WFMU RADIO: Give The Drummer Some 02/03/17

Listener comments!

8:27am Doug Schulkind:

All Bandcamp proceeds today are being donated to the ACLU: daily.bandcamp.com...

8:45am guy mauve:

Good morning Doug and fellow members of the (SHP)*

Big ups today to the Bandcamp folks for their generosity.

* Squirrel Hill Posse

8:48am Doug Schulkind:

The Squirrel Hill Posse rolls TODAY. Everyone grab your official boutonniere and meet out behind the Salvation Army drop-off, over by the Dumpster!

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8:48am doctorjazz:

rsteviemoore.bandcamp.com...

And, what could be a better purchase than this one. Getting my credit card out!

8:53am Doug Schulkind:

Way to cuddle to birds with one hug, doctorjazz!

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8:56am listener james from westwood:

Time for me to back the truck up to BC for some Barwick and Caretaker, then!

8:58am Doug Schulkind:

I can hear you beeping as you back up now, Listener James!

8:59am holland oats:

drumma! peoples! harpo stand-ins!

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8:59am duke:

Howdy Doug and Dougsters. Bandcamp does it right.

8:59am Doug Schulkind:

Let's do this thing!

Heya, duke!

9:00am Doug Schulkind:

Howdy, hollandO!

9:06am Mr C:

I"ve got sunshine on a cloudy day whem I listen to Give the Drummer Some!

9:07am Mr C:

Whem is a radio station in my mind..

9:08am Doug Schulkind:

Honey Hill is accompanying on piano here. What a freaking beautiful name: Honey Hill!

When you get static, Mr C, use mental floss.

9:08am Alex In Illinois:

Hello!

9:09am annie:

9:09am Doug Schulkind:

Alex and annie! annie and Alex! Yahoo!

9:10am Mr C:

r stevie moore used to sell me records in Montclair, NJ.

9:13am still b/p:

What kind of pluckery is this?
In the great unfairness of this Friday's landscape, I gotta go help with some of...that thing...WORK...shortly.

9:13am Doug Schulkind:

The Vanilla Bean used to work at that record store, too.

Greetings, still b/p!

9:16am Sue P.:

Re: today's image, saw PG Six performing on harp last wknd & that was 1st time I'd ever seen a man playing one. I guess I'm out da loop!

9:16am Mr C:

Vanilla Bean was my pathway to WFMU..crazy rhythms..

9:17am Jeff g.:

Would've been nice had all these folks found each other.

Hi there.

9:19am Doug Schulkind:

If you never knew WFMU's Vanilla Bean (Frank Balesteri), he was a brilliant radiomaker and a good friend. He died many years ago. Here are many loving WFMU staff remembrances of him: www.angelfire.com...

9:21am Uncle Michael:

Good morning!

9:23am Doug Schulkind:

Good morning, Jeff G and Uncle Michael, you handsome gents!

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9:24am duke:

It's a mean ol' world, but this is a great set.

9:27am Stanley:

HI Doug. Drummers.
Is that Cary Grant's head on top of Harpo Marx's body?

9:29am Uncle Michael:

Slim

9:30am David D:

Roar!

9:31am Andrew Waterloo:

good morning.

9:31am still b/p:

"The Bishop's Wife" (which sounds like a hell of a euphemism or bit of code for something special)
IMDb trvia: "The harp playing for Cary Grant was done by Mr. Gail Laughton, Laughton's hands are seen in the film during close-ups of Grant's character playing the harp."

9:33am Doug Schulkind:

Welcome welcome, Stanley! And way to make an entrance David D! Oh and HEY, Andrew Waterloo!

9:34am annie:

The Bishop's Wife is one of my favorite movies..

9:35am Webhamster Henry:

I was kind of chicken-dancing to that one.

9:36am Scraps deSelby:

h'lo hey

9:36am Doug Schulkind:

Hey, did everyone have a chance to catch David D's debut broadcast on the Drummer Stream this past Tuesday? Continental Subway is coming to us from Leipzig, Germany, every Tuesday 4-7pm. Here's the archive for David's premiere broadcast: wfmu.org...

