Jojo l’Explosif – Dig it Babe – Jo Tongo, 2010

Jo Tongo started out as a singer and guitarist in the 60s. Arriving from Cameroon, it was in Paris that he realized his dream and released his first hits under the name Jojo l’Explosif. And he’s well worth it, with his soul funk with James Brown accents. After that, he was mainly a bassist, working with Manu Dibango, Tala André-Marie and many other African artists. On this 2010 compilation, released by Still Muzik, we find his first hits from the sixties, including the essential Dig It Babe. If I add that from far, far away, we have some vaguely in-laws links…