Ambiance Congo: December 25, 2016

WELCOME!
I don't recall ever having to present this program on Christmas Day before. In an attempt to find some "seasonal" music, I pored through all kinds of resources and finally asked friends on Facebook for suggestions.
Ken Braun of Stern's Music suggested a program tracing the career of a musician born on December 25, 1940: Antoine Nedule Monswet aka Papa Noel. What a great idea to honor a living artist with a program dedicated to his long and illustrious career. Thanks, Ken!
Papa Noel is one of Congolese music's great guitarists and has been in some of the greatest bands ever. He worked with Leon Bukasa in the 1950s. He joined Les Bantous de la Capitale, Rock A Mambo, Vox Africa and African Jazz in the 60s and 70s and was featured in T.P. O.K. Jazz in the late 70s into the 80s.
I hope you'll enjoy this small selection of the music of Papa Noel!

Listen here:
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Tracks:

 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) Leon Bukasa

BIBI SULTANI

from the CD NGOMA, THE EARLY YEARS, 1948-1960

Popular African Music

3) Leon Bukasa

KALALA BADI MWENE

from the CD BANKOLO MIZIKI ANTHOLOGIE VOLUME 1

Ngoyarto

4) Rock A Mambo

MARIA VALENTE

from the CD AFRICAN PEARLS CONGO: RUMBA ON THE RIVER

Syllart Productions

5) Rock A Mambo

PANCHITA

from the LP AFRICAN RETRO VOL. 5: ROCK A MAMBO

Pathe Marconi/EMI

6) Joseph Kabasele & l’African Jazz

BB 69

from the CD LE GRAND KALLE: HIS LIFE, HIS MUSIC

Stern’s Africa

7) Bantous Jazz

LE 2eme WHISKY

from the LP LES MERVEILLES DU PASSE (1962-1964) BANTOUS JAZZ

African

8) Les Bantous

PARIS-BRAZZA

from the LP L’ORCHESTRE CONGOLAIS LES BANTOUS

Soukous

9) Les Bantous de la Capitale

MOMO

from the LP LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE

Sonafric

10)Vox Africa

ALADJI BABA

from the CD THE BEST OF VOX AFRICA, JEANNOT BOMBENGA: LA BELLE EPOQUE

Tam-Tam Africa

11) Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz

TANGAWUSI

from the CD TRES FACHE

Sonodisc

12) Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz

MOBALI MALAMU

from the CD FRANCO ET LE T.P O.K JAZZ 1980-1981

Sonodsic

 

13) Franco et le T.P.O.K. Jazz

MANDOLA

from the LP LE QUART DE SIECLE DE FRANCO DE MI AMOR ET LE T.P. O.K. JAZZ VOL

Edipop Production

14) Simaro Lutumba Massiya

AFFAIRE KITIKWALA

from the CD MAYA: L’ALBUM DES ALBUMS

Ngoyarto/Solfege Universel Productions

15) L’Orchestre Tout Puissant O.K. Jazz

TONTON ZALA SERIEUX

from the CD HERITAGE DU GRAND MAITRE

Sans Frontieres

 

16)Papa Noel

BON SAMARITAIN

from the LP NONO

Ets. Kaluila

17)Papa Noel et le Duo Incomparable Carlyto Lassa & Wuta Mayi

MOTEMA SOSO

from the CD HAUTE TENSION

Production Les Mampoko’s

18) Sam Mangwana

MALOBA

from the CD GALO NEGRO

Putumayo

19)Kekele

BANINGA

from the CD RUMBA CONGO

Stern’s Africa