team of musicians, including Philippe de la\u003cbr\u003eCroix Herpin (aka Pinpin) on woodwinds, Tuxedomoon’s Luc van Lieshout on\u003cbr\u003etrumpet \u0026amp; harmonica, Vincent Kenis on guitar, three wonderful backing singers\u003cbr\u003e(Mwamba Kasuba, Nicole MT \u0026amp; M’Bombo K) and two percussionists (Chris Joris\u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; Bigoune). Marc Hollander played a bit of sax \u0026amp; keys and produced some of\u003cbr\u003ethe recordings, alongside Hector Zazou and engineer Gilles Martin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vinyl version includes eight tracks, plus a download card giving access to all fourteen tracks. All fourteen tracks will appear in the digital and the CD versions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fusion of African chants and polyrythmic percussion strung across hip-hop drums and coloured with synths reminiscent of Kraftwerk... A sensual synthesis of Afro-European electro-jazz. An exercise in transcultural musicianship and hypnotic tribal repetition.” (i-D, UK, 1986)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLP: Tracks: Mr. Manager \/ Nostalgie \/ Soki Akei \/ (Little) Angel \/ Signorina \/ Angel \/ Viva La Musica \/ Le Menteur (Mokosi)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRAMMED DISCS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36384784842908,"sku":"CRAM039LP","price":22.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/ZAZOUBIKAYE-MR.MANAGER_EXPANDEDEDITION.jpg?v=1602180359","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/zazou-bikaye-mr-manager-expanded-edition-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}