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Various (Congo)

Title: African Pearls V10 - Pont sur Le Congo (2CD)

Label: Syllart Productions

Cat No:6147472
Format:CD

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Discovery Records
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• In the late 1940s, the combined influences of jazz and European and Cuban music resonated on both sides of the Congo River. Brazzaville and Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, vibrated with a newfound electric modernity. In 1960, the two Congos, Belgian and French, became independent and forged a common Congolese cultural identity, which first expressed itself through music.

• Western productions like American rhythm’n’blues, British rock, and French pop also infiltrated the local musical customs. The natural fluidity of the Lingala language, a common Bantu language used on both banks of the Congo since the 19th century, allowed many artists to reach out to the largest possible number of people, Lingala being mainly an oral language. Kikongo, French and Spanish were also widely used in popular songs.

• During the 1960s, both Congos experienced outrageous economic growth, resulting in a pleasure-seeking society. The epic competition between the African Jazz Orchestra and its different off-shoots, such as Dr Nico, Grand Kallé and Tabu Ley, and also between Franco’s OK Jazz Orchestraand Verckys’ productions, stimulated local creativity. Every one of these Congolese orchestras, from the popular to the most obscure, became dance machines.

Track Listing for African Pearls V10 - Pont sur Le Congo (2CD)
CD1
1. Orchestre Kiam. Kamiki
2. Dewayon. Niama Ya Zamba
3. Grands Maquisards. Jaria
4. Franco & L’Ok Jazz. Koue Koue! Ebony Aboyi Ngaï
5. Dewayon. Tangana
6. Verckys. Mawana Mburu 002
7. Orchestre Lipua Lipua. Losa
8. Trio Madjesi. Photo Ya Madjesi
9. Cepakos. Kouka Badian’teseke
10. Soki Vangu. Menga

CD2
1. Empire Bakuba. Kanu
2. Bavon Marie Marie. Ya Limbisa BijouV3. Orchestre Bella Bella. Sola
4. Franklin Boukaka. Natoko
5. Ok Jazz. Regina
6. Tabu Ley. Dialogue
7. Negro Band. Mokili Ekoni Ngana
8. Verckys. Ya Nini
9. Docteur Nico & African Fiesta Sukisa. Canchita
10. Soki Vangu. Pambi Doni
11. Sinza Kotoko. Maloukoula
12. Zaïko Langa Langa. Vie Ya Mosolo

Reviews

Songlines - Martin Sinnock

Where it triumphs is in exposing some of the less internationally know groups of the period. *****

fRoots - Rick Sanders

what we hear is ease, pleasure, a peculiar and wonderfully sensuous approach to music. fRoots Playlist

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