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Bellyachers, Listen (Songs From East Africa, 1938-46)

2010 · Vinyl · 3 shops · usually £20.00

Mostly recorded in 1938-9. Tracks B4 and C2 were recorded in 1943; A1, B1 and D3 in 1945-6. All were issued in the HMV MA series with red labels.

Tracklist

Side A

A1Wireless — Ssekinomu

A2Enyi Wa Hiari — Ali & Party

A3Hongo Owiti — J.P. Nyangira

A4Olieu — Ochieng

Side B

B1Soya — Sumoni & Party

B2John Geko — J.P. Nyangira

B3Ahenda — Owmbo Wa Agola

B4Silwezi Tabu — Jumbe Ali

Side C

C1Gechande — Karanja & Party

C2Njane Kanini — Shinda Gikombe

C3Kuleta Fakira — Chuba Shee

C4Wangu Mliwazi — Badi & Party

C5Omwoyo Gwa Mukwano — Florence (13)

Side D

D1Meselou — Machakos Party

D2James Onunga — Mbuyi

D3Ekyalema Nakato — Ssekinomu

D4W. Apondo — John Killion

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