Happy New Year!

2012 is done and a near year has come. Here are some videos to bring in the new year. Big thanks to Ndombholino (le Leader!), Drigo Mbaki and countless others who keep me up to date with new Congolese music with their blogs and youtube accounts. We here at Tambour d'Afrique wish you all Blessings and Peace for the new year!! Fally Ipupa - Power 001 Meje 30 - Mastor Celeo Scram - My Baby (Vieux Bula) NdOmbOlhinO MaJesTy - Sakana

SHOW DU 4 AOUT 2012/SHOW OF THE 4TH. OF AUGUST 2012

DIBLO DIBALA

Diblo Dibala, often known simply as Diblo, is a Congolese soukous musician,known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar. He was born in 1954 in Kisangani. He moved to Kinshasa as a child, and aged 15 won a talent competition which led to him playing guitar in Franco's TPOK band. Dibala remained with the group for only a short period, going on to play with Vox Africa, Orchestra Bella Mambo and Bella Bella, in which band he first played with Kanda Bongo Man. In 1979, he moved to Brussels, and in 1981 he joined Kanda Bongo Man's band in Paris. Their first album, Iyole (1981), was a success. Diblo became a sought after session guitarist, working with Pepe Kalle and many other soukous musicians. In the mid 1980s, he formed his own band, Loketo (meaning 'hips'), with singer Aurlus Mabele. A few years later, that band broke up, and in 1990 he formed a new group, Matchatcha, which is still active. Dibala continues to perform in the United States. Over the summer he performed at several venues including The Shrine in July. (information taken from Diblo Dibala's Wikipedia page) Host, Guy Angrand, had the pleasure of meeting Diblo Dibala at one of his shows this summer. He hopes to interview him soon. Until then listen to the episode of Tambour d'Afrique posted on July 29th where Guy plays several selections from Diblo Dibala's repertoire in a special dedicated to him. DIBLO DIBALA DANS SUPER K

DIBLO DIBALA SPECIAL 07 21 2012 PLAY LIST: BAKWETU BY PAPA WEMBA; REVIENS CHERIE, POU MOUN PA KA BOUJE, DJARABI, MARCHE COMMUN, ZIKOLOLO, NINI, CADEAUX, BILALA LALA, DIBLO DIBALA EN SO;O ET AVEC LE GROUPE EMPIRE BAKUBA DE PEPE KALLE. 2ND PARTY AVEC: NICQ DANS TU M'AS DECU CHOUCHOU; LE VERDICT BY OK JAZZ; BINA NA NGAI NA RESPECT BY FRANCO ET OK JAZZ;CARTE POSTALE BY YOULOU MABIALA; LIPUTA, ORGASY PAR FALLY IPUPA ET BON ANNIVERSAIRE BY TABOU COMBO.

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE: LE PALMARES DE LA RUMBA CONGOLAISE SHOW DU 14 JUILLET 2012 A NEW YORK JULY 14 2012 RADIOSHOW

PEPE NDOMBE OPETUN 1944-20 12(RIP)

SHOW SPECIAL DEDIE A PEPE NDOMBE OPETUN LISTE DES CHANSONS BAKWETU PAPA WEMBA KIMAKANGU MPE LIBALA, ANNA MOKOY, CHRISTINA, HORTENSE, KASHAMA NKOY ORCHESTRE AFRISA BAISER DE JUDAS, KAMULEKE, NGANDA YA MAZDA, MALOKELE ORCHESTRE AFRISAM MABE YO MABE, NZELA YA BANDUNDU, MAWE ORCHESTRE OK JAZZ ANGELA ORCHESTRE: BANA OK NAYEBI NDENGE BOKOLELA NGAI AVEC OK JAZZ

JB MPIANA & WENGE BCBG

No Comment Shengen Daddet Zadio

JB MPIANA

I must admit I haven't really delved into the career of JB Mpiana at all. Today I decided to go to youtube and see what he's about. I'm starting with clips from his most recent album "Soyons Serieux". These two songs immediately caught my attention: MBUA de CHAÏ NGENGE BOLINGO YA CHARLOT so far I like what I hear!

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Videos On A Sunday...MEJE 30, FABREGAS, KOFFI OLOMIDE, MBOKA NA MBOKA

MEJE 30 - LE KABAKATA



FABREGAS LE METIS NOIR - SLOW SLOW ALEX



KOFFI OLOMIDE - CLE BOA



MBOKA NA MBOKA - ALLER SIMPLE

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE SUR WWW.RADIOTRIOMPHE.COM; SHOW OF FEBRUARY 25 2012

WITH SONGS BY TITO NUEVES, TITO PUENTE, ROGER COLAS DE L'ORCHESTRE SEPTENTRIONAL, MPONGO LOVE, PAPA WEMBA, OK JAZZ, WERRASON, FERRE GOLA, FALLY IPUPA, BLAISE BULA KOFFI OLOMIDE AND ZAIKO LANGA LANGA.

LA RUMBA CONGOLAISE DE GRAND KALLE EN PASSANT PAR FRANCO ET L'OK JAZZ, ROCHERAU, NICO ETC...

