Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Ambiance Congo for May 23, 2010

Today's program features mostly newer music, but as usual I have some wonderful older tracks for you as well.
In the lineup are top-notch new songs by Reddy Amisi, Christian Lema and also by the Belgium-based group Staff des Leaders.
Among the older tracks are songs by Alphonse Taloulou, Monza 1er with Choc Stars and a master work from Theo Blaise Kounkou.

I'd like to thank our friends who requested songs and also to thank those special friends who made songs available for today's program.

Here are a few album covers:



For the next two weeks, you may download a copy of the program here:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/878417075/74469fc2c19008bf7b6ff72a368b29b9
or find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.
Good news! This is a high quality recording of what I think was a GREAT program.
Play it loud!

Here's the tracklist.
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Tentation
MICHELINA
from the CD TRAHISON
Debs Music

3)Wabalonzo & Nouvelle Strategie
WIZABELA
from the CD MFUMU NGENGI
Production Wabalonzo / Doublevet Prod.

3)Les Chics Men
PEDRO
from the CD GROSSES AFFAIRES!
Fiit Productions

4)Ferre Gola
BUE
from the CD QUI EST DERRIRE TOI?
DRTV Productions

5)Reddy Amisi
MATSHUDA
from the CD LIKELEMBA *
Production Clarisse Babo

6)Cele Le Roi
PAPARAZI *
from the CD AMEN
Sonima Music

7)Benz Petrole
HOMME D'AFFAIRE *
from the CD STAR ACADEMY
Gillette D'Or Internationale

8)Defao *
WEYA
from the CD LA GUERRE DE 100 ANS
SIPE/Simon Productions

9)Theo Blaise Kounkou
MWANA DJAMBALA
from the CD LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE THEO BLAISE VOL.2
Ets TBK Likembe/Sonodisc

10)Monza 1er
EVE
from the LP THE TOP...
ASWE Records

11)Orchestre Les Noirs
MOSASA NDEMBO
from the LP HIT PARADE AFRICAIN VOL.3
Pathe Marconi/EMI

12)Alphonse Taloulou
N'GAI NA NONO, AMOUR FOU
from the LP ALPHONSO DES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
Ets. Tchi-Tchi

13)Dindo Yogo & Klay Mawungu
EYANO YA KINOIS
from the LP DINDO YOGO ET KLAY
Ets. Mayala

14)Christian Lema
PLACE GAMBETTA
from the CD BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Diego Music

15)Staff Des Leaders
100% PIRATE
from the CD J'AI MON COPAIN
S.D.L. Production

*=by request

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

ETUMBU


In the mid-1980s there were a number of good African record shops in the Washington DC area. When this album came out, it was played frequently, and at high volume, in all of the stores. I bought a copy the moment I first heard the looping guitar riffs of Popolipo and Petit Poisson and funky basslines of Oncle Bapius and Felly Eloko.

Featuring an all-star Zaiko lineup, the songs on this record were strikingly original and hold their appeal to this day. L'AMOUR C'EST DIVIN remains a longtime favorite of mine that I can play again and again.

I have only one other album by Klay, one he recorded with Dindo Yogo. Otherwise, I know very little about him. If you know anything about Klay, please share what you know!

Thanks in advance.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Ambiance Congo for May 9, 2010

Here is another edition of Ambiance Congo, another grab bag of music from the past four decades.
I love this new ablum by Reddy Amisi and you'll hear more from it on coming programs.
There were a couple of requests that I was happy to be able to play.
Enjoy!
As usual, here are a few album covers.

For the next two weeks, you can download a copy of the program from this link:
After that, please find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives at Radio4All.net.
Here are the tracks played this time around:
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (This program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music
2)JB M'Piana & Wenge B.C.B.G.
LAUREAT'S 2000
from the CD TH TOUJOURS HUMBLE
Simon Music-SIPE
3)Reddy Amisi
LISESE YA MAMAN
from the CD LIKELEMBA
Production Clarisse Babo
4)Le Prince Gyve Djonolo
TATA MONDIMI
from the CD MASANGA YA KOKO
Antabel Productions
5)Bozi Boziana & L'Anti-Choc
POPO
from the CD AVENIR
Rigo Makengo Production
6)M'Bilia Bel
BAMELI SOY *
from the CD BAMELI SOY
Shanachie Records
7)L'International Sam Mangwana
CHERIE MAGY
from the LP LES CHIENS ABOIE ET LA CARAVANE PASSE
Rogers All Stars
8)Franco & T.P. O.K. Jazz
MAMIE ZOU
from the LP LE GRAND MAITRE FRANCO AVEC NTESA DALIENST
Edipop
9)Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa
EVADE
from the CD SOUVENIR D'UNE EPOPEE VOL.4
Glenn Music
10)Yoka Lokole
MALOBA BANKONKO
from the CD BA FANIA ALL STARS
Gillette D'Or Internationale
11)Empire Bakuba
MAMA YA ZANDO
from the LP EMPIRE BAKUBA
Rythmes Et Musique
12)Asi Kapela et Zoe Matondo
MARIANE
from the LP SAMA SAMA
Ets. Disc-Orient
13)Maray Maray
MFUMU MAYALA
from the LP BUKU YA LOPANGO
Musica Nova
14)Patrouille Des Stars
ATTENTION A VOUS
from the CD OBUS KANGA BISSAKA *
Ets. Denide
15)Les Pipiyu
HERVE
from the CD POSITIV' ENERGY
B2M Productions
16)KaRmapa
SOMIDA *
from the CD LE TEMPS DE L'AMOUR
Solfege Universel Productions
*=by request