Admiral Dele Abiodun and his TopHitters Band – 1000 Miles,Leader Records 1982
tracks;
1 Ile aiye ile ogun
– Oro agba
– Tani won npa kuru mo
– J.O.K.S. Moters
– Dele currency
2 Imoran ota dofo
– Mo wa dupe
– 1000 miles
– Omo la ‘yegbe aiye
E.T. Mensah and his Tempo’s Band -Decca Presents..,Decca West Africa
Back in the days E.T. Mensah was the first Ghanaian
highlife artist I heard. From the first notes I was convinced,
this is wonderful music. Eversince I keep searching for his
work and shortly got lucky. Check this 10″ on Decca West
Africa, a great find I wanna share with you today. Listen.
tracks;
1 Donkey calypso
2 Tea samba
3 Shemi ni oya
4 Laura
5 Munsuro
6 Sunday mirror
7 St. Peter’s calypso
8 Obaayi fi kumasi
9 Nkebo baaya
10 Stormy ass
Linval Thompson – Linvall,Abraham
Strictly looking at numbers of comments I can say
African music-genres are doing best at the GG. Do
you like a little reggae as well sometimes, then y’re
lucky today. For those who think; “nèè, not for me,..”,
I wanna say, “give this lp a try, nothing to loose but half
an hour of your time..and this is one of my absolute
heroes, with Sly, Robbie, Sky, Skully,
Ossie ans Winston.
..and African vibe..
note; backsleeve
speaks of 12 songs,
10 Dread at the control
11 Children of the ghetto
12 Accused ansd abused
The lp really contains only 9 !
Cheers.
tracks;
01 – Love is the question
02 – My girl
03 – Afrika is for blackman
04 – Dreader than dread
05 – The cheater
06 – Love for peace
07 – My love
08 – Girl you are a cheater
09 – Natty is a righteous man
Master Bob Akwaboah and his
Supreme Internationals
Yede Owuo Ka, Ambassador
..and that’s three. With the first album of Master Bob
Akwaboah, I told you I didn’t hear of him before. Meanwhile
this is the third one we have and we are slowly getting
familiar with his sound. I think I’m becoming a fan..
tracks;
1 Yede owuo ka
2 Apetebie gyae nkonten bo
Orchestre Stukas – l’Afrique Danse
african 360.131, 1979
This lp by Orchestre Stukas was waiting to get posted
for quite some time. I was just about to bring it when
‘snap crackle and pops’ posted it. That was almost a
year ago and I think today is the day to re-post so to
speak. I am sorry my copy has a few little pops at the
very beginning of track one. Further than that it is in
fine condition. Lita Bembo and Orchestre Stukas were
extremely popular and the ‘african’ releases
360.130 and 360.131 made
a huge contribution.
“The new music, of which Thu Zahina was a leading
component, was raw and energetic, with emphasis on
spiralling, interactive guitars and rattling snare drums
during the seben, and hardly a horn to be heard. Taking
elements of the animation ( shouting ) from strident forms
of shanty-town music, and also from the wordplay used
at Bakongo funerals, the new bands brought an extra vitality
to the music, adapting traditional dances like the soukous
and inventing new ones such as the ‘cavacha’ to accompany
the extended seben. The groups which capitalised most on
the new wave were Stukas, led by the outrageous showman
Lita Bembo, who played with a frenetic intensity,…”
( World Music, The Rough Guide )
check these Lita Bembo
superb video’s.
tracks;
1 C’est la vie
2 Esta bibisha
3 Colombo
4 Awuti poto
Orchestre Sinza – 76
Pathé Marconi / EMI 1975
We had several of their lp’s before. Pierre Moutouari,
and his brother Kosmos were part of this great band
through the seventies. This is Orchestre Sinza, the
mordant sound of their electric guitars is brought to
expression in this wonderful frontcover image. See
that vicious looking snake approaching the bass
and suggesting a tension of some kind. Well, just
play it and you’ll understand. You’ll feel a sense
of toxication, stupefying yet not venomous. I dare
say, this lp belongs to the best ever
posted at the Global Groove.
tracks;
1 Mamy giro
2 Samba mirita
3 Basi ba keseni
4 Ba kento
5 Qui vivra verra
6 Wa ba kandi tetoka
7 Doudou No.2
8 Tchy-tchy
9 Loutina
10 Mouboyo
Asiakwa Brass Band – Anopa Nsonoma
Ambassador
It was my first experience with brass highlife.
Mostly instrumental but somehow infectious,
kind of carnavalesque, parade style
highlife from Ghana, check..
tracks;
1 Wo tese mawu a didi
2 Madamfo pa
3 Maniso kyin me
4 Oda ne baa i
5 Me maame awo me
6 Suro wo dofo
7 Medley
I.K. Dairo & his Blue Spots
Everybody prefers Dairo Star
Dairo Star 1976
I am sure I know a couple of visitors who’ll like this.
