Those Flowers

by Jo Tongo

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People Need Peace 00:00 / 05:21

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    - First ever reissue of sought after Afro Disco-Funk / Reggae LP
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    - Thick 350 g picture sleeve with hype sticker
    - Mastered & cut by Frederic Stader

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    digital album releases November 7, 2025
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    Pre-order of Those Flowers. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.
    releases November 7, 2025

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1.
Those Flowers
2.
People Need Peace 05:21
3.
Funky Feeling
4.
Ain't No Man Like A Real Friend
5.
Sun Belongs To All The World
6.
We Human Beings

about

Following the acclaimed reissue of Sa Discossa earlier this year, Jo Tongo’s third solo album Those Flowers returns to the spotlight.
Originally released just a year and a half after Sa Discossa, this 1982 gem came out on the small Context label and, in Tongo’s own words, the two records are “like twins.” Recorded with many of the same musicians, Those Flowers continues the vibrant fusion of disco-funk and reggae — this time dedicating one side to each, leaning slightly more into his Western influences.

But there’s more than groove beneath the surface. Tracks like “People Need Peace” and “We Human Beings” channel his enduring themes of resistance, identity, and freedom. The synthesizer at the beginning of the song mimics the ominous drone of warplanes, and lyrics speak directly to global struggles — reminders that his music is both deeply personal and powerfully political. “I paid for these ideals in my career,” Tongo reflects, alluding to the personal costs of his outspoken stance against colonialism and injustice.

Still, Those Flowers carries joy at its heart...  more

credits

releases November 7, 2025

JO TONGO: Composer, arranger and conductor
Lead vocal, lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar (track 3)

Vicky EDIMO: Bass guitar (except track 3)
Denis HEKIMIAN: Drums
Jean-Claude NAIMRO: Fender RHODES and CLAVINET D6 (only on track 3)
Adrien DUPLAY: Fender RHODES (except track 3)
Sammy ATEBA: Percussion
Isabella VAN GINNEKEN: Violin
Marie-Aude ROUX: Viola
Véronique TONGO VAN GINNEKEN: Cello
Langenu PARSONS: Trumpet
Tony BRENES: Trumpet
Mam HOUARI: Tenox sax
Sulayman HAKIM: Alto sax (only on chorus)
Véronique TONGO, Catherine HEGU, Céline CHENUT, Marie B. KINGUE
and Sylviane "EVA" BLOUIN: Background vocal

Originally produced by UNIVERSOUND

Guenter STOEPPEL: Reissue Production, Additonal Restoration and Sound Supervision

Transfer and Restoration by Tom SKY at Faible Studio

Mastering by Frederic STADER

℗ 1982 Jo Tongo | © 2025 The Outer Edge | A Division of EQX-Music | EDGE-037 | All Rights Reserved | LC 101684

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