Buns O'Plenty

Also seen this LP called African Herbs. More info at AllAboutJazz.

1. Soweto – 17:28
2. African Herbs – 10:37
3. Sathima – 11:27

Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) – piano, electric piano, saxophone
Barney Rachabane, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi – saxophone
Dennis Mpale – trumpet
Basil Moses, Sipho Gumede – bass
Gilbert Mathews, Peter Morake – drums

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::Soweto::

Fela & Africa ’70. The title track is sung by Sandra Akanke Isidore.

1. Upside Down – 14:45
2. Go Slow – 14:37

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::Upside Down::

This is the 3rd volume of the wonderful Blue Brazil collections. If you are interested in volume 1 or 2, check out the comments.

1. Taiguara – Samba Das Cinco
2. Formula 7 – Ponteio
3. Nelsinho E Sua Orquestra – Upa Neguinho
4. Claudia – Deixa Eu Dizer
5. Elza Soares & Roberto Ribeiro – O Que Vem De Baixo Nao Me Atinge
6. Wilson Simonal – Tudo De Voce
7. Monsueto – Bateria E Solo De Percurssao
8. Leny Andrade – Nao Adianta
9. Luiz Gonzaga Jr. – Galope
10. Som Imaginario – Mar Azul
11. Golden Boys – Berimbau
12. Leny Andrade – Alvoroco
13. Milton Banana Trio- Vou Deitar E Rolar
14. Nelsinho E Sua Orquestra – Chove Chuva
15. Taiguara – A Volta Do Passaro Amerindio
16. Wanderlea – Antes Que A Cidade Durma
17. Danilo Caymmi – Ponta Negra
18. Elza Soares E Miltinho – Mal De Amor
19. Egberto Gismonte – Educacao Sentimental
20. Os Borges – Em Familia
21. Marcos Valle – Os Grilos

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::Vol. 3::

Early Sergio, primarily as a trio but features some guest artists.

1. Maria Moita
2. Só Tinha de Ser Com Você
3. Batida Diferente
4. Só Danço Samba
5. Pau Brasil
6. Garota de Ipanema
7. Inútil Paisagem
8. Vivo Sonhando
9. Primavera
10. Consolacão
11. O Morro Não Tem Vez

Sergio Mendes – piano
Chico Batera – drums
Tiao Neto – bass

Antônio Carlos Jobim – acoustic guitar
Hubert Laws – flute
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Art Farmer – flugelhorn

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::Bossa Nova York::

Recorded in London after Fela’s first LP in 1969. Released around the same time as another one his records, Live!. Ginger Baker plays on track 2.

1. J’ehin J’ehin – 7:26
2 Egbe Mi O – 13:13
3. Who’re You – 9:28
4. Buy Africa – 5:49
5. Fight To Finish – 7:26

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::London Scene::

Gibbs works with Errol Thompson on these dubs and together they are referred to as The Mighty Two. Some of the dubs are pretty out there and psychedelic. Rob Ferrier from AMG gives an interesting review: “Together, Thompson and Gibbs moved the sound of their label from the gimmicky beeps and crashes of the African Dub series toward a harder, more streetwise sound. This is ghetto music, as hard and uncompromising as anything that’s erupted from the Bronx or Hell’s Kitchen.”

1. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – No Bones For The Dogs
2. The Mighty Two – I Stand Accused
3. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Six Foot Six
4. The Mighty Two – I Am Not Ashamed
5. The Mighty Two – Su Su Version
6. The Mighty Two – Burning Version
7. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Roots Kunta Kinte
8. The Mighty Two – Give It To Jah
9. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – The Road Is Rough
10. The Professionals – No Mans Version
11. The Mighty Two – War
12. The Mighty Two – War Is Over
13. The Mighty Two – Informer Version
14. The Mighty Two – Fulfilment
15. The Mighty Two – Financial Business
16. The Mighty Two – Alan Hit By A Larry
17. The Mighty Two – Earthquake
18. The Mighty Two – Baldhead Bridge

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::No Bones For Dogs::

Gibbs’ first album. Early dubs, plenty of raw bass and drum cuts.

1. Satta Amassa Gana
2. More (dub version)
3. More (dub version two)
4. Love Me Girl
5. Turn Back The Hands Of Time
6. Money In My Pocket
7. Rainy Night In Georgia
8. Gob Bless The Children
9. Love Ja Ja Children
10. Without Love
11. Be The One
12. He Prayed

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::Dub Serial::

A collection of tracks from Nigerian artist Orlando Julius and his band the Afro Sounders. A mixture of funk, soul, jazz, afrobeat and highlife (a West African type of music with jazzy horns and guitars).

