Okay, here we go trying out Megaupload for the first time.
I received lots of advice and it’s hard choosing the right one.
A try-out seems to be the best way to find the best solution.

Since Rapidshare attacked my juju posts so massively, a Chief
Ebenezer album seems at place today. This Lp on Shanachie is not
the least, Shanachie Records always stand for quality recordings
and so is this one. I found it in mint condition and it sounds
just great. Let me know if you have problems downing it, check.

tracks;

1 Awa ewe iwoyi
2 E ma se lo
3 A fi eni oluwa koyo
4 Ohun oju ri laiye
5 Asiko mi ti to
6 Ko easy lati je omo okunrin
7 Oro mi ti davo

Always great covers on Oliver de Coque’s LP’s. Like this album
from 1982, it is a bit worn out but spins like it should.

tracks;

1 Ekwueme youth club of Nigeria
– Ndi amama nenuwa
2 Onye aghana nwanne ya
– Onye nwelumadu nuwa kene chukwu

Lanrewaju Adepoju was a Poet in the Yoruba tradition.
This music is called Ewi, it sounds a bit like Juju but not
exactly. Try out Lanrewaju Adepoju.

tracks;

1 Itumo ayé
– Igbesi aye omo eniyan
– Alhaji Danjuma Haruna ( agege )
2 Wonyosi
– Oba William Ayeni
– Oba Tijani Oyewusi
– Alhaji Alimotu Sadia

Good afternoon groovers, today I have another Nico Mbarga for you.
African music, and specially West African, is ruling at the GG, no
other part of the world attracts so many listeners. Prince Nico is
back and he’s kind of restless.

tracks;

1 No die, no rest
2 Forgive me
3 Celibataire avec des enfants
4 H.N.B. Explosion

Many of us know the songs of Noël Rosa, they are still being
played today by lots of Brazilian artists. Mostly we hear the
countless renditions by those artists but seldom by Noël Rosa himself.
When one of our visitors told me he was so happy discovering the
music of Noël Rosa, I decided to put together a compilation with
his songs and all sung by himself. There are two songs on which he
is accompanied by others, there’s one with Marília Baptista and one
with Ismaël Silva. I went through all the material I have available
so no vinyl rips this time. Noël Rosa was one of the most important
composers in Brazilian musical history. Whether it’s samba, bossa
nova or MPB, it would not have been the same without
the work of Noël Rosa. Enjoy this comp.

tracks;

1 São coisas nossas
2 Onde está a honestidade ?
3 Conversa de botequim
4 Você vai se quiser (with Marília Baptista)
5 Gago apaixonado
6 Positivismo
7 João Ninguém
8 Malandro medroso
9 Com que roupa ?
10 Seu Jacinto (with Ismaël Silva)
11 Minha viola
12 Cordiais saudações
13 Por causa da hora
14 Mentiras de mulher
15 Coração
16 Arranjei um fraseado|

This is an album of Ambassadeur International, Ex Ambassadeurs
du Motel de Bamako. It’s a late 70’s album with the young Salif
Keita and his fantastic voice. Sweet old Mandingo with Kante Manfila,
Cissoko Moussa, Ousmane Kouyate and Sekou Diabate to call a few.
If you know the exact year, will you tell us ?

tracks;

1 Mandjou
2 Kandja
3 4V
4 N’Toman
5 Balla

From the Dominican Republic, these are Los Virtuosos with
Cuco Valoy. The name El Brujo would stay with him after this LP.
Inside the cover we find a little booklet with some magical
recipes. They are in Spanish and if you want, they’re included.
A great piece of salsa and merengue, beware of El Brujo !

tracks;

1 Corre, Policia, corre
2 La receta de un brujo
3 Do re mi
4 El lio de mi vecino
5 No te descuides
6 Mi tumbao
7 El baile de las toallas
8 Homenaje a Matamoros
9 Estatutos 76
10 Mi rumbon

le Seigneur Rochereau already brought us a few great albums
at the GG, today he is back with one of the sweetest ever.
I don’t need a lot of words to tell you,
do not miss this one !

tracks;

1 Ana Kokoy
2 Maria Maria
3 Djibebeke
4 Savon Omo
5 Laisse-toi aimer
6 Lina
7 Nganda ya dialo
8 Zando ya malonga
9 Mokolo nakokufa
10 Amour-fou

The Guinée Syliphone label is very popular among collectors of
West-African music. On fairs you find these albums for prices
up to € 120,-. Crazy amounts of course, and by paying it, it
only gets worse. Here is one by Bala et ses Balladins and it is
a fantastic one. I don’t know about you but to my humble opinion,
they have reached their objective. This is just beautiful, my
favourite track, ‘Paulette’. What superb vocals, and that hornsection..

tracks;

1 Bambo
2 Soufougne
3 Paulette
4 Assa
5 Keme bourema

On the Nigerian RAS label I recently found this LP.
Smahila’s work was unknown to me untill this album.
It contains a couple of great songs among which, ‘All Stars’,
an ode to Roger’s All Stars, and they deserve it, very nice.
Unfortunately the soundquality is not so good, but still..

tracks;

1 Love
2 Help
3 Ils n’est jamais trop tard
4 All Stars