| ARTIST | TITLE | NUMBER | FMT | PRICE | BUY |
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| JEFF LOUNA | PAULINA MINEURE | DARL018 | LP | 0.00 | COL |
| WOW!...... Now that's what I call music with a capital M. Vocal harmonies as sweet as honey with guitars that sing and a killer brass line up. Who made it? Well back in the good old 80's Jeff did the lead vocals and all the guitaring while Lea Lignanzi and Baba Bhy Gao helped with the singing. Ballou Canta was on toumbas and Manga, Priso, Roger Kom and Ben's comprised the horn section. Strangely this is the first time I have played it since I got it and I probably would have left it in the racks if somebody hadn't been interested in it. ( F.T.Index: Paulina Mineure, Ngai Na Batelo Congo, Sonzo To Disco, Bolingo Va Mbongo Te, Nono Okanisaka. ) [5T/32M] | 1. PAULINA MINEURE 2. NGAI NA BATELO CONGO 3. SONZO TO DISCO 4. BOLINGO VA MBONGO TE 5. NONO OKANISAKA | ||||
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| Jeff Louna - ORCHESTRE TAO-TAO | ORCHESTRE TAO-TAO DE PARIS | AFMS005 | LP | 15.00 | COL |
| A really nice album that is not only difficult to find but also difficult find a country to file it under. Jeff Louna is the only artist I knew and he sings, plays guitars and is also the artistic director so I have placed it under Congo with him. The members of the band come from the Universite d'Amiens and are drawn from Congo, Zaire, Central African Republic, Gabon, Benin, Guinea and Cameroon. Musically it is sweetly played guitars up front somewhat soukous in style and if you have a listen some of the tracks on DARL018 you will have a good idea of the sound. | 1. SANTA MUTOMBO 2. NGBONGA TI LIBERTE 3. LOLANGO 4. NZAMBE ALAKISI LA VERITE (TELEVISION) | ||||
| LES TOMAWAKS | LE PROFESSIONNEL, ENVANISSEURS | CD85602 | CD | £ 13.20 | |
| LUCIDE GALANT | GUY GUY LA 16e | 46006-1 | LP | 8.00 | COL |
| LUCIEN BOKILO | LUCIEN BOKILO | JIP033 | VID | £ 16.50 | |
| MICHEL MOUTOUARI | EH EH CA VA CASSER | ACPCG009 | LP | £ 10.00 | |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | 20 ANS DE CARRIERE | GENIDA106 | LP | 30.00 | COL |
| 1. CYNTHIA 2. ON NE MEURT QU'UNE FOIS 3. LE TRAVAIIL TOUJOURS LE TRAVAIL 4. ADJOUSSOU D'ABIDJAN | |||||
| PAMELO MOUNKA | ASSETOU OUN DIARABI | AP049 | LP | £ 12.00 | |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | CAMITINA | SONIC79430 | LP | 12.00 | COL |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | HOMMAGE A PAMELLO MOUNKA, HOSANA | CD82626 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | LA METAMORPHOSE DE PAMELO MOUNKA | ANS8407 | LP | 30.00 | COL |
| 1. C'EAT LA VIE A L'ENVERS 2. OONA 3. ADEYI LA CHERIE NOIRE 4. N'SAMU NA INKI | |||||
| PAMELO MOUNKA | L'ARGENT APPELLE L'ARGENT/SAMANTHA | CD44430 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | LES MERVEILLES DU PASSE Vol. I | CD79090 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | LES MERVEILLES DU PASSE Vol. II | CD79091 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
| PAMELO MOUNKA | L'ESSENTIAL | PMSYL001CD | CD | 12.50 | COL |
| 1. L'ARGENT APPELLE L'ARGENT 2. OUYOUROU NYOUMBA 3. AMOUR DE NOMBAKELE 4. NGAI MWANA YA MAWA 5. LAISSE TOI VIVRE MAMOUNI 6. AFFAIRES DE COEUR 7. YHIAYHIA DZELLAT 8. MARIAKER 9. LE TRAVAIL TOUJOURS LE TRAVRIL 10. ADJOUSSOU D'ABIDJAN | |||||
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| PAMELO MOUNKA | L'INCONTOURNABLE | PMSYL003CD | CD | 12.50 | COL |
| 1. CA NE SE PRETE PAS 2. QU'AS TU FRIS DE MA FILLE 3. TAMARA NDJEU NKASI A ME 4. NOURAMA 5. CYNTHIA 6. ON NE MEURT Q'UNE FOIS 7. SELIMANDJA 8. NON MONSIEUR 9 MBALA LIBOSO | |||||
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| PAMELO MOUNKA | L'INDISPENSABLE | PMSYL002CD | CD | 12.50 | COL |
| 1. CE N'EST QUE MA SECRETAIRE 2. AMOUR QUAND TU ME PRENDS 3. BUALA YAYI MAMBU 4. SAMANTHA FILLE D'UN AUTRE PAYS 5. CAMITINA 6. AMINATA D'ABIDJAN 7. TOMESENY TROP 8. LUCIE 9. TAMARA | |||||
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| PASSY JO | KASS KASS MAN | BVM907 | VID | £ 16.50 | |
| PIERRE BELKOS AND LES LPP | MUSIQUE ET MODE | JP009 | LP | £ 8.00 | |
| PIERRE MOUTOUARI | TESTEMANY A BANA | 66881-4 | TC | 6.50 | COL |
| PRINCE YOULOU MABIALA AND L'ORCHESTRE KAMIKAZE LONINGISA | KEBA NA MONIATO | FDB200075 | TC | 10.00 | COL |
| A seemingly little known album that was released back in 1992 by Flash Diffusion Business. I don't know why it is not mentioned in more discographies as it is simply gorgeous from start to finish. | 1. PARDON MAYA 2. MON PROBLEME 3. PATOU 4. SAGESSE { POT-POURRI } 5. NSONA 6. PAPY 7. KUMBE-KUMBE | ||||
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| RY-CO JAZZ | RUMBA'ROUND AFRICA | RETRO10CD | CD | 11.99 | COL |
| Nearly an hour and 16 tracks of 1960's Cara Cara, Mambo, Rhumba, Cha Cha Cha, Calypso, Twist, Santa, Pachanga, Merengue, Highlife & Biguine music. | |||||
| TCHICO TCHICAYA | SOUKOUS MACHINE | TCHICOTC | TC | 6.50 | COL |
| TCHICO TCHIKAYA AND LOLO LOLITA | JEANNOT 1981, 1982 | CDS7028 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
| THEO BLAISE KOUNKOU | GEMILE (CONDITION C- ) | TBK006 | LP | £ 3.00 | |
| YOULOU MABIALA | THE BEST OF VOL. 1 1977, 85 | CDS6830 | CD | 13.20 | COL |
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| YOULOU MABIALA , 3 FRERES | L'HEURE DE MIDI | NG059 | CD | 12.35 | COL |
| ZAO | ANCIEN COMBATTANT | 46001-1 | LP | 8.00 | COL |
| ZITANY NEIL | MACORY GASOIL | SYL38762-1 | LP | £ 35.00 | |
| Great singing from Zitany backed by the wonderful guitars of Shimita, Dally Kimoko, Pablo Lubadika and Lokassa Ya Mbongo. Not forgetting Awilo Longomba on drums. Simply superb. | 1. TANTINA 2. MARCORY GASOIL 3. AMOURS RATEES 4. DESTINEE | ||||
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