Zazou Bikaye - Mr. Manager

Following the acclaimed 2017 vinyl reissue of the Noir et Blanc album, Crammed presents a special edition of Zazou Bikaye's second record, Mr. Manager, which only ever came out on vinyl. In 1984, after the Afro-experimental adventures of Noir et Blanc, Zazou Bikaye turned 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 his vocal styles. They set out to record a large number of tracks, five of which came out in 1985 as Mr. Manager, a 32-minute mini-album. This 2020 CD edition comprises nine additional tracks, including six previously-unreleased recordings, and three which were only included on limited-edition singles. The vinyl version has eight tracks, plus a download card giving access to all fourteen tracks.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Mr. Manager
2. Nostalgie
3. Soki Akei
4. (Little)Angel
5. Signorina
6. Angel
7. Viva la Musica
8. Le Menteur (Mokosi)
9. Sopa (Don't Stand Back in Red)
10. Nakangi
11. Yondo
12. Dubby Musica
13. Get Back (Longwa)
14. Get Back (Instrumental)