Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Ambiance Congo: December 10, 2017

Welcome!
I have new albums by Gloria Tukhadio and Sam Mangwana to sample today along with a number of great older music, some of it recently reissued. I am thoroughly enjoying Gloria Tukhadio's album as it is mostly full of new songs in the classic Viva la Musica style with Alexis Azulino on guitar and additional vocals by Santa Nyanga. In the category of older records, I found in my stacks a couple of LPs I'd forgotten about. One by Bouddha Enyula Mayino that features singers Abby Surya, Joly Mubiala and Djeffard Lokombo. Another one, from Geramin Aimen, I bought years ago though I did not know his name at the time because it features Kanda Bongo Man and guitars by Denis Lobassou "La Cloche".
This will be my last program for 2017. I hope that you will enjoy it!
I will have a guest hosting this program for me on Christmas Eve, but I will do what I can to post his program on these pages.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Bouddha Enyuka Mayino
   SYLVIA MONGOLE
   from the LP DIOULEE / PAPA LONGINDO
   EMB Production

3)Tex Mambote et le Stargate
   TLOI YA MAMAN
   from the CD COUP DE FOUDRE
   Freddy Mputu Production/Sonima Music

4)Malage – Adamo -Baroza
   AMBIANCE KIN (VERSION 1)
   from the CD MALANGE-ADAMO-BAROZA DE ZAIKO LANGA LANGA NKOLO  MBOKA
   Bondowe/Le Monde des Artistes

6)Gloria Tukhadio & Cour des Grands
   MASSAKILA
   from the CD I.P = IDENTITIE PROTEGEE
   DEBS Music/Jimmy’s Production

7)Letis Madilu & Bana System
   LA VIE MISE EN SCENE (ELEVATION)
   from the CD AU NOM DU PERE ET DU FILS (HISTOIRE CONTINUE)
   Jimmy’s Production

8)Jonas Balela
   NALINGI YO
   from the CD OFFRE SPECIALE
   LGJB

10)Choc Stars
    BELLE DE JADIS
    from the LP OKA POLISSON CHAUFFE
    Espera

11)Bozi Boziana et le Anti-Chox
    RAYON SOLEIL
    from the CD PERE NOEL CONFIANCE
    Rigo Makengo Productions

Part B
12)Jean Valise Mububulu, Tonton Mayala & Madilu System
    NBONGWANA
    from the CD MEDITATION
    Ets. Kaluila

13)Germain Aimen “Bise Payee”
    TUKU M’PELE
    from the LP BOMBE ECLATEE
    Productions Dekoum

14)Ange Linaud
    PASOLA MOLANGUI
    from the LP ANGE LINAUD
    Musi-Club

15)Sam Mangwana
    FELICITE
    from the CD LUBAMBA
    Grounded Music

16)Les Bantous de la Capitale
     MBONGUANA
     from the LP LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
     Sonafric

17)Le Prince Youlou Mabiala & l’Orchestre Kamikaze Loningisa
     YOYOWE
     from the LP MARIE BIMA (MON AVOCAT A VOYAGE 2e EPISODE)
     Capitale

18)Pepe Kalle & l’Orchestre Empire Bakuba
     YA YONGO
     from the CD VAVA
     Les 3 Pyramides

19)Reddy Amisi
     ERES MIA
     from the CD THE BEST OF REDDY AMISI
     Sonodisc

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Ambiance Congo: November 26, 2017

Welcome!
In honor of Pascal Tabu, Tabu Ley, Le Seigneur Rochereau. He passed at age 76 in Brussels on November 30, 2013 after an illustrious musical career spanning about 50 years.
Today we'll hear his music and music of others such as Docteur Nico, Franco & OK Jazz, Les Grands Maquisards, Les Bantous de la Capitale...all from the golden 1960s and 1970s when real rumba was king.
What was he doing? Who did he influence? Who were his competitors? What was that scene like?
Of course, the sheer number of songs, artists and groups of the era could never be covered in a short two hours, but I've tried to give you a sample. I hope that you will enjoy the selections offered here.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)African Jazz
   NBONGISA KALA
   from the CD LE GRAND KALLE: HIS LIFE, HIS MUSIC VOL. 1
   Sterns

