Saturday, November 11, 2017

Albums with Diblo Dibala on guitar (batch review)

As a reader could tell from prior posts (if anyone actually read this blog), I have great admiration for Diblo. I have listened to almost every album he is listed as working on, except for a few I could not find anywhere. Obviously, almost none of them are even remotely findable on physical, thus saving me a ton of money, because most of them are at least good, many great. For the record, here's what I heard at least 3 times. More is forthcoming in individual reviews, because I could find them on Napster. Also listened to one-offs and single tracks too numerous to list. Obviously this represents hours upon hours of listening.

Worth getting, if available [all of which are accordingly on my wantlist]:

Esperant Kisangani de Langa-Langa Stars ‎– Bokila
Teddy Sukami de Zaiko Langa Langa ‎– Anytha-Ngapy Equateur
Lisanga ‎– Africa-Force Unie Vol. 1
Docteur Limanne ‎– Docteur Limanne
Bicko Tcheke & Coyabile Star Band – More Soukous
Ballou Canta & Soukouss-Stars ‎– Ballou Canta & Soukouss-Stars
Ballou Canta – Accompagne par Les Soukouss-Time

Probably could skip:

Pepe Kalle ‎– Chante Le Poète Simaro Massiya [programmed drums]
Mav Cacharel ‎– Chanti Die!
Shaba ‎– Eddy'Son Presente Shaba
Dany Engobo et Les Coeurs Brises ‎– Les Coeurs Brises
Flaisha Mani ‎– Nsah [was able to hear much, but not all, of this]
Diblo Dibala & Le Groupe Matchatcha ‎– O.K. Madame
Fafa De Molokai & Olomide ‎– Dieu Voit Tout
Otis Mbuta et Matchatcha ‎– Otis Mbuta et Matchatcha
Bouanga Fulgence ‎– Mele N° Modjia [was able to hear 75% of this]
Empire Bakuba – Bakuba Show [not sure why I believe Diblo was on this particular album]
Jena Manda Ko ‎– Likita
Bernard Deloumeaux & S. Surinon - Defoule'ou

Joni Mitchell - Hejira: 8 (A-)

Various - Popeye [soundtrack]: 7 (B+)


# [soundtrack]

Larry Young - Unity: X stars


# [avant-jazz]

Fred Thomas - Changer: 3.5 stars


That moronic thing where physicals are on vinyl and cassette only.

Pinegrove - Cardinal

😐

Lee Perry and the Upsetters - Some of the Best: neutral

What do people hear in this?

Four Tet - New Energy

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Filthy Friends - Invitation

😐

Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub: neutral

At least six plays. Might even once have owned this, I can't remember.

Jon Langford - Four Lost Souls: neutral

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Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

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Bikini Kill/Huggy Bear ‎– Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth

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Elliott Smith - Figure 8 [honorable mention]

:-) [Docked a notch for being so hard to take]

Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith

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David Bazan - Curse Your Branches: 3.5 stars


I like this, but am not adding it to the collection, because it's in the folkie mode I don't totally subscribe to.

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Ambassadeur International [w/Salif Keita] - Mandjou [Amons import, 1978]: 7 (B+)

[Amons import, 1978]

This is an "African Top 50" pick by Muzikifan. Another one of those that I can't get behind, but I'm posting the cover(s) in honor of that distinction (and to prevent any confusion about the release). Outstanding track: "N'Toman." Re-released by Celluloid in 1984 with a different cover photo, in which Salif Keita is specifically called out:

[Celluloid import, 1984]

Physicals are too expensive to bother putting an alert up for this one.

Various - Les Meilleurs Souvenirs de la 1ère Biennale Artistique et Culturelle de la Jeunesse (1970): neutral

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