Version 01.1 Enthusiast discographer Alastair Johnston has kindly provided information and files, resulting in the addition of four tracks and subtraction of one. Plus - 08a En Guantanamo, 13b Nkembo Na Nzambe, 18b Willy Mopaya, 23a Azongi Na Bomengo. Minus - 01b Tremendo Punto, which was mislabeled on Sonodisc reissues and is actually 100b Minge Rumba Fiesta. I thank him for his generosity and infinite wisdom.
According to Johnston's invaluable Docteur Nico Discography, African Fiesta came together in 1963, featuring Nicolas Kasanda on lead, his brother Dechaud on rhythm guitar and Tabu Ley Rochereau on lead vocals, with Roger Izeidi, Kwamy Munsi, Joseph 'Mujos' Mulamba, Joseph Mwena and Depuissant, adding Faugus Izeidi, Paul Mizele, Dominique Kuntima and Jeef Mingiedi in due time. Having developed his electric guitar skills in African Jazz and Rock-a-Mambo, Nico was really sailing by this time, exploring exotic tones and textures like a Congolese Jeff Beck. Elastic cascades of single notes alternate with thick clusters, generally plucked instead of flat-picked, all purring and growling with natural tube sustain and distortion, tremolo and reverb. Check Angola Siempre for a characteristic 'Dieu de la Guitare' solo. African Fiesta managed to record over 250 sides in just two years, with 128 Vita singles released and nary a dud among the ones I've heard. This collection comes from my own vinyl and CDs along with many many downloads from across the interwebs, with Moos @ Global Groove being a prime source. I've been warned that compilation tracks are not necessarily the same takes as the original 45s, but I don't often have multiple sources to compare. I plan to cover 25 Vita numbers each post, however many of those tracks I actually have, with downloads revised if and when additions turn up. A list of missing sides is included in the rar, and any digital contributions would be very greatly appreciated.
docteur nico african fiesta @ 45 tours
the far from complete vita singles 1963-5
part 01 - vita 01-25
01 01a Rendezvous Chez Labas
02 02a Bilomba Ya Africa
03 02b Mwasi Abandaka
04 03a Eso La Vida
05 03b Naleli Leo
06 04a Angola Siempre
07 04b Permission
08 05a Moto Abungaka
09 05b Rythmo Ya Suka
10 06a Bandimi Ngaï Tata
11 06b Tembe Nde Tembe
12 07a Camalée
13 07b Seli Kutu
14 08a En Guantanamo
15 08b Keba
16 09a Pesa Le Tout
17 09b Vivo Africa
18 10a Toyei Na Sango
19 10b Vidas
20 13a Nico Azongi
21 13b Nkembe Na Nzambe
22 14a Conseil Monetaire
23 14b Barumbu
24 15a Boni Boye
25 17a Bisengo Na Capitale
26 19a Arsène Dionge
27 19b Willy Mopaya
28 20a A.M. Decantonio
29 21b Natuna Nani
30 23a Azongi Na Bomengo
31 25a Ngonga Ebeti
32 25b Godee
cd and vinyl and downloads @ various bitrates
17 comments:
Occasionally blogs have posts that make me go wow! What your doing here with the Nico discograpy is just such a post.
Fantastic
J
I agree totally with J. This is amazing. Dr Nico's musical legacy is far too important for so many of his inspirational recordings to simply disappear without being heard.
Thankyou for what you're doing.
MamboPete
Thank you for your exciting listings of Docteur Niko's archive music. Apart from GlobalGroovers, I do now know where to go in terms of such music. However, the download link is NOT active and is not downloading. Could you please check the link so that we can have the jewels in this part of the world.
Thanks
Adoyo P.A., Nairobi. Kenya
I tried the link just now and it seems to be working. Please try again??
great stuff--thank you
What a wonderful & astonishing undertaking! Thank you.
How to get tracks to you? I've tried a couple of times without success. MamboPete
This is just getting better with other collectors adding to your original list. Was just wondering.....would it be possible to bundle up the extra files as they appear in small rars so we don't have to download the whole lot again if we already did so. With the internet connections in some parts of the country it can take a lifetime to get the entire thing downloaded.
Thanks a lot again for what your doing here
J
Mambopete - Thanks so much for the offer. You can reach me at charlesbeesley@comcast.net.
No still not working - sending failed as before - and I had your address. I can only think it's a spam filter. The first time I think I sent it to Lucky and I haven't had a sending failed message back - maybe it got through there. It's from jpjack. Let's find a way. mamboPete
pete - maybe you included the last dot (".") from reservatory's adress? anyway - i received your first mail and forwarded it with no problem. glad to do it another time. cheers
Dead link:(
I'm not sure why this happens, but temporary unavailability does not mean the link is dead. If you keep trying you'll get the file, sooner or later.
Gidouille - Thanks for the tip, but I haven't been able to access the file for 24 hours, so I uploaded again. I've had to move to Megaupload since my Mac is too old for the latest Mediafire upgrade.
again, totally wonderful. i keep listening to this with real pleasure -- even though not understanding a word of it --- they may be singing advertising jingles, for all i know. even so, great shit.
Jingles or socialist propaganda. J.R.D.A., first song on the Balladins 45s collection, sounds like a very sultry love song, but is actually a salute to Guinea's children of the revolution.
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