…in the mean time, Blogging goes on !

Hey Groovers, have you heard this one ?
Incredibly good album by Larry Harlow’s Orchestra, Larry
plays the piano and orchestrates like no other. This is a
killer from the beginning till the end, fireworks I’d say.
Junior Gonzalez’ vocals, Pacheco’s flute, and Larry..wow..

tracks

1 No quiero
2 La cartera
3 Popo pa’mi
4 No hay amigo
5 Sueltame
6 El paso de encarnacion
7 Wampo
8 Silencio

A few days ago I received a mail from Mr. Olivier Chastan of
‘Greensleeves Records and Publishing’.
He kindly asked me to remove 13 of my dearest reggae-albums.
As a collector of reggae and many other kinds of music,
I am very grateful for ‘Greensleeves’ to issue such great music.
Without them I wouldn’t have been able to learn so much about it.
Although I regret removing this fantastic music, I must be honest
and do so as I promised.

Groovers, go to the recordshop and ask for Greensleeves Records,
they release the coolest reggae on earth.

I hope you understand that I am just a collector,
the only goal is to let the world hear how great
all this music is. Ofcourse we don’t want to harm
anybody’s business.
Promotion of artists and labels is the idea,
I don’t know about you, but if I download an
album and I learn about artists that I didn’t know yet,
I go to the stores and try to find out more.

You should do so too !

Mr. Chastan’s letter is added below;

” Good morning –

I love your blog which brings a lot of rare and out of print titles
out of the dustbin of music’s history. However, I would appreciate
it if you could remove the following releases which are all readily
available at major record stores, on all digital platforms for
download and via Amazon. I spend a lot of money each year getting
these titles remastered from the original tapes, repackaged and
with expanded track selections, and of course marketing them. I
find it hard to understand why you post these titles when they
are easy to purchase. They are also available on vinyl if you like.
Thank you for your understanding.

Barrington Levy – Englishman

Lee Perry – Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread (via our affiliate VP Records)
Linval Thompson – Stay A Little Bit Longer (will be reissued next year)
Yellowman & Fathead – Supermix (will be reissued later next year)
Hugh Mundell – Blackman’s Foundation
Barrington Levy – Teach Me Culture
Yellowman – Operation Radication (available on Reggae Anthology and other titles)
Dr. Alimantado – Best Dressed Chicken (it’s the first album in our catalog and one of our top seller – and you mispelled Alimantando)
Sister Nancy – One, Two
Scientist – Rids The World Of The Evil Curse (we are reissuing
all of Scientist’s albums in February 2009 and spent a LOT of money on those)
Scientist Encounters Pac-man
Augustus Pablo – Original Rockers

Thanks,

Olivier ”

I am sorry, but you also misspelled Alimantado…

Fnal post tonight is claimed by ‘Le Grand Maitre Franco’.
Ekaba-kaba was waiting some time on the postingpile already.
Franco practically can’t go wrong to my opinion, 29 minutes,
only three songs, but great stuff like always.

tracks;

1 Ekaba – Kaba
2 Mobembo ekosila titi
3 Cherie A

From Mali and Nigeria we go to Ethiopia, this music is unique
in it’s kind. Terms like ‘Melancholy blues’, ‘Brassy Danceable
Urban Jazz’, ‘Heart-wrenching’ are named but it remains hard to
give a proper discription of this sound. Anyway, it is very nice
and Mahmoud Ahmed is one of their Biggest artists, it was originally
issued in 1975 but this is a recent re-release, listen !

tracks;

1 Abbay mado – Embwa bèlèw
2 Atawurulegn léla
3 Tezeta
4 Ohoho gédama
5 Ebakesh tarèqign
6 Erè mèla mèla Mètché nèw
7 Sedètègnash nègn – Samerayé
8 Endénèsh gèdawo

Link has been removed on request of publisher !

This here LP contains some classic Nigerian Highlife.
Quite hard to find material from Nigeria’s 70’s, I was
lucky many years ago. At first it seems they still have to
get warm but then it starts to run smooth after a while.
It’s the type of record that gets better the more you play it.
I aleady Love it ! Don’t miss this one.

tracks;

1 Peace movement social club of Nigeria
2 Shakara school girl
3 Olu ugbo ( operation feed the nation )
4 Men of today

Good morning Groovers, this Sunday will be all African.
First in row today we have a collector of Malian Music, the
6 groups on this LP give a good impression of what was going
on early 70’s in Mali. The legendary Rail Band already passed by
recently. This time we hear Salif Keita perform with the group.
Most of these recordings were made shortly after the
1970 bi-annual festival in Bamako. Check this.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Rail Band de Bamako – Mali cèbalenw
2 Orchestre Regional de Segou – Batumanbe
3 Orchestre National ‘A’ de la Republique du Mali – Janfa
4 Orchestre Regional de Mopti – Rècital ( Sèkou Amadou )
5 Orchestre Regional de Kayes – Nanyuman
6 Orchestre Regional de Sikasso – Mali sènèkèlaw
7 Orchestre Regional de Kayes – Kayi
8 Orchestre National ‘A’ de le Republique du Mali – Duga

Elio Revé Matos, (right side)( picture; ‘the Rough Guide’ on World Music )
Forget about this cover and check the music !

One of Cuban’s styles born out of ‘Son’ is ‘Changüí’.
It’s main performer is without doubt the late ‘Elio Revé Matos’,
He died in a car accident in 1997, a great loss to Cuban music.
The LP I ripped for you, by Orquesta Revé, is a fine example of
his fantastic sound. It’s cover is awful but it’s music is great.
I’ve added the cover they used for the later issued cd.

tracks;

1 Ruñidera
2 Rumberos Latino-Americanos
3 Se que tu sabes que yo se
4 Changüí campanero
5 La boda en bicicleta
6 Que lastima me da contigo mi amor
7 Tan linda
8 21 de Mayo

The London Stern’s label always brings quality in African music.
Mose Se Sengo ‘Fan Fan’ used to be Franco’s sideman for years.
Since he moved to England in 1984 he’s become known and loved for
his hard-charging guitar style.( ‘Rough Guide’ )
I especially like the hornsection on this ’85 London session.

tracks;

1 Mose se 2000
2 Masikini ya mola
3 Jamy jamy
4 Mele
5 Cheko

Hello Groovers, your long waiting is finally rewarded.
Johnny Pacheco takes us for another New York Salsa ride,
and he knows the way like no other. Pacheco, ‘the Artist’.

tracks;

1 Esa prieta
2 La yerba brava
3 Mi propia sangre
4 La chiva
5 Dirindinde
6 El inventor
7 Amarra el perro
8 Tu no sabes na
9 Ileana
10 Corso y montuno

Another 1979 treasure, I was 21 years old and still lived in a single
12 square meter room. When I play this LP, I go back in time and see
myself in that room. Funny how music always associates with something.
Israel Vibration is back with a true beauty.

tracks;

1 The same song
2 Weep & mourn
3 Walk the streets of glory
4 Ball of fire
5 I’ll go through
6 Why worrie
7 Lift up your conscience
8 Prophet has arise
9 Jah time has come
10 Licks & kicks