wed 8 feb 2012 09:00 hour
Music by Toto Bona Lokua, tracks of the Ethiopiques series vol.15, Romanian singer Romica Puceanu and gnawa music by Karim Ziad from Algeria.
Richard Bona
Relaxing music by the trio Gerald Toto, Richard Bona and Lokua Kanza. Of these three gentlemen, bass player / vocalist Richard Bona from Cameroon is the most famous. In the next block, one of the many CDs from the incredibly fine Ethiopiques series, volume 15: Jump to Addis.
The next recording is from 1964, of Romanian singer Romica Puceanu. We close with gnawa music in a modern jazzy style by Algerian Karim Ziad: 
Karim Ziad
- Flûtes
- Na ye
- Help me
- Ghana blues
CD. Gerald Toto, Richard Bona, Lokua Kanza, Toto Bona Lokua (2005), Noformat 9817845 - Sondeferi (Guennet Masresha)
- Abebayehush (Ermyas Tsegaye)
CD. Éthiopiques ; vol.15 : jump to addis (2003) Buda 822642 - Sa te ajunga dorul meu
- In gradina cu tufsani
- Vintule bataia ta
CD. Romica Puceanu, The Gore Brothers, Sounds from a bygone age ; vol.2 (2006) Asphalt Tango CD ATR 1006 - Ya rijal
- Lebnia
- Amaliya
CD. Karim Ziad, Ifrikya (2001), Act ACT 92822.
Special thanks to the Centrale Discotheek Rotterdam.
