It is Kosmos Moutouari week I guess at the GG. After Orchestre
Sinza and Les Bantous de la Capitale, today an album by Orchestre
le Peuple and Trio Ce Pa Kos. Back in 1972, Kouka Celestin, Bemba
Pamelo Mounk’a and Kosmos Moutouari left Les Bantous de la Capitale.
It took the musical pioneers one year to settle and get their show on the
road. On august 4 of 1973 they presented l’Orchestre le Peuple and Trio
Ce Pa Kos and scored huge succes with the people of Brazzaville.
Great idea to display panther and piano at the albums sleeve, shame
some record stores didn’t have enough respect for a nice cover. I tried to
remove that ugly sticker but the only options I had were to destroy the
sleeve or to leave the sticker. I left it so you can see who ruined it.
Anyway, enjoy the nice music !

tracks;

1 Patchi manga
2 Veve na linga
3 Pepe mwana ma Louisa
4 Evy nana
5 Kouka badia n’tseke
6 Caprices
7 Tosaka mateya

At the end of the eighties, Trojan Records launched the Producer
Series. A bunch of historic Jamaican music, every collector should
have. This double album brings us the early work of Clement ‘Coxsone’
Dodd, the legendary founder of Studio 1. It contains both vocal and
instrumental tracks from the years 1967 and 1968. Don’t miss it.

tracks;

LP1;
1 Winston & Robin – Bad mind grudgeful
2 Bennett & Dennis – Puppy love
3 Cannon & Soul Vendors – Bad treatment
4 Bumps Oakley – A get a lick
5 The Sultans – Hip hugger
6 Jacob Miller – Let me love you
7 Termites – Rub up push up
8 Winston & Robin – Wailing time
9 Eric Frater – Venus
10 Marshall Williams – Norwegian wood
11 Soul Vendors – Love me girl
12 Winston Holness – You shouldn’t be the one

LP2;
1 Jackie & Soul Vendors – Ram jam
2 Octaves – You gonna lose
3 Soul Vendors – Get with it
4 Viceroys – Fat fish
5 Jackie & Soul Vendors – Grooving steady
6 Zoot Simms – Bye bye baby
7 Soul Vendors – Soul junction
8 Slim & Freedom Singers – Mercy mercy
9 Jackie & Soul Vendors – Baba boom
10 Viceroys – Love and unity
11 Bob & Ty – I don’t mind
12 Lester Sterling – Zigaloo
13 Barrington Spence – Contemplating mind
14 Ed Nangle – Good girl
15 The Enforcers – Musical Fever
16 Lester Sterling – Wiser than Solomon

Some time ago we had an LP by Orchestre Sossa. The brothers Pierre
and Michel Moutouari played in it. Before that they were members of
Orchestre Sinza Kotoko with their other brother, Kosmos Moutouari.
On this album by Les Bantous de la Capitale we hear him perform.
But the main man here was Samba Mascot who wrote most of the
numbers in 1976 for this great band. Enjoy Les Bantous de la Capitale.

tracks;

1 Marie Jeanne 1
2 Marie Jeanne 2
3 Farce
4 Loin du Congo
5 Even
6 Joseline
7 Bana avenir na ngai
8 Nsambi ya sisa ba mbuta
9 Ofnacom

Today’s album is a true jewel. Most LP’s from Congo’s 70’s
contain several songs per side, this one too but they’re melted
together like a big medley. A-side 10 tracks and B-side 11. I am
specially fond of the rhythm work on this LP, absolutely smashing.
My French is not so well, if yours is, check the backsleeve for a lot
of info on these guys ( in file ). Enjoy Orchestre Sinza Kotoko.

tracks;

1 Mwana vanda na yé
– Téti bolingo
– Julienne na Ponton
– Ma Loukoula
– Mayoto
– Vévé
– Véro bobébisa tè
– Bilombé y’Africa
– Losambo ya mpokwa
– Qui vivra verra
2 Yanga Chou
– Pépé la péla
– Samba Mirita
– Brigitte
– Ezé Marceline
– Kidiba
– Mwana o mwana
– Adieu la vie
– Wa ba nkandi tétoka
– Elue ya motéma
– Moké

From the Dominican republic we have this album by Duo
Los Ahijados. The brothers Cuco and Martin Valoy are back
with this volume 7 on Soul Posters. Mellow son Cubano.

tracks;