If you are into juju, you will enjoy an old I.K. Dairo.
I sure do, but serious, take care, it may
contain JC blabber.., that’s the flipside
of the coin with juju. If you don’t
understand it’s perfect,
very nice music.
give it a try.
tracks;
1 Polongo-baba
– E gbo ohun alore
– O pupa yemi mi
– Sa ma bo
2 Mama mi
– Ose abiyamo
– Alhaji danjumo bukuru
– Ajagbe toriola oyewo
Franco et l’Orchestre OK Jazz -Les Merveilles du Passé,african 360.144, 1984
Hello, good day to you groovers. What do we have for you
today ? Another album by le Grand Maître Franco with 10
songs. The lp was released in 1984 but contains songs
from way earlier. Some of the tracks appeared on other
collectors, some didn’t. How do you like that picture of
Franco, mostly we see him much older, nice. Another
piece in the huge Franco Luambo Makiadi puzzle.
tracks;
1 Oye, oye, oye
2 Tomesani zonga coco
3 Tokeyi kobina calypso
4 Kenge okeyi elaka te
5 Nakolela mama azonga
6 Aya la’ mode
7 Bana ages
8 Oh Katharina !
9 Noboyi libala bambando
10 Nako bala oyo motema alingi
Les Bantous – Tam Tam Bantous,Editions Tam Tam Bantous
2012 is starting off with some serious artists at the GG. One of
our favourite Congolese bands is this one. Les Bantous are
back with some serious sh*t indeed. Eight songs of class A
quality to bring back some more of the good old days..
tracks;
1 Bandoki na boyi
2 Mbonguana
3 Annie ditsou
4 El loco
5 Banoko ya mokili
6 Mayele ya moto
7 Safou
8 momo
Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody maestroes -Big Sound, Philips 1969
Victor Uwaifo’s albums are not widely available as you
might know, therefore I was extra happily surprised to
find this rare 10″ at the last fair. after some whealin’ and
dealin’ it became part of my, and now your, collection.
It seems Sir Victor was crazy about his song ‘joromi’,
it keeps showing up. As for the other nine songs, we
did not have them before. Take’m they’re yours.
Oh..eh, it has a couple tics and tacs
and a minor jump, sorry for that…
tracks;
1 Akwete
2 Oliha
3 Siwo siwo
4 Sesese
5 Do amen do
6 Joromi
7 Tisha
8 Eraldo gbengigialo
9 Agege ogiobo
10 Iriorere
Bopol Mansiamina – The Original Innovation
Star Musique
Let me tell you straight, this is a masterpiece. I think this
must be Bopol’s best lp ever, damn..I love it. With Nyboma’s
wonderful vocals, Dally on guitar and Bopol on bass, bloody
brilliant. I need to tell you something else. It’s not the first time
that while listening to the music it becomes clear they mixed up
the titles. track one is ‘Cardiaque ya l’amour’ and track two
is obvious ‘Décèption motema’. Both sleeve and label state
the other way around. I changed the tracklist and put it in
the order it is on the actual vinyl, seemed logic, enjoy.
tracks;
1 Cardiaque ya l’amour
2 Décèption motema
3 Issa touré
4 Papy ozonga
Olomide – Ngobila
Afro Rythmes 1986
Good evening groovers, happy new year. Last night I watched
a fantastic show at BBC 2 television. I had enough wild party’s
in my life and the annual hootenanny with Jools Holland is a
program I always watch when I’m at home newyears eve. He
always has the most wonderful guests, young and older talent
are brought together. It’s a joy to see so many super happy
people enjoying all that marvelous music played alive. The
Dutch new years evening shows can’t compare with this
Brittish masterpiece of TV-making. It is my deepest
wish to, you never know, some day be able to join
that crowd at Jools’ annual show. I can’t imagine
a better party than that one. Do you have
that inside connection ?
Meantime, what have
we got cooking for y’all today ?
Koffi Olomide’s first lp at this page.
Listen and tell me..
tracks;
1 Ngobila
2 Ouragan
3 Apostolu ya bolingo
4 Djema top-model
Youlou Mabiala – La B.C.C.( Banque Commerciale Congolaise ),Tchi-Tchi
Good morning groovers. 2011 went by faster then prehensible.
This is already the last post for this year. It is a 12″ single that
was not for sale. It was a present of the ‘Banque Commerciale
Congolaise’ for their ‘binal annuel’. A rare single by Youlou
Mabiala. I do not know who are accompanying him on this
one, I think it must be his group ‘Kamikaze Loningisa’.
Anyway, thank you all for being such loyal visitors and
keep checking the Global Groove in 2012. We’re
gonna continue to try and bring the unexpected.
Lots of luck and health in the new year !
tracks;
1 B.C.C.
2 Annee test