This past week I posted an album by Rochereau with African Fiesta and
asked if anybody knew if Docteur Nico was participating. He was not on
that LP. Here is an album from 1985 on which we hear the doctor with
African Fiesta. These are older recordings made in 1963 ’64 ’65. Docteur
Nico is considered by many Africa’s greatest guitarist of modern times.
An important document you don’t want to miss.
Global Groove’s engineers are working on a better presentation.
Some minor problems still occur however. The quality of the images
for instance is still quite poor. We’re on top of that, soon come.
tracks;
1 Lolita
2 Lakisa bango
3 Au complet
4 Merengue president
5 Kiboloso
6 PB Zonga
7 Mambo Hawaienne
8 Me voy a cantar
9 Naleli godee
10 Libala bisengo
11 Tosa mpe banga
12 Na landa baninga
13 Na bendi nzoto
Thank you for this nice compilation. For other music lovers, read “Rumba on the river” for more great stories.
I also enjoyed Congo colossus, about the great band leader and composer, Franco.
Thank you for this nice compilation. For other music lovers, read “Rumba on the river” for more great stories.
I also enjoyed Congo colossus, about the great band leader and composer, Franco.
Thanks a lot for this LP. I’m really grateful because I’ve been looking for it for about 20 years.
I had it on a cassette a long time ago and was really enjoying “Kiboloso” and “Me Voy a cantar”, which were my first coups de cœur for congolese music…
I discovered your blog a few time ago and noticed you had stuff from Rochereau and Mangwana.
As I’m preparing an edition dedicated to congolese music, from rumba to tradi-modern sounds, of my monthly radio program, I was just checking around last night and stumbled on that so long seeked for Dr. Nico album. I was even thinking just a few minutes before, wondering how to get a hand on a copy of it… and there it is. Such a great coincidence…
It’s been a long time this special edition on congolese music is planned on Goutte de Funk, at Divergence FM (a radio from Montpellier, France).
Its title, Goutte de Funk, evokes the congolese roots of funk, according to Robert Farris Thompson, the great africanist art historian, who said the word “funk” probably comes from the ki-kongo word “lu-fuki”, which means “positive sweat”…
I’ll let you know when the program will be played and, of course, I’ll quote your blog as a great source of good grooves…
You can already check, the site of Divergence, even if I haven’t posted anything there lately :
http://www.divergence-fm.org/-Goutte-de-funk-.html
In fact, I have other blogs, more professional oriented, like this one :
http://stagesmusiquesactuelles.blogspot.com/
But I’m planning to start a new one, more personal but still about music…
Abd now, “me voy a cantar”…
Thanks a lot for this LP. I’m really grateful because I’ve been looking for it for about 20 years.
I had it on a cassette a long time ago and was really enjoying “Kiboloso” and “Me Voy a cantar”, which were my first coups de cœur for congolese music…
I discovered your blog a few time ago and noticed you had stuff from Rochereau and Mangwana.
As I’m preparing an edition dedicated to congolese music, from rumba to tradi-modern sounds, of my monthly radio program, I was just checking around last night and stumbled on that so long seeked for Dr. Nico album. I was even thinking just a few minutes before, wondering how to get a hand on a copy of it… and there it is. Such a great coincidence…
It’s been a long time this special edition on congolese music is planned on Goutte de Funk, at Divergence FM (a radio from Montpellier, France).
Its title, Goutte de Funk, evokes the congolese roots of funk, according to Robert Farris Thompson, the great africanist art historian, who said the word “funk” probably comes from the ki-kongo word “lu-fuki”, which means “positive sweat”…
I’ll let you know when the program will be played and, of course, I’ll quote your blog as a great source of good grooves…
You can already check, the site of Divergence, even if I haven’t posted anything there lately :
http://www.divergence-fm.org/-Goutte-de-funk-.html
In fact, I have other blogs, more professional oriented, like this one :
http://stagesmusiquesactuelles.blogspot.com/
But I’m planning to start a new one, more personal but still about music…
Abd now, “me voy a cantar”…
Good thing you found a long searched for LP. I would like to listen to your program, let me know when and where it will be broadcasted. thanks for the useful tips aswell, cheers Doctor
Good thing you found a long searched for LP. I would like to listen to your program, let me know when and where it will be broadcasted. thanks for the useful tips aswell, cheers Doctor
Thank much–it is appreciated!
Two more tracks for the Sukisa 45s file. THANKS!
Un Merveill du Passé – thank's a lot!
Thanks!
Yes!! Some fantastic musical moments here – Nico's playing is fearless. Thanks for this one, a real rarity, – classic Congolese treasure, as you say. mamboPete
No more influential guitar player on the continent, in my opinion. All the bright, clear, sweet-sounding guitar that we think typical of most of what comes out of so many fine recordings over generations (barring the later influence of more fuzz-based guitarists) can be traced right back to Nico. He was a wizard. Thanks for sharing this.
Sweet! What great sound, that mid-60s Congolese music. Makes my day just a little bit brighter. <br />thanks, <br />-john
Thank you!