So glad to have you on board, David!

9:36am David D:

Just making up for the fact that I need to sneak out again soon - Fridays...

9:37am Doug Schulkind:

Scraps, I bet you just fell asleep with the radio on last night. So glad you woke up!

9:38am David D:

Thanks, Doug! I am so happy to be there!

9:38am still b/p:

They remade it as The Preacher's Wife with Denzel and Whitney. Filmed a bit of it about a mile from me, an ice skating scene on a park pond when moderate temperatures weren't helping.

9:38am Scraps:

Doug,

9:39am Scraps:

I did.

9:39am Scraps:

But--

9:39am Webhamster Henry:

Yes, the Ice skating taxi driver scene is pretty classic.

9:40am Scraps:

I pretty much always do.

Cheers.

9:40am annie:

i've been in love with loretta young most of my life, so... no one can take her place.

9:40am David D:

Doug: Okay, that was confusing. But I think you know which comment was in response to which...

9:43am Doug Schulkind:

@Scraps
I got to sleep with a transistor radio every night. I have for 45 years or so.

9:46am Scraps:

I either go to sleep with a radio or mp3 player. Have for 40+ years, too

9:46am David D:

Anyhow, this is where I sneak out - just when it's heating up. Thanks again for everything, Doug, including this set!

9:47am Doug Schulkind:

@David D
All comments roll into one. One big enchilada.

Okay, now I'm hungry.

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9:47am Brian in UK:

Hello Doug.

David's show was first class, the only worry was when he was talking about how good the studio was at Radio Blau. Might make FMU staffers jealous.

9:50am Doug Schulkind:

@Brian in UK
The stream is planning a junket to visit Radio Blau (and maybe lift a few microphone cables).

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9:50am Brian in UK:

@annie there is a queue for the Lorette Young drooling society. First fell after seeing Frank Borzage's A Man's Castle with Spencer Tracy around 1936. No, I did not see it on release.

9:51am Doug Schulkind:

Hey, when did Loretta Young arrive?! So honored to have you, Miss Young!

9:52am annie:

hehe, BinUK, that wouldn't be too far-fetched, though. and i've seen that, too; i try to see all her films from beginning to and of the list. another actress whom i admired muchly was patricia neal.

9:53am annie:

and LY had that short-lived teevee show

9:54am Doug Schulkind:

Ooops, almost missed you, Webhamster Henry. Glad you skated in!

9:54am annie:

although i so long for a close friend to talk to, i find much comfort knowing you are all here.. thanks

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9:56am Artie Haywire:

Aaaaah, tuned in properly and the everything is suddenly looking up.

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9:58am Brian in UK:

Does Brujo mean sourcerer?

9:59am Jesse K:

morgan!

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10:01am Brian in UK:

Doug, the great thing with David was his wonderful pronounciation.

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10:04am listener james from westwood:

Forming a Congo line as we speak!

10:06am Doug Schulkind:

@Jesse K
Guten morgan to you! Not guten-free!

10:06am Doug Schulkind:

Lead us, Listener James!

10:08am Doug Schulkind:

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie on this number with Red Norvo.

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10:14am Brian in UK:

Alright Doug Frank Bunch &.....

10:16am Lewis:

Channelling Yma Sumac in the lower registers...

10:17am Doug Schulkind:

Way to go, Brian in UK! I am a man in need of correction!

I never cared much for Yma's sister, Poison, Lewis.

10:17am Little Danny:

Good morning Doug and all. Tuned in during the Baxter and I'm already in it

10:19am Lewis:

definitely the less enjoyable of the two... ;-)

10:19am Webhamster Henry:

Flashback to WFMU's Cocktail Hour show!

10:20am Doug Schulkind:

Ah th ol' Cocktail Hour. A pioneering retro presentation!

