Awieama Little John wrote the songs. He was also the lead
singer on this album. Background vocals were taken care of
by Jewel Ackah and Safohene Djeni. What a splendid highlife
record this is, from 1980 on Ambassador Records, Kumasi ..

Awieama little John schreef de nummers en was tevens de
lead vocalist op deze plaat. Achtergond vocalen door Jewel
Ackah en Sahofene Djeni. Wat een heerlijke highlife plaat
is dit. Uit 1980 op Ambassador Records, Kumasi ..

Discogs
Kwame Nkrumah with Jewel Ackah, Yeredi Awu 1981
Jewel Ackah, London Connection 1984
Safohene Djeni, Nea ye Boe 1980
Cultural Cannibals, Safohene Djeni

01 – Bekema me debie a
02 – Tu gyakyi
03 – Nyamenle a manle mea
04 – Wozele bie a yeye boe

This week I was blown away, listening to this wonderful record again
with Moses Adeolu Akinsanya. I first heard it when I downloaded it
at Afro Soul Descarga in 2012. I took the liberty to freshen up the
files by tagging all the songs and add the correct titles and such.
Posting it now is a tribute to Afrosouldescarga. Go there to
find more great records. Meantime listen to Baba Eto ..

Discogs
afrosouldescarga

01 – Iyawo eko
02 – Ngo fara mi fun o
03 – Oni temi
04 – Acada
05 – kankan alo
06 – Omode yi
07 – Omo pupa
08 – Awon angeli
09 – Lady eko
10 – Omoge
11 – Mo nwase
12 – Temi ni rosina

When General Prince Adekunle was still Prince Adekunle,
he operated with his Western State Brothers. This must be
their first release from 1970. With his cool but driving,
sophisticated style, Prince Adekunle is one of
the great Juju masters from the days ..

Wikipedia
Discogs
Vol. 7, To Become a Man 1983
.. and his Supersonic Sounds 1976
Ope Ni Fun Oluwa 1976
In the United Kingdom 1972
Awodi Nfo Ferere 1976

01 – Iba mose orimolade
—- Iba olorunosebi
—- Ma fowuro sire
—- Beleda re soro
—- Mase mi lasini waiye
—- Eda ma kanju
02 – Awa lomo nigeria
—- Halleluya ogun se
—- Igi tolorun gbin
—- Kari o
—- Mi o je gbagbe ile
—- Olomo lo laiye

01 – Sango transport
02 – Erijue afo adighi ibe nma
03 – Bolingo hotel (w.a.) ltd.
04 – Onye yana nwanne ya kwu

Discogs

01 – Otome egbegbe
02 – Aziza
03 – A.b. brimah
04 – Ighoghoye
05 – Ewolo gheghe
06 – Lawrence idonijie
07 – Ijeme leakue
08 – Ovbiye do
09 – Ihievbe bo

From Martinique today this oldie with Groupe Folklorique
Martinais, under the lead of Loulou Boislaville. Celini Disques
brings a record on which some folklore like Biguine, Valse
and Mazurka. No year of release is known ..

Discogs, Groupe Folklorique Martiniquais
Discogs, Loulou Boislaville

01 – Grand mais grand
02 – Bête à fé
03 – Martinique trop belle
04 – La calanda
05 – Ti valse nou a
06 – Missié michel
07 – Trois valses
08 – Mazurka classique
09 – Serpent maigre
10 – Trois promenades

For all the diehard listening through noisy records I reward
you today with a solid highlife album. This one plays just fine.
Rim Akandoh worked with a bunch of groups before starting
his own. First it was Ahamano’s Band of which he was the
drummer and singer. He next joined Kakaiku’s No.2 Band as
a vocalist. After a short while he formed K.K’s No.2 Band
with A.K. Yeboah and Kwasi Manu. Finally with the help of
A.K. Badu, director and chairman of Ambassador Records
It came true, forming his Prince Sparrows Band. Listen ..

Voor iedereen die zich dapper heeft geweerd, luisterend
naar krakende oude platen, vandaag een beloning. Rim
Akandoh werkte met verschillende bands voordat hij zijn
eigen groep kon vormen. Eerst was het Ahamano’s Band
waarin hij de drummer en zanger was. Vervolgens sloot
hij zich aan bij kakaiku’s No.2 Band als vocalist. Na een
korte periode daar vormde Rim K.K’s No.2 Band met A.K.
Yeboah en Kwasi Manu. Uiteindelijk kreeg hij de kans,
met de hulp van A.K. Badu, director en chairman van
Ambassador Records, de Prince Sparrows Band te
beginnen. Luister zelf ..

