Impossible to travel to Portugal without looking for Angolan
records. I found this album in Coimbra last week. Semba is
the name of the style and I love it. Their self titled record
was recorded in the studio’s of Angola’s Rádio Nacional
in 1984. Always happy to bring some of this hard to
find music. Enjoy listening to ‘Os Jovens do Prenda’.

Het is onmogelijk om niet naar Angolese platen te zoeken
als je Portugal bezoekt. Ik vond dit album in Coimbra vorige
week. Semba is de naam van deze sound en ik ben er gek op.
Hun zelf getitelde plaat werd opgenomen in de studio’s van
Angola’s Rádio Nacional in 1984. Altijd blij als ik weer iets
van deze moeilijk te vinden muziek kan brengen,
luister naar ‘Os Jovend do Prenda’.

Biography
Wikipedia
Discogs

Rebita 75 1975
Rebita No. 1 1973
Musica Angola, Merengues 1988
Seven 7″ de Angola

01 – Sandra
02 – Teté
03 – Mundo ua ubé
04 – Vaiola
05 – Angélica
06 – Hubeca
07 – Fim de semana

We just got back from a short break spent in Portugal. April 1st
there was some 8 cm of snow in the Netherlands so the timing
to leave was perfect. When coming back yesterday we found
20 degrees Celsius, quite a lot better. What have we got for you
today ? A samba album with Joel Teixeira, when posting one
almost ten years ago it was received quite well. This one is
from 1981, first released in 1979 Joel was loyal to the
seventies sound. Happy and solid listening here ..

Zojuist terug van een korte vakantie in Portugal. Op 1 april lag er
zo’n 8cm sneeuw hier in het Gooi dus het was een perfecte dag
om te vertrekken. Toen we gisteren terug kwamen troffen we
20 graden aan, heel wat beter. Wat hebben we voor je vandaag ?
Een samba album met Joel Teixeira, toen ik een plaat van hem
postte bijna 10 jaar geleden werd deze goed ontvangen. Deze
is uit 1981, maar eerder uitgebracht in 1979. Blije sound ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

Um Sorriso Amigo 1982

01 – Canto amigo
02 – Onde está ?
03 – Capim d’angola
04 – Se você chora, chora eu
05 – Por causa dela
06 – Morto de amor
07 – Ciúme de viola
08 – Saudação ao papa
09 – Maria morena
10 – Com amor não se brinca
11 – Não fique triste meu amor
12 – Mulher boa é a de casa

Het is alweer bijna 14 jaar geleden dat we de eerste post
plaatsten. Het was Dr. Victor Abimbola’s ‘In the Sixties’.
In die tijd had ik de tags nog niet op orde zoals vandaag
de dag. Wel eens tijd om die prachtige plaat te herposten
met de juiste gegevens op de juiste plaats. Vandaag krijgt
hij deze updates en jij dus ook. Luister nogmaals ..

It is almost 14 years ago we had our very first post. It
was Dr. Victor Abimbola’s ‘In the Sixties’. In those days
I didn’t place all the right tags like nowadays. About time
to do that and update the file, today you may find the better
version. I’d say get it, especially when you didn’t before.

Wikipedia
Discogs

Dr. Victor Olaiya’s All Stars International, Ilu Le O! 1983
Highlife Giants of Africa, E.T. Mensah & Dr. Victor Olaiya 1984

01 – Omo pupa
02 – Pariboto riboto
03 – Yabonsa
04 – Ewa
05 – Opatarisius
06 – Kiriji kenkeluke
07 – Omo lere aiye
08 – Lafia san wa
09 – Kale san wa
10 – Aigana

Born Carlos Quintana in Venezuela, 1943, Tabaco was singer
and percussionist. Today we find his first album with Los Metales,
‘Tabaco y sus Metales’. His voice was quite similar to Ismael Rivera’s
who used to sing with Cortijo. Sweet salsa brava, don’t miss ..

Wikipedia
Last.fm
Discogs

01 – Una sola bandera
02 – Tristeza y pena
03 – Tabaco con metales
04 – Para el caribe
05 – Celda de castigo
06 – Sinceridad
07 – Lacho
08 – Mi novia gorda
09 – La travoltera

El Combo Bonito appeared with different frontmen during their
active period, 50’s and 60’s. On this ‘Cositas Colombianos vol. III’
it was Ramón Ropain. The album displays various styles such as
pompo, cumbia, paseo, mecedor, porro guapachá, cumbiamba,
cumbia go-gó and porro charanga. This one is from 1967 ..