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10:20am Brian in UK:

Sumac is a lovely spice from the Lebanon used in cooking in that region. Red berries ground down to a powder.

10:22am Alex In Illinois:

A Mobuto Sese Seko propaganda song?

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10:22am Brian in UK:

No commas in the Congo. I would put a full stop to that.

10:23am coelacanth∅:

goo morning Doug, Drummers and other Lovers

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10:23am listener james from westwood:

@Brian in UK: Mmmmm ... za'atar ...

10:25am Doug Schulkind:

Good morning, coelacanth∅!

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10:26am Brian in UK:

@james delicious. Bought some in the bazaar in Istanbul. I know, showing off.

10:26am Doug Schulkind:

@Alex in Illinois
There are many Mobuto praise songs!

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10:27am Brian in UK:

Who was the man from the Central African Republic who wanted to make himself Emperor?

10:27am Alex In Illinois:

@Doug Schulkind: Yes, that makes sense. It is the kind of thing he would have spent money on.

10:32am Webhamster Henry:

I thought he was talking about Dr. Zaius!

10:34am Doug Schulkind:

Full disclosure: Congo Square was actually in New Orleans. This is not the actual Congo Duke is referencing But how could I not include this?

10:36am Doug Schulkind:

@Brian in UK
You are speaking of Bokassa. There are many praise songs of him, too.

10:37am Doug Schulkind:

Madam Zzaj, the hero of A Drum Is a Woman. (Spell her name backwards!)

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10:40am Artie Haywire:

There's no za'atar without sumac, so count me as a fan.

10:41am Doug Schulkind:

Artie Haywire! I think I forgot to say Hi! Hi!

10:42am Doug Schulkind:

If I ever neglect to greet you, it's only because I missed your comment as they scroll by so swiftly.

BLANKET hello TO EVERYONE!

10:42am Doug Schulkind:

I like blankets.

10:43am Ike:

Uh oh, I need to wash this blanket. Where's the laundromat?

10:44am Little Danny:

Ahhh, "Congo Call." Two bass magic!

10:44am Doug Schulkind:

The blanket is clean, Ike. I just couldn't get out the dog hair.

10:45am Doug Schulkind:

@Little Danny
Gary Peacock and Mark Proctor.

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10:45am Brian in UK:

Doug, oh Bokassa, we taught them well how to screw their own people.

10:46am Carmichael:

Heya Dougie, my boy. Been following CongoFest 2017 in the commute mobile. Interesting stuff.

10:46am Doug Schulkind:

And eat them (allegedly) if you include Idi Amin.

10:50am Little Danny:

In the '50s and '60s the idea of the Congo fired up musicians more than any other region in Africa. Tanganyika perhaps a distant second.

10:50am Listener Robert:

The British Foreign Office made up all sorts of lies like that about Amin. He wasn't any good, but he wasn't the nut they tried to make him into.

10:51am Doug Schulkind:

"I never eat a white meat yet." Quite a lyric there, Mr Sparrow.

10:52am Doug Schulkind:

Greetings, Carmichael and Listener Robert! Welcom to Congofest '17!

10:54am Doug Schulkind:

@Listener Robert
Misinformation campaigns were (are) a key part of the destabilization strategy.

10:55am Andrew Waterloo:

I remember seeing a fairly outrageous B-movie about Idi Amin

10:55am Webhamster Henry:

Irwin has been trying to get The Mighty Sparrow on his show in some capacity for some time.

10:57am Carmichael:

The King of Scotland is a good Amin movie.

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10:58am Brian in UK:

Any one who claims power through a military coup does not seek democracy.

10:59am Flash Strap:

Sparrow has a great song about Idi Amin

11:00am Flash Strap:

good morning!

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11:02am Brian in UK:

Doug, will you be treating us to
'Bongo bongo bongo I don't want to leave the Congo'?

11:03am Breaking Balls:

The debate is whether "New Orleans" has three syllables...or two. It surely does not have four.

