Filed under: Ghana
Brothers Eric and George Ashey were, to the best off my knowledge, from Ghana.
They recorded five singles of their proto-New Wave, using electric guitar, synth and a drum machine in the mid-70s. But beyond that, there is no information available.
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Catalog number CRS 0587 on Coret Records of Ghana. No release date listed.
Filed under: Indonesia
Inneke Kusumawat was a pop singer from Jakarta, Indonesia.
She recorded at least 11 albums and 4 singles. Her backing band – Band De Galaxies – only recorded one album and one single. Bother was backing Inneke Kusumawat. And whereas I cannot tell you much about Inneke Kusumawat, I do know that Jopie Item was the guitarist for Band De Galaxies. Jopie Item – who has been covered many times previously on this site – played in Band 4 Nada, Eka Septa and Trio Bintang.
Catalog number SCEP 56012 on Canary Records of Malaysia. Released 1971.
Filed under: Pakistan
Master Manzoor – who’s real name was Manzoor Hussain – was from Lahore, Pakistan.
His father was Fazal Hussain, who was a renowned sarangi player. He had four sons. Manzoor was the eldest. The youngest was Altaf Hussain – not to be confused by the politician of the same name – was better know as Ustad Tafo of the Tafo Brothers.
NOTE: The A side of my copy of the single has a huge gash in the vinyl. I edited another recording I was able to find online. So the last 42 seconds of the track “Title Music” is unfortunately a much poorer sound quality.
Catalog number 7KCE 5002 on Columbia of Pakistan. Released 1972.
Filed under: Brazil
Código 90 were from Brazil. This is their lone single.
Guitarist Marcos ‘Vermelho’ Ficarelli had previously played bass in a surf band called Top Sounds. Singer Pedro Autran Ribeiro went on to form a band called Washington D.C. that released one single in 1971. Guitarist Carlos Eduardo ‘Tuca’ Aun, bassist Victor Malzone and keyboardist Mário Murano went on to form Kompha – who released three singles between 1972 and 1974.
Catalog number 1252 Discos Mocambo. Released 1967.
Filed under: Turkey
Kupa Dörtlüsü Ork. – or Four of Cups Orchestra – were from Turkey. The band was led by Rişar or Richard – but his real name was Ριχαρδος Πρελορεντζος, who, as you may be able to guess, was originally from neighboring Greece.
The band released six albums and a dozen singles. They were also the back up band for many Turkish musicians, including Cengiz Coşkuner, Hayko, Mürüvvet Kekilli, Zerrin Zeren and Taroub who was from Lebanon but did some recording in Turkey.
Catalog number SP 234 Sevilen Plak of Turkey. Released 1972.
Filed under: Dahomey
Orchestre Renova-Band D’Abomey Dahomey were, as you can guess from their name, from Abomey – the same town as Orchestre Picoby-Band – which was the former capitol of the kingdom of Dahomey, which is now known as Benin. They recorded 11 singles during their run – most of which were released on the legendary Albarika Store label.
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Catalog number ASB 107 on Albarika Store of Cotonou, Benin. Released 1972.
Filed under: Singapore
Charlie & The Boys – also seen as Charlie & His Boys, Charlie & His Go-Go Boys and Charlie Electric Guitar Band – were a studio group from Singapore. Charlie was most likely musical director Charles Lazaroo. But despite the fact that they released roughly 36 albums and 48 singles, there is practically no information available.
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Catalog number FM-1270 on Sakura Record of Singapore. Released 1969.
Filed under: Egypt
♬ Ali Ali / عالي عالي (Parts 1 & 2)
Fātima Ahmad Kamal Shākir / فاطمة أحمد كمال شاك – better known by her stage name Shadia / شادية (also seen transliterated as Shādiyya or, in the case of this record, Chadia) – was born February 8th, 1931 in in Cairo, Egypt.
Besides starring in over 100 films during the golden age of Egyptian cinema, Shadia is remembered for her many patriotic songs – earning her the nickname as ”The Voice of Egypt”.
This track was written by Baligh Hamdi / بليغ حمدي. Although uncredited, I suspect that the guitar on this track is Omar Khorshid / عمر خورشيد.
PLEASE NOTE: I have edited Side One and Side Two into one track, attempting to make the transition from Part One and Part Two as seamless as possible.
Catalog number ESOA 150 on Soutelphan of Cairo, Egypt. No release date listed.
Filed under: Angola
♬ Sengula
Formed in 1964, originally under the name Ritmo Jazz and then Quinteto Angolano, the band changed their name to N’Goma Jazz in 1966. The leader of the band was guitarist Sebastião Matumona, who gave the band their distinctive sound. Other members of the band included lead vocalist José Manuel, Augusto Pedro on rhythm guitar, Ferreira Domingos on bass, and Caetano Lemos and Joaquim Pedro Manuel on percussion. They recorded at least a dozen singles during their run.
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Catalog number MPA-4010 on Merengue of Luanda, Angola. Released 1975.
Filed under: South Korea
It’s very easy to confuse the Key Brothers / 키-부라더즈 with the Key Boys / 키보이스 – especially since Yoon Hang-ki / 尹恒基 had played in both bands.
Yoon Hang-ki was born in Boryeong / 보령시, Korea on September 15th, 1943.He was an original member of the Key Boys when they formed in 1964. During his tour of Vietnam, he formed a band called 락앤키 / Lock & Key. When he returned to Korea in 1970, he formed the Key Brothers to compete with the Key Boys. They recorded three albums before Yoon Hang-ki decided to pursue a solo career – which lasted into the 1980s. In 1986, he moved to the United States to study theology and become a pastor.
Catalog number KLS-23 on Universal of Seoul, Korea. Released 1972.
