We’ve had l’Afrique Danse no 1 and no 2 and now finally here’s no 3.
It has had a complete life before it found me, the cover is worn out
and the vinyl is very crackly. Along the way it get’s a little better,
especially at the second side of the album. Anyway, untill a cleaner
version comes by, we’ll have to settle with this one. Just pretend it’s
been recorded by the fireside. No but serious, although played some
times before, it’s good to hear Bavon Marie Marie and Leon Bholen
for instance with their Orchestre Negro Succes, just beautiful.

tracks;

1 Kalle et l’African Jazz – Jolie Nana
2 Kalle et l’African Jazz – Mbombo ya tshimbalanga
3 Kwami et son Orchestre – Camarade ya Kinshasa
4 Kwami et son Orchestre – B.B.B.
5 Kwami et son Orchestre – Nouveau regime
6 Kwami et son Orchestre – Sala lokolo linga ngai
7 Orchestre Negro Succes – Mokolo se mokolo
8 Orchestre Negro Succes – Palado-palado
9 Orchestre Negro Succes – Magie
10 Orchestre Negro Succes – Bila François
11 Orchestre Los Angel – Dis Jeanne
12 Orchestre Los Angel – Kawa

A classic Johnny Pacheco from 1975, El Maestro,
with Hector Casanova as vocalist. Fania Records was
the leader in salsa in the seventies and Johnny Pacheco their
orchestral leader. They were a source of inspiration to loads
of salsa artists thru time. The slice of vinyl is very thin but
the sound on it, fat fatter fattest..

tracks;

1 Las muchachas
2 Guaguanco pa’l que sabe
3 Simani
4 El chivo
5 Hoy como ayer
6 Pretame los guantes
7 Yo quiero una mujer
8 El faisan
9 Yo no parlevu France ( je ne parle pas Français )
10 Mango mangüe

Dear friends of the Global Groove, on the sixth of may this page
celebrates it’s second birthday. Tonight I’m going to stay online
and post us a couple of killer albums. First to go is this joyful LP.
Quoting the backsleeve;”..the African Brothers have recorded 56
plates on the 45 rpm and this their first Long Play.” Historic material
to accompany a moment like this. To all of you loyal visitors, a happy
day, have some of this sweet birthday pie and do a little dance.

tracks;

1 Ena eye a mane me
2 Ebi te yie
3 Abusua nnye asafo
4 Mmobrowa
5 Ofie nwansena
6 Hini me
7 Seantie
8 San behwe wo mma
9 Me nyame wp pennye ho
10 Oyonko brebo

If you’re into blues, Robert Johnson can’t be absent in your
collection. Thousands of blues songs have been based on these
simple recordings. Back in 1936 they were made in a hotelroom,
used as a recordingstudio. Just Robert Johnson and his guitar, on
a wooden chair in an empty room. Just about 30 songs have
been saved. Johnson, who had womentrouble all the time was
poisoned by one of them, not even 25 years old. His music inspired
big singers like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
Check the backsleeve notes for a longer and fascinating story.

tracks;

1 Crossroads blues
2 Terraplane blues
3 Come on in my kitchen
4 Walking blues
5 Last fair deal gone down
6 32-20 blues
7 Kindhearted woman blues
8 If I had posession over judgment day
9 Preaching blues
10 When you got a good friend
11 Rambling on my mind
12 Stones in my passway
13 Traveling riverside blues
14 Mikcow’s calf blues
15 Me and the devil blues
16 Hellhound on my trail

One of the funkiest, poppiest and most eclectic African artists
is without any doubt Victor Uwaifo. He used to have his own studio’s,
and art-house and was an allround artist. This LP which starts with
some reggaetunes and turns more African along the way is from 1977.
Victor Uwaifo’s guitar rocks as usual, check it yourself.

tracks;

1 Five days a week love
2 While the sun shines
3 Sagolomayo ( Titibiti beat )
4 You’re my fire extinguisher
5 Arabade
6 Ominigie
7 Omalingwo
8 Titibiti tide

