We had us a bunch of Tchico albums over the years. His sound changed quite a bit since he first appeared in 1969 with Orchestre Manta Lokoka. On this 1990 record we hear firm soukous, very danceable stuff. Tchico's 'Golden Voice' remained indestructible. Not only his voice was golden as shown on the front cover.[...]

Gisteravond had ik een dj optreden bij een vriendin die 50 werd. Ze komt uit Benin en had zo'n 120 gasten die overal vandaan kwa- men. Gasten uit Frankrijk en zelfs uit Benin waren overgevlogen om dit met haar te vieren. Ik was gevraagd de muziek te verzorgen op dit bijzondere feestje. Weken had ik[...]

The Officers of African music is a hot group of Congolese artists working from Paris during the eighties. Commandant Tchico with his crew guarantees a dancing sound like no other. Once you are moving there is no stopping anymore, so kick aside furniture and let yourself go. With Passi-Jo, Denis La Cloche, Ballou Canta and[...]

Begin jaren tachtig pakte Tchico zijn koffers, vertrok uit Nigeria en trok verder naar Côte d'Ivoire om te werken met Editions Maïkano alwaar deze plaat tot stand kwam. Op dit album spelen Maître Dizzy Mandjeku, Dally Komoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Ringo Moya en een aantal andere bijzondere muzikanten aan zijn zijde. De hoes heeft het[...]

Dat is alweer een tijdje geleden, Tchico's platen worden altijd zeer gewaardeerd en deze zal daarop geen uitzondering vormen. Uit 1982 en op het Bellot Records label hebben we Feu Rouge. We hadden al diverse releases uit Nigeria en nu dus uit Cote d'Ivoire. Naast Tchico's fijne stem horen we sprankelende gitaren, dikke blaaspartijen en[...]

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[...]

Did you say you'd like some soukous ? This is the album to download for you. Pambou Tchicaya Tchico et son Orchestre Kilimandjaro are here to make you rock your socks off. Kick aside tables and chairs before you but this on. Shoes off, volume up! tracks; 1 Dinamic Afro-soukous 2 Mwana ngalifourou 3 Oh![...]

It's been a while since we had Pambou Tchicaya Tchico at the GG, so when he passed by last week I decided to post this one. It was waiting because the a-side, tracks1 & 2, is ( are ) quite wobbly and gets a bit false towards the end. Still a couple of songs worth[...]

This is the seventh LP by the great Pambou Tchicaya Tchico that I post with a variation of the same cover. Recorded in the Decca Studio's, these are the Nigerian productions by this Congolese artist. Very good without exeption. Do not miss out on Fantastic Pambou Tchicaya Tchico. tracks; 1 Operation Soukous 1978-1980 2 Parent[...]

Pambou Tchicaya Tchico is back with another album from his Nigerian period. Tchico's albums are hot already but these are even hotter. This is the fifth album with more or less the same cover. Well, as long as the music is this good, who cares? What can I say? Fantastic Tchico is simply Fantastic. tracks;[...]

Pambou Tchicaya Denis or short, Tchico is back at the GG with an album from 1983. It's a very sweet sounding one by Africa's Golden Voice, produced on the smooth side this one goes in like honey. tracks; 1 Giselle 2 Kathy 3 Loango 4 Marriage

In this series of Tchicaya Tchico in Nigeria, we already saw a few here at the GG. This one is from 1983 and delivers 4 songs with quite some contrast. It has a few of those typical guitar parts with Tchico's superb sound effects, enjoy this. I have the idea they misspelled the title a bit, a previous[...]

One of my biggest idols in Congolese music is Tchico, or the Golden Voice of Africa, la Voix d'or d'Afrique. This LP with Lolo Lolitta is one of the best I've heard, what splendid guitarwork. Beautiful melodies and brought with passion, in all aspects a killer. I wonder if you agree with me. tracks; 1[...]

Last year I posted three different albums by 'le Fantastic Pambou Tchicaya Tchico' with more or less the same cover as this one. Our friend and collegue of Worldservice told me these are the Nigeria recordings. This is the last one in my posession, does anyone know if there are more of them ? There[...]