Anyama-Adjamé is one of nine villages that make up the commune of Anyama, a once rural area that has become a northern suburb of Abidjan, the capital of the Republic of Côte D'Ivoire. The commune of Anyama is home to one of the largest Attié communities in the Côte D'Ivoire. The Attié (Atyé, Akyé) are an Akan group, a branch of the Ashanti people, who emigrated from the pre-colonial Asante empire (present day Ghana) and settled on the shores of the Lagune Aguien.
Back in the early 1980s, Abenan Louis and his group le Super Disco d'Anyama-Adjamé ruled the Saturday night 'bals poussières' and maquis's of Anyama. The group started as the orchestre Touloulou, putting Attie melodies and vocals to Congolese-inspired guitars. The group's fans rebaptized them the Super Disco, and that is the name that would spread their reputation throughout the Cote D'Ivoire. Over the course of a half-dozen lps, led by Abenan Louis's lead guitar and the vocals of Abenan N'cho, the Super Disco would shape the memories of an entire generation of Attié.
One of their biggest hits was 'Wu Ekoun Me', the title track to their second lp. Abenan N'cho sings, 'What is this illness that is killing me? I don't know what is happening. How is death creeping up on me? Where is this coming from? Oh, mother. I am dying. Come visit me. From Anyama, from Adjamé, come visit me.' The lp featured two other regional hits, 'Beda Simplice', the story of an orphan shunned by his family, and 'Marguerite'.
This album, as well as all the other Super Disco lps, was recorded at the JBZ recording studios, Abidjan's hit factory; the studio that produced hundreds of classics from Côte D'Ivoire, Mali, Guinee, and Burkina Faso. After two lps under the Super Disco name Abenan Louis renamed the group. They became the Super Cosmos 2000 d'Anyama, a new name but much the same musicians.
Download Le Super Disco D'Anyama Adjamé (Abenan Louis)
This isn't a flawless rip, but this is a very enjoyable late summer album, with rippling guitars, a full horn section, and driving dance-floor beats.
Enjoy!
Back in the early 1980s, Abenan Louis and his group le Super Disco d'Anyama-Adjamé ruled the Saturday night 'bals poussières' and maquis's of Anyama. The group started as the orchestre Touloulou, putting Attie melodies and vocals to Congolese-inspired guitars. The group's fans rebaptized them the Super Disco, and that is the name that would spread their reputation throughout the Cote D'Ivoire. Over the course of a half-dozen lps, led by Abenan Louis's lead guitar and the vocals of Abenan N'cho, the Super Disco would shape the memories of an entire generation of Attié.
This album, as well as all the other Super Disco lps, was recorded at the JBZ recording studios, Abidjan's hit factory; the studio that produced hundreds of classics from Côte D'Ivoire, Mali, Guinee, and Burkina Faso. After two lps under the Super Disco name Abenan Louis renamed the group. They became the Super Cosmos 2000 d'Anyama, a new name but much the same musicians.
Download Le Super Disco D'Anyama Adjamé (Abenan Louis)
This isn't a flawless rip, but this is a very enjoyable late summer album, with rippling guitars, a full horn section, and driving dance-floor beats.
Enjoy!
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