3)Tabu Ley Rochereau & African Fiesta
   SELI KUTU
   from the LP AUTHENTICITE VOL. 1
   African

4)Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta
   SUZARININE
   from the CD MERVEILLES DU PASSE: ETERNEL DOCTEUR NICO ET LE AFRICAN FIESTA
   African/Sonodisc

6)Les Bantous de la Capitale
   CELIA
   from the CD LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE (1963-1969)
   Sonodisc

7)Le Seigneur Rochereau et l’African Fiesta National
   GIPSY
   from the LP ROGER IZEIDI-MOKOY A PARIS PRESENTE LE SEIGNEUR ROCHEREAU ET L’AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONAL “LE PEUPLE”
   Ngoma

8)Docteur Nico & l’Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa
   BOLINGO YA SENS UNIQUE
   from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE NO.10: SUKISA
   African

10)Franco & L’OK Jazz
    Celita (feat. Kwamy)
    from the CD MINO YA LUAMBO DIAMANT
    Editions Populaires


11)Festival des Maquisards
    CHERIE VICKY
    from the CD ZELA NGAI NASALA
    Sonodisc

12)Orchestre Negro Succes
    LITEYA YA NTONGO
    from the CD COMPILATION MUSIQUE CONGOLO-ZAIROISE VOLUME III
    African/Sonodisc

13)Le Seigneur Rochereau et l’Afrisa International
    PAULINA
    from the CD A L’OLYMPIA (PARIS, 1970) LIVE
    African/Sonodisc

PART B
14)Le Seigneur Rochereau et l’Afrisa International
    ASSAMBELA
    from the LP LE SEIGNEUR ROCHEREAU
    ISA

15)Les Grands Maquisards
    SANTU PETELO
    from the CD THE VERY BEST OF NTESA DALIENST:
    LES GRANDS MAQUISARDS 1969, 1971, 1972 LEGEND COLLECTION
    Ngoyarto

16)Orchestre Veve
     LINGI NAKUFA 1 & 2
     from the LP EDITION VEVE
     African

17)Trio Madjesi
     COUP ERANC
     from the CD COMPILATIONS CONGOLO-ZAIROIS 1967/1968/1970/1974
     Sonodisc

18)Tabu Ley Rochereau & l’Afrisa International
     KIMAKANGO MPE LIBALA
     from the CD THE VOICE OF LIGHTNESS
     Sterns

19)Franco & le TP OK Jazz
     CEDOU feat. Sam Mangwana
     from the CD FRANCO, SIMARO ET LE TP OK JAZZ 1973

20)Les Bantous de la Capitale
     TCHEKO
     from the LP L ES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
     Sonafric
    
21)Rochereau feat. M’Bilia Bel
     ESW YO WAPI
     from the CD TABU LEY

     Shanachie Records

Monday, November 13, 2017

Ambiance Congo: November 12, 2017

WELCOME!

More vinyl than not today.
Great music from the 70s to around 2000.
Starting off with a wonderful track from Grand Zaiko, a request for one of O.K. Jazz's wonderful songs and a couple of "different versions" of classics by Les Bantous del la Capitale and by Afrisa International that I haven't played for you before and maybe a song or two that you may have never heard until today.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Grand Zaiko
   TANTINE BELLOTA
   from the LP KRISHNA
   Syllart

3)Ikomo Jojo
   MOSEKA 1&2
   from the LP JOJO IKOMO
   ASL

4)Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz
   TOSAMBI BAPEJI YO RAISON NA QUARTIER *
   from the CD 20eme ANNIVERSAIRE 6 JUIN 1956 – 6 JUIN 1976 VOL. 2
   Saku

