Ambiance Congo for July 4, 2010

This program ws broadcast on USA Independence Day.
On a good summer holiday, there is nothing like being outside around the grill with family, friends, your favorite foods and beverages and GREAT hip-swaying dance music.
I tried to provide the music. I carried a big crate of vinly albums to the studio spun them one after another, playing just a little bit of almost everything!

I hope that you'll enjoy the mix!
Here are a few album jackets from LPs featured on this edition of Ambiance Congo.



For the next two weeks, you are invited to download a copy of this program here:https://download.yousendit.com/YWhOOGNVdVVxRTJ4dnc9PQ
You can always find this program and over five years of other programs in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

Here is the tracklist:
1) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (our theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2) Pablo Lubadika Porthos
IDIE
from the LP IDIE
Africamania

3) Verckys et Immortel Veve
MONSIEUR RAISON
from the LP VERCKYS
Ets. Veve International

4) Pompon Kuleta
FAITES ATTENTION
from the LP FAITES ATTENTION / BOLINGO LADY
KP Production

5) Orchestre Super Boboto du Congo
MALADIE YA BOLINGO
from the LP L'INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRE POPULAIRE
Pathe Marconi / EMI

6) Les Bantous de la Capital
OSALA N'GAI NINI
from the LP LA RENAISSANCE
Music Press

7) Les Asiatiques
CALAMITE
from the LP LES ASIATIQUES
Les Ets. BOB Production

PART B
8) Hitour Ia Moussongo
YA JULIE
from the LP HITTOUR IA MOUSSONGO
Bade Stars Music

9) Joe Mubiala & Papa Wemba
NDEKE LUKA
from the LP JE NE REGRETTE RIEN
Production Andreas Baumann

10) Zaiko Langa Langa
KIKI
from the LP DE PARIS A BRAZZAVILLE
Voix D'Afrique

11) Abeti
AMBULANCE AMBIANCE
from the LP SAMOURA
Bade Stars Music

12) Empire Bakuba
SOMBOKILA
from the LP KWASA KWASA
Syllart Production

13) Choc Stars
MANY
from the LP 5eme Anniversaire Bonne Anne 89
Rythmes et Musique

14) Evoloker Joker & Orchestre Langa Langa Stars
ROSA YA PARIS
from the LP LA CARTE QUI GAGNE
Ets. Veve International

15) Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta
MERENGUE PRESIDENT
from the LP ETERNEL DOCTEUR NICO 1963 -1965
African

Ambiance Congo for June 20, 2010

Welcome to Ambiance Congo!
The program this afternoon started off with a couple of tracks featuring the voice of Madilu System then moved on to some firey sebenes from Defao, Ruffin Nkoy Loola (featuring vocals by Aimelia Lias) and Felix Wazekwa.
We heard a couple of requests for songs from Le Quatro de Langa Langa and Tshala Muana with Meje 30, some classics by Les Bantous de la Capitale and by Youlou Mabiala then finished up with new music from Christian Lema and Montana Kamenga.

Here are some album covers from recordings featured today.



For the next two weeks, you are invited to download the prgram here:

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/894836955/fc70293438f42d3d75393319bae7f4b8
This program and over five years of other editions is also available from the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

This was the tracklist:
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Lutumba Simaro
TSHITSHI
from the LP SHAKO
Alamoule Production

3)Madilu & Debeba
LICENCIE SANS FONCTION
from the CD LICENCIE SANS FONCTION
Musicanova

4)Defao
MOSOLO NA NGAI
from the CD BIG STARS DE GENERAL DEFAO
Babi Production

5)Le Quatro De Langa Langa
PITIE
from the CD LE QUATRO + 1 *
JPS Production

6)Ruffin Nkoy Loola
BOPOL LOFINGO
from the CD URSULA
Sonodisc

7)Felix Wazekwa & Culture A Pays-Vie
STRATEGIE
from the CD SIGNATURE
JPS Production

8)Tshala Muana
2 SAISONS
from the CD SIKILA feat Meje 30 *
Wedoo Music

9)Le Prince Youlou Mabiala
MAKA
from the LP JUDOKA
I.A.D.

