Noble Adu Kwasi & his Sweet Sound
International Band of Ghana, Star / Shakara Music
On the web I saw them call this soukous highlife, the highlife
side is dominant for my account. Today Ghana plays it’s
second game at the world championships and this one is
meant to support them. With Germany as their opponent I
guess they can use some extra backwind. Guitar and
organ go hand in hand on this lp and the sound is, part
from some minor crackle, fresh and clean. Horn
arrangements and vocals round up the atmosphere.
Most of their albums are produced in Abidjan, Cote
d’Ivoire, as was this one and I’m not sure if they
were stationed there as well. When listening,
don’t know about you but
I couldn’t keep still..
tracks;
1 Oman beye yie
2 From-from
3 Eyaa bole
4 Ankonan boafo
5 Onya me ye
6 Wahala no good
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & his Nigerian Sound Makers International – Ife Chukwu Kanma, Premier Music / Kokoma KMLP 001, 1991
He made quite a bunch of swell records, Chief Stephen
Osita Osadebe is back at the Global Groove after a year
or so. The 12th album by his hand we post, the other 11
shall be made available again in some time. This one is
from 1991, one of his later but not lesser lp’s. His Nigerian
Sound Makers were still going strong, just listen and agree,
thirty minutes of sweetness, ..get it & spread it..
tracks;
1 Ife chukwu kanma
2 Mba’ ma onye ukwu
Grand Orchestre de Nemours Jean-Baptiste
Marc Records 1976
Dear Wim, Yann, Abudaiyo, I’ve got another wonderful
slice of compas for you. Everybody else is welcome to
get it too off course. Mellow summer tunes to lighten up
your days with Nemours Jean-Baptiste and his Grand
Orchestre, how can anybody not like this ? It contains
one short weepy but overall sunny melodies, enjoy..
tracks;
1 Ralliement
2 Sou cote
3 Tromperie
4 Beaute capoise
5 Apran pale
6 Disposition
7 Ti cochon
8 Plus que ça
Orchestra Les Mangelepa – Madina ASL Records 1985
From all Congolese groups operating from Kenya, Orchestre
Les Mangelepa was one of the finest. Earlier posts have found
many happy listeners and this one surely will too. For proper
info check http://www.muzikifan.com/shika.html.
In the mean time just listen..
tracks;
1 Madina
2 N’kimba
3 Lolo mukena
4 Kamwala
Dolcey Gutierrez y sus Specialistas
Con la Cocorra Pela
Sonolux 1980
For the first time at the Global Groove, we have Colombian artist
Dolcey Gutierrez. On Sonolux and from 1980, this is quite a
joyful album. Vallenato with it’s jumpy basslines and swell
rhythms is one of my favourite styles from Colombia.
Quite different from cumbia, a bit faster but
with accordeons, just listen and be
happy.. get it & spread it.
tracks;
1 Con la cocorra pela
2 El piropero
3 El dominio
4 Las fracasadas
5 El regalo de ramon
6 El aumento de la gasolina
7 Cara de jirafa
8 Justo y justa
9 El doble sentido
10 La estornudadera
11 El 533
12 Guayabo eterno
22 Tracks about Football – Various Artists
Speaking of football, or soccer, whatever you prefer, I decided
to make a collector about it. It begins with a track from a cd
full of 78’s collected by John Peel’s wife. Nice old song, in the
middle we have two African songs, one Colombian and another
oldie with the Marx Brothers. On no.13 we have a track sung by
no one less than Pelé, with Sergio Mendes and on 20 a quite bad
Dutch caranaval song by our own Johan Cruyff, you wont believe
your ears. Most songs are Brazillian and about the famous Rio-club
Flamengo or Pelé, get it & spread it…
tracks;
