Good morning folks, today it is high time for highlife.
I really wanted to be posting more music from Ghana
if only the quality of the records was a little better.
The cleanest of my albums have already been brought
so now is the turn to some lesser looking or sounding
ones. Let’s see, the lp we’ve got here has a damaged
sleeve but the sound is reasonably fair, some scratches
are inevitable. Kumapim Royals Band makes up for
that shortage in a fine way fortunately. Their music
is lovely and I’m sure you’ll like..
So far we had 4 of their lp’s,
use our search-bar
to find them.

tracks;

01 – Obiara mfa nadwene mmra
– Ewiase pt. 1
– Ewiase pt. 2
– Ewiase pt. 3
02 – Mebroni
03 – Bonsam nsa begyene
04 – Sonsiaso
05 – Obi nsee obi adwuma

This album contains 10 songs with African Fiesta from
1962 and 1963. The internet states the group only started
in 1963. We find songs by Depuissant, Dechaud, Izedi, Mujos
and Rochereau. No Dr. Nico songs although he should be the
one on lead guitar. One way or the other, another missing
link in the ‘african 360.000’ series, it’s number 163.
Enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Ngonga ebeti (Depuissant)
02 – Natuna nani (Dechaud)
03 – Mobembo eleki tata (Izedi)
04 – Eleki ndelo (Dechaud)
05 – Mwasi ya bangando (Dechaud)
06 – Azongi na bomengo (Mujos)
07 – N’soso pembe na lipopo (Mujos)
08 – Madina (Rochereau)
09 – Libaku ya nguma (Mujos)
10 – Nalembi nalembi (Rochereau)

We had a couple of his albums in the recent past, now
Toto Nécessité is back at the GG. Another great compas
disc you would not like to miss. About 17 musicians
play here, it was Serge Bontant on guitar who
especially caught my attention though..

tracks;

01 – La prophetie (azoumounou)
02 – Saison guedes
03 – Dedette
04 – Akacia
05 – Souvenir du cap
06 – La difference

Good morning groovers, let’s get us some salsa this friday.
A good way to start the weekend. This is Bush, Francisco
Buckley is his real name and he was born in Panama 1940.
Love for music is a thing that runned in the family, he had
several uncles playing saxophone and piano, his mother
used to dance. When he grew up starting a group of his
own seemed a logical step. The album we’ve got today
was released on the Colombian Discos Fuentes in 1977.
Hope you like, get it & spread it..

tracks;

01 – La chola caderona
02 – Secate las lagrimas
03 – 9 de enero
04 – Un paso pa’lante
05 – Mariana soba, pueblo nuevo
06 – Traicionera
07 – El cucullo montañero

There seems to be no end to the works of the great master.
This is Merveilles du Passé 1962 with Franco and Vicky, the
latter is the singer on all twelve tracks. If it is to me, we
can continue listening to Franco’s music till the end of
time..for now check this sweet record and enjoy..

tracks;

01 – Qu’est que c’est suzie ?
02 – Bolumbu obatela longomba
03 – Nakokombela cherie
04 – Nazongi lelo
05 – Muasi azali kaka muasi nayo
06 – Ngai oyo lia ngai
07 – Kombe na mbokela
08 – Tika nainu zuwa
09 – Dada de tu amor
10 – Linzanza ebongi na langi
11 – kende libala kolanguate
12 – Sansi fingomo ngoma

How about a little loversrock on your sunday afternoon ?
Gregory Isaacs’ work is well known but the tracks on this
‘Best of Gregory Isaacs vol. 2’ are not his most famous ones.
Backed by the revolutionairies, recorded at Channel One studio
and Harry J. Recording studio. Engineered by Maxi and Sylvan
Morris. Musicians; D. Fraser, Skully and Sky Juice, Winston
Wright, R. Bryan, Gladstone Anderson, Santa & Barnabas,
Sly Dunbar, Sticky, Jimmy Becker and Headley Bennett.
btw, GG’s Records does not mean
Global Groove’s Records..

tracks;

01 – No footstool
02 – A riot
03 – Once ago
04 – Jailer
05 – Each day
06 – Something nice
07 – Tumbling tears
08 – Village of the under priviledge
09 – Payroll
10 – Border

