August 11, 2010

#1 - Les Nawayou

It was in the glorious days of zouglou that Les Nawayou became popular in the streets of Abidjan. Just like other groups in those days (Les Poussins Chocs, Les Djigbo's, Les Youtou, Les Nawa Day's, Les Officiers Publics, but more about them in later posts) these young and enthusiastic people created a new generation of Ivorian musicians.
I stayed some weeks in Abidjan in the summer of 1996, while zouglou was the newest musical sensation. Les Nawayou (Boris, Tino and Elise) were on the radio all the time.
Afakaya, subtitle Nawa Danse, is the name of the tape and the titletrack. The song seems to appear on some compilations on Ivorian music and was released by the popular lable Showbiz.

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