10)Orchestre Bantous De La Capitale
MACHETTE
from the LP SPECIAL 20e ANNIVERSAIRE
Production Musi-CLUB

11)Kino-Mabella
MALADIE D'AMOUR
from the CD INVITATION
Production UTMM'KM / Atoll Music

12)Gyve Djonolo
MABELE ETELEMA
from the CD MASANGA MA KOKO
Antabel Productions

13)Christian Lema
ZONDOROS
from the CD BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Diego Music

14)Montana Kamenga
PROBLEME
from the CD CONCLUSHO-RENVERSO
Bana Music

* = by request

Ambiance Congo for June 6, 2010

Welcome!

This time around, there are a few CDs and newer songs in the mix, but it's mostly older music on vinyl. It's always a pleasurs for me to put this kind of a program together. I fill a crate or two with LPs, throw in a few CDs and head to the station. I have a couple of starters lined up, but the program makes itself and never really ends up where I might have thought!

I hope that you enjoy listening to the mix at least as much as I enjoy spinning it.

Here are few album covers from the show.

For the next two weeks, you are invited to download the program from this link:

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/886522915/c246d41a2572a23b46fd7c36562f293c

Ater that, find it along with over 5 years of other editions of Ambiance Congo in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

Here's the tracklist:

1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Esperant Kisangani & Viva La Musica
BEA WEMBO
from the CD PARIS MATCH
Flash Diffusion Business

3)Reddy Amisi
KIMUANGA SEOUL
from the CD LIKELEMBA (2010)
Clarisse Babo Production

4)Lokassa Ya M'Bongo
LA RIVALITE
from the LP LOKASSA YA M'BONGO
A.I.

5)Fidele Zizi & Jose Missamou
L'AMOUR C'EST DIFFICILE
from the LP L'AMOUR C'EST DIFFICILE
Discafrique

6)Mayaula Mayoni
NELY MAMAN
from the LP "LE GRAND" MAYAULA MAYONI
Disc' Orient

7)Mayaula Mayoni
MAPEKA
from the CD FIONA FIONA
Sonima Music

8)Zaiko Langa Langa
FAIR PLAY NOURY
from the LP NDOKI YA ZAIRE
Production Gillette D'Or

9)Ben Nyamabo & Choc Stars
CLAUVIS BOEKE
from the CD EPAKA MASASI CODE 007
Production Eprodis

10)Papy Tex & Likinga / Empire Bakuba
RACHEL
from the CD MON BEBE
Clarys Music

11)Mascot De Katalas
HATOU
from the LP MBULA MABANGA
Anytha-Ngapy Productions

12)Tabu Ley & L'Orchestre Afrisa
BOSANGANO
from the LP HAFFI DEO
Genidia

13)Victoria Eleison
NGAMBELO
from the LP VICTORIA ELEISON
Rythmes et Musique

14)Andre Pamomiel
CHERIE WILLIAM
from the LP VIVIANE
Africa Mania Records

Ambiance Congo for May 23, 2010

Today's program features mostly newer music, but as usual I have some wonderful older tracks for you as well.
In the lineup are top-notch new songs by Reddy Amisi, Christian Lema and also by the Belgium-based group Staff des Leaders.
Among the older tracks are songs by Alphonse Taloulou, Monza 1er with Choc Stars and a master work from Theo Blaise Kounkou.

I'd like to thank our friends who requested songs and also to thank those special friends who made songs available for today's program.

Here are a few album covers:



For the next two weeks, you may download a copy of the program here:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/878417075/74469fc2c19008bf7b6ff72a368b29b9
or find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.
Good news! This is a high quality recording of what I think was a GREAT program.
Play it loud!

