In 1983, Gabon created A.N.P.A.C., the Agence nationale de promotion artistique et culturelle, to promote local talent and contribute to the country’s cultural development. One of the agency’s first achievements was a series of three volumes entitled « l’ANPAC présente« , published in 1984. These albums feature a selection of Gabonese artists of all styles, highlighting their creativity and originality. Volume 1 is opened by Hilarion Nguema for a « Collé, Collé » of which only he has the secret. Also featured are Marcel Djabioh, Jean-Boniface Assele, Itsiembu Y Mbin and Jo-man Anguilet, a whole little world of Gabonese politics and culture. Between Libreville-style soukous and more traditional rhythms, Volume 1 offers a rich and varied panorama, a real little Gabonese feat, caught between the two musical giants of the Congo to the south and Cameroon to the north!
l’A.N.P.A.C. présente… Vol. 1 – 1983
