They call him the black Chinese, it is Obooba J.A. Adofo and
he leads the City Boys Band of Ghana. I am sorry the b-side
is a bit noisy but we can’t ask too much of an old lp. African
records come like this quite often, dusty and dirty, it has
been cleaned as good as possible but still.. The music
however is the winning factor here, even with some
noise, I still love to listen to it. I think it is justly
the Black Chinese has so many fans,
this is Ghanaian highlife like we
love it best..enjoy.

tracks;

1 Obiara te se onoa
2 Kwae anoma
3 Eyea mane me
4 Meko odo fie
5 W’ama aboroso
6 Awisia wode nnim

Good morning, how are you groovers today ? I hope very well.
I’ve been holding quite some records with the idea to post them
as soon as the new page would be ready. Now the work takes
so much more time then assumed upfront, some of the treasure
needs to find you folks with precedence I reckoned. This swell
collector on Pathé Marconi contains some of the best rumba’s
by Franco’s O.K. Jazz. Tracks from the hand of Franco himself
but also by Edo, de la Lune, Vicky and Brazzos. Recorded in
1960, 1961 and 1962 but re-released in 1977. Don’t miss this
lp, another piece of Congolese musical inheritance.
Get it & Spread it !

tracks;

1 Franco et O.K. Jazz – Bolingo ekoma niongo
2 Franco et O.K. Jazz – Mousica tellama
3 Franco et O.K. Jazz – Rumba de ondo ondo
4 Edo, Malape, Franco et O.K. Jazz – Zozo kobanga te
5 Edo, Malape, Franco et O.K. Jazz – Aimee wa bolingo
6 Orchestre O.K. Jazz – Cha-cha modeiro
7 Franco, Vicky et Edo – Micorasson
8 Vicky et O.K. Jazz – Cha cha cha de mi vida
9 Vicky, Rossignol, Franco et de la Lune – La fiesta
10 Brazzos et O.K. Jazz – Tcha tcha tcha de mi amor
11 Edo et O.K. Jazz – Taxi avalon
12 Groupe Rythmique O.K. Jazz – Aya la mode

It’s been a while since we had us another lp by this
juju artist. I.K. Dairo was born in the town of Offa,
located in present day Kwara state. His family was
originally from Ijebu-Ijesa before migrating ..read more
hope U like..

tracks;

1 Kase rawa lokan
– Otunba olukoya
– Abu olododo
– Je nrokan baby
2 Alhaji chief m.k.o. abiola
– Egba young stars
– Abubutan omi okun

..remember that sweet calypso 60’s sound ? I think the sixties
were the years calypso tasted best. Lord Melody is here to make
you realise again. We are very lucky with the near mint condition of
this lp. 52 years old and it still spins like new, pure luck I’d say.
It contains some famous songs like ‘Happy Harry’ and off course
the hilarious ‘Wau Wau’. I hope you like it as much as I do,
get it & spread it..

tracks;

1 Melody twist
2 New York
3 Wau, wau
4 Bong bong bong
5 Blackbird
6 The seagull and the mule
7 Georgie Porgie
8 Yours sincerely
9 Nylon
10 Donkey race
11 Happy Harry

One of the things I’m always struggling with is how
to tell you about the quality of an album. We tend
to use the same superlatives all the time, great,
fine, swell, superb, awesome, words that loose
their true meaning when used too much. Now I
need to tell you how fantastic this lp really is and
don’t have the words. To me, finding an lp like this
one, on Pathé Marconi, from 1973, concerning a
Congolese collector, almost sure it is dynamite.
Now better believe me and don’t hesitate,
cause it is..

tracks;

1 Orchestre Sinza – Dipato
2 Orchestre Hi-Fives – Kyrie eleison
3 Orchestre Mando Negro – Daudet lingaka
4 Orchestre Les Noirs – Mosasa ndembo
5 Moji and the Tropicals – Duniani mateso
6 Orchestre Mando Negro – Na boyi danbinzi
7 Orchestre Sinza – Telephone 001
8 Orchestre Hi-Fives – Agy “I love you”
9 Paul Ebeny – London bwam
10 Orchestre Manta Lokoka – Dellya wa lucette

I have been thinking to do this for a long time, now finally
rounded up a compilation of accordeon music. It goes from
Rumania to Puerto Rico and from the Netherlands to Brazil.
The sound of Squeezeboxes warms us people all around the
world, let’s see how many countries we’ve got here. I gave you
four already.. If you want to listen, you know the drill, don’t
wait too long now, no re-ups..

tracks;

