Who do we find today ? Yes it is Master Kwabena Akwaboa
or in short Bob Akwaboa. This album from I don’t know what
year, is a little scratchy. Fortunately it gets better along the way.
Very welcome addition from the Master. Find some decent info
in our post ‘Hwemibi Nako’ by blogfriends Kwabena Boakye,
Thomas and Bill O’Neill. Always a joy listening to Master
Bob Akwaboa despite the background noise ..

Wie vinden we vandaag ? Jaa, het is Master Kwabena Akwaboa
of kort Bob Akwaboa. Deze plaat uit ik weet niet welk jaar is een
beetje krakerig, maar gelukkig wordt dat gaandeweg wat minder.
Zeer welkome toevoeging van de meester. Kijk in de ‘Hwemibi Nako’
post voor meer info, gestuurd door blog vriend Kwabena Boakye,
Thomas en Bill O’Neill. Altijd fijn luisteren naar Master Bob
Akwaboa ondanks de achtergrond geluiden ..

Discogs

Fidie Wura
Akwaboah’s Guitar Band
Hwemibi Nako
Meye Meye
Yede Owuo Ka
Wagye Wodee Anaa
Maye Kom

01 – Ena ne agya awu
02 – Menni ntakra
03 – Adware ye foe
04 – Anwawa do
05 – Fabewo so
06 – Asem ayere meso
07 – Se wo maame atu wofo a
08 – Mmere ara na ereko no
09 – Woni panin a due
10 – Mani so tan ne
11 – Onua pa due no.2
12 – Me kosekose wo metrim

Some mellow Nigerian highlife today with Bestman Doupere.
Two sides, two tracks, short but sweet. Just the thing for your
quiet Sunday afternoon. Listen and enjoy ..

Discogs

.. and his Coastal Pioneer Dance Band of Nigeria
Enama La-Yepa 1988

01 – Yeitubo
02 – Alhaji union of ogbriagbene

From 1984 and on Pat-Tam Records we find this quite obscure
album with the Top Stars Band of Rivers State, led by A.S. Esedue.
Part from the music itself there’s no interesting information I can
give you about this band. If you can tell us something,
please be my guest ..

Discogs

kemeweri Kon Senma

01 – Moroyei
02 – Pereotu
03 – Late rose

Take a look at this page ;
Ugabi Dance Band

Discogs

Looking at Vincent Ugabi’s discography on Discogs we find only
a few records. Discogs clearly has some catching up to do. We
were lucky enough to find some earlier and recently we found
this here elpee. I could not discover a year of release but okay,
listening to it makes up for that hiatus. Get it and spread it ..

Ikpacka Tha…
Vbanogbomeh no.1
Weppa Wanno Sound vol. 5 1981
Agenebode 1982
Weppa Wanno Sound vol. 2 1980
Weppa Wanno Sound 1979
All Etsakor Highlife

01 – Iyuhemhe akpachi
02 – Etsomi ne, ine etsomi
03 – Osimhele lumhe
04 – Okpa mhenokhe bi

Chief Koffi Sammy is back today with this 1982 Chartbuster.
At Discogs I did not find it. The album opens a little messy
and has a few tiny pops along the way. Still, it is a nice
contribution to the list of their records so far. Always
a pleasure listening to another Okukuseku ..

Chief Koffi Sammy is terug vandaag met deze Chartbuster
uit 1982. Op Discogs heb ik hem niet gevonden. De plaat
opent ietwat rommelig en ook gaandeweg heeft ie enkel
kleine bumps. Evenzogoed is het een welkome toevoeging
aan de lijst met albums die we al van hem hadden. Luister
weer met plezier naar Okukuseku ..

Discogs

Kedu? Odinma 1978
Pay the Boy Now 1987
Odô Yéwü 1981
I Need Work 1988
wth Kyeremateng Atwede
Mind Your Own Business 1981
Okponku Special 1978
Okukuseku International vol. 3 1978
Sisa Mi Sebre Mami 1984
Yebre Ama Owou 1981
Okukuseku Band of Ghana 1979
Take Time 1982
Nyame Nnae 1981
Black Beauty 1983
Bosoe Special

01 – Entuwo a do
02 – Bye bye okponku part II
03 – Owuo aye me bone
04 – Odo ye wue part II

click on it

For the lovers of Ghanaian highlife we have this album
with Charles Oko-Agyeman. It is on Ambassador, no year
of release is noted. This is the first time we see Charles
Oko-Agyeman. If you want to know more, just click on
the history picture. Enjoy listening ..
btw, track #2 is a version of ‘the Peanut Vendor’.

