The Ethiopians were founded by Leonard Dillon and Stephen Taylor
around 1966 and started recording for Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd. After
that they worked with several other studio’s amongst who Lee Perry’s.
This is a 1986 compilation with their music from between 1966 and 1972.
When Ska was starting to change, late sixties, Ethiopians’ sound
was hot and leaning towards rocksteady. I think two or three songs were
already on the album ‘Everything Crash’ which I recently re-uploaded.
Tomorrow evening, saturday 6th, I’ll be doing a reggae and dub evening
with Sista Poca from Poca TV, check her out here. It takes place in a tiny
coffeeshop called Andorra in Hilversum. Fat Back Pumping Dub and Reggae
accompanied by coffee and some sweet smoke, I’m looking forward to it.

tracks;

1 Free man
2 Train to Skaville
3 Engine 54
4 Come on now
5 Train to glory
6 The whip
7 Everything crash
8 Things a get bad to worse
9 Well red
10 One
11 Hong Kong flu
12 Gun man
13 What a fire
14 Woman capture man
15 Feel the spirit
16 Drop him
17 Good ambition
18 No baptism
19 The selah
20 Pirate
21 The word is love

Today is my best friend’s birthday, Sjakie made eleven years and
that makes me happy. Only two years ago he had a hugh abscess
on his shoulder and got operated. He recovered wonderwell and is still
doing great today, happy birthday buddy, you’re the best.

With such a happy day comes happy music. Le Seigneur Rochereau
is still one of Congo’s greatest singers to my opinion. This is african
360.004, and also No 4 in the l’Afrique Danse series. Le Seigneur
Rochereau and l’Orchestre African Fiesta National “le Peuple”.
Sweet Congolese music from the late sixties.

tracks;

1 Mokrano
2 Gipsy
3 Kashama nkoy
4 Caroline mama
5 Toyota
6 Kasala
7 Mon mari est capable
8 Bel Abidjan

On Soulposters comes this LP, I don’t know from what year it is.
It looks like late 70’s, if anybody knows ? Another Nigerian highlife
band and not the least. I am sorry that it has a couple of songs,
1 and 3 especially, that open with lots of crackles and pops.
Maybe someone can clean it and return, I don’t have that technology.
The album would certainly deserve it, thanks folks, vous amusez.
Click on that pantherprint suit, ain’t that a party outfit ?

tracks;

1 Original Super 5 / Tabansi label
2 Road safety
3 A go die
4 Life before money

cleaned version

From 1984 we got I.K. Dairo & his Blue Spot.
Yoruba juju to make you have a mellow good time,
the West African easefull peacy feeling.

tracks;

1 Ooni of ife
2 Chief Adebowale
3 Chief Akindele

Only very few artists can hold your attention like this one.
Le Grand Maitre Franco made about 200 LP’s and I haven’t heard
a bad one. Of course I did not hear all of them but keep trying to
get there. Untill today the score runs around 40 or 50, and I hope to
find as many as possible in the future. This one, ASM 002 from a
Belgium company is with singer/composer Ntesa Dalienst who
wrote numerous songs for and with the T.P.O.K. Jazz.

tracks;

1 Mamie Zou
2 Batandeli ngai mitambo
3 Dodo
4 Na lobi na ngai rien

I don’t know about you but I am a hopeless layman if it comes
to dealing with computers. If there is a problem I need to get
my system manager to fix it. At this moment I have an argument
with Winamp, it refuses to exercise my rippings. It took me quite
a detour to get the ripping done but pfffiew, I managed.
What have we got today? A collector that, to my surprise, was
released by Phonogram, a Dutch record company. The man who
compiled it, Roy Teysse, sure knew what he was doing. What a heap
of great artists he brought together here. The image of the frontcover
did not like to get registered, the shiny parts are a bit hard to capture
with camera. Hope you enjoy.

tracks;

