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.
Filed under: Sri Lanka
Desmond Anaclitus Rajiva de Silva was born in the town of Matara, British Ceylon – now known as Sri Lanka – July 13th, 1944. He moved to Columbo in 1963 and formed his first band The Fire-Flies. Soon after, he joined The Spitfires and would go on to record with Desmond & The Clan before going solo and becoming the “King of Baila”.
Catalog number OME 1018 on Gemtone of Columbo, Sri Lanka. No release date listed.
Filed under: Morocco
The only thing I have been able to find about Samy Essaid / سامي السيد is that he had four cassette only releases on the legendary label Disques Gam of Casablanca, Morocco.
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Catalog number G.B.N:1 on Disques Gam of Casablanca, Morocco. No release date listed.
Filed under: Zaïre
Champro King et L’Orchestre Cobantou were from Zaïre – which is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Whereas L’Orchestre Cobantou recorded a staggering 73 singles total during their decade long run, only three were with Champro King.
I have not been able to find much information about Champro King – also see Roi Chanmpro and Roi Champro King, but there is an extensive post on the history of L’Orchestre Cobantou over at the Worldservice blog.
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Catalog number 90.276 on African Records of France, released 1968.
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