1 Albert Whelan – Pass! shoot!! goal!!!
2 João Nogueira e Outros – Hino de flamengo
3 Gasolina – E o juíz apitou
4 João Nogueira – Samba rubro-negra
5 Bezerra da Silva – Flamengo e mangueira
6 Hélio Nascimento – Continuo a ser flamengo
7 Varias crianças – Falando sobre futbol
8 Luiz Wanderley – Rei pelé
9 Pepé Kallé – Roger mila
10 Johnny Bokelo – A.s. biliman
11 Los Teenagers – Pachanga del futbol
12 The Marx Brothers – Professor wagstaff presents the football game ( Groucho )
13 Sergio Mendes e Pelé – Meu mundo é uma bola
14 Wilson Simonal – Obrigado pelé
15 Jackson do Pandeiro – O rei pelé
16 Grupo Fundo de Quintal – Sou flamengo, cacique e mangueira
17 Tim Maia – Flamengo
18 Gilberto Gil e Germano Mathias – Samba rubro-negro
19 Lonnie Donegan – World cup willie
20 Johan Cruyff – Oei oei oei ( dat was me weer een loei )
21 Gringo da Parada – Mengoooo
22 Torcedores de flamengo – Mengoo
Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel – Bateria Nota 10, Top Tape 1975
Some batucada to get you in the mood. In six days time
the final rounds for the 2014 worldcup of soccer will begin.
This time it is in Brazil as you know and Padre Miguel is
here to make you move your feet and hips Brazilian way.
Just rhythm, cuíca’s and some strings and whistling Padre
Miguel is in charge of it all. Get it & spread it while you can..
tracks;
1 Curtição
2 Azar de quem for surdo
3 Afina a cintura
4 Barato bicho !
5 Pé rasteiro
6 Ganhando na mão grande
D.O.7. Shirati Jazz – Rose Atieno, Polygram 1988
Some visitors asked for more benga. It just so happens I had
one waiting for y’all. Funny thing about benga, I mentioned before,
it seems all titles are person’s names. It’s the only type of music
in which we see this I rekon, That is as far as I know.
the D.O. stands for Daniel Owino Misiani, “the Grandfather of Benga”.
He was the founder of the most famous benga group called Shirati
Jazz. Born in Shirati, just south of the Kenyan border, he has been
playing benga since the mid-1960’s. His style is characterised by
soft, flowing and melodic two-part vocal harmonies, a very active,
pulsating bass line that derives at least in part from traditional nyatiti
and drum rhythms, and stacks of invigorating guitar work, the lead
alternating with the vocal. ( the Rough Guide )
Daniel Owino Misiani died in a road traffic accident in 2006, aged 66.
He was still an active performer at the time of his death and left two
wives and 14 children.
http://biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~endo/EAMisiani.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Owino_Misiani
tracks;
1 Atila min jopesa
2 Nick saronge
3 George atieno
4 Rose atieno
5 Rapar dr. c. omondi
6 Carolina akinyi
7 Otami dr. pt.1
8 Otami dr. pt.2
9 Patrick ogwayo
10 Bamla akinyi
P.S.
I’m affraid I placed one small miscut, the tracks are so close to each
other it was difficult to skip tracks correctly. from track 3 to 4 it is
slightly wrong but if you play it as a whole you wont notice.
Okukuseku International Band of Ghana
Yebre Ama Owou, Rogers All Stars RAS 007, 1981
Good morning groovers around the globe, today you are
one of the luckiest downloaders imaginable. This lp is not
only one of his very best, it is from 1981 but in mint condition.
Kofi Samy and his Okukuseku International Band of Ghana
is here to make you dance and dance, it is sheer impossible
to remain seated while listening to the groovy beats and
sounds they produced on this album. Quite some Ghanaian
groups went to Nigeria to record their music but this is
one of my very favourites. Give it a chance and get it
while you can, groovalicious globadelic sweeets..
I tried to keep this lp waiting for the new page to be
ready but I could not resist any longer. By now you
must think, will this page ever appear at all ?
I understand, my engineer is doing his
work on voluntary base and I can’t
force things, just hang on..
