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

Saxophone player Eddy Gustave is from Guadeloupe. He started his own label
in Paris where he produced lots of Congolese music of which plenty examples
on this page. Surrounded by all these great African musicians he made this
instrumental Merengue album. I don’t know in what year.
If you can tell us, please do. Sweet stuff by the great Eddy Gustave.

tracks;

1 A bailar merengue
2 Merengue Harengue
3 Celedonio
4 Juanita – Morel
5 Hora de carnaval

This afternoon I paid some Amsterdam shops a visit and
found this Colombian collector from the 70’s.
It contains 3 or 4 songs with Edmundo Arias’ orchestra. When I
first heard it some years ago, it captured me straight away.
As a bonus I added 6 extra songs by Orquesta de Edmundo Arias.

tracks;

1 Alfredo Gutierrez y sus Estrellas – La banda borracha
2 Amparito Jimenez – Pepe
3 Edmundo Arias y su Orquesta – Ligia
4 Sarita Lascarro – Quiero amanecer
5 Noel Petro – Cabeza de hacha
6 Antonio Gonzalez G. – Playa blanca
7 Lita Nelson – Algo se me va
8 Orquesta Sonolux – Diciembre azul
9 Cristóbal Pérez – La negra Celina
10 Gladys Viera – Suave
11 Corraleja 71 – La pollera colora
12 Super Combo ‘Los Tropicales’ – Cumbia sobre el mar

bonus tracks

13 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – Atlantico
14 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – Juanita bonita
15 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – El mecanico
16 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – La luna y el pescador
17 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – Alma quibdoseña
18 Orquesta de Edmundo Arias – Cumbia sobre el mar

Global Samplers are useful guides through this page. Whether you’re
a regular or a new visitor, they help you to find what you’re looking
for quickly. Check the Global Samplers 1 to 22 at our side-bar.
This one guides you along the posts from january 21 to february 8.
I hope it is of any use, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Théo Blaise Kounkou – Nadia soleil
2 Carlos Embale – Timbalaye
3 Benedito Nunes – Quando esse cabra morrer
4 Sam Mangwana, Franco & le TPOK Jazz – Toujours OK
5 Joseito Mateo – Me quiero emborrachar
6 Roberto Torres y su Caminantes – Rapsodia en el solar
7 Carlos Lyra – Ciume
8 Franco et le TPOK Jazz – Ida
9 Los Ahijados Cuco y Martin Valoy – Deja gozar mi negra
10 Los Vituosos de Cuco Valoy – Juliana
11 Le Seigneur Rochereau – Ki-makango mpe libala
12 Bopol – Afric’Ambiance
13 Tiers Monde Coöperation – Bowao
14 Clementina de Jesus – Sonho meu

It is always nice to do new musical discoveries. On one of my last
recordhunts I found this highlife album by Akwasi Yeboah’s Band.
I think they are from Ghana, correct me if I’m wrong. It is in
good condition and sounds perfect for it’s 30 years of age.
There are 6 great songs here, anybody who can tell us more ?

tracks;

1 Obaatan pa ( Good mother )
2 Obaa yi ho ye fe ( Beautiful woman )
3 Aboa abirekyire ( Wisdom of a goat )
4 Adam nana rekoo ( Mother nature )
5 Ade akye asa( the beginning and end of a day )
6 Koose part 2 ( Daily bread )