Today’s post is a Classic, le Seigneur Tabu Ley Rochereau
is a living legend,
miss M’Bilia Bel joins in nicely on this fine record.

tracks;

1 Gagner gagner
2 Ibenga
3 Loyenghe, ft. M’Bilia Bel
4 En amour ya pas de calcul
5 Esw yo wapi, ft. M’Bilia Bel
6 King Sa

Early eighties Soukous by Master Mwana,
I must say, I never heard of Master Mwana untill I found this LP
on the last Musicfair in Utrecht.
At the musicianssection we see the participation of Pablo
Lubadika Porthos, we’ll meet him again later.

tracks;

1 Tika Ndeko
2 Bamba
3 Nyomba mboukoutou
4 Brigitte
5 Vieya bana

This is part 4. I want to dedicate this one to my friend Poca,
she runs a little internet/TV station. ( not anymore)
a lot of Jamaican stuff there, thanks Poca for your support.

tracks;

1 Eek-a-Mouse – Neutron bomb
2 Barrington Levy – Robberman
3 Mutabaruka – Evey time I ear the soun
4 Trevor Scorcher – Chemist in a dis
5 Horace Andy – Stop the fuss
6 Maxi Priest – Sensi
7 Philip Levy – In a me yard
8 Yellowman – Sensemilla ( fade start )
9 Sugar Minott – Devil’s pickney
10 The Viceroys – Girl it’s over
11 Ini Kamoze – Mer-tel-ler
12 Peter Tosh – Legalize it
13 Little John – Nothing is impossible
14 The Techniques – I’ll never fall in love
15 Michael Rose – Archie Bella
16 Don Evans – Telling me
17 Luie Lepke – Willie Red
18 Lee van Cliff – Different fashion
19 The Rolands – Black race
20 Michael Prophet – Fight to the top
21 Jackie Opel – Push wood

MBilia Bel worked with the great Tabu Ley Rochereau for years,
Here’s a fine example of that collaboration.

tracks;

1 Keyna
2 C’est toi que j’aime
3 Cadence mudanda
4 Nakei Nairobi

The late Sixties was the time Calypso flourished the most in my opinion.
This LP sounds a bit like a fireside recording ( lot’s of cracks )
but still, it’s the best calypso I’ve ever heard,
Lord Kitchener is the Master.

tracks;

1 ’67
2 Panorama night
3 Grenadian May
4 Take you’ meat out me rice
5 Get up and get
6 Tobago lollipop
7 Yankee gone
8 No more calypsong
9 Cricket champions
10 Don’t come back again

A fine piece of samba by ‘Os Originais do Samba’,
these guys are atthe peak of there career on this album.
As Justin Thyme says, RCAVictor’s from the early to mid 70’s
just sound perfect, I rest my case.

tracks;

1 É preciso cantar
2 Casca de côco
3 Saudoso maloca
4 Você esqueceu
5 Frevo do saberé
6 Ultima folia
7 Os sucessos de Erasmo e Roberto Carlos
8 Ao velho poeta Pixinguinha
9 Falador passa mal
10 Mulher
11 Ilusao maior
12 Carnaval

When I was searching for records in Rio de Janeiro
a couple of years ago, I discovered this little recordshack.
It is hidden in a backroom somewhere in Rua 7 de Setembro
in the old centre, I was so happy to find this
rare LP. These recordings were all made between 1935
and 1942. Aracy de Almeida is famous in Brazil for her
interpretations of the work of Noel Rosa, this album
however doesn’t contain one of those songs.

tracks;

01 Amanha eu dou
02 Vai trabalhar
03 Engomadinho
04 Você me paga o que fez
05 Vais te cansar
06 Dizem por aí
07 Chave de Ouro
08 O passarinho do relógio
09 Ele vem chorando
10 Tem tempo
11 Quebrei a jura
12 A mulher do leiteiro
13 Bate, bate coraçao
14 Contentamento

Part 3 of 6, series of vinyl rips of favorite
tracks from the eighties. A funtrack here is
M.Jackson’s ‘Billy Jean’ by Shinehead, a killer.

tracks;

1 Oku Onoura – Wat a situashan
2 The Twinkle Brothers – Miss labba labba
3 Mikey Dread – Barbersaloon
4 The Itals – Brutal
5 Lacksley Castell – Leaving
6 Papa Tullo – Straight to the government
7 Shinehead – Billy Jean
8 U Roy – Chalice in the palace
9 Tapper Zukie – My god is real
10 Prince Far I – Throw away your gun
11 Israel Vibration – Universal father
12 Don Carlos – Ride on Cristine
13 Kotch – In the hills
14 Israel Vibration – Friday evening
15 Winston Jarret and the Righteous Flames – Jungle collie
16 Horace Andy – Eating mess
17 Junior Reid – Original foreign mind
18 Horace Andy – Money money
19 Israel Vibration – Highway robbery

My little ripping station in action.

Mario Munoz is his real name and he used to be bongoplayer
with La Sonora Matancera. Papaito has great voice too.
Pay attention to the warm sound of the cuban ‘tres’ on this
fine piece of Son. Talking about ‘sunny’.
This one goes out to Pepanito
where you find fantastic Latin,
a lot on SAR too.tracks;1 Mi chiquita quiere
2 Caramelo a kilo
3 Que no muera el son
4 En mi triste agonía

Today we had lots of sunshine in Holland, it made
me feel like having a Calypso post, this one is for
miss Baikinange of SchadenfreudianTherapy ,
thank you for the loads of Calypso you gave us.

tracks;

1 Mighty Duke – Grenada girl
2 Mighty Power – Is Sparrow really dead
3 Lord Blakie – Souccouyant
4 The Richard “Boyie” Lewis Orchestra – Road march recipe
5 Calypso Princess – Bye bye Blakie
6 Lord Campanero – Children’s games
7 Solid “7” Combo – Go go calypso
8 Mighty Composer – Child training
9 Mighty Power – The millionaire
10 Mighty Cypher – Papers