11:05am Carmichael:

I've heard it with four, although I agree that is not the proper pronunciation.

11:07am Marie:

Great show Doug! Bravo. Have a great weekend!

11:08am Uncle Michael:

I favor the 2.5 syllable, Dr. John-ish "N'awlins", not to be confused with the two-syllable "Nawlins".

11:08am Lewis:

speaking of that - how many countries are there on the African Continent? I estimate 40 +- 10...

11:08am Doug Schulkind:

Can't you sort of hear an antecedent to Springtime For Hitler in this number?!

11:08am Webhamster Henry:

I've been thinking a lot about a lot of Brecht/Eisler tunes. A lot.

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11:09am listener james from westwood:

Never liked that "Africa Is a Country" notion. Hell, even the stories of how its current internal borders were struck reek of colonialism.

11:11am Lane Gray:

I didn't know Archie was a Harpist

11:11am Doug Schulkind:

Hi Marie! Thanks for coming!

@Uncle Michael
You are wrong about New Orleans. Take it from the husband of a daughter of a mother from New Or-le-ans.
It is absolutely pronounced with four syllables. Unless one pronounces if N'awlins. There is a class distinction here. Upper-four syllables; lower-2 syllables.

11:11am weinstein:

Peeking in at the office. Delicious.

11:11am Carmichael:

Happens all over the world, james. The powerful divide up the country for their own benefit. I recommend a show called How the States Got Their Shapes. It happened in the US too!

11:12am Doug Schulkind:

Song title translation: "A Song Is Going Around The World"

11:13am Uncle Michael:

I know which class I prefer to emulate.

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11:13am Brian in UK:

Iraq is the Twentieth Centuries biggest border screw up after the First World War.

11:14am Webhamster Henry:

This tune is from Weill's Silbersee I think.

11:15am Webhamster Henry:

Ahh .. Now I recognize it. I had the Lotte Lenya version. This are "The Seven Deadly Sins against Capitalism"

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11:15am listener james from westwood:

@Carmichael: It's baked into the concept of a border.

11:16am Lane Gray:

Brian, one could say it's reverberation from WWI anyway. The allies really screwed the pooch when they redrew the map...

11:16am Carmichael:

Don't think it was a screwup, Brian. The League of Nations was quite detailed in its desires. They landlocked Iraq intentionally. Al Stewart's song League of Notions, while whimsical, does have a good historical base to it.

11:17am Doug Schulkind:

I emulate my dear mother-in-law. She was no high-class woman, but she pronounced New Orleans with four syllables. Just whatever you do, do not pronounce it New Orleens. It was only pronounced that way in song for the easy rhyming opportunities. No one in New Orleans pronounces it New Orleens.

11:18am Lewis:

and the answer (according to the interweb) is 54... but ya gotta put a bit of wiggle on that as things in the Horn can be a bit fluid I suppose

11:19am Dean:

Je le prononce "ohr-lay-AHNG."

11:19am Webhamster Henry:

Is this German set in honor of David D.?

11:20am Doug Schulkind:

It is now!

11:21am Doug Schulkind:

I now pronounce you man and music, Dean.

11:21am Doug Schulkind:

Howdy, Lane Gray!

11:23am Carmichael:

On the National Lampoon album Goodbye Pop, snooty faux documentarian Roger DeSwanns (Christopher Guest) pronounces it with 4 syllables. The authoritative source ....

11:24am Doug Schulkind:

This song is a poem about a real person, William L. Moore. Read about him here: en.wikipedia.org...

11:25am Webhamster Henry:

Eric Bentley is still alive.

11:26am Doug Schulkind:

Yes, he will turn 101 this September, Jah willing.

11:26am Webhamster Henry:

And so is Biermann.

11:26am Doug Schulkind:

Aha! Biermann I didn't know was still with us. Wonderful!

11:27am goyim in the am:

The word "Neger" wasn't offensive when this was recorded -- that is very much no longer the case. This is a fascinating song. Hi folks! (Ah, we just heard the nasty n-word in the mouth of the bad guy -- there is no longer any difference.)

