A deep, zouk/electronic dancehall crossover track from Cameroonian artist Marchal Papillon, including a brand new dub version from Canadian producer Poirier

Ferdinand Marchal Papillon was part of the makossa wave that moved from Cameroon to France and across the African diaspora in the 80s and 90s, bringing the sounds of rhythms of Douala and Yaound to the clubs and dancefloors of Paris. Although best known for his Sakissa style – his own uptempo take on the makossa of Cameroon – Papillon also regularly featured zouk and reggae influenced tracks on his albums, combining Caribbean and African influences into a unique sound that has stood the test of time.

Moulongo originally appeared on Papillons highly sought after 1995 album Homme fort.je suis srieux and was recorded at Studio de la Madeleine in Paris. The Moulongo session features a whos who of the Paris scene of the time – Aladji Tour and Toto Guillaume from Cameroon as well as Congolese guitar greats Ngoma Lokito and Nene Tchacou – and combines dancehall, zouk and makossa elements for a pan-African dancefloor sureshot.