Here's the tracklist.
1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Tentation
MICHELINA
from the CD TRAHISON
Debs Music

3)Wabalonzo & Nouvelle Strategie
WIZABELA
from the CD MFUMU NGENGI
Production Wabalonzo / Doublevet Prod.

3)Les Chics Men
PEDRO
from the CD GROSSES AFFAIRES!
Fiit Productions

4)Ferre Gola
BUE
from the CD QUI EST DERRIRE TOI?
DRTV Productions

5)Reddy Amisi
MATSHUDA
from the CD LIKELEMBA *
Production Clarisse Babo

6)Cele Le Roi
PAPARAZI *
from the CD AMEN
Sonima Music

7)Benz Petrole
HOMME D'AFFAIRE *
from the CD STAR ACADEMY
Gillette D'Or Internationale

8)Defao *
WEYA
from the CD LA GUERRE DE 100 ANS
SIPE/Simon Productions

9)Theo Blaise Kounkou
MWANA DJAMBALA
from the CD LES PLUS GRANDS SUCCES DE THEO BLAISE VOL.2
Ets TBK Likembe/Sonodisc

10)Monza 1er
EVE
from the LP THE TOP...
ASWE Records

11)Orchestre Les Noirs
MOSASA NDEMBO
from the LP HIT PARADE AFRICAIN VOL.3
Pathe Marconi/EMI

12)Alphonse Taloulou
N'GAI NA NONO, AMOUR FOU
from the LP ALPHONSO DES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE
Ets. Tchi-Tchi

13)Dindo Yogo & Klay Mawungu
EYANO YA KINOIS
from the LP DINDO YOGO ET KLAY
Ets. Mayala

14)Christian Lema
PLACE GAMBETTA
from the CD BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Diego Music

15)Staff Des Leaders
100% PIRATE
from the CD J'AI MON COPAIN
S.D.L. Production

*=by request

ETUMBU

In the mid-1980s there were a number of good African record shops in the Washington DC area. When this album came out, it was played frequently, and at high volume, in all of the stores. I bought a copy the moment I first heard the looping guitar riffs of Popolipo and Petit Poisson and funky basslines of Oncle Bapius and Felly Eloko.

Featuring an all-star Zaiko lineup, the songs on this record were strikingly original and hold their appeal to this day. L'AMOUR C'EST DIVIN remains a longtime favorite of mine that I can play again and again.

I have only one other album by Klay, one he recorded with Dindo Yogo. Otherwise, I know very little about him. If you know anything about Klay, please share what you know!

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/869682825/5776d1fa03cd5e2cbb402e4e7e528828

Thanks in advance.

Ambiance Congo for May 9, 2010

Here is another edition of Ambiance Congo, another grab bag of music from the past four decades.
I love this new ablum by Reddy Amisi and you'll hear more from it on coming programs.
There were a couple of requests that I was happy to be able to play.
Enjoy!
As usual, here are a few album covers.

For the next two weeks, you can download a copy of the program from this link:

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/869382065/ecd6e9be6b53b5bafe9440b88aeb2142

After that, please find it in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives at Radio4All.net.

Here are the tracks played this time around:

1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB

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

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)JB M'Piana & Wenge B.C.B.G.

