MANU DIBANGO

ELECTRIC AFRICA (12)"

  1/  Electric Africa (edit)                     (Dibango)                     3.54
  2/  Pata Piya                                  (Dibango,Laswell)             6.32

          Recorded at Plus 30 Studio, Paris, France
          Engineer: Robert Musso
          Assistant engineer: Joelle Bauer
          Produced by Bill Laswell for Material/OAO
          Administration for Material/OAO: Roger Trilling

Manu Dibango: tenor, baritone and soprano sax, piano, DX-7, vocals; Bernie Worrell (2): Prophet 5 synthesizer, Fairlight CMI; Wally Badarou (2): Yamaha DX-7, Oberheim OB-8; Bill Laswell: DMX (2), Fairlight CMI (1,2), AMS (1); Nicky Skopelitis: guitar (2); Aiyb Dieng: jimbe (1,2), talking drum (2), cowbell (2); Herbie Hancock: Yamaha DX-7 (1), Piano (1), Fairlight CMI (3,4); Mory Kante: kora (4); SOUL MAKOSSA GANG - Valerie Lobe: drums-percussions; Brice Wouassy: drums-percussions; Joseph Kuo: Simmons; Jerry Malekani: guitar; Vincent Nguini: guitar; Francis Mbappe: bass & vocal; Florence Titty Dimbeng: vocal; Sissy Dipoko: vocal; Segona Peter Tholo: trumpet.

          1985 - Celluloid (USA), CEL 186 (12")