01 - Orchestre SBB - Avenue de la paix 02 - Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors - Evening time 03 - Genaro - Subo serra 04 - M.D. Shirinda & Gaza Sisters - Swavukati 05 - Étoile de Dakar - Thiely 06 - Típica 73 - Carahuico 07 - Pamelo Mounk'a et Les Bantous[...]

Les Bantous de la Capitale is one of the longest-lasting and most influential groups in the musical history of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Formed in 1959, the band played a major role in the introduction and growing popularity of boucher, which vitalized the Cuban-influenced rumba, and soukous. Initially co-led by saxophonists[...]

So far we had; / Tot dusver hadden we reeds; Boya Ye from 1985 Faux Pas from 1983 Bameli Soy from 1987 Keyna from 1984 Ba Gerants Ya Mabala from 1984 Eswi Yo Wapi from 1983 with Pamelo Mounk'a from 1983 La Beauté d'une Femme from 1985 Beyanga from 1986 The Full Wiki on M'bilia[...]

One of the most famous Congolese rumba bands in the early sixties was Les Bantous de la Capitale. Founded by former musicians of Orchestre T.P.O.K. Jazz and Orchestre Rock a Mambo. Members were Alphonse Ntaloulou, Celestin N'Kouka, De La Lune, Dicky Baroza, Domingo Louya, Ganga Edo, Jean Serge Essous, José Missamou, Kabako Lambert, Kosmos Moutouari,[...]

Ze smaken zoals ze kraken.. Bij het zien van een jaren 70 Congolese elpee op Pathé Marconi gaat het hart direkt wat sneller kloppen. Dit is er zo eentje. Wat een prachtige plaat weer. Kouka Celio, Pamelo Mounk'a en Kosmos Moutouari vormden deze band. Al hun albums trekken enthousiaste luisteraars en deze zal daarop geen[...]

Goodmorning groovers, it's been some time since we've seen them here. Les Bantous de la Capitale had quite some albums passing by over the years. The one we have today is a Congolese pressing on Socodi ( societé Congolaise du Disque ) which we hadn't seen so far. It contains some good songs and some,[...]

Singer Josky Kiambukuta who worked with le grand maître Franco for so long took a side step with Rigo Star making this album. I love to see the records in the store they took the frontcovers picture, Tchico, Theo Blaise, Pamelo Moun'ka, Pierre Moutouari, Franco, Rochereau, all the 80's albums we like so much. ([...]

Over the past years we had a couple of lp's with Trio CePaKos, with Pamelo Mounk’a and Kosmos Moutouari. The 'Ce' stands for Celestin Kouka Celio and today we have an album of their Orchestre le Peuple but just with Kouka C. Celio. It sounds as bright as we already hoped it would, just love[...]

Singer Ballou Canta worked with Tele Music, Ray Lema, Pamelo Mounk'a, Zao and Abeti. He was one of the founders of 'Soukous Stars'. On this LP on Eddy'Son label he appears with; Syran, Mimi, Master, Dave Sakou, Ti Paul Nollet, Pierre Letchoumayen, Jimmy Nvondo, Priso Fefe, Freddo and Roger. Listen to this. tracks; 1 Sambala[...]

I'm gonna tell you straight away, posting this album is a kind of compromise. It contains a few things I would not post when standing on it's own. Nigerian reggae for instance, I think reggae should be from Jamaica. And how about rock and roll sung in wolof from Senegal. As a whole however I[...]

It is Kosmos Moutouari week I guess at the GG. After Orchestre Sinza and Les Bantous de la Capitale, today an album by Orchestre le Peuple and Trio Ce Pa Kos. Back in 1972, Kouka Celestin, Bemba Pamelo Mounk'a and Kosmos Moutouari left Les Bantous de la Capitale. It took the musical pioneers one year[...]

Emerged from Les Bantous de la Capitale, le Trio CePaKos ( Celio, Pamelo and Kosmos ) co-founded this Orchestra, 'Le Peuple', the people in 1973. Three vocalists who needed a new band while the band they left was in need of new singers and recruited Théo Blaise Kounkou, Pambou Tchico Tchicaya and Joseph 'José' Missamou.[...]

Gente, hoje sou feliz pa'caramba. O sorte que eu tenho, não é molhe não. Olhe o que achei, um pedaço de ouro que te vai fazer doido. Abaixe rapido. Look what I found today. On my never ending search for records I went to a town I don't visit frequently and got real lucky. The[...]

The last Global Sampler, no 22, was posted end of februari, I've got some catching up to do. So here's volume 23. It takes you along the posts between feb.12 and feb.27. tracks; 1 Hi-Life International - All that glitters 2 Docteur Nico - Lakisa bango 3 Horace Andy - Money money 4 Sam Mangwana[...]