Soukous is nice, however, I tend to like the older stuff
better. Maybe it is because I’m getting older myself. Anyway,
what we have here today is an album by an orchestra I can’t
tell you a whole lot about. It is from 1977 on Pathé Marconi
and selected by Blaise Fayette Mikano like most of the 70’s
LP’s on this label. The songs were written by Pierre Loukoua-
moussou, Pascal Bonanga, Diop Terzieff and Tomba Dian
Mahungu. No familiar names to me, wonderful sleeve-pic.

tracks;

1 Mikala
2 Bisanga
3 Kimpa kia Maano 2
4 Ngindo
5 Simplicité
6 Ata ngai 5e

Bopol Mansiamina, Syran Mbenza, Sam Mangwana,
Theo Blaise, 4 names you can’t ignore when read on
the cover of one LP. This one is from 1987 and that’s
exactly how it sounds, typical eighties soukous with
some of the world’s greatest. Enjoy.

tracks;

1 Sambela
2 Africa diaspora
3 Reviens Moussa
4 Marie Jeanne
5 Mokili

Le Grand Maître’s son in law appears on this IAD album
from 1985 with his ‘Grande Force Kamikaze Loningisa’.
Celebrating the 5th birthday of..?.. the band maybe, do
you have any idea ? Whatever it is, these guys would
have been very welcome to celebrate any birthday
on my account.

tracks;

1 Loufoulakari
2 Agna
3 Je suis encore jeune
4 Beranga ondongo

On a label we don’t see much, the Star label, comes this
LP by Soki Vangu and Orchestre Bella Bella. Somewhere
half way the second track, volumes go down and then slowly
up again to be followed by another silence on the moment
part 1 switches in part 2. If you listen to a lot of old
African Lp’s, you get used to these little sloppy things.
For instance, each LP has a little hole that’s
supposed to be in the middle, catch my drift ?
Still, you wouldn’t want to miss this album that
contains some fine Congolese music, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Houleux houleux
2 Mea culpa
3 Zamba
4 Pambi n’doni

Today’s post concerns a very nice Congolese album
on which I did not find any useful info. I can tell you that
the group are; Kifouetti Loubassou, François Mackosso,
Alphonse Mavungu and Tino Muinkua Mvura. It was released
on Editions Moninga Star. Very bright sound, sparkling guitars,
tight rhythms, hot saxophone and sweet vocals, just the thing for
your sunday afternoon, and mine. Hope U enjoy.

tracks;

1 Massavi fololo y’ Africa
2 Nzoto ya muana ya moto
3 Absence
4 Luta

Quite some time ago, some of you asked for music by
these guys. I am not the man to tell you a whole lot about them
but the most important thing, I have some of their work. From
1988, Emeneya Emerite and Victoria Eleison with ‘Kimpiatu’.
With such a name, one doubts about the meaning of the lyrics,
I don’t understand the words, but I do love the sound.

tracks;

1 Kimpiatu
2 Isbond
3 Mobali ya ngenge
4 Soiree dansante

The track by Orchestre Kiam on number 3 of this album, was
also on Their LP with the title ‘l’Afrique Danse avec Sakumuna’.
It is called ‘Kamiki 1&2’ on that one and ‘Bamo kangi’ on this one.
Then on track #4 we find Verckys doing some funk, let’s say he
was experimenting something new. I like his own sound better.
Rumba or funk, it’s another piece of history, directed by Verckys,
with four of Africa’s greatest groups ever, check that out.

tracks;

1 Orchestre Kamale – Ayidjo
2 Orchestre Lipua-Lipua – Bongisa maloba
3 Orchestre Kiam – Bamo kangi
4 Orchestre Vévé Star – Bassala hot

I got caught by a cold, awful, head stuck, snotty party.
Bèèh, can’t think straight. Lp is from 1979, songs are older.
Written by 1 Lutumba Ndomanueno, 2 Josky Kiambukuta,
3 Mayaula Mayoni and 4 Lola Djangi, enjoy.

tracks;

1 On ne vit qu’une seule fois
2 Bisengambi
3 Momi
4 Oyangani ngai na moto

To stir up your friday night with dazzeling funkiness, soukous
like you haven’t heard much before. Pépé Kallé’s Empire
Bakuba outstrips it’s self on this 1985 LP, the album has
a certain magic. It is different, groovy, just the thing for you.

tracks;

1 Kabambare
2 La terre sainte
3 Mwana-Gabon
4 Il n’y a pas de sots métiers

Today’s post is giving me trouble from the beginning. First, my
image moderating program refuses to rescale my coverpic.
Then after rebooting it finally works. I spent an hour to remove
the permanent marker with which some former owner wrote
his name on the sleeve. Trying to upload the image, blogger
refuses my upgraded photo. Damn, lots of work for nothing,
I am already happy blogger accepted the unfixed picture.

Good, let’s forget about the stress and continue to bring
you this LP. Two famous voices on one album, Nyboma
Mwan-Dido and Madilu System, le Grand Ninja. I have no
idea in what year it was released, somewhere halfway the
eighties I presume. With Pompon Kuleta, Odette, Kiwa Kana
Aime, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Mayaula Mayoni, Dally Kimoko,
Nguma, Arsene Kunde, Djudju and Nado. Hope U like.

tracks;

1 Voisin
2 Keva
3 Stop feu rouge
4 Magali