5)Orchestre Kara de Kinshasa
   BOPENDO
   from the LP ORCHESTRE KARA DE KINSHASA
   Sonafric

6)Le Seigneur Rochereau & Afrisa International
   MBANDA MONUMENT
   from the LP MAZE
   Ets. VEVE International

7)Les Bantous de la Capitale
   BADETTY
   from the LP DE BRAZZAVILLE A LA HAVANE AVEC...LES BANTOUS DE LA
   CAPITALE
   Socodi
  Thanks to Moos

PART B
8)Choc Stars
   ENA
   from the LP LES EDITIONS BOBET PRESENTENT CHOC STARS
   Afro-Rythmes

9)Dindo Yogo & Klay Mawungu
   LISALISI NIONGOTE (feat.Makolin & Klay)
   from the LP DINDO YOGO & KLAY
   Ets. Mayala

10)General Defao & Big Stars
    DJEM’S
    from the CD BIG – STARS DE GENERAL DEFAO
    Babi Production

11)Abeba Lipordo
    LILOBA
    from the CD VENDREDI 13
    JPS Production

12)Empire Bakuba
    MUINTO OBRIGADO
    from the CD MAMIE MUSIC CLARIFICATION
    Ets. Kaluila

13)Kintaki B.
    NELLA SANDA
    from the 12” single JOLIE POUPEE
    Kintaki B. & Co Essien R. Production

14)Anti-Choc de Bozi Boziana
    LUVIEN MALINGA
    from the CD POSITION EYEBANI
    Sonima Music

15)J.D.T Molopwe
    MOLEKI NZELA 2
    from the CD MOLEKI NZELA
    Production DRTV


*= by request

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Ambiance Congo: October 29, 2017

Welcome!
I have an interesting mix up for you this time including a few songs from a few rare or little-known albums. Three of your requests honored. Thanks for those.
Does anyone know if the Sam Mangwana song was on recorded with the Djadjes Band of Gnonnas Pedro of Benin? The track list is the same on both albums.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Ladins Montana & Maison Mere de Werrason
   CELE LE SAOUDIENNE
   from the FINI LA RECREATION *
   Sonima Music

3)Chancelier Desi Mbwese
   from the CD LES MAMANS D’ABORD
   GV Worldwide

4)Koffi Olomide
   MOKUWA *
   from the CD LOI
   Sonodisc

5)Lyns Marie & Generation Zangul
   EXAUCEE
   from the CD PREMIUM
   Cyriaque Bassoka Productions

6)Djo Nolo
   ANTO MUHAMED
   from the CD NAZARET ARIGATO
   Production Grand Samurai

7)Emeneya & Le Victoria Eleison
   PRESSER TE
   from the LP JAMAIKA
   Rythmes et Musique

8)Mako l’Ambassadeur & l’Orchestre Play Foux
   MALOU
   from CD L’AMOUR ETRANGER
   Sonima Music

9)Santana Mongoley
   ROBERTINO
   from the cassette SAVE YOUR LIFE/ROBERTINO
   Mongo Mongo Productions

PART B
10) Bendoson & Nouvelle Ecriture
    VIE NA NGAI
    from the CD FACE B: VIVE LES ARTISTES
    Manu Luvaka Production

11)Staff Benda Bilili
    MWANA
    from the CD TRES TRES FORT
    Crammed Discs

12)Sam Mangwana
    EST CE QUE TU MOYENS?
    from the LP EST CE QUE TU MOYENS?
    Star Musique

13)Benz Petrole
    SOUFFRANCE D’AMOUR (REMIX)
    from the CD BYE BYE
    JPS Production

14)JB M’Piana & Wenge BCBG
    VICKY NSONGI
    from the CD ANTI-TERRO
    Badive Music

14)Wenge Musica B.C.B.G
    VOYAGE MBOSO *
    from the CD KALA YI BOEING
    Ngoyarto

16)Felix Wazekwa
    SE SOUVENIR NA NGAI
    from the CD QUE DEMANDE LE PEUPLE?
    Fondation Wazekwa

17)Orchestre Cercul Jazz
     CANAILLON
     from the LP ALLIAS MAMADOU ET LE CERCUL JAZZ “1967”

     EMI/Pathe

*= by request

Monday, October 23, 2017

Ambiance Congo: October 15, 2017

Welcome!

