I don’t know how many times I’ve been playing this here LP.
It was one of my first reggae albums and it was on the turntable
a whole lot more then many others around that time. Jacob Miller
( like always with the Lewis brothers), Inner Circle, Fat Man
Ridim Section, many names, same group of guys. ‘Suzie
Wong, she’s my baby, and don’t think I’m crazy’, Look
at the size of these men and you understand.

tracks;

1 Don’t let money fool you
2 Suzie Wong
3 Tenement yard
4 Every day with you girl
5 Dock of the bay
6 Tired felick weed in a bush
7 Truth has come again
8 All night till daylight
9 Forward Jah Jah children
10 Why can’t we be friends
11 Roman soldiers of Babylon

Until now we saw two great latinlabels at Global Groove.
the Colombian label, “discos Fuentes’ and New York label ‘SAR’.
It’s about time to post some latin of the great ‘Fania’, a New
York label that started early 70’s, correct me if I’m wrong.
One of Fania’s biggest stars through the years is without any
doubt, ‘Johnny Pacheco’. I quote the backcover of this LP;
Sound, rhythm, and change…..three words that seem to go
well with Johnny Pacheco. The sound was Charanga, the
rhythm was Pachanga,and the change was welcomed by
dancers around the world; but this is a restless world of
innovations, and the most restless of all is JOHNNY !
Change the sound, change the rhythm, charge the air with
musical energy……the flute become drums, the violins
become trumpets, blend in voices, and the metamorphosis
is complete. Fania Records is proud to launch this new
sound which is being presented to you,
the listener, by Johnny Pacheco.

tracks;

1 Cañonazo
2 Como mango
3 Pinareño
4 Cabio sile
5 Campeon
6 El kikiriki
7 Labrando la tierra
8 Fania
9 Yo soy guajiro
10 El pregonero
11 Dakar, punto final

The 14 Canonazos Bailables series always show pretty girls on their
covers, this is volume 20 from 1980 which contains some huge hits.
Musica Muy Alegre de Colombia ! Guepa je !

tracks;

1 Pastor López y su Combo – Nuestro Anillito
2 Rodolfo y su Típica RA7 – Vagabundo soy
3 Alfredo Gutiérrez – Dos mujeres
4 Pastor López y su Combo – Donde estas
5 The Latin Brothers – Valluna
6 Rodolfo con los Hispanos – Cariñito
7 Los Návidos – El canchis canchis
8 Rodolfo y su Típica RA7 – Colegiala
9 La Sonora Dinamita – Ay chave
10 Billo’s Caracas Boys – En que parara la cosa
11 Los Hijos de la Niña Luz – Las Tapas
12 Gabriel Romero – La subienda
13 Pastor López y su Combo – Lloro mi corazon
14 Calixto y Eliécer Ochoa – Te estan matando los años

When early eighties the first Youssou N’Dour LP, ‘Immigrès/Bitim
rew’ reached me, I was astonished. What a different sound. After
some digging I found the LP he worked on before that, ‘Absa Gueye’.
Listen and find out what a treasure this is. Years later I went to a
Youssou N’Dour concert in ‘Nighttown’ Rotterdam, It was great
and as I left the building, some of the band’s people were selling
‘tama’s’ ( talking drums )at the corridor. 200 Dutch Guilders they
asked( in those days ), quite some money I thought. They were
friendly pushing me to buy the drum and told me they were made
by ‘Assane Thiam’, Youssou’s Tamaplayer. Wow, now I got really
interested, these were fine pieces of handicraft by the great ‘Assane’.
I said ;” okay, I’ll buy one if you have it signed by Youssou N’Dour”,
and so it went. LUCKY BASTARD I AM !The guy went away
with the talking drum and within 3 or 4 minutes he was back with
it, signed on one side by Youssou N’Dour, and on the other side
by ‘Assane Thiam’. To our surprise the whole group was sitting at
the nextdoor snackbar later, having fun and in a very relaxed
atmosphere, they were giving autographs
to everybody, supernice.

tracks;

1 Dom sou nare bakh
2 Jalo
3 Absa gueye
4 Mane kouma khol thi yao
5 N’guiro na
6 Baye wali
7 Esta China
8 Tu veras

This compilation contains several African styles.
Soukous, like ‘Tchico’ for instance, Chimurenga, ‘Four Brothers’,
#’s 3-5 are from Tanzania, Afro-Cuban by ‘Etoile de Dakar
( with young ‘Youssou N’Dour’ ), Juju with ‘King Sunny’
Better start dancing already !

tracks;

