All:
Thank you all for the many kind comments and requests: all the reminiscing and information about this music.
I want to let you all know that I read every note and comment and while I may not act on them now, it is only because I am overwhelmed by the chaos that is real life for me.
You have my word (scout’s honor) that I will be trying to keep up with you.
One track and one track alone today.
Sammy Kasule in (the real) Ushirikiano: still hot from being ripped right from the vinyl not 90 minutes ago.
Enjoy.
This track has been removed at the request of the request of the copyright owner, Sammy Kasule and his representative, KenTunes LLC.
This track has been removed at the request of the request of the copyright owner, Sammy Kasule and his representative, KenTunes LLC.
This track has been removed at the request of the request of the copyright owner, Sammy Kasule and his representative, KenTunes LLC.
A parting thought: reading Clockers maybe 6 or 7 years ago led me to buy the book Samaritan by Richard Price, reviews unread and in hard cover, this last weekend.
I found this on page 78.
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Efram.
“Yeah, OK”. The chubby kid brought out a comic book cutout of Superman taped to a red piece of construction paper.
The class hung back until his opening salvo: “This is a self-portrait of me,” then started barking with glee, Efram shrugging and plowing on.
“This is a self-potrait of me which I drew and posed for at the same time. Of course I can do that because I can get in a pose then zoom out to easel so fast that I can see my own pose.
My favorite sport is basketball. I once beat Allen Iverson in a game of one-on-one so bad he started to cry and begged me never to play again so that he could be the best player in the world. I felt sorry for him so I did it. I now put all my superpower energy into women”
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Hey Steve,
Lo! I bounced here after hearing Kukupenda, and voila ! It is Ushirikiano. I tell you I am jamming to these two songs with my friends in Juba South Sudan….
Thanx for the song – which indeed I had requested.
Keep us blogging here Steve.( when you can, please post a Tshala Mwana piece )
Steve I’m just glad you confused “Kukupenda” with “Ushirikiano”, giving us two for the price of one. But nothing beats Kukupenda, except of course if you get “Marie Wandaka” or the original “Ndoto ya furaha”, where you found these other two.
I’ll drop Mfuneni in your inbox for Kingsam, unless Kingsam you have a way I can get in touch with you.
Now my first “titleless song”. There was this song…I remember it came out in 1980 when I was counting my tenth year on earth…
Poa ewe kipenzi changu nimekusikia
Lakini mbele yake, utajirekebisha
Kwa kweli mpenzi unayofanya unatuaibisha eeh
Unapogombana, watu hujaa tele nyumbani!
….
Kutukanana mbele ya watu si jambo njema
si njema
Una hatari ya kufundisha watoto
Tabia mbaya!
The another one…2
Kumbuka uko kijana mara moja
Hautakuwa tena milele na milele
Mbegu hukuwa ikawa mti
Baadaye pia, mti hukauka
ooh ooh ohh
Uzima Uzima duniani
Uzima, binadamu wanapoishi
Ummmhh,
Ayiere Muluku, I am so curious to listen to the song “Marie Wandaka” , I have no idea how it beams.
By the way, “Ushirikiano” play with a very low pitch in my machines than “Kukupenda”. What might have happened Steve?
Gracious tho
Steve;
Thanks for the tracks. Very much appreciated!
Ayiera’s comment struck a chord here. Not that I have answers to his mystery songs, but that I have more mysteries.
I have been a lifelong shortwave listener, and have a large quantity of music recorded off of African radio stations. Most of this is of pretty bad quality due to the nature of SW radio and distance (Midwestern USA). I do have have a few tracks which, even though they are mono, have pretty good quality.
In particular, I have a great 5 track set of East African music recorded off the External Service of Radio Uganda in, I believe, October 1980. This set began with 2 Les Wanyika hits (Sina Makossa & Pamela), followed by 3 tracks which I have not been able to identify.
I would be especially interested in ID’ing the 4th track, as it is a sweet and simple song with guitar licks that define the term “ear worm”. If you would be interested, I can get a copy to you. Maybe you and your readers can help me ID this. A major clue: during the rhythm drop in Part B, a vocalist is heard saying “Wooly Bully Mama Aye!”.
Thanks again,
Joe
Thanks Steve, you might respond slowly but hey you deliver good! Keep it up.
Do you think you can get hold of some of Kilimambogo Brothers like ” Rudi Nyumbani Dada Majuma?’
Mheshimiwa Oduol,
Dada Mwajuma is a work of Nairobi Matata Band, written by Juma Muhina and was originally released in 1977. Was a very popular tune indeed.
Hi Steve,
Once again thanks for all. Actually I didn’t think that I would ever again here this music by Sammy Kasule.
Let me request more please,
1. his Shauri yako.
Every shauri yako is unique, I like all but mostly the one of Sammy Kasule.
2. Kenya blue stars, sina chuki nawe, sina ugomvi nawe, nacho taka ni wale wanangu. I like the lead voice in that song.
Please let me request a very unpopular hit by Lovy Longomba “Lovy” since it was my best hit after my high school graduation in mid 80s. Lovy sang the hit with “Super mazembe” & “super Lovy”. Thanks for keeping our memories fresh world wide.
Please let me request a very unpopular hit by Lovy Longomba “Lovy” since it was my best hit after my high school graduation in mid 80s. Lovy sang the hit with “Super mazembe” & “super Lovy”. Thanks for keeping our memories fresh world wide. ….
Thanks Steve.
Would you by any chance have zongolo by Sammy Kasule? The music he did before vundumuna was great work of art, in my view.
To Samuel, the guy on lead vocals on niwaone wanangu is Cuthbert Mbocha – whatever happened to him??!! Listened to sina kisomo the anthem of those days?! KBS was unbeatable then.
Ayiera – Uzima was done by somajeko featuring Sammy Kasule – great music.
To Kabuga,
Thanks for the information. Still hoping that steve will post those KBS hits.
And who knows the title and the singer of a swahili sorrowful song that goes, ‘Ikiwa wenda nyumbani… kamwambie stella nimefungua Jela, kamwambie mimisiwezi kufika…
Samuel,
Just to say I got Sammy Kasule’s Shauri yako . Will drop it to Steve before the end of the week so he forwards it.
Steve, srory to learn about the “puntuari” aiie! Hope the machine gets well soon, as we all appreciate how you manage to indulge our ever increasing requests!
get the song mwanameta by marjan rajab.tha is a serious song.keep up your good job.Old is gold we moved backwards we play old music.thank you so much.-maroko
The translation “Mabanzo ekotinda ngai namela poison” could mean “Thoughts will drive me to take poison”
“Ekotinda” is future tense, past tense would be “etindi”.
phew! i never thought i would get hold of sammy kasule’s oldies. but please could you kind guys and gals supply the song pesa kuja? to me it was kasule’s best.
steve, you are great! however, i not sure if that lipua lipua track is actually maswa. i may be wrong but kindly confirm.
Hello there;
Greetings from New York!
I have read about this Joe Farley recordings off the redio in east africa, I am interested in those songs he recorded even without the titles; in case you can get in touch with him, pass him this message for me!
He can reach me at this address > szelesommu@yahoo.com
Best regards
Stephen Szeles
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It will be nice if you tell us the names of those tracks sent in by Josephine, that way our minds will be refreshed atleast!
stephen szeles