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Meeting the Basic Needs of The People

by Franck Biyong

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1.
Yoruba Call for Africa 02:21
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2.
Ways of Njia 04:02
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3.
Palenque 02:08
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4.
Hwehwe Mu na Yi Wo Mpena 04:30
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5.
Social Music 02:38
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6.
Nge Defeats Cyber 03:23
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John Huggins Boogie 02:30
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Port Au Prince 03:15
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9.
Underground Salt Road 02:54
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10.
The March of Bakas 02:59
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11.
Ode to Bunchy 02:15
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12.
Bahiek Church 04:50
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13.
Sorrow Tears & Blood Medley 04:33
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MEETING THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE

RESEARCH IN AFRICOLOGY/ Volume 2
2015 Remastered Version

The trademark eclectic music of artist Franck Biyong is once again carefully represented in this impressionist album.These new recordings were essentially conceived as an "independent movie soundtrack" with a soft touch of progressive jazz arrangements in the background.

The overall sound here seems subtler, looser and brighter. This spacey music reaches another level of sophistication. “I felt we needed to consider things differently and hopefully we wound up with this strange sound. I also made room for the guitar"...And the bottom-heavy music remains accessible...

As more and more musicians emerge here and there with Africa in mind, Biyong will be considered as one of the true pioneers brilliantly pushing the Afro-Jazz fusion movement forward.

Produced & Arranged by FB
Recorded @ Various Locations in
Rennes, Vienne, Orleans & Paris
Remastering: Benjamin Lafont & FB

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released August 27, 2011

WAYS OF NJIA, UNDERGROUND SALT ROAD,
SORROW TEARS AND BLOOD MEDLEY
Tenor, Soprano sax: Gérald Grandman
Trumpet: Marc Borlet-Hote
Baritone sax: Xavier Sibre
Fender Rhodes, Keyboards: Esther Ben Daoud
Bass: Olivier Berthelot
Drums: Sébastien Lette
Backing vocals: Samantha Lavital,
Marie-Annick Adrien, Maddly Mendy-Silva
Conductor, Lead & Rhythm Guitar: FB

JOHN HUGGINS BOOGIE
Tenor, Soprano sax: Gérald Grandman
Alto Sax, Flute: Florent Dupuit
Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet: Xavier Sibre
Fender Rhodes, Keyboards:
David Alexander Pouget
Bass: Olivier Berthelot
Drums: Sebastien Lette
Percussion: Jerson Ramos
Conductor, Lead Guitar: FB

NGE DEFEATS CYBER
Tenor sax & Soprano sax:
Jean-Pierre Dulin, Laurent Couliou
Alto sax & Flute: Stéphane Aillet,
Camille Sechppet
Trumpet: Julien Secouet, Claude Millet
Fender Rhodes: Jean-Marc Herbreteau
Synth & Effects: Laura Sicault
Guitar: Stéphane Pillu
Bass: Rolf Razafindrakoto, Mathieu Plouchard
Drums: Olivier Deroo
Percussion: Christophe Cysique,
David Houblon, Sandrine Bouvet
Conductor, Guitar: FB

THE MARCH OF BAKAS
Tenor Sax, Bottle whistles: Laurent Couliou
Trumpet: Rafaèle Arditi
Trombone, Shells: Jean-Fred Erbetta
Percussion, Bottle whistles: Olivier Deroo,
Bertrand Chicard
Drums: Olivier Deroo
Conductor, Bass, Percussion, Bottle whistles,
Keyboards, Lead & Rhythm Guitar: FB

ODE TO BUNCHY
Keyboards: Olivier Olsen
Bass: Jean-Seb Viau
Drums: Christophe Cysique
Conductor, Lead Guitar: FB

PORT AU PRINCE
Tenor, Soprano sax: Julien Pontvianne
Alto Sax: Rodolphe Lauretta
Trumpet: Antoine Berjault
Baritone sax: Jon Dacuna
Fender Rhodes: Natalia Spengler
Bass: Bruno Jean-Angèle
Drums: Auguste Manly
Percussion: Thierry Tauliaut
Conductor, Guitar: FB

HWEHWE MU NA YI WO MPENA, BAHIEK CHURCH
Tenor, Soprano sax: Nicolas Baudino
Trumpet: Marc Borlet-Hote
Baritone sax: Xavier Sibre
Keyboards: Leo Cruz
Bass: Olivier Berthelot
Drums: Mambo Sticks
Percussion, Vocals: Vagner Bezerra,
Jorge Bezerra
Conductor, Guitar: FB

YORUBA CALL FOR AFRICA
Samples: Dj Julien Lebrun
Fender Rhodes: Florian Pellissier
Percussion: Vagner Bezerra, Jorge Bezerra
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion,
Effects, Sanza, Guitar: FB

PALENQUE
Samples: Dj Julien Lebrun
Samples, Effects, Beats: Fabien Maléa
Tenor Sax: Pierre Chaumié
Drum Programming, Synth Bass, Keyboards,
Fender Rhodes, Percussion, Lead Guitar: FB

SOCIAL MUSIC
Samples: Dj Julien Lebrun, Meakelange
Fender Rhodes: Olivier Emsellem
Flutes, Tenor, Baritone, Alto & Soprano Sax: Jeff & Fred
Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass,
Guitar, Lead & Background vocals: FB


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Franck Biyong Yaounde, Cameroon

Franck Biyong is a Cameroonian Guitarist, composer and singer, creator of the Afrolectric sound.

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