..and now for something completely different..
If I say; “throat-singing from Tuva”, does that ring any bell to you ?
If it doesn’t, it is time to get aquainted. When I saw “Gengis Blues”
again, it hit me like it did the first time and I decided to give it a go.
I could be mistaking but if I’m correct, this cd by the wonderful Shu-De
is already out of print. Don’t get confused now, Gengis Blues is a film
about the blind American bluessinger Paul Pena who’s one of the first
western artists to practise this type of singing. The movie follows him to
Tuva and gives us a marvelous inside look in it’s quite unknown culture.
The cd ‘Shu-De – Voices from the distant steppe’ on Peter Gabriels ‘Real
World’ label is from 1994 and combines wonderful with Paul Pena’s story.
To spoil you a bit more I added some funvideo’s
on the same topic, look & listen..

tracks;

01   Sygyt, khoomei, kargyraa
02   Aian dudal
03   Beezhinden
04   Buura
05   Durgen chugaa
06   Throat-singing and igil
07   Yraazhy kys
08   Shyngyr-shyngyr
09   Baian-dudai
10   Khomus solo
11   Meen khemchim
12   Opei yry
13   Tyva-uriankhai
14   Chaspy-khem
15   Kadarchynyng yry
16   Kham

Hello groovers, if you are a frequent visitor of this blog
you’ll probably be aware of our problems with hosting
services. Recently I moved over to Zippyshare, I thought
our files would be save there. Unfortunately the opposite is
true. It looks like some hidden force is following us around
just to frustrate these completely harmless files. As you will
surely understand, this is the cause I don’t post that much
music anymore. But, whoever is behind these disturbances,
the end of our problems is near. In a short while we’ll start
working on a brand new page from where nobody can throw
away any of our precious files.
We’ll get there eventually..

Today’s post concerns an album by the great Sam Mangwana,
he appears oncemore with his African All Stars. The lp is a bit
worn out but that can’t spoil the fun. The splendid guitars of
maître Dizzy Mandjeku and Lokassa ya Mbongo always find
a happy listening ear on this guy. It’s probably from 1979.
You’d better grab it while it’s still there,
it’s a one time offer..

tracks;

1   Suzana coulibaly
2   Eyebana
3   Mayimouna
4   Edoh

Originally these tracks were all recorded in 1965 and 1966.
The album we have here however concerns a re-release from
1977. It’s title ‘African Jazz 1960’ therefore seems a little strange.
On the frontcover we can see the lp’s from which they were
extracted, hope to find them too one fine day. For now we’ll
settle with these 12 fine songs and keep up hopes.

tracks;

1   Lucie Yenga & African Jazz – Josetta
2   Lucie Yenga & African Jazz – Adios tsoutsou
3   Bombenga Jeannot & African Jazz – Ai mi povre charro
4   Casino & African Jazz – Boyoka African Jazz
5   Lucie Yenga et Son Ensemble – Dit moninga
6   Lucie Yenga et Son Ensemble – Bolingo ya la joie
7   Tino Baroza et Son Ensemble – Coco
8   Tino Baroza et Son Ensemble – Adolphine
9   Kabasele et Son Ensemble – Kale kato
10  Kabasele et Son Ensemble – Ngai na yo se
11  Kabasele et Son Ensemble – Yalee
12  Kabasele et Son Ensemble – Parafifi

If you like benga from Kenya, this here record is
for you. It’s a compilation lp from 1976 and contains
tracks by Victoria Jazz Band, DO 7 Band and Inter-
national de Nelly. We had volumes 1,4 and 6 already,
now here’s volume 2. My time is a bit limited at this moment
but later I’ll add the links to the earlier volumes okay ?
Listen to this one first..

tracks;

1   Victoria Jazz Band – Suzana okarinda
2   DO 7 Band – S omari kamaja
3   Victoria Jazz Band – Ogalo j. rajeiv
4   DO 7 Band – J.m. and t.j.
5   Victoria Jazz Band – Rose rabby
6   Victoria Jazz Band – William omolo
7   International de nelly – Ngima piny no.3
8   DO 7 Band – M. ogada
9   Victoria Jazz Band – John ouke
10  DO 7 Band – S ogiro

In our 7″ compilations series I’ve made us another
Congolese singles comp. It concerns 7 Pathé singles
of which I ripped both sides each. Some well known
and some lesser known groups from Congo’s seventies.
Hope you like’m as much as I do,
get it and spread it !
..nice weekend..

tracks;

