Ambiance Congo for July 19, 2009

I have a very nice program here for you this evening.
We start off with a track for the Sacodis album LA "MUS" AFRICA ZAIRE, a beautifully remastered 45 RPM single from Franco & T.P. OK Jazz and an OK Jazz cover song from Syran M'Benza's new CD. There are also a number of other covers in this program and some new music.

Here are the sleeves of a few of the albums presented for your pleasure on this edition of Ambiance Congo.



For the next two weeks, you maydownload a copy of this program here:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/715408630/00ccc91abf8d2ae4b6589192bc8fbc0c

This is the tracklist:
1)King Kester Emeneya
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music
2)La Mus Africa
MARICA
from the LP LA "MUS" AFRICA ZAIRE
Sacodis
3)Franco & T.P. OK Jazz
MITILENGANO 1&2
from the 45 RPM single
(remastered by Daniel Warner)
4)Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo
BEYOU MOTEMA
from the CD IMMORTAL FRANCO: AFRICA'S UNRIVALLED GUITAR LEGEND
World Music Network
4)Pablo Lubadika Porthos
TOLINGANA
from the LP CONCENTRATION
Syllart Production
5)Fidele Zizi
MASSAMBA M.J.
from the LP AU REVOIR, CHERIE...
Vaudou Music
6)Faya Tess
CHERI D'AMOUR
from the CD LIBALA YA TEMPS PLEIN
Wedoo Music
7)Dona Mobeti & The Molokai Stars
VICKY SHAMA
from the CD CHERIE KADETTI
Sonima Music
8)King Kester Emeneya
SANS PREAVIS
from the CD & DVD LIVE A L'OLYMPIA
Dario Kindongo Production
9)Bluff Wabalonzo & Viva La Musica
ANGE LINA
from the CD FILLE UNIQUE
Production Bluff Wabalonzo
10)Aimelia Lias
HOMME IDEAL
from the CD RACE DES VAINQUEUERS
Solfege Universel Productions
11)Fally Ipupa
NYOKALESSE
from the CD ARSENAL DE BELLES MELODIAS
Obouo Music
12)Shora Mbemba et son Super Choc
DETCHEMENGA
from the CD FORCE TRANQUILLE
B.Mas Production
13)Wenge Musica Maison Mere
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
from the CD TERRAIN EZA MINE
Ets. N'Diaye
14)Gode Lofombo
DADOU
from the CD TRANSITION
Diego Music

Ambiance Congo for July 5, 2009

Today's program was another mix of newer and older songs.
Many thanks to Yemima "Ipupanaise" in The Netherlands for enabling Ambiance Congo to premiere Fally Ipupa's new CD on American radio this afternoon!
Thanks to everyone else from Wuod in Texas to Apurva in India to Allie in Canada for your requests. Your requested songs always make for a better program.

Here are the covers of a few albums we heard today.

Did you miss it?

For the next two weeks, you may download a copy here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/709548844/a11f1058cb20e7b2291205f3461563ea

You may always find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

Here is the tracklist:

