Today we venture to Congo with sounds spanning from the late 50's to the present day!
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Album Focus - Congo Funk (Analog Africa No.38)
Congo Funk! - Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No. 38) - Selected meticulously from around 2000 songs and boiled down to 14, this compilation aims to showcase the many facets of the funky, hypnotic and schizophrenic tunes emanating from the two Congolese capitals nestled on the banks of the Congo River. Congo Funk! is the story of the sounds and labels that filled the void left by european labels in the late 60s up towards to 80s.Lolo et L'Orchestre O.K Jazz
Lolo SoulfirePetelo Vicka et Son Nzazi
Sungu LubukaAbeti et les Redoutables
Musique TshilubaEnd of Album Focus
Verckys & L’Orchestre Vévé
Oui verckysVerckys & L'Orchestre Vévé
Sex VeveLes Bantous De La Capitale
Pot-pourri sur le passéDoctor Nico, l'African Fiesta
LolitaKékélé
LikamboClan African Jazz
DorisClan African Jazz
Batela Mwana Na BisoFranco & le T.P OK Jazz
Kwita KumunaniOrchestre Grand Piza
Fouati - Part, 1Conscious LIstening
OK Jazz, later renamed TPOK Jazz (short for Tout Puissant Orchestre Kinois de Jazz), was a Congolese rumba band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo established in 1956 and fronted by Franco Formed in modern day Kinshasha, . At one time in the late 1970s and early 1980s the band grew to more than fifty members. During that period, it often split into two groups; one group stayed in Kinshasa, playing in nightclubs there, while the other group toured in Africa, Europe and North AmericaFranco, Simaro, Jolie Detta, TPOK Jazz
MassuGrand Kallé
Tujala TshibembaBella Bella, Les Frères Soki
Nganga - 1erTabu Ley Rochereau
En Amour Ya Pas De CalculEmpire Bakuba
Mokili kalembe - Part 2.Bibi Den's Tshibayi
Africa MawaAlbum Focus - Roots Of OK Jazz
FRANCO, VICKY, ROSSIGNOL, ESSOUS, DE LA LUNE, DESSOIN, ROITELET, DE WAYON, & NGANGA - were creating a style of music that was to conquer all of Africa and strongly influence several generations of musicians. This album features the founders of the Tout-Puissant O.K JAZZ in their first recordings. Originally released on Crammed in 1993, this beautiful 20-song collection - rereleased as part of the "Congo Classics" series on Crammed that began with "Roots of Rumba Rock" in 2006 - documents the fine early work of the "Tout-Pouissant Orchestre Kinois de Jazz" or Almighty Kinshasa Jazz Orchestra, as led by the imposing "Grand Maître" Lokanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi aka Franco. In the mid-fifties, modern afro-cuban music served a cultural role in Congo similar to that of Rock 'n Roll in the West: played by the young for the young, it was adorned with all the charms of rebellion. Recorded the year preceding the official launch of O.K Jazz in June 1956, these tracks provide the last missing elements for a complete discography of this considerable orchestra (more than a hundred LPs, more than a thousand songs); they have been lovingly restored from original 78 rpm record by Vincent Kenis, producer of Crammed's "Congotronics" release series and renowned expert on Congolese music, who also provides extensive liner notes for the compilationDe Wayon
Mabele Yo OkanisakaRoitelet
Houlala MopanziDessoin
Wapi Yo ?Congo International
Ntunti - Part. 2Sam Mangwana, Empompo Loway
Wayiki