Some African soca from my collection. Most of the selections originate in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Of course, calypso and highlife share a long history.

Sweet highlife soca mix by Pozo Hayes From Ghana.




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Not straight ahead soca, but a tune that reflects the various dance styles that were popular in NY during the late 1970's. The soca link becomes clear as the chune progresses.

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Pan African mix from Ghana. Pauline Oduro has been based in Ghana for the last few decades and has worked with Kitch and other calypsonians.



From a great CD of Sierra Leone music called Timeless Classics.



Enabling disabled. Couldnt enable my mp3 of the song either.
From Sierra Leone, a mix of Congolese, soca and highlife.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LOJlR3_nG0

I'll post more when i get some issues worked out. Also, most of the older soca fans should be aware of African soca classics by bunny Mack and Wagadudu.

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'It was 'Maestro' who wrote "Endless Vibration" for 'Shorty'. He used to write all those songs for 'Shorty' and he also wrote for 'Sparrow'. "Sa Sa Ya" and all those songs were written by 'Maestro'. Plenty people wrote for 'Sparrow'." — Winsford 'Joker' Devine

seawell, check de stuff coming from uganda. check bobi wine, ragga dee, qute kay(?) and toniks.

Thanks, i'll have to look them up. I do have a few CDs from Uganda (In my quest to collect music from every nation on the continent), but it's Congolese influenced rumba.

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'It was 'Maestro' who wrote "Endless Vibration" for 'Shorty'. He used to write all those songs for 'Shorty' and he also wrote for 'Sparrow'. "Sa Sa Ya" and all those songs were written by 'Maestro'. Plenty people wrote for 'Sparrow'." — Winsford 'Joker' Devine

thought the title said something else lol

If you truly love soca give the songs a listen.

And better yet if you like calypso too.

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Could you share these please?

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dont kno how to tranfer stuff from youtube to thread on imix.

if you want to give uh listen, do this:uganda music on youtube soca

Here's one....



One more. Seems like a ragga, soca, and hip hop mix. I know of the Bongo Flava movement that's been going on in East Africa for at least a decade, but i wasn't aware of soca influenced tracks by the youths.



Here's Tanzania's lady JayDee.
This is more East African rumba.





More zoukish beat

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'It was 'Maestro' who wrote "Endless Vibration" for 'Shorty'. He used to write all those songs for 'Shorty' and he also wrote for 'Sparrow'. "Sa Sa Ya" and all those songs were written by 'Maestro'. Plenty people wrote for 'Sparrow'." — Winsford 'Joker' Devine

I wanted you to share it because I want to hear it and I think others should hear it right in this thread. But I should go to youtube also to start a journey to hearing song after song after song.

Leh meh give you a little tutorial

When you are on you tube on the page of a video you wish to share

1) Click Share
2) Click Embed
3) Copy Everything which popped up
4) Paste in a thread on islandmix.
Note: if you click quote for a post with a video you will see what was pasted for the video.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Seawall for the videos you posted yesterday!

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reallly its not hard the EMBED CODE is underneath the video a couple clicks away man... eh eh

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little fusion of soca and reggae from uganda

From my vinyl collection: African Connexion was a British based African group that fused Afro pop, disco, and Caribbean influences.

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'It was 'Maestro' who wrote "Endless Vibration" for 'Shorty'. He used to write all those songs for 'Shorty' and he also wrote for 'Sparrow'. "Sa Sa Ya" and all those songs were written by 'Maestro'. Plenty people wrote for 'Sparrow'." — Winsford 'Joker' Devine

Ghana's Lady Talata. The French lyrics may be aimed at the Ivorian or Togolese market.



Hilton Fyle from Sierra Leone.

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'It was 'Maestro' who wrote "Endless Vibration" for 'Shorty'. He used to write all those songs for 'Shorty' and he also wrote for 'Sparrow'. "Sa Sa Ya" and all those songs were written by 'Maestro'. Plenty people wrote for 'Sparrow'." — Winsford 'Joker' Devine

Thanks for sharing...

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