l’International Avohou Pierre
et le poly Rythmo de Cotonou
Grataidisc 1970
From Benin we’ve got this sweet slice of vinyl, it contains
the work of Avohou Pierre. He appears with the great
TP Poly Rythmo de Cotonou. I don’t know who is playing
guitar on this album but I do know it is very good. For
more information about this group maybe we should
turn to Oro, the blog that has most of this stuff.
Meantime listen to Avohou Pierre..
tracks;
01 – La nature est belle – le monde méchant
02 – Nini
03 – Nayé tché
04 – Chéri gbonu ma gbo djê
05 – Zoun ma vê sè ou
06 – Belle ché e
I.K. Dairo and his Blue spots –
Ashiko Music vol. 1
Decca West Africa 1971
Some time ago we had volume two, today it’s volume one’s turn.
I.K. Dairo is the man who’s juju is now called Ashiko music, after
it’s old and original name. Playing guitar, talking drum and acor-
deon and singing in various languages he is the group’s main
man. After a firm cleaning the vinyl sounds as good as
new so get it & spread like you’re used to.
tracks;
01 – Odun to wole odun ire
02 – Eko nile ayo
03 – Se ni ma bimo lemo
04 – Eba mi tewo adura soke
05 – Jes lalabaro mi
06 – Obele mi
Vallenatos Calientes – Various Artists
Being more and more crazy about vallenato I decided to
make a compilation of some of my favourite tracks. It
contains songs that have been on my turntable a lot.
I used the cover of an album I’m still searching for.
Alonso Pedrozo or ‘el Pollo Cantor’ is not on this
collector but he will appear at the GG shortly.
The ones that do appear will not disappoint
if you are into this hot style of music.
Get it & spread it..
tracks;
01 – Alejandro Duran – Cachucha Bacana
02 – Luis Enrique Martinez – El pollo vallenato
03 – Alberto Montiel y su Conjunto – Zenaida
04 – Lucho Campillo y su Combo Los Marinos – Bella del monte
05 – Lisandro Meza – Canta vallenato
06 – Colacho Mendoza – Sin razon
07 – Heliodoro Martinez – Mañana me voy
08 – Manuel Caraballo – Tonta humanidad
09 – Angel Vasquez e su Conjunto – La gustadera
10 – Los Inseparables con Colacho Mendoza – Muchachita vallenata
11 – Juan Polo Valencia – Juanchito de la montaña
12 – Heliodoro Martinez – Paloma cansada
13 – Los Hermanos Sarmiento – Necesito un acordeon
14 – Emigdio Ortiz y sus Vallenatos – Rosita guamalera
15 – Andres Landero – El hijo del pueblo
16 – Guillermo Buitrago – Compae Miguel (El Ermitaño)
17 – Alfredo Gutierrez y su Conjunto – Camino agreste
18 – Colacho Mendoza – Gota fria
19 – Los Cañaguateros – Sielva maria
20 – Juancho Polo Valencia – La Prima
21 – Alejandro Duran – Trago gorriao
22 – Enrique Díaz y su Conjunto – Ando buscando una mujer
23 – Jimmy Pedrozo con Franklin Ariza – Por sapo
24 – Colacho Mendoza – La golondrina
Jewel Ackah – London Connection
Dassi Records 1984
I really can’t tell you anything useful about this artist.
Untill this record I never heard his music. Wanted to
post something from Ghana but the choice is getting
smaller. The album is from 1984 and was recorded in
London as you can see. If anyone knows something
we’d like to hear aout this somehow funny and
funky hihlife, please leave us a message..
tracks;
01 – Grace soronko
02 – Me nyame hume mbobo
03 – Mampaw nyowa bebe
04 – Mo ngyae me
Yo Soy Pachito Rada
Discos Fuentes 1982
Over the years I noticed to have develloped a certain weekness
for raw voices. My favourites are Juancho Polo Valencia, Angel
Vasquez, Andrés Landero, Heliodoro Martinez, Alberto Montiel,
Alejandro Duran, Manuel Caraballo and we can add Pachito Rada
to this list. In other genres there are way more to mention but
this list just covers Colombian artists. I am very sorry to say track
#6 has one small jump, I tried to remove it but did not succeed.
Shame about a good song but sh*t happens. The album remains
worth downloading to my opinion, see for yourself..
tracks;
01 – El millonario roncon
02 – Falso juramento
03 – Con la misma rabia
04 – Antonio y emiliano
05 – No se que hacer
06 – Mis penas
07 – Sueño con ella
08 – Igualdad
09 – El plagio
10 – Te esperare
Le Simandou de Beyla – La Confiance
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1980
click on image
Today’s post concerns an album by another group from
la Republique de Guinée. It appears on the great Editions
Syliphone de Conakry and is from 1980. The record’s been
treated very good, it is still brand new. Le Simandou de Beyla
opens with an ode to the late Aboubacar Demba Camara, who
was the leader of Bembeya Jazz. Six fine songs in their favourite
themes as shown in the liner notes above, get it & spread it..
tracks;
01 – Demba
02 – Dyigui
03 – Sensenko
04 – Festival
05 – Kani ye sa
06 – Miriya
Los Guaracheros del Acordeon
mas Grandes del Mundo
Machuca
Today I tried my new cleaning tool for vinyl first time and
I think it’s done the job quite well. The record looks very
clean and sounds the same, in short, it’s been approved.
Five artists, of which we’ve seen only one so far, share this
album. Two songs each, one on every side of the album.
