Online Catalogue:BROWSE BY COUNTRY AND REGION:Congo - Kinshasa:Music on CD
A new selection of live songs recorded during a performance with the Congobeat for World routes 2004. Maseko combines Afro pop, rumba soukous and acoustic Cuban roots. Includes liner notes with lyrics. 11 tracks, 71:59 mins, UK.
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £13.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An album recorded in Kinshasa by Wendo Kolosoy, the founding father of Congolese rumba with his regular band, Victoria Bakolo Mikizi. 11 tracks, 61:11 mins, FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.
2002 Compact Disc Our Price: £16.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An album of mellow Congolese rumbas with guitar and saxophone highlights. Fanfan is accompanied by singers Josky Kiambukuta, Deesse Mukangi, Luciana and Ballou Canta. 7 tracks, 51:01 mins, UK. LAA RECORDS.
2004 Compact Disc Our Price: £16.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
Re-release of the 1986 album and 1984 single. Tracks: La Beaute D'Une Femme, Ma Fille, Sina Mambo, Belle A Terre, Bameli Soy, King Sa, Loyenge and Ibeba. 75.51 mins, FRANCE. SYLLART PRODUCTIONS.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
A new album by one of the Congo's most famous voices showcasing Congolese rumba and the distinctive Paris Zouk sounds. 10 tracks, 53:22 mins, UK. STERN'S DISTRIBUTION.
2004 Compact Disc
Our Price: £13.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
11 tracks including: Decision Echange Maloba, Bolingo Etondi Ba Souvenirs, Nganda Parcelle Bavanda, 7 Ans De Mariage, Iran-Irak, In Memoriam Lukusa, Layile and Massu, FRANCE. STERN'S
7 tracks including: Tokabola Ba Sentiment, Tala Ye Na Miso and Nganda Lopango Batekisa. 73:30 mins, FRANCE. STERN'S DISTRIBUTION.
Re-release of the 1986 album. Tracks: Beyanga, Mano Mongba, Mobali Na Ngai Wana, Napika, Nadina, Wendenda and Ngalaka. 64:20 mins, FRANCE. SYLLART PRODUCTIONS.
2006 1986 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
More rereleases of the Congolais chanteuse and her svengali, Tabu Ley. 8 tracks: Boya Ye, Tonton Skol, Shawuri Yako, Yamba Ngai, Ba Gerants Ya Mabala, Ba jeu De Coin, Paka Wewe and Boni Yo Boye. 62:20 mins, FRANCE. SYLLART PRODUCTIONS.
2005 1999 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
A album of songs recorded in Kinshasa paying tribute to the most famous names in Congolese rumba, a fusion of smooth voices, elegant guitars and discret swing. 14 tracks, 67:01 mins, FRANCE. MARABI PRODUCTIONS.
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £16.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
Kekele brings the sound of the classic era of Congolese rhumba music back and features many of the musicians from the classic bands of the sixties and seventies. 11 tracks, 62:09 mins, FRANCE.
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £15.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
The first volume of classic songs brought together to celebrate the Congolese music of Franco, Sam Mangwana and their band, OK Jazz. Includes Toyeba Yo, Laissez nous Tranquille, Les Rumeurs, and Zala Sportif. 7 tracks, 77:11 mins, FRANCE. NGOYARTO,
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Reissue of the 1983 album with 8 tracks, including: Eswi Yo Wapi, Quelle Mechancete, Faux Pas and Nazali Mwasi. 34:15 mins, FRANCE. SYLLART PRODUCTIONS.
2005 1983 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
2001 Compact Disc Our Price: £8.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
Documents the state of the music in 1957 in the urbanizing Katanga mine culture where peoples lived together who did not normally do so. Recorded by Hugh Tracey. NETHERLANDS. SWP RECORDS.
2000 1957 Compact Disc Our Price: £13.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
For their 3rd album Kekele retrace their musical path back to the classic Cuban songs that were the source and inspiration of Congolese rumba. 12 tracks, 61:21 mins, UK. STERN’S.
2006 Compact Disc Our Price: £11.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An album of previously unreleased tracks. Recorded during the band's heyday in the late 1970s, this album showcases their distinctive Kinshasa sound and raucous vocals. 9 tracks, 53:11 mins, UK. RETRO AFRIC.
