We had one of his lp’s in the past, Joe Mpoy with his
wonderful voice, or le Canon du Zaïre. This is an album
that was posted by Afroslabs some years ago but it is
not there anymore if I’m not mistaking. Anyway I ripped
it for you as well, adding all the right tags the way you’re
used to find them here. It is a beauty you wouldn’t want
to miss so go to the download, get it, spread it,
and most important, listen to it..

tracks;

1 Azalaka occupé
2 Regret
3 Mansanga nalinga
4 Sepela bomoyi

Enrique Díaz Tovar, died september 18, 2014 at age 69.
He was one of the last vallenato players old style. Nowadays
there’s a lot of romantic vallenato going on, quite different from
the stuff our hero played. I took an article from el Meridiano for
those who understand a little Spanish, check it out.

Montería.
Enrique Díaz Tovar, juglar de la música vallenata, murió. Hoy
a las 2:00 de la mañana en la Clínica Imat de esta ciudad. Un
paro cardíaco acabó con la vida de este reconocido músico de 69
años que durante mucho tiempo residió con su familia en Planeta Rica.
A esta hora es velado en su casa, en Planeta Rica, en el barrio Bolívar.
Sus compañeros de parranda y amigos le dan el último adiós.
Al maestro, quien semanas atrás había sido internado en la clínica,
le habían detectado un cáncer que venía afectando su calidad de vida.
En 1986 el cantante y compositor, mejor conocido como ‘El Tigre de
Maríalabaja’, fue elegido en Sincelejo como Rey Sabanero del Acordeón.
“El hombre que trabaja y bebe, déjenlo gozar la vida, porque eso es lo
que se lleva si tarde o temprano muere”. Con este popular estribillo de
la canción ‘La caja negra’, Enrique Díaz alegró más de una parranda
donde también entonó éxitos como El Rico Cují, El Puerto y La Plata
se acaba, entre otras. Su muerte significa una pérdida más para el
folclor vallenato. Hoy se va pero nos deja su música, que ha sido
también interpretada por artistas de gran renombre como Carlos
Vives. El Meridiano de Córdoba.com.co

Tracks;

1 Ando buscando una mujer
2 No me guardes luto
3 Charanga pompo
4 La muerte
5 Jardin solitario
6 Yo si gozo
6 Paloma casera
8 El honorable
9 La pintosa
10 Hombre sincero
11 Isla sola
12 Madre del recuerdo

Aboudou Lassissi

The sleeve is taped together but the lp itself is in
fine condition. I heard you guys talking about the
Cutlass Dance Band of Ghana and pulled one out
for ya. It was released in Cote d’Ivoire on Sacodis
and off course produced by Aboudou Lassissi.
Before this lp they made five in Ghana and this
must be the first of two albums produced outside
Ghana. Listen to Osenkafo I.K. Annin and
his Cutlass Dance Band of Ghana.

tracks;

1 Asamandze ye secret
2 Odo meka bi a tie
3 Yen abebrese yi
4 Fa no saara
5 Obra ene woara
6 Okro mouth
7 Sekan ho wo mfasod

I have no idea what our guest of today is talking about
at the beginning of this album. Only tell me if you think
I would want to know. I’ve told you before, sometimes
we just better listen without wondering. I hadn’t heard
of Scarpview’s Band until I found this lp at the fair
recently. The highlife sounds nice, the album is
clean, for Ghanaian lp’s from the era this is a
rare thing, unfortunately the frontsleeve is
damaged a little bit. Listen to ‘Si No Pi’
and let me know what you think..

tracks;

1 Mmoborowa
2 Enkyekye wo n’afe
3 Yeaba na yen koro mu
4 Si no pi
5 Afeda ben
6 Asomaniwa

‘Times have changed’, a statement still appropriate..
It could be you think I only collect tropical music
but that isn’t the case at all. I started my hobby
long time ago during the seventies and began with
collecting pop, soul, jazz and many other styles.
Today I want to bring you an album by a soulgroup
I have always loved a lot. The Impressions with the
late and great Curtis Mayfield have always been one
of my favourite bands. Last week while meeting with
one of the GG’s music providers, we listened to a
‘Best of’ album by the Impressions and I decided to
post some of those obscure soul albums I collected
over the years. This one is for you Alex, enjoy it..

tracks;

1 Stop the war
2 Times have changed
3 Inner city blues
4 Our love goes on and on
5 Potent love
6 I need to belong to someone
7 This loves for real
8 Love me