Only Anibal Velasquez appeared here before, the others
were new to me when I first found this record. They are
very welcome with their warm tropical sound, I’d say
do not hesitate and listen to these great Colombians.
tracks;
01 – Ramiro Beltran y su Conjunto – El avispon
02 – Virgilio de la Hoz y sus Primos – Yo se que tu sabes que yo se
03 – Juvenal Viloria y su Conjunto – Mayengue
04 – Elias Moron y su Conjunto – Pelea entre marido y mujer
05 – Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto – Desengañado
06 – Ramiro Beltran y su Conjunto – El coco de maria
07 – Virgilio de la Hoz y sus Primos – Aura estela
08 – Juvenal Viloria y su Conjunto – La carita de machengue
09 – Elias Moron y su Conjunto – Carmen sofia
10 – Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto – Derrumbe
Franco & l’Orchestre T.P. O.K. Jazz – volume 1
african 360.104, 1977
Okay, let’s do something out of the ordinary and post another
lp from the same series. I noticed 360.104 was not here as well.
Just being in the good mood by listening to le grand maître.
Here’s volume 1. Nothing else to say, get it and spread it..
tracks;
01 – Na loba loba pampa te
02 – Tolinganaki toboyanaki
03 – Kamusengele
04 – Monzo
Franco & Orchestre T.P. OK Jazz – volume 3
african 360.108, 1977
When I found this lp it pleased me in several ways. Finding
another album on the ‘african’ label in the series 360.000,
and finding another Franco record is always a joy. Six great
songs to add to our collection of Congolese treasures never
fails to brighten up my day. As usual I have nothing to tell
about this lp except for the fact it’s a jewel. Okay I can say
it is from 1977 but that’s all. You’ll have to collect all extra
information using the world wide web. Enjoy listening..
tracks;
01 – Mbongo
02 – Lisolo ya adamo na nzambe
03 – Lotambe
04 – Badjekate
05 – Tambwe luntadila
06 – Moleka okoniokolo ngai ntina ?
Los Hermanos Sarmiento –
Necesito un Acordeon
Felito Records 1978
It’s front cover alone is worth a posting of this vallenato
record. They all look as if they’re angry with the fotographer.
The whole Sarmiento family seems to be present, dressed
in their sunday’s clothing and damned serious in what they
do. I think this frontsleeve is both funny and beautyful.
I’m not sure if the whole bunch is also performing here,
including the younger brothers. One way or the other,
the vallenato is of the purest kind and sounds just
the way I like it, how about you ? Can you dig it ?
tracks;
01 – Necesito un acordeon
02 – Te llevo en el alma
03 – No llores mujer
04 – Mi pena y mi ternura
05 – La pruebita de amor
06 – Rio padillo
07 – Acordeon vallenato
08 – Nosotros
09 – Comiendo del cuento
10 – El aparato
Discotheque 76 – Various Artists
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1976
Delightful 1976 compilation of Guinéan songs, only one by
Super lion and the other four by Bembeya Jazz National.
Crazy laughing ballad ‘Petit Sekou’ stole my heart straight
away. Don’t forget to share it with your friends, killer stuff.
tracks;
01 – Super Lion – Kiti
02 – Bembeya Jazz – Telephone
03 – Bembeya Jazz – Petit sekou
04 – Bembeya Jazz – Ah kani
05 – Bembeya jazz – Kana sarakabö
African brothers International Band of Ghana
Take the Message, Jay Jay 1982
Goodmorning, it’s been a busy week with little activity
here at the GG. Today it’s sunday and finally a quiet day.
The record we have is one I had waiting for some time now.
It is one that’s got a centerhole which is not in the middle
of the vinyl. My turntable does not have a removable pin
so at first I didn’t know how to get it straight. Recently
someone gave me the idea of placing another mat on top
of the first one so the lp gets up a little higher. This way
we’re able to center the record and record it properly.
Let’s see, the African Brothers International Band of Ghana
always finds a happy listener and I’m sure today’s album
forms no exception in that perspective. It is from 1982
on Jay Jay Records. ‘Take the Message’ is it’s title but
I have no idea what the message is. If you understand
the lyrics, can you reveal please, we’d all be eternally
grateful so thanks in advance. What I do know is that
I love the music, no need to understand the language
to be able to enjoy it. Get and spread as usual..
tracks;
01 – JJ
02 – Adu twumwam
03 – Kwaata
04 – Amammre
Aniceto Molina y su Conjunto
Mensaje Costeño, Victoria 1973
From 1973 on Victoria, this is an album by Aniceto Molina
and his Conjunto. Miguel Mora and Aniceto take turns
in singing their songs, side-a 1,3 & 5 sung by Aniceto,
2 & 4 sung by Miguel Mora. Side-b 1,3 & 4 Aniceto,
2 & 5 Miguel Mora. They bring pompito, paseo, paseaíto,
merengue and tamborera. We don’t find his records
easily, better get it and spread it now..
tracks;
01 – Josefina
02 – Adios freddy
03 – La frutica
04 – Desvelo
05 – Mary no llores
06 – La sabrosa
07 – Mensajero de amor
08 – El pick-up de ignacio
09 – Un cariño
10 – Proceder
Les Vikings d’Haïti
Disques Debs 1973
On Disques Debs we find this album from 1973.
Les Vikings d’Haïti are; Fritzner Delmont – Sax,
Paul Levy – Vocals, Weiner Destin and Edgard
Sylva – Chorus, Auguste Felix – Solo Guitar,
Anthony Charles – Rhythm Guitar, Wilner
Felix – Bass, Robert felix – Bass, Harry Delbrun
– Drums, Edward Derodel – Tambourine and
Charles Perrault – Percussion. It is their second
album, HD 545 is a great piece of music.
Listen and make up your own mind..
tracks;
01 – Pas sous sa
02 – Coeur intime
03 – Concacaf 73
04 – Souvenir inoubliable
05 – Haïti vikings
06 – Problèmes musiciens
07 – Femme chance moin
08 – Zoclo