Franco et Josky Kiambukuta du T.P.O.K. Jazz
Tout Feu Tout Flamme
Bonne Fête de Nouvel An a Tous nos Melomanes
Edipop Production 1984
To start 2010, a little New Year’s Party registration
with our good friend Franco. Opening with a suitable missile
Franco and Josky kick off this promising new year. Let’s not
ignore this good example and look forward with confidence,
Happy New Year !
tracks;
1 Missile
2 Chacun pour soi
3 Partage no 1
– Partage no 2
Dr. Orlando Owoh – In Great Britain
Decca West Africa 1972
Dear Groovers around the Globe, it was a great year, and
I’m sure the next one is going to be magnificent too.
How about that for a little optimism? I wish you all the
very best of luck and health, and lots of beautiful music.
tracks;
1 Olorun oba dawa lohun
– Omo nieeria to nbe lajo
– J.A. Odusanya
– Ope fun egbe West African Friendship Association
– Nigeria adara
– Aiye nyi lo
2 Send-off in Nigeria
– Reception in Britain
– Orlando boys
– Provincial tour of Britain
– A dele bare
– Mo roye yi mo je
Mory Kante – N’diarabi, Mandingo Productions
tracks;
1 Intro
2 Courougnene
3 Mariama
4 Intermede
5 N’diarabi
6 Bantiero
7 Mariage
General Prince Adekunle and his Supersonic
Sounds, Awodi Nfo Ferere
Ibukun Orisun Iye Records 1976
Late post tonight, I blew a recording earlier and had to start
all over. What have we got ? This is an album by one of the
greatest juju masters. Sir Shina Peters and Segun Adewale made
their name with the band of Prince Adekunle but reached much
bigger public than their teacher did. Although less known world-
wide, Prince Adekunle’s music belongs to Nigeria’s very best.
Most pages state this LP is from 1975 but this label clearly says ’76.
tracks;
1 Awodi nfo ferere
– Banuso ma beniaso
– Meta meta lore
– Iwaju lao ma lo
– Jossy olatunji shofunwa
– E ma fiwon sepe
2 Omo niyi omo nide
– A ki nromo ra loja
– Ma se’ka iwo ore
– Esan nbo wa
Orchestre African Fiesta – Les Merveilles du Passé,african 360.015, 1970
From 1970, in the Merveilles du Passé series, this one by
Orchestre African Fiesta. It has a few minor scratches but
that can’t break the spell, great from beginning to end.
tracks;
1 Mama Egee
2 Angola siempre
3 Merengue President Roger
4 Vivo Africa
5 Contentieux Belgo-Congolais
6 Mobembo eleki tata
7 A.M. Decantonio
8 Imana ya daring
9 Tremendo punto
10 Indicatif African Fiesta
Justin Hines and the Dominoes – Jezebel
Island 1976
This is a classic album by a group that even Bob Marley had
great admiration for. Justin Hines and the Dominoes made this
’76 album with the Black Disciples, the same group, Winston
Rodney alias Burning Spear made some records with in the same
period. Have you seen the movie ‘Rockers’? It ends with the song,
this LP opens with. What a splendid film, starring some of the
greatest reggae artists as themselves. Gregory Isaacs, Robbie
Shakespeare, Dillinger, Burning Spear and Jacob Miller among others.
I found this fantastic scene at Youtube in which we see Leroy
‘Horsemouth’ Wallace, the famous drummer with Richard ‘Dirty Harry’
Hall entering a typical disco discotheque, check out what happens.
Classic scene from a classic movie you really must have seen.
This one’s for you Gonzalez.
tracks;
1 Natty take over
2 Dip and fall back
3 What you don’t know
4 Other land
5 Precious morning
6 Prophecy
7 Fire
8 Babylon children
9 Spotlight
10 Carry go bring come
Odilio Gonzalez – Tarjeta de Navidad
Dial Records 1973
Dear visitors,
the year has not passed by completely and I’ll be back to
post us a couple of LP’s before the end of 2009.
For now I want to wish all of you happy holidays.