1)King Kester Emeneya

sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music
2)Sax Matalanaza

NGAI MAKILA-MABE

from the LP LE MBULA MATARI *

Sans Frontiere
3)Sam Mangwana & Dino Vangu

ESCROBONDO *

from the CD SAM MANGWANA SINGS DINO VANGU

Stern's Africa
4)Tabu Ley, Faya Tess & Beyou Ciel

TIEN A MEN

from the CD SEIGNEUR TABU LEY

Genidia
5)Faya Tess

ORPHELINAT

from the CD LIBALA A TEMPS PLEIN

Wedoo Music
6)Koffi Olomide

ETAT CIVIL

from the CD V12

Sonodisc
7)Roi Soleil Wanga

LIYEBO

from the CD APRES TOI

Bana Music
8)CNN

LOVE AMOUR

from the CD CALIBRE 12

HK Production
9)Fally Ipupa

MON AMOUR *

from the CD ARSENAL DE BELLES MELODIAS

Obouo Music
10)Sam Tshintu

SOSIE

from the CD SACRIFICES

Bana Music
11)Roga Roga

FAIR PLAY

from the CD TERRE SACREE ACT 2

Lumieres D'Afriques
12)Djo Nolo

FIDELITE BETTY

from the CD AVERTISSEMENT

Production Grand Samurai
13)Choc Stars

SI J'ETAIS PATIENT

from the CD LE DERNIER METRO

Anytha-Ngapy
14)Evoloko Joker & Le Langa-Langa Stars

EMOTION SIKA

from the LP Done BIS

Ets. Veve International
15)Reddy Amisi

INJUSTICE *

rom the CD INJUSTICE

Flash Diffusion Business
16)Ricoco Et Son Groupe Wenge Aile Paris

PORTE BONHEUR

from the CD MFUMUETO VIBRATION

Solfege Universel Productions

*=by request

Ambiance Congo for Sunday June 21, 2009

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the passing of Franco, the great father of modern Congolese music, this program started out with three songs by OK Jazz, two of them at your request.

We moved on to a few new songs featuring the guitars and/or arrangements of Bopol Mansiamina. and from there featured some of the newest CD/DVD releases.

Here are a few covers from CDs featured.

Did you miss it? For the next two weeks, you may download the prgram here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/703729524/7222e530613e8dc4154b43a7097c115e

After two weeks, you may find it, along with years of past programs, in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

This was the tracklist:

1)King Kester Emeneya

sebene fromDORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Franco & T.P. OK Jazz

SELI-JA

from the CD FRANCO & LE T.P. O.K. JAZZ 20eme ANNIVERSAIRE *

Ets. Emongo Luambo

3)Franco & T.P. OK Jazz

CEDOU

from the LP IN MEMORIUM GRAND MAITRE FRANCO VOL.8

Polygram Records Ltd.

4)Franco & L'OK Jazz

FINGA MAMA MUNU *

from the CD FRANCO ET L'OK JAZZ 1966 1968

African/Sonodisc

5)Sam Mangwana & Kosmos Moutaouri

TOLINGANA

from the CD TERRE SACREE ACT 2

Lumieres D'Afrique

6)Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

HABARI YAKO

from the CD RETROSPECTIVA

Mopiato Music

7)Orchestre Mode Succes

TU M'AS MARIE-JEANNE

from the LP INNOVATION VOL.3

Disques Innovation

8)Sam Tshintu

7eme BAGARRE

from the CD/DVD SACRIFICES

Bana Music

9)Viva La Musica

ZAKINA

from the LP VIVA LA MUSICA AVEC EN VEDETTE REDDY AMISI

Productions Mayala

10)Bendoson & Nouvelle Ecriture

SALAIRE LUVAKA

from the CD/DVD FACE B

M.L. P&D Production

11)Aimelia Lias

RACE DES VAINQUEUERS

from the CD/DVD RACE DES VAINQUEUERS

Solfege Universel Productions

12)Titina Alcapone

JUIF NOIR

from the CD/DVD AFFAIRE A SUIVRE

Sound Africa

13)Roi Soleil Wanga

FEUIL DE LAURIER

from the CD/DVD APRES TOI

Bana Music

14)Saint Petro

AMOUR ACCIDENTAL

from the CD/DVD MYSTERE

Sonima Music

15)Werra Son & Wenge Maison Mere

CONFESSION INTIME

from the CD/DVD TEMPS PRESENT MAYI YA SIKA VOL.1

Duo D'Enfer

16)J.D.T Molopwe

KUETA MUNDELA feat. Tshala Muana

from the CD/DVD MOLEKI NZELA

Production DRTV

17)Franco & Le TP OK Jazz

TCHA TCHA TCHA DE MI AMOR

from the CD FRANCOPHONIC

Stern's Africa

*=by request

Interview with Verckys on Radio Centraal

On June 1, 2009 Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta was a guest of AfroBuro, a weekly radio show dedicated to African music on Radio Centraal 106.7 FM in Antwerp/Belgium (monday 19.00H-20.30H). AfroBuro has been broadcast for almost 25 years.The website for Radio Centraal may be found at (http://www.radiocentraal.be/, and you may listen live at http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/).

AfroBuro host Frank Wouters has made this interview available to you here.
For the next 60 days, you may download this file and listen. The interview is in French.
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/720267942/5afac89e49237d6ec44ada33781100d3
By request, this interview has been reposted July 30, 2009.

