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Soukous was chosen by Island Records producer Ben Mandelson and Togolese entrepreneur Richard Dick as the title of a 1982 compilation, Sound D'Afrique II: Soukous. The compilation included music from Mali and Cameroon alongside "Madeleina," a track from Pablo 'Porthos' Lubadika's 1981 album Ma Coco, which gained significant attention in Europe. [8]
The Rough Guide to Congo Gold is a world music compilation album originally released in 2008. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release focuses on the soukous genre of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with tracks from the 1960s to 90s. The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.
Soukous albums (3 C, 3 P) G. Soukous groups (10 P) M. ... Soukous songs (3 P) Pages in category "Soukous" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
[24] [25] [26] His third studio album Kafou Kafou, debuted in July 2000, later won him the Judges' Special Awards at the 2001 Kora Awards for his contribution to African music. [7] [12] In 2009, William clinched the accolade of Best Soukous Entertainer at the IRAWMA Awards. [27] In September 2003, he issued his fourth studio album, Mondongo. [28]
Rochereau used the album as an opportunity to re-record highlights from the previous 20 years of his career. While the album is a soukous recording, described in its liner notes as "Zairean pop," it also features elements from other genres, such as Latin music, jazz, rock and R&B, as well as Congoloese dance rhythms such as madiaba and kwassa ...
The Choc Stars are a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The band was founded in 1983 by Ben Nyamabo , and has since published over 50 albums. The apex of their success was in the 1980s, when guitarist and vocalist Bozi Boziana wrote some of their most appreciated hits, such as Sandu Kotti , Alena , Mbuta-Mutu , and ...
This article is the discography of Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, [1] commonly known as Papa Wemba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016) who was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous and ndombolo.
The album was produced by Ned Sublette and Sean Barlow. [6] It was recorded in Central Park, in New York City, in June 1992. [7] Kanda played for around 6,000 people. [5] The concert was broadcast as part of NPR's "AfroPop Worldwide" program. [8] Kanda sang in Lingala. [5] The majority of the band was made up of African and French musicians. [9]