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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]
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[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 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]
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His soukous music swept Africa and he would be proclaimed "king", hence the slogan "It is Aurlus Mabele the new king of the soukous". [3] In 25 years he has sold more than 10 million albums and contributed to making soukous known outside continent. [3] He player many concerts, despite suffering a stroke. In June 2009 he played in the West ...
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