LAUREAT'S 2000

from the CD TH TOUJOURS HUMBLE

Simon Music-SIPE

3)Reddy Amisi

LISESE YA MAMAN

from the CD LIKELEMBA

Production Clarisse Babo

4)Le Prince Gyve Djonolo

TATA MONDIMI

from the CD MASANGA YA KOKO

Antabel Productions

5)Bozi Boziana & L'Anti-Choc

POPO

from the CD AVENIR

Rigo Makengo Production

6)M'Bilia Bel

BAMELI SOY *

from the CD BAMELI SOY

Shanachie Records

7)L'International Sam Mangwana

CHERIE MAGY

from the LP LES CHIENS ABOIE ET LA CARAVANE PASSE

Rogers All Stars

8)Franco & T.P. O.K. Jazz

MAMIE ZOU

from the LP LE GRAND MAITRE FRANCO AVEC NTESA DALIENST

Edipop

9)Mando Negro Kwala-Kwa

EVADE

from the CD SOUVENIR D'UNE EPOPEE VOL.4

Glenn Music

10)Yoka Lokole

MALOBA BANKONKO

from the CD BA FANIA ALL STARS

Gillette D'Or Internationale

11)Empire Bakuba

MAMA YA ZANDO

from the LP EMPIRE BAKUBA

Rythmes Et Musique

12)Asi Kapela et Zoe Matondo

MARIANE

from the LP SAMA SAMA

Ets. Disc-Orient

13)Maray Maray

MFUMU MAYALA

from the LP BUKU YA LOPANGO

Musica Nova

14)Patrouille Des Stars

ATTENTION A VOUS

from the CD OBUS KANGA BISSAKA *

Ets. Denide

15)Les Pipiyu

HERVE

from the CD POSITIV' ENERGY

B2M Productions

16)KaRmapa

SOMIDA *

from the CD LE TEMPS DE L'AMOUR

Solfege Universel Productions

*=by request

Ambiance Congo for April 11, 2010

Welcome to Ambiance Congo.

This edition was an off-the-cuff, out-of-the-box selection of new and older music. The song selections were made as the show progressed. One great thing about Congolese music is that we can always find a song that is just as wonderful as the one before it.

I hope that you'll find something that inspires or just gets your hips to sway.

Here are a few album covers from today's program.

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

http://rcpt.yousendit.com/853119737/acf2f01e44148fade8825d0734e1c13c

If you want it after that, please let me know and I'll be happy to load it again.

Here is the set list:

1) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB

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

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Benz-Petrole

LA MAIN D’OR

from the CD L’HEURE DE VERITE

Sun Records

3)Alain Alino Star

TONY LOVANGA

from the CD DROIT DE SOL

Rigo Makengo production

4)Gloria Tukhadio & Viva La Musica

TENUE CORRECTE EXIGEE

from the CD TENUE CORRECTE

Sonodisc

5)Koffi Olomide

MOTSIO

from the LP NGOUNDA

Production Tchika

6)Bimi Ombale & Zaiko Langa Langa

BI SANTA

from the LP CREUSER L’ECART

Scorpion Productions

7)Desouza et Dikoel

TSUMALA MIWABO

from the LP DESOUZA ET DIKOEL AVEC ORCHESTRE IMMORTEL VEVE

Ets. Veve International

8)Les Marquis De Maison Mere

ERIC GWENYE

from the CD MIRACLES

Simon Music Productions

9)Black Story

DU SOLEIL

from the CD CLOTURER L'HISTOIRE

Di Zoizo Production

10)Nyboma & Les Kamale Dynamiques

DEDE *

from the LP DEDE

Maikano

11)Ange Linaud

N'SALOULOU

from the LP RENAISSANCE VOL.2

Renaissance

12)Grand Zaiko Wawa

OLIZE 2e

from the LP MINDONDO/15

MTP Productions

13)Tutu Callugi

COOPERANT

from the CD PARIS MATCH

Ets. N'Diaye

14)Montana Kamenga

BOMANGA N"ELENGI (Atila Tshimala)

from the CD CONCLUSHO-RENVERSO

Bana Music

15)Pascal Poba

BRASILIENNE

from the CD REFLEXION

Ets. N'Diaye

* = by request

Ambiance Congo for March 28, 2010

I hope you'll agree that there is always something good on Ambiance Congo, but straight up shows like this one where your requests add to a mix of older and newer music are always my favorites.
No themes this time, so let's allow the music to do the talking.

Here are a few album covers from this afternoon's program.



