Filed under: Libya
Sami Baroudi / سامي البارودي was from Libya. And that’s about all I can tell you about him.
I suspect that this song is not titled “Sibhā” / “سبها”. This single has the same label on both sides. There is no mention of a second song on the sleeve. But, as you can hear in the song, he says something that sounds a lot like “Lo-Lo” over and over. I suspect that the A side is “Sibhā” / “سبها” and the B side is something else – assuming that this is the B side.
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Catalog number M.P. 02 on Al-Marghani Sons Company / شركة أبناء المرغني of Libya and manufactured by En’nagham of Tunisia. No release date listed.
Filed under: India
With a backing band called “His Bullets”, you would expect at least a hint of Spaghetti Western music. Unfortunately, that is not the case with this record.
The only thing I can tell you about Rakesh Nath & His Bullets, is that they recorded this single and an album called “Musical Ripples” that came out a year after the single.
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Catalog number 2308-3532 on Inreco of Kolkata, India. Released 1979.
Filed under: Thailand
♬ Angkhanang Khunchai / อังคนางค์ คุณไชย • Ka Po Lom / กะโป๊ะลม
♬ Onuma Singsiri / อรอุมา สิงห์ศิริ • Sao Molam Cham Rak / สาวหมอลําชํ้ารัก
Angkhanang Khunchai / อังคนางค์ คุณไชย was born on February 6, 1955 in Khok San / โคกสาร subdistrict of Chanuman / ชานุมาน district in the province of Amnat Charoen / อำนาจเจริญ. From an early age she was mentored by renowned national molam artist Chawiwan Damnoen /ฉวีวรรณ ดำเนิน and in her mid-teens joined the legendary musical troupe the Ubon Phatthana Band as the lead vocalist. In 1971 at the age of 16 she released a single “Isan Lam Phloen” / “อิสานลำเพลิน”, which went on to become a classic. She went on to record over 20 albums and more than 40 singles. The label EM Records has reissued two of her albums: Isan Lam Phloen / อิสานลำเพลิน and Never Forget Me / แฟนจ๋าอย่าลืม.
Onuma Singsiri / อรอุมา สิงห์ศิริ was born on February 12, 1961 in Chumphon / จุมพล subdistrict of Phon Phisai / โพนพิสัย district in the province of Nong Khai / หนองคาย. She recorded almost 20 singles and three albums. Her biggest hit was “Isan Girl Fall in Love” / “สาวอีสานรอรัก”. Her album by the same name has been reissued by Baichasong.
Many thanks to ever helpful Peter Doolan from Monrakplengthai for his input on this post.
Released by Uea Ari Chao Kao / เอื้ออารีย์เจ้าเก่า of Thailand. No catalog number or release date listed.
Filed under: Zaïre
This is the first single by Orchestre Les Thu Zahina from Zaïre – which is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and sounds like an outtake from the Back from the Grave series.
The band was founded in 1967 at Gombe High School in Kinshasa by brothers Bruno and Denis Bonyeme. Their first single was released the following year. In the next six years, they released sixteen more singles and a single album which is mostly comprised of tracks from their singles. During their existence, they went through various line-ups with many different musicians – all of which you can fins listed HERE.
I stumbled on an interview with vocalist Abeli Kelly on LinkedIn (of all places) that you can find HERE.
Catalog number 90.296 on African Records of France. Released 1968.
Filed under: Iran
This single is the only recording released by the Tehran Boys. The voice on this track is Asadollah Peyman – who had done narration on a few films in Iran during the late 50s / early 60s. He is reciting a poem written by Fereydoon Moshiri.
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Catalog number 7021 on Farooshgah Firdousi / فروشگاه فردوسی of Tehran, Iran. No release date listed.
Filed under: Singapore
The band Hell Angels – no relation to the Hells Angles – only recorded two singles. This one backing M. Huzdin and another backing Norhaini Hashim. But other than that, I have not been able to find anything about this band.
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Catalog number MEP 405 on TNA Record of Singapore. Released 1968.
Filed under: Réunion
Les Pop’s Experience were from Saint-Denis, Réunion. They were led by singer Roland Ramakistin. They released 10 singles – all on the Disques Issa label. The band changed their name to New Generation Pop’s Experience when Ramakistin was replaced with a new singer named Pascal and they became solely a Sega outfit.
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Catalog number 5025 Disques Issa of Réunion. Released 1977.
Filed under: Guyana
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♬ The Knot
Other than the fact that he recorded two singles, the only thing I can tell you about Noel Campbell is that he is not the same Noel Campbell of Noel Campbell & The Gladiators Band – who were from Jamaica. But don’t quote me on that…
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Catalog number JN & NC 0001 on JN & NC Records of Guyana. No release date listed.
Filed under: Sri Lanka
The Mendis Foursome were brothers Maxwell, Lalith and Ranjith Mendis with their sister Rohini. They formed in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They recorded at least three singles before breaking up. Lalith moved to Japan, Ranjith moved to France and Rohini started a garment business. Maxwell continued on as a solo Baila artist.
>The title track of this e.p. “Mama Bohoma Bayauna” is featured on the Akuphone compilation Sri Lanka: The Golden Era of Sinhalese & Tamil Folk-pop Music.
Catalog number CHB 027 on Sooriya Records of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Release 1972.
Filed under: Tanzania
According to Kelly Askew’s Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania, Lucky Star Musical Club formed in 1970. They were the house band for the club of the same name in Tanga, Tanzania. Unlike their local compatriots / rivals Black Star Musical Club, Lucky Star Musical Club had more songs that were explicitly politically oriented. They were known to sing the government’s praises, “serving as de facto government praise poets” – which was unusual for a Taarab band. Typically, most Taarab songs are about love: Love lost, love gained, love desired.
They released over 20 singles on numerous labels in both in Tanzania and Kenya as well as one album under the name Lucky Star Jazz Band.
Catalog number US 60 on Uhuru Stars of Tanzania. No release date listed.
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