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'''African Cassettes''' is an online cassettography dedicated to documenting African music released on cassettes. Currently the project is in an early development stage. A list of all cassettes included until now can be seen [[:Category: Cassettes| '''here''']]. New cassettes are being added on a daily base.
'''African Cassettes''' is an online cassettography dedicated to documenting African music released on cassettes. Currently the project is in an early development stage. A list of all cassettes included until now can be seen [[:Category: Cassettes| '''here''']]. Currently new cassettes are not being added on a regular base because of administrative and technical reasons.
The project is based at and supported by the [https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb07-ifeas-ama-eng/ African Music Archives (AMA)] at the University of Mainz.
The project is based at and supported by the [https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb07-ifeas-ama-eng/ African Music Archives (AMA)] and the [https://www.ifeas.uni-mainz.de/ewms/ Ernst-Wilhelm-Müller-Stiftung] at [https://www.ifeas.uni-mainz.de Institute of Ethnology and African Studies] the University of Mainz.


== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
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== Recent additions ==
== Recent additions ==
=== A note about the naming of the albums ===
Many cassette albums don't have a title. Therefore for all albums without title we use the title of the '''first song on Side A''' as pro forma title for the cassette.
=== The 36 newest albums ===
Please note that the pictures are linked to the covers only. The cassette is linked to via the title below the picture.
Please note that the pictures are linked to the covers only. The cassette is linked to via the title below the picture.