1. Home Sweet Home – 6:25
2. Psychedelic Afro-Shop – 6:09
3. James Brown Ride On – 6:25
4. Mura Sise – 7:00
5. Esamei Sate – 6:50
6. Alo Mi Alo – 8:04
7. Ketekete Koro – 7:08
8. New Apala Afro – 7:27
9. Igbehin Adara – 6:49

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::Afro Ideas::

The first album from a great brazilian trio of César Camargo Mariano, Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira. I have to steal this excellent description by John Vallier from AMG: “the Sambalanço Trio infused the soporific bossa nova scene of 1964 with much-needed doses of energetic rhythms, cutting-edge jazz voicings, and spontaneity.”

1. Samblues – 2:13
2. Balanço Zona Sul – 2:31
3. O Morro Não Tem Vez – 3:42
4. Nós E O Mar – 2:15
5. Homenagem a Clifford Brown – 2:39
6. Berimbau – 3:50
7. “Jacqueline K” – 2:45
8. Consolação – 2:35
9. O Amor Que Acabou – 3:10
10. P’ra Que Chorar – 2:26
11. Marisa – 3:00
12. Sambinha – 2:10

Cesar Camargo Mariano – piano
Humberto Clayber – bass
Airto Moreira – drums

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::Sambalanço Trio::

A collection of tripped out 70′s reggae dubs with producer King Tubby and assorted artists. Released on the Trojan label. Btw if you’re on Facebook, become a fan of Buns OPlenty! Join below on the sidebar.

1. GG All Stars – Love of the Jah Jah Children
2. Velvet Shadows – Dubbin an Wailin
3. Groove Master – Tangle Locks
4. Jahlights – Right Road to Dubland
5. The Hardy Boys – Black Out
6. Roots – One Love
7. GG All Stars – Mosquito Dub
8. Cecil Smith – Jah Jah Version
9. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Natty Dread Girl [Version]
10. The Silvertones – African Dub [Version]
11. King Tubby & the Aggrovators- Move Out a Babylon [Version]
12. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Natty Version
13. Revolutionaries – Garvey Dub
14. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Don’t Cut off Your Dreadlocks [Version]
15. Lloyd’s All Stars – Dread Dub
16. Sly & Robbie – Informer [Dub Version]
17. Winston Fergus – Long Time [Version]
18. Velvet Shadows – Down Fall Rock
19. Lambert Douglas – Wailing Version
20. Big Joe – Dignity and Principle [Version]

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::Dub Explosion::

Props to all the other great blogs out there including:

A Pyrex Scholar – extremely rare funk and soul
MUSICA DESDE LAS ANTIPODAS – jazz

Also check out All Music – All Blogs

A 1972 release, Lee Perry and his group The Upsetters on the Trojan label. All Music Guide trashes the album giving it 1.5/5 stars. I personally find the “simplistic” dubs enjoyable. Some tunes feature guest vocals such as the Jamaican Dave Barker on the funky intro track.

1. Do Your Thing – Dave Barker
2. Dream Land
3. Long Sentence
4. Not Guilty
5. “Cool And Easy”
6. Well Dread Version 3 – Addis Ababa Children
7. My Girl
8. Saw Dust
9. Place Called Africa Version 3 – Winston Prince
10. Isn’t It Wrong – The Hurricanes
11. Go Slow
12. Bad Luck
13. Move Me
14. Surplus

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::Africa’s Blood::

A collection of Sunny Ade’s earlier works, before his popular Juju Music recordings. Full of psychedelic grooves throughout, with percussion and guitars intertwining. A mix of afrobeat, juju and highlife.

1. Sunny Ti De – 5:30
2. Bombibele Horojo – 5:26
3. Oro Towo Baseti – 3:37
4. Ko Salapata – 1:56
5. African Beats Lu Nsere – 1:11
6. Synchro System – 18:12
7. Ibanuje Mon Iwon – 13:56
8. Afai Bowon – 7:04
9. Ogun Party, Pt. 1 – 8:59
10. Adena Ike – 5:36

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::Best of the Classic Years::

Released as simply Jimmy Cliff in England. Wonderful World, Beautiful People was produced by the Chinese Jamaican Leslie Kong and included the backing band Beverley’s All Stars. “Many Rivers to Cross” would later be included on the popular The Harder They Come soundtrack.

