African Serenades 14 - Early African Rock and Roll

African Serenades Vol 14 - Early African Rock and Roll
01. Flying Rock - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
02. Shake It - Professional Beach Melodians, Nigeria**
03. Isicatula - Jury Mpelho Band, South Africa (from Siya Hamba!- 1950s South African Country And Small Town Sounds, Original Music CD now deleted)
04. Tanzania Twist - Abdallah/Cuban Marimba, Tanzania (from Ngoma Iko Huku: Tanzanian Dance 1955-65, Dizim CD)
05. Mali Twist (edit) - Boubacar Troure, Mali (from Je Chanterai Pour Toi, Marabi CD)
06. Shala Shala Twist - Dark City Sisters, South Africa*
07. That Will Be the Day - The Bogart Brothers, South Africa*
08. She Keeps on Knocking - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
09. Eje Ka Jo - Jimmy Solanke and The Junkers, Nigeria**
10. Kansas City - The Vikings featuring Al Bentley, South Africa 1960 (from the Vinyl LP Rock Party at the Club Pepsi with the Vikings)
11. Jane - Clint Eph Sebastian and the Junkers, Nigeria 1965**
12. One Early Morning - Professor YS and His BB Band, Nigeria 1969**
13. Sparkling Se Dinge - The Tip Top Boys, South Africa*
14. Happy Happy Make it Snappy - Jimmy Masuluke, South Africa*
15. I'm in Love - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
16. Zulu Rock - King's Brothers, South Africa*
17. I'm Gonna Rock - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
18. I Need Your Love - Eddie Okonta and His Top Aces, Nigeria 1968**
19. Last Night - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
20. Eh Bien Mon Ami - African Fiesta, Congo taken from the Vinyl compilation LP African Party
21. I'm Gonna Shake Rattle and Roll - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
22. I Promise - The Pretty Dolls, South Africa*
23. Don't Let Me Down - Charlotte Dada, Ghana 1971**

*from Flying Rock - South African Rock 'n Roll 1950-1962 (Global Village cassette only release now deleted)
**from Money No Be Sand -1960S Afro-Lypso, Pidgin Highlife, Afro-Soul and Afro-Rock from Nigeria and Ghana (Original Music CD now deleted)

Look at the great cover done by Xu

Sorry Ekki...PM me if you want a hard copy via CD-R
Its a great cover!

This is also available as a digital (MP3s at 192kbps and the cover as PDF all zipped)


African Twist – Early Rock ‘n Roll from the Motherland
01. Flying Rock - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
02. Shake It - Professional Beach Melodians, Nigeria**
03. Isicatula - Jury Mpelho Band, South Africa (Siya Hamba!- 1950s South African Country And Small Town Sounds, Original Music)
04. Tanzania Twist - Abdallah/Cuban Marimba, Tanzania (Ngoma Iko Huku: Tanzanian Dance 1955-65, Dizim)
05. Mali Twist (edit) - Boubacar Troure, Mali (Je Chanterai Pour Toi, Marabi)
06. Shala Shala Twist - Dark City Sisters, South Africa*
07. That Will Be the Day - The Bogart Brothers, South Africa*
08. She Keeps on Knocking - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
09. Eje Ka Jo - Jimmy Solanke and The Junkers, Nigeria**
10. Kansas City - The Vikings featuring Al Bentley, South Africa 1960 (Rock Party at the Club Pepsi with the Vikings, RCA Victor)
11. Jane - Clint Eph Sebastian and the Junkers, Nigeria 1965**
12. One Early Morning - Professor YS and His BB Band, Nigeria 1969**
13. Sparkling Se Dinge - The Tip Top Boys, South Africa*
14. Happy Happy Make it Snappy - Jimmy Masuluke, South Africa*
15. I'm in Love - The Bogard Brothers, South Africa*
16. Zulu Rock - King's Brothers, South Africa*
17. I'm Gonna Rock - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
18. I Need Your Love - Eddie Okonta and His Top Aces, Nigeria 1968**
19. Last Night - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
20. Eh Bien Mon Ami - African Fiesta, Congo (African Party, African)
21. I'm Gonna Shake Rattle and Roll - Benoni Rocket, South Africa*
22. I Promise - The Pretty Dolls, South Africa*
23. Don't Let Me Down - Charlotte Dada, Ghana 1971**

*From Flying Rock - South African Rock 'n Roll 1950-1962 (Global Village)
**From Money No Be Sand -1960s Afro-Lypso, Pidgin Highlife, Afro-Soul and Afro-Rock from Nigeria and Ghana (Original Music)
(Tracks 4 and 5 still commercially available)

And tracks 4-19 are'nt playing at all
C.D

Download link and MP3s fixed along with a few corrections for the songs...
(Grumpy, Ekki and Penny yours will be CDrs)

www.sendspace.com/file/5evnya

My great uncle is the featured singer Al Bentley of the Vikings...and here are some images from those times:

Heres the hype:


Township rock ruled eons before Paul parted the fronds and brought it back to Graceland. When Kwela, the local tinwhistle blues 'n' boogie jazz, hit in the mid-Fifties, its popularity encouraged Benoni Rocket, the Pretty Dolls and other acts, awash in Yankee R & R 78's, to test their tonsils on the new sound. Result: a nonsensical shuffling of the lyrics to "Be-Bop-A-Lula' and similar hits that created tracks of staggering surrealism. Get down with this stuff and you'll think you're on a palm-wine bender.......

Just posted Chris...Dr Superlove is looking for the whole series...said I can assist with 5 discs and said for him to contact you.

I've claimed Vol 13 for myself as Afrofunk Express....hopefully out some time later this week...all the best
Matt

Thanks, Matt.

I've pm-ed Dr Superlove.

Thank you for sharing saint,

I'm listening and enjoying it right now.
(It would be great if anyone could make any of the other African serenades volumes available for download! :

Saint, do you have any recommendations for south African music named "township swing"? Though I even don't know if that's the exact term for what I'm looking for. One song I could name is Gwigwi Mrwebi - Nyusamkhaya on London is the Place for me pt2. Also, I've seen the movie "Drum" recently which features some new music in a similar style, but which is not original music I suppose.

Thanks,

zip

Thanks,

Zip