Warrior & his Oriental BrothersInternational Band-Original -Hapum Mebiri, Afrodisia 1980
It’s getting harder to find them all the time. I can hardly remember
the last one, it was in july 2010. One way or another, their lp’s
always find a happy listening ear on this guy, this one makes
no exception. Found it shortly and am lucky to share,
..jus’ a bit crispy,
wannit..?
tracks;
1 Hapum mebiri
2 Gi nyem ugwum mu enye gi nke gi
Verckys et l’Orchestre Vévé -“Dynamite” Verckys
african 360.016, 1970
If you ask me to give a list of my favourite albums, I
can’t. There is so much wonderful music, it’s impossible
to say, this is the best one. However, I can tell you this
is one of my absolute favourites. It’s not a competition but
if it was, Verckys is a sure winner. Been searching to find
this lp ever since I downloaded it in februari 2010, I don’t
remember from what page but if it was yours I am still grateful.
Lucky me, I found it recently and a quite clean copy as well.
Track 8 opens with a little pop but futher it’s in perfect condition.
‘african’ 360.016 is now another gap filled on the shelf,..yeah !..
Have a very nice weekend..
tracks;
1 Ah mokili
2 Yeba olakaki ngai
3 Annitcho
4 Mfumbwa 1
5 Mfumbwa 2
6 Loboko
7 Nakokoka ata botongi
8 Est-ce que nakobala
9 Naboyi nkasa
10 Linga ngai azua te
Cornell Campbell – Money,Live & Learn Records 1983
In 1983 I was completely captured by reggae music. This
one by Cornell Campbell got played a hell of a lot. Listen
to his wonderful songs and agree, timeless music..
tracks;
1 You’re my lady
2 Mister DJ
3 Your love
4 Stranger in love
5 Oh rastaman
6 You need sympathy
7 Don’t try to break
8 Money
The Best of Prince Nico Mbargaand Rocafil Jazz International,Rogers All Stars 1983
Some requests came in for the music of this fine artist. Prince
Nico Mbarga and his Rocafil Jazz appeared here with over 10
albums. I shall re-up them in the near future, most of the links
are still dead. This is the ‘Best of Nico Mbarga’ which, among
others, contains his biggest worldwide hit, ‘Sweet Mother’. I
never really understood why it was such a huge succes,
it has probably everything to do with the fact Prince
Nico worships his parents and family life. On this
‘best of’ album all titles point in the same direction.
Maybe not my favourite Nico Mbarga tracks but
a fair representative of his oeuvre.
tracks;
1 Sweet mother
2 Good father
3 Family movement
4 Na my choice
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey& his Inter-Reformers Band -Oluwa Ni Olusa Agutan Mi,Decca 1978
I wonder how many albums he made, this is number 21 or
so in my collection alone. Allmost every recordhunt ends
with another one or two of his great lp’s. I am very fond
of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s rhythmsection.
Listen to those subtle beats, zooming bass
and sweet vocal harmony, sure to find
more of them in the future.
with KSA, Nigeria’s
no.1 juju master..
tracks;
1 Oluwa ni olusa agutan mi
– Oluwa lose ileri fun mi
– Baiye ngbogun
– Olu orun wa gbotiwa
– Iwaju ogun eyin ogun laiye
– Emi o sin o
2 To be fe lowo laiye
– Tani ma mole
– Chief o.b.akinolugbade
– Iwa eda loluwa nwo
– Ranti olanrewaju
– Adebayo kazeem
Lokassa ya..M’bongo?. – Assitou Special 81
Passeport Music of Africa
Disc Orient DO 015, 1981
On this 5th of may, a national day of celebration in the Netherlands,
I want to give you this special lp. I found it at the last recordfair in
Utrecht. The dealer made me pay quite a price and at first I didn’t
want to but after some discussion it did change owners. Produced
in Côte d’Ivoire it is an album one does not get the chance to find
easily. With Asi Kapela – vocals, Lukau Jean Jules – guitar solo,
Ringo Moya Lotula – drums, Mamana Antoine – bass guitar and
Keletingui Papus – bass & vocals. Lokassa – accomp. guitar.
The lp is a bit crackly and has a few pops but it’s not that
disturbing, the b-side has an uncentered middle hole
that makes it sound a bit false towards the end.
Still, I’d say give it a go, rare and wonderful
Lokassa ya M’bongo material,
I’m a huge fan.
tracks;
1 Assitou
2 Angelique
3 Sabina
Re-PostRobert Johnson’s ‘King of the DeltaBlues Singers, vols. 1&2in a slower version
Many people ask for the re-up of these two lp’s. Robert Johnson’s
famous ‘King of the Delta Blues Singers’. I posted the widely agreed
slower versions which I made with the help of my Technics turntable.