It will come..
tracks;
1 Yebre ama owou
2 Awurade kasa
3 Empa aba
4 Maria
5 Wiase ne obra
6 Ode ama ne mma
Franco et Sam Mangwana avec le T.P. O.K. Jazz – Coopération, Edipop 1982
It took a few years but at the last recordfair I finally got
lucky and found this wonderful lp. It is without doubt one
of the grand maître’s very best albums. With the great Sam
Mangwana and le Tout Puissant O.K. Jazz, Lutumba Simaro
being one of the loyal guitarists, from 1982, on Edipop, what
more can you wish for..? Get it & Spread it..
tracks;
1 Coopération
2 Loboko nalitama
3 Faute ya commercant
4 Zala sportif
Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti – Yolande
Marc Records 1975
I recently stumbeled upon that wonderful Haitian collector
named ‘Haiti Direct’, ( small pic ) the very last track is one
by this group, Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti. I had this 1975
album waiting for this opportunity, when you heard it I’m
sure you’re gonna purchase the cd as well, check..
tracks;
1 Ça va loue
2 Yolande
3 Tromperie
4 Maria
5 Incredulite
6 Jouda
7 Foufoune
8 Ogou badagry
9 Pa meprise’m
10 12eme leçon
Raphy Leavitt y su Orquesta la Selecta
Salsa… Victoria 1976
Do you remember ’Jibaro Soy’ by Raphy Leavitt ?
It was an album that made loads of people happy,
today we have another salsa lp by his hand. Make
sure to get it in time, straight dancefloor material..
tracks;
1 Voces del africa
2 Despertar
3 Mundo incierto
4 Soroco
5 El invasor
6 Danzon guajira
7 Lejos de ti
8 Niñez
Alejandro Duran – Trago Gorriao Polydor
Hello groovers, I received a bunch of comments of folks
who want to download Colombian albums I posted in the
past. Most of their links are dead and I’m not re-uploading
them. Untill the new page is ready to roll you’ll have to settle
with the stuff posted today. I can only soften the blow this
way for you now. No reason to complain with Alejandro Duran
though, his accordeon weeps on and on and I’m sure plenty
of you are going to like what you hear, give it a spin..
tracks;
1 Clarita
2 Mi pueblo
3 Trago gorriao
4 Melba maria
5 Los lentes
6 Nacira
7 El amor amor
8 San marquera
9 Si yo me muriere
10 Teresita
11 Muchachos nuevos
12 El brinco de nicolas
Duke Reid – Golden Hits Treasure Isle
…Duke Reid then became the new champion of Beat Street:
He was crowned ‘King of Sound and Blues’ for the years 1956-58
at the Succes Club in Kingston’s Wildman Street. Born in 1915,
the colourful Reid had served in the police force, where he had
been a champion marksman. After leaving the police he kept up
his connections, ran a thriving liquor business with his wife, and
continued to rear his guns at all times – pianist Theophilius Beck-
ford remembers Duke with a .45 and a .22 tucked into his waitband
and a rifle at his side, and Cocksone joked that he even kept them
on in the bath. The armaments created a forceful impression that
couls often be intimidating, as singer Derrick Morgan cecalled,
talking about his 1959 audition: “I go down by Duke Reid, an’ when
I go down there I see this man in a him liquor store. I say: good
mornin’ mista Duke. Im say: What can I do for you now? I think
he ‘ave two two gun a him side, an’ him finger full a ring. I say:
I hear that you havin’ audition suh, an’ I come fe sing too. Im say:
You can sing? I say: yes, so ‘im say: sing – in front of all who
buying’…”
The combination of powerful sound system and Duke’s aggressive
bearing also attrackted the so-called ‘bad men’ of the day – man
like Dapper Dan, Buggy an’ Horse, Sam Jeggy and Gearge Moore.
They acted as ‘enforcers’ around the dance, and they or their friends
would also sabotage dances held by other sounds, usually by lobbing
stones over the fence or by starting fights…
( the Rough Guide to Reggae )
tracks;
1 You don’t care
2 Here I stand
3 Rock steady
4 You don’t need me
5 Do it right
6 Only a smile
7 Baba boom
8 Persian cat & once a man
9 I caught you
10 Last train to expo ’67
11 Midnight hour
12 Music is my occupation