Docteur Nico comes in with this 1983 album, It’s most
certainly not his best. I am posting it because it’s
the only one I’ve got and I like to use it to show you
a very nice film at Worldservice,
a blog you’ll like to know.
If you like to know more about Docteur Nico, check_this.
Both sides of this LP contain one good and one less good song.

tracks;

1 L’amour sans frontière
2 La ville endormie
3 Uempol
4 Saperli popette

Dear visitors, this is Global Sampler vol. 7 already,
it represents the albums posted between June 28 and July 10.
I hope it helps you find some music you like on this page.
Enjoy it.

tracks;

1 Martinho da Vila – Casa de bamba
2 Marie Bryant – Don’t touch me tomato
3 El Binomio de Oro – Necesito de ti
4 Celina & Reutilio – San Lazaro
5 Pacheco y Monguito – Ven y ven
6 Los Millonarios – El besito
7 Sergio Mendes Trio – Berimbau
8 Arsenio Rodriguez y su Conjunto – Sueltala
9 Yellowman & Fathead – Pon the line
10 Rolando la Serie – Las cuarenta
11 King Sunny Adé – Osupa mi tole
12 Alcione – Tiê
13 Tappa Zukie – Peace and love
14 Lee Dorsey – A mellow goodtime
15 Monguito – Mi flor
16 Thelma Soares – Fora do baralho
17 Scientist – Blood on his lips
18 Lord Jellico – Papa Jack
19 Singers & Players – Dungeon
20 Dyke & the Blazers – Uhh pt. 1

I think I’ve got to make up a bit with all Latinlovers in our
community. It’s been a while since we had some nice salsa.
In 1972, Johnny Pacheco and Pete ‘El Conde’ Rodriguez were
at the peak of their career. There are no other musicians
credited here, a shame because they really deserve to be.
Very fine album by the man without whom Fania wouldn’t have
been the same, Johnny Pacheco is the Man.

tracks;

1 Dulce con dulce
2 Mujer ingrata
3 Moreno
4 Baldemira
5 Recordando a Carmelina
6 Soy el mejor
7 Yolanda
8 Solito
9 Agarrate de la brocha
10 De que te vale

Did you like Prince Nico Mbarga ?
This is a special album, the song ‘Sweet Mother’, how strange
this may seem, is the biggest African song of all time.
Not one other African song sold so many copies throughout
the world. It’s not that special on first hearing.
Prince Nico’s music in general however is great, I love it.
And how about you ?

tracks;

1 Sweet mother
2 Wayo inlaw
3 Aki special
4 Christiana

Who is the reggae singer with the sweetest voice on earth ?
Horace Andy is the name, this is an early recording called
after his huge hit, ‘Skylarking’. You might know him by his
collaboration with the English group ‘Massive Attack’.
This is an album, produced by the legendary Cocksone Dodd
on his Studio One label. A must have.

tracks;

1 Where do the children play
2 Just say who
3 Love of a woman
4 Skylarking
5 Mammie blue
6 Please don’t go
7 Every tongue shall tell
8 Something on my mind
9 See aman’s face
10 Don’t cry
11 I’ll be gone
12 Got to be sure

Prince Nico Mbarga scored his first huge hit in 1976 with the song
‘Sweet Mother’, this album was originally released one year later,
in 1977. The copy we have here is a ‘Rounder’ re-release from 1982.
I quote a line from the backcover; “…if you don’t start dancing
five minutes into the first song, check your pulse to ascertain
whether you’re still alive…”
This is African music with stunning guitarwork and great rhythm.

tracks;

1 Free education in Nigeria
2 Onye ori obi
3 Simplicity
4 Nature

Lord Kitchener’s or Kitch’s albums you don’t find every day.
I got kinda lucky, last week I already posted ‘Spirit of Carnival’
which I recently found and today here’s ‘Curfew Time’. I bought
this one last sunday when I explored some of my favourite
Amsterdam recordshops. Curfew Time is from 1971, it’s Calypso
at it’s best.

tracks;

1 Curfew time
2 Play Mas’
3 Whait teacher
4 Let them crow
5 P.P. 99
6 Mas’ at Madison
7 True confession
8 Ah go tell granny
9 Jealous Cathy
10 Black power

Dear fellow groovers, here’s Global Sampler vol. 6, each
album on this blog is represented by one of the tracks on
these Samplers, I hope you find what you’re looking for.
Enjoy,

tracks;

1 Willie Colon & Ruben Blades – Buscando Guyaba
2 Os Originais do Samba – Cachaça no tanque
3 Laba Sosseh – Ngombelle
4 Pacheco – Soy hijo del Siboney
5 Bopol Mansiamina – Bonjour le soleil
6 Lord Kitchener – Kitch take it easy
7 Angel Viloria y su Conjunto Cibaeño – El jarro pichao
8 Gregory Isaacs – No speech
9 Sam Mangwana – Celica souvenir
10 The Latin Brothers – Pegaso
11 Lolo Lolitta & Tchico – Zena-Maiga
12 Arsenio Rodriguez y su Conjunto – Pucho Marquez
13 Thomas Mapfumo – Congress
14 Raymond Naptali – Loving feeling
15 Aracy de Almeida – A melhor do planeta
16 Isaura Garcia – Eu sei sofrer

One of the bigger names regarding Bolero is certainly Vicentico
Valdes. Having played with for instance La Sonora Matancera
his romantic tenor voice is known across the United States,
Europe and South America. Put on this record and dance
around the room with your lover. Check out those deep horn
sounds on track 1.

tracks;

1 Yo soy de Canaveral
2 Amar es mucho
3 Me enamore de ti
4 Como el viento
5 Intranquilidad
6 Mentiras al oido
7 Toma mi corazon
8 Perlas de pensamiento
9 Quisera saber
10 Primavera en Portugal
11 Decidete
12 Aqui de pie

From Trinidad comes this Soca album. The word ‘soca’ stands for
‘Soul Calypso’. Kitch is the man who was there, developing it.
The overall spirit on this album is good, it gives us some
tracks that still contain a lot of the old Calypso feeling.
It has one track however, he could have left away for my part.
Track no. 8 does not really belong here.
Aldwin Roberts is his real name, listen to ‘Kitch’!

tracks;

1 Soca Millicent
2 The spirit
3 Dog bite you
4 Symphony in G
5 Take de phone out me house
6 Suzie
7 Pan ’round the neck
8 Disco love
9 Town bunnin down
10 The carnival is over