First of all, thank you Jillem for the shout out at Holland Tunnel Dive. It is a bit too much credit. The video is fun though, I remember the Police came and ended the party, the bar owner forgot to ask for permission. Imagine a world without HTD, long live Jillem .. Festac '77, also[...]

Hello groovers, how are you today ? Me ? I'm just recovering of Covid-19 myself. Managed to stay out of the wind for two years, but one week ago it finally got me. This omikron variety feels like having a serious cold, some muscle and back pain, but not too heavy. Anyway, I'm glad it's[...]

Chief Koffi Sammy is back today with this 1982 Chartbuster. At Discogs I did not find it. The album opens a little messy and has a few tiny pops along the way. Still, it is a nice contribution to the list of their records so far. Always a pleasure listening to another Okukuseku .. Chief[...]

When most people think about the music of Nigeria, the first thing that comes to mind is probably afrobeat, the darkly funky African jazz stew popularized by bandleader Fela Kuti, himself a Yoruba from the southwestern region of the country. Or perhaps they might mention other Yoruba musicians such as King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer[...]

When most people think about the music of Nigeria, the first thing that comes to mind is probably afrobeat, the darkly funky African jazz stew popularized by bandleader Fela Kuti, himself a Yoruba from the southwestern region of the country. Or perhaps they might mention other Yoruba musicians such as King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer[...]

Remember Captain Muddy Ibe ? With his Igbo highlife group the Nkwa Brothers System he made some nice albums. This one comes from 1981, is a little bit crackly and side two sounds quite messy. Still, the music is interesting enough to go through this. I hope to find a better copy some fine day.[...]

From 1978 we've got this album with the great Chief Kofi Sammy and his Okukuseku Band of Ghana. The sleeve of the record is quite worn out, the vinyl itself however is still in good shape. I have added the pictures taken from Discogs which are in much better condition. Chief Kofi Sammy is hier[...]

For the lovers of Ghanaian highlife today another album with Chief Sammy Kofi and his Okukuseku from 1981. The chief was here on multiple occasions, see various links below. Always a treat to listen to Sammy Kofi, it seems he got his inspiration from a good smoke of reefer if I understand the hint on[...]

In navolging van Worldservice, op 12 oktober j.l. was het 30 jaar terug dat Franco overleed. Zoveel mooie platen, zoveel verhalen, de bron is onuitputtelijk. We hadden al veel van zijn platen maar deze dubbelaar op Edipop uit 1982 heb ik nog niet hier of bij de diverse collega's gezien. Ik kan je niet zoveel[...]

Last week one of our loyal visitors pointed me to see that Amazon is making available loads of records taken from my beloved Global Groove. Not only complete albums but also my Global Samplers as well as other of my compilations. A firm called Kipepeo just downloads the files from my website and sells them[...]

It's becoming quite a series, our global samplers now cover 50 compilations of global recommendations. If you hear something you like, use our search-bar to realise a fast recovery of the concerning post.. tracks; 01 - Les Mangelepa - Safari ya magelepa 02 - Aniceto Molina - El niño ingles 03 - Kyerematen Stars -[...]

Hello Groovers around the Globe, at the 6th of May we celebrate our 5th anniversary already. Time sure flies. Unfortunately we are not yet in the opportunity to launch the new and independent GG, other work ( the one that keeps things running ) keeps coming in between. Ready or not, that can't spoil the[...]

Dear visitors of the Global Groove, Here we go again, for the second time Mediafire has suspended my account and that leaves us empty-handed again. Again they claim I have made available music with copyright protection, the files they refer to are African Retro vol.3 and les Stars des Annees 50, both very much out[...]

Conjunto Chappottín and his Stars was founded in 1950: African Cuban tres-guitarist, composer and bandleader, Arsenio Rodriguez, known as el Ciego Maravilloso, or the Marvelous Blind One, had settled in New York to recover his vision. He decided from there that his All Stars band, which he left in Cuba during his 1948 move to[...]