THE LINK TO THIS PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Ambiance Congo for Sunday June 7, 2009

Studio recordings are wonderful, of course, but nothing is better than a great Congolese music concert!

Ambiance Congo, like a concert, is presented and recorded live so the tracks were chosen on the spur of the moment to work together one after the other. You'll hear CDs, DVDs, a digital-only release and even a song from a tape reel in the Voice of America archives. I hope that you will enjoy the show!

Here are a few covers from CDs and DVDs featured on this edition of Ambiance Congo.

The program is available for download here for two weeks:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/698225500/d105b8ca9af0d99558bb6efa35a2d4fe

After 14 days, you may find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

Here is the track list:

1)King Kester Emeneya

sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music
2)Franco & T.P. OK Jazz

LA VIE INTIME

from the CD LIVE CHEZ "UN-DEUX-TROIS" A KINSHASA

Grace Music
3)Lutumba Simaro

DATHY PETROLE

from the CD/DVD VIVEMENT SIMARO: MERCI L'ARTISTE

Production Groupe Rami Amisi
4)Bana O.K.

DADY PETROLE

from the CD BANA O.K. SHOW A PARIS VOL.2

Air B.Mas Production
5)Le Prince Youlou Mabiala

LILI

from the LP LIVE IN MIGUEL "CASSE COUP"

Production DB Tchi-Tchi
6)Les Bantous de la Capitale

MAMA TITINA

from the Voice of America archives
7)Samba Mapangala & Virunga

MALAKO

from the digital release VIRUNGA LIVE ON TOUR

Virunga Music
8)4 Etoiles

DOLY

from the CD LES QUATRE ETOILES DU ZAIRE LIVE IN LONDON

B.Mas Production
9)Tabu Ley & L'Orchestre Afrisa International

YOMBE

from the CD TABU LEY & MBILIA BEL

Ngoyarto
10)King Kester Emeneya

ATA MPIAKA

from the CD/DVD LIVE A L'OLYMPIA

Production Dario Kindongo
11)Wenge El Paris

TSHATSHO MBALA (excerpt)

from the CD ROI SOLEIL MARIE-PAUL LIVE (STADE A KINSHASA)

Abeto Center
12)Zaiko Langa Langa

TUTU feat. Bozi Boziana

from the CD/DVD LIVE 38e ANNIVERSAIRE

Prozal
13)Koffi Olomide

MBABULA

from the CD/DVD 100% TCHA TCHO VOL.2

Production M.L.P&D
14)Lita Bembo & Stukas

excerpt from the DVD LES MERVEILLES DU PASSE DES ANNES 70

KAZ
15)Nouvelle Ecriture

INSTRUMENTAL DES FIOTI-FIOTI

from the CD Le Zenith De Papa Wemba Vol.2

Glenn

Interview with Kinanga Boeing 737 on Radio Centraal

On Monday May 4, 2009 Empire Bakuba guitarist Kinanga Boeing 737 was a guest of AfroBuro, a weekly radio show dedicated to African music on Radio Centraal 106.7 FM in Antwerp/Belgium (monday 19.00H-20.30H). AfroBuro has been broadcast for almost 25 years.The website for Radio Centraal may be found at (http://www.radiocentraal.be/, and you may listen live at http://streaming.radiocentraal.org/).
The interview was held in French, but DJ Frank Wouters (at left above) has added some bits of commentary in English.
I am honored that Frank has asked me to place the interview here and I am happy to do it!
For the next 60 days, you may download the interview and listen here:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/697459840/17dae69fc8275a673db8f3c3aefb5545

Ambiance Congo: May 24, 2009

This edition is almost all music from the golden 1970s and 1980s. There are a couple of newer songs added that fit within the mode, music from artists who made their marks back then and have been making great music up to the present: Youlou Mabiala, Dona Mobeti and the artists of OK International.

I hope that you will enjoy listening to this program as much as I enjoyed presenting it!

Here are the cover sleeves of a few albums played this time around.