11:28am goyim in the am:

Biermann is still around and still performing.

11:29am Doug Schulkind:

I see that Biermann was born in '36. I thought he was much older. Good day, goyim in the am!

11:30am goyim in the am:

TSS hell YES.

11:31am ken krimstein:

Ahh...shades of Weimar.

11:32am goyim in the am:

Technical question for anybody: can I log into my account on the app? Laptop's in the shop.

11:32am Doug Schulkind:

ken krimstein is that you?! You go way way back, Sir. Nice to see you!

11:33am ken krimstein:

Thanks Doug. The way back machine is in operation! Much enjoying der musiks!

11:34am Uncle Michael:

Please plan to merge with me at the top of the hour.

www.wfmu.org...

11:34am Doug Schulkind:

Das ist gut!

11:35am Uncle Michael:

No Friendship Society logins with the app.

11:36am goyim in the am:

Bummer. It's me, though!

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11:38am listener james from westwood:

Comedian Harmonists always welcome, and their experience always, and now urgently, instructive.

11:38am goyim in the am:

Doug, your German pronunciation is extremely good. Hut ab!

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11:41am listener james from westwood:

w00t! Doug crushing it in class!

11:42am goyim in the am:

Faking it based on Yiddish pronunciation will generally impress someone whose German is Viennese, like me.

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11:43am Brian in UK:

Doug. Got to walk the dawg, great education.

11:43am Parq:

Yvonne Fair -- what a lovely name. I just looked her up and see that she died at 51. Man, that's harsh.

11:44am Doug Schulkind:

Goodbye Brian and dog. Hello, Parq!

11:46am Carmichael:

@goyim, I have the iPhone app and cannot.

11:48am Parq:

Apparently, her death was shrouded in mystery. Mostly, it is reported as "unknown causes". A somewhat creepy thing; if you Google search Yvonne Fair cause of death", one of the searches it auto-suggests is "What types of drugs did James Brown use?" Yeesh.

11:48am goyim in the am:

Thanks, Carmichael. I figured my posting style is idiosyncratic enough that folks can tell I'm for real.

11:49am Marie:

Loving this tune and that lovely geetar.

11:51am Marie:

Hi Listener James, what's the weather like in la la land?

11:51am Doug Schulkind:

@Marie
He's in Westwood, New Jersey!

11:52am Parq:

How disappointing. I thought maybe James was gearing up for the 'Thon with a well-deserved vacation.

11:52am GIVE THE DRUMMER RADIO:

He won't make you weep, but you'll do plenty of moaning! Tune in to Uncle Michael's Hinky Dinky Time, up next here on the Drummer Stream: wfmu.org...

11:54am ken krimstein:

No worries, my passport is stamped for Topeka.

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11:55am βrian:

Just in time for the coda.

11:57am Doug Schulkind:

But did you get your shots, ken?

Hey there, βrian of the Isthmus!

11:57am Dean:

Just realized I'm reading an autobiography of sorts by a fellow born in Africa. St. Augustine.

11:57am jessie:

@ Doug re Marjorie, She was absolutely high class!

11:58am coelacanth∅:

Thanks Doug

11:58am Doug Schulkind:

Busted!

11:58am Uncle Michael:

We're not letting green cards into Topeka.

11:58am Doug Schulkind:

I just meant to say that she didn't comport herself as above anyone else.

11:59am Lane Gray:

But apparently unqualified SecsofEd...

12:00pm listener james from westwood:

Sex of Ed? That'll get you a taking to in Kansas!

12:00pm Uncle Michael:

See you all soon...pant...pant...

12:00pm listener james from westwood:

Tons of thanks for the mighty fine show!

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12:00pm doctorjazz:

Thanks, no time to post, enjoyed the show, off to the next room!

12:01pm Lane Gray:

Great show, Doug

12:01pm Doug Schulkind:

I could feel you out there, doctorjazz!

