3 February 2018
1,375 78 rpm shellac discs released by Ngoma 1948-1963 added to the Central Africa section.
19 January 2018
Ngoma on vinyl in the Central Africa section has been updated with 61 new singles and 9 EPs, recording-dates, matrix numbers and cross-references to original shellac releases.
30 December 2017
163 singles released on the Flash, Vita, and ISA labels 1966-1982 and 4 albums by Tabu Ley “Seigneur Rochereau” et African Fiesta 66 / National (Le Peuple) / Afrisa International added to the Artists section together with two label galleries.
30 July 2017
53 albums released by Badmos in the BB/BLP and BIR series and on the Adios and Discophone labels, plus 41 singles added to the Abidjan labels in the West Africa section.
30 June 2017
271 shellac discs 78 rpm released by Opika 1950-1957 added to the Central Africa section.
23 May 2017
123 singles and 7 albums released by the London based Melodisc label added to the West Africa section.
16 April 2017
Matrix numbers and recording dates plus 72 new entries added to His Master’s Voice’s JZ series in the West Africa section. Missing Loningisa recording dates in the Central Africa and Artists sections updated.
17 March 2017
Sono-Musisoft’s export catalogue 1999 added to the SonoDisc catalogues and newsletters in the Africa general section.
3 December 2016
87 albums and 15 singles and EPs with West and Central African artists released by Fonior / Decca France in the Decca 94.500, 258.000 and 278.000 series, the Fiesta 61.000, 78.000, 362.000 series and the African 366.000 series added to the Central Africa section.
26 October 2016
110 albums release by Pathé Marconi EMI from 1971 to 1979 in the 15.000, 81.000 and 82.000 series added to the Central Africa section.
4 October 2016
16 vinyl singles (45 tours) with Franco et l’O.K. Jazz released by Pathé Marconi EMI 1969-1975 in the 2C 006-15.000 series and 52 album covers (original releases) added to the Artists section.
28 September 2016
332 vinyl singles release by Pathé Marconi EMI from 1969 to 1978 in the 2C 006-15.000, 80.000, 81.000, 82.000 and 92.000 series added to the Central Africa section.
27 September 2016
Programming of PDF downloads and internal links completed.
22 August 2016
Site re-launced with a new general search function and text copy option. NB. Internal links will be updated shortly.
April – August 2016
300 articles listing 9,610+ discs re-created with varying font sizes, bold, indent etc.
December 2015 – March 2016
Site re-designed with new features on a WordPress software platform.
30 September 2015
New pages does not show in preview when saved or disapperes! Magix’s online support reply the software platform “Website Maker no longer has development support”!
29 September 2015
329 albums released by labels in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoïre added to the West Africa section, including background information and a label gallery.
24 July 2015
Tabu Ley – Seigneur Rochereau’s album discography updated with photos in the Artists section.
7 July 2015
Fonior / Decca France’s Fiesta label for 78 rpm shellac discs with artists from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Bénin, Cameroun and Congo added to the West Africa and Central Africa sections.
22 June 2015
The first commercial recordings made in Nigeria in 1929 by the German Odeon label added to the West Africa section.
8 June 2015
Catalogues and newsletters 1979-1990 from SonoDisc the French distribution company and label added to the Africa – general section.
11 May 2015
101 shellac discs release by Senafone and 72 shellac discs released by Philips in the P 82000 and P 103000 series added to the West Africa section.
29 April 2015
102 vinyl discs released by Philips for the African market 1960-1967 added to the Indian Ocean, West and Central Africa sections. With artists from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Madagascar and Réunion.
23 March 2015
200 discs released by His Master’s Voice in the G.U. series added to the Southern Africa section plus a history of the G.U. series and a photo gallery of G.U. recording artists.
9 March 2015
148 discs released by Zonophone in the 4000 to 4300 series for the South African market added to the Southern Africa section plus a photo gallery of Zonophone recording artists.
16 February 2015
85 discs in Yoruba, Ibo, Fanti, Ewe and Ga recorded by Zonophone 1925-1930 and released in the general overseas 3000 series and the E.Z. 1000 series added to the West Africa section together with a photo gallery of Zonophone recording artists.
1 February 2015
572 shellac discs recorded from 1927 to 1930 and released by Zonophone in the E.Z. series added to the site. Recordings in Abonnema, Anecho {Aného}, Appolonian, Ashanti, Beni, Creole, Efik, English, Ewe, Fanti, Ga, Hausa, Ibo, Jekri {Isekiri}, Jeloffe / Jolof {Wolof}, Kroo {Kru}, Latin, Mendi, Sobo {Urhobo}, Temni {Temne}, Twi, Vai and Yoruba have been added to the West Africa section; recordings in Duala and Congo added to the Central Africa section and recordings in Somali and Swahili added to the East Africa section.
8 December 2014
224 discs with African artists released by Pathé-Maconi EMI (France) in the 1960s on the La voix de son maître, Pathé, Columbia, Odeon and Ducretet-Thomson labels added to the Central Africa section.
The 115 tracks released on the Pathé label with O.K. Jazz have also been added to the artists’ section together with 24 tracks released by Ngoma (France) as several appears to be original releases. Added to the O.K. Jazz discography are also 33 tracks originally released on the Congolese Viclong, Zebi and Nguashi N’timbo labels.
