Filed under: Egypt
♬ Musiqaa Li’aghanaa Earabia / موسيقى لأغانى عربية
400th post? Seems like just yesterday I hit 300. And much like the 300th post, I’m going to post a cassette by a keyboard player that I’ve already covered before. This time, it’s Magdy el Hosseini.
With the recent releases of Sublime Frequencies’ Baligh Hamdi compilation and Souma Records’ Hany Mehanna compilation – plus reissue of Omar el Shariyi’s first album. from We Want Sounds – there has been an abundance of Egyptian organ music. But for some reason, other than the lone “Music de Carnaval” track, nothing by Magdy el Hosseini has been reissued. So to rectify that, I decided to post a whole bunch of his stuff. First up is the cassette only release Musiqaa Li’aghanaa Earabia / موسيقى لأغانى عربية which translated in English is “Music for Arabic Songs”. There’s an amazing live version of “‘Ayuwh” / “أيوه” that you can find HERE.
Catalog number ٤٠۳۸٠ on Randaphone / راندافون of Cairo, Egypt. No release date listed.
Next up is Magdy’s first album: Malik Alawrgh / ملك الاورغ – AKA “King of the Organ”. I posted two tracks from this album way back in post #36. You can find an insane clip of Magdy playing the first track “Ya Salat al Zein” / “يا صلاة الزين-z” live HERE. Even though I don’t know Arabic, I knew something was not right with this record. There are 9 songs listed, but only 7 tracks on the album. I asked other people who own this record – as well as other pressings of it – and they said the same thing. I recently got a cassette version of this album that I am pretty sure is from Saudi Arabia. According to Discogs, there are supposed to be 14 songs on the tape. There are only 11 – the 7 songs from the album plus 4 of those songs that are repeated twice. If you know where I could find the two missing tracks – “Ya Bur Dinaa” / “يا بور دنى” and “Ya Eayn Mulitayn” / “يا عين موليتين” – please let me know.
Catalog number 87-74083 on Moriphon Records of Egypt, recorded in 1974.
But wait! There’s more!
♬ Sahat Mae Magdy El Hosseini / سهرة مع مجدى الحسينى
Here is what’s left of a ‘well lived’ copy of Sahat Mae Magdy El Hosseini / سهرة مع مجدى الحسينى – AKA “A Night with Magdy El Hosseini”. If you think that A side looks rough, you should check out the B side. The best photo of the cover for this tape that I have been able to find online is not the best, but a great photo nonetheless. The previous owner must have had part of the tape eaten and edited it back together. So, the first song on side A is completely missing, as is the intro for the second song and all but about a minute and twenty seconds of the last track on side B.
Many thanks Sebastien Ledys and Marthy Coumans.
Also released on Moriphon of Cairo, Egypt. No catalog number or release date listed.
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UPDATE: 01/11/26
I have finally gotten around to uploading another cassette by Magdy el Hosseini that I picked up a while back – also titled Sahat Mae Magdy El Hosseini / سهرة مع مجدى الحسينى – AKA “A Night with Magdy El Hosseini”.
♬ Sahat Mae Magdy El Hosseini / سهرة مع مجدى الحسينى
Like the cassette above, released on Moriphon of Cairo, Egypt. No catalog number or release date listed.
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UPDATE: 04/01/26
I just got a shipment of cassettes, and this mystery tape was included.
If anyone has any information about this recording, please get in touch.
Filed under: Ghana
This record had been on my Want List for very long time…
The Big Beats were from Ghana. The band was led by Linden Lee. According to Discogs, Andrew “Mad Man Jaga” Daboh was also in the band. From the liner notes of Soundway Records’ Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 compilation:
The Big Beats were a band formed mostly from the popular soul band El Pollos’ second band, The Triffids. They played for some time in Lagos where they perfected their afro-beat style, returning to Ghana and recording two 45s for the Polydor label: “Mi Nsumõõ Bo Dõnn” (“I Don’t Love You Anymore”) was the B side to the hit single “Kyenkyema” which became a by-word in 70’s Ghana for anything old, outdated or decrepit. Their other release, “Afro-Pride” / “Kwemo Nahi”, was released simultaneously but didn’t sell anything like as well.
The A side of their second single – “Kwemõ Na Ahi” – is on the Vis-A-Vis DJs – AfroFunk Showcase Vol.2 compilation that was put out by the apparently now defunct Overtone Records. The B side of that single was on Superfly Records’ The Afrofunk Expressway Vol. 2 – which the existence of has been all but scrubbed from the internet with the exception of the track list.
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Catalog number 2080103 only Polydor of Ghana, released 1972.
Filed under: Singapore
Kamaliah Latiff & The Teepees were from Singapore. Kamaliah Latiff recorded three the singles – two with Band Pancarama and one with Mustakim Orchestra – plus an album for KissMe Cosmetics of Japan. The Teepees only released one other single – which includes a version of the song “Rindu”.
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Catalog number RYY 101 on Ray Records of Singapore, released 1973.
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.
