Manu Dibango Africadelic 1973 (Original release) 2006 reissue Hi & Fly Records HF00019 RIP Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango, 1933 – 2020, a victim of COVID-19.
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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, guitar, bass Lea Lianzi – lead vocal Jo John Mboutany – backing vocal Master Mwana – congas, guitar Domingo “Salsero”…
Harry Whitaker / Black Renaissance – Body, Mind and Spirit (1976)
Black Renaissance Body, Mind and Spirit 1. Black Renaissance 2. Magic Ritual Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York, NY (01/15/1976). Arranger: Harry Whitaker. Players: Harry Whitaker (piano); Lani Groves, Edna Holt, Sandy Nakarmura, Assata Dolby (vocals); Azar Lawrence (soprano & tenor saxophones); David Schnitter (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); Buster Williams (bass); Billy Hart, Howard…
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu of Ethiopia (1972) 180-gram vinil
Mulatu Astatke“Mulatu of Ethiopia”1972 Worth Records (W-1020)2003 Reissue on 180-gram vinyl 1 Mulatu 5:002 Mascaram Setaba 2:403 Dewel 4:004 Kulunmanqueleshi 2:055 Kasalefkut-Hulu 2:256 Munaye 3:157 Chifara 7:00 BROUGHT TO US BY ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES!!! Vinyl -> Pro-Ject RM-5SE turntable (with Sumiko Blue Point 2 cartridge, Speedbox power supply) > Creek Audio OBH-15 -> M-Audio Audiophile 2496…
Bembeya Jazz National – The Syliphone Years (2004)
Bembeya Jazz NationalThe Syliphone YearsRecordings from the 1960s and 1970s2-CD Anthology released by Sterns Africa 2004Liner notes in French and English by Graeme Counsel DISC ONE 1. Republique Guinee 2. Sabor de guajira 3. Armee Guineenne 4. Dembaty Galant 5. Air Guinee 6. Guinee Hety Horemoun 7. Montuno De La Sierra 8. Waraba 9. Dagna…
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 Mandida 5 Towering Inferno 6 Nkosi’s Intro 7 Chipo Chiroorwa 8 Dororengu Rinonaka 9 No Delay (Bullitt) 10 Nhengure 11…