From Zimbabwe this is Thomas Mapfumo, he’s back with an album
of Greatest Hits and they are absolutely great.
Astonishing rhythms and guitarwork, Mapfumo’s coolness,
a true beauty. Tracks 2 and 3 are with the ‘Acid Band’,
the others with ‘Blacks Unlimited’.

tracks;

1 Chauya chirizevha
2 Tozvireva kupiko
03 Pfumvu pa ruzevha
4 Kwaedza mu Zimbabwe
5 Africa
6 Nyarai
7 Chipatapata
8 Butsu mutandarika
9 Munhu mutema
10 Ndiyani achatipa runyararo

This, probably late 60’s, LP by Alfredo Gutierrez was a lucky find
on my last recordhunt. I am a big fan of Alfredo who is one of the
Colombian heroes that made his fame in the legendary ‘Corraleros
de Majagual’. One of the country’s most important Cumbia/Vallenato
bands of the 60’s. Alfredo Gutierrez is one of the great instrumental
virtuosos of Vallenato. Enjoy this music with his pumping bass,
percussion that sounds like they use pots and pans, and ofcourse
the great Alfredo Gutierrez on acordeon and vocals.

tracks;

1 La cañaguatera
2 La choza
3 Lupita
4 La hija del millonario
5 Mis vacaciones
6 La misma pendejá
7 Pobre Valencia
8 Te juro
9 Ojos verdes
10 Papel quemado
11 Tu partida
12 Landys

Lee Perry has always been a wizard if we speak about reggae dub.
He was one of the first to mix all kinds of daily noises through
his music. You hear dogs bark, cows moo and baby’s cry.
I always loved this old record, it spent quite some hours on
top of my turntable. Great dubmusic, a classic.

tracks;

1 Zions blood
2 Croaking lizard
3 Black vest
4 Underground
5 Curly dub
6 Dread lion
7 Three in one
8 Patience
9 Dub along
10 Super ape

On Eddy’Son Consortium Mondial, the release stream must have
been endless during the 80’s. I keep finding records there,
such as this one by Pamelo Mounk’a. Again recorded with guys
like Master Mwana and Pablo Lubadika Porthos and ofcourse
Eddy Gustave played his part. Enjoy this Congolese music
from 1982. Great stuff.

tracks;

1 Ce n’est pas ma secrétaire
2 Amour quand tu me prends
3 Buala yayi mambu
4 Samantha fille d’un autre pays

My first encounter with Guillermo Portabales was in 1996, when
this_great_CD_came_out.
He was a unique performer of the ‘Guajira’, a rhythm that is halfway
between ‘Punto’ and ‘Son’. Born in 1911 in Cuba, Cienfuegos,
Guillermo was named the creator of ‘Guajira de Salon’ because he
added melodie and cadence and made it his own.
This album was recorded in 1970 in Puerto Rico with Los Guaracheros
de Oriente, also Cuban. Portabales settled in Puerto Rico and stayed
there until his untimely death on 25th October 1970.
He was hit by a car on leaving a gig at ‘La Palma’ restaurant,
he was 59 years old with a musical career spanning 42 years.

For this once I had to do some colouring on the cover,
it has some ugly stickers and other damage.

tracks;

1 Guanajo relleno
2 Se me fue la montuna
3 Canto a la Vueltabajera
4 Luz que no alumbra
5 Los carreteros
6 Esto se llama montuno
7 Mi son Cubano
8 Voy a Santiago a morirme
9 A la orilla del guaso
10 Echale salsita

If you want something more serious to dance to, listen to
this one by Théo Blaise. What sweet voice and great music.
Once more with Master Mwana and Bopol Mansiamina this is a
true beauty, move on and enjoy !

tracks;

1 Zenaba
2 Massy
3 Alésia
4 Liteya Choc

Well, it is saturday night so a little dance music won’t harm.
Pablo is the man with the sharpest bass and guitar, on this mid 80’s
Soukous killer he shows us. If you like Up-tempo African dance
material, check this out.

tracks;

1 Ngai locataire
2 Na mituni
3 Motema ebouge
4 Osuki wapi

For the lovers of West African music here’s one by Les Ambassadeurs
with Salif Keita and Kante Manfila. I just read a funny story on the
backsleeve; Late 60’s, There was another Salif Keita who was famous
for being a national soccerplayer. He had the nickname “le Domingo”,
and was also from Mali. As an ode to the great soccerplayer,
Salif Keita the musician took up the same nickname, le Domingo.
He changed the famous Railband for Les Ambassadeurs in 1975.
Listen to Les Ambassadeurs.

tracks;

1 Mana mana
2 Sidiki
3 Marfa
4 Primpin
5 Wale

Angelo y su Conjunto Modelo are here with some nice Son.
We see Miguel Quintana, Alfredito Valdéz and Junior Rivera
to call a few names. I love the Tres driven sound of the Cuban
Son, and they know how to make it.

tracks;

1 Maria Belen
2 No quiero llanto
3 Invitacion
4 No dejes camino por vereda
5 Que vengan todos
6 Palo cucuye

I went on a recordhunt last week and found me some great things.
This is Théo Blaise Kounkou, untill last week I didn’t
notice that I already had several LP’s with him singing
background vocals. When I read the information on the cover
and saw names like; Master Mwana, Bopol and Eddy’son, I knew
this had to be interesting. And indeed, I am now very happy I
bought 7 albums of Théo Blaise Kounkou and want to recommend
them to you. Another great Congolese vocalist entered
Global Groove, and we’re proud to have him.

tracks;

1 Bella Amicha
2 Lina essie
3 Mwana djambala
4 Fausse amitié