Just after becoming independent in 1970, Mali’s young musicians
started to form a National Orchestra. Since there were much more
good players than needed, they formed A, B and C orchestras.
This was the first of them all, lead by multi-instrumentalist
‘Kélétigui Diabate’. On his West African travels he learned to play
guitar, trumpet, flute, saxophone and counter-bass. He plays the
guitar on this LP. We heard tracks 3 and 5 on the Mali Collector
some time ago already, now here’s also the rest of the only album
ever recorded by this group.

tracks;

1 Malamini
2 Taara
3 Janfa
4 Son t’aw la
5 Duga
6 Saakoba
7 Nonsi komotigi
8 Ciwaara

This is Merengue by Dioris Valladares from the Dominican
Republic. It is traditional old merengue at it’s best.
Good from beginning to end.

( I used to say some untrue things which
were changed after the various comments )

tracks;

1 Compay Cucu
2 Si delincas te mato
3 Ay! mi vida
4 Las batatas
5 Los dos merengues
6 Buche y pluma no ma
7 El can can
8 Por culpa de un saxofon
9 Yanico
10 El secreto de Sandy
11 Paulina
12 Gratey

For the lovers of Senegalese Mbalax, here’s the latest
Super Diamono de Dakar in my collection. It sounds quite a bit
more modern than the previous album we saw.
The music is modern and fresh, the singing of Omar Pene,
as sweet as always.

tracks;

1 Diaraf ( jaraaf )
2 Krumah
3 Soul
4 Bene
5 La mouche
6 Goune
7 Dou degne
8 Cheikh Anta Diop

It was about time to launch the next Sampler of Global music.
For those who missed it, Global Samplers present LP by LP,
one song each. This one covers the albums posted between
the 5th and the 18th of june. Wish you lots you like !

tracks;

1 Chico da Silva – Pandeiro é meu nome
2 Los Nemus del Pacifico – Lindas y bellas
3 Life hard a yard – Natural Vibes
4 Los Hermanos Marquez – Yo conozco a Claudia
5 Poet and the Roots – Doun di road
6 Thomas Mapfumo – Hwahwa
7 Nelson Cavaquinho – Quero alegria
8 Sociedad 76 – Yo soy boricua
9 Pedrinho Rodrigues e os Nacionais – É preciso cantar
10 Papaíto – Sabina Gomez
11 Fat Man Ridim Section – Lick chalice
12 Amaswazi Emvelo – Indoda yejazi elimnyama
13 Francisco Ulloa – El beso robao
14 Fela Anikulapo kuti – Colonial mentality
15 The Four Brothers – Makorokoto
16 Hugh Mundell – Can’t pop no style
17 Pacheco – Ponle punto
18 Pedrinho Rodrigues e os Nacionais – Moro na Roça

I remember very well when this album came out in 1982.
For most of us West Europeans it must have been the first
encounter with Juju. For me it was. I fel in love with this
music straight away. Have you heard it ?

tracks;

1 Ja funmi
2 Eje nlo gba ara mi
3 Mo beru agba
4 Sunny ti de ariya
5 Ma jaiye oni
6 365 is my number / the message
7 Samba / e falabe lewe

Today my fellow Groovers, it’s rainy and grey and I really can’t
seem to think of a theme for the sunday. So with an open mind
I ripped this reggae album for you. It’s an Errol Thompson
production, which I always like. Lui Lepke comes in with this
nice album from 1981, to me this is nostalgia.

tracks;

1 Go to school
2 Rent man scank
3 Late night movie
4 Rose Marie
5 Penitentiary
6 Tribute to Bob Marley
7 Love ina jam down
8 She is a part of my life
9 Praise his majesty
10 Custom officer

Another oldie, this time it’s a Brazilian one. Sambistas do Asfalto
is a quite unknown group, we only know that Astor Silva is playing
trombone. This is Samba from way back, hope you like it !

tracks;

1 Arrasta a sandalia
2 Magoas de vagabundo
3 Izaura
4 Pelo amor que eu tenho a ela
5 Foi ela
6 Fui louco
7 De babado
8 Ela
9 Dinheiro nao há
10 A morena que eu gosto
11 Fita amarela
12 Provei

It’s been a while since we had some Colombian music.
Here’s another Pacho Galán, an oldie from who knows what year?
It doesn’t tell. It contains renditions of songs like La Pollera
Colorá and Cumbia sobre el mar, to call a few.
Get this rare music.

tracks;

1 Prende la vela
2 La maya
3 La pollera azul
4 Mosaico tropical;
– Salsipuedes
– Furor tropical
– Caracoleando
5 Son cosas mias
6 La pollera colorá
7 San Fernando
8 La tabaquera
9 Kalamary
10 La molinera
11 Cumbia sobre el mar
12 La estereofonica

If I look back on approximately 35 years of collecting records,
there was a certain period for every style. During the 80’s for
instance I had a few years, I searched for West-African music,
more than other styles. In those years I bought a lot of nice
gems, such like this one.

I can’t seem to find much information about this LP.
The backcover doesn’t tell a lot, neither does the Web.
Soundiata is probably sung by Mory Kanté, if you can tell
us more, please do !
Another crazy thing, the LP has 5 songs but cover and label
just know 4 songs !? What’s going on here ?

tracks;

1 Soundiata
2 Mali tebaga mogoma
3 Maki
4 Armée Malienne
5 Mystery track

The three fat men, Jacob Miller and the Lewis Brothers are here with
a piece of sentiment. ‘Wanted for singing Jah Jah’s song’.
What can I say, I really don’t know how much I’ve played
this here record, but it was a hell of a lot.
And I still love it, this LP is truly ‘Wanted’ for being a ‘Killer’.

tracks;

1 Silver & gold
2 I’ve got the handle
3 Standing firm
4 Healing of the nation
5 Wanted
6 Sinners
7 Ital light
8 Peace treaty special
9 Bionic skank