1. Time Will Tell — 3:19
2. Many Rivers to Cross — 2:44
3. Viet Nam — 4:52
4. Use What I Got — 3:04
5. Hard Road to Travel — 2:36
6. Wonderful World, Beautiful People — 3:15
7. Sufferin’ in the Land — 3:12
8. Hello Sunshine — 2:49
9. My Ancestors — 3:34 (Robert Tubert)
10. That’s the Way Life Goes — 2:12
11. Come into My Life — 2:55

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::Wonderful World, Beautiful People::

This 1967 release on Warner Bros. was sandwiched between a few of Jobim’s classic CTI recordings. Not quite as ambitious as the classic LP Stone Flower (1970), A Certain Mr. Jobim is a relaxing bossa nova experience, with orchestration arranged by Claus Ogerman. Jobim’s attempt at singing in English is not his best vocal performance but he is clearly influenced by Frank Sinatra. Jobim and Sinatra had previously recorded an album together earlier in the year, (Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967))

1. Once Again (Outra Vez)
2. I Was Just One More for You (Experanca Perdida)
3. Estrada Do Sol
4. Don’t Ever Go Away (Por Causa de Voce)
5. Zingaro
6. Bonita
7. Se Tudos Fossem Iquais a Voce
8. Off Key (Desafinado)
9. Photograph
10. Surfboard

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::A Certain Mr. Jobim::

A 1978 LP, released on the Rolling Stones Label. The musicians include the legendary reggae rhythm section, Sly & Robbie The opening track is the single “(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back,” a Smokey Robinson/Ronald White tune, originally done by the Temptations. It features Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is a bit more pop oriented than the other tracks. Such as the title track, one of Tosh’s many odes to marijuana. Or the charming, optimistic “Pick Myself Up” which conflicts with Tosh’s normal bitter and sarcastic character. “Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin” is an old Wailers tune, while “Soon Come” shares credit with Bob Marley.

1. (You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)
2. Pick Myself Up (Tosh)
3. I’m the Toughest (Tosh)
4. Soon Come (Tosh, Bob Marley)
5. Moses – The Prophets (Tosh)
6. Bush Doctor (Tosh)
7. Stand Firm (Tosh)
8. Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin’ (Tosh)
9. Creation (Tosh)

Peter Tosh – Rhythm & acoustic guitars, clavinet, audio harp, lead vocals
Robbie Shakespeare – Bass, guitar, horn arrangements
Sly Dunbar – Drums, Gato Box
Mikey Chung – Lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, pick guitar
Robert Lyn – Acoustic piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
Keith Sterling – Keyboards
Luther François – Soprano sax
Donald Kinsey – Lead guitar
Larry McDonald – Percussion
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – Percussion
Keith Richards – Guitar on “Bush Doctor” & “Stand Firm”
Mick Jagger – Vocals on “(You Gonna Walk) Don’t Look Back”

320 kbps….re-up on 10/7/10 includes bonus tracks
::Bush Doctor::

Blakey works with multiple African drummers and composers on The African Beat.

1. Prayer – 0:55
2. Ife L’ayo (There Is Happiness In Love) – 5:31
3. Obirin African (Woman Of Africa) – 3:43
4. Love, The Mystery Of – 9:24
5. Ero Ti Nr’Ojeje – 7:35
6. Ayiko, Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling) – 7:12
7. Tobi Ilu – 5:56

Alfred Lion – producer
Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass
Chief Bey — double gong, conga, telegraph drum
Art Blakey — drums, timpani, telegraph drum, gong
Robert Crowder — Batá drum, conga
James Ola. Folami — conga
Curtis Fuller — timpani
Solomon G. Ilori — vocals, talking drum, pennywhistle
Montego Joe — corboro drum, log drum, bambara drum, double gong
Yusef Lateef — cow horn, flute, tenor saxophone, mbira, oboe
Garvin Masseaux — shekere, African maracas, conga

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::The African Beat::

1. Alu Jon Jonki Jon (12:36)
2. Jeun Ko Ku (Chop’n Quench) (7:10)
3. Eko Ile (6:38)
4. Je’nwi Temi (Don’t Gag Me) (13:12)

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::Afrodisiac::

A collection of Lee “Scratch” Perry and his group The Upsetters tunes from 1968-1978, recorded for Trojan Records.

1. The Upsetter
2. Kimble
3. People Funny Boy
4. Uncle Desmond
5. You Crummy
6. What A Botheration
7. Yakety Yak
8. Cow Thief Skank
9. Bathroom Skank
10. Justice To The People
11. Kentucky Skank
12. Cold Weather
13. Public Jestering
14. Fist of Fury
15. Stay Dread
16. White Belly Rat
17. City Too Hot
18. Bionic Rats

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::Essential Madness from the Scratch Files::

The Nigerian drummer, known for his partnership with Fela Kuti. Here are two of his solo albums with Africa ’70, Jealousy (1975) and Progress (1977). Fela does contribute to the recordings. I originally obtained this from the Sad Songs From Dirty Lovers blog over a year ago, and I decided to upload it again. Thanks goes out to them.