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File:WOL LAL KIN 01.jpg|'''[[Yä-Wällo Lalibäla Kinät]]''' by Yä-Wällo Lalibäla Kinät (Ethiopia)
File:NGST HAY VOL 2 01.jpg|'''[[Säti Yəräbräbälu (Nəgəsti Ḥayälom)|Säti Yəräbräbälu]]''' by Nəgəsti Ḥayälom (Ethiopia)
File:WAL WERQ MAMO 01.jpg|'''[[Balilay (Walälləññ Azzänä, Wärq Yanṭäfu Amsalu, Mammo Č̣ala)|Balilay]]''' by Walälləññ Azzänä, Wärq Yanṭäfu Amsalu, Mammo Č̣ala (Ethiopia)
File:WED TUKH TEZEK 01.jpg|'''[[Täzkəro Nəsäma'ətatna (Wäddi Tuḫul)|Täzkəro Nəsäma'ətatna]]''' by Wäddi Tuḫul (Eritrea)
File:MUH AWO ARORE 01.jpg|'''[[Arore (Mähammäd Awwäl)|Arore]]''' by Mähammäd Awwäl (Ethiopia)
File:PROF KOLL 01.jpg|'''[[Ijo yoyo (Alhaji Prof. Kollington Ayinla)|Ijo yoyo]]''' by Alhaji Prof. Kollington Ayinla (Nigeria)
File:SHIKAMO 2 01.jpg|'''[[Wazee wa Safari (Shikamoo Jazz Band)|Wazee wa Safari]]''' by Shikamoo Jazz Band (Tanzania)
File:SHIKAMO 1 01.jpg|'''[[Chela Chela Vol. 1 (Shikamoo Jazz Band)|Chela Chela Vol. 1]]''' by Shikamoo Jazz Band (Tanzania)
File:HAJIB RABAT 01.jpg|'''[[Naǧm ar-Ribāt Ḥaǧīb]]''' by Ḥaǧīb (Morocco)
STATTI ABDAL AZIZ 01.jpg|'''[[Stati (As-Stātī ʿAbdalazīz)|Stati]]''' by As-Stātī ʿAbdalazīz (Morocco)
File:MBA NDY KAM 01.jpg|'''[[Kam Ndiik (Mbaye Ndiaye)|Kam Ndiik]]''' by Mbaye Ndiaye (Senegal)
File:AS MB TH 01.jpg|'''[[Thiante Gui (Assane Mboup et le M'Bouba Dialy)|Thiante Gui]]''' by Assane Mboup et le M'Bouba Dialy (Senegal)
File:DAARAJ 01.jpg|'''[[Daara-J]]''' by Daara-J (Senegal)
File:PBS DT 01.jpg|'''[[Daw Thiow (Positive Black Soul)|Daw Thiow]]''' by Positive Black Soul (Senegal)
File:ZYD IBR 01.jpg|'''[[Sahra maʿ Zīdān Ibrāhīm, Ismāʿīl Ḥasab Ad-Dāʾim]]''' by Zīdān Ibrāhīm and Ismāʿīl Ḥasab Ad-Dāʾim (Sudan)
File:NAJA ALJARIF ASSIR 01.jpg|'''[[Al-Maṭrabiya Nāǧa al-Ǧarīfāwiya]]''' bz Nāǧa al-Ǧarīfāwiya (Sudan)
File:DAMN Vol1 01.jpg|'''[[Diapason (Alioune Mbaye Nder) Volume 1]]''' by Alioune Mbaye Nder (Senegal)
File:AB MUL KNB 01.jpg|'''[[Abbäbä Fəqadu-nna Mulu'aläm Däggu]]''' by Abbäbä Fəqadu and Mulu'aläm Däggu (Ethiopia)
File:KT DMTS 01.jpg|'''[[Kətt Dəmṣawiyan]]''' a compilation from Ethiopia
File:BA MA SAW 01.jpg|'''[[Taara (Baaba Maal)|Taara]]''' by Baaba Maal (Senegal)
File:HAR UJI AMAR 01.jpg|'''[[Amarya da Ango (Haruna Uji)|Amarya da Ango]]''' by Haruna Uji (Nigeria)
File:HAR UJI AMAR 01.jpg|'''[[Amarya da Ango (Haruna Uji)|Amarya da Ango]]''' by Haruna Uji (Nigeria)
File:ALH MUS INA ASAL 01.jpg|'''[[Ina Asalin Hausa Bakwai (Alhaji Musa Dan Kwairo)|Ina Asalin Hausa Bakwai]]''' by Alhaji Musa Dan Kwairo (Nigeria)
File:ALH MUS INA ASAL 01.jpg|'''[[Ina Asalin Hausa Bakwai (Alhaji Musa Dan Kwairo)|Ina Asalin Hausa Bakwai]]''' by Alhaji Musa Dan Kwairo (Nigeria)
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File:TEW TAD BEKETEMA 01.jpg|'''[[Bäkätämaw (Tewodros Taddäsä)|Bäkätämaw]]''' by Tewodros Taddäsä (Ethiopia)
File:TEW TAD BEKETEMA 01.jpg|'''[[Bäkätämaw (Tewodros Taddäsä)|Bäkätämaw]]''' by Tewodros Taddäsä (Ethiopia)
File:OBI TAK MAY 01.jpg|'''[[Mayɛ Ɛnkyene (Obibini Takyi)|Mayɛ Ɛnkyene]]''' by Obibini Takyi (Ghana)
File:OBI TAK MAY 01.jpg|'''[[Mayɛ Ɛnkyene (Obibini Takyi)|Mayɛ Ɛnkyene]]''' by Obibini Takyi (Ghana)
File:DELE ABO CON 01.jpg|'''[[Adawa Super Sound (Dele Abiodun)|Adawa Super Sound]]''' by Dele Abiodun (Nigeria)
File:ALBALAB ALBYA 01.jpg|'''[[Al-Bīsʾal mā bītūh (Al-Balābil)|Al-Bīsʾal mā bītūh]]''' by Al-Balābil (Sudan)
File:FE OWU VID 01.jpg|'''[[Vida|Vida (Felix Owusu)]]''' by Felix Owusu (Ghana)
File:TIDIA WAX 01.jpg|'''[[Waxonalako (Tidiane & le Dieuf-Dieul)|Waxonalako]]''' by Tidiane & le Dieuf-Dieul (Senegal)
File:MAR ASH EREBA 01.jpg|'''[[Ärä Bakkəh (Marta Aššagari)|Ärä Bakkəh]]''' by Marta Aššagari (Ethiopia)
File:MAR ASH ANT 01.jpg|'''[[Antä balägamme (Marta Aššagari)|Antä balägamme]]''' by Marta Aššagari (Ethiopia)
File:MAR BAY BASSA 01.jpg|'''[[Bassabougou (Mariam Bagayogo)|Bassabougou]]''' by Mariam Bagayogo (Mali)
File:IBR HAM RAD 01.jpg|'''[[Radio Bissindie (Ibrahim Hama Dicko)|Radio Bissindie]]''' by Ibrahim Hama Dicko (Mali)
File:AB CREN NA 01.jpg|'''[[Nana (A.B. Crentsil)|Nana]]''' by A.B. Crentsil (Ghana)
File:MPO LOV BAS 01.jpg|'''[[Basongueur (M'Pongo Love)|Basongueur]]''' by M'Pongo Love (DRC/Zaïre)
File:MBL BEL KEY 01.jpg|'''[[Keyna (Mbilia Bel)|Keyna]]''' by Mbilia Bel (DRC/Zaïre)
File:DIN YOG CLAR 01.jpg|'''[[La vie es heureuse quand on se sent aimer (Dindo Yogo)|La vie es heureuse quand on se sent aimer]]''' by Dindo Yogo (DRC/Zaïre)
File:TGR 84 01.jpg|'''[[Tigray 84]]''' by TPLF Cultural Group (Ethiopia)
File:MUS ANG CON 01.jpg|'''[[Musica Angola]]''' a compilation from Angola
File:MALUK 01.jpg|'''[[Ṣadāḥ al-Bahǧa (Mulūk al-Hawā)|Ṣadāḥ al-Bahǧa]]''' by Mulūk al-Hawā (Morocco)
File:FARO FARO 01.jpg|'''[[Faro Faro Coupé Décalé 2005]]''' a compilation from Ivory Coast
File:AJDM REV 01.jpg|'''[[Revelation (Adjam Tala Rockers)|Revelation]]''' by Adjam Tala Rockers (Ivory Coast)
File:5 IRGY SAB 01.jpg|'''[[Sabäw (5 Ǝrgoyewočč)|Sabäw]]''' by 5 Ǝrgoyewočč (Ethiopia)
File:ZAGAZOU 2 01.jpg|thumb|'''[[Zagazougou Vol 2]]''' by Groupe Zagazougou (Ivory Coast)
File:YAW OF SIK 01.jpg|'''[[Sika yɛ Abranteɛ (Super Yaw Ofori)|Sika yɛ Abranteɛ]]''' by Super Yaw Ofori (Ghana)
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 8 September 2023

