Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ambiance Congo: January 29, 2012

WELCOME!
I've been listening to a lot of '80s & 90s music of late and I thought I'd share some songs I've been enjoying from that era. I hope you'll enjoy some of the selections presented here today.
Thanks for your requests! One request I've chosen to play is from the 70s and another from 2008, but these songs add variety and flavor to the program.
This is music with SEBENE!!!! Enjoy!
Here are some album covers.
You are invited to download the program here:
This link is good for only two weeks, but the program is also available, along with many years of other editions of Ambiance Congo, here:
The tracklist:
PART A
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program’s theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Lidjo Kwempa
KUMBELE
from the CD ARCHE DE NOE
Rigo Makengo Productions

3)Wenge Aile Paris
KODI PORTO
from the CD NGANGA NZAMBE
Flash Diffusion Business

4)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison
N’SANGO
from the CD MANHATTAN
Ngoyarto

5)Gina Efonge
MANDANDA *
from the CD BEST OF GINA EFONGE
Esselta

6)Choc Stars
MOKILI NGANGA *
from the LP CHOC STARS A PARIS
Anytha-Ngapy Productions

7)Koffi Olomide
CELIA BA
from the CD KOFFI OLOMIDE CHANTE
Ngoyarto

8)Zaiko Langa-Langa F.D.
BETTY ANAGI
from the CD SURCHOC
Bono Music

PART B
9)Langa-Langa Stars
AVENIR MBEYA MBEYA *
from the LP VERCKYS PRESENT LANGA-LANGA STARS VOL.1
Ets. VeVe International/Rythmes et Musique

10)Roy Langa with Yenga Yenga Junior & Orchestre Zaichoc
MAYI
from the LP SADRAK
Albert Youssheff Production

11)Arc-En-Ciel Musica
ELA
from the CD TERMINATOR
Cyrique Bassoka Productions

12)Verckys & Le VeVe
DOUDOU BACHO
from the CD VEVE IMMORTEL *
Ets. VeVe International

13)Orchestre Les Kamale *
NGALI 1&2
from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE
African

14)Montana Kamenga
EXIT
from the CD MILLENIUM 2000
JPS Production

*= by request

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Ambiance Congo: January 15, 2012

Welcome!
This past week has been a very festive and very busy time for me, and I knew I'd have to put together a program on site and on air with no preparation. Thanks to requests and suggestions from forum members at Vibes D'Afrique and Africambiance (please visit them via links on this page), I was able to present a wonderful line up of songs for your enjoyment as well as my own! I asked for help with ideas for a celebration and our friends came through with flying colors. I plan to play the copy of this mix at home tomorrow as I celebrate my 58th birthday, so my sincere thanks go out to to everyone who helped out!
Here are some covers from a few albums.
You are invited to download the program here:
This link is only good for the next two weeks, but you can also download or listen here:
Here's the track list:
PART A
  1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
  sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program’s theme song)
  from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
  Black Music
 
2)Bozi Boziana & L’Anti-Choc
  FLEUR DE LYS
  from the CD BOZI BOZIANA FEAT. DEESSE, SCOLA MIEL & BETTY VOLUME 2
  Ngoyarto
 
3)Petit Makambo & Malinga System
  IVETA
  from the CD IMPACT
  Blue Silver
 
4)Wawali Bonane
  MISS KUKELE
  from the CD RESOLVE
  Flingshot Productions

5)Afrizam *
  SONI SONI
  from the CD LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE L’ORCHESTRE AFRIZAM
  Ngoyarto
 
6)Diatho Lukoki & Djo Mpoyi
  LUBUELA *
  from the CD 100-1
  Rigo Makengo Productions

7)Dino Vangu
  ESPOIR NA NGAI
  from the LP VIVE O.U.A
  Albert Youssheff/Boom No.2
 
8)Orchestre Lipua-Lipua *
  MFUENI
  from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE AVEC LES ORCHESTRES KIAM, LIPUA LIPUA
  African
 
PART B

9)Minzoto Wella-Wella
  SANTA MARIA
  from the LP DANSE CANETON A L’AISEMENT VOL.2 *
  Ets. VeVe International
 
10)Klay
  MISE AU POINT
  from the LP ETUMBU
  Dignite Production
 
11)Dindo Yogo
  NDIMBOLA
  from the CD LAQUELLE TOI CHOISIR…? OH LA VIE…!
  Flash Diffusion Business
 
12)General Defao & Big Stars
  SOKO FERRE
  from the CD THE UNDERTAKER *
  Ets. Kaluila
 
13)Le Quatro de Langa-Langa
  KINI
  from the CD GRAND JOB
  JPS
 
14)Les Electrons Libres D’Afrique
  MBONGWANA
  from the CD EPOQUES DES AMBITIEUX
  Brittany Productions
 
15)Samba Mascott & Les Bantous de la Capitale *
  JULIE OKANGI MOTEMA
  from the LP SAMBA MAYANGUILA MASCOT ET LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
  Sedim
 
*=by request

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Ambiance Congo: January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!
This program, broadcast on New Year's day, 2012 marks the beginning of the seventh year for Ambiance Congo on WRIR in Richmond, Virginia USA. We start off with an appropriate song, requested by our friend Shad (aka Soukousman), called 7 ANS by Sec Bidens.
Your requests for music by Master Mwana Congo, Youlou Mabiala, Viva La Musica, Lubumbashi Stars and more add to the variety and quality of today's selections. Many thanks to everyone who requested songs for the show!
Just for fun and to illustrate how much variety and quality there is to be found in Congolese music, I've thrown in three very different songs with the same title.
Here are some album covers from the first program of 2012.
You are invited to download the program here:
That link will be good for two weeks, but the program is also available in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives at:
Here's the track list. Happy listening! Your comments and requests are always welcome.

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

2)Sec Bidens
7 ANS
from the LP TOP NIVEAU NUMBER 3 *
SB Music

3)Zaiko Langa-Langa
EKA
from the CD BANDE-ANNONCE
Prozal

4)Tabu Ley Rochereau
NDAYA LA SITOULA
from the LP RYTME SOUM-GUEYE
Afric’ Music

5)General Defao & Big Stars
CHAMUTETE
from the CD THE UNDERTAKER
Ets. Kaluila

6)Guy Guy Fall
EFFETS SPECIAUX
from the CD COTE OUEST
Denide Productions & Editions

7)Wenge Musica
KASKIN
from the CD KIN E BOUGE
Glenn Music

8)Viva La Musica La Cour Des Grands
MOFONKOLO *
from the CD MWANA MATEBU
Ets. Kaluila

PART B
9)Felix Wazekwa & Cultur’ A Pays-Vie
SALAIRE
from the CD YO NANI?
JPS Production

10)Ferre Gola
MABOKO PAMBA *
from the CD QUI EST DERRIERE TOI?
DRTV Production

11)Wuta Mayi
MABOKO PAMBA
from the LP TOUT MAL SE PAIE ICI BAS
Soweto Records

12)Les Mangelepa
MABOKO PAMBA
from the LP ACTION ALL THE WAY ONE HELL OF A RIOT
ASL

13)Lubumbashi Stars *
KAKA
from the CD S.O.S. PASSE PARTOUT
A.C.P Music

14)Le Prince Youlou.Mabiala et Le T.P. OK Jazz avec Verckys
au Saxo-Alto
OLETA
from the CD LE VERDICT *
Ets. VeVe International

15)J.Mpouki Kimbolo
CONFLIT DE GENERATION (feat. Master Mwana Congo *)
from the LP MUANA MUSIE
JMK

*=by request