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September 13, 2010
Orchestre Yanga-Yanga
Pathé Marconi / EMI 1977
Dear groovers around the world, you’ve really got to help me out here.
I didn’t manage to find out anything useful about this group and LP.
Beside a few names the backsleeve leaves us in the dark completely.
Dene Wade, Lutumba and Edia are the only names given behind
the tracknames. Of course we know Lutumba Simaro but is it him
the backsleeve speaks about ? Even Bolingo’s fantastic discography
has no 2( C 064-15809 ) in it’s listing. So, if you know ‘anything’ useful
on the topic, please leave us a comment, thanks. Listen.
tracks;
1 Mayela 1
2 Mayela 2
3 Mokili mabaku 1
4 Mokili mabaku 2
5 Toyaka na mokili 1
6 Toyaka na mokili 2
7 Yoka olito 1
8 Yoka olito 2
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Moos, I remember listenign to this LP in a record store many many years ago. I was intrigued by it, but settle on something else. So very nice to hear it again.
Thanks!
Moos, I remember listenign to this LP in a record store many many years ago. I was intrigued by it, but settle on something else. So very nice to hear it again.
Thanks!
Yesterday after I posted this LP, our friend Bolingo sent us a reaction and I published it right away. Somehow this morning it was gone ?
He said the following;
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Been on the lookout for this one for years and years. I still find no other words than thank you! Maybe I could add just a little something more… I like your blog ;-)
Yesterday after I posted this LP, our friend Bolingo sent us a reaction and I published it right away. Somehow this morning it was gone ?
He said the following;
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Been on the lookout for this one for years and years. I still find no other words than thank you! Maybe I could add just a little something more… I like your blog ;-)
Another fantastic post. Thanks for all the great music.
Another fantastic post. Thanks for all the great music.
Strange It disappeared Moos!
Anyhow it is verbatim what I wrote and just let me add that after listening several times today. It is a great record.
so…
Thank you, thank you, thank you….
b.t.w. the only other Yanga-Yanga I know of is from a 45 on the label TON 33
song is Bamama part 1&2 – Lingala – Kandolo Rondo – Orch. Yanga-Yanga
http://www.bolingo.org/audio/africa/kenya/other45/45labels_kenya.htm
I don’t remember right now what my source is but it may well be hanging around here in some pile, maybe it is the same group or members from the group went to Kenya and recorded there or it could also be just a Kenyan pressing. I’ll have to find it “physically” before I can check properly ;-)
Strange It disappeared Moos!
Anyhow it is verbatim what I wrote and just let me add that after listening several times today. It is a great record.
so…
Thank you, thank you, thank you….
b.t.w. the only other Yanga-Yanga I know of is from a 45 on the label TON 33
song is Bamama part 1&2 – Lingala – Kandolo Rondo – Orch. Yanga-Yanga
http://www.bolingo.org/audio/africa/kenya/other45/45labels_kenya.htm
I don’t remember right now what my source is but it may well be hanging around here in some pile, maybe it is the same group or members from the group went to Kenya and recorded there or it could also be just a Kenyan pressing. I’ll have to find it “physically” before I can check properly ;-)
“Dene Wade” rang a bell. A certain “Denewade” composed the tune “Kobondela” played by Orch Kiam. Whether he was a member of Kiam or not cannot be determined from the personnel listings I can find. And given the sparse info on the back of this LP, there’s no real statement that Dene Wade was a member of Yanga Yanga either. Whatever the case, an “Anto Denewade” later shows up as a guitarist in Langa Langa Stars and Les Super Stars.
“Dene Wade” rang a bell. A certain “Denewade” composed the tune “Kobondela” played by Orch Kiam. Whether he was a member of Kiam or not cannot be determined from the personnel listings I can find. And given the sparse info on the back of this LP, there’s no real statement that Dene Wade was a member of Yanga Yanga either. Whatever the case, an “Anto Denewade” later shows up as a guitarist in Langa Langa Stars and Les Super Stars.
Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.
Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.
Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.
Thanks as usual, Moss.
david.
Thanks as usual, Moss.
david.
Thanks as usual, Moss.
david.
Thanks for the post.
david.
Thanks for the post.
david.
Thanks for the post.
david.
there’s at least one other single by yanga yanga – bamama – a friend recorded for me off a very scratchy 45, unfortunately I don’t have label or composer on that one. However, possibly in keeping with the connection to Kiam that joe mentioned – Orchestre Kiam published the song “yanga yanga” on SAKUMUNA 12 in 1974 (see http://www.muzikifan.com/veve.html) maybe the band is named after the song – it wouldn’t be the first time
there’s at least one other single by yanga yanga – bamama – a friend recorded for me off a very scratchy 45, unfortunately I don’t have label or composer on that one. However, possibly in keeping with the connection to Kiam that joe mentioned – Orchestre Kiam published the song “yanga yanga” on SAKUMUNA 12 in 1974 (see http://www.muzikifan.com/veve.html) maybe the band is named after the song – it wouldn’t be the first time
there’s at least one other single by yanga yanga – bamama – a friend recorded for me off a very scratchy 45, unfortunately I don’t have label or composer on that one. However, possibly in keeping with the connection to Kiam that joe mentioned – Orchestre Kiam published the song “yanga yanga” on SAKUMUNA 12 in 1974 (see http://www.muzikifan.com/veve.html) maybe the band is named after the song – it wouldn’t be the first time