Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope
Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope was an aid project in the style of Band Aid consisting of numerous well-known African and British musicians , who recorded the benefit songs for Africa Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope , Starvation and Haunted in 1984. Was organized Tam-Tam Pour L'Ethiope of Manu Dibango .
Song "Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope"
The song Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope was recorded from December 21 to 23, 1984 at the Davout and Accoustic Studios in Paris . The producer was Manu Dibango . The project was also supported by Alpha Blondy , Bob Geldof , Jean-Marie Salaun , Hugues de Courson and Jean-Jacques Dufayet , for which the members of the project expressly thanked them on the record sleeve.
Musician
- Guitar : Samba N'go , Souzy Kasseya , Ioroma Sika , Jerry Malekani , Francis Mbappe
- Saxophone : Manu Dibango
- Kora : Mory Edge
- Drums : Boffi Banengola
- Piano : Ray Lema
- Synthesizer : Poto Doubongo , Ray Lema
- Shékere : Brice Wouassi , Marcel De Suza
- Congas : Ismael Toure
- Percussion : Nino Gioia
- Talking drums : King Sunny Ade
Singer
- King Sunny goodbye
- Sylvaine Amix
- Canat Ballou
- Bovick
- Georgia Dibango
- Sylvie Etenna
- Ismaël Lô
- Souzy Kasseya
- Dou Kaya
- Salif Keïta ( Les Ambassadeurs )
- Ousmane Touré Kunda
- M'pongo Lave
- Ray Lema
- Valery praise
- Hugh Masekela
- Malopoets
- M'Bamina
- Moona
- Willy Ngeh Nfor
- Yves N'Djock
- Youssou N'Dour
- Toni Mbaichi
- Pamelo
- Kialla Peple ( Ghetto Blaster )
- Sarah
- Mutela Shakara ( Bobongo Star )
- Sheena Williams
- Elolongue Sissi
- Sixu
- Tagus ( Les Ambassadeurs )
- André Marie Tala
- Florence Titty
- Zao
Languages sung
The African languages Douala , Lingala , Malinke , Wolof and Swahili are sung . Here is the list of the respective singers:
- Text passages and singing in Douala : Florence Titty , Elolongue Sissi , Georgia Dibango
- Text passages and singing on Lingala : M'Bamina
- Text passages and singing in Malinke : Salif Keïta
- Text passages and singing on Wolof : Ismaël Lô , Sixu , Ousmane Touré Kunda
- Text passages and singing in Swahili : Bovick , Souzy Kasseya , Ray Lema
Song "Starvation"
The song Starvation was the contribution of numerous British musicians to this benefit project. The song was produced by Jerry Dammers and recorded by Liquidator .
Musician / singer
- UB40
- Madness
- The Pioneers
- The specials
- General Public
- Dick Cuthell
- Annie Whitehead
- Afrodiziac
- Gasper Lawal
Song "Haunted"
Haunted is a song by Dick Cuthell and Afrodiziak , which is also included on the 12 " single by Tam-Tam Pour L'Éthiope .