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February 4, 2011

Orchestre Kara de Kinshasa,Sonafric SAF 61.014, 1979

Orchestre Kara de Kinshasa, front

Tonight’s post concerns an album by Orchestre Kara
de Kinshasa. If I’m not mistaking Syran Mbenza is playing
on this one. Other heroes on this LP are Djo Mpoyi who
worked with Franco’s OK Jazz aswell as Kiyiki Massamba
‘Flamy’. Track No.6 was written by Lubadika, Pablo Lubadika
Porthos is most certainly here. I think Djo Mpoyi is fantastic on
track one, ‘Ya Kare’, what a great voice. The group is called after
the club ‘Kara’, where they used to play in those days. An important
document in Congo’s musical history. Check.

tracks;

1 Ya kare
2 Ndekese
3 Vonvon mugeni I
4 Vonvon mugeni II
5 Bopendo
6 Nani akosalisa

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25 Comments

  1. soukousman 4 February 2011 at 21:10 - Reply

    Thanks for this rare LP of Orchestre Kara, Moos. Djo Mpoyi an excellent voice and the guitars of Syran M’Benza & Pablo Lubadika are soothing. So far I know 2 albums from Kara, maybe there are more.

  2. soukousman 4 February 2011 at 21:10 - Reply

    Thanks for this rare LP of Orchestre Kara, Moos. Djo Mpoyi an excellent voice and the guitars of Syran M’Benza & Pablo Lubadika are soothing. So far I know 2 albums from Kara, maybe there are more.

  3. BCR 4 February 2011 at 21:23 - Reply

    just want to say thanx so much for sharing this amazing music..been digging pretty much everything i’ve come across on your wonderful blog.

  4. BCR 4 February 2011 at 21:23 - Reply

    just want to say thanx so much for sharing this amazing music..been digging pretty much everything i’ve come across on your wonderful blog.

  5. Timothy 5 February 2011 at 10:50 - Reply

    I don’t know this band but I’ve taken to their music instantly. Thanks for posting.

  6. Timothy 5 February 2011 at 10:50 - Reply

    I don’t know this band but I’ve taken to their music instantly. Thanks for posting.

  7. Anonymous 5 February 2011 at 13:19 - Reply

    wow, thousand times thanks. Ya Kare is one of my favourite tracks. very glad to have it from you. besides this album and the one wordlservice posted I know of one single they made Balanga Nzembo.

    Richard

  8. Anonymous 5 February 2011 at 13:19 - Reply

    wow, thousand times thanks. Ya Kare is one of my favourite tracks. very glad to have it from you. besides this album and the one wordlservice posted I know of one single they made Balanga Nzembo.

    Richard

  9. Anonymous 18 February 2011 at 17:37 - Reply

    Just catching up with my G.G. backlog & discovered this treasure. Nobody mentioned it in comments already but track 4 (Vonvon Mugeni II) cuts out mid track. Wondered if this was as per the LP or if you could upload a full track. Thanks as always for your generous nature.

    J

  10. Anonymous 18 February 2011 at 17:37 - Reply

    Just catching up with my G.G. backlog & discovered this treasure. Nobody mentioned it in comments already but track 4 (Vonvon Mugeni II) cuts out mid track. Wondered if this was as per the LP or if you could upload a full track. Thanks as always for your generous nature.

    J

  11. moos 18 February 2011 at 20:26 - Reply

    This is how it was on the LP J., cheers.

  12. moos 18 February 2011 at 20:26 - Reply

    This is how it was on the LP J., cheers.

  13. Anonymous 20 February 2011 at 14:06 - Reply

    Thank you for checking.

    J

  14. Anonymous 20 February 2011 at 14:06 - Reply

    Thank you for checking.

    J

  15. Anonymous 23 April 2011 at 11:34 - Reply

    Hey Moos, this link is dead, so that you know..

    Greetings from Curacao

  16. Anonymous 23 April 2011 at 11:34 - Reply

    Hey Moos, this link is dead, so that you know..

    Greetings from Curacao

  17. Anonymous 23 April 2011 at 11:35 - Reply

    Moos, link is dead

    So that you know

  18. Anonymous 23 April 2011 at 11:35 - Reply

    Moos, link is dead

    So that you know

  19. moos 23 April 2011 at 13:54 - Reply

    Yep, I fixed Orchestre Kara de Kinshasa..get to it..

  20. moos 23 April 2011 at 13:54 - Reply

    Yep, I fixed Orchestre Kara de Kinshasa..get to it..

  21. Anonymous 24 May 2011 at 21:48 - Reply

    Thanks for some great music. I’d never heard of this group. What a nostalgic sound!

  22. Anonymous 24 May 2011 at 21:48 - Reply

    Thanks for some great music. I’d never heard of this group. What a nostalgic sound!

  23. DJ Daudi 9 November 2017 at 17:42 - Reply

    Moos, your rip sounds better than my LP. I played mine too many times on poor equipment I suppose. Thank you!

  24. James A ngana 14 December 2022 at 05:46 - Reply

    Great music,from Kenya

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