This radio program of Congolese music comes to you every other week.
Sometimes there is a theme or idea behind the programming, other times I just bring a big box of LPs and CDs and play it by ear.
Today, There's a bit of intentional programming, a modest remembrance of Pepe Kalle. I started with one of my favorite songs from this, one of my favorite Empire Bakuba LPs.
The program before, Mellow Madness with DJ Mike Murphy, featured a guest DJ who spun rare 60s and 70s soul 45s. He was still in the studio as Ambiance Congo started and he had never heard the music before.
Listening to l'Empire Bakuba, he said, "These guys are having a lot of fun, aren't they?" and stayed to hear the whole song. I was inspired by that cue and the rest of the program, I hope, followed the lead
with Tshala Muana, Papa Lutumba Simaro, Viva la Musica, Guy Guy Fall, Titina and a whole lot more.
The show ends with Biya Chante's Hommage a Pepe Kalle and a bit of the wonderful Moyibi album.
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Tracklist:
PART A
1) King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream
Band
sebene from DORIS ILOKO (this program’s theme song)
from the CD PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music
2) Empire Bakuba
IVE DIKANDO
from the LP EMPIRE BAKUBA
Sacodis
3) Tshala Muana
HONNETE FEMME
from the LP M’POKOLO
Safari Sound
4) Bozi Boziana, Deesse Mukangi & l’Anti-Choc
BA BOKILO
from the CD BOZI BOZIANA FEATURING JOLLY DETTA & DEESSE
VOLUME 1
Ngoyarto
5) Lutumba Simaro & Bana OK
RAVIS (FILLES)
from the CD ENCORE & TOUJOURS
Diego Music
6) Modogo Gian Franco Ferre & Viva la Muisca (Cour des
Grands) & Papa Wemba
FIFI MANAR
from the CD INTEGRATION
MG Production
7) Guy Guy Fall
DOUBLE IMPACT
from the CD COTE OUEST
Denide Productions
8) Titina Al Capone
TOUR EFFEIL
from the CD NO COMMENT
Air B. Mas Production
9) Ricoco & Wenge Aile Paris
NA ETE SOLEIL
from the CD MFUMUETO VIBRATION
Solfege Universel Production
PART B
10) Academia
EZALA ZALA
from the CD VIAGRA
Secteur A
11) Koffi Olomide & Quartier Latin
PAPA NA ROISSY
from the CD ULTIMATUM
Sonodisc
12) Defao
LUCIYANA *
from the LP LA FORCE TRANQUILLE
Scorpion Peoductions
13) Luciana Demingongo & La Nouvelle Generation de la
Republique Democratique
STATION-RADAR
from the CD STATION RADAR
Esselta
14) Generation Universal
PYRAMIDE
from the CD PYRAMIDE
Leoph Production
15)Biya Chante
HOMMAGE A PEPE KALLE
from the CD COCKTAIL MOLOTOV
Timothee-Mbozo
16)Pepe Kalle & Nyboma
PAMELO OKEMENA NGSAMBO
from the CD MOYIBI
Syllart Production
*=by request
