Africa’s greatest artist of all time is Franco Luambo Makiadi,
that is, if you ask me. He died on october 12, 1989,
exactly 22 years ago today. A fine opportunity to
launch a compilation with some of his work. It seemed
a good idea to use my collage as it’s cover. I hope
you like both and wish you happy listening,
after all these years, still the best,
let’s honour him once more !

tracks;

1 Kinzonzi kitata mbenda
2 Tolanda nzela moko
3 Cheri Lovy
4 Nayebaki likambo
5 Liberté
6 Boma ngai, ngai na boma yo
7 Course au pouvoir
8 Likambo ekoswa na motema
9 Kamikaze
10 Mutambula mpimpa
11 Likambo na moto te

This LP has a few strange properties, to start with, the frontcover
says it’s called ‘Tango ya ba Wendo volume II’ but the backsleeve
says Volume 3. The number as stated on the sleeve is ‘african
360.105’, but that place is already taken by a Franco album as
we can see at Bolingo’s page for instance.
I read; Polygram, african, Sofrason, It’s confusing.
Can you help us out please Bolingo ?
Part from all the confusion, we have us an LP by one of
Congo’s greatest. He is called the inventor of Congolese rumba.
With songs and/or participation of Mujos, Manu Dibango,
Kwamy, Dédé and Gonzalo next to Grand
Kalle himself of course.

tracks;

1 Ma Vicky… yee zozo
2 Nasengina
3 Theodora
4 Ivette
5 Monsieur l’Argent
6 Loboko na litama
7 Nalongoli motema
8 Mpo na G.G. Mawa
9 Marie Theresa

..were you getting bored ?
Some Nigerian highlife may change everything.
Chew on this for a while..

tracks;

1 Onye ije anatago
2 Ekesia nama ana nobi

Le Seigneur Rochereau a l’Olympia, I’m not exactly sure
if this concerns a live recording. The applause, the exited
crowd has been mixed in between afterwords obviously.
The actual music thereby, does not sound so live to me.
I do not mean to say I don’t like the album though,
Rochereau’s songs and beautiful voice always
find a happy and satisfied listener in me.
Is it live or studio ? What do you think ?
In a studio with audience maybe..?

tracks;

1 Moussa
2 Moto akokana nzambe akosukisa
3 Assambela
4 Mystere
5 Nalembi
6 Fetiche
7 Paulina
8 Riverra

Released in 1986 with music from 1962 and 1963. This one
was requested by Reservatory, get it and enjoy.

tracks;

1 Bilombe ya Africa
2 Mwasi abandaka
3 Pesa le tout
4 Vivo Africa
5 Rythmo ya suka
6 moto abungaka
7 Vidas
8 Toyei na sango

We had us some 10 or 11 of their albums already. The African Brothers
must have been the most popular highlife group in Ghana. I hardly ever
heard anything I didn’t like by their hand. Wonderful atmospheric music
you can’t deny, so… do not hesitate and listen to this treasure..

tracks;

1 Onipa nnse hwe
2 Anibere nye
3 Susu manonye wo de
4 Kwabena
5 Kofi nkrabea
6 Masis maso

Good evening groovers, after some very busy days, I
finally found some time to do a little blogging. I know
most of you visitors, like myself, are lovers of soukous
and Pépé Kalle is one of the genres finest interpreters.
This 1992 production sounds awesome and will make
you wanna move y’r lazy bones as they
never did before..

tracks;

1 Divisé par deux
2 Monano
3 Soso ya tongo
4 Mama leki ndaya
5 Mabele riche
6 Retroviseur

Good idea Tony, we’ll honour the man at his 65th birthday.
Happy birthday King Sunny, we still love to play your LP’s.
Thank you for all the goodies, like this one on the London
Island label. Great production by Martin Meissonnier and
King Sunny Ade. With the participation of Tony Allen –
drums on ‘Oremi’ and Stevie Wonder – harmonica on ‘Ase’.
Another treat by the great KSA to the world on his 65th,
spread the word and of course the music..

tracks;

1 Ase
2 Gboromiro
3 Ogunja
4 Oremi
5 Ire
6 Iro

This is volume 5 in the Kenyafrica series. It features the
‘Kawere Boys Band’, a wonderful group that delivers
a strong album of benga. It appears on Playa Sound
and was released in 1976. The LP’s backside doesn’t
give us any information but I am sure this was one of the
leading bands from the era. Listen and you’ll have to agree.
Remarkable, most of the benga albums from the seventies
have titles concerning people’s names.
Volume up, make space, dancing
mood, jivin’ pace..

tracks;

1 Omolo Mzee
2 Aoko Sipy
3 Joseph Awiti
4 Twkiko Abala
5 Elizia Atieno
6 Anjilina Oloo
7 Ochieng Abok No.2
8 Anyango Anah
9 Anyango Margaret
10 Atieno Risy

Lead vocals – Bozi Boziana, Cele le Roy & Fifi Mofoude
Vocals – Lidjo-Kwempa & Walli-Gonda
Lead guitar – Dodoly
Rhythm guitar – Nono-Monama
Bass guitar – Guma Shungu
Drums – Mwanga
Congas – Mwanga & Komba

Lyrics, compositions & arrangements – Fifi Mofoude,
Cele le Roy & Junior Atipo Ngapi

tracks;

1 Adieu l’ami
2 Matengami
3 Emilie Zonga
4 La chevre de Monsieur Seguin
5 Canaon ya mofude
6 Lipassa ya clesh