El Combo Bonito appeared with different frontmen during their active period, 50’s and 60’s. On this ‘Cositas Colombianos vol. III’ it was Ramón Ropain. The album displays various styles such as pompo, cumbia, paseo, mecedor, porro guapachá, cumbiamba, cumbia go-gó … Continue reading
These mainly instrumental cumbia’s are from way back around 1966 or so, after over half a century they are still a joy to listen to .. According to Discogs the title of this album is Cositas Colombianas, like mentioned on … Continue reading
Do you know how many albums Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe made, I don’t. It must be a whole lot, Discogs goes to 58 but they sometimes miss a few too. One way or the other, we love to find another … Continue reading
Good morning groovers, If you’ve missed the GG posting, just got back from a small trip. After some 18 months at home a welcome break. Of course I could not resist to check some record stores on the way. This … Continue reading
Some of the most mellow Nigerian highlife was made by Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe. He made a huge pile of records of which I still need to find a bunch. This is number 18 here at the GG, the last … Continue reading
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe (March 1936 – May 11, 2007), often referred to as just Osadebe, was an Igbo Nigerian highlife musician from Atani. His career spanned over 40 years, and he is one of the best known Igbo highlife … Continue reading
We had some fourteen of them but everytime I find another, it makes me a happy man. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe’s albums always display fantastic smooth rhythms, pure joy to listen to. This is an album from 1976, he made … Continue reading
The groove received some requests for Nigerian highlife, who to pick better then Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Sound Makers International. This one was recorded in the Phonogram Studios in London in 1975. The Chief delivers as always … Continue reading
Uit 1968 komt deze live registratie van de Pata Cumbia door het orkest van meester Lucho Bermudez. Het is opgenomen in Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá. Lucho bracht de cumbia samen met het ritme van de pata-pata en smeedde zo deze … Continue reading
We hebben er al 14 gehad, niet dat dat erg veel zegt, Chief Stephen osita Osadebe heeft er vele malen meer gemaakt. Kijk eens op http://endolab.jp/endo/EAOsadebe.html Hoe dan ook, zijn muziek gaat nooit vervelen. Vandaag dus nummer vijftien op deze … Continue reading
Hij heeft er velen gemaakt. Chief Stephen osita Osadebe’s albums blijven opduiken en telkens weer een die je nog niet eerder hebt gezien. Zo vond ik er op de afgelopen beurs in Utrecht maarliefst drie waarvan hier de eerste. Altijd … Continue reading
Hello groovers, yesterday I received some really nice feedback from one of our visitors. Obiora Obikwelu from Minnesota USA is from Nigerian descent and grew up with the Nigerian Highlife of Oliver de Coque, Oriental Brothers and such. He started … Continue reading
He made quite a bunch of swell records, Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe is back at the Global Groove after a year or so. The 12th album by his hand we post, the other 11 shall be made available again in … Continue reading
Hello Groovers, it’s been a week or four since my last post, I’ve been on a trip to Brazil and came back home this week. The work on the new and improved GG takes more time than expected and my … Continue reading