Soukous

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    Lucien Bokilo
     
    Bon Voyage
    World music - Congo, Rumba, Soukous
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    Samba Mapangala & Virunga
     
    Live on Tour
    An unforgettable night with East Africa's most beloved singer live on tour with a red-hot all-star band, plus bonus tracks "Obama Ubarikiwe" remixes. This digital-only release is a must-have collector's item for all fans of Samba Mapangala and Virunga.
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    malula manesi baba
     
    baluka ba puissances basuka kaka na yo
    From childhood singing was the only way he could express his pain and sorrows through hard or easy time his patience is what lead him to compose and write songs of praise and worship, the fruit of patience that shines to those who can wait.
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    Cold Joon
     
    Politricks & Solutions: The Political Anthology of Cold Joon 2002-08
    World beat dance grooves meets progressive, anti-Georgie politics.
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    Quatre Etoiles du Zaire
     
    Live in London
    Classic Congolese soukous from the Quatre Etoiles (Four Stars) at the peak of their career, a stellar performance at the WOMAD festival in England, 1996.
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    Sam Mangwana
     
    Patria Querida
    The King of Congolese rumba has been singing for half a century and just keeps getting better. His first release since 2003 includes greatest hits plus two newly recorded songs celebrating his ancestral homeland of Angola.
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    Syran Mbenza
     
    Symbiose: With the Best of Paris
    The extraordinary master guitarist took a break from his work with the Quatre Etoiles to release a solo album in 1990. The best soukous ambiance, everything you love about the Four Stars and more. Rare, out-of-print, available now for downloads.
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    Kékélé
     
    Live: Tournée Américaine & Canadienne
    The sensational Kékélé, captured live on their 2005 North American tour. The group that reinvented classic Congolese acoustic rumba gives a perfect concert performance. Genius guitars, sublime harmonies, sax solos, awesome accordion embellishment.
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    Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga
     
    Virunga Volcano
    Classic East African dance music: rumba and soukous topped off by the sublime voice of Samba Mapangala. Sorry, CDs are now out of print but downloads are available here on CD Baby. All proceeds go direct to artist.
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    Teddy Matamba
     
    Au secour
    African Angola RDC Gospel rumba soukouss
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    Top Albums

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    Depipson
    Suzana
    This is the first complete bottle dance album ever produced.it blends the traditional folk music of the north west province of cameroon with ambassi bay ,soukous and makossa.it combines the dexterity of its command and follow with thunderous guitars.
    Depipson is from the North West Province of Cameroon.He is a multi talented not only playing bottle dance but also does excellently makossa, soukouss , ndombolo, high-life,COUPE DECALE,ZOUK CONGOLESE RUMBA,hE SINGS IN MANY LANGUAES LIKE ENGLISH,FRENCH, SPANISH, PIDGIN ENGLISH,AND MORE, ALSO CHECH OUT HIS OTHER COMPOSITINS LIKE: CONGOSSA, MARIA, ZERO MORT, AND MAMI NYANGA This is a unique manifestation of artistic expertise in developing heart piercing lyrics,melody and rhythm through a tactical fusion of COUPE DECALE(Ivory Coast) with MAKOSSA(Cameroon),Soukouss and Ndombolo(Congo), High-life(Nigeria and Ghana),Bottle Dance(Bamenda) and also a blend of Caribean Zouk with Congolese rumba. SONGS are written in 9 different languages:English, French, Spanish,Pinyin,Douala,Pidgin English or creole, Lingala,Nkambe,Bali and more. From a Socio-Politico- Analytic perspective,Depipson harmers hard on the leaders of our societies,human oddities,love relations and the senseless struggle and fighting for power while neglecting the absolute need of the masses (especially in ZERO MORT -POLITICIANS, CONGOSSA,AFRICA,WOMAN,JE NE SAIS PAS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.) .Depipson is an African born artist from the North West Province of Cameroon.His music career started way back before elementary education playing in his village youth orchestra,then in school bands like a flute player later joined College and university orchestra,and made his way through education without being distracted like most of his friends. After his University education, he became a famous teacher in High Schools and Colleges in Douala where he made with great artist of the time like Manulo Nguime, Maurice Njoume, late Sam Bacho, Toucouleur, and started recording his first album with Manulo and Jeannot Ebelle in 1995 entitled MAMI NYANGA. He left Cameroon for USA in 1997 and released his second album ZERO MORT IN 2000 with the help of a Ghanian producer ,Mannie Mensah of Afrisong Records backed by the soukouss stars of Congo.In 2001, released a complete Bottle Dance CD- SUZANA- traditional but club-like kind of command and dance music of the North West Province of Cameroon.After this album he spent 5 years in the studio to come out with twin release hits of MARIA vol.1 and CONGOSSA vol.2.with his own group FOLO FOLO.(the mouth piece of the masses) He is also a holder of a Nursing Diploma and had worked as a Therapeutic Counselor in Public Schools in Philadelphia and later in the New Jersey State Hospital
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    Samba Mapangala & Virunga
    Live on Tour
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    Nouvelle Ecriture Cour Des Grand
    Hiroshima
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    N'Gouma Lokito
    Best of N'Gouma Lokito
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    Nana Kwame Ampadu I & The African Brothers Band Int'l
    Abena Fosua Wuo
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      Top Songs

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      1.
      Kabibi
      Syran Mbenza
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      Bana ba Cameroun
      Sam Mangwana
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      Patria Querida
      Sam Mangwana
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      Padrinho
      Sam Mangwana
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      Transberos
      Sam Mangwana
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      Souzana
      Sam Mangwana
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