With only two songs and just over 14 minutes of playingtime,
we can hardly call this Long Play. It is more like a 12″single
on 33 rotations per minute. Sam Mangwana delivers 2 very nice tracks
though which you wouldn’t like to miss. Backcover information doesn’t
give any other credits but I know it is recorded with the great Franco.
Enjoy this.

tracks;

1 Vamos para o campo
2 Moçambique Oyé

I have to confess to you visitors I am not particular loyal to
my own formula. I started this page to bring together music from
all over the globe, as the blogtitle suggests. Slowly however African
music is taking over. Therefore it is a good thing that visitors wake
me up sometimes, and show me some inspirational material.

Compas ( Kompa ) from Haïti is a delightful style of party music, and
I have a special album for you today. After Shleu-Shleu had split up
part of them decided to stay in Haïti and part moved to New York City.
There they started Skah-Shah of which this is the first album, read_more .

tracks;

1 Guêpe pangnole
2 Kelly
3 Vinn’ dancé
4 Apparence
5 Rinmin
6 Consolation
7 Bam passe

Pambou Tchicaya Denis or short, Tchico is back at the GG with an
album from 1983. It’s a very sweet sounding one by Africa’s Golden
Voice, produced on the smooth side this one goes in like honey.

tracks;

1 Giselle
2 Kathy
3 Loango
4 Marriage

He was one of Franco’s best composers at the OK Jazz.
Somehow his music can’t miss. I like about
everything the man did. This album is called ‘Le Poète’,
after his nickname. Topnotch musician, a hero.

tracks;

1 Na boyi ibala
2 Consolation
3 O ndimi ngai te
4 Zulu
5 Ma Adele
6 Patience

Last year I already posted a couple of Théo Blaise albums, he is
the Congolese singer with the sweetest voice. This one waited on the
postingplile way too long but today it has finally found
it’s way to you, enjoy it.

tracks;

1 Ça c’est la vie
2 Rose na ngaï
3 M’bana
4 Nyelenga

There’s guitarists and guitarists. Zoundegnon Bernard ‘Papillon’
is a true virtuoso. With his Orchestre Poly Rythmo he brings this
astonishing album. Better take it while you can.

tracks;

1 Cherie Coco
2 Mille fois merci

I recorded this LP from a friend’s copy quite some time ago.
Today I recovered the file, unfortunately I was not very sharp those
days and never photographed the backside of the cover. Now I don’t know
anything about it except the fact that it’s a fine album. Whenever I see
Eric Agyeman’s name pass by, all alarms go off. You can’t afford to let
any of his work go by unnoticed. So check this and tell us the year,
the publisher and whatever you can tell more, cheers.

tracks;

1 Wonko Menko ?
2 Nya abotare ma me
3 Odo bra & Men koaa

Lets go bazerk for once, and post two albums by this super group
in a row. This one goes back three years and is is from 1978.
What sweet rhythms, what funky guitars, I love it!
Unfortunately it has a few little jumps, sorry it’s an oldie.

tracks;

1 Ibezim ako
2 Elu rie ala rie

Oriental Brothers Band from Nigeria scored hit after hit
in the seventies. This one is from 1981 but it rocks your
socks off. These rhythms take you on a journey across
the floor, let your feet go..hips loose, volume up..

tracks;

1 Jide nkegi
2 Omenma special

The authentic mountain music of Puerto Rico is called ‘jíbaro’.
One of the most important interpreters of the style was certainly
Chuito, el de bayamón. On the LP of his collegue ‘Ramito’ I posted
recently, Ramito sings his goodbuy to the late and great Chuito.

tracks;

1 A los campesinos
2 Lamento jíbaro
3 Se solicita un novio
4 Quiero saber
5 Alegre Diana
6 Mi gallo Camagüey
7 Mi casita
8 Pobre de mi
9 Mi plena
10 Tabaco
11 Mejor que el pan
12 La tranca