1 Kikiribu mandiga
2 Los santos y los precios
3 Traicionera
4 La carta
5 La picazon
6 Yo quiero amarte una vez mas
7 Algo de mi
8 El lloron
9 Amorosa
10 Mi son Cubano

One of our visitors asked me if there was any chance on another
Global Sampler. It has been a while since I did one and decided to
resume. So, here is volume 29, it is made with tracks from albums
posted in the summer of 2009. A year behind, never mind, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Fantastic Tchico – Méditation
2 Orchestre Vévé – Mikolo mileki mingi
3 Franco et le T.P. OK Jazz – Kadima
4 Os Originais do Samba – Tá chegando fevereiro
5 Donga e os Primitivos – Cabide de molambo
6 Pio Leiva y Orquesta – Cariñoso so, mentiroso no
7 Orchestre Kiam – Kamiki 1&2
8 Orchestre Cavacha – Okomi kolangua 1&2
9 Zaiko Langa Langa Familia Dei – Songa fiele
10 Pacho Galán – Fiesta de cumbia
11 4 Stars – Enfant bamileke
12 Carlos Embales – Coco may may

I think Daniel Engobo must have been a real ladies man given
the eight titles on this LP. Another rare gem on the Sonafric
label. Daniel Engobo and Orchestre Lolango. I hardly have any
information. It’s from 1979, SAF 61.015 worthy a couple of spins.

tracks;

1 Mag
2 Nelly
3 Passi
4 Betty
5 Sola
6 Leontine
7 Suaze
8 Wadeba

Goodday Groovers around the Globe, this sunday evening
I finally found some time to make another post. My time is
quite limited lately, lots of work and other occupations consume
almost all of it. It is about to change and the normal pace will
return soon. What have we got for you today ? Our friend Timothy
asked if I have ‘Sorozzo’, a 1978 album by Rochereau. I’ve been
looking into it Tim but don’t have that one ( yet ). What I did find
however, is this 1982 album which contains the track ‘Sorozo’.
I know it’s not exactly what you’re looking for but you’ll like this one
aswell I reckon. One way or the other, Rochereau always stands
for top productions and this is absolutely one of them. Enjoy it.

tracks;

1 Maze
2 M. Malonga
3 N’gawali
4 Sorozo

It’s been a while since we had us some Nigerian highlife. It
has also been a while since we had us an album by the
excentric Oliver de Coque. He always looks quite special,
original, like no other. This 1981 LP sounds as good as it
was recorded yesterday, fresh rhythms and guitars and
of course Oliver de Coque’s special way of chanting. Oliver
Sunday Akanite is his real name but if you would call him; Oliver
de Coke, Oliver de Fanta, Messiah of Ogene, Oliver de Identity
or Oliver de Coque, he is all. Enjoy Udoka Social Club of Nigeria.

tracks;

1 Udoka social club of Nigeria
– Udoka enyi
2 Akalaka
– Ndidi bu ije enuwa

This is volume 2 of the ‘Hommage au Grand Kallé’.
african’s 360.143.
Joseph Kabassele helped to spark the rise of modern Zairean music.
The founder and leader of African Jazz, a band that introduced
guitarist Dr. Nico, vocalist Tabu Ley Rocherau and saxophonist
Manu DiBango, Kabasele has been called, “Le Gran Kalle” and “the
father of rumba”. In an interview, shortly after Kabasele’s death in 1983,
influential Zairean musician Franco Luambo Makiadi said, “(Kabasele)
was the founder of Zairean music and, although
we were in competition, he made many things possible for me.

” One of the few Zairean musicians to be educated to the secondary
level, Kabasele made his musical debut as a member of Georges Doula’s
band. Forming African Jazz in 1953, Kabasele led the band towards
international recognition. In January 1960, Kabasele and African
Jazz traveled to Brussels, along with Belgian Congo delegates, to
perform at the historic “Round Table” conference. The most
successful of Kabasele’s many compositions were “Le Table Ronde,
” written for the conference, and “Independance Cha Cha,
” subsequently adapted as a celebratory anthem by African countries
achieving independance. Although African Jazz reached its peak in
the mid-1960s, with the departure of Dr. Nico, Rocherau and DiBango,
the band continued to perform until 1970 and became the first
Congolese band to record in Europe.
~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide

tracks;

1 Independence cha cha
2 Naweli boboto
3 Merengue scoubidou
4 Sentiment emonani
5 Nawonso pamba
6 Tosekana
7 Table ronde
8 Sophie ya motema
9 Batela mwana na biso
10 Motindo na yo Paulina