Soir Au Village – Manu Dibango, 1974

A little diversion to Cameroon with this 1974 EP released – of course – by Fiesta. Manu Dibango was already at the top of his game, two years after the explosion of Soul Makossa. But in a very different register, Soir au Village will also be a hit. And on the B-side, we’ve managed to squeeze in the 6.06 minutes of Mwasa Makossa, whose groove it would have been sacrilege to cut short. Spin it on!