Here, as promised, is Elimbi na Ngomo (Production TN, TN 591), Toto Guillaume's 1985 LP that is rightly considered a monument of the makossa genre. I agree that it's a masterpiece, but pride of place as Guillaume's "best" recording belongs, in my humble opinion, to Makossa Digital (Disques Esperance ESP 8404, 1983), which I posted here earlier. That said, there's little doubt that the title track, "Elimbi na Ngomo," is one of Toguy's most popular songs, remembered fondly by all Camerounians of a certain age.
Elimbi na Ngomo, makossa for the ages. Enjoy!
Toto Guillaume - Elimbi na Ngomo
Toto Guillaume - Bulu
Toto Guillaume - Raison
Toto Guillaume - Eh Oa
Toto Guillaume - Mulalo
Toto Guillaume - Ngila Nama
Download Elimbi na Ngomo as a zipped file here.
This is an impressive blog. Congratulations for the work!
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Marcus
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ReplyDeleteDuring the Eighties, I was a big fan of African music, even played out armed with boxes of vinyl, mostly soukous, mokassa and some afrobeat. Twas a golden age, methinks.
My absolute fave makossa was Sam Fan Thomas, of which I have five treasured albums- ever thought of ripping those? (I don't yet have all that ripping paraphernalia)
I never bought Toguy -can't think why now -so these rips are a truly a gift. ta and peace.
Thanks - a fine album indeed, 5 of 6 tracks are wonderful, but what keeps it from greatness is Bulu (track 2). What's that doing there - dreadful song! But big THANK YOU for the album, once I've deleted Bulu from my copy I shall enjoy listening to the rest again & again :-)
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