va -- Furusato: Early Enka 1930's & 50's [Tristes Humanistes Mixtape]

Here's a comp of haunting Enka music from Japan. Side A is all girls (except Fujiyama Ichiro) from the 30's, and side B is all boys from the 50's. The 30's songs have a crazier sound, but also the arrangement is wilder. The 50's recordings usually feature strings and the voice is louder in the mix.

The picture on the cover is that of Katsutaro Kouta.

Side A (30's Gals)
01 -  Kouta Katsutaro -  Tokyo Ondo
02 -  Ichimaru -  Tenryuu Kudareba
03 -  Kouta Katsutaro -  Musumegokoro
04 -  Kouta Katsutaro -  Ooshima Okesa
05 -  Miss Columbia -  19 no Haru
06 -  Kouta Katsutaro -  Sanosabushi
07 -  Kouta Katsutaro & Mishima Isse -  Gionbayashi
08 -  Kouta Katsutaro -  Okesa Odori
09 -  Fujiyama Ichiro -  Moeru Gojinka

Side B (50's Boys)
10 -  Hayashi Isao -  Dance Party no Yoru
11 -  Obata Minoru -  Namida no Changu
12 -  Tabata Yoshiro -  Tsuki no Defune
13 -  Kirishima Noboru -  Guitar-zuki yo
14 -  Tsumura Ken -  Otoko no Sugao
15 -  Oka Haruo -  Aitakatta Ze
16 -  Tsuruta Kouji -  Aka to Kuro no Blues
17 -  Tabata Yoshiro & Shiratori Miz -  Oyako Funauta
18 -  Frank Nagai -  Yogiri ni Kieta Jan

Martinho Da Vila -- Rosa Do Povo [1976]

Beautiful album by Martinho Da Vila. I've had this for some time but never realised how good it was till today ─ specially the opening song 'Claustrofobia'. Wiki here and tracklist below.

1. Claustrofobia
2. João e José
3. Não tenha medo, amigo
4. Invenção de Orfeu
5. História da liberdade no Brasil
6. Coisa louca
7. Chorar não cabe agora
8. Quem me dera
9. Piquenique
10. Choro chorão
11. Ai, que saudade que eu tenho

Monks -- Black Monk Time [1966]

Very good album by garage band 'Monks', formed by american GIs in Germany in the 60's.

El-Hadj Wasiu Kayode As-Sideeq & Alfa Qamardeen Yusuff (Ayeloyun) -- Opeloyeru [Tape Rip]

If I am not mistaken, this is a 2002 tape of islamic Yoruba music from Lagos. I bought this tape in Dalston Market in London, from a miserable looking stall. The cassettes were litteraly covered in earth, but under the plastic they were brand new and in perfect condition (did the earth protect them from the sun?).

Since the music doesn't stop in between the songs and the beat stays the same, I made only two files ─ one fer each side. The tracks are:

A1. Opeloyeru
A2. Gbese Oni Wole Tomi
A3. Allah Ya Allah
A4. Foriji Mi

B1.Duniyana Hasanata
B2. Iwo Baba Iwo Momo
B3. Moni Allah Nile
B4. A O Maa Kirun

Below are videos of El-Hadj Wasiu Kayode As-Sideeq (who I suppose to be the singer on side A) and Alfa Qamardeen Yusuff aka Ayeloyun (side B).