As usual, lots of songs - if not all songs - not yet played.
One of the main missions of this program is to show the incredible number and variety of songs in Congolese popular music. Did you know? For every edition of Ambiance Congo, since 2005, I try to bring you great songs that I have never played before. There are exceptions: I always honor requests when I receive them - if I have the requested song or if I can get the requested songs - and of course, I may play something twice by human error.
The years 70s - 2000s saw a boom in the recording, production and dissemination of Congolese music, so a great number of songs that I play are from those eras.
Today is no exception.
As always, I have attempted to allow music in one genre or from one decade flow evenly into another song whether the two are contemporaries or from different ages. I like to try to show similarities or a continuum in the flow of great music from the two Congos.
As with the songs, I also try to only post album covers that I haven't included before...so there are only three here this time around.
It's all Congolese, no matter the style from rumba to ndombolo to soukouss to rhumba.
Enjoy!
Comments and requests are always welcome.
*apologies this time for any songs that were not recorded in stereo. Minor technical difficulty with one of the turntables at the station.
Listen here:
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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)Vata
Mombasa
KONGI-KONGI
SPECIAL 82
Vata Mombasa
3Jean
Valise Mububulu, Tonton Mayala & Madilu System
CHRISTELLE NGOMA
MEDITATION
Ets. Kauila
MBANZI YA GAMUNDELE
MBANZI YA GAMUNDELE
Ets. Kaluila
5)Savanet
Depitcho & Le Groupe La Barkaka H
HAUTE DIMENSION
SDR Production
HELENE BOLAKISA
AMOUR DU SIECLE
Jimmy’s Production
7)Modogo
Gian Franco Ferre
CENTO PER CENTO DONNA
FESTIVAL DE CANNES CENTO PER CENTO MODA
iM Modogo Gian Franco Ferre
8)Adios
Alemba
MILLE SOURIRES
ZEKETE ZEKETE 2eme EPISODE
Gilette d’Or
PART
B
JOLIE DEMOISELLE
M’PONAYO (A CAUSE DE TOI)
Disc-Orient
10)Mose
Se Sengo “Fan Fan”
CHEKO
SOMO SOMO
Sterns Africa
11)Les
Bantous de la Capitale
MWANA KINKALA
MUSIC-PRESS PRESENTE LES BANTOUS DE LA
CAPITALE
Music-Press
12)M’Bilia
Bel
SANS FRONTIERE
PHENOMENE*
M’Bilia Production
13)Orchestre
Celi-Bitshou
HELICOPTERE
45 RPM single
Ets. Bonga
14)
L’Orchestre Rumbaya
AMOUR LOKO
MICHEL BOYIBANDA ET LOKO MASSENGO
AVEC L’INTERNATONAL ORCHESTRE RUMBAYA
Musiclub
BAMELI PENA
MANUELA
Syallart Production
