“In the early â80s, Zazou released Noir et Blanc (Black and White) and despite its chaotic development and the fact that he didnât play a single note, it was among his finest achievements. Everything stemmed from Zazouâs introduction of CY1 (two Frenchmen adept with electronics, Claude Micheli and Guillaume Loizillon) to Congolese singer Bony Bikaye. As a journalist, Zazou was well aware of the pop music coming from Africa at the time. So while the debate raged among the New Wave pretty boys about whether it made more sense to sing in French or English, here was an album in Lingala and Swahili.”
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