First, requests

On November 12th, Thomas Mathonsi said

I have been looking for Orchestra Super Mazembe’s”Shauri yako’’ after hearing the song over the radio.Just happy i will get more…Thanx for the info.Please assist me brothers to,start my own collection.I LOVE this music…

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Steve said:

Super Mazembe in Shauri Yako

Orchestra Super Mazembe -Shauri Yako
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On November 11th, akiiki said

thanks for ur good hits but have u ever had of mpongo love and some of ur song can not be hard but keep up the good work

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Steve said:

Some of the tracks do not work because links to tracks only stay up for a week or two. So, check in often and get the music.

Alternatively, “Father Christmas” aka Santa Claus just might come bearing huge gifts this year.

In the meantime, here is Mpongo Love.

Mpongo Love – Ndaya

This is what a ballad is all about.
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On November 10th, Denis said

Quite a number of your musical links can not play. They say that url not found. I really want to listen to the DDC milimani song Sauda. Remember Papii Kocha and his song Fanta? do you by any chance have it? But thanks for the great job you have done with the deep cultural resource that was and is African Music
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Steve said:

Well, I explained why the links don’t work so lets move on to the music.

Here you go.
DDC Milimani Park Orchestre – Sauda unatia aibu pt. 1 & pt. 2
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On November 10th, Mutunga said

It’s good to know that you’re as young as “You Can Do It” and you can appreciate the wonderful music from the Golden Seventies which your folks and elder brothers in East Africa loved. Mine is a wish. Could you please post Franco’s “Nakoma Mbanda Ya Mama Na Mobali Na Ngai”.
And if you ever get hold of Orchestre Les Kamale’s “Ngali”, let us have it. Those of us who were teenagers in the 1970s will tell you it’s one of the hottest grooves ever to come out of the Congo Forests. And thanks for all those Mbaraka Mwinshehe tunes. More please?

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Steve said:
I, unfortunately, do not have any of the tracks that you are looking for so in lieu of them, here are some (hopefully acceptable) substitutes.

Orchestra Lipua Lipua – Kamale

Orchestra Lipua Lipua – Maswa

And from the Grand Maestro himself

Franco Luambo Makiadi & TP OK Jazz – Infidelite Mado

 Franco Luambo Makiadi & TP OK Jazz – Tres impoli

  

Franco Luambo Makiadi & TP OK. Jazz. – Massu

On October 14th, Tom said

I’ve been lookin for Mwinshehe’s “Ujamaa na kujitegemea”. Any chance you can post it? I stumbled onto your site in my search and the music you have been putting up is great.
Thanks

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Steve said:

OK.

Again.

  

Mbaraka Mwishehe & Moro Jazz Band – Ujamaa na kujitegemea
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On October 11th, Ssembonge said

M’Ntwiga, I would like to request GEMA songs. Something tells me you have a few kinandas up your sleeve. Are you saving the best for last. Throw in at least one wandidi per post if you know what I mean. The western Kenya songs are okay.

Thanks.
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Steve said:

Sawa.

You want GEMA sound, you get GEMA sound

Boni wa Lucy – Dot Com Lady

and I am not sure who performed this but it seems to that all Kenyans must remember the lyrics … no we, no we sumu …

Wisumu

… and we immediately go lakeside for something old made of gold.

International de Nelly – Chwech Dhano

Then something new that is just as fine.

Gidi Gidi Maji Maji – Tumbo

Sawa?
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On , Gilly said

Thanks for a great post……..Pitie!. I also enjoyed ‘Lift kwa Jirani’ by Les Wanyika. I believe the group was East Africa’s top band ever!

Nobrun’s request … ‘Jogoo la Shamba’ was released in 1972.
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Steve said:

OK.

  

Mbaraka Mwishehe & Moro Jazz Band – Jogoo La Shamba

I know you asked for Safari ya Samburu but I do not have a digital version of this yet.

Maybe in a little while.
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On October 11th, John Mwanje said

Great stuff. This music takes me long way back in time. Kuna nyimbo moja inayitwa “uwivu hasala”, artist unknown. And many more. Also Mbaraka Mwinshehe’s “expo 70 prt 1″.

and then

Failed to open infidelite mado. Please make available.

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Steve said:
Dem Commandos is what you are looking for.

These images have been removed at the request of the request of a representative of the copyright owner, KenTunes, LLC.

This track has been removed at the request of the request of a representative of the copyright owner, KenTunes, LLC.

You will find that others in this post asked for Infidelite Mado and that the track is up.
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I have to stop. I know there were a ton more requests. But I have to go catch some zzzzzzssssss.

Can I do another request special next week to catch some of them so that I can get on to regularly scheduled programming for now?

Today’s tracks

Here we go.

First up, Sunburst. Does anyone know anything about these guys?

Sunburst – Simba anaguruma pt. 1
Sunburst – Simba anaguruma pt. 2

They have this Manu Dibango-esque sound that I just really like.

Next on the playlist.

Vijana Jazz Band

Vijana Jazz Band – Niliruka Ukuta

In Closing

I have GOT to finish this up with some deep house and some tracks that I am really digging.

This week, in the deep house front, it is a seriously kicking mix that I have been listening to from our local boys over at deeper.co.za who are in my opinion one of the definitive sources for this sound worldwide. They never leave my playlist. Period.

Here is That sound,

Watch out for the track Justify by M+S Presents The Girl Next Door starting about 1hr 8m 34 s into the set. This “pedal to the metal” sound – that you can also find on the track Original by Soha (listen to it starting at about 41m 25s on December Mix at demizen.com) is what it’s all about!

Want more?

Then try this mix, Ah so deep, from the now sadly defunct afrobeat.co.za. Start listening at about 18m 05s.

Bonus tracks for those who dared to tread thus far.

From the Jackie Brown OST, here is Bill Withers Who Is He And What Is He To You

do you know what that number reminds me of?

Guess!!!

It reminds me of the soundtrack to many a Friday night of my past – something like a phenomenon, something like a phenomenon, something like a phenomenon.

And I am out.

See you soon.

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