| Analog Africa | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Samy Ben Redjeb |
| Location | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Official website | analogafrica |
| Slogan | "The future of music happened decades ago" [1] |
Analog Africa is a reissue record label based in Frankfurt, established in 2006 by DJ Samy Ben Redjeb. [2]
Redjeb was born in Tunis, and while working as a flight attendant in the 1990s he collected records from across the African continent. [3] Redjeb conceived of the label in 2001, hoping to release an obscure record by Zimbabwean artist Oliver Mtukudzi from 1977, a project that never came to fruition. [4] The first release on the label was a compilation of tracks from the 1970s by Harare band The Green Arrows. [4]
The label gained wider recognition with its third release, a compilation of 1970s recordings by bands from Benin and Togo. [5] : 1 Redjeb's interest in Beninese music was partly due to a chance meeting with Gnonnas Pedro at a time when Zimbabwe was becoming more dangerous. [2] In total Analog Africa has released two compilations of music by Beninese artists as well as four records by Cotonou band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, [2] whom Redjeb considers "the most versatile and powerful band that ever existed." [5]
Analog Africa predominantly reissues music that is otherwise hard to find. [6] Redjeb has said that "I find it really interesting to take something from total obscurity to the global audience because the musicians who originally played the song are really proud of it." [4]
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