This sunday groovers, we’ve got an lp by Cuarteto del Monaco.
It is their first appearance here at the GG and it’s a good one.
Good idea to suggest posting this record Sanjay, it is a piece
of Colombian musical history with Adolfo Echeverria and his
group. It contains cumbias, guarachas, boleros, charanga,
porro and maxtranza. With Elías Paz – vocals, El Ñeñe García
– Guitar, Carlos Guardo – drums, Andrés García – percussion,
Nury Borrás – vocals, Angelito Monsalvo – guitar, Pedro Juan
Meléndez – vocals. Enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Las cuatro fiestas
02 – Mi cantar
03 – El cangrejo
04 – Si no te veo mas
05 – Buenas noches
06 – La cucaracha
07 – Bailando en carnaval
08 – La avispa
09 – Mino
10 – Psicosis
11 – Canto a maracaibo
12 – Nubia

If you ask me to choose between songs and instrumentals, I am
clearly in favour of songs. This record however contains some wild
instrumental parts I really like. I can’t tell you much about Pepe
Moreno, his salsa is hot and Colombian, the lp is on Delujo in
corporation with Discos Fuentes and from 1976. Real name,
Pepe Romero. I’d say, listen to it yourself
and see what you feel about it..

tracks;

01 – Pepe moreno
02 – A mil
03 – Boogaloo bola
04 – Me voy pa’l peru
05 – Morcilla
06 – Mi hermana
07 – Caramanduca
08 – Descargo yo

King Kwabina Onyina is back at the GG, we had one of his
albums in the past. The highlife he brings is so very relaxed,
delightful laid back sound. I can’t really tell you a lot about
him. The post we had has a link to more info, go check.
For now, sit back and listen to King Kwabina Onyina..

tracks;

01 – Dabi na meka m’asem
02 – Obi de aba
03 – Agona dwuma ho ye fe
04 – Me mere beba
05 – Afenhyia pa aba
06 – Medofo pa nante yie
07 – Taxi driver
08 – Efie mu asem
09 – Onipa ho asem
10 – Me beyee denwo wiase
11 – Dabi wo bekae me

It must have been in 2007 or so, the first time I heard
this album was when I downloaded it from the great
Zecalouro at Loronix. I was sold straight away and
went looking for her music. As you may find there
are a few other records here at the GG. Aracy de
Almeida was the favourite interpreter of Noël Rosa’s
work of which two songs, first and last. She had a
voice one recognizes from 1000’s. The samba on this
lp is quite jazzy but I love it, it rocks
and I’m sure you’ll feel the same..

tracks;

01 – Triste cuíca
02 – Cansado de sambar
03 – É mentira, oi
04 – Sabotagem no morro
05 – Batucada surgiu
06 – Mangueira
07 – Tem pena de mim
08 – Ora, ora
09 – Eu não sou manivela
10 – Trés apitos

Calixto Ochoa and Lisandro Meza are two of my favourite
Colombian artists, on this 1969 record on Discos Fuentes
they appear with vallenatos from the annual Festival de la
Leyenda Vallenata. Marvelous songs from one to twelve.
You’re in charge but I warned you, it’s spicey material..

tracks;

01 – Calixto Ochoa – Rosarito
02 – Calixto Ochoa – Perdonemne padre
03 – Calixto Ochoa – La llanerita
04 – Calixto Ochoa – El mundo
05 – Calixto Ochoa – Alba cecilia
06 – Calixto Ochoa – El conquistador
07 – Lisandro Meza – Canta vallenato
08 – Lisandro Meza – Upa ja
09 – Lisandro Meza – Me mata mi maye
10 – Lisandro Meza – Cariñito de papel
11 – Lisandro Meza – Bailen merengue
12 – Lisandro Meza – Musa del canto

Good morning, how about some soukous to start up the week?
Kanda Bongo man is here first time with this 1981 slice of hot
African vinyl. With Diblo on guitar, what can go wrong? Listen
and make up your own mind, get & spread as usaual..

tracks;

01 – Iyole
02 – N’sambi-carol
03 – Amina
04 – Mazina

Hello people, today it’s time for another sampler.
Catching up with the present, just one year to go
this is volume 49 which contains a variety of styles
again. If you hear any to your liking, find the album
it comes from by using our search-bar, go get them.

tracks;

01 – Colacho Mendoza – Gota fria
02 – Rochereau & l’African Fiesta National – Gipsy
03 – Les Vedettes d’Haiti – Ti jeanne
04 – Alberto Montiel y su Conjunto – El picaflor
05 – Ramón Vargas – La motilona
06 – Diblo & Loketo – Super k
07 – Anibal Velasquez – El aguacero
08 – Ryco-Jazz – Bana biafra
09 – Genival Lacerda – O homem que tinha três pontinhos
10 – Orchestre Les Noirs – Mosasa ndembo
11 – Lord Melody – Wau, wau
12 – Franco, Vicky et Edo – Micorasson
13 – City Boys Band – Kwae anoma
14 – Les Docteurs du Rythme – Ce pas fot moin
15 – Keletigui et ses Tambourinis – Mande
16 – Les Bantous de la Capitale – Evolution merengue
17 – Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited – Temerina
18 – Lo Primero Conjunto Miramar – Chela

She is so famous that one tends to think the whole world
already has her music, but that isn’t the case off course.
Another lp my friend brought home from Cuba lately and
it’s one I didn’t have. I promised to post them so here is
the third he contributed. With Celia and la Sonora
Matancera you can’t go wrong, always top
quality latin music of which you can find
one other album on this blog, enjoy..
p.s. it makes me remember I saw
her in Utrecht Vredenburg,
january 1986 with Tito
Puente, check video..
( not Utrecht )

tracks;

01 – Tu voz
02 – Don palucha
03 – La jaibera
04 – Cañonazo
05 – Burundanga
06 – Yerberito moderno
07 – Cualquiera resbala y cae
08 – Guantanamera
09 – Mani tosta’o
10 – Ven bernabe

Changüí is a kind of salsa invented by the great Elio Reve.
We hear him on this 1987 album which was taken from Cuba
by my good friend René, thanks again buddy. Elio Reve and
his Orquesta Reve were the only group that played in this
typical style, that is as far as I’m aware of. If you know any
other group that plays changüí, please let us know. Mean
time let’s listen and enjoy this album and the ones we
posted in the past (3), have fun doing so..

tracks;

01 – Salgado
02 – No me cojan para eso
03 – Espero que pase el tiempo
04 – El palo de anon
05 – El ron pa’ despue’
06 – Injusta duda
07 – Ron pa ‘to’ el mundo
08 – Changüi clave

Okay, maybe I’m ahead of things, it isn’t even spring yet.
This is sultry summer night music, zippin’ on a smooth
cocktail with your honey at the terrace of your beach
villa.. dream on Moos..No serious, this is marvelous
dance material for your parties. With the great Déjean
brothers and Robert Martino on lead guitar, you can’t
miss, add Tuco’s drums and the voices of Raymond
Cajuste and Lionel Benjamin and off we go..check..

tracks;

01 – Joui la vie ou
02 – Grateur
03 – Ca kap pote
04 – Mr. Magic
05 – Tuco’s jam #3
06 – Honorez l’afrique