Beautiful. I haven't listened to Congolese music in quite some time, but this is very catchy. It is a lovely tribute to one of the legends of the Congolese music scene, including the immortal song, "Mario."
Showing posts with label rumba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rumba. Show all posts
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Merengue Sounds from West Central Africa
Lovely Congolese 'rumba' band plays a merengue. It's uncanny how similar these Congolese merengue songs were to the guitar-based merengue from the Dominican Republic, and the widespread appeal of Caribbean and Latin music in Central Africa (in addition to influences from Europe, such as Tino Rossi). I highly recommend Dr. Nico's music, African Jazz, and an Angolan band, África Ritmos, for Angolan takes on merengue. If I remember correctly, some members of Les Bantous de la Capitale ended up in the French Antilles, further complicating the waves of musical exchange that connected the Caribbean and Africa during this time. Here's one more merengue from Les Bantous, here!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Cuento Na Ma: Cuban Music in the Congo
Franco & OK Jazz covered an old Cuban son by Miguelito Cuni beautifully. They even sing the original in Spanish though the pronunciation may be off... The main difference here is the guitar usually plays what the pianist would play in Cuban son or son montuno. Franco does an excellent job with guitar and the bassist almost sounds...funky in the American 1960s since.
Here is their cover, a Johnny Pacheco cover from the 1960s, and the original Cuban song.
Here is their cover, a Johnny Pacheco cover from the 1960s, and the original Cuban song.
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