Tijdens hun actieve priode, 50’s en 60’s, verscheen el Combo
Bonito met diverse ‘frontmen’. Op dit album uit 1967 is dat
Ramón Ropain. Diverse stijlen komen aan bod zoals pompo, cumbia,
paseo, mecedor, porro guapachá, cumbiamba, cumbia go-gó en porro
charanga. Op Sello Vergara uit Bogotá ..

Discogs

Cositas Colombianos, Cumbia Bonito 1966

01 – Juan el bobito
02 – Rumor de cumbia
03 – El engañado
04 – Pa yo?
05 – Arenal
06 – Suave y picante
07 – Hupete
08 – El muñeco saltarin
09 – Brinca la cuerda
10 – Patricia del carmen
11 – Lindo amanecer
12 – Bonita mi guitarra

He had his prime time during the late 50’s and early sixties.
After a long hiatus from 1962, in which a few collectors
appeared, he came back in 1974 through this album, Salt ‘n
Pepper. It was the time in which calypso slowly evolved into
soca, I’m glad Lord Melody still brings calypso on this one.
Lord Melody was one of the main calypsonians with Lord
Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow, a true pioneer ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

Calypso Through the Looking Glass 1960
Calypso 1962 1962
Caypso Cavalcade vol. I 1974
Calypso Cavalcade vol. III 1974
Calypsos for Adam and Eve 1961

01 – Papa doc
02 – Norma
03 – Girl in france
04 – Look
05 – Sex
06 – Miss affong
07 – Calypso rose
08 – Zamie
09 – The bom

Always a pleasure to listen to the legendary ‘Les Bantous de la
Capitale’. We find a number of great musicians on this album,
Pamelo Mounk’a, Kosmos Moutouari, Nino Malapet, jean
Serge Essous, Celestin N’Kouka, Samba Mascot & Passy
Mermans among others. Despite the ‘Ave Maria’ I think
it is a decent record. Quite some albums with these guys
in other forms, see below. Enjoy listening ..

Het is altijd een genot een plaat te horen met de legendarische
‘Les Bantous de la Capitale’. Een reeks grote namen op dit album
zoals Pamelo Mounk’a, Kosmos Moutouari, Nino Malapet, jean
Serge Essous, Celestin N’Kouka, Samba Mascot & Passy Mermans
onder anderen. Ondanks het Ave Maria denk ik dat dit een degelijke
plaat is. Aardig wat albums met deze jongens in andere
samenstellingen, zie hieronder en luister ..

Discogs

Les Bantous
Pamelo
Kosmos
Nino
Essous
CePaKos
Mascot
Mermans

01 – Ave Maria limbisa
02 – Mofude ya quartier
03 – Muriel
04 – Consequence

Rafael Cortijo is here once again with his great lead singer
Ismael Rivera. On this ‘Lo Ultimo y Lo Mejor’ they come out
with Merengue, Son Montuno, Rumba, Guaracha, Bolero,
Pachanga and Guaguancó. Puerto Rican latin from 1963.
Strictly killers and no fillers ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

Caballo de Hierro 1977
Baile con Cortijo y su Combo 1958
Champions 1975
Fiesta Boricua 1960
Ismael Rivera, Soy Feliz 1975

01 – Oriza
02 – Tuntuneco
03 – Yayabo
04 – Quitate de la via perico
05 – El retorno de la cucaracha
06 – Si te contara
07 – Moliendo cafe
08 – Perfume de rosa
09 – El chivo
10 – Druma cuyi
11 – Di donde estas
12 – Severa

Freddy mcGregor’s ‘Big Ship’ is currently No. 10 in our list
of most downloaded albums. It is a huge hit and always was.
Today one of his records from the same year, 1982. Listen ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

Big Ship 1982

01 – I am ready
02 – I won’t cry
03 – Africa here I come
04 – Too late
05 – Sweet child
06 – Stop the world
07 – Ghetto child
08 – You’ve turned away
09 – Bredda labba labba
10 – My guiding star

Wikipedia
Discogs

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01 – Two to six
02 – Life was a thing
03 – Give jah thanks
04 – Natty dread something
05 – Come when I call you
06 – Bam-bam
07 – Pon the line
08 – Some a halla
09 – Bad boy skanking
10 – Love fat thing