ECOUTEZ LES DEBUTS DE TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE, L'ORIGINE DE LA RUMBA CONGOLAISE JUSQU'A NOS JOURS AVEC GUY ANGRAND SUR LA RADIOTRIOMPHE www.radiotriomphe.com Tambour d'Afrique peut etre capte le samedi en vif de 22 heures a Minuit (Heure de New York). En differe le meme show est repete le Mardi de 13 heures a 15 Heures; le Mercredi de 5 Heures a 7 Heures; le Samedi de 6 heures du matin a 8 heure du matin (Fuseau horaire de New York)

SPECIAL SHOW : ZAIKO LANGA LANGA FAMILIA DEI AVEC GUY ANGRAND ET MAGGUY DIMFUANA FROM SUMMER 2011

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE SPECIAL MAY 7TH 2012

A SPECIAL TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE OF FEB.18 2012 WITH YOUR HOST GUY ANGRAND "MUANA MBOKA" IS PRESENTING THIS GREAT SELECTION:

PAPA WEMBA DANS BAKWETU; FOLLOWED BY PAPHELY NGANGA, TITO PUENTO IN DEJAME SONA; HECTOR LAVOR IN EL CANTANTE; PAPY TEX ET EMPIRE BAKUBA IN ALLO CHERIE ET MWANA MOBOWA; NEGRO SUCCES SPECIAL: NAKOTA ZEBOLA,PHANI,MUANA 15 ANS,LUCIE TOZONGANA; R.I.P WHITNEY HOUSTON BY TABU LEY ROCHERAU: KASHAMA NKOYI ET MOKOLO NAKOKUFA;SAMBA MAPANGALA DANS NYAMA CHOMA; NTESA DALIENST IN SANTU PETELU AND NAKOTUNA NA NZAMBE;FALLY IPUPA SINGS ORGASY FOR RARIN OLE FACEBOOK ET TSHALA MUANA SINGS FIMBO YA BAKANDJA FOR ANET ON VACATION IN ISRAEL.

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE SHOW OF FEBUARY 11 2012

Notre theme:
BAKWETU PAPA WEMBA; SAMBA MAPANGALA DANS MARINA, NYAMA CHOMA ET DUNIA TUNIA PITA; PAPHELY NGANGA DANS ANNA MARIA; LE NEGROS SUCCES DANS LUCIE TOZONGANA ET DEFAILLANT; ROCHERAU CHANTE JALOUX JALOUX ET OMANGA; FANIA ALL STARS DANS POR ESOYO CANTO SALSA;OK JAZZ COUP DE FOUDRE(Ntesa Dalienst); GRAND MAQUISARD ET NTESA DALIENST DANS SANTU PETELU;PEPE KALLE DANS L'ALBUM "GARDEZ VOTRE SOUFFLE" LES CHANSONS MAYIMONA ET GUY GUY MADIMBA; FALLY IPUPA DANS 5EME RACE ET CATAFALQUE. NOUS TERMINONS CE SHOW AVEC NICO DANS UN RYTH MUTUASHI "BIANTONDI KASANDA"

TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE FEBUARY 4 2012, LE PALMARES DE LA RUMBA AVEC NICO ET L'AFRICAN FIESTA,, NTESA DALIENST, LITA BEMBO ET LES STUKAS, ISIFI LOKOLE AVEC PAPA WEMBA DANS AMAZONE, YE TE OH PAR PAPA WEMBA, FALI IPUPA DANS CATAFALQUE, ET PLUS ENCORE...

LA MUSIQUE DES LANGA LANGA STARS : TANTINE BETINA
PEPE KALLE: DIVISE PAR DEUX
MADILU: MAGALI
BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE: CHOISI OU C'EST LUI OU C'EST MOI
MBILIA BEL: BOYA YE
TSHALA MUANA: FIMBO YA BAKANDJA

RADIO SHOW 01 28 2012 / 28 JAN. 2012 LE PALMARES DE LA RUMBA AVEC OK JAZZ, ROCHERAU, NICO, SUPER MAZEMBE,SHIKO MAWATU, LES BANTOUS DE LA CAPITALE AND MORE...

iF YOU REMEMBER THE BIG FIGHT BETWEEN FRANCO AND KWAMY WELL "FAUX MOLLIONNAIRE" BY KWAMY AND CHICOTTE BY FRANCO TELLS YOU PART OF THE STORY IN TODAY'S SHOW. WE START THIS WITH GUY MWANA MBOKEA TALKING ABOUT SOME OLD CLASSIC RUMBA. YOU WILL ALSO GET THE OPPRTUNITY TO LISTEN TO LES BANTOUS "MAMA NA MUANA" AND NTESA DALIENST IN 2 RENDITIONS: "TOKOSENGA NA NZAMBE AND MARIA MBOKA" ENJOY AND DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW AND LISTEN TO IT ANY TIME YOU WANT. DO NOT FORGET THAT TAMBOUR D'AFRIQUE AIRS LIVE ON SATURDAY (New York Time Zone) FROM 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT ON WWW.RADIOTRIOMPHE.COM AND THE SAME SHOW IS REPEATED ON TuesdayS at 1 PM, wENESDAYS AT 5 am and Saturdays at 6 AM (NEW YORK TIME ZONE.

Ferre, Fally, Fabregas