First, light up a spliff, then sit down and suck in
this slice of dubbing adventure. Okay, now light up
another spliff, turn up the volumes of your stereo,
kick aside your furniture and experience some of
the best pounding dub beats ever made on earth.
It was 1981, a flock of spaceships entered the
London atmosphere. Hopeton Brown, better
known as Scientist was luckily around with
the Roots Radics to save the day. Tony
McDermott made the snapshot at a
perfect moment and captured our
young hero in full action.
Sowell, Bingy Bunny,
Flabba, Style & Santa,
Sky Juice & Skully,
Steely & Winston,
Gladdie, they were all
there with Maxie, Banabas
& Crucial Bunny, Linvall Thompson
and Mickie ‘Roots’ Scott,
Dub away…

tracks;

1 Beam down
2 Red shift
3 Time warp
4 Cloning process
5 Pulsar
6 Laser attack
7 Dematerialize
8 Fission
9 Supernova explosion
10 Quasar

Would you like some suggestions concerning posts until
march 2013 ? Sampler volume 47 has a few.
18 different artists in multiple style,
enjoy exploring the groove..

tracks;

01 – Conjunto Chappotín – Yo soy tiburón
02 – Franco de mi Amor & l’O.K. Jazz – Accident ya cherie
03 – Oriental Brothers International – Onyesi nani ya biri
04 – Kiyika Masamba ( Flamy ) – Au fond du coeur
05 – African Brothers Band International – Woyoo woyoo
06 – David Tochino Biniakounou – Ayle
07 – The Upsetters – Kentucky skank
08 – Joe Higgs – One man kutchie
09 – Kumapim Royals International Band – Menfa ho
10 – Eddie Palmieri y La Perfecta – El molestoso
11 – C.K. Mann & Kofi Yankson – Medze anyonkogor
12 – Roy Chicago & his Abalabi-Rhythm Dandies – Esin o wewu
13 – Alfredo Gutierrez y sus Acordeones Dorades – Cumbia loca
14 – Royal Brothers Band – Anamon nsia
15 – Clifton Chenier – Zodico two step
16 – Lum Guffin – Dust my broom
17 – Wild Tchoupitoulas – Meet de boys on the battlefront
18 – Tim Hardin – Stagger Lee

Tomorrow I have a meeting scheduled with my buddy
Sanjay who just came back from Colombia. Let’s see
what he brought back this time. One of the artists I got
to know this way is Colacho Mendoza. His vallenatos
now belong to my favourites and I really can’t resist
playing his music anymore. The album we have for
you today must be from the seventies somewhere,
it does not tell us. Volume one was released late
seventies so it will be close. Whenever Colacho
Mendoza came to play somewhere, it sounded;
“Llego Colacho…!!! Entonce vamo a bebé..!!
Colacho’s here, so let’s have a drink !

tracks;

1 La niña esquiva
2 Pajarito
3 La pule
4 No grites corazon
5 La guacamaya verde
6 Pique vallenato
7 Ni tu, ni yo
8 El zorro ( continuación de gota fria )
9 Carmencita
10 Sabanas del diluvio
11 Amores en cine
12 Carmen diaz

I’ve heard somewhere Shleu Shleu was the name of some
mysterious tribe, great. These guys were no part of the tribe
but used their name. Les Shleu Shleu were here before, some
of the songs on this album were also on this album.
Label and sleeve do not agree on what’s a-side and b-side,
I thought I’d better stick to the sleeve’s info so I did.
It does mean the title song of the lp ending up on the b-side
but that’s fine with me. If we listen to these fine songs, we
instantly forget everything else, sweeet Haitian stuff..

tracks;

1 Devin’ pa’ ou
2 Jouroumou pa donin calebasse
3 Desillusion
4 Sept jours de la semaine
5 Cé la ou yé
6 Haiti
7 Je t’aime
8 Haiti & shleu-shleu

Hello groovers, yesterday I received some really nice
feedback from one of our visitors. Obiora Obikwelu from
Minnesota USA is from Nigerian descent and grew up with
the Nigerian Highlife of Oliver de Coque, Oriental Brothers
and such. He started his own little group inspired by the
music of his ancestors and sent us some copies of their
songs to share with you. Let’s see what happens.

To begin with, some more studying material from Nigeria.
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe is back with an album I did
not post yet. Other blogs have brought it but to complete
our Osadebe discography ( some fine day ) I didn’t want
to keep it from you and today is a good day to do so.
It’s frontsleeve is damaged quite bad but I did not find
a solid replacement. It is what it is. The rhythms
however are just breathtakingly wonderful..

Thank you Obi for your mail and it’s fantastic to hear what
came out of your Nigerian hat. I want to ask you visitors to
check youtube for their other songs, they have a few more
there to listen to. Listen to Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe
and lend an ear to the Okwute Melody Makers of Africa
as well, hope you like’m..

tracks;

1 Nne di mkpa
2 Onye aghana nwanne
3 Chukwu di uso
4 Obiajulu