Various Artists - Roots Of Rumba Rock / Congo Classics Vol.1

Roots Of Rumba Rock / Congo Classics Vol.1

Various Artists

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Download Album (MP3) 20 tracks £7.99
Download Album (FLAC) 20 tracks £7.99

Description

Various Artists - Roots Of Rumba Rock / Congo Classics Vol.1

The long-deleted, essential collection documenting the early days of Congolese pop is finally being re-issued, this time as a double CD including both of the separate, original volumes. Lovingly put together by (Congotronics man) Vincent Kenis, Roots of RR contains 40 delightful tracks and chronicles the birth of what was to become Africa's most popular musical style. The origins of Congolese rumba, its strange links with traditional music, with salsa piano styles, French crooners and Belgian brass-bands… the social context, the lifestyle of early Fifties Congolese musicians, all of that and much more is extensively described in the liner notes written by Kenis and based on interviews with musicians from that era .

Tracklisting

Download Album (CRAW 34.1)
  1. Kotiya Zolo Te
  2. Mam’alobi Na Bala Yo
  3. Tembe Na Tembe
  4. Noko Akomi Mobali
  5. Tika Lofundu
  6. Ménagère
  7. Ah, Ngai Nzambe
  8. Odjali Na Mouchoir?
  9. Belito
  10. Margarine Fina
  11. Nyekese
  12. Angélique
  13. Nyokuma
  14. Prince Baudouin
  15. Towuti Brazza Toye Kisasa
  16. Mazole Vanga Sanga
  17. Nalekaki Na Nzela
  18. Kitoko Na Yo Ekosaki Ngai
  19. Esengo Ya Mokili
  20. Na Mokili Moko Te