What's Your Name, Again?

One of my first blog entries for this blog was Nkombo Ya Yo Nini. As I delved into the collection of Congolese music I had acquired I noticed that many songs I loved were titled simply by a woman's name. The songs almost always had great stories at their center and expressed a lot of emotion ranging from sheer happiness to melancholy. Congolese music is very expressive by nature but something about those songs dedicated to a particular individual that seem that much more emotional.

Anyway just yesterday a Tambour d'Afrique follower left a comment under that post with a very nice mix of Congolese rumba attached. The mix was inspired by my blog post Nkombo Ya Yo Nini and shares the same name. Once I heard it I had to share it.
Thank you, Antony for sharing your wonderful mix with us! Check out his Mixcloud page where he posts under the name Lemonzorba

Nkombo Ya Yo Nini (What's Your Name?) Soukous - Mix 2 by Lemonzorba on Mixcloud

01 Sandra - Empire Bakuba
02 Saley - Orchestra Les Trois Freres
03 Cheri Popo - Yaya Mbuta Mashakado (RIP)
04 Ange B - Otis Mbutu Et Matchata
05 Djessy - Kanda Bongo Man
06 Rosa - Mav Cacharel
07 Jane Otiemo - Passi-Jo Kichar
08 Djina - 4 Stars
09 Amour Madinina - Ballou Canta