Let’s have us a little more Highlife from Nigeria.
Igbo Highlife that is with the great Oliver de Coque.
I especially like the harmony’s on this album, blended
with Oliver’s Congo style guitar, another Nigerian killer.
Sorry for the many crackles and snaps.

tracks;

1 Engirigbo
2 Ife gadi nma na Nigeria
3 Klub nationale
– Uwa bu ofu mbia

Pambou Tchicaya Tchico is back with another album from his
Nigerian period. Tchico’s albums are hot already but these
are even hotter. This is the fifth album with more or less
the same cover. Well, as long as the music is this good,
who cares? What can I say? Fantastic Tchico
is simply Fantastic.

tracks;

1 Méditation
2 Mieux vaut tard que jamais
3 Lettre ouverte à mon époux
4 Zebola

Another great Congolese guitarplayer is Johnny Bokelo.
This LP doesn’t have a year, can you tell us what it is ?
I can only tell you it’s a very nice album, and know nothing
more about it, I’d say just down it and go listen..

tracks;

1 A.S. Biliman
2 Yeba mabe nayo
3 Ozangi Nbanda
4 Okomisi mimi

If it’s your birthday today, then this one’s for you !
And if it’s not, you may take it too, one specific visitor
must feel like it’s his birthday cause he requested for this album.
My favorite track is no 3, listen and pick your own.

tracks;

1 Happy birthday
2 Adam & Eve
3 Love and unity for Africa
4 Sickness

Sampler no.25 shows posts between
march 13 and march 28, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey – Adam and Eve
2 Escrete do Samba – Salgueiro chorao
3 Pompon Kuleta – Bolingo lady
4 Sekou Batourou Kouyate – Mamaya
5 Ayinla Omowura – Ire wole de
6 Daniel Santos – El bobo de la yuca
7 Beny Moré – Encantado de la vida
8 Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco – Toro mata
9 Tante Leen – Oh Johnny

Goodmorning, as some of you know I have been struggling with
several webhosters to find one that doesn’t kill my links for
what ever reason. Now Mediafire seemed to be a real good one and
it would be if it didn’t get blocked in China. I think the World
Wide Web should be available worldwide but it is not. What I shall
do is use Rapid Share untill a link gets killed. If so please report
it to me ASAP and I’ll replace it with a Mediafire link. This way the
whole world can still benefit as it should.

Some listener suggested a new Global Sampler and since I’m far behind
on them I’ll make a few to reconnect with the present.
This Sampler shows the posts between march 1 and march 10 2009.
Catching up slowly but sure.

tracks;

1 Cristóbal Pérez – La negra Celina
2 Eddy Gustave – Hora de carnaval
3 Ikenga Super Stars of Africa – Ikenga in Africa
4 Neguinho da Beija-Flor – Oficio de puxador
5 Mbilia Bel – Ba gerants ya mabala
6 Oriental Brothers International Band – Ihe eme uwa adimma

Le Grand Maitre Franco is still Master if we speak of Congolese music.
He has been on the scene for decades and his style changed continually.
This is some of his work from the early eighties, it has that hypnotic
rhythm I like so much, it goes on and on and makes you want to dance
till dawn. check it..

tracks;

1 Bina nangai na respect pt.1
2 Bina nangai na respect pt.2
3 Mobali malamu
4 Mujinga