Rochereau and l'African Fiesta National, Vol. 1 1964-1966

Tabu Ley Rochereau | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Syllart
• ASIN: B000FWGUNY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,573 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant, but credited to the wrong group, May 29, 2008

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This review is from: Rochereau and l'African Fiesta National, Vol. 1 1964-1966 (Audio CD)

This is absolutely brilliant stuff, but... it's not African Fiesta National. It's the original African Fiesta, before it acrimoniously split up into African Fiesta National (with Rochereau) and African Fiesta Sukisa (with Nico and Dechaud). I have the physical CD, which I ordered from Amazon. Amazon has catalogued this CD exactly as the record label, Syllart, put it out, but the label has attributed all of it to the wrong band. And it's not the first time they've done it.

As for the music, it's absolutely brilliant. The lead guitarist on all the tracks is Docteur Nico, one of the most influential guitarists in Africa, so the material here is essential to all fans of this genre. But the misattribution just makes me angry, so it's two stars.