1. Jealousy – 11:23
2. Hustler – 13:00
3. Progress – 9:40
4. Afrodisco Beat – 11:56

Tony Allen – Arranger, Producer, Drums
Fela Kuti – Piano, Alto and Tenor Sax, Vocals, Producer
Addo Nettey – Conga, Vocals
Okalue Ojeah – Guitar
Leke Benson – Guitar
Oghene Kologbo – Guitar
Clifford Itoje – Guitar
Babajide Olaleye – Maracas
Nwokoma Ukem – Trumpet, Trumbadoras
Mike Veal – Text(?)
Tunde Williams – Trumpet
Emaruagheru Osawe – Vocals
Ayoola Abayomi – Stick
Shina Abiodun – Conga, Vocals
Tejumade Adebiyi – Vocals
Lekan Animashaun – Baritone Sax
Nweke Atifoh – Bass

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::Jealousy/Progress::

The Trojan label was established around 1967 as a sector of Island Records. It was originally designed to showcase producer Duke Reid. In 1968, Lee Gopthal would take over the label. Trojan’s recordings would exemplify the very best of reggae and ska music. British producers and bands teamed up with some of Jamaica’s finest artists such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots & The Maytals, and Bob Marley & the Wailers. Trojan would create many subsidiary labels over the years while pursuing different genres of reggae.

The Soulful reggae boxset features many soul and R&B covers from the 60′s and 70′s.

I posted CD 1 last month, here is the complete set.
Tracks: 192 kbps

Disc1

1. The Chosen Few – Tears of a Clown
2. Joy White – My Guy
3. Mike Dorane – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
4. Ken Boothe – Let’s Get It On
5. The Chosen Few – I Second That Emotion
6. Jay Boys – I Can’t Get Next to You
7. The Gaylads – It’s All in the Game
8. Barry Biggs – I’ll Be There
9. John Holt – Touch Me in the Morning
10. Teddy Brown – Midnight Train to Georgia
11. Ken Boothe – Ain’t No Sunshine
12. The Chosen Few – You Are Everything
13. The Chosen Few, Derrick Harriott – Since I Lost My Baby
14. Barry Biggs – One Bad Apple
15. Pat Rhoden – Living for the City
16. Lloyd Charmers – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
17. Pat Rhoden – Boogie on Reggae Woman

Disc 2

1. Shark Wilson and the Basement Heaters – Make It Reggae
2. Soul Messengers – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
3. Matumbi – Reggae Stuff
4. The Chosen Few – Children of the Night
5. Messengers – Crowded City
6. The Chosen Few – Theme from Shaft
7. Bruce Ruffin – Ooh Child
8. Lloyd Parks – Stop the War Now
9. Matumbi – Law of the Land
10. The Chosen Few – Am I Black Enough for You?
11. Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
12. The Chosen Few – Do Your Thing
13. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Message from a Black Man
14. The Chosen Few - People Make the World Go Round
15. Mickie Chung – Breezin’
16. The Pioneers – Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Disc 3

1. The Chosen Few – Everybody Plays the Fool
2. B.B. Seaton – Lean on Me
3. Leroy Sibbles – Break Up to Make Up
4. Inner Circle – Homely Girl
5. The Chosen Few – You’re a Big Girl Now
6. Zap Pow – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
7. Joe White – Me and Mrs. Jones
8. Lloyd Parks – Kung Fu Fighting
9. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Have You Seen Her?
10. Inner Circle – Rock the Boat
11. The Chosen Few – Stoned in Love
12. Boris Gardiner – You Make Me Feel Brand New
13. The Lewis Sisters – Love on a Two Way Street
14. Matumbi – Brother Louie
15. The Chosen Few – In the Rain
16. Inner Circle – T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
17. Al Brown – Love and Happiness

::Disc 1::
::Disc 2 & 3::

The Nigerian born, inventor of afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti’s 1973 release with his group Africa ’70. He plays keyboards, saxophone, sings and composes the jams along with drummer Tony Allen. Lyrically, Gentleman is Fela’s commentary about Western Africa’s social classes at that time. “I be Africa man original”

1. Gentleman (14:40)
2. Igbe (Na Shit) (8:11)
3. Fe Fe Ne Eye Fe (8:06)

::Gentleman::
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Cymande was a unique band who formed in the U.K., though the members were from Guyana, Jamaica, and St.Vincent. Their sound is very broad and can be classified as African funk, psychedelic soul, calypso and blues. Their debut L.P. was released in 1972 on Janus Records, a division of the Chess label.

Members:

Ray King – Vocals/Percussion
Steve Scipio – Bass
Derek Gibbs – Soprano/Alto
Pablo Gonsales – Congas
Joey Dee – Vocals/Percussion
Peter Serreo – Tenor
Sam Kelly – Drums
Mike Rose – Alto/Flute/Bongos
Patrick Patterson – Guitar

1. Zion I (3:29)
2. One More (3:06)
3. Getting It Back (4:16)
4. Listen (4:37)
5. Rickshaw (5:50)
6. Dove (10:50)
7. Bra (5:00)
8. The Message (4:19)
9. Rastafarian Folk Song (3:08)

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::Cymande Self titled::