Gregory Isaacs with his golden voice appears on Vigin Records with
a great line-up, Next to Sly and Robbie we see Leroy Wallace, Santa,
Leroy Sibbles, Bo Peep, Bingy Bunny, Sticky and Skully, Gladstone Anderson,
Winston Wright, Ansil Collins, Nambo, Bobby Ellis, Deadly Headly,
Earl ‘Wire’ Lindo, Junior Delgado and Dennis Brown.

tracks;

1 Universal tribulation
2 Mr. Brown
3 Down the line
4 Lonely girl
5 Bumping and boring
6 My relationship
7 Slave market
8 Black liberation struggle
9 Jah music
10 Soon forward

This one is an old personal favorite, I think I bought it around 1980
and played it very much those days.
Willie Colon comes in with a true beauty, the voice of ‘Hector Lavoe’,
Produced by ‘Jerry Masucci’ and recording director, ‘Johnny Pacheco’.
” Azucar !”

tracks;

1 Che Che Colé
2 No me llores más
3 Ausencia
4 Te conozco
5 Juana Peña
6 Sonero mayor
7 Sangrigorda
8 Tu no puedes conmigo

This is my first African single, I bought it at the latest recordfair
in Utrecht, april this year. French dealers always bring great African stuff.
Only two tracks but two great ones.

tracks;

1 Mose-Konzo
2 Lisa ngomba

What can I say ?
All circumstances were right, SAR, Roberto Torres, a set of fine musicians,
the year 1984, nothing could go wrong on this session.
Just listen and agree.

tracks;

1 El viejo Miguel
2 El presidario
3 Para que aprendas
4 Me matan pero yo gozo
5 Me voy contigo
6 Mi pueblo
7 El guere guere
8 El Popurri
a Vanidad
b Escandalo
c Ay, que tiene ella !

Mbalax they call it back in Senegal and Youssou N’Dour is inventing it
on this LP. Do it like this,
Stand in the middle of your room, turn up the volume, close your
eyes, start # 1 and let the warm flow of Youssou’s sound
come over you, those drums, his voice, that baseline……

tracks;

1 Immigres / Bitim rew
2 Pitche mi
3 Taaw
4 Badou

Do you emember this one Zeca ?
When I visited the Great Zecalouro of
Loronix some time ago,
he gave me this LP, now it’s time to give it back to Zeca and to all
you Global Groovers around the world.
This is Samba from Carnaval 1976 and a real dance album.
I want to recommend this one to all sambalovers, it’s a killer.
Thank you Zecalouro for rocking !

Muito obrigado Brasil, voce abriu os meus olhos, a minha vida mudou
como nunca desde conheço o Samba !

P.S. I called this group Rubens da Mangueira e Amigos, because
Rubens is the only one I am sure of to sing on this LP.
I think to hear some well known musicians but no credits are given
so I’d rather don’t guess !

tracks;

1 Aquarela Brasileirra
2 Gato malandro
3 Na beira do mar
4 O mar serenou
5 A Deusa dos orixas
6 Os Meninos da Mangueira
7 Pandeiro e viola
8 A dona do primeiro andar
9 No reino da mae do ouro
10 Moça
11 A véia debaixo da cama
12 Estrela de madureira
13 Mulher Brasileira
14 Casa cheia
15 Fusao em caxias
16 Qualquer coisa
17 Mexe mexe

Another great Johnny Pacheco LP, from 1973 on Fania.
This copy has been played almost too often, unfortunately it has
a little hiss and track # 7 starts with a crack and a jump, but still
I didn’t want to withhold this beautiful album from you. ’10 Great
Years’, from ’63 to ’73, Johnny Pacheco comes in with a nice
selection of hits from between those years. Singers are, like on
many of Pacheco’s albums, ‘Pete ‘El Conde’ Rodriguez’, and
Chivirico Davila. I quote the backcover;
” For the past 10 years, Johnny Pacheco has been one of the biggest
influences in Latin Music.
A favorite with both the Latino and the
American dancing public since his rise to national fame with the
Pachanga, Johnny keeps you moving and swinging with his
‘tipico’ rhythms. In this collectors album, you will be able
to sample some of the hit tunes which have delighted
people over the past 10 years.”

tracks;

1 La esencia del Guaguanco
2 Pinareño
3 Dulce con dulce
4 Convergencia
5 Soy hijo del Siboney
6 Azucar mami
7 Sonero
8 Sarandonga
9 El pescador
10 Guararey na’ma
11 El champolon ( bacalao )
12 Alto songo

I made this compilation some years ago for a friend’s birthday,
let’s say that it’s all you Groovers around the Globe’s birthday today,
This gift’s for you, hope you enjoy it. ‘Baila la Cumbia Sabrosa’!

tracks;

1 Alfredo Gutierrez – La Cañaguatera
2 Orchestra Edmundo Arias – El Mecanico
3 Corraleros de Majagual – Caballo viejo
4 Armando Hernandez – La Zenaida
5 Alfredo Gutierrez – Aguardiente con leche
6 Jimmy Pedrozo – Sirvientes modernas
7 Orchestra Edmundo Arias – Atlantico
8 Chico Cervantes – La Fiesta in Corraleja
9 Lisandro Meza – Cumbia p’a oriente
10 La Sonora Cienaguera – La piojosa
11 Alfredo Gutierrez – La banda borracha
12 Los Tupamaros – El viejito parrandero
13 Romulo Caicedo – Guepa je
14 Lucho Bermudez – Colombia tierra querida
15 Lisandro Meza – Y de plata que
16 Orchestra Edmundo Arias -Juanita bonita
17 Alfredo Gutierrez – Cumbia serrana
18 Jimmy Pedrozo – Lo mas sabroso
19 Diomedes Dias – Herencia
20 La Sonora de Baru – Negra linda
21 Guillermo Gonzalez – Lupita
22 Los Satelites – Ocaso Marino
23 Climaco Sarmiento – Cumbia Sabrosa
24 Alfredo Gutierrez – Festival in Guarare

From 1987 this is a compilation that was received gratefully.
I remember we used to spin this jewel again and again.
A must have for every Latinlover.

tracks;

1 Linda Leida y la Bahia – Defiendeme Santa Barbara
2 Bobby Rodriguez – Olvidame
3 Alfredo Valdes – la Mulata Cubana
4 Monguito ‘El Unico’ – Con cariño a Panama
5 La Sonora de Baru – Festival in Guarare
6 Rolando la Serie – Ay ! se paso la Serie
7 Linda Leida y la Bahia – Arroz co manteca
8 Los Guaracheros de Oriente – Ocana Sordi
9 La India de Oriente – Como se baila el son

Ever since I found this LP, I was a youngster, I fel in love
with it’s cover, what a gorgeous drawing by Abigail Maucotel.
And then that sound, ‘Jump Up’ is Trinidad music, the happiest sound
you’ve ever heard. This is serious Party material,
Jump UP !

tracks;

1 Riverbank Jump Up
2 Benwood Dick
3 El negrito
4 The road march
5 Jamaica Jump Up
6 Happy wanderer
7 Elaine, Harry and mama
8 Second hand piano
9 St. Thomas
10 Village ram
11 Surprise merengue
12 Laziest man