José Alfredo Jiménez con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan -Muchacha Bonita, RCA Victor
Classic Mariachi sound with José Alfredo Jiménez, one of Mexico’s
greatest singers together with one of the greatest orchestra’s,
El Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. Probably from 1968.
tracks;
1 Muchacha bonita
2 Maria ‘la bandida’
3 Canta, canta, canta
4 Viviendo a lo grande
5 El peor de los caminos
6 Tu enamorado
7 Que se me acabe la vida
8 Cuando el destino
9 Palabra de hombre
10 Nuestra noche
11 Los dos generales
12 El camino de la noche
Tabu Ley avec Canta Nyboma – Sacramento, Genidia 1986
Two of Congo’s greatest singers on this one great LP,
their voices match together like bread and butter.
tracks;
1 Sacramento
2 Adija
3 Papa Do
4 Naya na tembe
Alhaji ( Chief ) Professor Kollington Ayinla
and his Fuji ’78 Organisation
Blessing
Kollington Records 1988
The more I listen to fuji, the more I like it. It’s drums can take
you on a journey, sweeet. Two big names in fuji-land, Sikiru Ayinde
Barrister and Kollington Ayinla. I think they’re both great.
tracks;
1 E ye ika se
– Oromo adie fo
– Ko s’ohun tan o le fi gberaga
– Adio shile
– Won ti gbe oye fun mi
2 Pataki l’omo
– To ba jisoro mi
– Engineer Olatunji / iya suna
– Odun titun de
– Ao toro emi gesa fun enia
– Ki aiye ma gbagbe mi
Pamelo Mounk’a – l’Orchestre Afrisa
International avec Rochereau et Mbilia Bel
20 Ans de Carrière
Genidia 1983
Former member of Les Bantous de la Capitale, from the Brazzaside of
the river, established a fan bas in Abidjan, on this LP together
with Afrisa, Rochereau and Mbilia Bel.
tracks;
1 Cynthia
2 On ne meurt qu’une fois
3 Le travail toujours le travail
4 Adjoussou d’Abidjan
Melcochita y su Conjunto Monte Adentro – A Commer Lechon
Early 80’s, Melcochita hooked up with Monte Adentro in New York.
This album, recorded under direction of Alfredo Valdes jr., also
starring; Mario Muñoz ‘Papaïto’ was produced by Aboudou Lassissi
for Sacodisc and contains the sweetest son imaginable.
tracks;
1 A commer lechon
2 Mulata
3 Mi tres
4 Moliendo cafe
5 El divorcio
6 Madre
Zaïko Langa Langa Familia Dei – Cessez le Feu, Sans Frontières
Some LP covers don’t give any information, others give you an overload,
such as this one. Front and back give us plenty to read about this band.
The only thing I miss is a year of release, do you know ? Offspring of the
old Zaïko Langa Langa, this LP must be from the later 80’s. Uptempo
top of the bill Soukous, enjoy it.
tracks;
1 Muvaro
– Mupepa
– Kamango
– Essese
– Nady
– Makoko
2 Bena
3 Fafa ( Papa Dady )
Alhaji ( Chief ) Sikiru Ayinde Barrister & his SupremeFuji Commanders – Military, Siki Oluyole 1984
A little fuji for your monday..
tracks;
1 Military
– E sere be
– E samin
– Late Alhaji Haruna –Ishola
– Late Alhaji F. Oriola Hassan ( Shanu-Olu )
– Alhaji Jide Okonnu ( Copperfield )
2 Ori mi ma jeki temi o gbe
– Ojo abini
– Happy birthday
– Alhaji Mukaila Adio Onabanjo
Dele Abiodun – Adawa Super Sound, Shanachie 1985
Dele Abiodun combined elements of Juju, Highlife and Afrobeat
to create his unique Adawa Super Sound. The songs are cut of and
must have been way longer originally but I think
they’re still worth a spin.
tracks;
1 Confrontation
2 Alalo moko
3 Adawa super dub
4 You are my love
5 Mo wo otun
– Ore dani oto pon
– Eje iga foro kofa odale
– Kowo kowo
– Oje le me na
Dino Vangu alias Don King et son Ensemble -Zonga na Ndako, Musiclub 1984
Music Club Présente Dino Vangu. Track 4 on the last Mbilia Bel was from
his hand, this is an album by himself. Unfortunately, backsleeve does
not give any information on personnel. I bet David of Ambiance Congo
can tell us more, he’s been writing about the subject here.
