Filed under: Panama
Whereas there are a number of bands called Los Kiwis, this one from Panama was THE one. They recorded two singles and then disappeared.
If you have any further information about this artist, anything else about this recording, or why there are so many bands named Los Kiwis – please leave it in the comment section below.
Catalog number ECH-850 on Loyola Records of Costa Rica. No release date listed.
Filed under: Angola
I first became aware of Conjunto África Show on Analog Africa’s second volume of Angolan music entitled Angola Soundtrack 2 – Hypnosis, Distorsions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978.
The band was founded in 1968 by José Massano Júnior (vocals and drums) with Alberto Teta Lando (vocals and guitar), Zeca Tyrilene (bass), Tony Galvão (organ), Joaquim Amaral (dikanza) and António Miguel Imperial (guitar). During their short six year run, they released 15 singles – all on the Angolan label N’gola.
Catalog number NGA 104 on N’gola of Angola. No release date listed.
Filed under: Brunei
My knowledge of the music scene in Brunei has always been pretty limited. What little information I do know has been gleaned from the handful of records that I have – and the covers to those records tend to have more questions than answers. This one is a prime example: Was everybody from Brunei? Or just the band Brothers 5? Or Mariam Abdulla? Or was it just Muhammed-Hj. Yassin?
Well, as luck would have it, I have recently been in contact with Ross Laird. He is the author of the book From Keroncong to Xinyao: The Record industry in Singapore 1903-1985 – and is pretty much a walking encyclopedia of the music of Southeast Asia. Here’s what he had to say:
It was not uncommon for singers from Brunei recording in Singapore to be backed by local bands. I suppose it was expensive for artists from Brunei to travel to Singapore and they sometimes came on their own and made records backed by Singapore bands. There were no recording studios in Brunei at that time, so all artists from there had to come to Singapore. However, the records were definitely marketed in Brunei (as well as Singapore) and I think they mention Brunei for that reason.
As for this record, it was probably just Muhammed-Hj. Yassin who was from Brunei.
If you have any further information about these artists, anything else about this recording, or anything about the music scene in Brunei – please leave it in the comment section below.
Catalog number URE-504 on Union Record of Malaysia. Release 1970.
Filed under: Egypt
I was thinking about posting Hany Mehanna‘s cassette only release Rawayie al Musiqaa Altaswirih / روائع الموسيقى التصويريه (cover pictured above) for the 400th post, but then Souma Records released Music for Airplanes – which contains seven the twelve song from that cassette. So, I ended up posted the Magdy el Hosseini record and tapes instead.
But then I found a whole bunch more of Mehanna’s cassette only releases. And yes, many of the best tracks off of those are also on Music for Airplanes. But there is still A LOT of great music on those tapes. You can find that music HERE.
Catalog numbers TC3 and TC6 on Golden Cassette of Cairo, Egypt, HEC 1372 on H.E.C. from the United Arab Emirates, 2859 on Quttus and WE 304 on WAV from… Who knows? No release dates listed.
Filed under: Dahomey
The only information I have been able to find is that the singer’s name was Lay José. They released one other single for the legendary Albarika Store label and one on the Daho-Disco Ambiance label. But other than that? Nada.
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Catalog number ASB 187 on Albarika Store of Porto Novo, Dahomey. No release date listed.
Filed under: Indonesia
Muchsin Alatas was born in Makassar, Indonesia on February 3rd, 1943.
He got his start singing in the Sriwidjaja Group and the Gita Bahari group. Around the same time, he started acting. His first film Maut Mendjelang Magrib – which was released 1963. He soon met Titiek Sandhora and they recorded numerous recordings together and acted in many films together. They were married in 1972. Six years later, they founded Muchsin-Shandora Film Company.
Even though they are no longer active in making albums and acting in films, Muchsin and Titiek still frequently appear on several television shows to this day.
Catalog number SE 1001 on Senirama. Released 1972.
Filed under: Colombia
I first discovered Afrosound at the amazing Super Sonido blog. My favorite tune that was posted there – “Caliventura” – which later showed up on VampiSoul‘s The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 1 compilation.
The band was put together by the Vice President of Discos Fuentes, José María Fuentes. Afrosound’s mission initially was to emulate the tropical guitar sounds that were emerging in countries like Peru and Ecuador at the time. The 1972 theme, “La Danza de Los Mirlos” – by the Peruvian group Los Mirlos – was a great success in Colombia and with it, a new way of interpreting Colombia’s greatest exportable musical heritage.
The band is still active, although Mariano Sepúlveda is the only remaining original member. Their latest release came out 2022 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. You can find out more at their website: https://afrosoundoficial.com/
Catalog number 45 / 11742 on Disco Peerless of Mexico. Release 1981.
Filed under: Morocco
Brothers Hamid, Mohamed, Omar and Reda were from Oujda, Morocco. Their father, Benyounes Bouchnak, was a very famous Arab-Andalusian musician.
They released their first cassette in 1983 and would go on to release almost two dozen albums – all issued either as cassette or compact disc. In 1996, they participated in Eurovision with the song “Aynou Hara”. After their performance, Les Frères Bouchnak split up. Hamid and Reda then emigrated to France where they released “Ya Bent Nass” which was a big hit there. [Source]
Catalog number EH 1244 Edition Hassania of France. No release date listed.
Filed under: Ethiopia
Teshome Asseged / ተሸመ አሰግድ was from Ethiopia. He started performing in the choir when he was a student at the Sebeta School for the Blind. Students from the school would go one to form the Rainbow Band, of which Teshome Asseged was the lead singer.
Other than this single, the only other release listed on Discogs is a self-titled cassette. But you can find at least one other cassette posted on YouTube. You can also find a collection of his songs over at My Passion for Ethiopian Music.
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Catalog number PH 7 – 266 on Philips of Ethiopia. Released 1976.
Filed under: Pakistan
♬ Sanoon Wi Lai Chai / سانون وائی لائی چائی
♬ Bhul Gaee Main Bhul Gaee / بھول گئی میں بھول گئی
Lollywood Steel Guitar? Not really… But since they are many similarities with the music of Bollywood and Lollywood, I theorized that a record like this would be out there, somewhere.
Ghulam Ahmed Chishti / غُلام احمد چِشتی is most likely not the performer on this recording. Chishti was a film composer with almost 5,000 songs to his credit and scored the music to somewhere between 140 to 150 films. But, there is practically zero information on what is left of the record sleeve.
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Catalog number EMPM 5002 on EMI Pakistan. No release date listed.
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