Jumping around in the first hour. Hour two starts off with a tribute to Franco.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Seskain Molenga
   NAZOKI
   from the CD EMPIRE BAKUBA LEGENDE
   Debs Music

3)Bopol Mansiamina & Syran M’Benza
   SAMBELA
   from the LP BOPOL MANSIAMINA / SYRAN MBENZA
   Sodidisc

4)Nyboma et les Kamale Dynamiques du Zaire
   KABANGA
   from the LP DOUBLE DOUBLE
   Rounder Records

5)Tentation feat. Pompon Kuleta
   MADOKA
   from the CD TRAHISON VOL.1
   Flocan Productions

6)Bipoli
   BOSEY
   from the CD NZETE YA MBONGO
   Esselta

7)Benz Petrole
   HUGUETTE ELIA
   from the CD BYE BYE VOL. 2
   Jimmy’s Production

8)Boom des As
   SICLO
   from CD ETAT D’URGENCE
   Ets. N’Diaye

9)Shimita et le Grand Zaiko
   Paty Rose
   from the LP MUNTU KU TINA VE!
   Paty Music Records

PART B
10) Lutumba Simaro & T.P. O.K. Jazz
    HOMMAGE A LUAMBO MAKIADI
    from the CD HERITAGE DE LUAMBO FRANCO
    Tamaris

11)Syran M’Benza & Ensemble Rumba Congo
    INFIDELITE MADO
    from the CD IMMORTAL FRANCO: AFRICA’S UNRIVALLED GUITAR LEGEND
    Riverboat Records

12)Franco et le T.P. O.K. Jazz
    PEUCH DEL SOL
    from the LP EN COLERE VOL. 2, ON ENTRE O.K., ON SORT K.O.
    V.I.S.A. 1980

13)Orchestre Canon du Zaire
    MONOTONIE
    from the LP MONOTONIE
    Shakara Music

14)Moziki la Juventus
    DJENEDA
    from the LP MUSI CLUB PRESENTE MOZIKI LA JUVENTUS
    Musi Club

15)Zaiko Langa-Langa
    BOLINGO AVEUGLE
    from the CD/DVD concert LIVE 38e ANNIVERSAIRE

    Prozal

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Ambiance Congo: October 1, 2017

WELCOME!
Thanks for your requests! Your requests always make for a more interesting program and I enjoy working with them to keep the music going with my selections.
Today we have a number of your requests from OK Jazz to Koffi Olomide and lots of great tunes in between from Wenge el Paris to Choc Stars and some wonderful tracks from a few rare LPs.
Gotta love the diversity and sound of Congolese music! I hope that you will enjoy!
Your comments and requests for future shows are always welcome!

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Tshala Muana
   ELAKO
   from the CD THE FLYING STARS
   Black Stars/Glenn Music

3)Wenge el Paris
   MON COEUR
   from the CD YEBELA VISION
   Sonima Music

4)Shumanchie Drigo-Drigola
   ELANGA
   from the CD BIDODA-DODA *
   Sonodisc

5)Luciana Demingongo
   TRANSIT
   from the CD DANG BLEU “AZIZA”
   Ngoyarto

6)Orchestre Ka. Ma. Sol
   AFFAIRE COMPREHENSION
   from the LP ORCHESTRE KA.MA.SOL DE BRAZZAVILLE
   Disques Esperance/Sonodisc

7)Pambou Tchico Tchicaya & Lolo Lolitta
   NALEMBI
   from the LP TAM-TAM D’AFRIQUE
   Africana Star

8)Nguashi N’Timbo
   SAVA-SAVA PT.1 & 2
   from the LP NGUASHI N’TIMBO PRESENTS PRCHESTRES SENTIMA ET FESTIVAL DU  ZAIRE
   ASL

