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              who: K‚k‚l‚
             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:


          ³ 01 Mbote Ya Pamba
          ³ 02 Dido
          ³ 03 Mandze Mandze
          ³ 04 Baninga
          ³ 05 Elembetele Lala
          ³ 06 Massamour
          ³ 07 Pinzoli Ya Africa
          ³ 08 Kubola
          ³ 09 Patenge
          ³ 10 Gina
          ³ 11 Kaka Ngai
          ³ 12 Success Ya Grand Kalle
          ³ 13 Otaga Ya Bolingo
          ³ 14 Likambo



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