For the next two weeks, you are invited to download a copy of the program here:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/844791509/1aad1fdfe046f4d3b2b0257c58c8ea17

I am pleased to direct you to a forum in UK that features this program in streaming format.
http://www.africanmusicforum.com/community/ambiance_congo_broadcast_032810-t1327.0.html
The moderator has also included some video samples of music by artists featured here.
I send my thanks for this. I very much appreciate this participation and interaction with Ambiance Congo.

Here is the track list.
1)King Kester Eemeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music
2)Pepe NDombe & Afrizam
SHANDRA
from the CD KAY KAY
Ngoyarto
3)Tabu ley Rochereau & Afrisa International
ETALE *
from the CD MUZINA
Rounder Records
4)Les Jeunes Bantous Mokitano
NAKOMI NA BA MBANDA
from the LP SPECIAL 80
Safari Ambiance
5)Fataki "Ya Jose" & La Nouvelle Generation
POSTERITE
from the CD FATAKI YA JOSE ET LA NOUVELLE GENERATION
Flash Diffusion Business
6)Bendoson
LAISSES-PARLER KINA
from the CD FACE B
Manu Luvaka
7)Tutu Callugi
PARIS MATCH *
from the CD PARIS MATCH
Ets. N'Diaye
8)Arc En Ciel Musica
SPECULATION
from the CD TERMINATOR
Cyriaque Bassoka Productions
9)Youlou Mabiala & Kamikaze Loningisa
MARIE BIMA (Mon Avocat A Voyage 2e Episode)
from the LP LE PRINCE Y-M
Bade Stars Music
10)Orchestre Kara De Kinshasa
KADY-KADY
from the LP KIYIKA MASAMBA
Kina-Rama Selection
11)Le T.P OK Jazz, Simaro, Madilu * & Josky*
BILONDA
from the CD CHAUDE AMBIANCE
Babi Production
12)Emma Vuiti & Mea Culpa Musica
AUTOROUTE
from the CD EMMA VUITI dit LE KID
Creon Music
13)Cele Zino
TAILLE DE AMOUR
from the CD COLONISATION
Exo-Matou Multi-Services
14)Alain Alino Star
SYMBOLE D'AMOUR
from the CD DROIT DE SOL
Rigo Makengo Production
15)King Kester Emeneya
DIDIER OKITO
from the CD LONGE HISTOIRE 2
Calbass Productions
15)Choc Stars
OBI
from the LP OKO NDIZO MBONGWANA EMONANI
Eprodis

*=by request

Ambiance Congo for March 14, 2010

Welcome to Ambiance Congo!

Thanks for joining me for two hours of Congolese music. Despite a lot of talk to the contrary, there has been a long and wonderful history of songs led by women in Lingala music. There aren't a lot of women on the scene today, but there is some amazing talent amongst the few. On this program you'll get to hear many women sing both lead and chorus.
Two hours is not enough time to cover the subject, so I'll have to revisit this some day. Your suggestions are welcome as comments here.

Posted below are a few album covers from today's program. If you'd like to see any other sleeve, please just let me know and I'll add it to this page.



For the next two weeks, you are invited to download a copy of the show here:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/836650426/b977bbb991c686152bc4471305ad6a42
After two weeks, it'll still be available. Check out the link to Ambiance Congo Audio Archives. It'll be there with over five years worth of other editions.

The track list:

1)King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program's theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music

2)Diany Bakela
NAKOTEYA
from the LP PAMELO MOUNK'A PROPULSE DIANY BAKELA
Africa New Sound

3)Dindo Yogo
MA KAMU YAKA
from the CD DINDO YOGO
Flash Diffusion Business

4)Afi La Princesse & Zaiko Langa Langa
NABIKISA N'ZOTO
from the LP N'GOTHIAS N'GOTHIAS
N'Goss

