Angel Vasquez y su Conjunto – La Gustadera
Discos Fuentes 1970
Today’s contribution concerns a recent discovery. I heard
this lp and fel in love with it straight away. The combination
of acordeon, the strong rhythms, it’s roughness is just so
sweet. Angel Vasquez’s raw voice captured me instantly.
It may sound silly but I also love the image of the frontsleeve,
the simplicity of a yellow background with picture and text,
plain, simple and uncomplicated, big letters, it’s goood.
All together, a happy post,
get it & spread it..
tracks;
1 Sabalo caliente
2 Marucha
3 La gustadera
4 Fiestas cordobesas
5 Los sampayos
6 Chicha sabrosa
7 Chambacu
8 Pantalon caliente
9 El mosquito
10 El dia que te vi
11 Recuerdo al viento
12 Se atropella el castellano
Pablo Lubadika – Tyka ‘ngai
Editions Voix d’Afrique VA 002, 1987
Hello, are you there ?
Yes we’re still alive and kicking, take this..
..with a right to the head and a left to the cheek,
we shall keep the pressure on..( Lee Perry ),
too damned busy to post a lot but this cool slice
of soukousloaded vinyl will keep you happy for
some time..play it in your car, turn up the volume
and go wild..careful though..explosive stuff..
Check that bass by Miguel Yamba,
till soon..
tracks;
1 Tyka ‘ngai
2 J’aime que tu sois
3 La voix de l’Afrique
4 Momie
Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto Grandes Exitos, Discos Fuentes 1984
Hello groovers, I am sorry we have such a little amount of posts
these days. Other work is consuming my time and energy but
no worries, we’re still here and although in a slow pace, also
still working on the new page. Today I want to ask your kind
attention for this swell artist. Calixto Ochoa is one of the main
composers if we speak of Colombian tropical styles such as
cumbia, porro, paseo among others. This Discos Fuentes
‘Grandes Exitos’ brings us some of his better compositions.
Enjoy Calixto Ochoa’s hot tropical sound and pass it on..
P.S.
Don’t be misled by this tasteless cover,
the music is nothing like the picture..
tracks;
1 La medallita
2 Diana
3 Charanga campesina
4 Mata de caña
5 Lirio rojo
6 Playas marinas
7 Las mellizas
8 Las sabanales
9 Cerro verde
10 El besito
11 Mi cabaña
12 La sirena
13 Chan con chan
14 Si el mar se volviera ron
Thomas Frempong – Aye Yi Asona Records
Today I got this sad news, Thomas Frempong who sang lead
vocals for Dr. K. Gyasi and the Noble Kings Band died after being
sick in the hospital for some time. It just so happens I had this
album waiting to get posted so here it is now. Let’s play him
again and remember his great vocal skills. Rest in peace
Thomas, we’ll get out all records you sang on and listen
to them again and again..
tracks;
1 Aye yi
2 Odo pa
3 Mada meho so
4 Okwan bi
Admiral Dele Abiodun and his Top Hitters Band Adawa King Super 14 Special G’esin Ni Kese, Olumo 1980
Good morning groovers, today’s honey comes from Nigeria. Admiral
Dele Abiodun and his Top Hitters Band are here to share some
wonderful juju with us. Make sure you don’t miss this piece of
history, it will be gone before you realise. The sound of Dele
is most funky and sparkling, the beats are incredible and
I’m quite sure yoy wont be able to remain seated while
listening, give it a couple of spins..
tracks;
1 Eni ebi ri ebi
– Iro ni won npa
– Ironu ikoko
– Mo f’aiye mi fun mesu
2 Labu-labu
– Onile ni o ni oba fun
– A yanmo ni
– G’esin ni kese
Seven “7 inches” from Congo vol. 4 Various Artists
Hello, this saturday I’ve made us another Seven 7″ collector.
I had these singles and a bunch of others waiting to get the
attention they deserve. On several labels and from several
years but mostly seventies. Give them a chance,
especially the shika shika tracks I think are
killers, but the others as well,
download and listen..
tracks;
1 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Makopa 1
2 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Makopa 2
3 Orchestre Bikos Boys – Bibila 1
4 Orchestre Bikos Boys – Bibila 2
5 Orchestre Baba National – Ngai baba nakosambwa 1
6 Orchestre Baba National – Ngai baba nakosambwa 2
7 Orchestre Les Noirs – Toma 1
8 Orchestre Les Noirs – Toma 2
9 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Bulula 1
10 Orchestre Shika-Shika – Bulula 2
11 Loko Masengo – Lomeka
12 Akuda – Kenda zunga
13 Orchestre Saka Yonfa – Mayieoda 1
14 Orchestre Saka Yonfa – Mayieoda 2
Cumbias Costeñas – Various Artists Discos Fuentes / eco 1981
I am in a good mood today so I’m gonna wangle y’all a bit more.
