Partager - Mpongo Love

Mpongo Love was and still remains one of my favourite Zairois songbirds. Here is one of her best works before she died http://www.sendspace.com/file/zq1zb9

Another blog has it that she was married to mobutu's son and both her and the husband died of aids. For her to have contracted polio in her childhood then marry a mobutu and finally die of aids is quite traggic.

God RIP.

Vimpi - Vatta Mombasa

And now, here is vimpi http://www.sendspace.com/file/wru331

Celina - TPOK jazz

Lydia,

Here is your request http://www.sendspace.com/file/y0tyo1

Enjoy

sofi - bimalee

Thanks to Gilly, here is sofi http://www.sendspace.com/file/pazgnf

Barua kutoka kwa mama - DDC Milimani park

Barua kutoka kwa mama is one of those evergreen beauties from TZ. Enjoy http://www.sendspace.com/file/ea6oql

sister ali - orch virunga

Gilbert, spoil yourself with your love here http://www.sendspace.com/file/jb4hz6

mabiala - virunga

here is mabiala http://www.sendspace.com/file/tbheht

Molema - Orch. Makassy

I trust this is the molema Mutunga and co are looking for. In the cd containing it, molema is abridged unlike athumani and mosese that have side 1 and 2.
However, this is the original featuring mzee Makassy, Remmy Ongala and the king himself; Mose sengo fan fan. Burudikeni kinoma http://www.sendspace.com/file/ehlovk

BA CHAGRINS - MAYAULA MAYONI

He played soccer for Yanga in Dar, is a computer technology graduate from a European university, he played with ok jazz where he composed nabali misere, cherie bondowe etc.
He is currently ailing.
Ba chagrins seems not to have been released internationally but was a hit in Nairobi, popularised by VOK's Eddy Fondo among others http://www.sendspace.com/file/xearju.

This is vintage Mayaula.

SANTA ISABELLA - LOKASSA YA MBONGO

This is no doubt one of the best to come from Lokassa's stable. I still remember the impression it left on me when i used to hear it from VOK through a minute sanyo transistor radio in the village.http://www.sendspace.com/file/sdvwh1

Next post will be an all time favourite by Mayaula Mayoni (still in a Belgium hospital i guess) - please make a guess which one this is, stay tuned.

DEDICATED TO H.E. BARACK OBAMA - MAMBO BADO

This is mambo bado by Orch. Makassy, composer Tsimanga Assosa. This song was not given the credit it deserved. Twende kazi http://www.sendspace.com/file/5rzgau

VIJANA JAZZ - CHIKU (COLLECTORS MUST HAVE ITEM) CHIRIKU HEMEDI MANETI RIP

This is a serious, nice nostalgic song. The late Chiriku AND Vijana jazz at their best. My memory tells me that they also did a great xmas song. For now we have chiku pt 1 & 2 dedicated to Steve, Wuod Kwach, Zim, Lydia and Mutunga http://www.sendspace.com/file/mltgib and part 2 http://www.sendspace.com/file/mbudpi
I love Chiriku, Marjan and Bimale too much. Makassy were also great and their music belongs to the group of African all time classics.

Simba wanyika - Mbele ya mungu

George Peter and his brother Wilson were a great act. Theirs was the mother of all wanyikas. Mbele ya mungu is a vintage song http://www.sendspace.com/file/2hk3nh

Marjan Rajab-Baba Anna

Marjan Rajab is a favourite of mine.
He was Tanzanian and with his Dar International, his repertoire is a must for TZ music addicts; i am one.

His music is rich in content, arrangement and melody.
He died early nineties.

Here is Baba Anna http://www.sendspace.com/file/5d55na

Issa Juma

After Issa left Les Wanyika, he formed his own group. This was one of their hits viz namatitizo nimeyazoea http://www.sendspace.com/file/yiz41a