Franco Luambo Makiadi - Mario (Zaire, 1985)

This was actually Franco Luambo's greatest hit. This is a sad song that talks about a young gigolo man who lives at the expense of her older lovers. When will you get a diploma, Mario? The song has wonderful guitar riffs (check 6:00 for example).

Manu Dibango - Big blow (Cameroon, 1978)

Amazing and so danceable... I can feel how the song prompts me to move with its permanent flow, and the sax...

Fela Kuti - No possible (Nigeria, 1975)

Here is an absolutely delicious, trance-inducing song originally by the great Fela Kuti, re-arranged as a disco theme (and the result seems quite good to me). Let's dance...

Viviane N'Dour - Sammil (Senegal, 2002)

Wonderful song that always makes me dream about a trip, as if travelling through West Africa by car...