La Sonora Matancera is a group that played with almost every great latin
singer from Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominicans. This fine LP is with
Puerto Rican hero ‘Daniel Santos’. He was the most delightful singer,
loved by many. It is from 1950 and brings a few cracks but for
it’s age, some 59 years, I think it sounds swell. Enjoy Daniel Santos.

tracks;

1 A la buena de dios
2 Amnistia
3 Asi- asi
4 Celos con Lola
5 Como me da la gana
6 Moñito
7 El bobo de la yuca
8 El granito de maiz
9 Siempre contigo
10 Mambo pide la gente
11 Amor de ayer
12 Escribeme

From the Nigerian Yoruba tradition, this music is called ‘Apala’.
It is based on drums and voice, I can’t seem to figure out
the difference between ‘Fuji’ and ‘Apala’. To me it sounds more
or less the same. Ayinla has a great voice, combined with smooth
talking drums this is awesome music. Enjoy Ayinla Omowura.

tracks;

1 Ire wole de
– Egbe ewenla maduguri
– Egberun asa ni Nigeria
– Alhaji Raufu Adeola
– Ona da ki ikan wo nu apata
– Buari oloto
2 Agbo ma ye’ti l’orin tiwa
– Egbe basiri ni sango
– Fari kini iwofa o se
– Rgbe ifelodun Lagos State
– Mo tun de pelu adidun orin

From Mali this is Sekou Batourou Kouyate. He was the world’s greatest
cora player of all time according to Worldservice.
Strictly instrumental cora album, very relaxed.

tracks;

1 Mamaya
2 Soundiata
3 Alla lake
4 Toutou
5 Mari
6 Toutou

I never heard of Pompon Kuleta untill I found this LP.
Neither could I find anything usefull on te world wide web.
What I do know, this is a fine album, very nice voice and
great back up band. With Sammy Massamba, Kabassele and other
artists that do not sound familiar to me.
Check it out and get back to me if you can enlighten us
on the subject.

tracks;

1 Faites attention
2 Ba souvenir
3 Bolingo lady
4 Mbula esili

Dear visitor, I use to post more often and I would
if only I could find the time, well today I did.

Last year, June the 1st to be precise, I already posted volume 2.
Now here’s number one, a big medley of well known samba tunes
from the early 70’s. For samba lovers, a treat.

tracks;

1a Do jeito que o rei mandou
1b Regra tres
2a Salguiro chorao
2b Nega Tijucana
3a Quando vim de Minas
3b Fala viola
4a Quero sim
4b Tristeza pé no chão
5a Boi da cara preta
5b Porta aberta
5c Teimosa
6a Reza forte
6b Mocoto é meu
7a Serenou
7b Que beleza
8a Hora de chorar
8b Quando eu me chamar saudade
9a Retalhos de cetim
9b Camisa 10
9c Boa noite
10a Anastacio/Samba enredo para um sambista morto
10b Malandro é malandro mesmo

Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey is back. He brings us a swell 1977
album, on which we see the same stadium in the background as we
saw in the last post by Oriental Brothers. And also on Chief Stephen
Osita Osadebe’s ‘the People Star in London’. I think it’s Probably not
existing anymore because I could not find anything about it.
This LP is delightful as all the Ebenezer Obey albums I heard
before, sweet Juju.

tracks;

1 Adam and Eve
2 Awa dupe, Odomode e ma se se ole,
— Aiye yi faji ni, Chief M.K.O. Abiola,
— I love my darling, Kolawole olokodana

Quite a funny surprise, when you come home with an LP looking
like it’s really old and dusty, and then when you take it out of
it’s cover it turns out to look all fresh and funky.
And then you play it and it sounds like this, wow..
Awesome highlife by one of Nigeria’s greatest bands of the 70’s.

tracks;

1 Origbu onye one
2 Ihe eme uwa adimma

It’s been a long time since the last Mbilia Bel post.
She was one one of the first female superstars of Africa when
she struck gold with Seigneur Tabu Ley and l’Afrisa International.
Mbilia Bel had a quite short and stormy career mid 80’s. ‘Creamy’
and ‘dreamy’ voice that makes her unforgettable.

tracks;

1 Ba gerants ya mabala
2 Ba jeu de coin
3 Paka wewe
4 Boni yo boye

This morning I got a strange surprise. The Blogger Team sent me a mail
I violated other people’s copyright by posting a reggae compilation
on my paralel page. When I went there to remove it ( which I always do )
I found out it was already removed. I didn’t know and still don’t if
this is a usual thing to happen. Have any of you collegue bloggers
ever experienced this before ? Tell me about it.

Neguinho da Beija-Flor comes in with this 1985 samba album.
Assuming it is here to stay, I can tell you it is a nice
and kind of traditional album. With the participation of
a group of experienced musicians like Wilson das Neves’ rhythm
section and many others. Powerfull and smooth samba with
the strong voice of Neguinho da Beija-Flor.

tracks;

1 Ofício de puxador
2 Dinheiro do pis
3 Bem melhor que você
4 Sem batismo e sem Adeus
5 Se liga doutor
6 A Deusa da passarela
7 Bom dia, melhores dias virão
8 Fim de nós
9 O homem do colarinho branco
10 Angela
11 Problema social

Another Lp by the great Ikenga, some time ago we had an album
by them without title too. These guys are completely cool, such
hypnotic highlife. The Ikenga Super Stars of Africa, led by Victor
Okoroego, weigh in here with a funky slice of Ikwokilikwo. The
Ikengas were born in 1973 as “The Nkengas” when they split from
bandleader Osita Osadebe, in the process read_more

tracks;

1 Ikenga go marry me
2 Ikenga in Africa