Crammed Discs
HECTOR ZAZOU / BIKAYE / CY1 - Noir et Blanc . CD
€11.90
An unsurpassed milestone in European/African fusion, this is a head-on collision between traditional Central African vocals and uncompromising analog electronics. Resulting from a torrid encounter between Congolese singer Bony Bikaye, Algerian-born French composer Hector Zazou and mad scientists CY1, this album was acclaimed by the international music press, has influenced scores of artists, and remains astonishingly fresh to this day.
- Bony Bikaye: vocals:
- CY1: electronics
- Musical direction & arrangements: Hector Zazou
also appearing:
- Vincent Kenis: guitars
- Fred Frith: violin, guitar on ‘Keba’
- Marc Hollander: clarinets
- Fred Wallich: saxophones
- Chris Joris: percussion
- JF Jones Jacob III: drums on ‘Dju Ya Feza’
- Véronique Vincent, Sabine Mesdag: vocals on 'Munipe Wa Kati'
Recorded at Daylight Studio, Brussels, June 1983
Engineered by Gilles Martin
Mixed by Gilles Martin, Vincent Kenis & Marc Hollander
