Time for some Cuban music. One of Cuba’s most famous bringers
of Afro-Cuban, is Arsenio Rodriguez, his songs are still being
played today. Arsenio lost his sight at the age of seven, but his skills,
playing the ‘Trés’ stand firm. Singers on this album are; ‘Raffi Martinez’,
‘Israel Castro’, ‘Candido Antommattei’ and ‘Chewi Rivera’.

tracks;

1 El reloj de pastora
2 No importa la distancia
3 Comprendo que sufres
4 Yambú en serenata
5 Linda Cubana
6 Hachero pa’un palo
7 El divorcio
8 Frutas del Caney
9 Santa Cecilia
10 Sabor de pachanga
11 Errante y bohemio
12 Pucho Marquez

Their biggest hit was the hilarious ‘Jeannot’, ‘Ou est le serieux ?’
This is great Soukous from 1979, a dance classic.

tracks;

1 Jeannot
2 Zena-Maiga
3 Anta, n’écoute pas les on-dit
4 Aminata haiball

One of Colombia’s finest Salsagroups is without any doubt ‘the Latin
Brothers’, being part of the ‘Discos Fuentes’ family they enjoy all the
benefits. As I found out before, this is a close group of musicians.
‘Julio Ernesto Estrada’ or ‘Fruko’, is in charge of the ‘Dirección
General’, and that shows. This recording was made with 8
different singers, and they all know what they’re doing.
Check the listing below.

tracks;

1 Tremendo cachetero
2 A pesar
3 Juanita y su camarita
4 Curiche
5 Que voy a hacer
6 El hablador
7 El color del amor
8 Amor ausente
9 Pegaso
10 Compay José
11 Que hare sin ti
12 Que me coma el tigre

the tracknumbers and their singers;

1 Joseito Martinez
2 Moris Jiménez
3 La India Melyará
4 Alvaro Pava
5 Macondo
6 Harlan Venner
7 Moris Jiménez
8 Chucho Nuncira
9 Alba Nur
10 Chucho Nuncira
11 Joseito Martinez
12 Alvaro Pava

REPOST

This Sam Mangwana album was already posted before on 11 of May.
Unfortunately there were some wrong files there, thanks to Gonzalez
on Speed, a new Global Groover, we found out the error. Thanks
Gonzalez. Check out this superb ‘Sam Mangwana’,
great early 80’s Soukous.

tracks;

1 Affaire disco
2 Celica souvenir
3 Waka waka
4 Tika nasakola

This ‘best of’ is not a ‘best of’ as I see it. It sounds more like a
one-session recording then like a collector. Tracks 2 and 3 are
written by ‘Alton Ellis’ if I’m not mistaking. Backed by ‘the
Revolutionairies’, ‘Gregory Isaacs’, with his voice
like sugar and glue, comes in with a great LP.
Recorded at Channel One Studio.
I like this one extremely much !

tracks;

1 Special guest
2 Willow tree
3 Breaking up
4 Double attack
5 My number one
6 No speech
7 Tear drops
8 Cool you
9 Freedom
10 Look before you leap

From the Dominican Republic, this is ‘Angel Viloria’, who plays the
accordeon. The great voice we hear belongs to ‘Dioris Valladares’.
This is classic old style merengue as pure as it gets.

tracks;

1 Vete Lejos
2 Siña Juanica
3 Macario y Felipa
4 Hatillo de palma
5 Aprietame
6 Buscando fiesta
7 Loreta
8 Tu dices
9 El carabine
10 Ay…tolala
11 El jarro pichao
12 Lengua larga

While I was working on this post, gathering information, I found ou
that ‘Miss Baikinange’ of ‘Schadenfreudian Therapy’ already placed
it. I guess I knew but didn’t pay attention. Check her page, linked at
the sidebar. This is a great album, worthy of a second posting !
‘Aldwyn Roberts’ or ‘Lord Kitchener’ is the main man in
Calypso. Fantastic songs without exeption.

tracks;

1 Wife and mother
2 Red head
3 My wife’s nightie
4 Kitch take it easy
5 Piccadilly folk
6 Alphonso in town
7 Don’t kiss me too low
8 Woman’s figure
9 Muriel & the bug
10 Is trouble
11 Too late Kitch
12 January girls
13 Old lady walk a mile
14 Carnival

I found this ‘Pacheco’ at the last recordfair in Utrecht, april this year.
It is a Fania production from Probably 1972. Released in Venezuela
by ‘el Palacio de la Música’. The only information available is as
follows; singers are ‘Pete ‘Conde’ Rodriguez’, ‘Pacheco’ and ‘Alberto
Valdez’. Directed by ‘Johnny Pacheco’ and
produced by ‘Jerry Masucci’.

tracks;

1 Soy hijo del Siboney
2 Me voy contigo
3 Guaguanco a mantilla
4 Convergencia
5 El bajio
6 Sale a buscar
7 Me dijo que si
8 Ritmo merembe
9 Para gozar belen
10 Que se funan

A quite special post today, this is Laba Sosseh, I don’t know where
he’s from but he’s ever so welcome. If I see a SAR production from
1981, produced by Roberto Torres, I trust it fully. This is a recording
very different from most SAR LP’s. In a very rhythmic flow the SAR
musicians combine African tunes with Latin ones. Laba Sosseh’s
voice rounds it all up nicely. I hope you enjoy.

tracks;

1 Ngombelle
2 Gualli sengue
3 Maracaibo oriental
4 Botom belle
5 Anichayi
6 Pelota

Another RCA samba album from the 70’s, perhaps not the best of
‘Os Originais do Samba’, but it is getting better along the spin.
Contains a couple of great tunes to my opinion.

tracks;

1 Vou levanto meu canto
2 Ave Maria do Salgueiro
3 Só quem cantou fui eu
4 Arrependimento
5 Alucinaçao
6 Contrariedade
7 Nego veio quando morre
8 Os bons sambistas vao voltar
9 Batuqueiro
10 Rabo de saia
11 Eu agradeço
12 Cachaça no tanque