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

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

For those who like to listen to laid back Brazilian music
from the sixties and seventies, I made us this compilation.
Before you start commenting, let me be the first to say;
You’re right, this is not only bossa nova. This comp also
contains some samba, chorinho and MPB for instance. I just
picked a nice cover from the pile of Loronix material, after
all, it was made under the spell of Zecalouro who taught us
so much about this wonderful almost forgotten music.
Consider it another tribute to Loronix and Zeca,
Hope U like..

tracks;

1   Elis Regina – Folhas secas
2   Thelma – O que é que a bahiana tem
3   Nara Leão – Minha nega
4   Sambalanço Trio – Samba pro pedrinho
5   Sylvia Telles – Com você
6   Elizeth Cardoso – Na cadência do samba
7   Maria Bethania – Trés apitos
8   Abel Ferreira – Chorando baixinho
9   Dorival Caymmi – Eo não tenho onde morar
10  The Bossa Three – Blues walk
11  Astrud Gilberto – Você ja foi a bahia
12  Ed Lincoln – Cochise
13  João Gilberto – O samba da minha terra
14  Djalma Ferreira e os Milionarios do Ritmo – Drinkando
15  Claudette Soares – Bom tempo
16  Milton Banana – Cidade vazia
17  Celly Campo – Banho de lua
18  Alberto Mota e seu Conjunto – Samba triste

Congolese post # 400 is here.
It would have been a real party
if all 400 would have working links
but nevertheless it is a happy post.
I’ve made us two compilations in the
Congo, Tours de Force series
and as always, I loved compiling them.
18 songs I love playing
and I hope you do too,
have fun..

vol.9, tracks;

1   Max Massengo – Masseke
2   le Canon du Zaïre – Monotonie
3   Daniel Engobo – Mag
4   La ‘Mus’ Africa – Atanazaudo kombo nangai
5   l’Orchestre Minzoto Wella-Wella – Pingula
6   Youlou Mabiala – Papy
7   Orchestre Super Tembessa – Yambi club tembessa
8   Minzoto ya Zaïre – Ilunga
9   Orchestre Bella-Bella – Lipua Lipua

vol.10, tracks;

1   Orchestre Shama-Shama – Mopaya loba
2   Nguashi Ntimbo & l’Orchestre Sentima – Citoyen pt.2
3   Celi Bittsu – Lassissi
4   Michel Boyibanda – Ba bijoux ya tchicaya
5   African Kings Pili Pili – Pepe pierrette
6   Orchestre Vévé – Sakumuna
7   Les Kamale – Salanga
8   l’Orchestre Bella Bella & Soki Vangu – Pambi ndoni
9   Johnny Bokelo Isenge – Liwa ya ndika somo

..and the globe spins on..

tracks;

1 Max Massengo – Masseke
2 Papaito – Que no muera el son
3 Josky Kiambukuta & Ntesa Dalienst – Medecin de nuit
4 Duo Los Ahijados – El nuevo suavecito
5 Orchestre Bella-Bella – Sola 2er
6 Amadou Balaké – Yamba
7 l’Orchestre Télé-Music – Faux mari
8 Empire Bakuba – Obosini kisomele
9 Ramito – Desde mi tumba
10 Elegance Jazz – Lisumu lisango
11 Orchestre du Bawobab – Fecal waay sama xol
12 Smart Nkansah’s – Hume mmopo me nyame e !
13 Orchestre Super Tembessa – Yambi club Tembessa

tracks;

1 Gerard Kazembe et Jambo Jambo – Nsele paradis ya congo
2 Orchestre African Team – Monsieur largent
3 Etta James – The pick-up
4 Orchestre Lomeka – Kidiba 1
5 Robert Johnson – Kind hearted woman blues ( slow version )
6 Master Bob Akwaboah – Wabo so
7 Ramito – En el juego de la vida
8 Super Negro Bantous – Travellers
9 The Ramblers Dance Band – Ekombi
10 Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena – Wapusa wapusa
11 Amaswazi Emvelo and Mahlathini – Utshwala begazati
12 Orquesta Revé – Yateras changüi
13 Les Kilimambogo Brothers Band – Simba Africa
14 Chuito y Cuitin – Un jibaro termináo
15 Kyeremateng Stars – Abena kwabena
16 Kiland & Orchestre Mabatalaï – Dieu merci nabiki
17 Sunny Adé and his Green Spot Band – Mr. Adenaike

tracks;

1 Youssou Ndour et le Super Etoile – Atou
2 Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe – Ogo di nkpa
3 Orchestre Zaiko Langa Langa – Bongo bouger
4 Orchestre Les Mangelepa – Mangelepa kamili
5 Orchestre Shama-Shama – Bangambo ya moto
6 Orchestre TP Zembe-Zembe – Kenge No 3
7 Mélome Clément & TP Poly Rythmo – Miyimi kpo ji jo ce kpo
8 K.K.’s No 2 Band – Dantuo mu awose
9 Jean Bokelo – Camarade ya nooki
10 La ‘Mus’ Africa – Mobali yakoloba
11 Balla et ses Balladins – Limania
12 Kyeremateng Stars – Se wone me betena a

tracks;

