Good evening groovers, how are you today ? Welcome at the
Global. I have another sweet record on ‘african’ for you. It’s a
true beauty with the great Nyboma Mwan’dido doing the vocal
parts. Directed by Verckys and I think originally on Editions
Vévé. Nice picture of the two in wintercoats, I bet it wasn’t
taken in their tropical home country. How do you like
Nyboma’s Afro hairdo ? Isn’t that wild ? Great stuff.

tracks;

1 Ayindjo
2 Andoya
3 Abissina
4 Zaina mama

Volume 2 in the series Kenyafrica. This one concerns recordings
by a group called Gem Lucky Jazz from the seventies Benga-scene.
It’s on ‘Playa Sound’ and was released in 1976, hope U like.

tracks;

1 Margaret Achieng
2 Manas Otieno
3 Mwalimu F.A. Kodemeo
4 Jenipher Atieno
5 Chief James Ongongo
6 Paro Ogikie Pesa
7 Auma Lando
8 Julie Rose
9 Yuniy Honey pt.1
10 Yuniy Honey pt.2

It’s been quite a while since we had us some ‘African Brothers’.
This LP is titled ‘Sanbra’, after the song written by Alex Konadu.
It does not tell us from which year it is, do you know ? It does
tell us it’s a Nigerian production on Jay Jay Records, listen.

tracks;

1 Otan hunu ara kwa
2 Konadu ( Sanbra )
3 Meko nea odo no
4 Odo nti madiamia
5 Kofi Asante

Speaking about magnificent voices, Madilu System
was gifted as very few others. Together with heavy
weight Franco he made this 1985 album on Edipop.
I can’t give you an informative background story but
an album like this can go easily without.
Just listen.

tracks;

1 Mamou
2 Pesa position
3 Bourreau deg coeurs
4 Non !

I received a couple of messages telling the link of this LP
was dead. I re-uploaded it and decided to re-post. One of
my first encounters with samba was by that great collector
that David Byrne launched on his Luaka Bop release for
Virgin Records. It’s from 1989 and called ‘O Samba’.
The cd contains the great ‘S.P.C.’, which came from Zeca
Pagodinho’s debut LP, the very one we have right here.
In the mean time Zeca grew out to be possibly the most
popular Samba and Pagode interpreter of today. Get this,
it’s still one of his best works.

tracks;

1 S.P.C.
2 Coraçao em desalinho
3 Jogo de caipira
4 Se eu for falar de tristeza
5 Quando eu contar
6 Cheiro de saudade
7 Pout-Pourri de Partido Alto
8 Casal sem vergonha
9 Quintal do céu
10 Cidade do pé junto
11 Judia de mim
12 Brincadeira tem hora

Got no words tonight.
The music speaks for it’s self.
..till tomorrow..

tracks;

1 Noka
2 Blanche
3 Mimi
4 Youyou

On Atra Disc we find an LP with some of the finest of
reggae artists. It opens with 4 tracks by the great Augustus
Pablo. The genius and his melodica. I usually prefer songs
but Augustus’ instrumentals make a big exeption. All numbers
are backed by these swell musicians; Thin Legs-Carlton Barret
on drums, Family Man on Bass, Leroy Sibbles – rhythm guitar
and Ossie Hirbert on organ. Only track #6 is backed by ‘Umojo
Group’. Love that Max Romeo song, ‘Crime does not pay’,
and how about I Roy singing: “Ya Ya Yahama”…

tracks;

1 Augustus Pablo – Pablo in dub
2 Augustus Pablo – Hap ki do
3 Augustus Pablo – Lovers mood
4 Augustus Pablo – Palace of peace
5 Big Joe – Jah guide
6 Freddy McKay – I’m a free man
7 Horace Andy – Children of Israel
8 Max Romeo – Crime does not pay
9 I Roy – Yamaha ride
10 Horace Andy – Problems

Don’t you just love a good piece of ‘benga’ ? Tonight’s post
brings us this wonderful album by Orchestre Sega Sega.
I didn’t get much wiser about them on the web, maybe
you are able to tell us something more ? I do know I like
this LP very much. Names that appear are; Odhiambo
Ossumbah, Osumba Rateng, Peter Owiso, Alego Ogwanjo,
Silvester Odhiambo and Okech Ombasa. I especially like
the vocal contributions here, less highly pitched harmonies
but more basic and spoken parts increase the atmosphere.

tracks;

1 Dala Ber Moloyo no.11
2 Ka Iduaro Kendo pt.1
3 Ka Iduaro Kendo pt.2
4 Patricia Atieno
5 Loko Ngech
6 Jomoko Chamo Jochan
7 Adhiambo P. pt.1
8 Adhiambo P. pt.2
9 George Onyango
10 Peninnah Onyango

From 1973 an album by one of West Africa’s biggest
bands. Big as in very popular and known all over. On this
LP we find the fantastic Camara Aboubacar Demba singing
on 6 out of 8 songs if I’m not mistaking. Listen to
this tribute to the man who died in a tragic
car accident april 5, 1973.
Hail, Camara Aboubacar
Demba.

tracks;

1 Touraman
2 Moussogbe
3 Dia
4 Demba
5 Payapaya
6 Sou
7 Senero
8 N’gnamakoro

One of my favourite latin voices belongs to Celina Gonzalez.
Together with her husband Reutilio they form this historic duo.
On Suaritos we have this delightful album, it contains some
of their all time greatest songs. La casa de Yagua for instance,
or Cita en el Platanal, are just two of the 14 magnificent tracks.
Glad to spread the word on this splendid LP, Get it now !

tracks;

1 Que bueno baila Celina
2 A la virgen de las Mercedes
3 Papa Boco
4 La caña brava
5 Cita en el platanal
6 La casa de Yagua
7 Agua pa mi
8 Canto a Borinquen
9 La prangana
10 Ritmo cordonero
11 Me tenian amarrao con “P”
12 No me conviene tu amor
13 ‘Ta Cirilo
14 Homenaje a la virgen de Guatalupe