In the mean time let’s listen to this nice album.
tracks;
1 Zonga na ndako
2 Eboué (2e)
3 Londa
4 Kalo
Global Sampler vol. 28
To make good digital copy’s of my LP’s I use a Sony Compact Disc Recorder,
RCD-W100. It needs special CDR-Pro Audio recordables and yesterday I was
supposed to go to the store to collect my order of them. Because I forgot
to do so, I am out of material today and could not make a normal post.
A good opportunity to catch up with the Global Samplers. This one covers
the month of june, it’s an excerpt of the albums posted in the 6th month.
I used to take tracks of every album posted but nowadays I just make a
selection. I hope it helps you to find your way across this page.
tracks;
1 Le Seigneur Rochereau et l’African Fiesta National – Maria Maria
2 Los Virtuosos – La receta de un brujo
3 Ambassadeur International – 4V
4 Noël Rosa – João Ninguém
5 Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey – A fi eni oluwa koyo
6 Syran – Vie ya moto
7 Pambou Tchicaya Tchico – Salima
8 Le Grand Kalle et l’African Jazz – lolo wangai
9 Sam Mangwana & l’African All Stars International – Est ce que ça tourne ?
10 Ramito – 78 Pueblos Borincanos
11 Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux – Marfa
12 Thomas Mapfumo – Kwaedza mu Zimbabwe
13 Chuito, el de Bayamón – Lamento Jíbaro
14 Eric Agyemang – Nya abotare ma me
15 Skah Shah ( l’ex Shleu-Shleu d’Haïti ) – Guepe Pagnole
Mbilia Bel avec Seigneur Ley Rochereau
et l’Afrisa International
Eswi yo Wapi, Genidia 1983
It has been a long time since I posted work of Mbilia Bel.
To make up, this is the first album Mbilia made with Tabu Ley’s
Orchestre l’Afrisa International. Their working together made
them very popular and Mbilia Bel’s stage performance was enormously
strong. In no time this was the most wanted gig in Zaïre.
Enjoy this superb LP.
tracks;
1 Eswi yo wapi
2 Lisanga bambanda
3 Kelhia
4 Quelle mechancete
Os Bambas – O Melhor em Samba vol. 9, OKeh 1973
Today I was in the mood for samba all day, playing lots of old
records I could not avoid posting samba tonight. This is a collector
of famous songs by ‘Os Bambas’ with the great Zuzuca’s lead vocals
on 4 out of 12 tracks. 4, 6, 9 and 12. Especially track #4 is one of
my all time favourite samba songs, ‘Quando eu me Chamar Saudade’
of the hand of Nelson Cavaquinho, Brazillian Blues. Se diverte.
tracks;
1 Deboches
2 Rasgo seda à bessa
3 Mexe mexe
4 Quando eu me chamar saudade
5 Do lado direito da rua direita
6 Quando vim de Minas
7 Desafio
8 Corta essa
9 Quando a policia chegar
10 Guardei minha viola
11 Subí o morro
12 Terra amada
King Sunny Adé and the New African Beats – Jealousy
Atom Park 1987
In the continuing story of King Sunny Adé, we find this album
from 1987. King Sunny wears diamond leather and a golden watch
and sings about jealousy but the music’s still sweet and that’s what
it’s all about, talking drums and Hawaï guitars. Count me in.
tracks;
1 Sokoyokoto
– Honey baby
– Pegan pegan
– Jealousy
– Ere ayo
2 Late Papa Obafemi Awolowo
Jonah Moyo & Devera Ngwena
Taxi Driver
K-ko 1987
A couple of weeks ago, when I was on a record trip, I found this
album. Jonah Moyo brings Rhumbira with a strong guitar drive and
chorus. He writes all his own music and is highly appreciated
throughout Zimbabwe and across it’s borders.
tracks;
1 Too cheap
2 Fundisa umlomo wakho
3 Debbie
4 Madiro
5 Uchazvibvuma
6 Taxidriver
7 Ratidza chimiro chako
8 Wangu P.
9 Nyakuzvida
10 Ndinzwei vari pasi