1   Orchestre Negro Bandombe – Ngai ida nakoka
2   Orchestre Negro Bandombe – Nakomi caini namokili
3   Orchestre Hi-Fives – Nichukume twende kwako
4   Orchestre Hi-Fives – Nakokufa lokola nyama
5   Mando Negro – Martine
6   Mando Negro – Celina
7   Orchestre Tabou National – Ndayi
8   Orchestre Tabou National – Seli
9   Franco et l’OK Jazz – Mele
10  Franco et l’OK Jazz – Mowunbu ya makanisi
11  Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa – Daudet lingaka
12  Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa – Yakali
13  Les Bantous de la Capitale – Isabelle mwana ya kin
14  Les Bantous de la Capitale – Macaro

backsleeve note;
“The kiri-kiri is a marvelous discovery of Docteur Nico, the
whole Congo is under the ascendancy of this new dance;
born by the contact of elements of the traditional music of
this country with tonalities and modern rhythms.
The creator genius of Docteur Nico comes out here with a
dazzling selfcontrol and warm verve; really one is taken away
by a festival of solos and rhythms, kiri-kiri is the resultant of
the soucouss, rumba and jerk.”
This album has also been released as Sonafric 50.003,
our copy on Ngoma has some traces of intensive play
but sounds more or less exceptable, listen..

tracks;

1   Sukisa liwa na ngai
2   Talaka na miso
3   Maria maria
4   Capacité ya bolingo
5   Jeanine
6   Olga
7   Munka
8   Pergola
9   Sanduku etundi
10  Felie

Once I got acquainted with this type of music, there
was no way of stopping that train. A whole new territory
to explore, the Discos Fuentes 1970’s brought loads of
sweet cumbia. It took some time to find but recently we got
real lucky. Take this here lp, Alfredo Gutierrez joined with
us in 2008 with one album, october 23rd. Always on the
lookout for Fuentes, last fair made me a happy man. At
last, a small pile of Colombian treasure found it’s way
and ended on this fools shelf. Nacho Paredes is the
singer on this one, marvelous voices,
rolling beats & golden accordeons..

tracks;

1   Cumbia sampuesana
2   La amapola
3   Prende la vela
4   Cumbia colombia
5   Guepa-je
6   Cumbia loca
7   La folklorica
8   Cumbia china
9   Panameña
10  Adorada socorro

Something special tonight, a compilation of songs we used
to play a whole lot in the past. Tagrijn was a youthcenter I
frequented at the end of the 70’s and early 80’s. Tonight’s
reünion made me compile this little collector for those who
are interested. Some songs are younger but they breathe the
atmosphere we all loved in those days, hope U like..

tracks;

1   Big Youth – Marcus Garvey dread
2   Mink Deville – Spanish stroll
3   Black Uhuru – Sponji reggae
4   Ian Dury & the Blockheads – Billericay Dickey
5   Jimmy Cliff – The harder they come
6   The Clash – Armageddon time
7   Althia and Donna – Uptown top ranking
8   Elvis Costello – Watching the detectives
9   Barrington Levy – Black roses
10  Iggy Pop The passenger
11  Prince Buster – Al Capone
12  The Meters – Jungle man
13  Dave and Ansell Collins – Double barrel
14  Allen Toussaint – Everything I do gonna be funky
15  Linton Kwesi Johnson – Want fi goh rave
16  Cypress Hill – Hits from the bong
17  Junior Byles – Demonstration
18  Booker-T & the MG’s – Green onions
19  The Maytals – Broadway jungle
20  Shabba Ranks – Wicked inna bed

Need some stuff to dance on at your newyears evening ?
This piece of retro will shake up the place guaranteed.
Enjoy..

tracks;

1   Retro
2   Ramazani II
3   Ayo nbadé

Roy Chicago

What’s up groovers ? I’ll tell you what. It’s Roy Chicago
and Victor Uwaifo. Last saturday I was pleasantly surprised
to meet with one of the French guys I used to see at the
Utrecht recordfair twice a year. He gave me a call and came
over to my little shop where we sat and talked. Thanks Remi
for this unexpected visit. Remi brought with him a couple of
LP’s from Haïti and some West African EP’s. They changed
of owner that evening and today, on this 25th of december, they
find their way to you groovers. I ripped the EP’s for you to begin
with. 3 EP’s in one file for you to download as a Christmas gift.
The Haïtian lp’s will follow some day soon, but for now, this
marvelous material, easy peaceful
listening pleasure..check..

tracks;

EP1
1   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Esin o wewu
2   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Maria
3   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Sere fun mi baby
4   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Enuwa abumkeoye
EP2
1   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Abi mama
2   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Ma fagba se yeye
3   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Olowo gba’ya ole
4   Roy Chicago & his Rhythm Dandies – Olojo nka’jo
EP3
1   Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Melody Maestros – Siwo-siwo
2  Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Melody Maestros – Agege ogiobo
3  Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Melody Maestros – Do amendo
4  Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Melody Maestros – Joromi