5)Abby Surya Djai
ETOILE NA NGAI
from the CD DELICE YA BOLINGO
Rowa Records

6)Bozi Boziana
AMOUR SUCRE
from the CD CRISE FINANCIERE
Badive Music

4)Lady Isa
TAMA ILUWUWA FISI
from the LP KUTELEZA SI KWANGUKA
Sun Records

5)Nimon Toki Lala *
CA FAIT BIEN
from the LP AYELE
Jimmy International Production

6)M'Bilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau & L'Orchestre Afrisa International
BA JEU DE COIN
from the CD M'BILIA BEL
Genidia / Sonodisc

7)Diane Solo, Moro Maurice et The Best Du Zaire
MAMA MA PASSA
from the LP DIANE SOLO MORO MAURICE ET THE BEST DU ZAIRE
Tangent

8)Tshala Muana
BENA DIANY
from the CD SIKILA
Mambo Production

9)Yondo Sister
SANS FACON
from the CD FBI
Air B. Mas Production

10)Dona Mobeti "Le Leopard du Zaire"
EKILA *
from the LP Cherie Kadette
Ets Mualaba Lukusa

11)Jena Manda Ko
ANTA
from the LP LIKITA
Ets. K'Dance

12)M'Pongo Love
VIVRE AVEC TOI
from the CD M'PONGO LOVE
Ets. Kaluila

13)Abeti Masikini
BIBI
from the LP BA MAUVAIS COPISTES
Africa New Sound

14)Vonga Aye
BOLINGO MOBESU
From the LP VONGA AYE DOCTEUR NICO ET DEYESSE
Africa Mania

*= by request

Ambiance Congo for February 28, 2010

Lots of contemporary music for you this time. Almost everything on the track list is new or was released in the last 10 years. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how many of the tracks presented here refer back to previous generations and don't ignore the guitar or sebene.
I had a good time putting this on. I hope that you enjoy it at least as much!

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

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/828304595/44eb63c48786077ad10968bec3bdc46f

After that, it can be found in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives.

These are four of the many albums played on this program today.

Here's the list of today's tracks:

1) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison DTDB

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

from the CD PAS DE CONTACT

Black Music

2)Reddy Amisi

LIBALA

from the CD/DVD CONCERT LIVE MAMAN ANGEBI

Manu Luvaka Production

3)Ferre Gola

SOKE

from the CD QUI EST DERRIERE TOI?

DRTV Production

4)Montana Kamenga

CIMETERE

from the CD CONCLUSHO RENVERSO

Bana Music

5)Cele Zino

FOLIE D'AMOUR PLUS CODE

from the CD/DVD COLONISATION

Exo-Matou Multi-Services

6)Solo Ndinga & Alliance Nord-Sud

LIBERATION

from the CD CONTROL!

World Music Productions

7)Clan Wenge

VOLVANI *

from the CD KUMA KUKIELE

Jacko

)Le Groupe Flash

D.P.P.D.

from the CD FLASH

Simon Music-SIPE

9)Simolo Katondi

BIGUINE DANCE

from the CD VACCIN D'AMOUR

Production SMK

10)Bozi Boziana

BEYONI

from the CD CRISE FINANCIERE

Badive Music

11)Des Desouza

ESOBOLO

from the CD/DVD ZERO UN

2 Mizik Production

12)Empire Bakuba

MASSAMBA *

from the CD VAVA

3 Pyramides

13)Johnny Bokelo *

MBONDA AFRICA

from the LP AFRICA DANCE

Bemba Records

14)Papa Noel

SELIA ZOZO *

from the CD NONO

Ets. Kaluila

15)Le General Defao

DJOJO MANDIKI

from the CD NZOMBO LE SOIR

Roma Production

16)Koffi Olomide & Quartier Latin

MOUSTIQUAIRE

from the CD DANGER DE MORT

Sonima Music

17)Felix Wazekwa

SUKA MUANA

from the CD/DVD LIVE A L'OLYMPIA

Dario Kindongo

*=by request