This 33 year old album has an almost invisible cover, it wobbles and
whirls and wanders about ’cause the hole is not in the middle. Still,
even while sometimes false, a good listen worth. Sweet
highlife by the Oriental Brothers.

tracks;

1 Murtala Mohammed
2 Nkwa pt. 1
3 Nwoke ezu-ike
4 Ndidi

The past three days have been quite good if I see that the GG had
some 5300 pageloads, over 2600 visitors and 315 downloads. Let’s see
how Youlou Mabiala does. Youlou enjoys great popularity and
has a beautiful voice. I have read Youlou suffered from some kind of stroke
while performing on stage in Congo last year. His left side was paralised
en could not speak. Meanwhile he’s been doing a little better, let’s wish
him all the best. Enjoy listening to Franco’s son in law.

tracks;

1 Mwana bitendi
2 Libaku ya monoko
3 Ilumbe
4 Fafy

From Puerto Rico we have an album by the great ‘Ramito’.
His full name is Morales Ramos and he was one of the last to bring
a simple string-based Jibaro sound. His love for Puerto Rico, his ‘patria’,
( motherland ) is a favourite theme on practically all his albums.

tracks;

1 El plato del dia
2 Soy el canario
3 Sospiros y dolamas
4 Amor y patria
5 El dia en que yo muera
6 El cantar de Puerto Rico
7 A Luis Muñoz Marin
8 Guerra contra los Pidiones
9 Ya amanecio
10 Campeando por su respeto

Yesterday, when I was ripping this here album, I found out it was
released under a different name too. It is the same one as this_one .
The photo on ‘Grands Succes’ is from much later then 1977 if I’m not
mistaking, so this one should be older logically. Anyway, it’s an
outstanding LP so I don’t mind posting it again, enjoy it once more.

tracks;

1 Matata ya muasi na mobali ekoki kosila te 1&2
2 Radio Trottoir 1&2
3 Oko rgretter ngai mama 1&2
4 Mace 1&2
5 Bandeko na ya mibali basundoli ngai 1&2
6 Moleka 1&2

Another Tribute album in juju style today. Chief Commander Ebenezer
brings it to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Ebenezer flirts with
western influences on this LP and calls it ‘Miliki Sound’.
Extremely nice talking drums, sweeet juju.

tracks;

1 Tribute to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo
2 Enia ti mo feran ju
– Wa sun laiya mi
– Abanije eku ofo
– Ara yin le nda loro
– Oke kan ga joke
– Jesu ni mo fehinti

Over one year ago, in july 2008, I already posted ‘Me_Poma’. It was the
Stern’s European release of this album. I bought it back in 1984 and played
it eversince. About 6 months ago I found this original. It sounds a bit
rougher then the one I knew and it contains one track less. From this copy we
learn it was written and arranged by ‘Nana Kwame Ampadu I’. I always loved
Me Poma so another posting seems absolutely justified, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Me poma
2 Nnonko
3 Yeme bereo
4 Gye mani

Here’s a piece of Yoruba Juju History, a Sunny Adé from 1976.
To my humble opinion one of the better albums. Unfortunately
it has some pops and crakcle, I guess it is worth at least a
couple of spins though. Get it and spread it ..

Hier is een plaatje met wat Yoruba Juju historie met Sunny
Adé uit 1976. Ik denk zelf één van zijn betere albums. Hij
heeft wel wat plopjes en kraakjes maar is het toch waard om
op z’n minst enkele keren te draaien naar mijn mening.
Pak hem, luister en geef door aan je vrienden ..

tracks;

1 Late General Murtala Muhammed
– Afemi afemi
– Asa nke
2 Ominu Nkomi
– Ika to to simu
– Odofin bello
– Mo beru agba

This Volume 3 of yet another series of albums on the african label, was
released in 1985 but the recordings on it are much older. It is a
mixture of numbers, some solo and some sung together. Both Rochereau
and Sam Manguana sound very young and fresh. Beautiful music.

tracks;

1 Kasoule
2 Marie Jea
3 Humanité
4 Sophie Elodie
5 Binelita
6 Samambi
7 Mwasi abongi na libala
8 Easra
9 Amour fou
10 Mwana ya vangu
11 Adieu la belle
12 Tarcisse

From the same year as the previous Sacodis LP, with Laba Sosseh, is this
album, ‘Lassissi presents Monguito el Unico’. Also produced by Aboudou
Lassissi and with the participation of Chocolate, Alfredito Valdez and
doing the background vocals, the great Adalberto Santiago.

tracks;

1 Demuestrame tu que sabes
2 Bailare tu son
3 Echale candela
4 Beto no se ve
5 Manicero
6 En mi casa bailen rumba

Let’s go back in time, the major part of these tracks have been
recorded in 1964, that’s 45 years ago. Only the last track, with
Verckys on saxophone is from 1966. For an album, that old, it spins
surprisingly well. This is vol. 3 of another great series on the african
label, volume 5 is also in my posession but the other volumes are still
on my hunting list, maybe I’ll find some on the next recordfair in november.

tracks;

1 Ata ndele nde oleli
2 Ya luna umbazila
3 Linda-linda
4 Motema na M.J.
5 Bana O.K. babomi mboka
6 Ngombele mama
7 Bolingo mpe ekosaka ?
8 Telegramme maloba makuse
9 Nani apedalaki te
10 Oh madame de la maison