After the tragic death of Bavon Marie Marie on august 5, 1970, it was Leon Bholen himself who compiled this wonderful LP. It contains some of his own favourites with Bavon. Some time ago I already posted this_one . An ode to the music of Franco's younger brother, Siongo Bavon Marie Marie. tracks; 1 Maseke[...]

Did you know Franco had a younger brother who was also lead guitarist ? Bavon Marie Marie gained quite some popularity in the late sixties with Leon Bholen and Orchestre Negro Succes. The band was formed by Vicky Longomba in 1960 who came from Franco's OK Jazz. After he made up with Franco and returned[...]

We had them on several occasions, Orchestre Mando Negro Kwala Kwa. In the 'Grands Succès Africains' series we also had several albums. I placed the links below as usual. On the great Pathé Marconi label and from 1974 .. Orchestre Mando Negro, Discogs Les Grands Succès Africains, Discogs Seven 7" from Congo vol. 3 Seven[...]

Until now it remained on the shelf, but because I posted vol. 1 yesterday, I'm bringing this vol. 9 today. Let's say it is for your sunday prayers. Personnally I'm no fan of re- ligious songs. However, I am a fan of the works of Pamelo Mounk'a. Part from the two religious songs there are[...]

Every time I go to the Utrecht recordfair I meet with one of the French recorddealers. This guy always brings some special material. Take this record, a discovery I made through him this time. From 1976 on Pathé Marconi we found Passy Mermans. He is performing here with Orchestre Bantous, 1,2,3, 4 & 9, Orchestre[...]

Some of you might have noticed already, Global Groove's engineers are working hard replacing all the old Rapidshare links. Through the past few years, more and more of our links were deleted for unknown reasons. We thank Rapidshare very much for their service and move on to Mediafire. Untill now I didn't hear any complaints,[...]

For you quiet sunday afternoon let's dive a little further into Congo's past with this collector on the 'african' label. On cd we find another document called 'Les Merveilles du Passé 1957 1975'. Some of the tracks were on 'african' albums we had in the past and some are here for the first time. One[...]

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[...]

titels ; 01 - Orchestre Cobantou - Etoile Ya Basi 02 - Orchestre Cobantou - Traitement De Base 03 - Orchestre Conga Succes - Mwambe No. 5 04 - Orchestre Conga Succes - Bana Conga Baleli Liwa Ya Sinatra 05 - Orchestre Conga Succes - Soki Olandi Babibanda Okoboga Ngai 06 - Orchestre Conga Succes[...]

Hello Groovers around the Globe, at the 6th of May we celebrate our 5th anniversary already. Time sure flies. Unfortunately we are not yet in the opportunity to launch the new and independent GG, other work ( the one that keeps things running ) keeps coming in between. Ready or not, that can't spoil the[...]

Some 45's for a change, I found a bunch on the fair. Made you a folder with seven 7" singles and their frontcovers. This one contains 7 Congolese singles and their b-sides. I also have some Kenyan 45's waiting for a similar project, soon to come. Enjoy. tracks; 1   Orchestre Mayaula - Cherie bondowe[...]

On Vega Records comes this incredible collection of Congolese songs. Recordings from 1966, 1967 and 1968. Anything I could say to promote it would come short.. I'll just shut up, so you can go and listen. tracks; 1 Kalle et l'African Team de Paris - Merengue fontaine 2 Rochereau et l'Orchestre African Fiesta - L'age[...]

With over 1100 posts, the Global Groove is becoming quite a reference book. Lots of styles from lots of countries are to be found here. To help you find your way through all those LP's, there are several options. If you know what you're looking for, just type it in our search-bar on the left.[...]

Number 360.089 in the 'african' series is a collector with 15 songs recorded in 1966, 1967 and 1968. African Party volume 2 was posted in january 2010 already and now here's the first volume. A bunch of classics of which a few songs appeared on other albums but still, you wouldn't want to miss this[...]