Congo Acoustic

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Mose "Fan Fan" returns to the roots of Congolese rumba with a fluid acoustic guitar style that harks back to the 1950s heydays of Jean-Bosco Mwenda and Wendo. But this is no mere exercise in nostalgia. Fan Fan brings his decades of experience with Franco and OK Jazz and with Somo Somo into play to produce a very satisfying, gently percolating, tasty blend of an album. Fan Fan's supple guitar and warm voice are featured, and the sound is filled out by accordion, melodica, saxophone, bass, and percussion. The sweet-voiced female backup singer Deesse Mukangi steps into the lead role on the lovely song "Mama Yeye." Tribute is paid to the late Franco in the sad and moving "Lwambo," and the subtle interplay of musicians is the focus of the two instrumentals on this recording. Another standout tune is "Sikulu," which features a surprising and effective saxophone solo. If you enjoyed Sam Mangwana's Galo Negro CD, be sure to check out Fan Fan's Congo Acoustic. --Jeff Grubb

Congo Acoustic,Mose,Triple Earth,Afro-Pop,Congolese,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Soukous,Zaire

Average customer rating: Luminous, vibrant, life-affirming

Congo Acoustic Mose Manufacturer: Triple Earth ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Zaire & Congo | Africa | International | Styles | Music Soukous | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000J7RC Release Date: 1999-12-01

Tracks:

1. Solo B'nite
2. Kuala Rumba
3. Mama Yeye
4. Sikulu
5. Bana Ba Congo
6. Lwambo
7. Somato
8. Malimba

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Mose "Fan Fan" returns to the roots of Congolese rumba with a fluid acoustic guitar style that harks back to the 1950s heydays of Jean-Bosco Mwenda and Wendo. But this is no mere exercise in nostalgia. Fan Fan brings his decades of experience with Franco and OK Jazz and with Somo Somo into play to produce a very satisfying, gently percolating, tasty blend of an album. Fan Fan's supple guitar and warm voice are featured, and the sound is filled out by accordion, melodica, saxophone, bass, and percussion. The sweet-voiced female backup singer Deesse Mukangi steps into the lead role on the lovely song "Mama Yeye." Tribute is paid to the late Franco in the sad and moving "Lwambo," and the subtle interplay of musicians is the focus of the two instrumentals on this recording. Another standout tune is "Sikulu," which features a surprising and effective saxophone solo. If you enjoyed Sam Mangwana's Galo Negro CD, be sure to check out Fan Fan's Congo Acoustic. --Jeff Grubb

Customer Reviews:

Luminous, vibrant, life-affirming.......1999-07-10

If you've never had the joy of hearing African popular music before, this is a wonderful place to start. Kinshasha (Congo) guitarist Mose Se Sengo lays down a delicious, exquisite hour of music that... well, if it doesn't bring a smile and make you start thinking, "let's dance," you're not fully alive. If you can manage to reflect a bit when you're not just grooving to this wonderful music, you'll start thinking about the incredible encomium of cultures that produced it... the interlocking, incredible cross-rhythms of African drumming, the feedback from the harmonious encounters with Portuguese folk song and Carribean calypso, the electronics that creep in despite the CD's acoustic orientation... delicious, wonderful. The recording is luminous, and conveys the ambience of small club in which you're a specially invited guest. You won't hear soaring, ego-oriented solos or attention-getting vocals; instead, you'll hear an interleaved, communal rhythmic collective statement that works on you and slowly overwhelms you, teaching you that the small variations in the vocals and rhythms attest to a personal and spiritual statement that goes far beyond egoistic music -- oh heck, listen to this CD!!!!!!!! This ROCKS. And it is very beautiful.

Average customer rating:

Congo Acoustic Mose Manufacturer: Triple Earth ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Zaire & Congo | Africa | International | Styles | Music Soukous | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000257GV Release Date: 1999-12-01

Tracks:

1. Solo B'nite
2. Kuala Rumba
3. Mama Yeye
4. Sikulu
5. Bana Ba Congo
6. Lwambo
7. Somato
8. Malimba

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