1977-1997 Papa Wemba

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  • Release Date: 03/02/2004
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Label: STERN'S AFRICA
  • UPC: 740042301924

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1977-1997

Disc 1
1LISTENMère Supérieure 7:59
2LISTENTélégramme 9:40
3LISTENAmina 9:15
4LISTENLoni 8:52
5LISTENAnalengo Original Version 7:47
6LISTENEfeka Mandundu 6:19
7LISTENMatebu 7:34
8LISTENBukavu Dawa 11:01

Disc 2
1LISTENMalimba 5:13
2LISTENKitida 8:57
3LISTENEsclave Original Version 9:08
4LISTENM'Balumuna 2:33
5LISTENAdidas Kiesse 6:39
6LISTENVictime de la Mode 5:24
7LISTENAladji-Djambo 6:09
8LISTENJingle Amina 0:45
9LISTENMi Amor 5:55
10LISTENMama 5:23

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Papa Wemba has been more or less the voice of soukous since it took off, known as much for his fashion style as his remarkable singing. Starting in 1976 when he formed his first band, Viva la Musica, he's done a great deal not only to popularize the style, but also to shape the form of soukous. These cuts, taken from the first 20 years of that career, show just what he's achieved, moving from the rawness of the early tracks, where gospel and soul remain discernible influences, to later material, more polished and ambitious in execution and imagination. His musicians have always been the cream of the crop, and it's a delight to hear the welter of polyrhythms and guitar work behind his energetic, committed performances. There's an interesting choice of songs here, mixing the well-known with the more obscure to offer a very complete picture of Wemba's sound, and even a harking back to the golden age of Congolese rhumba in a duet with the legendary Wendo Kolosoy. Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

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