Welcome, friends, to Ambiance Congo. I present two hours of Congolese music every other Sunday afternoon. Here's hoping that you will enjoy the music!
Here are links to download today's program:
http://www.yousendit.com/download/WUJaZ282bEpsUis5TE1UQw
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=result&action=series&series=Ambiance%20Congo&nav=&
This time you'll hear a few LPs to start. I just bought the Ange Linaud album on an auction site.
I'm a big fan of his music and I have to tell you, the A side did not do ANYTHING for me and I was disappointed. Until I heard POINT CARRE. What a great song! The album features singers Ange Linaud, Nyboma Mwan Dido, and Asi Kapela. This is a great combination of voices that, with Nyboma, I think I have not heard before. The guitar work of Dizzy Mandjekou, Bopol Mansiamina, Marlhos and Souza is simply stunning and percussions are by the great Danialou Sagbohan of Benin and Ringo Moya. In a word: Wow! Maybe that one song was worth the price of admission. What do you think?
Whenever possible, I am happy to honor any request for any Congolese music. This time, you asked for Bavon Marie-Marie, Rento Vena and Emeneya and I was more than happy to oblige! I had not listened to the Rento Vena CD in a very long time and, thanks to Dave in UK for the request, the song presented here today is one of the best on the disc. You HAVE to like it!
You'll also hear some really wonderful modern songs, including the incredible NZANZALE by Dezai N'Accompa. Every time I listen to this album, I enjoy it more and I think this has to be one of my favorite songs for 2012.
WRIR is an all-vounteer station in the USA. As far as I know, Ambiance Congo is the only English-language program that brings you nothing but the best in Lingala music live on radio. I'm completely stumped at how this could be, be c'est la vie, mes amis!
Don't miss out on this edition of Ambiance Congo.
Here's 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)Ange Linaud
POINT CARRE
from the LP DEDE DELPHINE
Ets. Papa Disco
3)Didi Raphael Louvila
TCHAKAKA
from the LP DIDI RAPHAEL LOUVILA
Ets. Meya
4)Siongo Bavon Marie-Marie & L’Orchestre Negro Succes
LIBANGA NA LIBUMU 1&2 *
from the LP L’INTREPIDE BAVON MARIE MARIE
African
5)Theo Blaise Kounkou
DOVI NA NGAI
from the LP LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE THEO BLAISE VOL.1
Ets. TBK Productions
6)Dindo Yogo
BIBI
from the LP APRES LEURS TOURNEES DE TOKYO – PARIS - KINSHASA
Sacodisc International
7) Dezai N’Accompa Mbaya & Viva la Musica Cours des
Grands
NZANZALE
from the CD FRUIT BLEU
2Zai Production
8)Christian Lema
GUY-LINDON
from the CD BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Diego Music
PART B
9)Rento Vena
MUKAJI
from the CD NON-VIOLENCE*
Signore Production/Sonima Music
10)Luciana Demingongo
TEMPO
from the CD ZANZIBAR
Surviv’ Art
11)Wabalonzo & Nouvelle Strategie
DOUCEMENT
from the CD MFUMU NGENGI
Production Wabalonzo Doublevet Prod
12)Lassa L’Acolyte Pembele
INFLUENCE
from the CD INFLUENCE
Diego Music
13)Bimi Ombale & Zaiko Langa-Langa
FANY
from the LP CREUSER L’ECART
Scorpion Productions
14)Strervos-Niarcos
MATEBU
from the CD LE PROPHETE STRERVOS-NIARCOS LE N'GANSHIE DE LA
RELIGION YA KITENDI
Ets. Kaluila
15)Orchestre Minzoto Wella-Wella
NA WELA TE
from the 45 RPM single
Ets. VEVE International
16)King Kester Emeneya*
MOTO NA TEMBE
from the CD SUCCES FOU
MBC International
*= by request
David, a fine show indeed. Mind you, if you’d just played the Ange Linaud track and nothing else, then taken yourself off to the pub for the rest of the afternoon, it would still have been a great show! There'd have been a bit of radio-silence but it'd be worth the price of admission nontheless.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for playing the Rento Vena track, and all the other ones I’ve requested over the last year, it really is appreciated. Cheers.
nyboma is a best singer all time,the big monument of music congo,just look kekele to youtube.many collaboration witch many singer
ReplyDeleteDave, the rest of the station's volunteers WERE off at a pub at the annual volunteer party, so maybe I should have made a CD from POINT CARRE and put it on continuous play...
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ReplyDeleteYes. Nyboma is a great singer and a very nice person as well. I have never counted the albums or songs I have or in any way summed up the joy his singing has given me over many decades.
Thanks for your comment!
Apologies for the belated comment. Great selection of some excellent music. Many thanks! Apurva from Pune, India.
ReplyDeleteThanks to YOU, Apurva. You are always kind enough to comment and that is always appreciated.
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