1 Orchestra Makassi – Mambo Bado
2 The Four Brothers – Rudo Imoto
3 Fadhili William – Malaika
4 Pichen & Tsotsi – Pole Musa
5 Fadhili William – Taxi Driver
6 The Four Brothers – Tsiga Mureza
7 Tchico – Jeannot
8 Pablo Lubadika Porthos – Madeleina
9 African Brothers Band – Me Poma
10 Somo Somo – Mosese 2000
11 Thomas Mapfumo – Juanita
12 Orchestra Mazembe – Mbanda ya Mobange
13 Bopol – Samedi Soir
14 Rochereau – Gagner gagner
15 Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata
16 Etoile de Dakar – N’guiro na
17 King Sunny Adé – Penkele
18 Patrick Mkwamba & the Four Brothers – Vambozha Vauya

Forro is roots music, ( as quoted on backcover ) the unvarnished
Rock’n’Roll of the Brazilian North East. Driving rhythm
on button accordeons called ‘Sanfonas’,
‘Gumbo’, Brazilian style.

tracks;

1 Toinho de Alagoas – Balanço da canoa
2 Duda da Passira – De Pernambuco ao Manhao
3 José Orlando – Eu també quero beijar
4 Toinho de Alagoas – Bicho da cara preta
5 Heleno dos oitos baixos – Começo de verao
6 Toinho de Alagoas – Peça licença p’ra falar de Alagoas
7 Duda da Passira – Recordaçao da Passira
8 José Orlando – Agricultor p’ra frente
9 Heleno dos oitos baixos – Entre e sai
10 José Orlando – Linda menina
11 Duda da Passira – Casa de tauba
12 José Orlando – Morena da palmeira
13 Toinho de Alagoas – Caráter duro
14 José Orlando – Minha Zezé
15 Toinho de Alagoas – Sonho de amor
16 Toinho de Alagoas – Namoro no escuro
17 Duda da Passira – Forró da minha terra

Do you have a party, like to samba with your friends ?
Here’s a partymix I made some time ago,
Turn Up The Volume and Go !

tracksmixed;

Aquarela do Brasil ( Ary Barroso )
Jair Rodrigues – O Carioca
Bezerra da Silva – Pai Veio
Nei Lopes – Debaixo do meu chapéu
Jair Rodrigues – Pagode em tudo lugar
Bezerra da Silva – Produto do morro
Jair Rodrigues – Nao bota no meu
Bateria, Nota 10 – Sai da frente
Jair Rodrigues – Tira o Cavalo da chuva
Bezerra da Silva – Malandragem dá um tempo
Joel Teixeira – Bilu Bilu pra ela
Bezerra da Silva – Viúva de seis

The principal occupation of Global Groove is to post old and forgotten LP’s.
Every now and then however, we post our own compilations such as this one.
Made for my brother Johan, who lives in Copenhagen, but you Groovers around
the Globe, you can take it too if you like. Gypsie music bursts of flaming
emotion, instrumentalists pur sang I’d say.

tracks;

1 Aleksandar Sisic – Chelipe
2 Ion Petre Stoican – Hora
3 Vasile Vasilescu – Cantec de Masa
4 Ion Petre Stoican – Hora de la constanta
5 Esma Redzepova – Abre ramce terneja
6 Esma Redzepova – O Ketano
7 La Macanita – Me voy solita a mi cuarto
8 Dzansever – Ki zandana me kamarav
9 Dzansever – So simela ksmeti
10 Gabi Lunca – Omul bun n-are noroc
11 Esma Redzepova – Kerta Mange

This is Vallenata, Northern Colombian Pop.
That means songs of love, partying and social comment,
of local heroes and histories, but most of all it means dancing.
My favorite songs, “India Matea” by Miguel Duran, and
“Lo Mas Sabroso” by Jimmy Pedroso.

tracks;

1 Rusbell Chimenti/Orlando Jimenez – Triste despedida
2 Julio de la Ossa – La envidiosa
3 Morgan Blanco – Camino verde
4 Jimmy Pedrozo/Franklin Ariza – Lo mas sabroso
5 Julio de la Ossa – Puno molio
6 Joaquin Sanchez y su conjunto – Maria Elena
7 Luis Tobio/Vicente Iguita – Ahora y siempre
8 Jimmy Pedrozo – Sirvientas modernas
9 Joaquin Sanchez y su conjunto – Tu cosita
10 Miguel Duran y su conjunto – India matea
11 Luis Tobio/Vicente Iguita – Bella cascada
12 Luis Tobio/Vicente Iguita – El triunfador
13 Baranquilla Vallenata – Aparencia
14 Jimmy Pedrozo – El loro

Another Jovelina, little younger than the last one, also quite different.
Samba/Pagode is a much more modern sound, but I Like it.

tracks;

1 Conselho de vizinho
2 Luz do repente
3 Calango no morro
4 Filosofia de bar
5 Sofro de amor
6 Sem amor sou ninguém
7 Banho de felicidade
8 Passarinheiro
9 Mistura
10 Garota Zona Sul
11 Feira de Sao Cristovao
12 Trama