01 – Wasemomhe
02 – Ikpemhi noghena
03 – Agbo alelegbe
04 – Orobobamhi miemhe

tracks ;

01 – Pay the boy now
02 – Obia nku woa wobe wu
03 – Odo na medo wo nka ye jei
04 – Ahaji isaka moshi

tracks ;

01 – Chief audu special
—- Hon. asas the great
02 – Ebokhaisomi
03 – Erame-kha-gue

01 – The Black Beats – Wiemo ablebi
02 – The Comets – Akpeteshi
03 – The Chasmen Sunset Band – Onam owo ntsi
04 – The Ambassador Springboks – Minsumo bo
05 – The Happy Stars – Eka wo nko
06 – The Stargazers of Kumasi – Me rose
07 – The Black Beats – Ma ebaka ara nyin
08 – The Comets – Kwateng da yie
09 – The Modern King Stars – Amma ampoma
10 – The Ambassador Springboks – Yoo mene
11 – The Happy Stars – Wiase afefede
12 – The Stargazers of Kumasi – Asamando

What do we have here today ?
Those who were awake last week will remember a post
with another great band from Etsakor. Osaije Dance Band
of Iuleha led by Festus Natoso Edukpe is here once more
with this 1984 album. Sweet and mellow highlife in the
mood so many of you appreciate. One way or the other,
you will find former posted record soon again. For now,
enjoy this one and please let me know, does everything
work as usual ? .. to be continued, stay tuned ..

P.S.
Label and sleeve do not agree on what is side one and
what is side two. I followed the label, so you know ..

tracks ;

01 – Ayiyi men do
02 – Otien-men ghemon
03 – Anah
04 – Eghayo
05 – Eghon ghon se ma

Highlifes You Have Loved vol. 1 1972
King Kwabina Onyina – Tekrema Mmporo 1982
King Onyina – original Evergreen Tunes vol. 1
Stars of West Africa vol. 2 1963
Highlife Hits
Stars of West Africa 1961
E.T. Mensah & the Tempos Band
Highlife Giants of Africa 1984
E.T. Mensah – mensah’s African Rhythms 1969
E.T. Mensah and his Tempos Band
E.T. Mensah – King of Highlife is Back Again 1976
Highlife Treasure
Akom Ko 1976
The Ramblers – Doin’ Our Own Thing 1971
Ramblers International 1977
Jerry Hansen & the Ramblers 1967
The Sound of the Ramblers 1968
Ramblers International 1976
King Bruce & the Black Beats
the Professional Happy Stars Band

tracks ;

01 – Black Beats Band – Srotoi ye mli
02 – Stargazers Dance Band – Obi nkabi mmami
03 – Onyina’s Guitar Band – Odo ye owu
04 – Broadway Dance Band – Gyae su
05 – Akompi’s Guitar Band – Odo misu fre wo
06 – Black Beats Band – Owo ko ni fe
07 – African Tones – Me da ho gyan
08 – Black Beats Band – Wonma menka
09 – Onyina’s Guitar Band – Odo akoda agyame
10 – E.T. Mensah & his Tempos Band – Keyere mon
11 – Akompi’s Guitar Band – Black bra
12 – Black Beats Band – Bu duru mana
13 – Onyina’s Guitar Band – Konkonsa ni be bere
14 – Broadway Dance Band – Nkae

That Captain beefheart must have been shocking for most of our
visitors. I understand. Let’s get back to the stuff you’re used to find
here. Etsakor highlife is also not the easiest but certainly the finest.
Mrs. Waziri and her velvet voice, the kids on the frontsleeve seem
to feel the importance of the picture sitting on the hood of their new
mercedes. They look so serious, she must have said, do not move those
hinies, one small scratch and you’ll be sorry .. The album does also not
have one scratch, a rarity ..

Die Captain Beefheart moet een schok zijn geweest voor veel van onze
bezoekers. Ik begrijp het. Laten we maar terugkeren naar de muziek die
je hier wat meer gewend bent te vinden. Etsakor highlife is wellicht ook
niet de makkelijkste sound, wel de fijnste. Mrs. Waziri is hier met haar
fluwelen stem. De kinderen op de voorkant van de plaat zien blijkelijk
de ernst wel van de foto met hen op de motorkap van hun nieuwe
Mercedes. Zoo serrieus kijken ze erbij. Zij moet gezegd hebben,
hou die billetjes muisstil, één krasje en je zult het bezuren ..
De plaat heeft overigens ook geen enkel krasje,
een zeldzaamheid ..

Oghena Iruduna 1986
Vol. 2 1984
Discogs

tracks ;

01 – My luck
02 – Anegbe
03 – Akhameze
04 – Osomegbe

Goedemorgen lezers en luisteraars van de Global Groove.
Allereerst wens ik iedereen een mooi, vredig en gezond
2020 met veel fijne muziek, liefde en voorspoed. Laten
we het nieuwe jaar en decennium openen met de zeer
gewaardeerde highlife uit Etsakor. Vandaag een plaat
met Queen Orete and her Ijewele Dance. Er is verdomd
weinig over de queen te vinden. Haar highlife gaat op
deze elpee vergezeld van zeer relaxte gitaar klanken.
Lekker mellow het nieuwe jaar in, luister ..

Good morning readers and listeners of the Global Groove.
To begin with I want to wish everybody a wonderful, peaceful
and healthy 2020 with lots of nice music, love and such. Let’s
open the new year and decade with the widely apprecia-
ted highlife from Etsakor. Today a record with Queen Orete
and her Ijewele Dance. Very little is known about the queen.
Her highlife is accompanied by very relaxed guitar sounds.
A mellow start of the new year and decade, listen ..

tracks ;

01 – Ukponadenojie
02 – Igho gho ye
03 – Ovbiye nimakoragbo
04 – George elabor

Akpola
vol. 8
Onweli Egwu Na Amu Na Nma 1989
Discogs

tracks ;

01 – Nwana saokwu
02 – Ifeoma nasoanyi
03 – Obi eze special

On Ijebor Records we find another Etsakor highlife album
with the Young Stars of Weppa Wanno led by Pius Ikhimokpa.
Rare Nigerian afenmai record specially released in memory of
late Chief Madam Mulemu Igieti Ogbaka Queen Usomine the
1st of Weppa Wanno. No year of release is known ..

Op Ijebor Records vinden we dit Etsakor highlife album met
the Young Stars of Weppa Wanno led by Pius Ikhimokpa.
Een zeldzame Nigeriaanse afenmai plaat speciaal uitgegeven
in de herrinnering van late Chief Madam Mulemu Igieti Ogbaka
Queen Usomine de eerste van Weppa Wanno. Het jaar
van uitgifte is helaas niet bekend ..

tracks ;

01 – Late chief madam usomine ni yome
02 – Late hon. s.o. alasan
03 – Lekenomo
04 – Ikpemigie