Zo'n 30 jaar geleden kende ik slechts King sunny Adé en Chief Ebenezer Obey als we het over juju hebben. Ondertussen zijn er al iets van 9 verschillende juju artiesten vertegenwoordigd op deze site. Vandaag komt er weer een bij die we nog niet eerder hadden. Uit 1975 op African Songs Limited hebben we the[...]

Romulo Caicedo's muziek was me al jaren geleden opgevallen toen ik hem de eerste keer hoorde. Het duurde een tijdje voor ik de eerste plaat van hem in mijn handen had maar nu is het toch zover. Zijn tamelijk hoge stem intrigeert en z'n sound is overwegend vrolijk. Een zonnige ontmoeting dus die vraagt om[...]

Eentje hadden we er reeds van zijn hand. Nemours Jean-Baptiste is vandaag terug met dit zonnige schijfje. Een voorschot op de zomer die voor de deur staat. Heel blije muziek uit Haïti. Luister zelf en zeg ons wat je ervan vindt.. We had one by his hand already. Today, Nemours Jean-Baptiste is back with this[...]

Zeer aangenaam stukje twoubadou uit Haïti hebben we vandaag aan deze plaat van Les 7 Vedettes. Als er accordeons worden gebruikt heb je bij mij al snel een stapje voor en dit is er ook weer zo een. Heerlijk spul, zonnig en gezellig, goeie stemmen alles akoestisch, precies wat we op zo'n regenachtige dag zoeken.[...]

Hello good morning, we are lucky to find a sunny day this morning, spring is about to begin in the Netherlands and that's always a very nice time of year. The magnolia in my frontgarden is almost bursting open, something we wait for all year. Sunny weather asks for sunny music, let's see.. This is[...]

We are slowly getting closer to the present, sampler no. 46 brings us as far as june 2012. Enjoy the samples and find the albums using our search-bar.. tracks; 1 City Boys Band - Abrabo ye ntoboase 2 Cercul Jazz - Pont sur le congo 3 Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville - Gamba ntce yami[...]

It is a coincidence, I received a request from Tony, asking for King Sunny Ade because today is his 67th birthday. I checked the KSA lp's I haven't posted yet but the only three left unposted are not my favourites. When an lp has god and jesus titles I get irritated and am unable to[...]

Dear Wim, Yann, Abudaiyo, I've got another wonderful slice of compas for you. Everybody else is welcome to get it too off course. Mellow summer tunes to lighten up your days with Nemours Jean-Baptiste and his Grand Orchestre, how can anybody not like this ? It contains one short weepy but overall sunny melodies, enjoy..[...]

Spring is making an early entry this year, very nice, little sunshine temperatures around 17 degrees, nothing to complain about. Sunny weather asks for sunny music, let's see what happens with Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros. His tropical sound should find a few happy listeners at least, get & spread.. tracks; 1 La machaca 2[...]

tracks; 1 Gerard Kazembe et Jambo Jambo - Nsele paradis ya congo 2 Orchestre African Team - Monsieur largent 3 Etta James - The pick-up 4 Orchestre Lomeka - Kidiba 1 5 Robert Johnson - Kind hearted woman blues ( slow version ) 6 Master Bob Akwaboah - Wabo so 7 Ramito - En el[...]

tracks; 1 Kiskedee Trio - Congo bara 2 J.B. Lenoir - Sitting down thinking 3 Buddie Johnson - It's the gold 4 Orquesta casino de la Playa - Bruca manigua 5 Carmen Dela Dipini - Dimelo 6 Teddy Wilson - You showed me the way 7 Slim Gaillard - Beatin' the board 8 Count Lasher[...]

Hello groovers, it's saturday th 29th already, october is almost gone, tonight we're going to turn back the clock one hour again. Goodbeye summertime and hello autumn. Right here at the GG, we're gonna extend summer a bit more. Maybe not sunny but Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey warms us with his hot blanket of bubbling[...]

This band delivered a steady reggae sound from the mid seventies throughout the eighties. Joseph Hill was the group's leader and songwriter, he died in the saddle, being on a European tour. He got ill very suddenly and died the next morning on august 19, 2006, only 57 years old. This is an album from[...]

Yesterday, I had a try-out with my new toy. I made a mobile deejay-set in a wastebin, the type on wheels we put outside once a week to be emptyed. Big rechargable battery on the bottom, car-stereo as an amplifier and notebook with USB-harddisc to play from. Built in car speakers, little isolation and we're[...]