12 November 2014
The 1928 session with The Kumasi Trio recorded in London for the Zonophone label added to the West Africa section.
12 October 2014
To commemorate the death of Franco Luambo Makiadi 25 years ago on 12th October 1989, the discography of O.K. Jazz (Artists’ section) has been augmented and updated with 278 titles. The update includes original releases on the Boma Bango, Epanza Makita, Editions Populaires (1976-1980), Tcheza and Likembe labels, in addition to releases on the Pathé and Ngoma labels in France which cannot be associated with a prior original release on a Congolese label.
14 September 2014
British Zonophone’s 1922 recordings with Fela Kuti’s grandfather the Reverend J.J. Ransome-Kuti added to the West Africa section.
29 August 2014
His Master’s Voice’s MPG series with Congolese recordings from 1954-1955 added to the Central Africa section.
12 August 2014
231 discs added to the EMI series in the West Africa section with Ghanaian and Nigerian artists recorded in the 1930s and 1950s and released in the UTC series on the Parlophone label.
26 July 2014
418 discs added to the East Africa section released in the WE and EO series on the Columbia label.
7 July 2014
Supplementary information added to 52 entries in the various Decca West African series plus 97 new discs.
27 June 2014
451 discs with Nigerian artists added to the West Africa section in the Decca WA 1700, 1800 & 1900 series, Decca NWA 5000 to NWA 5900 series, His Master’s Voice NH series (Jofabro recordings) and Columbia NC series (Tabansi recordings).
13 June 2014
The re-created catalogue of Olympia’s African Série with Congolese music recorded c. 1946-1947. 234 entries added to the Central Africa section.
31 May 2014
A discography of Sam Mangwana with selected singles, original albums and an outline of his recording career.
12 April 2014
A discography of the ‘The KIng of Highlife’ E.T. Mensah and his Tempos Band with links to 1981 interview (audio) and portrait.
27 March 2014
Upload of the Ghanaian highlife dance-band The Black Beats’ discography and interview (audio) with bandleader King Bruce.
23 February 2014
Upload of His Master’s Voice’ LON series with re-releases from the Congolese Loningisa label.
16 February 2014
Upload of the first complete discography of the original releases by O.K. Jazz on shellac discs on the Loningisa label 1956-1961, plus a discography of the Bana Loningisa (pre-O.K. Jazz) releases 1953-1956.
26 January 2014
Upload of the first 29 albums in Decca’s West African WAP / WAPS series for 30 cm vinyl albums (1961-1972).
30 December 2013
391 entries added to Decca’s West African catalogue in the WA 2600 series for Sierra Leonean artist, the WA 3000 series for Nigerian artists, the WA 700/800/ 900 and GWA 4000/4100/4200 series for Ghanaian artists.
20 October 2013
The African / Fiesta label 360.001-360.168 for 33 rpm albums – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1966-1987 – the sixth and final in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels. Including SonoDisc’s additions to the series.
13 October 2013
The Fiesta label 51.001-51.303 – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1969-1979 – the fifth in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels.
6 October 2013
The African label 91.500-91.626 – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1977-1979 – the fourth in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels. More will follow. Plus part 1 of Franco & O.K. Jazz’s label Editions Populaires EP 1 – 205 (1965-1975).
28 September 2013
The African label 91.000-91.499 – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1975-1977 – the third in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels.
21 September 2013
The African label 90.500-90.999 – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1971-1975 – the second in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels.
15 September 2013
The African label 90.001-90.499 – the continuation of the Surboum Africaine series 1966-1971 – the first in a series of uploads of Fonior / Decca France’s vinyl releases on the African and Fiesta labels.
31 August 2013
Upload of Fonior / Decca France and the history of the Surboum Africane series plus the initial releases on the Decca label 1961-1965.
24 August 2013
Upload of the first series with Franco & O.K. Jazz from the early 1960s with original Congolese releases on 45 rpm vinyl discs on the Surboum African Jazz and the CEFA labels.
17 August 2013
Upload of the Cameroonian label Les Disques Samson (35 singles and 5 albums) and the Decca WAL series for 25 cm vinyl albums (38 entries).
24 July 2013
228 entries added to Decca’s West African series.
14 June 2013
Upload of 101 Ghanaian albums in Essiebons’ EBL/EBLS series on the Dix label.
2 June 2013
Upload of Title index covering the 210 titles released by Franco et le T.P. O.K. Jazz on 51 original albums.
20 May 2013
Upload of East African shellac series including Pathé X 79000 and His Master’s Voice MA & AMC series. New entries in the Africambiance AA series (49) and His Master’s Voice G.V. series (47).
7 April 2013
Upload of Disques Africambiance’s Cameroonian AA series.
30 March 2013
Upload of Decca WA 1601-1700 with Nigerian artists
24 March 2013
Upload of Parlophone’s Nigerian PO series
10 March 2013
Upload of His Master’s Voice’s West African JL and JZ series
24 February 2013
Upload of Ngoma on vinyl released in the 1960’s
19 January 2013
Site launched with:
His Master’s Voice’s G.V. series, Stenco (Congo Brazzavile)
Franco & T.P. O.K. Jazz, and Tabu Ley original album discographies – PLUS “Internet ressources”.
