TRESOR MAGNETIQUE by FRANCIS BEBEY

SKU139537
ArtistFRANCIS BEBEY
TitleTRESOR MAGNETIQUE
LabelAFRICA SEVEN
Catalog #ASVN 076
Tag
ReleaseW 22 - 2025
FormatVinyl - UK2LP
EAN Barcode5055373561714
Import
 € 34,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. forest nativity extended version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/01_forest_nativity_extended_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  2. le grand soleil de dieu
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/02_le_grand_soleil_de_dieu_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  3. la condition masculine english version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/03_la_condition_masculine_english_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  4. quand le soleil est la alternate drum machine version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/04_quand_le_soleil_est_la_alternate_drum_machine_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  5. ganvie
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/05_ganvie_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  6. kikadi gromo
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/06_kikadi_gromo_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  7. immigration amoureuse
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/07_immigration_amoureuse_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  8. where are you i love you
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/08_where_are_you_i_love_you_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  9. dash baksheesh matabish
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/09_dash_baksheesh_matabish_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  10. je vous aime zaime zaime drum machine version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/10_je_vous_aime_zaime_zaime_drum_machine_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  11. agatha alternate version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/11_agatha_alternate_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  12. l'amour malade petit francais
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/12_l_amour_malade_petit_francais_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  13. ndolo
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/13_ndolo_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  14. chant damour pygmee
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/14_chant_damour_pygmee_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  15. funky maringa
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/15_funky_maringa_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  16. crocodile - crocodile - crocodile
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/16_crocodile_-_crocodile_-_crocodile_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  17. lile de djerba
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/17_lile_de_djerba_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  18. kitibanga
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/18_kitibanga_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  19. asma alternative instrumental version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/19_asma_alternative_instrumental_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3
  20. savannah georgia alternative version
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/asvn_076_tresor_magnetique/20_savannah_georgia_alternative_version_-_francis_bebey.mp3

Description

A compilation of unreleased tracks, archival recordings, and neglected gems from Bebey's vault

The compilation's name (translated as "Magnetic Treasure") sets the stage perfectly. Not only does it reference the fragile tapes discovered in the home of Bebey's son, Patrick, but it also hints at the almost gravitational pull of Bebey's art. Meticulously digitized at Abbey Road Studios, these tracks radiate clarity and urgency that defy the decades separating them from contemporary ears. One listen to Tresor Magnetique, and it's as if you're opening a letter from another era, only to find that its contents speak to you more vividly than today's headlines.

In an era when African artists were sometimes stuffed into marketing categories like "world music" or "folk," Bebey adamantly mixed and matched instrumentation that had seemingly no business coexisting. A pygmy flute might flutter against the metronomic pulse of a drum machine, or a classic guitar riff might coil around a looped synthetic soundscape. In hearing these recordings, you get the sense of a mind in constant motion, rarely content to finalize a piece and move on.

Tresor Magnetique feels less like a dusty retrospective and more like a living, breathing dialogue with the present. For newcomers, it offers a doorway into a vast discography that moves fluidly between danceable afro-funk, folkloric chanting, politically charged commentary, and shimmering electronic explorations. For longtime fans, it unearths new corners of a beloved catalog, revealing how Bebey's restless spirit never quite let a song rest in one configuration for too long.

Francis Bebey wasn't merely "ahead of his time"- he operated on his own timeline entirely. In a century that often demanded conformity or neat categorization, he insisted on an expansiveness that belongs just as much to the future as it did to the mid-1900s. And that is why, as we immerse ourselves in Tresor Magnetique, it feels like we're not just discovering lost artifacts-we're confronting ideas that remain radical and relevant right now.

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