Catalogue Group A side/B side Year
Number
SLW 7-1 Orch CK Jazz Ok Ayie Gi Jothumbe Masani/Omulo Dick
SLW 7-2 Orch CK Jazz A: Christine “Bi-Anne”
B: “Hamba Swangu” – Consolata
SLW 7-10 Metric Jazz Band Onyango Mwalimu/? 1973
SLW 7-13 Metric Jazz Band Jodwar W Guohgi/J Ogwan'ga Chacha 1973
SLW 7-16 Metric Jazz Band Dorine Sugar Sugar/Otieno Jandigua 1974
SLW 7-17 Orch CK Jazz A: Remgws Ongaro Awino 1974
B: Peter Osongo Gi Perry
SLW 7-18 Metric Jazz Band Anjejo Ja Orando/Ogolla Mark 1974
SLW 7-19 Continental Revolution Nick Oyoo/Kilichoshababisha 1974
SLW 7-20 Metric Jazz Band Ombok Elly/Kama Okelo 1974
SLW 7-21 Orch CK Jazz Henry Bworo gi R Atieno/Puonj Makare 1974
SLW 7-22 Continental Revolution Joshua Ondenyo/Maringo Ya Nini 1974
SLW 7-23 Orch CK Jazz P Renson A Ogila/Joseph O Janyando 1974
SLW 7-24 Metric Jazz Band Onjun'ga Otango/Owira Ja Gombe 1974
SLW 7-25 Metric Jazz Band Ogot Wuod Yimbo/Odoyo Mc. Ndiege 1974
SLW 7-26 Orch CK Jazz Odeny Ton Alap Gi Willy/John Ayieko 1974
SLW 7-27 Metric Jazz National Ochieng Apollo/Pasikal McAlogo 1974
SLW 7-28 Orch CK Jazz Elly Odwongo/Oguta Tela 1974
SLW 7-30 Metric Jazz Band Ngima Oridore/Agussy Jakano 1974
SLW 7-31 Orch CK Jazz John Abila/Henry Okul Janyando 1974
SLW 7-32 Metric Jazz National Odero Koduko/Nyamwaya JB 1974
SLW 7-33 Metric Jazz National Afline December Gift/Afline the Pretty No 2 1974
SLW 7-34 Metric Jazz National Bodo Nicky/Leo Akendo 1974
SLW 7-35 Continental Revolution Ogala Jossy Rateng/Timon Ogutu 1974
SLW 7-36 Continental Revolution Gilbert Ooga/Jonathan Owuor 1974
SLW 7-37 Continental Revolution Otongo William No 2/George Otieno 1974
SLW 7-38 CK Jazz Band A: Festus Achayo Ogula Mama 1975
B: Team Mar Gor Ji Oyiego Te
SLW 7-39 CK Jazz Band Harison Aguko/Timothy Oguto 1975
SLW 7-40 CK Jazz Band Pilista Aloo/Rubinson Alago 1975
Melodica distributed label given over almost entirely to two Luo band leaders: George Ramogi with CK Jazz and Continental Revolution and Leonard Omedo with Metric Jazz.
One of the best-known songs of the period Affline the Pretty by
CK Jazz appeared on this label, though I don’t have the catalogue number yet. You used to be able to read about the history of the song in an October 2003 story by The Daily Nation in Kenya at
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Supplements/wednesday/29102003/story29102.htm
but the link is now (February 2013) dead.
SULWE