African Cassettes is an online cassettography dedicated to documenting African music released on cassettes. Currently the project is in an early development stage. A list of all cassettes included until now can be seen here. Currently new cassettes are not being added on a regular base because of administrative and technical reasons. The project is based at and supported by the African Music Archives (AMA) and the Ernst-Wilhelm-Müller-Stiftung at Institute of Ethnology and African Studies the University of Mainz.

Introduction

Over a period of more than 40 years cassette albums were the predominant media for publishing popular music in most African countries, i.e. the majority of commercially produced music was released on cassettes. Thus, music produced and released on cassettes represent an immense treasure of cultural heritage. Despite the relevance and importance of this heritage few information about the sheer quantity and the content of cassette albums is available. Although projects on specific genres or with a regional focus by highly engaged and knowledgeable enthusiasts fill these gaps partly, there is no compendium or catalogue which contains information on all cassette albums produced in African countries in a standardized way. Thus, there is a need for a register or a catalogue of cassette albums produced in African countries.

This project is the attempt to fill this gap with the creation of a cassettography of African Music Albums. Although I had followed the idea to start this kind of catalogue for a couple of years this project just started two months ago, thanks to the support of the African Music Archives and the Ernst-Wilhelm-Müller-Stiftung at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. Currently the cassettography is in a test phase where ideas and implementation are being tested. The cassette albums used in the project are found in a private collection or in the AMA at Mainz.

At this stage the cassettography contains entries on cassette albums from 30 countries, biographical entries on the artists and bands who appear on the cassettes, entries on authors and composers of songs, as well as entries on the companies which produced and released the cassettes (such as music labels, music shops, etc.). The data in the entries is based on information provided on the cover of or on the cassettes themselves as well as from publications in the internet (online magazines, newspapers, etc.) and printed books.

The project is using open sources software (MediaWiki) in order to be sustainable in the long term. Albums are continuously added to the cassettography, more or less on a daily base and descriptive and documentation texts will be continuously revised and amended as well.

Please note that this is an academic non-profit project. Comments that contribute to the improvement and enrichment of this project are very welcome. You find our email address below.

Recent additions

A note about the naming of the albums

Many cassette albums don't have a title. Therefore for all albums without title we use the title of the first song on Side A as pro forma title for the cassette.

The 36 newest albums

Please note that the pictures are linked to the covers only. The cassette is linked to via the title below the picture.

Cassettes arranged by country

A

 Cassettes from Algeria
Cassettes from Angola

B

 Cassettes from Burundi


C

 Cassettes from Cameroon
Cassettes from Congo


D

 Cassettes from Djibouti
Cassettes from DRC/Zaïre

E

 Cassettes from Ethiopia
Cassettes from Eritrea

G

 Cassettes from Gabon
Cassettes from Gambia
Cassettes from Ghana
Cassettes from Guinea

I

 Cassettes from Ivory Coast


K

 Cassettes from Kenya

L

 Cassettes from Liberia

M

 Cassettes from Madagascar
Cassettes from Mali
Cassettes from Morocco

N

 Cassettes from Nigeria

S

 Cassettes from São Tomé and Príncipe
Cassettes from Senegal
Cassettes from Somalia
Cassettes from South Africa
Cassettes from Sudan

T

 Cassettes from Tanzania
Cassettes from Togo
Cassettes from Tunisia

U

 Cassettes from Uganda


Z

 Cassettes from Zimbabwe



AMA - African Music Archive

The African Music Archive at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz is collecting modern African music and makes it available to science and research. It hosts music on all kinds of media: shellac and vinyl records, as well as audio and video cassettes, CDs and DVDs. It currently hosts a unique collection of 15,000 sound recordings from the 1940s until the present. Beyond academic work, AMA seeks to make knowledge about African music accessible to a broader public.

'African Cassettes' is maintained by Andreas Wetter.

Contact

You can write an email to the project.

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