Ewondo Rythm

Description

But the natural fit element between East Nigerian Igbo highlife and Congolese rumba and soukous made for a unique beat: highlife-soukous. Although eclipsed internationally by Lagos, Yoruba, Fela Kuti and Afrobeat, it was highlife-soukous that youd hear at parties all over southern Nigeria in the late 70s and early 80s. Outside Africa, the sound proved a special favourite with Colombias Carnival Champeta and Pico Sound system DJs where, even today, you can hear super-rare Bota International original vinyls booming out over 20-foot-high speaker stacks along Colombias Caribbean coast, the records being covered up in the style of British Northern Soul 45s, or reggae sound system dubplates, so that competitors cant discover the name of the tune or band. Welcome to the mysterious world of highlife-soukous and Bota Tabansi International.