Get ready for some powerful soukous. Bopol is back
with this album of heavy dance material. Volumes up !

tracks;

1 Dienaba
2 Misere
3 Aida (instr.)
4 Aida
5 Yembele yembele
6 Djeneba

Want another LP of Nigerian highlife ? Oliver de Coque
is not the world’s greatest singer but his music has
a groove I absolutely dig. That much said, it would
deserve at least a couple of spins, two Mp3’s
of a tiny 20 minutes each, give it a go..

tracks;

1 Atutu gepu mpi ekwe gesiya ike
– Chukwu ekwena kifififele meayi
2 Klub nationale
– Egwu omenani

Gilles Sala was the man who compiled this LP for the Afrique Riviera
label. Tasteful and rich in variety as the title already suggests. I am
particularly fascinated by the likembe songs like tracks 2,7 and 16,
heavenly atmosheric sounds from the Congo with Jean Essous
on saxophone, but also the music of the Mingole brothers is a
discovery. My guess would be this stuff is from about 1972..what
would you say ? Get it and listen to this rare collector.

tracks;

1 Franklin Boukaka, ses Sanzas & son Orchestre Congolais – Les Brazzavilloises
2 Franklin Boukaka, ses Sanzas & son Orchestre Congolais – Yambi na bana poto
3 Tobbo Eitel – Mes trois femmes
4 Tobbo Eitel – Broda
5 Mondo Mingole – I like Africa
6 Mondo Mingole – Diboa lango na wolo
7 Franklin Boukaka, ses Sanzas & son Orchestre Congolais – Ba yemba Congo
8 Franklin Boukaka, ses Sanzas & son Orchestre Congolais – Pasi na komona
9 Gnonnas Pedro y sus Panchos de Cotonou – Faux temoin
10 Gnonnas Pedro y sus Panchos de Cotonou – Azian-vignin
11 Gnonnas Pedro y sus Panchos de Cotonou – Dadje von o von non
12 Gnonnas Pedro y sus Panchos de Cotonou – Sode lon lon yin
13 La Ferlo-Jazz de Dakar – Ninguem
14 Mondo et Claude Mingole – Londo lasu
15 Tobbo Eitel – Le pays de l’amour
16 Franklin Boukaka, ses Sanzas & son Orchestre Congolais – Kue tu kuenda

This album could not remain absent here, although
posted on other blogs before I could not resist. With
the T.P. O.K. Jazz, Nguashi Ntimbo shines bright
like a star. Listen to sweet Manguta..

tracks;

1 Manguta
2 Mzazi
3 Bolingo ya sens unique
4 Cheri ago (Ntimbo)

Tonight, my fellow groovers, I am asking for your help on
a matter. While recording this LP I discovered a mistake.
Track 4 is obviously ‘Aziza’ instead of track 3. I am assuming
the titles on side-b have been switched around but I’m not 100 %
sure. Track 1 is titled correctly to my opinion, I think to hear the
name in the music. Maybe track 2 and track 3 are still wrong.
Can you give us your view on the case ? Good,
than we can sit and enjoy these four
jiving songs, check…

tracks;

1 Lukoli
2 Awela-awela
3 Decca
4 Aziza

After having music from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Nigeria,
we’ll close the month with a Congolese post. Wuta
May comes in at the GG accompanied by l’Ensemble
Bongo-Rama, the album doesn’t give any further information.
Just take it from me, you don’t wanna miss this one, get
to it. Turn up the volume, kick aside funiture and let go…

tracks;

1 Tshitsha ya mama
2 Adieu mes parents
3 Nzoto na mota la ka
4 Tikaba coin

Don’t you agree Pele Asampete is wearing a beautiful outfit ?
I’m always a bit jealous, if this white ass would wear it I’d look
like a jerk. On Rogers All Stars comes this RAS LPS 043, a
nice work of Nigerian highlife. No familiar names if it comes
to personel, take a look at the backsleeve which is in the file.
I think this LP is from 1983, giving the date on the front cover’s
little sticker of Sud Radio. It can’t be younger, that much is clear.
The music on this album really makes me happy for it’s clear
and rocky sound, however I must take distance from any
religeous messages on this one. Lucky are we who do not
understand a word of what he is singing,..enjoy..

tracks;

1 Ezi o goli
2 God only knows
3 Umn igbo
4 Which side you dey

Hello groovers, it’s saturday th 29th already, october is almost
gone, tonight we’re going to turn back the clock one hour again.
Goodbeye summertime and hello autumn. Right here at the GG,
we’re gonna extend summer a bit more. Maybe not sunny but
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey warms us with his hot blanket
of bubbling juju atmosphere, enjoy the chief once more…

tracks;

1 Iwa ika ko pe
– Gbogbo bi a ti nse
– Maa se niso
– Ninu odun t’awa yi edumare jeki a lowo lowo
– Ori mi ma jeki nte
2 Motun gboro agba de
– Imole de
– Ilu mi ko kere
– Egba national anthem
– Lai ku ekiri
– Jinadu isale eko
– Eyo o

In 1989 Globe Style came out with this collector of Zambian
music. We get to hear songs in several languages such as;
Luvale, Bemba, Tonga, Mambwe and Lozi. Nothing yet if you
realize Zambia has a population of some 7 million people from
over 73 tribes. Styles like ‘kalindula’, ‘mantyantya’ and ‘zam-
rhumba’ are just a few of the country’s rich flavours.
Get a taste of Zambiance !

tracks;

1 Shalawambe – Kambowa
2 Shalawambe – Icupo cha kulala pa mpapa
3 Amayenge – Mao ( 2×2 )
4 Alfred Chisala Kalusha Jr. – Itumba
5 Kalimbo Hit Parade – Nyina kataila pt.1
6 Kalimbo Hit Parade – Nyina kataila pt.2
7 Julizya – Tai yaka
8 Labani Kalunga & Fikashala Band – By air
9 Alfred Chisala Kalusha Jr. – Ni maggie

The Bhundu Boys, 5 guys from Zimbabwe who mixed
chimurenga with pop music and other European and
American styles. They were quite popular in the eighties.
This is one of the albums that made them known in our
part of the world. Listen to the style they called ‘jit’.

tracks;

1 Baba munini francis
2 Hupenyu hwangu
3 Pachedu
4 Zvichatinesta
5 Kuroja chete
6 Hatisitose
7 Manhenga
8 Shabini
9 Dai ndakaziva
10 Wenhamo haaneti