This was the track list:

1)King Kester Emeneya

sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Vox Africa

ANGELINA *

from the CD COMPILATION 1969/1971/1972

Sonodisc

3)Tshala Muana

TATU

from the LP KAMI

Tshala Muana Production

4)Johnny Bokelo Isenge

TSHALA

from the LP AFRICA DANCE

Bemba Records

5)Le Prince Youlou Mabiala et le Orchestre T.P. OK Jazz

MOLENGO

from the CD LE VERDICT *

Ets Veve International

6)OK InternationalMABOSELLE

from the CD KI ZOBA ZOBA

Mengue Productions

7)Orchestre Super Boboto de Brazzaville

MITOGA

from the LP ORCHESTRE S.B.B.

Musi-Club

8)Le Commandant Dona Mobeti & The Molokai Stars

MAYOUNA

from the CD CHEIRE KADETTI

Sonima Music

9)Papa Wemba & Mavuela Somo

AMOUR MACE

from the LP

LA RETROUVAILLE HISTORIQUE DE PAPA WEMBA ET MAVUELA

Afro Rythmes

10)Ya Benz Bozi Boziana & Choc Stars

SANDU-KOTTI

from the LP ROBOTI-ROBOTA

Equator Management

11)Zaiko Langa Langa

ANDY

from the LP ZEKETE-ZEKETE

P-Vine Presentation

12)Lipua-Lipua

MANGAKA

from the LP LES DERNIERS SUCCES DE LIPUA-LIPUA

Ets. Veve International

13)Dino Vangu & Makina Loka Dimaye

LIWA YA PASI

from the CD KIN NOSTALGIE

Air B.-Mas Production

14)Lita Bembo & L'Orchestre Stukas Boys

DJOBOKE

from the CD VOLUME 1: EKONDA SACCADE

Ngoyarto

*=by request

For 14 days, you may download and listen here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/692150910/64ce1e2d26a92dc23a0d9f6ae09d3eaf

After 14 days, you may find this program and all previous editions in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

Please note:

Ambiance Congo is presented live every other Sunday at www.wrir.org .

The copies of the program presented here are for your convenience and enjoyment.

WRIR is all volunteer community radio and, on occasion, we have a few technical difficulties.

I missed recording the first few minutes of this edition, so I have included the full version of the first song, by Vox Africa, in the file.

Ambiance Congo for Sunday May 10, 2009

This edition, we heard yet another mix of classic albums and new CDs. Our second song this afternoon was penned by Shiko Mawatu, who also played guitar on the track. Shiko has suffered a stroke and is recovering. This song, with the Afro International of Mimi Ley, is dedicated to Shiko - please join me in my wishes for his rapid and full recovery- and is appropriate to Mother's Day as well.


We also heard a couple of secular songs by Carlyto and Makolin, artists whose gospel songs were featured on this blog back on Easter Sunday.
Some nice requests rounded out the program.

Here a few album covers:



Did you miss it? For the next two weeks, you may download a copy of the program here:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/687101556/f7a1d1b0d5db879db61b0a53ec806aff
This is a better link with increased volume

And here is the track list:
1)King Kester Emeneya
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Master Mwana Congo
BRIGITTE
from the LP BRIGITTE
Disques Sonics

3)Afro International *
MERE PUISSANCE
from the LP EFFACER LE TABLEAU
Rythmes Et Musique

4)Carlito Lassa
BOLINGO EZUI NKORMA
from the LP CARLITO CHANTE PANGALA
Rythmes Et Musique

5)Choc Stars
ADIEU CHARLY
from the CD LE DERNIER METRO
Anytha-Ngapy

6)Jolino Kiezowa
PISTHO BA BEAUTE
from the CD A BAS LA VIOLENCE
Production Jolino & Dom Torsch

7)Le Geant Makolin
MATUYA-NTALA
from the LP VICKY LA SIRENE
Gama Production

8)Evoloko Jocker
NKANA
from the CD LA ROUTE A SUIVRE
Esselta

9)Alain Makaba
FISOL *
from the CD PILE OU FACE
Sonodisc

10)Aimelia Lias
DEGENERATION
from the CD RACE DE VAINQUEURS
Solfege Universel Productions

11)Saint Petro
S'AIMER ET SE MARIER
from the CD MYSTERE
Sonima Music

12)Wazekwa Monstre D'Amour & Cultur' A Pays-Vie
DHEDHE MUPASA MOT DE PASSE
from the CD LA CHEVRE DE MR. SEGUIN
Production Fondation Wazekwa

