In honor of Pascal Tabu, Tabu Ley, Le Seigneur Rochereau. He passed at age 76 in Brussels on November 30, 2013 after an illustrious musical career spanning about 50 years.
Today we'll hear his music and music of others such as Docteur Nico, Franco & OK Jazz, Les Grands Maquisards, Les Bantous de la Capitale...all from the golden 1960s and 1970s when real rumba was king.
What was he doing? Who did he influence? Who were his competitors? What was that scene like?
Of course, the sheer number of songs, artists and groups of the era could never be covered in a short two hours, but I've tried to give you a sample. I hope that you will enjoy the selections offered here.
Listen here for two weeks:
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Or in the show archive here:
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The songs:
PART
A
1)King
Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music
2)African
Jazz
NBONGISA KALA
from the CD LE GRAND KALLE: HIS LIFE, HIS
MUSIC VOL. 1
Sterns
3)Tabu
Ley Rochereau & African Fiesta
SELI KUTU
from the LP AUTHENTICITE VOL. 1
African
4)Docteur
Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta
SUZARININE
from the CD MERVEILLES DU PASSE: ETERNEL
DOCTEUR NICO ET LE AFRICAN FIESTA
African/Sonodisc
6)Les
Bantous de la Capitale
CELIA
from the CD LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
(1963-1969)
Sonodisc
7)Le
Seigneur Rochereau et l’African Fiesta National
GIPSY
from the LP ROGER IZEIDI-MOKOY A PARIS
PRESENTE LE SEIGNEUR ROCHEREAU ET L’AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONAL “LE PEUPLE”
Ngoma
8)Docteur
Nico & l’Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa
BOLINGO YA SENS UNIQUE
BOLINGO YA SENS UNIQUE
from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE NO.10: SUKISA
African
10)Franco
& L’OK Jazz
Celita (feat. Kwamy)
from the CD MINO YA LUAMBO DIAMANT
Editions Populaires
11)Festival
des Maquisards
CHERIE VICKY
from the CD ZELA NGAI NASALA
Sonodisc
12)Orchestre
Negro Succes
LITEYA YA NTONGO
from the CD COMPILATION MUSIQUE
CONGOLO-ZAIROISE VOLUME III
African/Sonodisc
13)Le
Seigneur Rochereau et l’Afrisa International
PAULINA
from the CD A L’OLYMPIA (PARIS, 1970) LIVE
African/Sonodisc
PART
B
14)Le
Seigneur Rochereau et l’Afrisa International
ASSAMBELA
from the LP LE SEIGNEUR ROCHEREAU
ISA
15)Les
Grands Maquisards
SANTU PETELO
from the CD THE VERY BEST OF NTESA
DALIENST:
LES GRANDS MAQUISARDS 1969, 1971, 1972
LEGEND COLLECTION
Ngoyarto
16)Orchestre
Veve
LINGI NAKUFA 1 & 2
from the LP EDITION VEVE
African
17)Trio
Madjesi
COUP ERANC
from the CD COMPILATIONS CONGOLO-ZAIROIS
1967/1968/1970/1974
Sonodisc
18)Tabu
Ley Rochereau & l’Afrisa International
KIMAKANGO MPE LIBALA
from the CD THE VOICE OF LIGHTNESS
Sterns
19)Franco
& le TP OK Jazz
CEDOU feat. Sam Mangwana
from the CD FRANCO, SIMARO ET LE TP OK
JAZZ 1973
20)Les
Bantous de la Capitale
TCHEKO
from the LP L ES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
Sonafric
21)Rochereau
feat. M’Bilia Bel
ESW YO WAPI
from the CD TABU LEY
Shanachie Records
