Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Ambiance Congo: April 22, 2012

Welcome!
Well this is fun! Google has changed how this page works and it seems I'll never be able to make the posts look like I want them to again. I suppose we'll all have to be satisfied with this new layout.
Let's give it a whirl, shall we?

This time around, I have a mix of old and new with some nice duets thrown in to compare, contrast and celebrate the wonderful new BLACK BAZAR album by Modogo Abrambwa & Sam Tshintu.








The album covers shown here are a few of those duets.

I have no idea why type can only be entered here at this point.
Or why it now appears way down here. Don't try to make sense out of it, friends, I can't either so you're not alone.
 Regardless of what kind of a mess Google has made out their blogger pages, I hope that you'll enjoy the program.
There's a Zaiko Langa Langa song from 1978 in here that blow your mind. Have a listen and see if you don't agree!

You are invited to download the program and track list here:

If you wait more than two weeks and this link expires, you can still find the program in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives:

Let's find out if I can post the track list here as well.
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)Chella Mputu
DESTINEE
from the CD MOTO AZA KAKA MOTO
BGK Production/Remy Kilola
3)Abeba Lipordo
SOCRATE WOMO *
from the CD VENDREDI 13
JPS Production
4)Modogo Abrambwa
SOUFFRANCE
from the CD ENVIE
Production Yane Fumu
5)Academia
LOVE STORY
from the CD VIAGRA
secteur a
6)Modogo & Sam
MADAME LA CHANCE (feat. Doleur Douala)
from the CD BLACK BAZAR
Lusafrica
7)Bill Clinton
LOVE MOI (feat. Ferre Gola)
from the CD KULUMBIMBI
Claude Mussay production
8)Koffi Olomide & Papa Wemba
AVION
from the CD WAKE UP
Sonodisc
9)Stino Mube & Reddy Amissi
NOMBRILISME
from the CD FIN D’EXIL
JPS Production
PART B
10)Koffi Olomide & Fafa de Molokai
YOULA BOLS
from the LP DIEU VOIT TOUT
Ado Mbengani et Tilope Opap’s production
11)Desuza et Dikoel & Le Immortel VeVe
ADIETA
from the LP VERCKYS PRESENTE DESUZA ET DIKOEL & L’IMMORTEL VEVE
Ets. VeVe International
12)Zaiko Langa Langa
DIAKINA
from the CD LES IMMORTELS DE ZAIKO LANGA LANGA ORIGINAL MASTERS VOLUME 1
Prozal/Wedoo Music
13)Orchestre Kiam
BOMOTO 1 & 2
from the LP LES GRANDS SUCCES DES EDITIONS VEVE VOL. 8 DIRECTION: VERCKYS
Sonafric
14)Tabu Ley & Afrisa International
SOROZO
from the LP ROCHEREAU VOL. 6
Genidia/Disco Stock
15)Docteur Nico & L’Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa
FANTA DIARA
from the LP L’AFRIQUE DANSE No. 10: SUKISA
African
*= by request

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Ambiance Congo: April 8, 2012

WELCOME!
Lots listeners ask how programs are put together here. The answer is that it's never really done the same way twice, but almost always the selection comes from whatever albums I've been listening to in recent weeks.
Over the years, I've tried to show in many ways the wide variety and sheer volume of recorded Congolese music. One way is to (almost) never play any song more than once within a five year period. Of course, if someone requests a song, I'll spin it again even if it was played during the previous show. Another way is mix up songs from different eras and see what happens.
That's pretty much where this edition's selection came from, songs from different genereations and in different styles that, hopefully, flow smoothly from one to the next.
I always scramble last minute to incorporate your requests and that is a lot of fun for me to do.
I hope that you enjoy the programs as much as I enjoy putting them together.
Here are a few album covers.
For the next two weeks, you may download a copy of the current program here:
The program is also available in the Ambiance Congo Audio Archives:
Here's the track list so you may see what to expect from this edition of Ambiance Congo.
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)Pamelo Mounk’a
  NOURAMA
  from the LP No.1 AFRICAIN
  Eddy-Son
 
3)Orchestre Tele-Music *
  FOYA D’AMBIANCE
  from the LP EMBOUTEILLAGE
  Musi-Club
 
4)Nyboma & Les Kamale Dynamiques
  NA KO SUPPORTER
  from the LP DE DE
  Maikano

5)Le Duc Herode, Koffi Olomide & L’Orchestre Quartier Latin International
  GLAMOUR
  from the LP GLAMOUR
  Air B. Mas Production
 
6)Modogo & Sam
  FANTASTIC *
  from the CD BLACK BAZAR
  Lusafrica
 
7)Serge Muloso
  LETTRE K
  from the CD NKAYI *
  Sanis J.M. Productions
 
PART B
  8)Mirage Supersonic
  LOVE ROGER *
  from the CD FIGURE DE STYLE
  Esselta

9)Biya Chante *
  L’ARGENT M’EMBETE
  from the CD COCKTAIL MOLOTOV
  Timothee Mbozo production
 
10)Bill Clinton Kalondji
  ELEGANCE
  from the CD PRESSION
  La Rumba Africain/P.A.V. Diffusion
 
11)Lita Bembo & Orchestre Stukas
  DJODJO
  from the LP KK RYTHME SACCADE
  Afro Rythmes
 
12)Djo Nolo
  FATUMA - BINETA
  from the LP FATUMA - BINETA
  Ets. Kaluila
 
13)Zaiko Langa-Langa
  ALINGA NYINA
  from the LP ZEKETE-ZEKETE
  P-Vine/Pili-Pili
 
14)Djo Cassidy
  ASALI NA NKO
  from the LP DJO CASSIDY ET LES ZOMBI DE BRAZZAVILLE
  Sonodisc
 
*= by request