12:01pm Doug Schulkind:

Literal tons, Listener James?

12:02pm Lane Gray:

Nice pair of pants, Unca Michael

12:07pm coelacanth∅:

what the hell! no Jason?! Ever??
jeez there're so many shows on fmu now that i wouldn't miss...more and more.
-i was just getting reacquainted with Jason too.

12:20pm Doug Schulkind:

@coelacanth∅
So sorry. Jason decided that he couldn't keep doing the show.

Theme Music: Sarah Webster Fabio	Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues	Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues (Folkways 1976)
ECD	In Tempo	Major Force: The Original Art-Form (Mo' Wax 1990)

Bill Gaither	Mean Old World to Live In	b/w Right Hand Friend Blues (Decca 1938)
Walter Brown	Mean Old World	b/w Mary B (Queen 1945)
Heavenly Gospel Singers	Mean Old World	b/w New Dry Bones (Bluebird 1935)
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	You Didn't Mean a Word (Mean Old World)	Shuckin' Stuff: Rare Blues from Ace Records (Ace )
T-Bone Walker w/Marl Young's Orchestra	Mean Old World Blues	b/w You Don't Love Me Blues (Rhumboogie 1946)
Johnny Fuller	Mean Old World	b/w How Long (Hollywood 1956)
The Casualiers	This Is a Mean World	b/w Just For You (Autumn 1965)

Obdulia Breijo Con Orquesta	El Boogievá	La Habana Era Una Fiesta: Original Recordings from the Golden Age of Cuban Radio (Vampisoul )
Guillermo Buitrago y Sus Muchachos	El Brujo de Arjona	Regalito de Navidad (Discos Fuentes )
Los Chucos	Pachuco Mambo	Pachuco Boogie: Historic Mexican-American Music, Volume 10 (Arhoolie ca. 1950)
Conjunto Luz Roja	El Borrachito Peruano	El Sonido de la Carretera Central (Masstrópicas )
Ray Pérez y Perucho Torcat	Son Montuno	They Do It (Pyraphon 1970)
José Fajardo	No Me Hagas Esperar	Sabor Guajiro (Columbia 1963)
Los Destellos	El Boogaloo Del Perro	En Orbita (Odeon de Peru 1969)

Louis Armstrong	visits the Congo	( 1956)
Frank Bunch & His Fuzzy Wuzzies	Congo Stomp	b/w Fourth Street Stomp (Champion 1927)
Red Norvo	Congo Blues	b/w Get Happy (Dial 1949)
Les Baxter	Congo Train	African Jazz (Capitol 1959)
Jack Costanzo with Tubby Hayes	African Congo y Boleo	Equation in Rhythm (Fontana 1962)
Miriam Burton	Congo Lamert	African Lament (Epic 1961)
Unknown	Congo Dances Are Very Gay Affairs
Rod Barton & the Congolese	The Congo Song	b/w Jeff Samson & the Western Band: Weary River (Caveman ca. 1960)
Red Rogers	Congo Bounce	Jungle Exotica, Volume 2 (Strip 1960)
Hank Thompson	Rockin' in the Congo	b/w I Was the First One (Capitol 1957)

Duke Ellington	Congo Square	A Drum Is a Woman (Columbia 1956)
Tito Puente	Congo Beat	Puente in Percussion (Tico 1956)
Prince Lasha Quintet feat. Sonny Simmons	Congo Call	The Cry! (Contemporary 1962)
Guitar Gable & the Musical Kings	Congo Mambo	b/w Life Problem (Excello 1956)
Mighty Sparrow	Congo Man	Congo Man (National Record Company 1965)
Ilê Aiyê	Civilização do Congo	Canto Negro (Estúdio Eldorado 1989)
Peter King	Sweet Soulful Congo	African Dialects (Grandstar 1979)

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Yvonne Fair	Close My Crying Eyes	Love & Affection: More Motown Girls (Ace )
XLs	Could It Be You	b/w Graduation Time
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