Filed under: Bolivia
Los Zig Zag de Sucre were, as their name implies, from the town of Sucre in Bolivia.
The only mention of the band I have been able to find, is from an article about the influence that Tinku – a Bolivian Aymara traditional form of ritualistic combat that has evolved into a cultural dance – has had on the evolution of Bolivian rock music:
One of the first samples of the influence of Tinku in Bolivian rock is, without a doubt, the recording of the EP of the group Los Zig Zag de Sucre, for the RCA Victor label. It was recorded in the middle of 1969 in the city of Cochabamba. This production presents us on side A of the single the song “Señora Chichera” with the subtitle “Shake del Norte de Potosí” / “Shake from the North of Potosí“. The same, together with the Morenada “La Mariposa”, in a shake rhythm, becomes one of the first songs that fuse a clearly Bolivian rhythm with the emerging music of the new wave in Bolivia.
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Catalog number BOH-024 on RCA Victor of Bolivia. No release date listed.
Filed under: Sudan
al-Tāj Makki / التاج مكي was from Sudan. He recorded at least nine singles for the legendary Munsphone label and one more for the Photophone label – both base in Khartoum. To the best of my knowledge, this release – also on Munsphone – is his only full length release and was only issued on cassette. Also, the song “Ma Aarfeen Nagool Shino!” is featured on Ostinato Records’ Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan compilation.
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Catalog number ٣٣ / منص on Munsphone of Sudan. No release date listed.
Filed under: Indonesia
♬ a) Putri Kenari b) Kelap Kelip c) Tukang Sado
Band D’Strangers were from Indonesia. They recorded over fifteen albums – and at least four singles – many of which you can find over at the Madrotter Treasure Hunt. They were primarily a backing band for various vocalists, but two of their albums were instrumental – or instrumentalia. To the best of my knowledge, this is their first album.
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Catalog number SML-1005 on Istana Stereo of Indonesia. no release date listed.
Filed under: Dahomey
Orchestre Anos Band de Parakou Nord-Dahomey were, as their name implies, from Parakou, Dahomey – now known as Benin. They released a dozen singles during their run – all but two for the legendary Albarika Store label. According to a post on the Oro God blog, the band was founded by singer and composer Boukary Alidou in 1973. Boukary was also band leader of Orchestre Anassoua-Jazz de Parakou Nord-Dahomey which were active at the same time and also released the majority of their records on Albarika Store.
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Catalog number ASB 92 on Albarika Store, released 1973.
Filed under: Algeria
Chab Houcine Chabati – also know as Chabati Le Jeune or simply as Chabati – was born on June 6, 1959 in Chaâbat el Ham, Algeria. His real name was actually Belkacem Bendaoud. This single was records with Groupe El Azhar as his backing band. In the 1980s, he released a cassette that produced and recorded at Studio Rachid et Fethi. He later moved to Givors near Lyon in France – where he lived until his passing.
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Catalog number N° 0014 on Ennachat of Algeria. No release date listed.
Filed under: India
India is not the first place that comes to mind when you think about Christian Rock, but Christianity is the third largest religious group behind Hinduism and Islam. It’s only about 2.3 percent. But that percentage of the current population of India – roughly 1.4 billion – is still well over 30 million.
The band consisted of Kamy Melvani, Hugh Peters, Lionel Satya and Lawrence Vincent. Other than that, I have not found anything else about the band.
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Catalog number S/EMPE 101 on EMI of India, released 1981.
Filed under: Trinidad & Tobago
Here’s another artist who only put out one single. The Olympic Firebirds were from Trinidad. The A side is a cover of “The Theme to Love Story” – also know as “Where Do I Begin?” – originally popularized by Andy Williams. The B side is a cover of a Three Dog Night instrumental.
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Catalog number A-972 on Antillana of Trinidad. No release date listed.
Filed under: Mauritius
♬ Banano
Christian Tossé was from Mauritius. This is his only release. The A side – “Madame Zean” – can be found on the Strut compilation Soul Sok Séga.
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Catalog number GT 75012 on Green Turtle of Mauritius, released 1977.
Filed under: Laos
♬ K. Viseth / ກ. ວຶເສສ • The Beautiful Land of Xiangkhouang / ຊຽງຂວາງແດນງາມ
♬ Chanhom Panchapharoum / ຈັນທນ໌ຫອມ • Don’t Play Around with Me / ຢ່າມາອໍ້ແອ້
This album is a Laotian compilation of singers with the Vang Vieng Paratroopers Band.
The first artist is K. Viseth / ກ. ວຶເສສ – who we have covered previously. The second is Chanhom Panchapharoum / ຈັນທນ໌ຫອມ ປັນຈະພາຣົມຍ໌ . On the record, she is listed only by her first name – Chanhom / ຈັນທນ໌ຫອມ.
According to an article by Radio Free Asia, Chanhom Panchapharoum got her start with the Luang Prabang Police Band before joining the Vang Vieng Paratroopers Band. The song posted here was her biggest hit. As of the publication of that article, she was living in Vannes in the Brittany region of France.
Many thanks to the ever helpful Peter Doolan of Monrakplengthai for the translations and information.
Released by ວົງດົນຕຣີຣາບອາກາສວັງວຽງ of Vang Vieng, Laos. No catalog number or release date listed.
Filed under: Eritrea
♬ Intezifelit Nere / ኢንተዚፈሊት ነይረ
Much like the mystery of the Kothari Records catalog, Fikre Records also poses many questions. For catalog number FR1, the label was spelled Fikkre. For FR2, Fikre co-released the single with Kothari. And then there’s FRK4. Was the K added to the catalog number because it was also co-released with Kothari? There is no mention of Kothari anywhere on the label. What about FR3? Or was it FRK3? And then there’s this record, which is on Fikre-T. The catalog numbers for this one don’t match up with anything. And where did that T come from? Who knows?
As for Osman Abdurahim… The only information I was able to find was a Spotify listing for his latest single from 2021.
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Catalog number 2G1KW 16996 / 2G1KW 16997 on Fikre – T Records of Asmara, Eritrea, released 1971.