As you can see, everybody seems to like them better than the
original too fast copies, I absolutely do too. Pass them on and
spread the word, the slower versions are the right ones.
tracks volume one;
1 Crossroads blues
2 Terraplane blues
3 Come on in my kitchen
4 Walking blues
5 Last fair deal gone down
6 32-20 blues
7 Kindhearted woman blues
8 If I had posession over judgment day
9 Preaching blues
10 When you got a good friend
11 Rambling on my mind
12 Stones in my passway
13 Traveling riverside blues
14 Mikcow’s calf blues
15 Me and the devil blues
16 Hellhound on my trail
tracks volume two;
1 Kind hearted woman
2 I believe I dust my broom
3 Sweet home Chicago
4 Rambling on my mind
5 Phonograph blues
6 They’re red hot
7 Dead shrimp blues
8 Preachin’blues
9 I’m a steady rollin’ man
10 From four till late
11 Little queen of spades
12 Malted milk
13 Drunken hearted man
14 Stop breakin’ down blues
15 Honeymoon blues
16 Love in vain
22 Band-Kankan – “dans le vent”
Editions Syliphone Conakry, SLP 51, 1976
We saw them before. The 22 Band from Guinée. I am not the
person to give you a whole lot of background information. All I do
is sharing the stuff I listen to myself. Quite enjoyable listen this
one. If your French is sufficient the backsleeve might tell you
a bit more, if not, I’m quite sure you’ll like
it anyway, get it now.
tracks;
1 Baya
2 Mama
3 Sou
4 Wousse
5 Kouroussy
6 Deny
Jose Missamou – El Salsero de Brazzaville,Tchi-Tchi 1980
El Salsero de Brazzaville is here to brighten up your
sunday. It’s a thrill to hear these African musicians play
latin music. On Tchi-Tchi but Eddy’Son also appears
at the back of the sleeve, don’t know what was his role.
It seems the album was released with the celebration
of Brazzaville’s 100th birthday. With Orquesta
Ballet ‘Les Anges’.
tracks;
1 El salsero de brazzaville
2 Dame un papel
3 Eres la que quiero
4 Kwa-kula
Franco et le TPOK Jazz -chez Safari Club de Bruxelles
Edipop 026, 1984
Let’s get april next to march and at least bring the score
to a poor 6 posts. A special one for the weekend I’d say.
This is another delightful album by le Grand Maître on the
Edipop label. POP 026 chez Safari Club de Bruxelles,
sweet vocals, simply the best instrumentation, tastefully
produced, I dare say in one word ‘indispensable’.
tracks;
1 Mbanzi ya kamundele
2 Okundji
3 Serment
4 Amour perdu
Sunny Ade & his African Beats
the Original Syncro System Movement
African Songs Ltd. 1974
We had a ‘Syncro System’ lp on the Brittish ‘Island’ label from ’83
and we had an album on ‘Sunny Alade Records’ from 1983 with
the title ‘Syncro Series’. This is the original movement from a couple
of years before them. The bassplayer on a-side really stands out and
catches a lot of attention. Quite different tracks than on the other two
albums, different titles as well. Not being the first to post this one,
it was simply impossible to resist, so if you missed it earlier..
tracks;
1 Syncro system movements
2 Ni’bi lekeleke gbe nfo’so
– Gbogbo wa l’ope
– Ori olowo
– Asiko ni.
Opambuo International Band of Ghana -Odo Yewu, Bonne Records 1981
tracks;
1 Odo yewu
2 Okwantuni mmoboro
3 You de find me trouble
4 Aunty lucy
5 Mensu
Sam Mangwana & l’African All Stars
M’banda Kazaka, Adios Records
Good evening, fridaynight and I’m in a good mood.
Rounded up an important job today and felt up for
a new post. Not only did I rip us an lp by the man
we hadn’t had before, I also re-upped all his and the
African All Stars’ albums with the total of 20.
This is Sam Mangwana & l’African All Stars with
an album on the ‘Adios’ label from Abidjan if
I’m not mistaking. Get it and spread it..
tracks;
1 M’banda kazaka
2 International mabouya
3 Bi kumba-kumba
Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville,african 360.123, 1979
Sparkling guitars on this splendid album from Gabon.
The weekend’s fair in Utrecht brought us some
goodies among which this ultra danceable
slice of black shiny vinyl. I can’t tell you
anything useful about them,
just listen.
tracks;
1 Oyem 78
2 Gamba ntce yami
3 Diane ley
4 Emeno n’isindina
5 Boutsiane