13)Koffi Olomide & Josky Kimabukuta *
LA SONIA'S
from the CD KOFFI OLOMIDE CHANTE
Ngoyarto

14)Santa Nyanga & Viva La Musica
CEREMONIE NUPTIALE
from the CD OURAGAN
Sono

15)Alain Kounkou *
PAPARAZI
from the CD SUCCES PLANETAIRE
Air B-Mas

16)M'Pongo Love
AH MONY
from the LP LA VOIX LA PLUS LIMPIDE DU ZAIRE
Dragon Phenix

*=by request

Ambiance Congo for Sunday April 26, 2009

Short program this time around....only an hour! WRIR is non-profit community radio that depends upon support from listeners. This edition was broadcast during the spring fundraiser and the time slot was shared with The Other Black Music which airs in this Sunday time slot every other week on WRIR.

I only got in seven songs, but I hope that you'll enjoy them enough to consider going to http://www.wrir.org/ and making a donation on line in support of Ambiance Congo!

Here are a few covers from albums played this week.

Download the program here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/680909610/4f547e70434e5075a29ab6fdd6ab2f4b

Here's the (really short) tracklist!

1)King Kester Emeneya

sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Franco & Le TP OK Jazz

INFIDELITE MADO

from the CD FRANCOPHONIC

Stern's Africa

3)Les Bantous de la Capitale

BILANDA-LANDE MABE

from the LP LA RENAISSANCE

Music Press

4)Choc Stars

FLEUR ROSE

from the LP 5eme ANNIVERSAIRE BONNE ANNEE 89

Rythmes et Musique

5)Reddy Amisi

LIKOMBE PASI

from the CD ZIGGY

Galaxie Productions

6)Serge Mabiala

CARNET INTIME

from the CD AFFECTION

Mbola Senzedi

7)Saint Petro

LOUVILA

from the CD MYSTERE

Sonima Music

Ambiance Congo for Sunday April 12, 2009

This time around, older songs were brought back to life en masse, just in time for for Easter.

Here area few of the sleeves of the albums we heard today.

Did you miss it? Download a copy of the program here:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/674889862/37f7bdbe21fd01f38e7c91d574ef8ace

This was today's tracklist:

1) King Kester Emeneya

sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Zaiko Langa Langa

PA OKI *

from the CD GRANDS SUCCES DE ZAIKO LANGA LANGA

Flame Tree

3)Minzoto Wella Wella

BAYAME NA TSHELA

from the LP DANSE CANETON A L'AISEMENT

Ets. Veve International

4)Empire Bakuba

IVE DIKANDO

from the LP LASSISSI PRESENTE EMPIRE BAKUBA

Sacodis

5)Koffi Olomide

N'DJOLI

from the CD BA LA JOLIE

Ngoyarto

6)Antoine Pepyto & Mangungu Cley

MBONGUELA MWANA

from the LP ANTOINE PEPYTO MANGUNGU CLEY ET L'ORCHESTRE SPIRITUS

Ledoux Records

7)Choc Stars

LUKELA NGAI BOLINGO

from the LP MUNDUKI ELELO

Espera

8)Kiese Diambu & L'Orchestre "Les Redoutables"

NASENGUI KOMBO, ADRESSE TE

from the LP WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 3.000.OOO$

IAD

9)Les Champions Du Zaire

AMOUR CONSIGNE

from the LP HOMMAGE A FRANCO O.K. JAZZ

Espera

10)Diany Bakela

NON MONSIEUR

from the LP PAMELO MOUNK'A PROPULSE DIANY BAKELA

Africa New Sound

11)Lady Isa

KUTELEZA SI KWANGUKA

from the LP KUTELEZA SI KWANGUKA

Sun Records

12)M'Pongo Love *

MBELE-MBELE

from the LP M'Pongo Love

Safari Sound

13)M'Bilia Bel

SANS FRONTIERE *

from the LP PHENOMENE

M'Bilia Production

14)Victoria Eleison

BALINGI NGAI NAZUATE

from the LP VICTORIA ELEISON

Rythmes Et Musique

*=by request