Hello good morning, we are lucky to find a sunny day this
morning, spring is about to begin in the Netherlands and
that’s always a very nice time of year. The magnolia in my
frontgarden is almost bursting open, something we wait for
all year. Sunny weather asks for sunny music, let’s see..

This is the first appearance of Lito Barrientos at this page
and it contains some fine tunes. It brings songs in various
styles like cumbia, bomba, charanga, corrido and porro.
A typical slice of tropical Colombian sweetness, complete
with ‘mosaíco’, a range of songs melted together at the
end of the album. Get it now and listen yourself..

tracks;

01 – Caracol
02 – Ya voy toño
03 – Cumbia que te vas de ronda
04 – Rubiela
05 – Cumbia en do menor
06 – Charanga pa gozar
07 – Cumbia costeña
08 – Kijis konar
09 – A tu vera
– La india motilona
– Very very well
– Despeinada
– Festival en guarare
– La mafafa
– La sampa
– Negrito tapetuza

I always loved his powerful voice, especially the last song
of this album is a straight killer. Ever since I heard it early
eighties I kept playing it. Still love it today so bringing this
‘Best of’ was a matter of time only. ‘Dancehall worries’ was
also released in a diffrent version and under a different name.
It was called ‘War is in the dance’ on Greensleeves’ album,
“Pass the Tu-sheng-peng”. I have added it as a bonustrack
so you can compair them yourself, enjoy..

tracks;

01 – Girl you are a crazy lover
02 – I want to know
03 – Give me play
04 – No roof
05 – Addis ababa
06 – Far and wide
07 – Forward home
08 – Dance hall worries

bonus:
09 – War is in the dance

I got lucky last week when visiting our capital, went there with
my son to see the late Rembrandt exposition in the new and
improved Rijksmuseum. It was astonishing to see all them
famous paintings we all know. Very inspiring experience..

When returning from the museum we passed by one of the
second hand record stores I use to frequent and found this
album among a few others. Les Shleu Shleu have been here
before on a few occasions, search for them the regular way.
Happy summer compas, just in time before spring starts off.
Don’t you love that cover with the kids dancing on vinyl..?
Hope you like’m, get & spread as usual..

tracks;

01 – L’angelus
02 – Viva SS
03 – Tribulation
04 – Appuye
05 – Reflechis
06 – Nanoune

It’s sleeve is quite worn out, I took the liberty to repair the
name which was almost gone on the frontside. Lovely lp
by the Shining Star, Akwasi Ampofo Adjei, or Mr. AAA
and his Kumapim Royals International Band. I like the
sound very much but already know it’s a good thing not
to understand the lyrics on this one. You know why.
The record itself fortunately doesn’t have to many
scratches and plays reasonably well. I’m happy to
bring you another of their albums, we had three
of them so far, go find them using our
search-bar and have fun playing..

tracks;

01 – Anomaa antua
02 – Gyama wosuro
03 – Time changes

Sometimes the vinyl is so thin, the album we have here for
instance, one can almost fold it double. Off course the first
thing that suffers from it is the sound quality of the record.
Early seventies we had that oilcrisis which caused prices
of vinyl to go up as well. The quality of the music itself is
a different matter, Alejandro Duran and Luis Enrique
Martinez share this lp, each six tracks. Part from
the sound quality it is a fine record, twelve
songs by two great artists..

tracks;

01 – Alejandro Duran – Pedazo de acordeon
02 – Alejandro Duran – Cero treinta y nueve
03 – Alejandro Duran – Cachucha bacana
04 – Alejandro Duran – Sielba maria
05 – Alejandro Duran – El perro
06 – Alejandro Duran – El leñazo
07 – Luis Enrique Martinez – La villa del rosario
08 – Luis Enrique Martinez – La dejo el tren
09 – Luis Enrique Martinez – La carta
10 – Luis Enrique Martinez – Alcirita
11 – Luis Enrique Martinez – Hombre modelo
12 – Luis Enrique Martinez – Que triste me dejas

It’s a re-release from 1990 on Discos Fuentes, originally
released in 1965. It was one of the first contributions to
Colombia’s salsa movement. The small pic shows the
original cover of the album. Pachangas and charangas
con los Cocacolos, give’m a spin and a push..

tracks;

01 – Vamos a pachanguear
02 – Charanga loca
03 – La babucha
04 – Mi caleña
05 – Charanga campesina
06 – Vestio prestao
07 – La vieja nico
08 – Se formo
09 – Los cocacolos
10 – Pobre casimira
11 – Gozando la charanga
12 – Pachanga especial

On this special Re-edition from Guinée we find the
three greatest bands from the era.
Balla et ses Balladins, Bembeya Jazz and Kélétigui
et ses Tambourinis. Wonderful songs from beginning
to end. On Editions Syliphone de Conakry, République
de Guinée, this is a treat you better don’t miss..

tracks;

01 – Bembeya Jazz – Alalake
02 – Balla et ses Balladins – Limania
03 – Kélétigui et ses Tambourinis – Toubaka
04 – Bembeya Jazz – Boiro
05 – Kélétigui et ses Tambourinis – Manghoya
06 – Bembeya Jazz – Fatoumata
07 – Balla et ses Balladins – Sara “70”

In the series Kenyafrica!, we’ve got volume three.
It is quite different and no benga, Daudi Kabaka &
the J.B. Eagles played various styles on this lp.
Some swahili, maybe also lingala I’m not sure.
Tell me anything about this music, we can
use a little more info here…
Talk to me Nairobi !

tracks;

01 – Helule helule
02 – Njoo mpenzi mary
03 – African twist
04 – Msichana wa elim
05 – Nyama kilo moja
06 – Bachelor boy
07 – Second hand material
08 – Kujisifu ulevini
09 – Mirija ya mapenzi
10 – Safari ya nigeria
11 – Kazi ngumu
12 – Spare tyre

This sunday groovers, we’ve got an lp by Cuarteto del Monaco.
It is their first appearance here at the GG and it’s a good one.
Good idea to suggest posting this record Sanjay, it is a piece
of Colombian musical history with Adolfo Echeverria and his
group. It contains cumbias, guarachas, boleros, charanga,
porro and maxtranza. With Elías Paz – vocals, El Ñeñe García
– Guitar, Carlos Guardo – drums, Andrés García – percussion,
Nury Borrás – vocals, Angelito Monsalvo – guitar, Pedro Juan
Meléndez – vocals. Enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Las cuatro fiestas
02 – Mi cantar
03 – El cangrejo
04 – Si no te veo mas
05 – Buenas noches
06 – La cucaracha
07 – Bailando en carnaval
08 – La avispa
09 – Mino
10 – Psicosis
11 – Canto a maracaibo
12 – Nubia

If you ask me to choose between songs and instrumentals, I am
clearly in favour of songs. This record however contains some wild
instrumental parts I really like. I can’t tell you much about Pepe
Moreno, his salsa is hot and Colombian, the lp is on Delujo in
corporation with Discos Fuentes and from 1976. Real name,
Pepe Romero. I’d say, listen to it yourself
and see what you feel about it..

tracks;

01 – Pepe moreno
02 – A mil
03 – Boogaloo bola
04 – Me voy pa’l peru
05 – Morcilla
06 – Mi hermana
07 – Caramanduca
08 – Descargo yo