Okay okay, anonymous visitors cry out for more 4 Stars. So here’s another
one for you. Again we have no year on this album, if you know ?
The pictures on this LP’s cover are made in the Paris Rex Club.
I visited the Rex Club once around 1981, it was in the Rue des Bonnes
Nouvelles I remember. Hey Paris people, does that club still exist
at all ? I would love to go back to that specific night, just my 3
friends and me in an all African crowd. They had Mr. and Mrs. elections,
lots of African dancemusic, we had a great time.

tracks;

1 Kabyby
2 Mayanga
3 Ba relations
4 Kelele
5 4 Stars

Accompanied by Deyesse on Sax, Domingo Salsero on Drums, the great voices
of Asi Kapela and Théo Blaise Kounkou, Syran Mbenza on Guitar,
this is Bopol Mansiamina with the sweet Maillot Jaune. It was recorded
in Paris, do you think the ‘Tour de France’ was going on same time ?
Or did they bike their way to the studio ?

tracks;

1 Maillot jaune
2 Because no money
3 Bety Bety
4 Zola Zola

I found this album by the great Pépé Kallé in mint condition.
It’s a party album with some real nice soukous. If you don’t know
Pépé, take a look at this_page.

tracks;

01 – Nzoto ya chance
02 – Zangano
03 – 8.000 km
04 – Lolo

This LP was waiting to get out aswell. Another branch of
the Zaiko Langa Langa tree, rocking real nice in 1990.

tracks;

1 Songa fiele
2 Mama Mabanzo
3 Selema
4 Chérie Fissi
5 Muana-Kayumba

Good evening Groovers, I am happy to announce the GG is back online.
And to celebrate our homecoming, a special treat to to y’all. The
l’Afrique Danse series always gets a lot of response. I found another
one in my dusty vaults. It has exactly the same title as a previous
posted album so I added the serialnumber this time. Take a zip of
this nostalgic refreshment and feel at home, cheers folks.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Cavacha – Okomi Kolangua 1&2
2 Orchestre Afrisa l’International – Kaful mayay 1&2
3 Orchestre Macchi – Lola muana 1&2
4 Orchestre Cavacha – Shama-shama 1&2
5 Orchetre Sec-Sec – Sec-Sec 1&2
6 Orchestre Conga de Bokelo – Toli ya libala 1&2

Zaiko Langa Langa, who started in 1969, never was a solid group. Musicians
came and went and the band did not really have one leader. When, late
seventies, the group started to fall apart, a whole range of new groups
appeared. One of these is Trio N’Yo.Bi.We of which we have an album here.
Formed around N’Yoka Longo, Bimi Ombalé and Papa Wemba,
this band created a poppy Congolese sound.

tracks;

1 Lomami
2 Ami mondzo
3 Loli-Andi
4 Anoda cherie A.

Dear visitor,
Due to a major disagreement with my provider, I am forced to change
company’s. This means I do not have an internet connection right now.
I can make some posts from my work but there will be less than normal.
Hopefully my new connection will work soon, meanwhile a little patience
in between posts please, thanks for understanding. M.

When my friends and I started to listen to African music early
eighties, this 12″single made an enormous impression on us.
And after 26 years I still like it. If we had a party, it was always
played and we danced like crazy. Earthworks/Roughtrade co-productions
released a bunch of African dance hits on these 12″ singles, look out
for them if you are recordhunting, they all have this nice cover.

tracks;

1 The best ambiance
2 Elisa Kouadio

One of the groups that made a big difference during the 70’s was
Zaïko Langa Langa. It’s main man on this album is Nyoka-Longo.
Rare 1983 release by Fan Club Zaïko from Brazzaville.

tracks;

1 La tout neige
– Nimerita
– Christine
2 Nalali – mpongui
– Paoki
– C’est trop tard Mimi

Also from 1977 on african is this LP by the late and great Franco.
Unlike yesterdays album, this one is in mint condition. No need to
reduce noise, although recorded in mono it sounds just fine.

tracks;

1 Ba beaux freres 1&2
2 Ba pensees 1&2
3 Farita 1&2
4 Tala ye na miso 1&2

The ‘lÁfrique Danse’ series on the african label is of very high quality
if we speak about the music. The soundquality however is not so good.
As I have ascertained before and today experienced oncemore, the dynamics
of these series are very low. When I record them I have to srew up levels
much higher than I normally need to. This way the music reaches the volume
level we wish for but the crackles also sound much louder.

If we forget about crackles we are left with 6 songs which are very enjoyable.
The warm sound of Congo’s 70’s music is overwhelming again, don’t miss
this superb collector. Hope you enjoy.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Kiam – Kamiki 1&2
2 Orchestre Kamavasty – Kiki puelengi 1&2
3 Orchestre Vévé – Mikolo mileki mingi 1&2
4 Orchestre Kamale – Assana muana mawa 1&2
5 Orchestre Kamale – Masudi 1&2
6 Orchestre Lipua-Lipua – Nasepelisa nzoto 1&2