Do you know that saying, 'never judge a book by looking

at it's cover' ? The same wisdom can be used here. About

everything at this sleeve is tasteless. These two guys deserve

a whole lot better to my opinion, and the album as well. Driving

force behind the music machine is the versatile Rigo. The voices

belong to these heroes, Josky Kiambukuta and Madilu System.

tracks;

1 Destin

2 Erreur

3 La sincerité

4 Priere

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P.S.

Only during the recording of the fourth track

I realized it has a religious message. If I had seen

it sooner I would have ignored the album. I am against

all religion. It is strictly out of respect for these

great singers I let it slip through,

enjoy nevertheless !

Subject of today's post is this LP by Verckys et l Órchestre

Vévé. It appears on 'Editions Vévé International' in collaboration

with 'Sacodis'. In their series 'Lassissi présente' it is LS 65 and

on Editions Vévé it is EVVI 11D. It feels like one of those

albums that will stay forever. Timeless rocksolid

rumba-rock from Congo's wonderful

seventies, damn good.

tracks;

1 Dribling ya somo

2 Djumani

3 Obaluki

4 Espoir perdu

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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 - Talking parrot

9 Bemi - Nabosani ndako

10 Cab Calloway - Reefer man

11 Robert Johnson - Terraplane blues

12 Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra - Rumba rumbero

13 Roberto Ledesma - Con mi corazon te espero

14 Mildred Bailey - I see your face before me

15 Earl Hines - Blue drag

16 Alex Konadu - Owuo mpe silka

17 Wrangler - Limbo teacher

18 Effie Smith - Gettin' out

19 Big Joe Turner - Lucille, Lucille

20 Louis Jordan - Psycho-loco

21 Edmundo Arias - Chituchi

22 Jimmy Pedroso - El loro

23 Angel Luis Torruellas - El abusador

24 Sunny Adé and his Green Spot Band - O le ku

25 Miguel Aceves Mejia - Orgullosa y bonita

26 Humphrey Eshitool - Jirani waganga

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tracks;

1 Invaders

2 Landing

3 Dark side

4 Attack

5 Beaming

6 Vulcan

7 Black out

8 Time passage

9 Meteorite

10 Galaxy

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out of words..

tracks;

1 Seydou bathily

2 Saly

3 Jean ou Paul

4 Une larme d'amitie

5 Super-coulou

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Next chapter in the book of Ghanaian Bands operating

from Nigeria, we have an album by the Odoyewu Inter-

national Band of Ghana, led by Eddy Maxwell. Another

highlife LP to have us diggin' deeper into the wonderful

world of West African music. There is still so much

to be discovered, anybody who knows more,

please let us all share that knowledge.

tracks;

1 My business

2 Kyere me wodo

3 Baako ankonam

4 Odo ko agege

5 No where cool

6 Se ebewie

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Speaking of discoveries, did you know the Super Rail Band

performed with this singer ? Ouedraogo Mamadou is the

name and the album is astonishing good. Check out the

line-up on this LP;

Dexter Johnson - 1e saxo

Kabine - 2e saxo

Issa Touncara - guitare bass

Djelimadi Tounkara - guitare solo

Djeli Moussa - guitare d'accompagnemer

Cheick Tidjane - orgue

Leo - batterie

Sekou - tumba

Ouedraogo Mamadou - chanteur

Mory Kante - 1e coeur

Sekou Kante - 2e coeur

tracks;

1 Dioulou koussoube

2 Nong tem sega

3 Sovo p.e.r.

4 Toem zougo

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