Filed under: Uruguay
Sexteto Electrónico Moderno were from Montevideo, Uruguay.
The group formed in 1966 with the initial line up of Pedro Güida, Emilio Arteaga, Fernando Granada, Reynaldo Granada, Fernando Olivera and Ernesto Gross. They recorded one single (pictured above) – and then broke up. But that wasn’t the end of the story.
Their manager, Carlos Simonetti, decided to continue the group with all new members. They would go on to release eight more singles and seven albums. VampiSoul released a retrospective compilation titled Sounds from the Elegant World.
Catalog number P 434411 T on Philips of Uruguay. Releases 1967.
Filed under: Algeria
Tchier Abdelghani was, to the best of knowledge, from Oran, Algeria. Other than this cassette, he released five singles. His song “Laâroussa Jate” was included on the Serendip Lab compilation A Moi La Liberte: Early Electronic Rai – Algerie 1983-1990.
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Catalog number EBC 79 on Editions Bouarfa of France. No release date listed
Filed under: Madagascar
Hery Mahefasoa Razafindrakoto – who shortened his name to Herimahefasoa – is from Antananarivo, Madagascar. To the best of my knowledge, this is his only release – although he has much more of his music posted on his YouTube page. And where as there is no date listed, I am fairly certain that this was released in 1983.
Catalog number 467 589 on Discomad of Madagascar. No release date listed.
Filed under: Argentina
Rama y Su Combo were formed Nestor Mario Rama in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1968. Nestor, who played organ, was the leader of the band. They recorder three albums and at least a dozen singles – this one being their first. In 1972, they changed the name of the band to The Toppers and released seven singles before breaking up.
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Catalog number TS 367 on Disc Jockey of Argentina. Released 1968.
Filed under: Taiwan
♬ Don’t Let Him Go Home / 不許他回家
♬ Unforgettable Memories / 意難忘
This one has been on the back burner for a while now… I was told that the the name of the artist is Chin Yin – which is pretty much ungoogleable. But when I translate 金音, I get “Golden Sound” – which leads me to believe that maybe that was the name of the band – which is also impossible to google…
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No catalog number or release date listed. Released on Four Seasons of Taipei, Taiwan.
Filed under: Lebanon
♬ Raqsat Alsamah / رقصة الشباب
Walid Gholmieh / وليد غلمية was born in Marjeyoun, Lebanon in 1938. He was a composer and founded the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra which he also conducted. During the late 1970s / early 1980s, he released at least seventeen albums and four singles.
Gholmieh composed the former Iraqi national anthem, “Ardulfurataini Watan” / “Land of Euphrates” that was in use from 1981 until 2003 during the Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein. He was also featured on the album Plastic Beach by Gorillaz that was released in 2010. Gholmieh past away the following year.
Catalog number 905/906 on Morico Records of Lebanon. Released 1971.
Filed under: Cameroon
Not entirely sure if this artist is Thomas For or Tom Dollar. Maybe Tom Dollar is his stage name? Either way Thomas/Tom did not release any other records. His backing band – Lus Ducs – did release one other single. All I know is that the person who clued me on this record said it was from Cameroon. Beyond that I got nothin’…
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Catalog number SAF 1639 on Sonafric of France. Released 1974.
Filed under: India
♬ Aap Ko Pahle Bhi-Tum Haseen Main Jawan
Vipin Reshamia – also seen as Reshammiya – is from India.
He is credited as being the first music director to incorporate electronic instruments into Indian film music under the baton of music composers such as Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Shankar-Jaikishan. He is also the father of singer and actor Himesh Reshammiya. He has worked with several music directors such as R. D. Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Shankar Jaikishan and his son Himesh.
Vipin released two singles – one in 1969 and one in 1970 – both titled Musiguns and contain covers of film songs performed on the organ.
Catalog number EMOE 2013 on Odeon / EMI of India. Released 1970.
Filed under: Singapore
Siti Zaiton & The Twilites were part of the Yeh-Yeh Pop movement in Malaysia in the 1960s.
Siti Zaino recorded one other single with The Twilites, one with The Firebyrds, one with The Hornets, and a fifth single that does not list the banking band. Besides the two singles The Twilites recorded with Siti, they recorded three more singles with a singer who went by the name Zam Zam.
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Catalog number 437866 PE on Philips of Singapore. Releases 1968.
Filed under: Turkey
Cengiz Coşkuner was – and to the best of knowledge, still is – from Turkey.
His father was a violinist. When he saw the talent in his son, he had a small violin made. Cengiz received private violin lessons until the age of 10. Then he became interested in the guitar. This time, his father bought him a second-hand guitar. He started at the music conservatory while he was still in high school. Since there was no guitar department at the conservatory, he studied in the trumpet, double bass and piano. On weekends, he would play guitar at weddings. Later, he formed the Cengiz Coşkuner Orchestra.
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Catalog number 1013 on Elenor Plak of Turkey. Released 1974.
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