2005 Compact Disc Our Price: £14.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An exploration of the links between Afro-Cuban music and sensual mutuashi rhythms. 12 tracks, 64:49 mins, UK.
1996 Compact Disc Our Price: £10.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
In the twenty years that this 2 disc collection spans, Papa Wemba rose from a cult following in Zaire to global stardom. This collection of Wemba's most outstanding recordings features tracks that have never been available on CD until now, including several rare singles. In addition to duets with Pepe Kalle, Wendo Kolosoy and Koffi Olomide, the album showcases Wemba's legendary band, Viva la Musica. CD1, 1977 1983: 8 tracks, 68:33 mins, CD2, 1984 1997: 10 tracks, 56:13 mins, UK.
2004 DOUBLE Compact Disc Our Price: £15.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
A cocktail of calypso, merengue, ragga and soukous zouk from the Congolese singer. 10 tracks, 46:29 mins, FRANCE. CREON MUSIC.
2002 1995 Compact Disc
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This recording shows that the edge of the Ituri Forest was the scene not only for economic interaction but also for musical interaction. NETHERLANDS. SWP RECORDS.
2000 1952 Compact Disc Our Price: £13.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
The second volume of classic songs brought together to celebrate the Congolese music of Franco, Sam Mangwana and their band, OK Jazz. Includes Alimatou, Luka Mobali Moko, Nzuzi, Zenaba (live), and Ou Est Le Serieux? 12 tracks, 77:48 mins, FRANCE. NGOYARTO,
The inter-locked guitars, swinging horn sections and sublime vocal harmonies are what make Congolese rumba the most exciting and infectious dance music in Africa. 'The Rough Guide To Congo Gold' picks out some of the best examples from rumba innovators that include Franco & OK Jazz, Tabu Ley Rochereau, 'Docteur' Nico, Sam Mangwana and Madilu. 12 tracks, 73:49 mins, UK. ROUGH GUIDES.
2008 9781906063238 Compact Disc Our Price: £6.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An album dedicated to the varied sound of Congolese rumba. Ballou Canta and Luciana Demigongo have worked with superstars such as Papa Wemba and Koffi Olomide. In this collection of songs they develop their own rumba sounds refining the nonchalant elegance of yesterday's rumba with swooping vocal harmonies and pulsating guitars and percussion. 12 tracks, 61:27 mins, EUROPEAN UNION. DOCURA.
2004 Compact Disc Our Price: £14.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
Re-release of the 1986 album and 1985 single. Tracks: Sarah, Nadina [sung in kiSwahili], Bwale, Residence Marina, Nzoto Na ngai Se Moko Oyo, Gagne Gagne Perdu Perdu, Bakwit and Vina. 68:30 mins, FRANCE. SYLLART PRODUCTIONS.
Samba's latest album, featuring Bopol and other members of Orchestra Virunga. They pro-moted the album and other great hits during a UK tour in March 2006. 7 tracks in Swahili and Lingala. UK. STERN'S.
New album by the Congolese musician. 10 tracks, 62:20 mins, SOUTH AFRICA. GALLO RECORD COMPANY,
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £11.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
Songwriter, singer, talent scout, music-publisher, record company executive and even, most recently, a politician, 'Rochereau' (because he was the only one in his class who could identify a certain French hero as Colonel Pierre Denfert-Rochereau) 'Tabu Ley' (added as Congo's own 'Authenticite' programme got underway) is captured here in a double-Compact Disc compilation during his golden years from the very early 60s through to the late 70s when he wrote some of his finest songs and gave some of his greatest performances. A time when he was as happy to write jingles for OMO soap powder, as he was unafraid to experiment with extended workouts and let his band have its way A confection of African pop at its very best: melodic, vibrant, beautifully crafted and while well aware of what was going on in the rest of the world and securely anchored in Congolese rumba. Includes a full-colour, 44-page booklet with detailed notes plus rare photos. UK. STERN'S DISTRIBUTION.
2007 Compact Disc Set Our Price: £15.99 Including VAT at 17.5%
An album of West African beats and melodies based on complex percussions and rhythms. 10 tracks, 40:55 mins, BELGIUM. SANZA PRODUCTIONS,
2003 Compact Disc Our Price: £12.95 Including VAT at 17.5%
