Friday, October 24, 2014

Ambiance Congo: October 19. 2014

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Today I begin with some Grand Kale, Franco and African Fiesta to give you a little bit of selective history. Featured are songs from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s by OK Jazz. The show continues with some European releases and some rare gems like the song by the rare all girl group, TAZ Bolingo.


Track list:


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) Joseph Kabasele & Orchestre African Jazz
PARAFIFI
from the CD LE GRAND KALE: HIS LIFE, HIS MUSIC
Sterns

3) Franco & OK Jazz
LINGA NGAI TOLINGA
from the single
Loningisa

4) Franco & OK Jazz
MARCELINE
from the LP FRANCO ET L’OK JAZZ
EMI/Pathe

5) Les Bantous de la Capitale
MAYITE
from the CD LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE (1963/1969)
Sonodisc

6) African Fiesta
MWASI ABANDAKA
from the LP MERVEILLES DU PAASE: AFRICAN FIESTA 1962-1963
African

7) Franco & TP OK Jazz
ZAINA MOPAYA 1&2
from the single
Editions Populaires

8) Orchestre Beto-Bantou
Y’ ANDELE
from the CD COMPILATION MUSIQUE CONGOLO-ZAIROISE 1970-1976
Sonodisc

9)Franco & TP OK Jazz
MBONGO
from the LP LIVE RECORDING OF THE AFRO EUROPEAN TOUR
African

PART B
10) Franco & TP OK Jazz
MEHIDA
from the CD FRANCO CHANTE "MAMOU" (TU VOIS?) 1984/1985/1986
Sonodisc

11) Fidele Zizi
MOBALI SANS AVENIR
from the LP FIDEL ZIZI
Disques Esperance

12) Dino Vangu avec son ensemble The Funky Stars
LONDA MBENGA
from the LP SPECIAL FUNKY RUMBA
Productions Mounard

13)Marcus Mvouka
KEBA NA YE
from the LP KEBA NA YE
DiscAfrique

14) Taz Bolingo
SENTIMENT T.A.Z
from the LP LA LOI Du TALION
Ets. Fano

15) Solo Sita
MARY JO
from the CD MARY JO
Cisco-Sound




Photo by Carl Hamm













  

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ambiance Congo: October 5, 2014

Welcome!
I've got a lot of music recorded in the very late 90s and early 2000s today. This was a very prolific period for Congolese music and a lot of new directions were tried. Yet these new directions were still focused on the classic form with adagio, mid-tempo and sebene. Check out Montana Kamenga's song, from the aptly named CD Millenium 2000, for an example. This is the school of Kofffi Olomide, but I think Koffi should go back and listen to Montana!
I have some much older, including our first and last tracks, and much newer music added for your enjoyment.
 Listen here:
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http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?op=result&action=series&series=Ambiance%20Congo&nav=&
Playlist:
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) Wenge Musica
BAKOLO BUDGET
from the CD BOUGER BOUGER
Natari/Africassette

3) JB Mpiana & Wenge BCBG
CHERIE ENLEVEE
from the CD SOYONS SERIEUX
Obouo Music

4) Extra Musica Z1
MON REVE
from the CD SUPER HELICO
Simon-SIPE Productions

5) Patrouille des Stars
NDOTO NA NGA
from the CD KANGA NZOTO
Denide Productions

6) King Kester Emeneya
BASALI NTEKE
from the CD LONGUE HISTOIRE 2
Calbass Productions

7) Shora Mbemba et son Super Choc
CLARA
from the CD FORCE TRANQUILLE
Air B. Mas Production

8) Montana Kamenga
L’ECOLE DE LA VIE
from the CD MILLENIUM 2000
JPS Production

PART B
9)KaRmapa
SOMIDA
from the CD LE TEMPS DE L’AMOUR
Solfege Universel Productions

10) Luciana Demingongo
Adisha
from the CD Zanzibar
Surviv’ Art

11) Grand Zaiko Wawa
OKOMA SATANA
from the LP VERCKYS PRESENTE MANUAKU WAKU ET LE GRAND ZAIKO WAWA
Ets. VEVE International

12) Zaiko Langa Langa
BAMBUTAYE BALEKE
from the LP TEDDY SUKAMI & BENJ CHANTENT WINA
Production AMAS “Zaire/Eddy’son

13)Orchestre Le Peuple
MASSA
from the LP TIA TIBI TIA YALA
Neva Music

14) Jojo Ikomo & Orchestre Lokito
AMBALE 1&2
from the LP JOJO IKOMO & HIS ORCHESTRE
ASL

15) Orchestre Hi-Fives
NAKOKUFA LOKOLA NYAMA
from the 45 RPM single
Pathe

*=by request