More shellac

One Hiski Salomaa single was on earlier post, here's his debut one from 1927

Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka / Askon kolmirivinen
http://www.mediafire.com/?2zeymledrmm

Loituma's recent version of Ievan polkka became a while ago a bizarre Internet phenomenon (go search YouTube for that), but it's not the only version; here's Jorma Ikävalko in 1950.

Jorma Ikävalko - Ievan polkka / Kenen syy
http://www.mediafire.com/?inzkjgumtjm

(and if someone could point me to the direction of Matti Jurva's 1935 version of the same, I'd be happy...)

M.A. Numminen - Swingin kutsu

The resident eccentric genius goes for swing and foxtrots not unlike those shellacs I've been putting on this blog, but on his own style and terms.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2gqmvjvqydj

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata

Mama Africa doesn't quite know (or her producers didn't) what to do here, resulting to mixture of vocal jazz, folk pop and such, but it's definitely worth a listen and the title track of course a classic.

http://www.mediafire.com/?a3mnblyydhm

More Finnish shellac

Foxtrots from late 30s, back to those days when Africa symbolised dance, music and fun and not famine, war and misery:
Arvi Tikkala - Bulu Bulu Bulu / Vaimoke
http://www.mediafire.com/?znmkydddfzj

That Version of Säkkijärven polkka, pushed to radiowaves 24/7 for several months during WWII to block the signals for radio-controlled bombs...
Viljo Vesterinen - Säkkijärven polkka / Laivaston tanssiaiset
http://www.mediafire.com/?dnlkngmlz3z

V/A - Tatuaje

Modern Spanish popular singers (Ana Belen, Joaquin Sabina among others) give a shot for some old copla standards.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmwumerfjjg

Erdmöbel - Altes Gasthaus Love

Delightful pop group from Cologne.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyww4ddcmiw

Tango! on shellac

King of Finnish tango, Olavi Virta, recorded and issued two different times the single Mustasukkaisuutta / La Cumparsita, and here they are together for comparison:

1953 recording issued by Decca, and on La Cumparsita supporting vocal group is Metro-tytöt:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4mmqwoxnzgk

Three years later in 1956, released by Triola and on La Cumparsita support comes from vocal group Harmony Sisters:
http://www.mediafire.com/?imxijmmygtk