Monday, May 11, 2009

Happy Monday...Song of The Moment

I hope all the Mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. Happy Birthday to my little sister Zynia, today she turns 12 years old!! She's getting big! Enjoy your day, Baby Sis!

I am in the midst of listening to Werrason & Wenge Maison Mere: Mayi Ya Sika, Temps Present. Later this week I will have a review of this album and also reviews of other albums at a later date as I get my hands on newer music. I'm about a year late to hearing this album but as they say "Better late than never" :)

SONG OF THE MOMENT


TELECHARGEMENT/DL



I will return with the 05.09.09 episode of Tambour d'Afrique soon. Stay tuned.
Until then please listen to the Song of The Moment, "Le Petrolier" by Blaise Bula. Thank you for being a listener and a fan of Tambour d'Afrique!!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE 05.02.09





TELECHARGEMENT/DL


01 PAPA WEMBA - BAKWETU (OPENING THEME)
02 ORCHESTRE ZEMBE ZEMBE - KENGE
03 VERKYS & L'ORCHESTRE VEVE - MARELLO TOZONGANA
04 PAMELO MOUNKA - L'ARGENT APPELLE L'ARGENT
05 MBILIA BEL - ESWI YO WAPI


KWAMY vs FRANCO


06 TABU LEY & KWAMY MUNSI et L'AFRICAN FIESTA - FAUX MILLIONAIRE

KWAMY MUNSI formally of OK JAZZ joins l'African Fiesta after a disagreement with FRANCO. On this song he claims the FRANCO is not as wealthy as he allegedly claims and goes around writing bad checks.

07 FRANCO & TP OK - CHICOTTE

FRANCO responds to KWAMY MUNSI'S claims with the song CHICOTTE (a chicotte is a type of whip). FRANCO speaks to KWAMY like a wayward child and reminds him that he created him and he can still "whip" him! At the end of the song SIMARRO LUTUMBA explains exactly where the beef started. KWAMY asked FRANCO for a new truck and when FRANCO refused he left OK JAZZ and wrote the song FAUX MILLIONAIRE. SIMARRO explains that it is only right that FRANCO respond with this song because KWAMY was spreading lies about the same person who gave him life as a performer.

08 FRANCO & TP OK JAZZ - COURSE AU POUVIOR

This is another song directed @ KWAMY. COURSE AU POUVIOR means "The road to power" roughly translated. Later KWAMY MUNSI would return to OK JAZZ as a vocalist.

09 FRANCO & TP OK JAZZ - CHERIE BONDWE
10 YOULOU MABIALA - JUDOKA
11 JEANNOT BOMBENGA & VOX AFRICA - MOBALI YA NGELELE
12 JEANNOT BOMBENGA & VOX AFRICA - BIKA MUNU BAMPANGI

R.I.P. LIONEL LE GRAND (RADIO SOLIEL D'AYITI)


13 FRANCO & TP OK JAZZ - KINSIONA
14 ROCHEREAU - KASHAMA NKOY



15 BOZI BOZIANA - LA SIRENE
16 WERRASON - 13 ANS
17 KOFFI OLOMIDE - CLASSE TENDRESSE
18 ZAIKO LANGA LANGA - ZAIKO WA WA (CLOSING THEME)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Some Videos...

Werrason - Sol Demi Amour



Didier Lacoste - Bizou



Fally Ipupa - Celebration of African Rhythms (Bastille, Paris)