This slice of happy Colombian vinyl put a big smile on my face
this morning and I just could not withhold it from you. So suck it
in, dig in & get goin’. I am pretty sure you wont be able to sit
still while pumping these files through
your speakers, ..blast away..
tracks;
1 Sonora Cordobesa – Toño y Toña
2 Los Corraleros de Majagual – Mujeres costeñas
3 Angel Nino y su Conjunto – Guayaba por guayabo
4 Lisandro Meza y su Conjunto – Cumbia indigena
5 Julio Erazo – Millo caliente
6 Sonora Cordobesa – Lumumba
7 Adolfo Pacheco – Canto mi machete
8 Combo Los Charangueros – Cumbia con vela
9 Combo Los Estudiantes – Cumbia salvaje
10 Los Vecinos – Cumbia soledeña
Chico Cervantes y su Conjunto Internacional En la Onda de Chico Cervantes, Caliente 1973
Caliente means hot, and hot it is ! This album from 1973 is sure
to get you in a dancing mood. With it’s infectious guaracha’s,
cumbia’s and paseaito’s it ain’t easy to remain seated. Chico
Cervantes appears first time at the GG today (part from one song)
and we’re proud to have him. Next to incredibly nice music it has
a typical and somewhat strange trippy sleeve, I love it. Another
sure thing is, if I deejay on somebody’s birthday party in the future,
the fifth track of this lp will pass by to make certain that happy
moment. Better don’t wait or hesitate…get on Chico’s wave
and tell your friends to go there too…
tracks;
1 Sentimiento de amigo
2 El carrito
3 Yo me llamo cumbia
4 El guarapero
5 Felicidades, felicidades
6 Los soldados
7 Cancion de amor
8 Cumbia de la paz
9 La ciruela
10 Vaya un caminao
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and his International Brothers – On the Town, Decca West Africa 1970
Hello groovers, today’s post concerns an album by one of
the greatest juju artists ever. It is if I’m not miscalculating
the 20th here at he GG. This one is from 1970 and contains
two juju tracks and one highlife track. It is the second album
the Chief made in London and I am glad we’ve got it, these
rhythms are hypnotising. Get it and spread it !
tracks;
1 Lagos state
– Ekiti
– Ife
– A omo enia luware o
– Davies/adebayo
2 Adupe baba
– Akunle
– Tonny anny
3 Ajoyio
– Ore mi maje aja
Opambuo International Band of Ghana, led by Leo Nana Agyeman – I Go Die, Bonne Records 1984
Good afternoon, I have found us another album by the great
Opambuo International Band of Ghana. The previous lp’s got
to find plenty happy listeners and I guess this one also will.
The title sounds familiar doesn’t it ? Kyeremateng Atwede
brought an album with almost the same title, “I go die for you”.
Although Ghanaian highlife as well, this concerns a different
song. I really like the sound of the keys in the titlesong,
Fender Rhodes if I am not mistaking. For this one time
I freshed up the sleeve, it was really dirty..
Sweet Ghanaian highlife,
get it & spread it now..
tracks;
1 I go die
2 Owuo ayemebi
3 Wagye aboso
4 Nsona moa yafunu
5 Mani so tan, Madi ama
Morgan Blanco – El Virtuoso del Acordeon, Machuca
The vallenato of Morgan Blanco with it’s jumpy basslines
and happy accordeon is one I love to play. Such a shame
this lp has so many scratches. One way or the other, I still
love to give it a spin, the music is great. Maybe someone
can give it a cleaning treatment and throw it back in. Would
be wonderful. Be sure to snatch it while you can..cheers..
tracks;
1 Que dolor de amor
2 La misma yuca se arranca
3 Paloma sin ala
4 Cachoencefalograma
5 Cumbia de mis amores
6 Lo lindo de la vida es la mujer
7 damelo
8 Serenata de acordeon
9 La mona
Discotheque 70 – Various Artists Editions Syliphone Conakry SLP 23
If I am not mistaking, my French is not that good, Syliphone Records
made this compilation to please thousands of happy Guinéean radio
listeners. The tracks on side-a of this lp, 1 till 5, have all been tophits
at the various national radiostations in 1970. Tracks 6 and 7 are extra’s
making a compliment to the young instrumentalists that play authentic
melodies and rhythms in modern interpretations. I am sorry track 6 has
some hiss in the background, you must realise it is over 40 yrs. old.
Nevertheless, happy listening to yall, get it before it’s gone..
tracks;
1 Bembeya Jazz National – Waraba
2 Keletigui et ses Tambourinis – Tambourinis cocktail
3 Balla et ses Balladins – Kaira
4 Keletigui et ses Tambourinis – Nadia
5 Balla et ses Balladins – Moi je suis decourage
6 Papa et Sekou Diabate – Les virtuoses diabates
7 Demba Camara et son Groupe – Exhumation folklorique
Pablo Lubadika – Y’a Plus Confiance !
Safari Ambiance 1983
Hello good evening, it is time for lovers of Congolese music
tonight. It has been a while but this lp will surely make up
for the hiatus. Pablo Lubadika wrote some swell tracks in
his time and the tunes we play today add up to the justly
expectations as such. With the participation of Dizzy
Mandjeku and the vocals of Asi Kapela,
sweet hornsection, an album I
couldn’t resist, can you ? You
know the drill, do not wait,
Get it & Spread it !
tracks;
1 Y’a plus confiance
2 Igalios
3 Yie ya mobali
4 Loba vérité
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe – Onye Lusia Olie, Polygram Records POLP 159, 1987
Hello Groovers, it’s been a week or four since my last post,
I’ve been on a trip to Brazil and came back home this week.
The work on the new and improved GG takes more time than
expected and my motivation to continue making the old page
has decreased considerably. Of course I’ll keep making some
posts from time to time, here’s an album by an artist quite a lot
of people like. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe made a huge pile
of lp’s and this one is number eleven on this blog if I’m not mis-
taking. Mellow Nigerian highlife, ideal for your quiet sunday
afternoon. While away I received loads of requests to
re-upload lp’s that have dead links. You folks will all
really have to wait till the new page is launched.
All the older files shall be available again.
Hang on a bit more and you’ll be happy,
that’s a promise, thanks for
your patience.
tracks;
1 Onye lusia olie
2 Uwa bu ofumbia