I've got a lot of music recorded in the very late 90s and early 2000s today. This was a very prolific period for Congolese music and a lot of new directions were tried. Yet these new directions were still focused on the classic form with adagio, mid-tempo and sebene. Check out Montana Kamenga's song, from the aptly named CD Millenium 2000, for an example. This is the school of Kofffi Olomide, but I think Koffi should go back and listen to Montana!
I have some much older, including our first and last tracks, and much newer music added for your enjoyment.
https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRUZXR6Y1M3bUFFSzhUQw
or here:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=result&action=series&series=Ambiance%20Congo&nav=&
Playlist:
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) Wenge Musica
BAKOLO BUDGET
from the CD BOUGER BOUGER
Natari/Africassette
3) JB Mpiana & Wenge BCBG
CHERIE ENLEVEE
from the CD SOYONS SERIEUX
Obouo Music
4) Extra Musica Z1
MON REVE
from the CD SUPER HELICO
Simon-SIPE Productions
5) Patrouille des Stars
NDOTO NA NGA
from the CD KANGA NZOTO
Denide Productions
6) King Kester Emeneya
BASALI NTEKE
from the CD LONGUE HISTOIRE 2
Calbass Productions
7) Shora Mbemba et son Super Choc
CLARA
from the CD FORCE TRANQUILLE
Air B. Mas Production
8) Montana Kamenga
L’ECOLE DE LA VIE
from the CD MILLENIUM 2000
JPS Production
PART B
9)KaRmapa
SOMIDA
from the CD LE TEMPS DE L’AMOUR
Solfege Universel Productions
10) Luciana Demingongo
Adisha
from the CD Zanzibar
Surviv’ Art
11) Grand Zaiko Wawa
OKOMA SATANA
from the LP VERCKYS PRESENTE MANUAKU WAKU ET LE GRAND ZAIKO
WAWA
Ets. VEVE International
12) Zaiko Langa Langa
BAMBUTAYE BALEKE
from the LP TEDDY SUKAMI & BENJ CHANTENT WINA
Production AMAS “Zaire/Eddy’son
13)Orchestre Le Peuple
MASSA
from the LP TIA TIBI TIA YALA
Neva Music
14) Jojo Ikomo & Orchestre Lokito
AMBALE 1&2
from the LP JOJO IKOMO & HIS ORCHESTRE
ASL
15) Orchestre Hi-Fives
NAKOKUFA LOKOLA NYAMA
from the 45 RPM single
Pathe
*=by request
Lovely program listing. Downloading AC now. Many thanks for sharing. Apurva from Pune, India.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear what you thought after listening, Apurva. Your knowledge of and appreciation for Congolese music are nothing short of wonderful!
ReplyDeletePlease let me know if you have any requests or suggestions.
David, you were right about that Grand Zaiko track - lovely bit of music. Is that the same LP from whence came the utterly sublime Sonya?
ReplyDeleteThe Teddy Sukami track followed on really nicely too. In fact, I think it might even have been slightly more magnificent than the Manuaku one!
Yes, Dave, same Grand Zaiko album.
ReplyDeleteYou can see the cover here:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ixl8swqcM5E/TO274qZJJjI/AAAAAAAABD4/CbMAQxoQE4s/s200/Grand%2BZaiko%2BWawa.JPG
Yeah, that Teddy Sukami album is pretty good, but I hardly ever gripe about anything Zaiko. Teddy made some damn fine albums under his own name, enlisting singers like Kanda Bongo Man and Bozi Boziana.
Thanks for the link to the vinyl sales guy, my friend!