Francis Bebey - Trésor Magnétique (2025) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Francis Bebey
- Title: Trésor Magnétique
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Africa Seven
- Genre: World, African
- Quality: FLAC 24/44100; 16/44100; MP3 320
- Total Time: 01:14:46
- Total Size: 182; 481; 854 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Francis Bebey is the kind of artist whose legacy feels infinite.
Tresor Magnetique, this compilation of unreleased tracks, archival recordings, and neglected gems from Bebey's vault, feels like a grand reveal in an ongoing narrative - a story that spans continents and generations. 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.
Francis Bebey was not just ahead of his time-he made his own time. And now, we finally have the chance to catch up.
Tracklist:
1-1 Francis Bebey - Forest Nativity (Extended Version) [5:00]
1-2 Francis Bebey - Le Grand Soleil De Dieu [3:08]
1-3 Francis Bebey - La Condition Masculine (English Version) [4:34]
1-4 Francis Bebey - Quand Le Soleil Est La (Alternate Drum Machine Version) [3:02]
1-5 Francis Bebey - Ganvié [4:00]
1-6 Francis Bebey - Kikadi Gromo [3:51]
1-7 Francis Bebey - Immigration Amoureuse [4:10]
1-8 Francis Bebey - Where Are You ? I Love You [4:14]
1-9 Francis Bebey - Dash, Baksheesh & Matabish [3:40]
1-10 Francis Bebey - Je Vous Aime Zaime Zaime (Drum Machine Version) [2:58]
1-11 Francis Bebey - Agatha (Alternate Version) [3:55]
1-12 Francis Bebey - L' Amour Malade Petit Francais [3:12]
1-13 Francis Bebey - Ndolo [3:02]
1-14 Francis Bebey - Chant D'Amour Pygmee [3:51]
1-15 Francis Bebey - Funky Maringa [4:15]
1-16 Francis Bebey - Crocodile - Crocodile - Crocodile [4:03]
1-17 Francis Bebey - L'Ile De Djerba [2:32]
1-18 Francis Bebey - Kitibanga [4:19]
1-19 Francis Bebey - Asma (Alternative Instrumental Version) [3:46]
1-20 Francis Bebey - Savannah Georgia (Alternative Version) [3:13]
Tresor Magnetique, this compilation of unreleased tracks, archival recordings, and neglected gems from Bebey's vault, feels like a grand reveal in an ongoing narrative - a story that spans continents and generations. 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.
Francis Bebey was not just ahead of his time-he made his own time. And now, we finally have the chance to catch up.
Tracklist:
1-1 Francis Bebey - Forest Nativity (Extended Version) [5:00]
1-2 Francis Bebey - Le Grand Soleil De Dieu [3:08]
1-3 Francis Bebey - La Condition Masculine (English Version) [4:34]
1-4 Francis Bebey - Quand Le Soleil Est La (Alternate Drum Machine Version) [3:02]
1-5 Francis Bebey - Ganvié [4:00]
1-6 Francis Bebey - Kikadi Gromo [3:51]
1-7 Francis Bebey - Immigration Amoureuse [4:10]
1-8 Francis Bebey - Where Are You ? I Love You [4:14]
1-9 Francis Bebey - Dash, Baksheesh & Matabish [3:40]
1-10 Francis Bebey - Je Vous Aime Zaime Zaime (Drum Machine Version) [2:58]
1-11 Francis Bebey - Agatha (Alternate Version) [3:55]
1-12 Francis Bebey - L' Amour Malade Petit Francais [3:12]
1-13 Francis Bebey - Ndolo [3:02]
1-14 Francis Bebey - Chant D'Amour Pygmee [3:51]
1-15 Francis Bebey - Funky Maringa [4:15]
1-16 Francis Bebey - Crocodile - Crocodile - Crocodile [4:03]
1-17 Francis Bebey - L'Ile De Djerba [2:32]
1-18 Francis Bebey - Kitibanga [4:19]
1-19 Francis Bebey - Asma (Alternative Instrumental Version) [3:46]
1-20 Francis Bebey - Savannah Georgia (Alternative Version) [3:13]
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