Tuesday evening,
home late from work, lots of turbulence during the opening of
this week. Then finally relaxed, ripping an LP, throw it up
the digital highway and chill out. Feels good.
Especially with this one, what have we got ?

From 1969, a jewel of an album.
The great Docteur Nico brings it Perfectly
simple or simlpy perfect. Either one works for me.
And to get in the mood already, I borrowed us this
nice video. It comes from fellowblogger Worldservice, check.

tracks;

1 Mokili ya nzambe
2 Sukisa miziki ya lokumu
3 Aime Zonga
4 Julienne importée
5 Bea okei wapi ?
6 Mira
7 Adelina
8 Oluki likambo obangi

In the month of may I already posted volume_3.
Today’s LP is volume 1. The other had No. 13.272,
this one 13.270 so I recon it must be from 1982 or 1983. Besides a couple
of names it does not give us much information, Bavouéza-Guinot seems to
be the leading man. vocals by Jacky M’bani, Nzau Poba, Makundi,
Bolangassa and Bavouéza. Hope U like.

tracks;

1 Vive le Retro
2 Saudade terra Bokilo
3 Elf-Congo
4 Bac-City

If you’re into Cuban music and also into African, this is an
item not to miss. We can’t remember him enough, Franco and his
O.K. Jazz. This LP from the 60’s contains Cha cha cha, Rumba,
Pachanga and Charanga, give it a go.

tracks;

1 Mindondo ya kosuana
2 Baila mi Carabine
3 Colonel Bangala
4 Ven y ven y ven
5 Tango ngai nazalaki somele
6 Retroussons les manches
7 Matinda
8 O.K. Jazz elombe ngangate
9 Course au pouvoir

This LP by the great Verckys contains two tracks that were also on
the previous album I posted, on November 24th. This one is on the
Sonafric label and is a real jewel. Tracks 8 & 9 are my favs, sweet
saxophones. Enjoy it.

tracks;

1 Vebaka serment
2 Reste avec moi
3 Marceline
4 Vincent
5 Mobutu dix ans
6 Mauro Sumbu
7 Marcello Tozongana
8 Vicky
9 Afrique aux Africains
10 Mabuse

Empire Bakuba is here with the great Pépé Kallé. This album was released
on the Cote d’Ivoire Sacodis label probably late seventy’s. It’s a
Aboudou Lassissi production and sounds fantastic, give it a spin.

tracks;

1 Ive Dikando
2 Trahison
3 Numero Empire
4 Tshi-tshi

In the l’Afrique Danse Series on the ‘african’ label, tonight
this one from 1978. It opens with a spoken part, I guess it’s
in Lingala. No idea what it’s all about, can someone explain us ?
Then Zaiko Langa Langa takes over sweet. Orchestre Viva la Musica’s
Papa Wemba invited his young friend Koffi Olomide and asked him to
compose for them. track #3 is one of Koffi’s first compositions.
Last but not least a track by Youlou Mabiala with Les Trois Freres.
african spoils us with yet another great compilation.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Zaiko Langa Langa – Mangobo
2 Orchestre Viva la Musica – Kalijogo
3 Orchestre Viva la Musica – Samba samba
4 Orchestre Les Trois Freres – Saley

I can hardly express the feeling that came over me when I found
this LP. If you are going through big piles of records and then
suddenly Docteur Nico looks you in the face, that is a special
moment. I am very happy to share this fantastic album with you
today. Isn’t that a great picture, the doctor on his couch, a fresh
glass of cold beer waiting in the back. I can see him a few minutes
later, drinking his well deserved beer and playing a couple of them
singles. Who knows what the doc was listening to in 1970.
I know what we are listening to almost 40 years
later, Docteur Nico & l’African Fiesta Sukisa.

tracks;

1 Afrique de l’ouest
2 Asala malekoun
3 Ruguia
4 Lucifer
5 Adieu Freetown
6 Enchantion yapamba
7 Cherie Julie nalingaka
8 Bolingo ezali mpo na kisite

tracks;

1 Massengo malingi yo
2 Madjesi
3 Buteur
4 Penalty
5 Sosoliso na sosoliso 1er
6 Sosoliso na sosoliso 2e
7 Bilingage
8 Obosani ba voyages

Words hardly do the job,
six out of seven make me speechless.
We’ll forgive him track #5.
Listen.

tracks;

1 Sakumuna 1re
2 Sakumuna 2e
3 Vincent
4 Mobutu dix ans
5 Reste avec moi
6 Mama Djele
7 Cornelis

So much great music at this moment I hardly know where to start.
Let’s go with Mayaoula Mayoni today, what an album. Both vocal
as instrumental sweetness, very original guitar rifs with plenty
of rough edges left. We can’t blame Disc’Orient for over-producing
this LP. Track #3, Nely maman, just blew me away, listen to the fresh
-ness of that rhythm-machine, I absolutely love it !
Probably released early to mid 80’s.

tracks;

1 Veya
2 Zebi
3 Nely maman
4 Potopoto-ville