Monday, September 17, 2018

Ambiance Congo: September 16, 2018

WELCOME!
I have another mix with a lot of varied music today.
There's a song from Les Bantous de la Capitale veteran Passy Ngongo Mermans along with some other tunes from Brazzville groups Extra Musica, Trio Ce.Pa.Kos and Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa.
A song from the first Terre Sacree album featuring Roga Roga and Doudou Copa also goes toward that side of the river.
We also hear from an album that is supposed to feature Dr. Nico on guitar along with l'Orchestre Bana Mambo, but the guitar work sounds a lot more like that of Diblo Dibala than that of Dr. Nico.
That's not a bad thing, but I thought that the album label might be wrong. So I did some research and found that Bana Mambo was a band that once worked with  Soki Vangu, Kanda Bongo Man and Diblo Dibala. Listening again to this album, I hear Diblo called out.
Also for you, thanks to friend in Europe for this rare treat, we have a cut from the album De Palenque a Matonge of Dizzy Mandjekou with Malage de Lugendo and the Colombian combo Ale Kuma.
Enjoy!

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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)
   PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Choc Stars & Ben Nyamabo
   CHIRO TSIAMALA
   EPAKA MASASI CODE 007
   Ets. Kaluila

3)Bouddha Enyuka Mayino
   PAPA LONGINDO
   DIOULEE / PAPA LONGINDO
   Enyuka Mponda Bokote Production
  
4)Le General Deafo
   PAPY VILENA
   SALA NOKI
   Ets. N’Diaye
  
5)Roga Roga & Extra Musica
   LE PHILANTHROPE
   242
   Ibrok’s Production

6)Lumieres d’Afrique
   VERTUS
   TERRE SACREE
   Wedoo Music

7)Passy Ngongo Mermans 1er
    MAX LOUEMBA
    MOMIMAMA
    Cyrique Bassoka Productions

8)Orchestre Le Peuple Trio Ce.Pa.Kos
   CAPRICES
   ORCHESTRE LE PEUPLE TRIO CE.PA.KOS
   EMI/Pathe Marconi

9)Le Negro Succes de Bholen & Bavon Marie-Marie
     PHANI
     LUCIE TOZONGANA
     Sonodisc

PART B
10)Dizzy Mandjeku & Ale Kuma
     BOLINGO
     DE PALENQUE A MATONGE
     Zephyrus Records

14)Ya Ntesa Dalienst & Le Maquisard
     DANGERA *
     BELAO
     Sango Music

15)Wuta Mayi
     ZALAKA MAYELE

     ZALAKA MAYELE
     ASL Records
 
16)L’Orchestre Bella-Bella & Soki Vangu
     KIAFA
     SOKI VANGU ET LE BELLA BELLA
     Masikini Productions

17)Dr. Nico (?) et l’Orchestre Bana Mambo
     SEKELE PT.1 & 2
     ZAIRE VOLUME 2: KINSHASA UNITED ARTISTS
     Makossa International

18)Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa
     JOSELITA
     SOUVENIR D’UNE EPOPEE, VOL. 1
     Glenn Music

19)Djo Mpoyi & Diatho Lukoki
    NANI
    BA PATRONS
    Maikano

*=by request     

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Ambiance Congo: September 2, 2018

WELCOME!

Welcome to another edition of Ambiance Congo. If you are returning or a new listener, I am happy that you have chosen to listen to two hours of Congolese music.
Every two weeks, I try to play examples of diverse Congolese music, but I tend to play the music that I like and that is the great older music, especially music recorded in the 1970s and 1980s. Today is no exception. Check out the track from Franco's Ekaba Kaba!
I do try to play new music as well and many times I bring it along, but I always seem to end up playing mostly the Congolese music of the past. In my humble opinion, this is some of the greatest music ever recorded.
If you would like to hear more new music, just send me a comment with a request and I'll be happy to spin that for you.
This time I have two requests, one for a song by the great Theo Blaise Kounkou and another by King Kester Emeneya. The Emeneya song is from a session recorded in Japan in which some of the original versions of the songs were made with Papa Wemba's band on the Don Dass label, but this one is the pure heaven of  the King's Victoria Eleison.
 We also have a song from Tabu Ley's first album recorded in France, a killer song with Josky Kiambukuta in Orchestre Continental and a great track by Verckys and l'Orchestre Veve.
I had a moment of love for the guitar work of Master Mwana Congo, one with  Theo Blaise and one with Didi Rapheal Louvila that I hope that you'll enjoy.

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or 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)
   PAS DE CONTACT
   Black Music

2)Orchestre Continental
   MOKILI
   LES GRANDS SUCCES DE L’ORCHESTRE CONTINENTAL
   Muzinter

4)Tabu Ley Rochereau
   NALEMBI                            
   LE SEIGNEUR ROCHEREAU
   ISA
  
5)Franco & le TP OK Jazz
   MOBEMBO EKOSILA TE
   EKABA KABA
   Celluloid

6)Orchestre Veve
   LUKANI 1 & 2
   L’AFRIQUE DANSE AVEC SAKUMUNA - VEVE
   African
  
7)Shama Shama de Mopero
   BASALELI NGAI LIKITA
   LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE L’ORCHESTRE SHAMA SHAMA DE MOPERO
   1971/1976
   Ngoyarto
  
8)Bimi Ombale
   LOLI ANDY
   SIX MEGA STARS DU CLAN LANGA LANGA
   Gillette d’Or International

9)Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison
   NDAKO YA NDELE
   LA ELEGANCE *
   Productions Grand Samurai

10)Choc Stars & Ben Nyamabo
    C’EST ELLE
    RATISSAGE
    Sonima Music

PART B
11)Theo Blaise Kounkou
     AMEN LEDY *
     GEMILE
     TBK Production

12)Nyboma & Les Kamale Dynamiques du Zaire
     C’EST CI OU C’EST CELA
     COEUR A COEUR
     Maikano

13)Didi Raphael Louvila
     NZOTO EBEBA
     LA VIE C’EST DEUX A DEUX
     Ets. Meya

14)Lambert Kabako des Bantous de la Capitale
     MER BADJO
     WALAI
     Cyrique Bassoka Productions

15)Le Karmapa
     BA PREUVE YA LOVE
     CALIGULA, VOL. 2
     Le Karmapa

16)Orchestre Sacramento
     J.-C.K.
     SANDRUMA CANICULE
     Stan Ruddy Production/Sonima Music

17)Ferre Gola
     VIEUX JALOUX
     DERANGEMENT
     Ferre Gola

*=by request