1 Kiskedee Trio – Congo bara
2 J.B. Lenoir – Sitting down thinking
3 Buddie Johnson – It’s the gold
4 Orquesta casino de la Playa – Bruca manigua
5 Carmen Dela Dipini – Dimelo
6 Teddy Wilson – You showed me the way
7 Slim Gaillard – Beatin’ the board
8 Count Lasher – Talking parrot
9 Bemi – Nabosani ndako
10 Cab Calloway – Reefer man
11 Robert Johnson – Terraplane blues
12 Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra – Rumba rumbero
13 Roberto Ledesma – Con mi corazon te espero
14 Mildred Bailey – I see your face before me
15 Earl Hines – Blue drag
16 Alex Konadu – Owuo mpe silka
17 Wrangler – Limbo teacher
18 Effie Smith – Gettin’ out
19 Big Joe Turner – Lucille, Lucille
20 Louis Jordan – Psycho-loco
21 Edmundo Arias – Chituchi
22 Jimmy Pedroso – El loro
23 Angel Luis Torruellas – El abusador
24 Sunny Adé and his Green Spot Band – O le ku
25 Miguel Aceves Mejia – Orgullosa y bonita
26 Humphrey Eshitool – Jirani waganga

My dear mother was born in Brooklyn in 1920. Did you know
Brooklyn was called after a little Dutch town named Breukelen ?
Another New York neighbourhood, Harlem, was called after our
city of Haarlem. How do you like this picture of my grandmother ?
It must have been taken around 1918 when she and my grand-
father moved to New York. They stayed for twelve years and
then returned to the Netherlands. 20’s and 30’s jazz from the
area still makes me feel at home like nothing else. It has a
nostalgic feel and I catch myself listening to it more and more.

tracks;

part one
1 Mildred Bailey – Doin’ the uptown lowdown
2 Skeets Tolbert – Harlem ain’t what it usta
3 Una Mae Carlisle – Oh I’m evil
4 Fats Waller and his Rhythm – Truckin’
5 Lena Horne – That’s what love did to me
6 Aunt Jemima – Can’t help lovin’ dat man
7 Gene Krupa – I won’t believe it
8 Sidney Bechet & Noble Sissle’s Swingers – Viper mad
9 Mildred Bailey – Lazybones
10 Una Mae Carlisle – I can’t give you anything but love, baby
11 Billie Holiday – Fine & mellow
12 Bennie Goodman and his Orchestra – I thought about you
13 Fats Waller – ’tain’t nobody’s bizness if I do
14 Una Mae Carlisle – Now I lay me down to dream
15 Lee Morse – Yes sir! that’s my baby
16 Red Nichols – If you haven’t got a girl
17 Cab Calloway – Harlem holiday
18 Lena Horne – Stormy weather
19 Eddie Condon – The man I love
20 Victoria Spivey – Harlem susie-kue
21 Mills Blue Rhythm Band – Drop me off in Harlem
22 Bob Howard – Bojangles of Harlem
23 Ethel Waters – You’ve seen Harlem at it’s best
24 Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra – These foolish things
25 Lil Green – Why don’t you do right

part two
1 Una Mae Carlisle – Papa’s in bed with his britches on
2 Slim Gaillard – Yeo-roc-heresay
3 Jack Teagarden – Fare-thee-well to Harlem
4 Mildred Bailey – Rockin’ chair
5 Roy Eldridge – Echoes of Harlem
6 Jerry Kruger with Cootie Williams – Ol’ man river
7 Ethel Waters – Harlem on my mind
8 Billie Holiday – ’tain’t nobody’s business if I do
9 Una Mae Carlisle – Don’t try your jive on me
10 Gene Krupa – Harlem on parade
11 Andy Kirk – Downstream
12 Ethel Waters – I can’t give you anything but love
13 Big Joe Turner – Cherry red
14 Fats Waller – Squeeze me
15 Mildred Bailey – Shoutin’ in that amen corner
16 Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra – Prisoner of love
17 Bob Howard – Formal night in Harlem
18 Ethel Waters – Stormy weather
19 Una Mae Carlisle – Mean to me
20 Red Norvo – There’s a boy in Harlem
21 Mildred Bailey – Harlem lullaby
22 Putney Dandridge – Chasing shadows
23 Ethel Waters – Old man harlem
24 Boots and his Buddies – A salute to Harlem
25 The Boswell Sisters – Everybody loves my baby

tracks;

1 Patrick Mkwamba & the Four Brothers – Zvinonaka zvinodhura
2 Jonah Moyo and Devera Ngwena – Masvingo ne carpet
3 Safiro Madzikatire – First aid
4 Susan Mapfumo – Dzvoko ( Starecase Dub )
5 Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits – Shanje
6 John Chibadura & the Tembo Brothers – Hosana
7 Thomas Mapfumo – Chauya chirizevha
8 Elijah Madzikatire and Ocean City Band – Gukura hundi
9 James Chimombe & the O.K. Succes – Zvingashure
10 Jairos Jiri Band – Medu
11 Devera Ngwena – Mandinyadzisa
12 The Four Brothers – Wapenga nayo bonus
13 Patrick Mukwamba & the Seasons – Usanyara basa raunoita
14 Robson Banda & the new Black Eagles – Masvingo netara
15 Four Brothers – Siya zviriko
16 The Black Montana – Magumede