Decca WA. 2501-2532
Second recording tour of West Africa c.1950
78 rpm 10-inch / 25 cm shellac (Single Play) discs
SIERRA LEONEAN ARTISTS
Decca WA. 2501
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: ARRIA BABY Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1291]
B: WHY YOU NOR GO BUY OCKRO Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1292]
Decca WA. 2502
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: FIRE, FIRE, FIRE English (Calypso) [DKWA.1293]
B: MI KE YOU TI SIE Kroo (Calypso) [DKWA.1294]
Decca WA. 2503
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: THE JAMBO SONG Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1295]
B: CINDERELLA SONG Creole [DKWA.1296]
Decca WA. 2504
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: HIGH LIFE Creole (Rumba) [DKWA.1297]
B: SIERRA LEONE Creole (Rumba) [DKWA.1298]
Decca WA. 2505
Calendar and his Maringar Band
A: BY OH BY OH Creole (Calypso) [DKWA1299]
B: ON BOARD THE BUS TO LUMLEY Creole (Calypso) [DKWA1300]
Decca WA. 2506
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: NOBODY’S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1301]
B: RAW BONGA Creole [DKWA.1302]
Decca WA. 2507
Tarrancis Mandingo Dance Band
A: FATMATA BINTA FUDU BENDER Mandingo [DKWA.1303]
B: AH TU-BA-BU LAY-DEE Mandingo [DKWA.1304]
Decca WA. 2508
Tarrancis Mandingo Dance Band
A: TARRACIS LAY BUNEH Mandingo [DKWA.1305]
B: SOON KUNU FELLA CAMBORIA Mandingo [DKWA.1306]
Decca WA. 2509
The Kroo Young Star Club
A: WELEH WAKA Kroo [DKWA.1307]
B: GBETIEH JLA Kroo [DKWA.1308]
Decca WA. 2510
The Kroo Young Star Club
A: JARWREE NIMENEH Kroo [DKWA.1309]
B: WREE TIATEH Kroo [DKWA.1310]
Decca WA. 2511
Allie Saydiakey and his Allimania Society
A: SAR LONE BARIKAR Temne [DKWA.1311]
B: MAMA QQUEEN LO KISSY ROAD Temne [DKWA.1312]
Decca WA. 2512
Allie Saydiakey and his Allimania Society
A: DOCTOR OR DEENESU Temne [DKWA.1313]
B: AH KERREH EWOLUSU Temne [DKWA.1314]
Decca WA. 2513
Allie Saydiakey and his Allimania Society
A: ISLAM Temne [DKWA.1315]
B: ALLIMANIA EWOLUSU KAR-LEE TEMNE Temne [DKWA.1316]
Decca WA. 2514
Lamboy Mendi Quartet
A: JAPANESE SONG Mendi [DKWA.1317]
B: BAR YAI Mendi [DKWA.1318]
Decca WA. 2515
Lamboy Mendi Quartet
A: O YA TI Mendi [DKWA.1319]
B: NUMUNA E LU MAR GAYGAMA Mendi [DKWA.1320]
Decca WA. 2516
Decca WA. 2517
Lamboy Mendi Trio
A: ARE E JAMA Mendi [DKWA.1323]
B: MAR WOE FEI Mendi [DKWA.1324]
Decca WA. 2518
Calendar and his Maringar Band
A: MA PA MA TIMOH Limba [DKWA.1325]
B: ABAR WOMAN DO YARR Creole [DKWA.1326]
Decca WA. 2519
Calender and his Maringar Band
A: DON’T LIE MY LOVIN BABY Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1327]
B: BABY LAY YOU POWDER NOW Creole [DKWA.1328]
Decca WA. 2520
Calendar and his Maringar Band
A: ME NAR POOR OLD MAN NOR DO ME SO Creole [DKWA.1329]
B: THE STOLEN CHICKEN Creole [DKWA.1330]
Decca WA. 2521
Molai Bangara and his Porroh Society
A: GBAPE ME HE-PO-TON MARLEH (Porroh Dance) Temne [DKWA.1331]
B: TAY KEI LU PORR Temne [DKWA.1332]
Decca WA. 2522
Molai Bangara and his Porroh Society
A: SAMPAR LO YONNI Temne [DKWA.1333]
B: OR MORRAY OR QUAY LO MECCA Temne [DKWA.1334]
Decca WA. 2523
The Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group
A: O GI TE BI Kroo [DKWA.1335]
B: A SE TO KPA Kroo [DKWA.1336]
Decca WA. 2524
The Kroo Young Stars Rhythm Group
A: CUP OH TEA Kroo [DKWA.1337]
B: GBAFLEN KPA NA YENEH Kroo [DKWA.1338]
Decca WA. 2525
Famous Srubbs and his Band
A: DEM CALL ME NONEY SCRUBBLE Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1339]
B: CHARGE NOR GOOD Creole [DKWA.1340]
Decca WA. 2526
Famous Srubbs and his Band
A: ARE NOR WANT FOR BE Creole [DKWA.1341]
B: SRUBBS NA MARVELOUS BOY Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1342]
Decca WA. 2527
Famous Scrubbs and his Band
A: POOR FREETOWN BOY Creole (Calypso) [DKWA.1343]
B: I WANT ME MONEY Creole [DKWA.1344]
Decca WA. 2528
Mendi Jolly Group
A: BAY BAY Mendi [DKWA.1345]
B: JEI BOW Mendi [DKWA.1346]
Decca WA. 2529
Mendi Jolly Group
JAY JAY Mendi [DKWA.1347]
B: GAR LEI NYA MAR Mendi [DKWA.1348]
Decca WA. 2530
Mendi Jolly Group
A: E LONE GAI Mendi [DKWA.1349]
B: JOE GBADEM WAR Mendi [DKWA.1350]
Decca WA. 2531
Mendi Jolly Group
A: KOM BAY MAR Mendi [DKWA.1351]
B: ARE YAI LU BAY Mendi [DKWA.1352]
Decca WA. 2532
Mendi Jolly Group
Excerpt from “The Holy Quaran” read by Members of the Muslim Club of Freetown
A: RAMANU Part 1 [DKWA.1353]
B: RAMANU Part 2 [DKWA.1354]
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The following people have contributed to this discography: Markus Coester