Hello, good day to you groovers. What do we have for you
today ? Another album by le Grand Maître Franco with 10
songs. The lp was released in 1984 but contains songs
from way earlier. Some of the tracks appeared on other
collectors, some didn’t. How do you like that picture of
Franco, mostly we see him much older, nice. Another
piece in the huge Franco Luambo Makiadi puzzle.

tracks;

1 Oye, oye, oye
2 Tomesani zonga coco
3 Tokeyi kobina calypso
4 Kenge okeyi elaka te
5 Nakolela mama azonga
6 Aya la’ mode
7 Bana ages
8 Oh Katharina !
9 Noboyi libala bambando
10 Nako bala oyo motema alingi

2012 is starting off with some serious artists at the GG. One of
our favourite Congolese bands is this one. Les Bantous are
back with some serious sh*t indeed. Eight songs of class A
quality to bring back some more of the good old days..

tracks;

1 Bandoki na boyi
2 Mbonguana
3 Annie ditsou
4 El loco
5 Banoko ya mokili
6 Mayele ya moto
7 Safou
8 momo

Victor Uwaifo’s albums are not widely available as you
might know, therefore I was extra happily surprised to
find this rare 10″ at the last fair. after some whealin’ and
dealin’ it became part of my, and now your, collection.
It seems Sir Victor was crazy about his song ‘joromi’,
it keeps showing up. As for the other nine songs, we
did not have them before. Take’m they’re yours.
Oh..eh, it has a couple tics and tacs
and a minor jump, sorry for that…

tracks;

1 Akwete
2 Oliha
3 Siwo siwo
4 Sesese
5 Do amen do
6 Joromi
7 Tisha
8 Eraldo gbengigialo
9 Agege ogiobo
10 Iriorere

Let me tell you straight, this is a masterpiece. I think this
must be Bopol’s best lp ever, damn..I love it. With Nyboma’s
wonderful vocals, Dally on guitar and Bopol on bass, bloody
brilliant. I need to tell you something else. It’s not the first time
that while listening to the music it becomes clear they mixed up
the titles. track one is ‘Cardiaque ya l’amour’ and track two
is obvious ‘Décèption motema’. Both sleeve and label state
the other way around. I changed the tracklist and put it in
the order it is on the actual vinyl, seemed logic, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Cardiaque ya l’amour
2 Décèption motema
3 Issa touré
4 Papy ozonga

Good evening groovers, happy new year. Last night I watched
a fantastic show at BBC 2 television. I had enough wild party’s
in my life and the annual hootenanny with Jools Holland is a
program I always watch when I’m at home newyears eve. He
always has the most wonderful guests, young and older talent
are brought together. It’s a joy to see so many super happy
people enjoying all that marvelous music played alive. The
Dutch new years evening shows can’t compare with this
Brittish masterpiece of TV-making. It is my deepest
wish to, you never know, some day be able to join
that crowd at Jools’ annual show. I can’t imagine
a better party than that one. Do you have
that inside connection ?

Meantime, what have
we got cooking for y’all today ?
Koffi Olomide’s first lp at this page.
Listen and tell me..

tracks;

1 Ngobila
2 Ouragan
3 Apostolu ya bolingo
4 Djema top-model

Good morning groovers. 2011 went by faster then prehensible.
This is already the last post for this year. It is a 12″ single that
was not for sale. It was a present of the ‘Banque Commerciale
Congolaise’ for their ‘binal annuel’. A rare single by Youlou
Mabiala. I do not know who are accompanying him on this
one, I think it must be his group ‘Kamikaze Loningisa’.
Anyway, thank you all for being such loyal visitors and
keep checking the Global Groove in 2012. We’re
gonna continue to try and bring the unexpected.
Lots of luck and health in the new year !

tracks;

1 B.C.C.
2 Annee test

After bringing several Ghanaian groups who operated from
Nigeria, today a band who stayed at home. This 1981 album
by Atakora Manu must have been recorded in at least two
sessions. We hear 6 instruments and only have three
musicians. Atakora Manu, Maringe and Moses
Akwaboa did a good job, I would not have
noticed without reading the backsleeve.
Only 25 minutes but you don’t
wanna miss dem…

tracks;

1 Sunkwa
– Owuo nye
2 Pim no bi

Very powerful album by one of the offsprings of the
famous Zaïko Langa-Langa. The Choc Stars deliver
a slow kind of soukous, cool and mellow yet passionate.
Don’t you just love Carlito’s fragile vocals ? Sweet.

tracks;

1 Ponini eza mpasi
2 Abengi ngai depasse
3 Mauvais souvenir, buana
4 Zikondo

Jíbaro is Puerto Rico’s country music. One of it’s originators
is Chuito, on this album he appears with his son Chuitín.
They are accompanied by the great Maso Rivera y su
Conjunto Típico, very strong instrumentation, listen.

tracks;

1 Que vas hacer
2 Las penas mias
3 Ese barrigon no es mio
4 Besos malditos
5 Aqui se me daño lola
6 Lejos de ti
7 La numero cien
8 Se que volveras
9 No te casaras
10 La mama y la hija
11 Padre e hijo
12 La joya de los campanos

Speaking of discoveries, did you know the Super Rail Band
performed with this singer ? Ouedraogo Mamadou is the
name and the album is astonishing good. Check out the
line-up on this LP;

Dexter Johnson – 1e saxo
Kabine – 2e saxo
Issa Touncara – guitare bass
Djelimadi Tounkara – guitare solo
Djeli Moussa – guitare d’accompagnemer
Cheick Tidjane – orgue
Leo – batterie
Sekou – tumba
Ouedraogo Mamadou – chanteur
Mory Kante – 1e coeur
Sekou Kante – 2e coeur

tracks;

1 Dioulou koussoube
2 Nong tem sega
3 Sovo p.e.r.
4 Toem zougo