When this lp came out in 1973 I was 15 years old and had no
idea of this music existing. I was listening to English and Ame-
rican popmusic, maybe some blues.. It took another five years
before the first African, Caribbean and South American music
came through to us. Fortunately we are looking at a much
broader spectrum of sounds and styles nowadays, the world
wide web is a huge support in that perspective. Listen to this
wonderful slice of Guinée vinyl, which is in great condition,
even after 41 years. It’s got some pops though in the middle of
track #3 and at the end of track #6, a small pressing error.
In this series we already had the 1970 and the 1973 versions.
Check them out, spectacular releases one by one..

tracks;

1 Pivi et les Balladins – Kogno koura
2 Bembéya Jazz National – Mme tolberg
3 Pivi et les Balladins – Samba
4 Kélétigui et ses Tambourini – Donsoké
5 Pivi et les Balladins – Djina mousso
6 Orchestre Les Frères Diabaté – Koumanfé
– Orchestre Les Frères Diabaté – Kéba mirima
7 Orchestre Les Frères Diabaté – N’fa

Okay folks, let’s get back to some Colombian hot stuff.
The opening song by Michi Sarmiento is so good, we
get spoiled straight away when listening to this album.
I am not saying that the rest sucks, no sir, it is party
music from beginning to end. Chico Cervantes, Fruko,
all bueno y caliente. I’ll do a bit more salsa futuramente.

tracks;

1  Michi Sarmiento – Hong Kong
2  Chico Cervantes – Recordaras
3  Chico Cervantes – Ocaña
4  Grupo Bayamon – Añoranza de mi pueblo
5  Chico Cervantes – Saludando a los salseros
6  Fruko y sus Tesos – El gozon
7  Grupo Bayamon – Yo si la quiero
8  Chico Cervantes – Fe y esperanza
9  Lisandro Meza y su Conjunto Sabanero – Guantaranure
10 Los Bestiales – Palomita mensajera

Hello world,
this sunday it is 25 years ago that ‘le Grand Maître’
Franco Luambo Makiadi passed away. Untill now I have
been posting practically every album I found by him. When
Franco died in 1989, Polygram Kenya launched this series
of 10 albums. They were compiled by Justus M. Kasoya.
I’m afraid they didn’t do a very good job though, the artwork
on the covers of the lp’s is quite poor, it lacks of any info
about the music, the sound quality leaves us with something
to wish for and many songs are cut off at a certain point.
In short, it does not do a great deal of justice to Franco’s
impressive oeuvre. Few collectors have good words for the
series, however, we can’t deny that it’s part of the inheritance
and therefore I guess it is justified to bring you these ten lp’s
nevertheless. Of course it is not all that bad, it’s a historic
document all together and deserves a place in our collections.
Nowadays we have all the desired information under our
keyboards so with a little homework we’re able to find out
who plays and sings on every recording. Twentyfive years
have passed in an incredible pace, it seems only
yesterday Franco was still among us,
now let’s honour him once more..
I made this collage as an
homage some years ago.
Hey Fried, hier zijn ze
weer, thnx again..

tracks;

1 Lukika
2 Zando ya tipo tipo
3 Nakbala mbwa
4 Lezi pt. 1
5 Lezi pt. 2
6 Assitou pt. 1
7 Assitou pt. 2

tracks;

1 Nakweyi tapis
2 Celita
3 Beya
4 Georgette
5 Mado

tracks;

1 Kinzonzi ki tata mbemba
2 Mambu na miondo
3 Liberté pt. 1
4 Liberté pt. 2
5 Azda pt. 1
6 Azda pt. 2
7 Kinsona
8 Aya la mode

tracks;

1 Claude
2 Tembe na tembe
3 Caisse d’epagne
4 Lola
5 Celina
6 Patience
7 Mokili matata
8 Nakosala nakolota

tracks;

1 Liwa ya wech
2 Na likunga na seli
3 Motema ya fata
4 Amida muziki ya ok
5 Bomboko justin
6 Isaac ombele
7 Florette modele
8 Mpata ezangi mokengeli
9 On a renseignement na bana ok
10 Ba katanga balingi toyokana
11 Mboka nini okende
12 Nani akunsimdila muana

tracks;

1 Ele wa bolingo
2 Miguel canta
3 Jalousie ya mimi nangai
4 Como quere
5 Guitares de c’enfer
6 Mado oboyi simarro
7 Tele mujos
8 Licencie
9 Bulundue na zongwee
10 La vida del un negro

tracks;

1 Ezuivoisin
2 Zenaba
3 Inousa
4 Nzuzi
5 Lufua lua nkadi
6 Nakobala mbwa

tracks;

1 Mosala etindi
2 Lilian
3 Yoka meje
4 Ba masta bonne année
5 Ebale ya zaïre
6 Cedou

tracks;

1 Assitou
2 Zando ya tipo tipo
3 Bano brekete
4 Lukika
5 Todutaka kaka
6 Bodutaka
7 Ledi

tracks;

1 Makambo maneno
2 Cesar aboya yo
3 Matinda
4 Mibali ya kinshasa
5 Marie mado
6 Dix makuta
7 Aime
8 Basi ya makangoo

Good morning groovers, I am so very happy to be independent,
I found another album that disappeared from the old page. We
copied everything from there to build the new page but now I
find that some albums have simply been removed by Blogger.
I was going to bring you volume two of Pinduca’s ‘Carimbó e
Sirimbó’. I am very sure to have posted volume one about a
year ago but now I find it gone. My regards to Blogger and
here it is again, this time it’s here to stay. So you’re being
lucky today since here are volumes one and two in the
same post. Pinduca is from Brazil’s northern city Belém
that lies at the mouth of the Amazone river and is the
capital of Pará province. His carimbó is a style on it’s
own, nice rhythms, very different from the music you
are used to find in Brazil, it’s no samba, it’s no forró,
it’s carimbó and sirimbó..listen..

