First and only album by guitarist Jacob Nguni. He was the lead guitarist on Prince Nico Mbarga's super hit 'Sweet Mother' from 1976. The song sold over 13 million copies throughout the world and was chosen most popular African song ever in 2004. Find it using our search-bar. This record on Rogers All Stars is[...]

A Dutch newspaper published an article about African vinyl and the scarcity of it. K.Frimpongs "Blue Album", a very sought after lp is now available on cd and lp again in it's more or less original form. We’re very happy to see African music getting some attention at all, let alone re-releasing hot material from Africa's past.[...]

This LP by Nigerian Highlifers 'Ikenga, Super Stars of Africa' is on 'african'. On the front it shows us also the logo of 'Afrodisia'. Same time backsleeve is typical 'RAS'. Distributed by 'Sonodisc' and licenced by 'Decca West Africa', Lagos Nigeria. All the important clubs seem involved in this project. Combining forces had a great[...]

Something quite special tonight. A Nigerian Release of Congolese music. On 'Deram' distributed by Rogers All Stars, on behalf of Decca West Africa Limited. I found two albums on this label recently, the other one also contains some beautiful tracks of which most were also released on the 'african' label as 'l'Afrique Danse'. Some of[...]

It's been a while since we had us some Nigerian highlife. Together with Nico Mbarga, Ikenga Super Stars, Oriental Brothers and African System Orchestra, to call a few, these guys belong to the cream of the crop of the highlife scene. Everything about this album is right, good cover, great sound quality, perfect material for[...]

Long stories, short stories, Le Grand Kalle is known as the father of modern Congolese music. Afro-Cuban in this case, with the participation of Don Gonzalez and Manu Dibango. Classic album by one of Congo's biggest stars and his African Team. african 360.017, enjoy it. tracks; 1 Gauche / Droite = Debordement 2 Africa d'ambiance[...]

Do you know what song was the biggest African hit ever? It was Prince Nico Mbarga's 'Sweet_Mother'. Today's album must have been released not long before it, also in 1976 but Nico Mbarga was not yet mentioned on the cover, just Rocafill Jazz. It is probably their first LP and personally I think it is[...]

Okay okay, anonymous visitors cry out for more 4 Stars. So here's another one for you. Again we have no year on this album, if you know ? The pictures on this LP's cover are made in the Paris Rex Club. I visited the Rex Club once around 1981, it was in the Rue des[...]

Congolese music changed forever after Joseph 'le Grand Kalle' Kabasele started African Jazz in 1953. Kabasele is seen as the father of Congolese Rumba. Some huge stars made their fame playing with him, among who guitar wizard Nicholas 'Dr. Nico' Kasanda, Pascal Tabu Rochereau and Cameroonian Saxplayer Manu Dibango. After Kabasele died in 1983, the[...]

Good afternoon groovers, today I have another Nico Mbarga for you. African music, and specially West African, is ruling at the GG, no other part of the world attracts so many listeners. Prince Nico is back and he's kind of restless. tracks; 1 No die, no rest 2 Forgive me 3 Celibataire avec des enfants[...]

The album presented tonight was reguested by one of our visitors. Prince Nico Mbarga was luckily married, as you can hear in track one of this LP. Who knows another African artist with a Mercedes almost like this one ? tracks; 1 Lucky marriage 2 Nnwa di mma 3 Welcome 4 Aye yi mole

After his huge succes in 1976 with 'Sweet Mother', Prince Nico Mbarga had become indestructible throughout most West African countrys. I found this LP together with two others, also from '81. Family Movement and Lucky Marriage, I'll post those later. Poppy kind of Highlife from Nigeria. tracks; 1 Cool money 2 Another woman's husband 3[...]

It's been a long time since we had us an album with this guy. Mavos Mémé Mavungu and his Orchestre Micky Micky passed by on several earlier occasions. We heard him with the African All Stars, with Orchestre Les Djo-Djo and with Orchestre Micky Micky. Today's entry is one without a year of release, the[...]

For this sunday we've got another album with Theo Blaise Kounkou. It has no year of release, but I suspect it to be from the second half of the eighties. Once more Theo brought along Master Mwana Congo and to my pleasure Lokassa ya Mbongo and Dally Kimoko. Some keys are present, not too many[...]