Good morning, after recording Youlou Mabiala last week,
I went on listening to him. Some wonderful songs here,
‘carte postale’ is my fav.

tracks;

1 Carte postale
2 Mamou
3 Emoa-n’kana
4 Gare a toi

We had an album by them in november last year. Today they
are back at the GG with another fine LP. This one is made in
non-stop modus, the numbers flow over in each other without
pause. Les Belles Mélodies des Rêves is a collection of songs
melted together in a splendid way by this group of youngsters.
You visitors provided us with some useful information
on the subject, take a look here .

tracks;

1 Lokoko
– Zemiya zuwa
– Paty
– Ba patrons na bambongo
– Seko silibanda
2 Diyoyo
– Denise
– Mbotama Marie-Hélène
– Maseliya
– Est-ce que olingi ngai

Soukous is nice, however, I tend to like the older stuff
better. Maybe it is because I’m getting older myself. Anyway,
what we have here today is an album by an orchestra I can’t
tell you a whole lot about. It is from 1977 on Pathé Marconi
and selected by Blaise Fayette Mikano like most of the 70’s
LP’s on this label. The songs were written by Pierre Loukoua-
moussou, Pascal Bonanga, Diop Terzieff and Tomba Dian
Mahungu. No familiar names to me, wonderful sleeve-pic.

tracks;

1 Mikala
2 Bisanga
3 Kimpa kia Maano 2
4 Ngindo
5 Simplicité
6 Ata ngai 5e

Bopol Mansiamina, Syran Mbenza, Sam Mangwana,
Theo Blaise, 4 names you can’t ignore when read on
the cover of one LP. This one is from 1987 and that’s
exactly how it sounds, typical eighties soukous with
some of the world’s greatest. Enjoy.

tracks;

1 Sambela
2 Africa diaspora
3 Reviens Moussa
4 Marie Jeanne
5 Mokili

At first I was a bit puzzled cuz the LP and label give
only 5 tracks per side while in fact there are 6. Good
thing we have the world wide web. I found the mystery
tracks in Roots Archives. So listen and skank.
I just love that #5, an absolute hit, check.

1 Barnabbas Collins
2 Noah In The Ark
3 Apprenice Dentist
4 Quarter Lb. Ishen
5 Everything She Want
6 Natty Dread On The Go
7 Grave Yard Skank
8 Where Eagles Dwell
9 Dentist Dub
10 Collie Rock
11 Roots Style
12 Dub A Natty Dread

From 1979 we have this second volume of Kante Manfila
and Salif Keita’s ‘Dans l’authenticité’.
You can find some info here .

tracks;

1 Tara
2 Dimbassin
3 Toubaka
4 Badougou

Le Grand Maître’s son in law appears on this IAD album
from 1985 with his ‘Grande Force Kamikaze Loningisa’.
Celebrating the 5th birthday of..?.. the band maybe, do
you have any idea ? Whatever it is, these guys would
have been very welcome to celebrate any birthday
on my account.

tracks;

1 Loufoulakari
2 Agna
3 Je suis encore jeune
4 Beranga ondongo

On a label we don’t see much, the Star label, comes this
LP by Soki Vangu and Orchestre Bella Bella. Somewhere
half way the second track, volumes go down and then slowly
up again to be followed by another silence on the moment
part 1 switches in part 2. If you listen to a lot of old
African Lp’s, you get used to these little sloppy things.
For instance, each LP has a little hole that’s
supposed to be in the middle, catch my drift ?
Still, you wouldn’t want to miss this album that
contains some fine Congolese music, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Houleux houleux
2 Mea culpa
3 Zamba
4 Pambi n’doni

I didn’t hear any complaint about not having that Soundcloud-player
anymore. I suppose nobody really misses it. Maybe we’ll have
another player some day, for now just download and listen.

Duo Los Compadres was formed by Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947.
Second voice and ‘tres’ was taken care of by Compay Segundo.
We hear them performing on this album which was a re-release
from during the seventies. Can you tell us the year of the
original release ? Listen and enjoy in the mean time.

tracks;

1 Todo a tus pies
2 Con el temporal
3 El gato y la gata
4 La rebelion de mayo
5 En la casa de Don Juan
6 Envidia de amor
7 Yo tengo pena
8 En el monte
9 Pruebe este tono
10 Descripcion de la rumba
11 Paloma mensajera
12 Preparen candela

Today’s post concerns a very nice Congolese album
on which I did not find any useful info. I can tell you that
the group are; Kifouetti Loubassou, François Mackosso,
Alphonse Mavungu and Tino Muinkua Mvura. It was released
on Editions Moninga Star. Very bright sound, sparkling guitars,
tight rhythms, hot saxophone and sweet vocals, just the thing for
your sunday afternoon, and mine. Hope U enjoy.

tracks;

1 Massavi fololo y’ Africa
2 Nzoto ya muana ya moto
3 Absence
4 Luta