East of Africa

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dakar Sound
• ASIN: B00003GPQF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,517 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mama Tsheba

2. Ngai Mobo Aye

3. Mama Kwela

4. Majo

5. Frigera

6. Kosia Confinace Te

7. Mamu Wa Mpoy

8. Bolole

9. Madou Whiskey Soda

10. Vie Ya Kindruma

11. Mirielle Mwana

12. Mokole Okaya

13. Tika Kutupende Kolo

14. Africa Chachacha

15. Yokoka Toli Nana

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Congolese pop music!, December 13, 2001

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This review is from: East of Africa (Audio CD)

A gorgeous collection of early Congolese pop, recorded around 1960. This features some of the biggest names in the business, early in their careers, artists like Manu Dibangu, Docteur Nico and Grand Kalle, performing in a number of record label "house bands," which had nondescript names like the African Team, African Jazz, Negro Succes, etc.... Interestingly, this CD is not a new set that was assembled after the fact: it is actually a reissue of a compilation album that came out in the early '60s. Features plenty of unbelievably cool, hypnotic guitar work, some relatively mellow horn charts, and several tunes that are real doozies, in particular, "Tika Kutupende Kolo," which seems to take its main riff from the song "La Bamba..." This is thoughtfully followed by a fine example of African-style Cuban-flavored rumba, also by the band, African Jazz. An outstanding album -- highly recommended!