@lemediapositif.afrique Baoulécore : les gardiens du vinyle africain à Abidjan À Abidjan, Cédric et Élise ont fondé @baoulecore, une maison de collection dédiée aux disques de musiques africaines, des années 60 à aujourd’hui. À travers les vinyles, ils préservent une mémoire sonore précieuse et un patrimoine culturel africain menacé de disparition. Le Média Positif d’Afrique est allé à la rencontre de ces passionnés qui font revivre l’histoire musicale du continent. #MusiqueAfricaine #VinyleAfricain #PatrimoineCulturel #Abidjan #CultureAfricaine #HistoireAfricaine #MediaPositifAfrique #AfricaPositive ♬ son original - Le Média Positif Afrique

🎷 Makossa in the Grooves of Memory

When Manu Dibango released “Soul Makossa” in 1972, he wasn’t just crafting a global hit — he was carving a sonic bridge between Africa and the world. That same bridge runs through Baoulécore’s mission in Abidjan. The hypnotic sax lines, the pulsing Makossa rhythm, the unmistakable “ma‑ma‑ko, ma‑ma‑sa” chant — all of it embodies the living, breathing heritage that Cédric and Élise fight to preserve. “Soul Makossa” is the perfect symbol of what Baoulécore protects: African music that traveled far, influenced many, yet remains rooted in the continent’s heartbeat. By rescuing vinyls like Dibango’s, Baoulécore ensures that these cultural milestones don’t fade into silence but continue to inspire new generations of listeners, crate‑diggers, and dreamers.

🎶 🌍📀🧭🌿🔥🌶️🍲📼✨❤️🍍🎧🏝️ 🔊 Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango

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“When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.”

The words of Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ carry a timeless warning—one that resonates deeply with Baoulécore’s mission. In Abidjan, Cédric and Élise have chosen to protect a different kind of library: the sonic archives pressed into African vinyl records. Their project, Baoulécore, was born from a desire to safeguard a fragile musical memory stretching from the 1960s to today.

🎶 A Living Archive of African Sound

Inside Baoulécore, every record sleeve becomes a storyteller. Ghanaian highlife, Congolese rumba, Ivorian funk, Mandingue melodies, spiritual jazz, and contemporary experiments coexist on their shelves. Cédric and Élise don’t simply collect—they research, restore, and contextualize. Each vinyl becomes a time capsule, revealing the pulse of a city, the rise of a movement, or the legacy of an artist whose influence still shapes the continent.

📼 Preserving Culture in a Digital Age

Their work is also an act of cultural resistance. As streaming platforms flatten musical histories and physical formats fade, Baoulécore insists on the materiality of sound. The vinyls they rescue bear the marks of life—scratches from parties, handwritten notes from studios, dust from markets. These imperfections are part of the story. They remind us that African music is not only something to hear but something to hold, to protect, to pass on.

🧭 Meeting the Keepers of Memory

The Média Positif d’Afrique visited Cédric and Élise to understand how, from Abidjan, they are reviving the continent’s musical heritage. Their work goes far beyond collecting: it reconnects generations, restores forgotten narratives, and honors artists who shaped Africa’s cultural identity. Baoulécore becomes a bridge—between past and present, between analog archives and digital futures, between memory and imagination.

❤️ A Love Letter to African Creativity

Through their meticulous care, Cédric and Élise remind us that preserving music means preserving voices, struggles, celebrations, and dreams. Baoulécore is more than a collection house—it is a gesture of love toward African creativity and a promise that these sounds will continue to resonate. As long as someone listens, the library will never burn.

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1- Félix Gnoka Groguhet & Les Ambassadeurs de Bouaké — “Tapéville” 2- Augustin Konan N’Goran & l’O.F.I de Bouaké — “Makagbin” 3- Jimmy Hyacinthe — “Yatchiminou” 4- Santa Nguessan — “Blamaya” 5- Jean-Marie Kouakou — “O Dougba Nin” BAOULECORE ARCHIVE CENTER – EST2023 – BUY.SELL.TRADE www.baoulecore.com

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