tracks volume one;

1 Sirimbó
2 Menina, menina
3 Ariramba
4 Dona maria
5 O caçador
6 Comanchera, comanchera
7 Filha do lavrador
8 Morena eu caio
9 Tucandeira
10 Pot-pourri de carimbós
– Menina, menina
– Tucandeira
– O caçador
– Airamba

tracks volume two;

1 O pinto
2 Vamos farrear
3 Ralador
4 Farinhada
5 Lobisomem no quintal
6 Comathera do amor
7 Sinhá pureza
8 Leão faminto
9 Pisar no milho
10 Mato cheiroso
11 Sirimbó do vovó
12 Carimbó do mato
13 Dormindo e sonhando

Los Corraleros de Majagual is a group in which many
talents passed by over the years. Guys like Lisandro
Meza, Calixto Ochoa, Alfredo Gutierrez and even Fruko.
They had a string of hits and released quite a bunch of
swell records. We had this one, and they appear
on almost all my Colombian compilations. Just check
the search option on the left. This 1976 album contains
10 songs that we haven’t heard yet, part from the pieces
on the mosaico perhaps. If you like the lp, I have a pile
of their albums waiting to find their way to you, just yell.
G e t i t & s p r e a d i t . . .

tracks;

1 La bisuaca
2 El cañamilero
3 El titiritero
4 El caballito querebe
5 Pelo liso, pelo duro
6 Mosaico
7 13 mujeres
8 Dulce lamento
9 La bella rinconada
10 El golpe que dan los hombres

Pepé Kallé and his Empire Bakuba always find a happy
listener. This lp’s from 1986 and is a tribute to Docteur
Nico Kasanda, the legendary guitarist. You may find his
lp’s here too, just use our search-bar. l’Empire Bakuba
does also not appear here for the first time, listen to the
two and agree this is fabulous music..

tracks;

1 Peri mayel
2 Tout près de toi
3 Essakola ya mawa
4 Adieu Dr. Nico
5 Muambu
6 Égalité au tombeau

Oh yes, there’s quality and there’s quality. This here slice of
South American vinyl is super hot. Only eight songs but they
are all extremely good. The lp is very well produced, sounds
fresh and is in top condition. It is a Mexican pressing made
by RCA in 1975 but with all Colombian artists. On heavy vinyl
just the way we like it, incredibly well preserved in 39 years.
Better don’t miss this one, get it & spread it..

tracks;

1 Trio Colombia – Salpicon de cumbias
2 Henry Castro y Conjunto de Ivan Uribe – Mi camisa
3 Rómulo Gaycedo y el Combo de Edmundo Arias – Guepa… je
4 Antonio González – Cumbia de ovejas
5 Rossi Valencia – Cumbia internacional
6 José Garibaldi Fuentes y el Grupo de Edmundo Arias – Llorela comae
7 Gladys Viera y Orquesta – Me voy pa’ chiriguana
8 Miguel Ahumada y Conjunto – Cumbia vallenata

Only shortly I told you what a pity it is not being able to hunt
for samba, there’s so little available in these parts. This here
lp by Jorge Costa however just appeared without a warning.
It proves we can be lucky sometimes and surprises like this
are the things that make life beautiful, don’t you think ? Okay
now let’s see what we’ve got. The best samba, to my opinion,
was made early seventies, this 1975 disc survives the eartest
without problems. I love the songs in which we hear the organ,
it adds a special flavour to the samba, making it extra sweet.
Jorge Costa’s Samba sem Mentira, a real delight.
You know the drill, get it & spread it..

tracks;

1 Inferno colorido
2 Pode voltar
3 Não me interessa
4 Apaga tua vela
5 Só vai na onda
6 Bandeira da paz
7 Choro junto com você
8 Maria simplicidade
9 Chave do coração
10 Tamborete da vovó
11 Manda chuva na escola
12 Triste madrugada

Hello, good morning, are you ready for some weekend
highlife ? I promised more Alex Konadu so here he is.
This here lp on Brobisco is from 1981 and it’s a killer.
Better get it and spice up your day but do not forget
to share it with your buddies. That’s the idea, get the
music to brighten up your friend’s lifes as well.

tracks;

1 K. na oreko
2 Amma agyemang
3 Fa odo behyia me
4 Ata kwame medley

Two Great artists on one lp, Lisandro Meza and Alejandro
Duran appear together on this slice of tropical candy.
Backsleeve info is quite poor so I am just guessing both
musicians play with Lisandro’s Conjunto Sabanero. Track
one is written by Lisandro, track two by Alejo, track 3 by
Lisandro and so on. I’m not sure but it seems they perform
together, taking turns in singing as well. One way or the other,
the album contains a bunch of happy songs you’re going to
enjoy listening to, cumbias, porros
y vallenatos, disfruta y goza..
aprecio si deja unas
palabras.

tracks;

1 Playa blanca
2 Fiesta en mi pueblo
3 Muchachita
4 El guayacan
5 Dos amigos
6 Rey sin corona
7 Paco chifle
8 Maria almanza
9 El chinchorrito
10 Tiro fijo