PART B
9)Franco & T.P. O.K. Jazz
   MASSU *
   from the LP LE GRAND MAITRE FRANCO ET SON TOUT PUISSANT O.K. JAZZ ET JOLIE DETTA
   Disques Esperance/African Sun Music

10)M’Bemba Bouesso & Les Rumbayas
    TO SALLA ALLIANCE
    from the LP MBEMBA BOUESSO CHANTE AVEC LES RUMBAYAS DE LOKO-MASSENGO ET DE MICHEL BOYIBANDA
    Ets. Tchi-Tchi

11)L’Orchestre Afrisa International
    KARIBOU YA BINTOU *
    from the CD MELANIE
    Colomotion

12)Orchestre Super Tembessa
    CALENDRIER 1&2
    from the LP ORCHESTRE SUPER TEMBESSA
    EMI/Pathe

13)L’Orchestre Shama-Shama
    BANGAMBO YA MOTO 1&2
    from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE AVEC L’ORCHESTRE SHAMA-SHAMA
    African

14)Choc Stars
    KEMBELA
    from the LP CHOC STARS
    Ryhmes et Musique

15)Koffi Olomide & Quartier Latin
    LIKOMBE
    from the CD DROIT DE VETO *
    Sonodisc



*= by request

Monday, September 18, 2017

Ambiance Congo: September 17, 2017

Welcome!
This program is is a presentation of songs from albums by Congolese saxophonists or from singles, LPs and CDs by bands that feature the sax with some wonderful and sometimes unique riffs. This is, of course, a program that could easily be continued or extended. Only the surface has been scratched!
Thanks for your requests, especially for the songs by Jean-Serge Essous and by Negro Succes with Moro Maurice Beya. The songs by Sax Matalanza, Empompo Loway, OK Jazz, Le Peuple and Le Canon du Zaire have some of my favorite extended saxophone / guitar interplay.

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The songs:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
   sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
   from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Jean-Serge Essous
   SALISA NGAI
   from the LP SALISA NGAI *
   Black and White Music

3)Verckys et l’Orchestre VEVE
   ANNA
   from the LP VERCKYS A PARIS
   African

4)Le Negro Succes
   NELLY NA PLACE NA NGAI *
   from the CD LE “NEGRO SUCCES: BHOLEN & BAVON MARIE-MARIE
   Sonodisc

5)Orchestre Super International Band
   FECHAL ELISA
   from the 45 RPM single
   Fiesta

6)Orchestre Le Peuple
   ZALA SERIEUX
   from the LP LE PEUPLE
   Production Le Vaudou

7)Sax Matalanza
   NGAI MAKILA MABE
   from the LP LE MBULA MATARI
   Sans Frontieres

8)Le Canon du Zaire
   AZALAKA OCCUPE
   from the LP AZALAKA OCCUPE
   Ets. Don Dass

PART B
9)Empompo Loway & Tiers Monde Cooperation Formule
   BELMONDO
   from the LP 84 EMPOMPO LOWAY
   I.A.D.

10)Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz *
    NGANGA LOPANGO BATEKISA
    from the CD TRES FACHE
    Sonodisc

11)Orchestre Conga de la Capitale
    NGAI MPE BALEKI MINGI
    from the 45 RPM single
    African

12)Orchestre Bantous de la Capitale
    SOLAMA
    from the LP SPECIAL 20eme ANNIVERSAIRE
    Production Musi-Club

13)Youlou Mabiala & l’Orchestre Kamikaze Loningisa
    CONNAISANCE *
    from the LP L’INTERNATIONAL YOULOU MABIALA ET L’ORCHESTRE KAMIKAZE
    Production Publi-Congo/Voxigrave

14)Les Tontons
    UNION FAIT LA FORCE
    from the LP BUFFALO PRESENTENT LES TONTONS
    Diffusion Afric’Music SARL


*= by request