Gisteravond had ik een dj optreden bij een vriendin die 50 werd. Ze komt uit Benin en had zo’n 120 gasten die overal vandaan kwa- men. Gasten uit Frankrijk en zelfs uit Benin waren overgevlogen om dit met haar te … Continue reading
The Officers of African music is a hot group of Congolese artists working from Paris during the eighties. Commandant Tchico with his crew guarantees a dancing sound like no other. Once you are moving there is no stopping anymore, so … Continue reading
Begin jaren tachtig pakte Tchico zijn koffers, vertrok uit Nigeria en trok verder naar Côte d’Ivoire om te werken met Editions Maïkano alwaar deze plaat tot stand kwam. Op dit album spelen Maître Dizzy Mandjeku, Dally Komoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, … Continue reading
Dat is alweer een tijdje geleden, Tchico’s platen worden altijd zeer gewaardeerd en deze zal daarop geen uitzondering vormen. Uit 1982 en op het Bellot Records label hebben we Feu Rouge. We hadden al diverse releases uit Nigeria en nu … Continue reading
Tchico Tchicaya started in 1970 as a singer in the Brazzaville based group called Manta Lokoka. From 1972 to 1974 he was one of the lead singers in Les Bantous de la Capitale. He occasionally collaborated with influential Zairean group … Continue reading
Did you say you’d like some soukous ? This is the album to download for you. Pambou Tchicaya Tchico et son Orchestre Kilimandjaro are here to make you rock your socks off. Kick aside tables and chairs before you but … Continue reading
It’s been a while since we had Pambou Tchicaya Tchico at the GG, so when he passed by last week I decided to post this one. It was waiting because the a-side, tracks1 & 2, is ( are ) quite … Continue reading
This is the seventh LP by the great Pambou Tchicaya Tchico that I post with a variation of the same cover. Recorded in the Decca Studio’s, these are the Nigerian productions by this Congolese artist. Very good without exeption. Do … Continue reading
Pambou Tchicaya Tchico is back with another album from his Nigerian period. Tchico’s albums are hot already but these are even hotter. This is the fifth album with more or less the same cover. Well, as long as the music … Continue reading
Pambou Tchicaya Denis or short, Tchico is back at the GG with an album from 1983. It’s a very sweet sounding one by Africa’s Golden Voice, produced on the smooth side this one goes in like honey. tracks; 1 Giselle … Continue reading
In this series of Tchicaya Tchico in Nigeria, we already saw a few here at the GG. This one is from 1983 and delivers 4 songs with quite some contrast. It has a few of those typical guitar parts with Tchico’s … Continue reading
One of my biggest idols in Congolese music is Tchico, or the Golden Voice of Africa, la Voix d’or d’Afrique. This LP with Lolo Lolitta is one of the best I’ve heard, what splendid guitarwork. Beautiful melodies and brought with … Continue reading
Last year I posted three different albums by ‘le Fantastic Pambou Tchicaya Tchico’ with more or less the same cover as this one. Our friend and collegue of Worldservice told me these are the Nigeria recordings. This is the last … Continue reading
These guys don’t like short names, ‘the Fantastic Pambou Tchicaya Tchico & his Waka Waka Band of Nigeria’, quite a mouthful. On the other hand, in this case I think they can afford it. What a fantastic album this is … Continue reading