Most of time, Bolero is too sweet for my ears but Carlos Embales
brings it with some little rough edges that make it exactly right.
Embales is famous for his rumba but for this occasion he treats us
with Bolero, Guaguancó, Pregón and Son, his beats are imbeatable.

tracks;

1 Me duele el corazon
2 El final no Llegara
3 Mayeya o no jueges con los santos
4 Sola y triste
5 La vida es una semana
6 Coco may may
7 Imperdonable
8 Cardenas
9 Llego el dulcerito
10 Crei que era mia
11 Llora como llore
12 Tu, mi Afinidad

Usually I would only remove names from covers and futher leave things
as they are, on this one fixing was too disturbing so I left it. Another
very sweet Zaiko Langa Langa LP from 1988 with the great voices of
Bimi and Malage. Nothing can go wrong here, simply beautiful.

tracks;

1 Sentiment Bimi
– Mwana wabi
– Joliba
– Zena
– Lisapo
– Moniamina
– La blonde
– Nibe ya bonwana
2 Moloki
3 Mwan’ aziza
4 Desespoir

Next to King Sunny Adé and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, this
is one of the greatest juju artists. Very sweet 1978 album
by Admiral Dele Abiodun & his Top Hitters Band. Don’t miss it.

tracks;

1 Je ka jo jojo adawa system
– Osupa o pe meji
– Baby mi ma foya
– Elemu nget on
– Emi ni aiye a ye
2 Edumare gbe rere ko wa
– Robert Opone
– Olu Ajisegbede
– Rora feso jaiye ori e

Okay okay, anonymous visitors cry out for more 4 Stars. So here’s another
one for you. Again we have no year on this album, if you know ?
The pictures on this LP’s cover are made in the Paris Rex Club.
I visited the Rex Club once around 1981, it was in the Rue des Bonnes
Nouvelles I remember. Hey Paris people, does that club still exist
at all ? I would love to go back to that specific night, just my 3
friends and me in an all African crowd. They had Mr. and Mrs. elections,
lots of African dancemusic, we had a great time.

tracks;

1 Kabyby
2 Mayanga
3 Ba relations
4 Kelele
5 4 Stars

Accompanied by Deyesse on Sax, Domingo Salsero on Drums, the great voices
of Asi Kapela and Théo Blaise Kounkou, Syran Mbenza on Guitar,
this is Bopol Mansiamina with the sweet Maillot Jaune. It was recorded
in Paris, do you think the ‘Tour de France’ was going on same time ?
Or did they bike their way to the studio ?

tracks;

1 Maillot jaune
2 Because no money
3 Bety Bety
4 Zola Zola

Dear visitor, if you are living somewhere near my hometown,
this party might be an option to fill your fridaynight next week.
I shall be playing an African Dance Party on friday 28 of August.
Hilversum is the Netherland’s Radio & TV town and Hilversum On-Air
is a yearly event. On several stages in the centre, live performances
take place for three nights. 28, 29 and 30 of august this year.
I shall be deejaying in a local bar, no big stage but behind an open
window, with an improvised dancefloor outside. Let’s hope the weather
will be good. The party will take place at Café ‘t Wapen van Hilversum,
Groest 27, 1211 CZ, Hilversum. It is in the middle
of the centre of my little town, very easy to find.
You can expect Soukous, Highlife, Chimurenga, Zulu Jive, Juju, Mbalax,
Rumba and other dance music from the dark continent. Put on some colourfull
clothes, your dancing shoes and join us on this exeptional event, see you there.

King Sunny Adé is back with an ’82 album. I had an anonymous request for
more juju music. It’s true, I did not post any juju for quite some time.
I am getting more and more obsessed with Congolese music lately.
This does not mean I don’t like juju anymore but you know how these
things work, I’m just following my heart. Today this KSA LP found
it’s way to you and I’ve got some others waiting for their turn.
If time is limited, prioriy’s must be taken, just hang on.

tracks;

1 Oro oko ati iyawo
– Aya to pawo
2 Ife ki ibinu
– Alhadji Jide Okunnu
3 Aja ngbo nigbo
– Ika o dara
– Ata wewe
4 Maje nbi were lomo
– E saiye re

I found this album by the great Pépé Kallé in mint condition.
It’s a party album with some real nice soukous. If you don’t know
Pépé, take a look at this_page.

tracks;

01 – Nzoto ya chance
02 – Zangano
03 – 8.000 km
04 – Lolo

Highlife music was originated in Ghana and to me, Ghana Highlife
like this is still one of the best. We’ve seen one of their albums before
at the GG. This one has a cover almost completely worn out but
the music still sounds great. it’s perfect for a mellow sunday afternoon.

tracks;

1 Ampadu Boateng
2 Hwehwe ahoto
3 Aketenkye
4 Adwoa kwakyewa

Cumbia de Colombia is one of my favorite musictypes, so when I got
Goofy’s request for some decent material, I didn’t think twice and
made us another Colompilation. It is the third one so if you’re
new here and you like this one, check the Colombia or cumbia section
below. Do you have a summer party, this music makes everybody dance.
Great plan Goofy !

tracks;

1 Lisandro Meza y su Conjunto – Entre rejas
2 Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros – La pringamoza
3 Pacho Galán – Fiesta de cumbia
4 Los Corraleros de Majagual – La morena encarnación
5 Trio Primavera – La pata y el pato
6 Alfonso Piña Cogollo – Yo soy un porro
7 Julio Erazo – Hace un mes
8 José Maria Peñaranda – La cosecha de mujeres
9 Pedro Jairo Garces – El twist del Guayabo
10 Bovea y sus Vallenatos – El testamanto
11 La Sonora Cordobesa – El Pajaro Picon
12 Eliseo Herrera – La yerbita
13 Alfredo Gutierrez – La negra
14 La Sonora Cordobesa – No me molestes
15 Roberto de la Barrera – El pulgon
16 Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto – Dominique