Especially;
Nauma
Buns O’Plenty
Icastico
Joe
Arnaud
Johnny T
Alexsam
Apurva
Kabuga
Soukousman
Gonzalez on Speed
Akwaboa
Marc
Kostas
Lord Stranger
Groovemonzter
Paska
Mo Fo Ngo Man
Steve Wise
Reservatory
Aduna
DavidN
Provisoire
B2v
Ngoni
Grumpy
Kreismyr
JSE
Timothy
Micky
Chico Alves
Wuod K
Buscón
Daniel
Reebee
Africolombia
John in Floyd
Canalh
Dr. Frank
Sulingman
Goofy
Chris Ward
Waters
JackRamon
Hulaboy
Rick g
Gelliddewi
Poltroon
Abudaiyo
Oro
Karandash
R.
Will
Nerdo
Calumbinho
Kitirato
Gracenotes
Ian
Bermudezyezid
Mambopete
ORL
Lisia
Wrldserv
Mike D.
Dan
Bombshelter Slim
Madrotter
Kaya Errands
Robert
Groove
Uthima Uruora
Tanmoy
TeeBoy
Ngobile
Ewik
Ehijie
Dr. Adoyo
Prato e Faca
John Beadle
Prince Arjen
Thursdayborn
Doom
Rocco
Mente serena
Black Man Land
Toque Musical
Zecalouro
Petr
DJ Ivan
DJ Tick
Stevie P
Ninja B
Bounty J
Baikinange
Musica Pacheca
GM
Juan Angel
Luis
Sono
Greg Fernandes
Jurassico
Spinning
LG
Mr. Tear
Lucio Magano
Mvibra
Porco Rosso
Music from the third floor
Nahavanda
Haji Maji
Abdel
Cacai Nunes
Fortherecord
Radu
Acervo Tambor
Mr. B
Analog Africa
Kahane
Ben the Balladeer
Japonego23
Matsuli
Ary do Baralho
Asculta
Comb & Razor
tracks;
1 Tarjeta de Navidad
2 Amanecer navideño
3 Navidad sin tu
4 Jibara Borincana
5 Vengo por mi aguinaldo
6 Lejos de ti en navidad
7 Aguinaldo en la puerta
8 La luz
9 De parranda en Puerto Rico
10 Porro navideño
11 Quisiera amanecer
12 El niño en Puerto Rico
Various Artists
Lost in the Stars
The Music of Kurt Weill
A & M 1985
In 1985 we had this pleasant surprise. I never thought I would
appreciate this type of music before it. ‘Lost in the Stars’ is
the name of this project in which many famous artists do an
interpretation of a Kurt Weill song. Something different for a
change. I used to spin it quite a lot in those days. We’ll round
up this year, posting a mixture of styles, for now, enjoy this.
tracks;
1 Steve Weisberg – Mahagonny Songspiel
2 Sting and Dominic Muldowney – The Ballad of Mack the Knife
3 The Fowler Brothers with Stanard Ridgway – The cannon song
4 Marianne Faithful and Chris Spedding – Ballad of the soldiers wife
5 Van Dyke Parks – Johnny Johnson medley
6 Ralph Shuckett & co. – Alabama song
7 Armadillo String Quartet – Youkali tango
8 John Zorn – Der kleine leutnant des lieben gottes
9 Lou Reed – September song
10 Carla Bley with Phil Woods – Lost in the stars
11 Tom Waits – What keeps mankind alive ?
12 Dagmar Krause – Surabaya Johnny
13 Johnny Adams & Aaron Neville – Oh heavenly salvation
14 Todd Rundgren & Gary Windo – Call from the grave
15 Charlie Haden & Sharon Freeman – Speak low
16 Van Dyke Parks – In no man’s land
Al Bowlly – Al Bowlly, World Records
…and now for something competely different…
Somehow, when we come to this time of the year, I start to
play old stuff like this one by Al Bowlly. It makes me think
of the Dennis Potter TV series; ‘The Singing Detective’ ? I always
loved it, it is filled with this type of sound and plays back in
the days. Most of these tracks were taken from movies from the
30’s and accompanied by ‘Ray Noble and his Orchestra’ and the
‘Savoy Hotel Orpheans’. It’s the music my parents danced to
when they were dating. Great nostalgic atmosphere.
