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Andy Cowan of Mojo rated Congo Funk! 4/5 stars, writing that "global groovers will find this seamless mix of the known and the obscure frequently revelatory." [11] Writing in the Observer, Neil Spencer described the album as "precisely played and delightfully sung examples of Congolese rumba", and rated it 4/5 stars. [4]
The EP's breakout track "Aye", featuring Koffi Olomide, garnered over one million views within five days of its release and became one of the top trending Congolese videos on YouTube of that year. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The ndombolo - and rap -infused single "Salaire" also yielded his furthest commercial success and amassed significant viewership ...
During the early 1960s, a surge of young Congolese musicians sought to speed up the slow tempo of Congolese rumba, which precipitated the emergence of soukous. Artists began incorporating faster rhythms, and prominent guitar improvisation, often characterized by high-pitched, fast-paced lines imbued with more heightened African motif .
Heart of the Congos is a roots reggae album by the Congos, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio with a studio band including Boris Gardiner on bass and Ernest Ranglin on guitar. The album was released in 1977. It is noted as being one of Perry's masterpiece productions of the Black Ark era.
The Rough Guide to Congo Gold is a world music compilation album originally released in 2008. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release focuses on the soukous genre of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with tracks from the 1960s to 90s. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.
This article is the discography of Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, [1] commonly known as Papa Wemba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016) who was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous and ndombolo.
The last known recording from that time, the album Banaya Papa Wendo was released on the IglooMondo label in 2007. A compilation called The very best of Congolese Rumba - The Kinshasa-Abidjan Sessions was released in 2007 with Papa Wendo and two other soukous /rumba legends; Antoine Moundanda and the Rumbanella Band .
In 1991, Wenge Musica released their second album, Kin É Bougé. Several members of the band, including Ricoco, joined Wenge Musica Aile Paris, and a rift occurred between the sister groups. [13] In 1993, Wenge Musica published the album Kala-Yi-Boeing, which spawned the hits "Danico", "Voyage Mboso", and "Kala-Yi-Boeing". At this point, the ...