Release : Samba Mapangala & Virunga - African Classics-Kenya
Artist : Samba Mapangala & Virunga
Album : African Classics-Kenya
Genre : Ethnic
Source : CDDA
Label : Sheer Sound
URL :
Date : 08-00-2008
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 198kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 10
Time : 74:26 min
Size : 107.72MB
1 Sungura 6:36
2 Malako 9:04
3 Fonseka 8:37
4 Muniache (Leave Me Alone) 4:28
5 Yembele (Flip-Flop) 10:06
6 Sister Ali 8:54
7 Siri (Secret) 5:03
8 Mabiala 9:54
9 Vidonge (Pills) 6:27
10 Dunia Tuna Pita (We're Just Passing Through The World) 5:17
Sheer Sound launches a brand new and amazing range of "African Classic" World
Music titles, which includes rarities as well as greatest hits by world renowned
African artists such as Franco, Orchestra Baobab, Ismael Lo, Boubacar Traore,
Bembeya Jazz International, Ambassadeurs ft Sailf Keita, Koffi Olomide, Rail
Band ft Mory Kante, Tabu Ley Rochereau and more.
http://www.sheersound.co.za/releases/SLCD/SLCD149.asp
African Classics: Samba Mapangala & Virunga
SLCD 149
The Virunga sound is a unique tasty musical brew from East/ Central Africa
concocted, experimented upon and perfected during a 26 year musical love affair
that continues to thrill audiences worldwide and is well represented in this
album - ôSamba Mapangala and Virungaö.
What is Virunga?: The guitar-rich, pulsing beat of benga rhythm, touched by a
family of other Kenyan styles, melded with East African rumba with its sparse,
clean guitar; horns, and saxes. Add a dash of Congolese rumba influence with
those tight vocals and long sebenes (instrumental climaxes) and youÆre only
starting to get close to describing this...
Intoxicating Benga rhythms from an iconic master from Congo/Kenya - East Africa.
"The telepathy that runs between the bass, drums and rhythmic guitar players of
this outfit is jaw-dropping" (Ian Anderson; Folk Roots (UK))
"Pure balm, he makes you wonder again why African music still awaits its Marley
moment of global breakthrough." (Nick Hasted; The Independent (UK))