Discogs

01 – Ebeye yie
02 – Owuo aye me bi
03 – Mete ho yi
04 – Mfomso mpa
05 – Kae dabi
06 – Afriyie siaw
07 – Daben na onipa benya ahoto
08 – Owuo gegya hwan
09 – Pa bone kye
10 – Obi nkyen ye tena na
11 – Akoko asense
12 – Aboa atetea

Good morning, “What Chief I.I. Ayeni is trying to do is take
that basic African thing, twist it, refine it and change it into
something new. A traditional musician from Ora in Bendel
State, he composes and arranges all the material for his
albums. Whilst Chief Ayeni may feel his music is changing
only ‘step by step, bit by bit’ the contrast between his 1st
two albums is remarkable. The first traditional sound
musician in Afenmai in Bendel State. This new one
‘Ebako Alie’ is something else again, harder, hotter,
funkier, altogether more aggressive and very
personal blend of many West African styles,
with an added nod in the direction
of Africanism. ” (liner notes)

We are very lucky to have this rare Etsakor highlife album.
First, it is super rare and hard to find, Discogs doesn’t know
it as far as I could find. Second, yesterday I was on Utrecht’s
Mega Record and CD fair. For the first time after two years of
canceled fairs we were finally allowed to dig some crates again.
It was build up day for the traders and today the whole thing
is canceled due to Covid numbers again. A very sad day for all
traders and visitors. Everything ready to go and then a no go.
It feels unfair that I came home with a bag full of records,
one way or the other, let us listen with extra pleasure ..

We hebben enorm veel mazzel dat we deze zeldzame Etsakor highlife
plaat vandaag hebben. Ten 1e, hij is echt heel zeldzaam en zelfs
Discogs kent hem niet. 2e ding is, gisteren was ik op de opbouwdag
van de Platen en cd beurs in Utrecht. Voor het eerst in twee jaar
mochten we weer eens lekker ‘crate diggen’. ‘s Avonds nog besloot
de organisatie de beurs alsnog af te blazen wegens de hoog oplopende
Covid cijfers. Een heel trieste dag voor alle platendealers en bezoekers.
Alles klaar om te gaan en dan alsnog gecanceled. Het voelt oneerlijk
dat ik met een tas vol platen thuis kwam, maar ja, hoe dan ook,
laten we maar met extra veel plezier luisteren dan ..

Record Fair Canceled !

Discogs

Ohua-Nugbese 1981

01 – Imi eken reuvba emi
—- Ikeke bogbi ‘keke evie
02 – Alake lovbi ozalla/Ebako alie

When looking at our most scratchy and dusty records, we
can’t go around the Etsakor section. Many of these Nigerian
records have led an intense life in which they were played so
much it has left its traces. This is the second album we have with
Aibor Bello and his Aloagbaye. In fact it is not that scratchy.
Rare Etsakor stuff, listen ..

Als we dan toch kijken naar krakerige platen kunnen we niet
heen om de afdeling Etsakor Highlife. Veel van deze Nigeriaanse
platen hebben een intens bestaan gehad waarin ze veel gedraaid
zijn en dat heeft z’n sporen nagelaten. Dit is de tweede elpee
die we hebben met Aibor Bello en zijn Aloagbaye. Eigenlijk
is ie nog zo slecht niet, luister ..

Discogs

Vol. 5 1977

01 – Oku nagbode osimile remeraye
—- Late pa bello iwafiabo, the dad of aibor bello
02 – Osime khaigbagbeme

Next in row in this dusty old record show we’ve got this
1981 album with C.K. Mann and Kofi Yankson & the Masters.
Not only the vinyl is dusty, the sleeve of this record is also
quite worn out. Music wise however it is still worth at
least a couple of spins. Imagine listening by the fireside.
Terrible quality …

De volgende plaat in deze stoffige oude serie is dit album
uit 1981 met C.K. Mann, Kofi Yankson & the Masters. Niet
alleen het vinyl, maar ook de hoes is tamelijk uitgewoond.
Muzikaal gezien daarentegen is hij het zeker waard enkele
malen beluisterd te worden. Stel je gewoon een
haardvuurtje voor waarbij je luistert.
Kraakt als de nete ..

01 – Abonsam enyi ato
02 – Asem todo ye yaw
03 – Bokoo (instrumental)
04 – Biribiara wo ne mber
05 – Maame ne wu yi
06 – Mboa fi nyame ho
07 – Egya wo pe nye ho
08 – Chechekule

Discogs

01 – Ewain edo
—- Iyro irimi
02 – Otakho
03 – Oyano