Roots of Hardfloor

"Yé ké yé ké" is a song by Guinean recording artist Mory Kanté. It was written by him and released on his third album, Á Paris, in 1984. A remixed version was included in his fifth album, Akwaba Beach (1987), and released as a single. The song became an international hit; it was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first ever African single to sell more than one million copies. The song was a top five hit in France, Switzerland, West Germany and the Netherlands, where it topped the chart for two weeks. A remix, the "Afro Acid Mix" was especially made for UK release, where it reached No. 25. In 1994, German techno duo Hardfloor remixed the song and released this new version with moderate success. A Bollywood song, "Tamma Tamma Loge", also used the music of the song.