VA - Congo Funk! (Pre-Order Now | Pay Later)

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 Zaïre – is often seen as Africa’s 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, Yaoundé, Luanda and Lusaka thus turning the electric guitar into the continent’s most important instrument!

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Tracklist:
A1 Petelo Vicka Et Son Nzazi– Sungu Lubuka 7:50
A2 Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre– 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 Frères 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– Fiancée Laya 5:05
D4 Orchestre National Du Congo– Ah! Congo 3:20