FRANCO/L'ORCHESTRE OK JAZZ - La Rumba De Mi Vida - Vinyl (2xLP)
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information FRANCO/L'ORCHESTRE OK JAZZ La Rumba De Mi Vida (limited gatefold hand-numbered vinyl 2xLP) Planet Ilunga Belgium
Cat: PI 08. Rel: 2 Mar 20
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Side 1 - Track 1. MalataSide 1 - Track 2. Tika Kolela CherieSide 1 - Track 3. Ba Mpangi Ya MatadiSide 1 - Track 4. Mosala EtindiSide 1 - Track 5. Casier JudiciaireSide 2 - Track 1. La Mode Ya Pius Apiki DalapoSide 2 - Track 2. Ngai Muana Na WeyiSide 2 - Track 3. Cha Cha Cha EriqueSide 2 - Track 4. Baiser Na LitamaSide 2 - Track 5. Lopango Ya Bana Na NgaiSide 2 - Track 6. Victoire De BruxellesSide 2 - Track 7. OnzeteunaSide 3 - Track 1. RevolverSide 3 - Track 2. Baila CharangaSide 3 - Track 3. El Paso De EncarnacionSide 3 - Track 4. El PinazoSide 3 - Track 5. Na Mokili Mibale Na MibaleSide 4 - Track 1. Ma NkewaSide 4 - Track 2. Bandoki Kabasala Ye Nkenda KoSide 4 - Track 3. Beno Bakongo SikaSide 4 - Track 4. OwawaSide 4 - Track 5. Camp LukaSide 4 - Track 6. Lokumu Ya Mwasi Mpo Na Mobali
From 1956 until 1993, Congolese outfit L'Orchestre OK Jazz and their effervescent bandleader Franco were arguably the most successful act on the country's often overlooked (but hugely popular) rumba scene. This superb double-album compilation brings together the best of their work, with a side each devoted to early 1970s independent recordings (A); tracks recorded and produced in Brussels for a South African label (B); near legendary covers of Cuban rumba classics (C) and songs based on Congolese folklore written in a number of local languages (D). It's a brilliant collection of cuts from a band that deserves wider recognition.
