Het is altijd prachtig als je op Youtube de video vindt die bij het plaatje hoort. Vandaag hebben we zo'n mazzeltje met Petite Zizina van Soki Vangu en orchestre Bella Bella. Erg fijne plaat en zeer vermakelijk filmpje. Die vier dansers zijn gewoon miraculeus. De elpee vonden we wederom via vriend Aidan die dit zeldzame[...]

Look, think, imagine, decide, download, unpack, listen and enjoy ! oh..and check the video.. not from this album but still.. tracks; 1 Touche pas, don't touch 2 Ngombele 3 Fololo 4 Kifafa

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[...]

The 300th Congolese post at the Global Groove. Oh yes my dear visitor, this is wonderful. On 'african' we have this 1974 album by Orchestre Bella-Bella. It is another jewel from Congo's seventies you don't want to miss. Number 360.064 was still absent in our list but today that finally changes. The brothers Soki wrote[...]

When I saw this video at Youtube, I knew what to post today. Orchestre Bella Bella & Soki Vangu. What a great match. Both record and video are very nice, I love the way those four up front are dancing, completely loose. Pure joy to see and hear this group perform, feast upon this. PS[...]

I went on a recordhunt last week and found me some great things. This is Théo Blaise Kounkou, untill last week I didn't notice that I already had several LP's with him singing background vocals. When I read the information on the cover and saw names like; Master Mwana, Bopol and Eddy'son, I knew this[...]

One of Congo's greatest vocalists who sang with Orchestre Negro Succes, Baby National and Bella Bella. Then formed his own band Lipua Lipua and next Les Kamale. In 1979 went to sing with African All Stars after Sam Mangwana left. Hits like Doublé Doublé and Papy Sodolo .. Listen to Nyboma ! Nyboma Nyboma, Wiki[...]

Maybe one of these tracks may occur on an earlier posted album but the other single tracks haven't appeared here yet. Seven 7" from Congo, volume six.. Misschien dat één track reeds op een elpee voorkomt verder zijn deze singles hier niet eerder verschenen. zeven 7" uit Congo, volume zes.. tracks : 01 - Super[...]

Vandaag weer eens iets tamelijk bijzonders. Deze plaat is zogezegd 'ungoogleable', alleen na diep graven vindt je er iets over. Op Pathé / EMI en uit welk jaar is niet duidelijk. Een boeiende verzameling liedjes met Sam Mangwana en diverse andere artiesten. Een enkele track is reeds eerder gepasseerd maar de meeste nog niet op[...]

Congolese post # 400 is here. It would have been a real party if all 400 would have working links but nevertheless it is a happy post. I've made us two compilations in the Congo, Tours de Force series and as always, I loved compiling them. 18 songs I love playing and I hope you do too, have fun..[...]

I've been talking too much lately. This album deserves listening without disturbance, it is so beautiful, it needs no further recommendation. tracks; 1 Orchestre Vévé - Olingi nakufa 1 - Orchestre Vévé - Olingi nakufa 2 2 Orchestre Bella Bella - Lipua Lipua 3 Orchestre Zaïko - Onassis 4 Orchestre Vévé - Diamile 5 Orchestre[...]

What can I tell you about this LP ? It's another collector in the l'Afrique Danse series on the african label. It's from 1976 and from the groups playing I only know Empire Bakuba, I'm not sure if Pépé Kallé is already singing here, and Orchestre Lipua-Lipua, the group in which Nyboma started. The other[...]

It's been over two years since we had us some 'benga' from Kenya. This album was released by a Nigerian company though from Apapa. We find Orchestre Ratego Jazz on Agu Iroko Sound. Funny thing with this type of music, the songs all have names of people. It seems every track is a tribute to[...]

It has been quite a while since we had us an album with strictly cumbia. This record from 1970 stood waiting to get posted for a long time. High time to post some more stuff from Colombia anyway. So for today this elpee with nice old cumbia, enjoy listening .. Het is alweer behoorlijk lang[...]