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Music for the Masses: Sublime Soukous (Audio)
Featuring two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more – spanning more than a half-century and both sides of the Congo River.
Playlist:
Bolingo / Maurice Poto Doudongo
Yo Soy del Congo / Orchestre African Fiesta
Disiplini na K.D.L. / Le Grand Kallé, Don Gonzálo, Manu Dibango et l'African Team
Livre d'Or / Empire Bakuba avec en Vedette Papy Tex
Bantous Pachanga / Essou & Bantous de la Capitale
Pinzoli Ya Africa / Kékélé
Lisanga Ya Baganga / Franco Luambo Makiadi & Tabu Ley Rochereau
Musica Tellema / Franco et le TPOK Jazz
Zingida / Fara Fara
Ericka / Coco Sukali
Mamu Wa Mpoy / Dr. Nico & l'Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa
Ambiance Kallé Catho / Grand Kallé et l'African Jazz
Sauver la Famille / Geo Bilongo
Simone / Bombenga et Vox Africa
Endiable Merengue / Les Bantous de la Capitale
Maya / Simaro Massiya Lutumba
Cara Mabanzo / Sam Mangwana
Pourquoi Tu N'es Pas Là / Papa Wemba
In the Midnight Hour (Medley I) / Maloko
Cantique / Kanda Bongo Man
Samedi… Ça Me Dit / Groupe B3 Mapapou
Koumba / Tshala Muana
Mpeve Ya Longo Bis / Mbilia Bel
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.