I received requests for more cumbias with acordeon, let’s see..
In 1995 Discos Fuentes took a dive in their vaults and came out
with this collection of cumbias. They did a good job polishing
the sound of the old songs, they are as good as new again and
sound as if they were recorded only yesterday. 16 very strong
numbers of which I’m sure you’re gonna play them very much.
Do not miss, get and spread straight away..

tracks;

01 – Los Corraleros de Majagual – Cumbia saramuya (Eliseo Herrera)
02 – Los Cumbiamberos de Pacheco – Al amanecer (Alberto Pacheco)
03 – Combo Sampuesano – Cumbia monteriana (Miguel Duran)
04 – Los Gavilanes de la Costa – Los gavilanes (Eusebio Campillo)
05 – Carlos Roman y su Conjunto – Cumbia negra (Ramon Ropain)
06 – Abel Antonio Villa y su Conjunto – Remolino de oro
07 – Nafer Duran y su Conjunto – A orillas del magdalena
08 – Combo Sampuesano – La bacana (Marciano Torres)
09 – Andrés Landero y su Conjunto – Cumbia en la india
10 – Los Gavilanes de la Costa – Lorenza (José Castro)
11 – Morgan Blanco y su Conjunto – Cumbia de colombia (Ednodio Mena)
12 – Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto – El aguacero
13 – Los Corraleros de Majagual – Cumbiamberita (Ignacio Paredes)
14 – Los Guacharacos – Baila rosita (Emilio Oviedo)
15 – Lucho Campillo y su Conjunto – Me dejaste solo
16 – Julio de la Ossa y su Conjunto – Cumbia candela

I’ve lost count over the years but Nico Mbarga appeared
over twelve times at least here at the GG. This 1983 album
was still missing and I’m sure some others are. One way or
the other, musically this is one of his better releases I think.
Always on the moral side this album’s theme is decency.
Track number four introduces guest singers Louisiana
Tilda and Kaya Tchiko, do you think this is Tchico
Tchicaya ? The song makes me think of ‘Jeannot’
by Lolo Lolitta & Tchico from the lp ‘Le retour
des évadés de Ponton la Belle’. He worked
in Nigeria for several years. Anyway,
jivin’ hot Nigerian highlife..

tracks;

01 – Decency
02 – Oya ifunanya
03 – Soso think
04 – Stay for ever

It’s been a crazy week with no chance on a post.
Work has been capturing my time the whole week.
Glad to be able to bring you the next record, Let’s see,

I can’t seem to find any information on this group.
One of the ‘african 360.000 series’ albums I failed to
post so far is this one. Los Nickelos appear on this
Merveilles du Passé Congolese lp, 12 very relaxed
songs you will surely like. Names we find at the
backsleeve are Jo Rino, Zatho, Zizi, Macky and
Masta, if you can fill us in here..
get it & spread it…

tracks;

01 – Ewaso manita
02 – Mboka mopaya
03 – Revelation bolingo ya nzambe
04 – Pierre mabelwanga
05 – Natalys
06 – Oyebi lisusu? odette
07 – Bolingo ya telephone
08 – Nazali se wa yo
09 – Youyou
10 – I solicito el dolor
11 – Nzinzi epesi yo trouble
12 – Rosy consolation

This is number five in the series ’14 Cañonazos Bailables’
on Discos Fuentes. It’s from 1965 and contains some of
the hottest tracks from that era. 13 stars with 14 songs
for your downloadingpleasure..get and spread..

tracks;

01 – Eliseo Herrera – La bonga
02 – Roberto de la barrera – El pulgon
03 – Julio Erazo – Yo conozco a claudia
04 – Cristobal perez – La negra celina
05 – Eliseo Herrera – Tres tigres
06 – Isaac Villanueva – Golfo de morrosquillo
07 – Anibal Angel – La hossa
08 – César Castro – El pasmao
09 – Adolfo Echeveria – La paloma
10 – Carlos Holzinger – Don martin
11 – Toño Fuentes – Mi nena
12 – Calixto Ochoa – Pirulino
13 – Lalo Montañe – Rosa maria
14 – Marciano Torres – La pisinga