Zazou Bikaye

An inspired collaboration between French producer/composer Hector Zazou and Congolese vocalist Bony Bikaye, Zazou Bikaye released a series of highly inventive and critically acclaimed albums in the mid-'80s that combined Afro-beat, funk, and bright electronic experimentation. Released by European label Crammed Discs, Zazou Bikaye's 1983 influential debut, Noir et Blanc, also featured synth duo CY1 and over the coming decades gathered luster as a bona fide cult classic admired by DJs and producers around the world. The partnership between Zazou and Bikaye lasted for two more re...