The Relaxed Case of the Night at Club Safari
This is the morning after XRAY FM's fabulous fifth birthday party event. If you are like me, music lovers, you may require some relaxing sounds as you try to piece together memories that might yield clues to the current whereabouts of your coat and your credit cards.
Encyclopedia Sound to the rescue! Today we are back at Club Safari for another round of lost nuggets from the pop music scenes of West and Central Africa. My focus today shifts between Afro-Latin and Highlife, featuring music from The Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Madagascar, and Senegal.
We start the show today with some of that old timey charm, then we continue the charm offensive with a sampling of club-friendly torch numbers straight from the Safari Club Lounge. We will hear some traditional latin covers before we send the set out on a dreamcloud of highlife bliss.
Wait, it's daylight savings time today?? Where was the last place you remember seeing your keys??
Happy recovery day!
- 12:03pm I Oe Aje by Kayade Ige & Rio Mainland Orchestra on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 12:06pm Li Dvo Maravilla by Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo on African Memories (EMI Pathe)
- 12:09pm Maria De Mi Amor by Le Ry-Co Jazz on Dansons... avec le Ry-Co Jazz (Radio Martiko, Disques Vogue)
- 12:12pm Chareey Full by Orchestre African Jazz on African Memories (EMI Pathe)
- 12:15pm Bonne Annee by Anoman Brou Felix on single (Safiedeen)
- 12:18pm Aboele Lekaigbai by Anoman Brou Felix on single (Safiedeen)
- 12:21pm M'Bade Mousso by Mamadou Doumbia et Orchestre de l'Entente on single (Safiedeen)
- 12:24pm Mima L'Aluusa by Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Toy Beats on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 12:27pm Djaraby by Nemlin Fax Clarck on single (Philips)
- 12:30pm Recordando a Noro Morales by Laba Sosseh on El Sonero de Africa Vol. 1 (Disques M.A.G.)
- 12:33pm Que Se Funan by Laba Sosseh on El Sonero de Africa Vol. 1 (Disques M.A.G.)
- 12:38pm Gigina by Orchestre African Jazz on African Memories (EMI Pathe)
- 12:43pm Baby One Pound No Balance by Commander-in-Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigerian Sound Makers on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 12:47pm Merengue Conga Jazz by Orchestre Conga Jazz on African Memories (EMI Pathe)
- 12:51pm Ene Maa Abasa by EK's No. 1 Band on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 12:54pm Ilu Ayinbo Dara by Dele Oja & His Star Brothers Band on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 12:57pm Baby Jan Cake by B.E. Batta & His Eastern Star Dance Band Aba on DJ Qbico Plays Philips West Africa 45 (private press)
- 1:03pm La Portuguita by Laba Sosseh on Formidable Laba Sosseh (Sacodis)
- 1:07pm El Manicero by Laba Sosseh on Formidable Laba Sosseh (Sacodis)
- 1:12pm Fatou Sy by Duo Macki Cisse et Dicko Boubakar on Teto Africano (Editions Keur Laye)
- 1:21pm Aminata by Laba Sosseh on El Sonero de Africa Vol. 1 (Disques M.A.G.)
- 1:27pm Bonne Annee by Honore Avolonto et l'Orchestre Black Santiago on Honore Avolonto et l'Orchestre Black Santiago (Editions Satel)
- 1:33pm Dokori We Gbede by Honore Avolonto et l'Orchestre Black Santiago on Honore Avolonto et l'Orchestre Black Santiago (Editions Satel)
- 1:37pm I Forget Not Mother by Sir Waziri Oshomah & His Traditional Sound Makers on Sir Waziri Oshomah & His Traditional Sound Makers (Superfly Records)
- 1:46pm Olise Nekwu by General Franco Lee Ezute And His Harmony International Band on Ndokwa No. 1 High Life King (Bongo Joe)
- 1:52pm Malay Nama by Damily on Valimbilo (Bongo Joe)