African Tribal Songs And Dances

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This album, “African Tribal Songs And Dances”, recorded and distributed in the 1950s, is probably one of the first recordings to expose the traditional music of Western Africa, with music from the Malinké and Baoulé tribes. […]

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Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 21, 1956 and spent eight weeks at the top of the chart.

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When April showers may come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May.
So, when it's raining have no regrets
because it isn't raining rain you know
It's raining violets.

April Showers
Judy Garland

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Bankolo Miziki – Masters of Congolese Rumba

https://amf.didiermary.fr/bankolo-miziki-wendo-alongwi-kinshasa/

Bankolo Miziki (“Masters of Music” in Lingala), subtitled “Les Pionniers de la Musique Congolaise de Leopoldville à Kinshasa” (Pioneers of Congolese Music from Leopoldville to Kinshasa) is a series of 3 compilations (anthology of sort) with multiple artists / pioneers of Congolese Rumba in the 50s. [...]

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Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks (1956-59)

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The Skylarks were an all-woman South African vocal group, founded by Miriam Makeba in 1956. The original lineup comprised Makeba and Johanna Radebe, Mary Rabotapi, and Mummy Girl Nketle. Later, Helen Van Rensburg and Abigail Kubeka replaced Radebe. They played a blend of South African (mbombela, kwela) and Zulu music, jazz and jive/swing. [...]

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Les Baxter's "The Poor People of Paris" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 24, 1956 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart.

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African Jazz & Grand Kalle – Parafifi (1957)

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Enregistrée dès 1953, en 78T, la chanson “Parafifi” a beaucoup évolué au fil du temps et de la composition des orchestres qui accompagnent alors l’artiste Joseph Kabasele alias Kallé.

Quelle est la signification du titre ?
C’est tout simplement la contraction de deux prénoms en dédicace à Paraiso (Para), béninois et ami de Kallé, et […]

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Nelson Riddle's "Lisbon Antigua" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 25, 1956 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart.

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Kay Starr's "Rock and Roll Waltz" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 18, 1956.

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If You Want to Make a Lover

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“Palm Wine, Akan Blues & Early Guitar Highlife, Pt. I & II” is a collection encompassing Akan blues, PalmWine and early guitar-based Highlife music, with recordings dating from the late 1920s through to the end of the 1950s.

The music included here can probably all be said to have all stemmed from a style that […]

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