VA – Congo Funk! (Vinyl)

The making of Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) our long-awaited journey to the musical heart of the African continent, took the Analog Africa Team on two journeys to Kinshasa and one to Brazzaville.

Selected meticulously from around 2000 songs and boiled down to 14, this compilation aims to showcase the many facets of the funky, hypnotic and schizophrenic tunes emanating from the two Congolese capitals nestled on the banks of the Congo River.

On its south shore, the city of Kinshasa capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country formerly known as Zare is often seen as Africas musical Mecca, the city that spawned such immortal bands as African Jazz, O.K. Jazz and African Fiesta, and the place to which aspiring musicians from throughout the continent would go to make a name for themselves.

But the city of Brazzaville on the north shore of the river capital of the Congo Republic played an equally important role in spreading Congolese sounds continentally. In addition to producing legendary bands such as Les Bantous de la Capital, it was the powerful transmitters of Radio Brazzaville that allowed the unmistakable groove of Congolese Rumba to be heard as far away as Nairobi, Yaound, Luanda and Lusaka thus turning the electric guitar into the continents most important instrument!

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Tracklist:
A1 Petelo Vicka Et Son Nzazi Sungu Lubuka 7:50
A2 Groupe Minzoto Ya Zare Mfuur Ma 5:00
A3 M.B.T’s M.B.T’s Sound 3:50
A4 Abeti Et Les Redoutables Musique Tshiluba 3:15
B1 Trio Bydoli Lalia 5:00
B2 Tabu Ley Et L’Orchestre Afrisa Adeito 6:45
B3 Les Bantous De La Capitale Ngantsie Soul 8:30
C1 Les Frres Soki Et L’Orchestre Bella-Bella Nganga 8:40
C2 Orchestre Celi Bitshou Tembe Na Tembe Ya Nini 7:20
C3 Lolo* Et L’Orchestre O.K. Jazz Lolo Soulfire 3:35
D1 Zaiko Langa Langa Femme Ne Pleure Pas 6:00
D2 Orchestre O.K. Jazz Kiwita Kumunani 3:50
D3 G.O. Malebo Fiance Laya 5:05
D4 Orchestre National Du Congo Ah! Congo 3:20