Manu Dibango – Africadelic (1973) (2006 Hi & Fly reissue)
Manu Dibango
Africadelic
1973 (Original release)
2006 reissue Hi & Fly Records HF00019
RIP Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango, 1933 – 2020, a victim of COVID-19.
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 with Ginger Baker – Live! (1971)
Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa ’70 With Ginger Baker – Live! (1971)
As the newly-revived “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has made abundantly clear, it is far to late to wish you all a happy new year. In fact, I managed not to post anything at all in the first month of the new decade. I had originally hoped to share this landmark Fela / Ginger Baker collaboration in late December, as a throwback to my old tradition of highlighting musicians who had passed on during the calendar year. But it was not meant to be. This record was originally issued on the obscure Signpost label in 1971. Before getting a wider release by Universal in the early 00’s, it had also been reissued in the well-curated catalogues of respectable labels like Knitting Factory and Celluloid. Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 with Ginger Baker – Live! (1971)
Pablo Lubadika Porthos – En Action: Ma Coco (1981)
Pablo Lubadika Porthos En Action – Ma Coco Released 1981 Afro Hit Records Discafrique – DARL-019 (France) 1. Ma Coco 2. Mbongo Mokonzi 3. Madeleina 4. Bo Mbanda Pabulco Lubadika Porthos – composer, arranger, vocal,… Pablo Lubadika Porthos – En Action: Ma Coco (1981)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 – Army Arrangement (1985)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80“Army Arrangment” Released 1985 on Celluloid (CELL 6109) Reissued 2001 on MCA (314 549 381-2) I am too upset and angry to write a commentary for this album. I stayed… Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Egypt 80 – Army Arrangement (1985)
Thre Green Arrows – 4-track Recording Session 1974-79 (2007) {Analog Africa No.1}
This post is for Waltzing Matilda in São Paulo THE GREEN ARROWS4-Track Recording SessionReleased 2006 on Analog AfricaOriginal recordings made between 1974 – 1979 1 Mwana Waenda 2 Bambo Makwatila 3 Chitima Nditakure 4 Amai… Thre Green Arrows – 4-track Recording Session 1974-79 (2007) {Analog Africa No.1}
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – Take One 1974-79 (2006) [Analog Africa No.2]
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band Take One (1974-79) Analog Africa No.2 2006, Alula Records (ALU 2002) What a thing of beauty this disc is! Africa during the 1960s witnessed a host of incredible bands that came… Hallelujah Chicken Run Band – Take One 1974-79 (2006) [Analog Africa No.2]