GHETTO BLASTER
African Fusion • Nigeria
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The story of Ghetto Blaster begins in 1983, in Lagos, Nigeria. “Ghetto Blaster” starts out by being the title of a musical documentary of 52 minutes, filmed in 16mm by Stéphane and Martin Meppiel. The film tells the story of a journey from Paris to Lagos made by Pascal Imbert, the band’s first producer, and the two musicians Stéphane Blaess (guitar) and Romain (voice). Upon their arrival, the musicians of Fela & Africa 70
Fela’s previous group: Kiala Nzavotunga (guitar and voice), Ringo Avom (drums) and Udoh Essiet (percussions) will join up with the French musicians, followed by Betty Ayaba (voice), Frankie Ntohsong (keyboards) and Willy N’Ffor (bass and voice). The co-creator with Fela of Afro-beat, the drummer Tony Allen, contributes to getting Ghetto Blaster on the road by giving guidance throughout the rehearsals.
So, it is from this Pan-African/European reunion that Ghetto Blaster (obviously a reference to the radios of the
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African Fusion
1985
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