I can hardly say something useful about this LP.
The web doesn’t give a lot of information and neither does
the sleeve. Sometimes, and I guess you must understand
what I mean, I think maybe it’s best I don’t understand a
word of any African language. I suppose, if you do, you
would not like half of the music you like today. As long as
you don’t know what’s been sung, you can’t dislike it.
Of course I do not mean A.K. Yeboah or K. Mainoo,
the singers on this album, I’m almost sure these lyrics
breathe nothing but Ghanaian Rock and Roll.

tracks;

1 Nsabarima
– Minim se nipa bewu a
– Apitsi nko kwa
– Wote pupuu a
– Ayen reku me
– Hwe nea owu aye
– Bo me dua ma menwu
2 Osee, Mmarima mra
3 Ebeto da
4 Mede me koma bema yehowa
5 Dantuo mu awose
6 Akwantuo mu wo amane

When I was a young boy, I listened to the music my parents used to play.
They were fond of old American jazz for instance and so I got to hear
this type of music. I guess it was the first contact with black music I had.
One of my heroes of those days is Fats Waller, being a viper today
I feel very familiar with his swing. The way he treats that old piano makes
me instantly happy. I’ve got a load of them jazz records and they itch.
Maybe it’s a good idea to do some more jazz. Yesterdays post, although
downloaded over 200 times, didn’t do what I expected. No single word.

tracks;

1 St. Louis blues
2 After you’ve gone
3 A porter’s lovesong to a chamber maid
4 I wish I were twins
5 I wish I were twins
6 Armful of sweetness
7 Georgia May
8 Then I’ll be tired of you
9 Believe it beloved
10 I’m growing fonder of you
11 If it isn’t love
12 Breakin’ the ice
13 I’m a hundred per cent for you
14 I’m a hundred per cent for you
15 Baby Brown
16 Night wind

Denis Loubassou Kifoueti is the man behind ‘African Kings’.
I have read somewhere, he worked with Pambou Tchicaya
Tchico at a certain point. I could be wrong but I think we hear
him in track 1 & 2. You know, golden voice. Sweet sound.

tracks;

1 Gege qui es-tu 1
2 Gege qui es-tu 2
3 Banda ya likelele
4 Marynela
5 Priere ya dasi
6 Ma Helene wa Loubassou
7 Fua dia sisa tata
8 Marie Thereze
9 Mama Kolelate
10 Marie Louise wa Loubassou

Michel Boyibanda was one of the singers in Franco’s O.K. Jazz and
on this 1978 re-issue we hear them perform together on at least eight
of the 12 songs. Tracks no. 1,2,11 and 12 are probably not with the
O.K. Jazz. Do we hear Verckys on saxophone ? This LP contains a
great version of the Cuban hitsong ‘Ven y ven y ven’, great cover.
One way or the other, the vinyl of this one is in very good condition,
still some of the numbers sound quite dusty. I guess in 1978 they
did not have the remastering techniques we’ve got today of course.
Another Pathé Marconi / EMI disc selected by Blaise Fayette Mikano.

tracks;

1 Equipement complet
2 Mokanda ya matala
3 Samba toko samba
4 Ata me ye bi
5 Masua enani
6 Envoutement
7 OK-Jazz elombe ngangate
8 Ven y ven y ven
9 Jeanine abimin’bue
10 Okomi na m’bemba
11 Sassa 1
12 Sassa 2

Another group we haven’t heard before at this page is this one.
It’s a recording on the great Gramma label from Zimbabwe.
Formed in 1977, Kasongo was comprised of former liberation
fighters who had sought exile in Tanzania before independence.
The band picked up local influences of East African music while
forming their distinctive chimurenga sound away from home.
read_more .
Enjoy Kasongo’s ‘Muzimbabwe’.

tracks;

1 Muzimbabwe
2 Soko murehwa
3 Umasikini
4 Amaiguru
5 Muke wangu
6 Mungu baba