01 – Sir Victor Uwaifo & his Melody Maestros – Ekassa 24
02 – Gentleman Mike Ejeagha & his Premier Dance Band – Obiako nnwam
03 – Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe – Onu kwulunjo
04 – Victor Uwaifo and the Titibitis – Five days a week love
05 – Dr. Victor Olaiya – Ewa
06 – Cardinal Rex Lawson & his Majors Band of Nigeria – Tamuno bo ibro ma
07 – Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & his Nigeria Sound Makers International – Odindu nyuliba
08 – Prince Nico Mbarga and his New Rocafil Jazz – Let them say
09 – Celestine Ukwu & his Philosophers National – Igede
10 – Dr. Victor Olaiya & his International Stars Band – Mo fe mu’yan
11 – Martha Ulaeto – Ndito isong emana nyin

It must be at least ten years ago when one of my friends gave me a copy
of another album with the same title and the same artists. I guess it was
volume two, we didn’t have the original cover. These albums contain 12
naughty songs each, songs my mother never taught me. Very funny
LP’s with not only hilarious lirycs but also great music, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Miguelito Valdes – Cubanito
2 Joe Cuba Sextet – Prestame la olla Teresa
3 Graciela & Miguelito Valdes – Juanita saca la mano
4 Graciela & Machito – Si si no no
5 Joe Cuba Sextet – Chupa
6 Graciela with Machito Orchestra – Juanito
7 Tito Puente Orchestra – El plato roto
8 Graciela & Miguelito Valdes – La manguera
9 Joe Cuba Sextet – Los perros del curro
10 Graciela with Machito Orchestra – Ay, José
11 Miguelito Valdes – Atesa el bastidor
12 Joe Cuba Sextet – Ella sola se engancha

In today’s post we visit an African country we haven’t seen
much at the GG. One LP by Abana Ba Nasery some time
ago but this is ‘Benga’. D.O. Misiani is one of the pioneers
who transferred the old acoustic style to electric and
added bass and drum to it. The benga hype started late 60’s and went
on all through the 70’s. A benga lover once said;” Benga is a feeling you
get when dancing. Your body has weakened when you dance, because you
are happy. It is not weak because you are tired, but because you are dancing
the best you can.” ‘My life and loves’ is the name of this LP and features
10 dynamite tracks by the master, dance away on Misiani’s benga !

tracks;

1 Sweetie I love you
2 Sister Mary Lucy
3 Susana Wacha Maringo
4 Helen Nya Kisungu
5 Lala Salama
6 J. Rabour Bade Dongo
7 J. Rabour Bade Dongo part 2
8 Tafadhali Nikuone
9 Tafadhali Nikuone part 2
10 Amuka Salama

I’ve been talking too much lately.
This album deserves listening without disturbance,
it is so beautiful, it needs no further recommendation.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Vévé – Olingi nakufa 1
– Orchestre Vévé – Olingi nakufa 2
2 Orchestre Bella Bella – Lipua Lipua
3 Orchestre Zaïko – Onassis
4 Orchestre Vévé – Diamile
5 Orchestre Bella Bella – Sola 1
6 Orchestre Bella Bella – Sola 2
7 Orchestre Empire des Bakuba – Massamba
8 Orchestre Lipua Lipua – Kamale 1
9 Orchestre Lipua Lipua – Kamale 2

Let’s see what we got here. Smart Nkansah and Agyaaku are friends
since they played together in Yamoah’s Guitar Band in the late 60’s.
They went separate ways for some time, Agyaaku stayed with Yamoah’s
and Smart Nkansah worked with the Sweet Talks. They rejoined and started
this band around 1981. Fellowblogger Likembe already spoke about this album
februari 2009, one year later you can dl it entirely at the GG. Hope U like it.
Fusion of Guitar Band and Dance Band hi-life, with Smart Nkansah’s sister
in law, Becky B doing nice vocals here, this one is for sweet sister Nauma
for leaving such warm comments and that superb link. ***

tracks;

1 Odo, Love
2 Yei nti
3 Me ampa ara ni ?
4 Mensee Madwen