Tchico Tchicaya started in 1970 as a singer in the Brazzaville based
group called Manta Lokoka.
From 1972 to 1974 he was one of the lead singers in Les Bantous
de la Capitale. He occasionally collaborated with influential Zairean
group OK Jazz Band and recorded with le Groupe Kilimandjaro and Tchico
& the Officers. From 1977 to 1979 he stayed in Nigeria where he recorded
4 albums, Afro Festival, Amie Clara, Golden Voice and Méditation.
His nickname was ‘La Voix d’or’ and in that era he sang together with
Lolo Lolita with who he made one of his biggest hits ‘Jeannot’. Tchico
moved tp Paris in 1983. This lp is from 1987 and was made with Jacqueline
Brouta – vocals, Samba Kadhi Bell – backing vocals, Denis la Cloche –
solo guitar, Casanova de Ketchel – rhythm guitar, Remy Salomon – bass,
Denis Hekimian – drums, Lolitta Babind – percussion, Tony – keybords,
Jean-Marie Kabongo – Saxophone and Jean-Claude Léandre on trumpet.
I am affraid you will find dead links on all the older posts for now,
in the future however it’s promised to bring them all back. Listen…

tracks;

1 Soukous machine
2 Mabele mboka etumba
3 Mamy rosa
4 Doudou pas quitté moin

Ryco-Jazz was founded by Henri Bowane in 1958. The name was
composed from Rythme Congolais, Ry-Co in short. From 1960 to
1964 they toured west Africa and later moved to Martinique where
they were very popular. Their styles varied from tumbele, biguine,
bolero and rumba. Back in Paris in 1971 the group splits up and
spreads. Jean Serge Essous for instance went back to join Les
Bantous de la Capitale..enjoy..

tracks;

1 Mimi
2 Bana biafra
3 Nabenga yo nani
4 An drole di chance
5 Blue sugar
6 Basi na angola
7 Desarmement
8 N’doto kitoko
9 M’puli mua munie
10 Ivecia

About this one, recently I had to play a reggae
set at a friends party and decided to make it the number five
in our ‘Reggae Monster Originals’ series. It contains tracks
from various artists that I found on lp and cd. Let’s see if
Zippyshare leaves them untouched. Have fun listening..

tracks;

1 Lee Perry & the Upsetters – Run for cover
2 Horace Andy – Mammie blue
3 Junior Byles – Demonstration
4 Larry Mashall – Run babylon
5 Max Romeo – Tacko
6 Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Favorite dish
7 Errol Dunkley – The prodigal returns
8 Junior Dread – A wah dat
9 Lone Ranger – Everything she want
10 Dennis Brown – Sitting and watching
11 Dennis Alcapone – Fever teaser
12 Burning Spear – Rocking time
13 Al Campbell – Take a ride
14 Lui Lepke – Sharron
15 Bob Marley – Hammer
16 Burning Spear – It’s good
17 Zoot Sims – Small garden
18 Tappa Zukie – Oh lord
19 Culture – Two sevens clash
20 Jacob Miller – Suzie wong
21 Augustus Pablo – Rockers dub
22 Jah Stitch – Black harmony killer
23 Jackie Bernard – Jah jah way
24 African Dub Almighty – Chapter three
25 Slim Smith – Everybody needs love

When you take this lp in your hands and look for any scratches,
you won’t find them. Listening to it however I’m affraid we have
to accept some noises towards the end of side-b. Especially
track 11. side-a is clean but is slightly off centre so getting
closer to track 6 it is starting to sound false a bit. Now about
the quality of the music, that’s another story. Take the second
number, ‘El aguacero’ by Anibal Velasquez, I fell in love with
that song straight away, the backing drums are somehow
quite different, I love’m, simply irresistible..
Overall, wonderful release, awesome
cover, some great tunes,
small disturbing
errors..

tracks;

1 Los Corraleros – Juana patiño
2 Anibal Velasquez – El aguacero
3 Luis E. Martinez – Cumbia sampuesana
4 Climaco Sarmiento – La cigarra
5 Los Hispanos – Cumbia marinera
6 Banda y Corors de Bocachica – Si mañana muero
7 Julio Erazo – Cumbia de margarita
8 Los Alegres del Sinu – Cumbia cereteana
9 Luis E. Martinez – Cumbia cienaguera
10 Los Corraleros – Cumbia campesina
11 Alejandro Duran – Me quede llorando
12 Andres Landero – La pollera rosada

From 1986 we’ve got us this fine piece of highlife.
It just so happened I found this lp some two weeks
ago, coincidence that Paa Bobo died last week,
I received the news via two visitors. Thank you
Frank and Kwabena for keeping me informed.
How nice that we can still listen to him whenever
we want to, check this album and remember
Paa Bobo, Happy New Year y’all..

tracks;

1 Ehye wo bo
2 Odo nni ho
3 Odo na me ware no
4 Aba no sa