Vata mombasa biography of michael
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NGOMA: THE SOUL OF CONGO
(3 CD or 3 LP set from Planet Ilunga PI 10)
This is the press release, written by me. I also compiled and annotated the collection
Ngoma: the Soul of Congo is a compilation that spans the years from to as the Belgian Congo emerged from colonial subjugation into the first flower of Independence. Singers and players came to Congo's capital Lopoldville, from all over Central Africa — from the busy streets of Brazzaville on the opposite shore of the Congo river to the vast plateau of Mbanza Congo in Angola, from the mineral rich areas of Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) in the Deep South to the lively docks of Kisangani (Stanleyville) in the northeast, from the rocky wastes of Mbandaka (Coquilhatville) in the West to the majestic forests of Bukavu (Costermansville) in the East.
Lopoldville became a cauldron of musical syncretism between the African rhythms that arrived with these musicians and the European, Caribbean and Cuban tunes that we
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One Look at Lipua Lipua
The grupp I am speaking about is the band Lipua Lipua. This band was a grupp that was from another band: Bella Bella. In , Bella Bella had left the Veve Label to form eller gestalt their own label. Bella Bella made a sng that would soon become the other band for the Veve Label. That band became known as Lipua Lipua. The original members included Pierre Bissikita, Kevin Kayembe, Tonton Ricos, Mulembu Tshibau, Mbubi Malanda, Nyboma, and Pepe Kalle. They produced some songs like Massale, Lusamba, Nkoleta, and Mombassa. But their signature song was Kamale which would be the song of the year in Zaire.
But Lipua Lipua experienced some departures like Pepe Kalle, Pierre Bissikita, and others. Bissikita formed his own grupp Makosso and Pepe Kalle went back to fully doing his ba
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KTM report
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Consolidated Report
27 April
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