If you are going to have a newyear’s party, may I suggest
some hot 1989 dance material ? Diblo’s soukous jives like
no other, sparkling guitar work and bubbling basses, tight
rhythms, what else do you need ? His supergroup’s name,
‘Loketo’, means ‘move your hips’ in lingala and I promise,
that is something you won’t be able to avoid.
Get it and spread it …

tracks;

1 Super K
2 Etoula
3 Amour et souvenir
4 Bolinga
5 Kelele

Last saturdaynight the world has lost a great artist. Tabu Ley Rochereau
was a legend, at the age of 73 he died at the Saint-Luc hospital in Sint-
Lambrechts-Woluwe near Brussels, Belgium. He suffered from a stroke
some years ago and never really recovered. “His condition got worse a
lot since last monday.”, his son in law Jean-Claude Muissa stated. Pascal
Tabu was born november 13, 1940 in Bandundu, Belgium Congo in those
days. He wrote his first song barely 14 years old for African Jazz. The lp
we’ve got here today is on Ngoma, a real gem.
Give it a couple of spins and remember
Tabu Ley Rochereau,
pass it on as much as you can..
P.S. This is a RE-POST.

tracks;

1 Mokrano
2 Gipsy
3 Kashama nkoy
4 Caroline mama
5 Toyota
6 Kasala
7 Mon mari est capable
8 Bel Abidjan

Who remembers les Mangelepa ? It is one of those Congolese
groups that moved to Kenya and made lots of records there. This lp
is from 1989 and was released by Gramma and produced by Bothwell
Nyamhondera & Henry Peters. Label and first producer
I only knew from Zimbabwan artist Thomas Mapfumo, now
with Mangelepa. They call this music Kwasa-Kwasa
dance, a type of soukous also made by for
instance Pépé Kallé, listen
and dance away..

tracks;

1 Cherie tracy
2 Tosambela nzambe
3 Kamulabi
4 Mokili

On ‘Blackspot’, a division of Decca West Africa we find this
fine collector of Congolese tracks. It is a Nigerian pressing
and part from a little hum in between the numbers it sounds
swell. We know at least one of the tracks from albums that
have passed by in the past but most songs are new here.
Funny variation appears to be track #8 by Dr. Nico, his
‘Dragon le montre’ sounds a lot like Johnny Bokelo’s
‘F.C. Dragon’ which we know from Deram’s ‘Stars
from Zaïre vol.4’. Compare them if you’ve got it.
..Dragon Oye !..First of the treasures I found
at this weekend’s fair. You know the drill,
get it & spread it !

tracks;

1 l’Orchestre Conga 68 de Johnny Bokelo – Tambola na mokili
2 Orchestre Vévé – Fifi
3 Orchestre OK Jazz – Lumumba heros national
4 l’Orchestre Comete Mambo Techeza – Monthana
5 Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa – Awouba
6 Orchestre Cercul Jazz – Sapato
7 Orchestre Conga de Johnny Bokelo – Tolela ba oyo bakenda
8 Dr. Nico & l’African Fiesta – Dragon le montre

Hello, how are you groovers today ? We have a special
treat for you. Docteur Nico’s music always finds a
happy listener and I’m sure this lp forms no exeption.
This is ‘african 360.151’, it’s follower 152 has been
posted here already quite some time ago.
Do not miss this classic Congolese
treasure, get it & spread it !

tracks;

1 Permission
2 Naleli leo
3 El guantanamo
4 Keba
5 Nico azongi
6 Kembo na nzambe
7 Bisengo na capitale
8 Boni Boye
9 Bato ya conga
10 Nella negrita
11 Ndima malomba
12 Paquita

This is a re-post. It was already here at the GG as ‘African 360.056′.
Since we have so many dead links I thought it would be appropriate
to bring it again. The album was released in 1974 celebrating the
OK Jazz’ 18th birthday and becoming adult. To my opinion these
are seven of the grandmaster’s most wonderful songs, if you do
not have them yet, Get it & Spread it !
Have a nice sunday.

tracks;

1 Mabele (Ntotu)
2 Kinsiona
3 Luka mobali moko
4 Monzo
5 Kinzonzi ki tata mbemba
6 Mwana oyo
7 Mambu ma miondo

Hello, are you there ?
Yes we’re still alive and kicking, take this..
..with a right to the head and a left to the cheek,
we shall keep the pressure on..( Lee Perry ),
too damned busy to post a lot but this cool slice
of soukousloaded vinyl will keep you happy for
some time..play it in your car, turn up the volume
and go wild..careful though..explosive stuff..
Check that bass by Miguel Yamba,
till soon..

tracks;

1 Tyka ‘ngai
2 J’aime que tu sois
3 La voix de l’Afrique
4 Momie

Hello, this saturday I’ve made us another Seven 7″ collector.
I had these singles and a bunch of others waiting to get the
attention they deserve. On several labels and from several
years but mostly seventies. Give them a chance,
especially the shika shika tracks I think are
killers, but the others as well,
download and listen..

tracks;

1 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Makopa 1
2 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Makopa 2
3 Orchestre Bikos Boys – Bibila 1
4 Orchestre Bikos Boys – Bibila 2
5 Orchestre Baba National – Ngai baba nakosambwa 1
6 Orchestre Baba National – Ngai baba nakosambwa 2
7 Orchestre Les Noirs – Toma 1
8 Orchestre Les Noirs – Toma 2
9 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Bulula 1
10 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Bulula 2
11 Loko Masengo – Lomeka
12 Akuda – Kenda zunga
13 Orchestre Saka Yonfa – Mayieoda 1
14 Orchestre Saka Yonfa – Mayieoda 2

Hello good evening, it is time for lovers of Congolese music
tonight. It has been a while but this lp will surely make up
for the hiatus. Pablo Lubadika wrote some swell tracks in
his time and the tunes we play today add up to the justly
expectations as such. With the participation of Dizzy
Mandjeku and the vocals of Asi Kapela,
sweet hornsection, an album I
couldn’t resist, can you ? You
know the drill, do not wait,
Get it & Spread it !

tracks;

1 Y’a plus confiance
2 Igalios
3 Yie ya mobali
4 Loba vérité

One of Africa’s greatest solists of all time was without doubt
Docteur Nico Kasanda. His work was one of great sensibility,
undeniable grandeur and unmatched beauty. It is a shame
his music was kept in the dark for whole populations of the
western world for ages. It is only since the birth of the digital
highway this unique material from Africa’s past gets spread
world wide and slowly more people start listening tot this rich
piece of cultural inheritance. Please help to reanimate almost
forgotten treasures like this. Download it and play it for your
parents, your brothers and sisters, your
children and your friends.
Cheers..

tracks;

1 Bougie ya motema
2 Runeme mama
3 Yaka toya mbana
4 Tour d’afrique
5 Chantal
6 Yo soy tu dolor
7 Sule
8 Para bailar
9 Pauline
10 Saouda
11 Impercoque
12 Mwa kasanda
13 Pokwa paris