1 Romica Puceanu & the Gore Brothers – Balanus
2 Juancho Polo Valencia – El carro ford
3 Camille Feruzi – Lingale
4 Clifton Chenier – Tu le ton son ton
5 Alberto Beltrán – Caña brava
6 Francisco Ulloa – La tijera
7 Angel Luis Torruellas – Magnolia
8 Genival Lacerda – O homem que tinha trés pontinhos
9 Luiz Gonzaga – Saudade de pernambuco
10 Tante Leen – Aan de Amsterdamse grachten
11 Puseletso Seema & Tau ea Linare – Leshano
12 Senang Beru Ginting & Syaiful Amri Nasution – Menang juara
13 Noca do Acordeon – Saudade de um pau de arara
14 Chiquinho do Acordeon – Samba triste
15 Anibal Velasquez – El aji picante
16 Gus Viseur & son Orchestre – I’ve got rhythm
17 Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Cibaeño – Macario y felipa
18 I.K. Dairo & his Blue Spots – Salome
19 Luis Kalaff – Mi negocio es con las mujeres
20 Isidoro Flores – Mi negrita
21 Baltazar Carrero – Enfermo del bolsillo
22 Emilio Oviedo – Yolanda
23 Andrés Landero – Virgen de la candelaria

Tchico Tchicaya started in 1970 as a singer in the Brazzaville based
group called Manta Lokoka.
From 1972 to 1974 he was one of the lead singers in Les Bantous
de la Capitale. He occasionally collaborated with influential Zairean
group OK Jazz Band and recorded with le Groupe Kilimandjaro and Tchico
& the Officers. From 1977 to 1979 he stayed in Nigeria where he recorded
4 albums, Afro Festival, Amie Clara, Golden Voice and Méditation.
His nickname was ‘La Voix d’or’ and in that era he sang together with
Lolo Lolita with who he made one of his biggest hits ‘Jeannot’. Tchico
moved tp Paris in 1983. This lp is from 1987 and was made with Jacqueline
Brouta – vocals, Samba Kadhi Bell – backing vocals, Denis la Cloche –
solo guitar, Casanova de Ketchel – rhythm guitar, Remy Salomon – bass,
Denis Hekimian – drums, Lolitta Babind – percussion, Tony – keybords,
Jean-Marie Kabongo – Saxophone and Jean-Claude Léandre on trumpet.
I am affraid you will find dead links on all the older posts for now,
in the future however it’s promised to bring them all back. Listen…

tracks;

1 Soukous machine
2 Mabele mboka etumba
3 Mamy rosa
4 Doudou pas quitté moin

Ryco-Jazz was founded by Henri Bowane in 1958. The name was
composed from Rythme Congolais, Ry-Co in short. From 1960 to
1964 they toured west Africa and later moved to Martinique where
they were very popular. Their styles varied from tumbele, biguine,
bolero and rumba. Back in Paris in 1971 the group splits up and
spreads. Jean Serge Essous for instance went back to join Les
Bantous de la Capitale..enjoy..

tracks;

1 Mimi
2 Bana biafra
3 Nabenga yo nani
4 An drole di chance
5 Blue sugar
6 Basi na angola
7 Desarmement
8 N’doto kitoko
9 M’puli mua munie
10 Ivecia

About this one, recently I had to play a reggae
set at a friends party and decided to make it the number five
in our ‘Reggae Monster Originals’ series. It contains tracks
from various artists that I found on lp and cd. Let’s see if
Zippyshare leaves them untouched. Have fun listening..

tracks;

1 Lee Perry & the Upsetters – Run for cover
2 Horace Andy – Mammie blue
3 Junior Byles – Demonstration
4 Larry Mashall – Run babylon
5 Max Romeo – Tacko
6 Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Favorite dish
7 Errol Dunkley – The prodigal returns
8 Junior Dread – A wah dat
9 Lone Ranger – Everything she want
10 Dennis Brown – Sitting and watching
11 Dennis Alcapone – Fever teaser
12 Burning Spear – Rocking time
13 Al Campbell – Take a ride
14 Lui Lepke – Sharron
15 Bob Marley – Hammer
16 Burning Spear – It’s good
17 Zoot Sims – Small garden
18 Tappa Zukie – Oh lord
19 Culture – Two sevens clash
20 Jacob Miller – Suzie wong
21 Augustus Pablo – Rockers dub
22 Jah Stitch – Black harmony killer
23 Jackie Bernard – Jah jah way
24 African Dub Almighty – Chapter three
25 Slim Smith – Everybody needs love

When you take this lp in your hands and look for any scratches,
you won’t find them. Listening to it however I’m affraid we have
to accept some noises towards the end of side-b. Especially
track 11. side-a is clean but is slightly off centre so getting
closer to track 6 it is starting to sound false a bit. Now about
the quality of the music, that’s another story. Take the second
number, ‘El aguacero’ by Anibal Velasquez, I fell in love with
that song straight away, the backing drums are somehow
quite different, I love’m, simply irresistible..
Overall, wonderful release, awesome
cover, some great tunes,
small disturbing
errors..

tracks;

1 Los Corraleros – Juana patiño
2 Anibal Velasquez – El aguacero
3 Luis E. Martinez – Cumbia sampuesana
4 Climaco Sarmiento – La cigarra
5 Los Hispanos – Cumbia marinera
6 Banda y Corors de Bocachica – Si mañana muero
7 Julio Erazo – Cumbia de margarita
8 Los Alegres del Sinu – Cumbia cereteana
9 Luis E. Martinez – Cumbia cienaguera
10 Los Corraleros – Cumbia campesina
11 Alejandro Duran – Me quede llorando
12 Andres Landero – La pollera rosada