tracks;
1 All I do is dream of you
2 Guilty
3 Stay on the right side of the road
4 Sweet and lovely
5 Did you ever see a dream walking ?
6 Twentieth century blues
7 When my little Pomeranian met your little Pekenese
8 Hold my hand
9 Pettin’ in the park
10 Wanderer
11 Hang out the stars in Indiana
12 Here lies love
13 Brighter than the sun
14 I’ve got to sing a torch song
15 On a steamer coming over
16 Snuggled on your shoulder
Orchestre African All Stars International -Direction: Dizzy Mandjeku vol. 2,Albarika Store
I could not resist posting another album today. This one by the
African All Stars is without Sam Mangwana but with a couple of other
greats. Dizzy Mandjeku, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Kanta Nyboma and on drums
K. Moya Lotula Ringo. What a great band this is, better do not miss !
Made for the Nigerian Albarika Stores label.
tracks;
1 Antaley
2 Zamba leke
3 Cherie Amba
4 Samadou
Kyerematen Atwedie Stars – Faye Me Nkoa,
Ambassador Records MFG Co. (Ghana ) Ltd.
Second album of Kyerematen Atwedie on this page, first one is here .
This is the type of highlife I like best, original Ghana pressing
on the great Ambassador label. I’m sure it will light up your
sunday as it has done with mine already. Enjoy !
By the way, did you see he shows of the same shoes as the
guys on the cover of S.B.B. du Congo do ? is this also from 1975 ?
tracks;
1 Ketewabiara nsua
2 Abrabo ye bokoo
3 Opete kwaakye
4 Faye me nkoa
5 Ababayere kwasi
6 Woara na wobeko
7 Odasani hwe wo ho yie
S.B.B. du Congo – l’International Orchestre Populaire
Pathe Marconi / EMI 1975
It’s cold in the Netherlands, with some 8 degrees Celsius below zero,
the coldest day untill now. The whole country is covered with snow,
cold but beautiful. This is a picture of my backyard from this morning.
Quite a contrast with the warm tropical atmosphere on this nice record.
It’s from 1975 and I can’t tell you very much about it. S.B.B. du Congo
stands for Super Boboto du Congo and exists from 1968.
Track No 5 has a little jump I could not avoid unfortunately.
tracks;
1 Okomi na fanfan
2 Felie
3 Barou barou
4 Scandale
5 Ebale ya Congo
6 Ebonga ebonga te toujours meilleur
7 Moungagniga
8 Maladie ya bolingo
Ramblers International
Decca West Africa 1976
In 1961, saxophonist Jerry Hansen stole some musicians from
the Black Beats and formed his Ramblers International. For some
20 years they dominated the Ghana highlife scene, Jerry Hansen
junior led the band in their late days. On this 1976 LP we find
songs by Ampadu, Donkor, Oppong, famous names in highlife-land.
tracks;
1 Akwanuma hiani
2 Dear si abotar
3 Megye wo
4 Inemesti
5 Maye maye
6 Mbre ofiong
7 Awusa dze mi
8 Esa ni otse ohie
9 Dodzi
10 Ao danye
11 High-life medley
Ramito, el Cantor de la Montaña vol. 3
SALP 1296
If I understood correctly, Ramito’s music is very popular
with Christmas in Puerto Rico. On this album, Ramito is once
more accompanied by Conjunto, Toñito Ferrer y sus Jibaros Modernos.
The rhythms have beautiful names like, Aguinaldo, Mapayé
and Ritmo Boricua among others, enjoy them.
tracks;
1 Rosas del campo
2 Triste y solitario
3 Verdades amargas
4 Nuestras mujeres
5 Siempre amor
6 Enseñame el lunar
7 Recuerdos del nene
8 Lo que tu no sabes
9 Echa pa’ lante
10 El preso y el que esta muerto
11 La copa rota
12 Adiviname