What do we have here ? Singer Asi Kapela and Congas-player Zoe
Matondo formed this group in which we find on solo guitar, Lukeau-Jean
Julios, on rhythm guitar Lokassa K., on drums Moya Lotula Ringo,
bass guitar Manana Antoine and second bass and vocals Keletingui
Papus. I saw that only our friend at Ambiance Congo had one track
posted before, now here’s the whole album. The LP gives no year of
release, just guessing, I would say mid-seventy’s. If you know,..

tracks;

1 Sama-sama
2 Mariane
3 Etalyo problème
4 Kabibi

This afternoon one of my friends reminded me how nice ;Jibaro’ is.
This Puerto Rican style is brought by guys like Ramito, German
Rosario, Odilio Gonzalez and of course ‘Chuito’. They call him ‘el
Decano de los Cantores’. On this Ansonia album from ?, Chuito
performs with his son ‘Chuitin’, they made a couple of records together.
Enjoy Chuito y Chuito con su Conjunto Típico.
Hey Kout, this one’s for you buddy !

tracks;

1 Un jibaro termináo
2 Quien manda en la casa
3 Parrandeando
4 El viejito y el pollo
5 La malvada
6 Se me sta acabando
7 Las cadenas
8 Baile de pajaros
9 Remordimiento
10 Lindo amanecer

Guitar driven hot hot stuff with astonishing rhythms.
The lyrics are sung in Swahili, this group is one that holds on
to the old Kenyan values. Kakai Kilonzo and his Kilimambogo Brothers
Band are here to make you dance across the place till you drop.

tracks;

1 Baba mkwe pt. 1
2 Simba Africa
3 Mongeli
4 Baba nipe mali
5 Wakumbuke wazazi
6 Kithetheesyo kimuka
7 August one
8 Shangila christmas pt. 1

Ehem.., okay, I won’t keep rubbing it in. I know some of you
have it bad right now. Me, myself, I want to express my happiness
through this album with beautiful orange cover. It opens just like
I would today, I’m sorry ! What a splendid LP by Trio Madjesi and
the next piece in the big ‘african’ 360.000 series puzzle. No 55 is a
hell of an LP by this group of gifted musicians, it displays their
originality and variability. Congo’s 70’s at their vey best.
Moseka is my favourite # with them happy kids..

tracks;

1 Photo Madjesi
2 Moussa photo na yo
3 Na leli mokili 1 & 2
4 Carte blanche 1 & 2
5 Mama Tshika ngai nalembi
6 Moseka
7 Cinema

Kofi Sammy, who left the K. Gyasi’s Band and Water Proof, who
left E.K.’s no.1 Band, then formed the Okukuseku’s No.2 Guitar
Band in 1969. After recording some 60 plates on 45 rpm, this is
their second LP. It’s quality is not perfect and makes a little
jump in track 2, but still… We congratulate Ghana with reaching
the last 16 country’s to appear at the world’s biggest football stage.
Well done & good luck!

tracks;

1 Akokohwere agya bode
– Anomaa oreko
– Medofo bra
– Mohammadu
– Obiara beko
– Yede yagoro aba
– Tonola afe
2 To wo bo ase
3 Moma yenka
4 Odo bra
5 Paapa aye ade
6 Wo mpe mea gyae me
7 Ma damfo pa wu a

Mamadou Doumbia is a footballplayer from Côte d’Ivoire but we are not
talking about him. This Mamadou Doumbia is a guitarist from Côte d’Ivoire,
we have volume two here on Badmos Records.
tracks;

1 Horonya sira
2 Mousso itelen
3 Djocouadjo
4 Komi ikalon
5 San kolo
6 San gara
7 Ani barrah
8 N’te rithie

Let’s forget about the vuvuzela’s and concentrate on music instead of football for now.
I first heard the music of Orquesta Revé through ‘La Explosion del Momento!’.
( small picture )
It was released in 1989 on Peter Gabriel’s Realworld label. Changüi is a form
of ‘Cuban son’, and was played only in the eastern parts of Cuba. I quote the
late Elio Revé, founder of this group and the one who re-invented changüi. “I play
son-changüi: they call me the father of changüi – although changüi has been around
far longer than I have. Changüi is a very old and traditional form…The son left the
eastern provinces and, via Havana, went around the world; but changüi has just
stayed at home untill I took it to town and dressed it up.”
On this LP we don’t hear the distinctive voice of old Elio Revé, his son Elio jr. is
following up his father but I am not sure if he is the one we hear on this album.
It doesn’t give any information on the subject so we have to guess. If you can
shine a light on the matter, please do. One way or another, although this LP has
quite a dark and sad cover, the music is a lot brighter. If anyone knows anything
about it, let us participate in that knowledge, thanks folks, listen.

tracks;

1 Yo soy el changüi
2 Yateras changüi
3 Changüi morena
4 Juaniquita
5 La betea changüi
6 Pulmeron
7 Mi ritmo changüi
8 Conel diablilo
9 Sama
10 Rigodon
11 Changüi esta en la calle
12 Los Reve del changüi lamas

If you are into Zulu Jive, the South African music of the people,
you better don’t miss this one. This is one of their best albums.
The Mahotella Queens are here with their backing group, Makhona
Zonke Band. They are also accompanied by their ‘male groaners’
Robert Mbazo Mkhize, Potatoes Mazambane or Joseph Mthimkhulu.
The Queens are Emily Zwane from Brakpan,
Thandi Radebe from Dube ( Soweto ),
Beatrice Ngcobo from Durban,
Thandi Nkosi from Emdeni ( Soweto )
and Caroline Kapentar from Bloemfontein.
They are considered the best Mgqashiyo entertainers in Southern Africa.
Maybe someone can explain to us why on the cover they speak of five
queens while pictures show only four of them ? Strange.
An early post this saturday, so much football I don’t want to miss,
we, The Netherlands, shall play Japan this afternoon and later we get
Ghana – Australia and Cameroon – Denmark. Great day of sports
in South Africa, let this music make you dance through it.
By the way, just the cover we need today, lots of orange, catch my drift ?

tracks;

1 Zibuyile nonyaka
2 Yadilaka intaba
3 Asambe mntakamama
4 Uthuli lwezichwe
5 Bekumnandi
6 Demazana
7 Ziyatshitshimba izintombi
8 Vuka uzibuke
9 Siqhamuka kwazulu
10 Xola mama
11 Ifa lenkosana
12 Asambeni bafana

Today I saw Mexico play France, wow, quite a match. I also saw
Nigeria play Greece. I am trying to see as many matches as possible,
great tournament. Mexico, Nigeria, today’s post also makes a connection.
The Oriental Brothers International Band, led by F. Dansatch Opara, one of
Nigeria’s absolute greatest highlife bands, are here to add a bit more flavour to
that already boiling vuvuzela atmosphere. Check this 1980 album and play ball.

tracks;

1 Obi nwanne
2 Ebele onye uwa

Some Mexican music for a change. I’m always looking out for
the ranchera stuff with lots of ayayayay. This LP by Los Rivereños
starts quite good although it doesn’t reach the level of Miguel Aceves
Mejia or José Alfredo Jimenez. Still, on a quiet summer evening with
some moonlight and your loved ones…ay ay ay ay…

tracks;

1 Cu-cu-rru-cu-cu paloma
2 Una paloma herida
3 La noche y tu
4 El sauce y la palma
5 Parodia “Y”
6 La que se fue
7 Eternamente
8 Ojitos verdes
9 Dios te bendiga, madre
10 Sueños y esperanzas
11 La ultima lagrima
12 Capricho de amor