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Two discoveries that have delighted me completely.

I got the Kid Ory Mosaic box in January and have played it tons of times. I had a {Quadromania} box before and there's a decent amount of good stuff in it, but his Verve records from the turn of the fifties are just beautiful - so straightforward and swinging!

Hadja Kouyate. I found her in March, while doing a search at Amazon for records on Syllart, and have bought all I found:

Manding-ko - 2001 (Frikyiwa)

Tomassere - 2003 (Syllart)

Yilimalo - 2003 (Frikyiwa)

Touro Touro - 2008 (Hadja Kouyate)

A korossi - 2014 (Hadja Kouyate)

Aye Yafa - 2019 (Hadja Kouyate)

Stunningly clear and firm voice. She's married to Amado Sodia, another Guinean singer and bolon player.

MG

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1 hour ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Two discoveries that have delighted me completely.

I got the Kid Ory Mosaic box in January and have played it tons of times. I had a {Quadromania} box before and there's a decent amount of good stuff in it, but his Verve records from the turn of the fifties are just beautiful - so straightforward and swinging!

Ory + Red Allen = YESSSS!!! 👌

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Yeah, I like 'em both on those two albums.

And way back as a lad, I always admired the sleeve of 'Song of the wanderer'. 

 

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Though I can't say that the unissued album of him singing traditional French children's songs does much for me. Good idea, but he was no Harry Belafonte.

MG

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The vocals albums William Parker has released. I largely ignored them because of the vocals, but I have to admit i was missing out. This music is marvelous. Raining on the Moon is particularly a great group but even the For Those Who Are, Still albums are excellent. Will pick up Voices Fall From The Sky soon I hope. 

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