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openmind
who: Kékélé
what: Rumba Congo
when: 2001
where: Stern's Africa
sound like: Pop-Folk
and on: nov-2004
resulting in: 14 tracks
which makes: 88,10 MB
using lame at: 192 kB
and some more:
Kekele's Rumba Congo is an album that brings together
seven decorated veterans of Congolese rumba's golden
age. All of these musicians have been playing since the
1960s and one, Papa Noel, has been into the Congolese
scene since 1957. It is an enduring strand (Kekele is
the Lingala word for a fibrous vine woven to make rope
in the Congo) that harks back to the graceful elegance
of the classic rumba of the Congo, whose main appeal is
its sensuous charm. The Cuban influence, along with
myriad other influences, has been inflected and melded
into Congolese rumba. The rumba magicians have reworked
rhythms and melodies via their native tongue, Lingala.
This classic Congolese rumba is a welcome antidote to
the surfeit of soukous stars who have succumbed to
instant success by producing albums that reek of
repetition, exaggeration, and uninventive guitar
exercises. Here is the full glory of Congolese rumba,
played with style and an elegant sensuality that is
without equal in the world of African music. Why anyone
would want to abandon such an appealing and diversely
rich music such as this is hard to comprehend. It is a
credit to these and other Congolese musicians who have
kept this music alive and revived it amidst the welter
of soukous clones. There is no filler here, only
unguent guitar work, honey-laced vocals, piping-hot
percussion, and tight fat horns. It would be difficult
to top this recording for Congolese rumba album of the
year or, for that matter, African album of the year.
Highly recommended.
Mark Romano - www.allmusic.com
track list:
│ 01 Mbote Ya Pamba
│ 02 Dido
│ 03 Mandze Mandze
│ 04 Baninga
│ 05 Elembetele Lala
│ 06 Massamour
│ 07 Pinzoli Ya Africa
│ 08 Kubola
│ 09 Patenge
│ 10 Gina
│ 11 Kaka Ngai
│ 12 Success Ya Grand Kalle
│ 13 Otaga Ya Bolingo
│ 14 Likambo
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