I was looking for music from the soundtrack to 'La Noire De...' and in the meantime I've come across a lot of great West African music, especially songs performed by Guinean singer Sory Kandia Kouyaté. I also enjoyed the compilation album 'Senegal 70 - Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70s'
This fascinating documentary made in 2012 tells the story behind Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band recording the Album ‘Bongo Rock’ at Can-Base Studios (Later known as Mushroom Studios) in Vancouver, BC Canada! ‘Bongo Rock’ released in 1973, became kinda like the foundation of hip hop as DJs in the Bronx such as Kool Herc ended up sampling a song from it called ‘Apache’, in turn exposing it to Jay Z, Nas, Sugarhill Gang and many more.
