Yesterday I got so pleasantly surprised. I watched that
wonderful animated picture that flellow blogger ‘Coleção
de Sons’ posted recently. Chico & Rita is a movie that plays
in Cuba in the 1940’s. It contains passages dealing about
the great Chano Pozo. Now it is not a habbit of mine to post
music from CD, but in this case I must make an exception.
Check out this superb album on ‘Tumbao’. You can find loads
of Cuban classics on that label, highly recommended. Listen.

tracks;

1 Serende
2 Seven seven
3 Rumba en swing
4 Porque tu sufres
5 Cómetelo to’
6 Pasó en Tampa
7 Tumba palo cucuye
8 Apurruñenme mujeres
9 Tintorera ya llegó
10 Yo no engaño a las nenas
11 Tocoloró
12 Monte adentro
13 Cumaye, Semilla de caña, Brava so caballo
14 Los guapos en Yatera, La yuca de Catalina, El reloj de pastora
15 No vuelvo a Moron, Las tres Marias, Apurrúñenme mujeres
16 Qué caña, Mi China me botó, Cangrejo fue a estudia

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Ambassadeur International

Kante Manfila : Chef d’orchestre, Guitare solo
Cissoko Moussa : Saxo-alto-tenor
Traore Kabine ( Tagus ) : Trompette
Salif Keita : Vocal
Ousmane Dia : Vocal
Nouhoun Keita : Batterie
Ousmane Kouyate : Guitare accompagement
Sekou Diabate : Guitare basse
Kaba Kante : Balafon
Smith : Orgue

Title : Mandjou
Label : Badmos
Number BLP 5040
Year of ( re- ) release : 1979

tracks;

1 Mandjou
2 Kandja
3 4V
4 N’toman
5 Balla

R.I.P. Kante Manfila 1946 – 2011

P.S.
At first I didn’t realize I already posted it back in 2009.
Other copy, slightly different cover.
This one’s more dynamic.

Once more I am presenting you an album by a group I can’t
tell you anything useful about. There is a certain link with
the music of Angola but I do not know which. Names like
Clotaire, Kimbolo, Samba Mascott, Claude Bivoua,
Saboukoulou or Pie Aubus, they don’t ring
a bell. Enjoy listening..

tracks;

1 Anaba samy na Cathy No 3
2 Telema Angola
3 Annita
4 Nzambe botisa ngai
5 Madja
6 Loposo
7 Mwana Angola
8 Yaka kwa diyokele

This is POLP 092, on Polygram Records, Lagos, Nigeria.
It contains two numbers of which the second one is the
titlesong. Osadebe wrote some 500 songs in his career
so we’ll have to keep collecting his work a bit longer.
Always fantastic rhythms and melodies, hope U like’m.

tracks;

1 Osumenyi Freedom Social Club
2 Okp’uzo enweilo

This is a quite obscure find, an album by Lolo Lolitta who we know
from his work through the eighties with Pambou Tchicaya Tchico.
Here’s a solo project which appeared on this label; Societé Ivoirienne
du Disque, under license of Namaco, Onitsha, Nigeria, grab it now.

tracks;

1 Oh ma Julie
2 C’est trop tard
3 Koum koum
4 Ne force pas la vie

On special request, SALPS 20, King Sunny Adé &
his African Beats. With special thanks to the recording
engineer of Phonodisk Mr. Kayode Salami & his assistant
Mr. Mathew Oghor Osiuhwu. Wonderful names ; ) listen !

tracks;

1 Ori mi ja fun mi
– Oro ile aiye
– Olowo jeun jeje
– Alhaji Mukaiia Onabanjo
– Segun Akanni Laiwola
2 Omode omela
– Igun nyeyin
– Tiwa ni yio bori won
– Asa waun titi
– Afefe yeye

tracks;

1 Aï aï aï
2 Amundala
3 Ngulupa
4 Le chemin de la vie
5 Emine

From 1989 we have this LP on Afro Rythmes. Pépé Kallé
is here with some hot soukous, the up-tempo dance material
just like you’re used to. Ideal for your summer evening party.

tracks;

1 Cé chalé carnaval
2 Djoni bitoto
3 Tiembe raid pa moli
4 Ndako ya zeke

A few weeks ago we had volume 3, now here’s volume 1.
Gnonnas Pedro and his Dadjes Band are back with this
hypnotising work of latinized afro from Benin. Do not
hesitate and start to duplicate, pass it on and celebrate.

tracks;

1 Kou akon ‘ka
2 Azo n’kplon doun nde
3 Mo ngbadun re
4 Feso jaiye
5 Ati mawuin dagamasi
6 J’ai aimé

Another wonderful LP by our heroe Franco, one we didn’t see
in our little bloggosphere untill today. From a time he was at
his absolute peak, 1984, a year that brings back loads of
good memories. I am blown away by the first song with Madilu.
Track #4 contains some debate in Lingala, can someone tell
me what it is all about ? thanks & enjoy.

PS, OOOps I made a little mistake, track 3 is called track 5,
can you fix it yourself for this once ? ..sorry..

tracks;

1 Makambo ezali bourreauKimpa kisangameni
2
3 12.600 lettres a Franco
4 Débat