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September 13, 2010

Orchestre Yanga-Yanga
Pathé Marconi / EMI 1977

Orchestre Yanga-Yanga, front, cd size

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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22 Comments

  1. DJ Daudi 14 September 2010 at 05:42 - Reply

    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!

  2. DJ Daudi 14 September 2010 at 05:42 - Reply

    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!

  3. moos 14 September 2010 at 06:28 - Reply

    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 ;-)

  4. moos 14 September 2010 at 06:28 - Reply

    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 ;-)

  5. Kurt 14 September 2010 at 15:19 - Reply

    Another fantastic post. Thanks for all the great music.

  6. Kurt 14 September 2010 at 15:19 - Reply

    Another fantastic post. Thanks for all the great music.

  7. bolingo69 14 September 2010 at 21:36 - Reply

    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 ;-)

  8. bolingo69 14 September 2010 at 21:36 - Reply

    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 ;-)

  9. joe 15 September 2010 at 02:52 - Reply

    “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.

  10. joe 15 September 2010 at 02:52 - Reply

    “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.

  11. Apurva Bahadur 16 September 2010 at 03:33 - Reply

    Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.

  12. Apurva Bahadur 16 September 2010 at 03:33 - Reply

    Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.

  13. Apurva Bahadur 16 September 2010 at 03:33 - Reply

    Thank you for sharing, Moos! Apurva from Pune, India.

  14. david 19 September 2010 at 02:51 - Reply

    Thanks as usual, Moss.

    david.

  15. david 19 September 2010 at 02:51 - Reply

    Thanks as usual, Moss.

    david.

  16. david 19 September 2010 at 02:51 - Reply

    Thanks as usual, Moss.

    david.

  17. david 19 September 2010 at 03:19 - Reply

    Thanks for the post.

    david.

  18. david 19 September 2010 at 03:19 - Reply

    Thanks for the post.

    david.

  19. david 19 September 2010 at 03:19 - Reply

    Thanks for the post.

    david.

  20. zim 26 March 2011 at 01:48 - Reply

    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

  21. zim 26 March 2011 at 01:48 - Reply

    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

  22. zim 26 March 2011 at 01:48 - Reply

    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

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