Thursday, March 27, 2014

Ambiance Congo: March 23, 2014

Welcome!
Thank you everyone for your continued support of this program.
WRIR is an all volunteer radio station. As part of our mission to present music, news and opinion that is unrepresented or under represented, I bring you Ambiance Congo every other week. I do what I can to raise awareness of the great Congolese music. Twice per year we must ask others to help with this. So we have a fund-raiser.
Today's program was presented as part of that effort. Will you help with a small donation?
https://wrir.wufoo.com/forms/fund-drive-donation-wrirlp-973-fm/
I extend my sincere thanks to those who donated to the cause during this program.

Beside our main studio, WRIR has a wonderful Live Room from which live music is broadcast. I could not get an appropriate band to play, so in lieu of that I have compiled and presented some excellent live recordings of Congolese music.




















I hope that you will enjoy the program!
You may listen here:
http://www.hightail.com/download/elNLSkhiTEQ3bUJsQXNUQw
This link will expire in two weeks, but rebroadcast is also available here:
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Ambiance+Congo

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) Papa Wemba & Nouvelle Ecriture
“CHANT 3”
from the CD LE ZENITH DE PAPA WEMBA
Glenn Music

3)Zaiko Langa-Langa
SANDRALINA
from the CD/DVD PIECES A CONVICTION
Alain Mvutu production

4) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison
BABY
from the CD LIVE IN JAPAN
Production Grand Samurai

5)Le Prince Youlou Mabiala
NSONA HOMBELE
from the LP LIVE IN MIGUEL “CASSE COUP”
Ets. Tchi-Tchi
















6)Marie Paul & Wenge El Paris
SIMBLO MATAMA
from the CD LIVE STADE A KINSHASA
Abeto Center.

PART B
7)Bana O.K.
BIJOUX
from the CD SHOW A PARIS LIVE VOL. 2
Air B. Mas Production

8)Franco et Le T.P. O.K. Jazz
MBONGO
from the LP LIVE RECORDING OF THE AFRO EUROPEAN TOUR
African
9)Reddy Amisi
AZIZA
from the CD/DVD CONCERT LIVE: MAMA ANGEBI
Manu Luvaka ML Production

10)Choc Stars
“INCONNU”
from the CD LE DERNIER METRO
Anytha-Ngapy Productions
















11)Bozi Boziana & l’Anti-Choc
BEYA MALI
from the LP CONCERT A LA MUTUALITE DE PARIS
Anytha-Ngapy Productions

12)MJ 30
MALU
from the CD LA VALURE SURE
Yalolo Nsuami /Paulin Mukendi production

13) Tabu Ley Rochereau & l’Afrisa International
TIKA NAMEKA
from the CD A L’OLYMPIA (PARIS) - 1970
African/Sonodisc



Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Ambiance Congo: March 9, 2014

WELCOME!
Thanks for visiting if this is your first time. Thanks for coming back again and again if you are a regular listener.
For today's program, I had a whole list of songs to share with you. Well, that list will have to wait. I started spinning some of my LPs and just kept right on with that instead. I love my old Congolese albums: the music, the sound, the cover art, the feel of the record in my hands. So I became carried away and just enjoyed myself. I hope that the joy spreads to you as well.
I have some stellar songs here. Some are available on CD or digitally. A few are, to my knowledge, not available any more. One of those is the Orchestre Carte Blanche album played in the second half of the program. "Orchestre Carte Blanche" never actually existed! This is nzonzing by members of le Geant Orchestre Malebo or G.O. Malebo. The band made an album without the permission of the band leader and put a different name to it so as to not lose their positions. I'd like to thank guitarist Safro Mazangi for this information. I heard his name called out in the sebene and, as I've seen only one album by Carte Blanche, I asked him about the band.
We also get to hear one of my very favorite songs, Jolie Detta with OK Jazz singing Massu from the only album she recorded with that illustrious ensemble.
Enjoy! Requests and comments are always welcome!

The Ambiance Congo Audio Archives is temporarily off line, but you are invited to listen to the program here:
http://www.hightail.com/download/elNKWWVnNDRuSlNjZDhUQw
This link is good for two weeks from today. If you miss it and would like it or any other program to be reloaded, use the Ambiance Congo Requests link and let me know, please.
The Ambiance Congo Audio Archives is back on line!
http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=result&action=series&series=Ambiance%20Congo&nav=&



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)Choc Stars
TERMINUS
from the CD LES VAINQUEURS DE L'ORCHESTRE CHOC STARS
Ngoyarto

3) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison
MOKOSA
from the LP MOKOSA
Ets. VeVe International






















4)Stino Mube & Viva la Musica
ODIA BILALA
from the CD ROMEO ET JULIETTE
Ets. Kaluila

5)Wenge Musica 4X4 B.C.B.G
C’EST TROP TARD DJENGA
from the CD KALA YI BOEING
Ngoyarto

6)Alpatchino
VANITE
from the CD OFFENSIVE GENERALISEE *
Images et Musiques

7)KaRmapa
HYPOCRITE
from the CD LE MILLIONAIRE
M.M. 4X4 Mpova Music

8)Grand Pere Bozi Boziana
FIKO FIKOFIO
from the CD FIKO FIKOFIO
Diego Music

9)Deesse Mukangi
MAMAN CHERIE
from the LP I LOVE YOU BOLINGO
J.I.P.

PART B
10)Diany Bakela
MBALA LIBOSO
from the LP PAMELO MOUNK’A PROPULSE DIANY BAKELA
Africa New Sound






















11)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

12)Dino Vangu
KANSEBU
from the LP DINO VANGU
LL Music






















13)Orchestre Carte Blanche du Zaire
MUANA KINDOU
from the LP SAKADE UMBA
Ets. Flambeau

14)Minzoto Wela-Wela
KULIELE
from the LP SPECIAL WELA-WELA
MusiClub






















15)Tshala Muana
MALANDA NGOMBE
from the LP BIDUAYA
Celluloid

16)Abby Surya Djai
MALAIKA
from the CD DELICE YA BOLINGO
Rowa Records

*=by request


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Ambiance Congo Request Link

Hello friends.
This is the Ambiance Congo Requests link.
If you would like to hear a particular song or something from  an album, artist or group, please COMMENT here. I will be happy to play your songs if I have them.


If you would like to have a past program available for listening again, please COMMENT here.


Comments here will not be published, so if you would like to get in touch for any reason you may include your email and only I will see it.
Thank you!

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Ambiance Congo Audio Archives Closing!

Sadly, I must report that the good people at Radio4all.net will be closing down the site.
Ambiance Congo Audio Archives will no longer be available. If there is a program you like listening to or would like to hear in the future, DOWN LOAD IT NOW.
Link is below.
Thanks to all who have supported Radio4all in the past!
Daudi


I posted this a while back. Things have changed with Radio4all.net
It is our good fortune that they will be able to continue.