Discogs
Ambassador
Ambassador (5)

01 – Sasabonsam fie
02 – It’s me o lord
03 – Hwe wo ho yie
04 – These things
05 – Every man shall be free
06 – Tell me
07 – Odo sika nsuo
08 – Onipa nka n’ababrese
09 – Barima beye bi
10 – Odo kae dabi
11 – Obiara na ne nkrabea
12 – Otan nti ntie obi ano

Don’t download this one if you don’t like noises !
In our dusty and noisy record section, today this album with
K. Adusei & the Youngsters Band. It has no year of release and
no title. Again a record that sounds quite bad, worn out cover
but highlife we like to hear. Until a better copy pops
up sometime, we’ll have to settle with this one ..

Deze niet downloaden als je niet van bijgeluiden houdt !
In onze krakende platen afdeling hebben we vandaag deze
plaat met K. Adusei & de Youngsters Band. Hij heeft geen jaar
van uitgifte en geen titel. Wederom zo’n plaat die slecht klinkt
met versleten hoes, maar die we graag horen, totdat er
een schonere versie opduikt ..

Discogs

01 – Wagyegye me
02 – Enam obi so
03 – Emaa pe de
04 – Obesan aba
05 – Owud tirim ye den
06 – Waya bia boa me
07 – Susu se me

cleaned version

Every day it is a new puzzle. What to post ? Sometimes
we wake up with a plan, a certain tune that’s been haunting
me through the night. Sometimes also it is totally blanc. On
such a morning I tend to go through some piles of records,
always a few left and right. Today I stumbled upon this samba
record with ‘the Jaguar’s Breath’, Bafo da Onça. It is a Carnaval
group from Rio de Janeiro. This samba album knows two singers.
One is Osvaldo Nunes, we’ve seen him a few times. The other
singer is ‘Marly, a Onça Que Canta’, Marly, the Singing Jaguar.
Samba in carnaval style from 1976 ..

Elke dag is het weer een puzzel. Wat te posten ? Soms word
ik wakker met een plan, een zeker nummer wat de hele nacht
door het hoofd spookt. Soms ook is het nog helemaal open.
Op zo’n ochtend neig ik door wat stapeltjes platen te bladeren
die links en rechts geparkeerd staan. Vandaag valt de eer te
beurt aan deze samba plaat met ‘de Ademtocht van de Jaguar’.
Bafo da Onça. Een Carnavals club uit Rio de Janeiro. Dit samba
album kent twee zangers. de een is Osvaldo Nunes, we hadden
hem eerder te gast. De andere is ‘Marly, a Onça Que Canta’,
Marly, de Zingende Jaguar. Samba in carnaval stijl uit 1976 ..

Discogs, Osvaldo Nunes
Discogs, Bloco Carnavalesco Bafo da Onça
Osvaldo Nunes, Ta’ Tudo Aí 1974
Osvaldo Nunes, Bota Samba Nisso 1970

01 – Osvaldo Nunes – Mexe mexe
02 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Olha o bafo aí
03 – Osvaldo Nunes – Tiromba tiroê
04 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Beleza multicolor
05 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Deixa andar
06 – Osvaldo Nunes – Oba
07 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Última morada
08 – Osvaldo Nunes – Cuca oca
09 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Palmas no portão
10 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Na passarela
11 – Osvaldo Nunes – Quem falou que ela não vinha
12 – Marly, a Onça Que Canta – Amor, amor, amor

We had a couple of records with Ignacio Piñeiro and his
Septeto Nacional, today volume two of ‘Clasicos del Son’.
Son, bolero, guaracha and rumba from Cuba.
Don’t you just love his sound, voice
and music ? I certanly do ..

Wikipedia on Septeto Nacional
Wikipedia on Ignacio Piñeiro
Discogs
Tumbao Cubal Classics 1992
Glorias de Cuba 1976
Clasicos del Son vol. 1 1987
Carlos Embales & Septeto Nacional 1990

01 – Ruñidera
02 – La cumbancha
03 – Mujer tropical
04 – Llego el dulcerito
05 – Sol de verdad
06 – La plenaria de son
07 – Don ramon
08 – Suave murmullo
09 – Es de oriente el son compay
10 – No puedo conformarme
11 – Muñequita consentida
12 – Rumba a los embales