Zazou Bikaye – Mr. Manager – CD

Crammed Discs

In 1984, after the release of “Noir et Blanc”, Zazou Bikaye turned into a proper band, and started developing their own special brand of digital Afrobeat/Afrofunk. Hector Zazou took on the task of writing and programming the music, and Bony Bikaye expanded on the more extrovert side of his vocal styles. They set out to record a large number of tracks, five of which came out in 1985 as “Mr. Manager”, a 32-minute mini-album.

The record was acclaimed when it came out on Crammed, and also benefitted from domestic releases in Japan, and in the US (on Mark Kamins’ Pow Wow label). Zazou Bikaye played concerts around Europe, and did a memorable couple of shows in New York. Two of the tracks from “Mr. Manager” (Angel and Nostalgie) became underground club hits in the US and Europe.