Soukous-highlife-coup� d�cal� hybrids from the Sofrito war-chest. The opener Nassima was recorded by the mysterious Bazar� D. Pablo in Abidjan in 1975 � thumping percussion, intricate guitar, ethereal vocals. On the flip, Africa is fleet, deadly funky coup� d�cal� from the Ivoirien/Congolese group Atalaku 8, operating out of the legendary Kos studio in Paris.