I recorded this LP from a friend’s copy quite some time ago.
Today I recovered the file, unfortunately I was not very sharp those
days and never photographed the backside of the cover. Now I don’t know
anything about it except the fact that it’s a fine album. Whenever I see
Eric Agyeman’s name pass by, all alarms go off. You can’t afford to let
any of his work go by unnoticed. So check this and tell us the year,
the publisher and whatever you can tell more, cheers.

tracks;

1 Wonko Menko ?
2 Nya abotare ma me
3 Odo bra & Men koaa

Lets go bazerk for once, and post two albums by this super group
in a row. This one goes back three years and is is from 1978.
What sweet rhythms, what funky guitars, I love it!
Unfortunately it has a few little jumps, sorry it’s an oldie.

tracks;

1 Ibezim ako
2 Elu rie ala rie

Oriental Brothers Band from Nigeria scored hit after hit
in the seventies. This one is from 1981 but it rocks your
socks off. These rhythms take you on a journey across
the floor, let your feet go..hips loose, volume up..

tracks;

1 Jide nkegi
2 Omenma special

The authentic mountain music of Puerto Rico is called ‘jíbaro’.
One of the most important interpreters of the style was certainly
Chuito, el de bayamón. On the LP of his collegue ‘Ramito’ I posted
recently, Ramito sings his goodbuy to the late and great Chuito.

tracks;

1 A los campesinos
2 Lamento jíbaro
3 Se solicita un novio
4 Quiero saber
5 Alegre Diana
6 Mi gallo Camagüey
7 Mi casita
8 Pobre de mi
9 Mi plena
10 Tabaco
11 Mejor que el pan
12 La tranca

Tomorrow or rather, today, 21st of june, I’ll go to the
Amsterdam_Roots_Festival, a multi cultural music event
in the Amsterdam Oosterpark with 7 stages and
groups from all over our Globe. One of the groups,
Chiwoniso, you see here with Busi Ncube, is from Zimbabwe.
A fine moment to post some music by an other Zimbabwean,
Thomas Mapfumo, check out his Chimurenga
Singles from between 1976 and 1980.

tracks;

1 Chauya chirizevha
2 Tozvireva kupiko
3 Pfumvu pa ruzevha
4 Kwaedza mu Zimbabwe
5 Africa
6 Nyarai
7 Chipatapata
8 Butsu mutandarika
9 Munhu mutema
10 Ndiyani achatipa runyararo

This Prince Nico Mbarga album was brought out with at least two
different covers. The one we have here is on Pathe/EMI, the small
photo shows the original RAS cover. Either way, I think this LP
‘rocks’, maybe that’s why they wrote their name like this.

tracks;

1 Another woman’s husband
2 Remember
3 Rosa
4 Abortion
5 Salani
6 Afufu uwa
7 Nature
8 Roraghabe

From Mali we have this album of Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux.
These guys are legends, Composer Guitarist Kante Manfila and
Singer Salif Keita, Le Domingo de la Chanson they called him.
Great piece of Malinese music from 1981.

tracks;

1 Mana mani
2 Diata
3 Marfa
4 Primpin
5 Toubaka 81

One of the last artists that kept the Jibara alive was Ramito.
On this album Ramito sings about his beloved Puerto Rico
with the great Trio Vegabajeño. I found it with a bunch of others
in a Paris recordstore, great catch. Goza con el Gran Ramito !

track;

1 78 pueblos Borincanos
2 Boricua hasta el hueso
3 El enamorado
4 Memorias de Chuito
5 Mano a mano
6 El trabajo y la vagancia
7 Para recordar a Ladi
8 Cadenas del 1800
9 La mujer de mi tierra
10 Por causa del ron

Sam Mangwana, the Pigeon Voyageur, left Congo in 1976 and formed
the African All Stars in Abidjan. On this LP we hear only Stars,
Dizzy Mandjekou – Solo guitar,
Lokassa Ya Mbongo – Rhythm guitar
Kanyama ‘Ringo’ Moya Lotula – Drums
Syran Mbenza – 2nd Solo guitar
Bopol Mansiamina – Bass
Pablo Lubadika Porthos – Bass
David Diambouana – Saxophone
Tidiane – Saxophone
Sam Mangwana – Vocal
The music is in fact Congolese but being recorded in West Africa,
it has a more uptempo Nigerian-like sound with certain Highlife
elements. I saw this LP somewhere before but could not resist
ripping it oncemore, enjoy it !

tracks;

1 Matinda
2 Zamba y’Africa
3 Djamo djamo
4 Est ce que ça tourne ?

Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe is back at the GG with a sweet
album. His music gets you hypnotized and in cool trance.
Better don’t listen to me, listen to Stephen Osita Osadebe!

tracks;

1 Makojo
– Egwu ogolo
2 Abube 85 oghiagha
– Okugbalu afia onitsha