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<p>African Jazz invites OK Jazz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz</span><span class="invisible">-invites-ok-jazz/</span></a></p><p>The evolution of Congolese popular music in the 1960s and 70s is generally classified into two major schools: African Jazz &amp; OK Jazz. The main representatives of those schools are Joseph Kabasele alias Grand Kallé, founder of African Jazz, and Franco Luambo, co-founder of OK Jazz. Two temperaments and ambiances, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Passy Mermans – C’est Sérieux Tantine</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/passy-mermans-serieux-tantine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/passy-mermans-serieux-tantine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/passy-merman</span><span class="invisible">s-serieux-tantine/</span></a></p><p>Alphonse Mpassy, aka Passy Mermans, was a guitarist from Brazzaville’s legendary Orchestre Bantous. The song is a love letter to his fiancee, while he is far away in Alger for a concert.</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>The Cranes, everyone’s grandfathers</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-band-uganda/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-band-uganda/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/the-cranes-b</span><span class="invisible">and-uganda/</span></a></p><p>Après plus de 40 ans d’absence, The Cranes, le groupe ougandais, gloire des années Idi Amin Dada, est réapparu sur scène en 2019 au Nyege Nyege Festival, suite au travail et aux recherches d’un réalisateur néerlandais pour son documentaire sur la disparition d’un des musiciens.</p><p>&quot;They came with guns, he only had a guitar.&quot;<br>[…]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/uganda/" rel="tag">#Uganda</a></p>

<p>Dr Nico, Tabu Ley &amp; Afrisa</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dr-nico-tabu-ley-afrisa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dr-nico-tabu-ley-afrisa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dr-nico-tabu</span><span class="invisible">-ley-afrisa/</span></a></p><p>Rare video of Dr Nico performing in Zaïre with Tabu Ley Rochereau and his Afrisa International Orchestra. Probably from the early 1980s, direct from the vaults of WorldSrv.</p><p>There are unfortunately very few videos of Nico Kasanda, aka Docteur Nico and his divine guitar.</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Bibi Den’s – “The Best Ambiance”</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/bibi-den-tshibayi-best-ambiance-kinshasa-abidjan-1982/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/bibi-den-tshibayi-best-ambiance-kinshasa-abidjan-1982/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/bibi-den-tsh</span><span class="invisible">ibayi-best-ambiance-kinshasa-abidjan-1982/</span></a></p><p>Kinshasa meets Abidjan in 1982, with Bibi Den’s Tshibayi and “The Best Ambiance”, released as a 12” single in the UK in 1984.</p><p>Bibi Denis Tshibayi was born in Luebo, in the Kasai Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre). He composed his first song at the age of 14, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/cotedivoire/" rel="tag">#CoteDIvoire</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Madilu System – Mamou</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/madilu-system-mamou-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/madilu-system-mamou-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/madilu-syste</span><span class="invisible">m-mamou-live/</span></a></p><p>Jean de Dieu Makiese (28 May 1950 – 11 August 2007), popularly known as Madilu System, was a Congolese rumba singer and songwriter.</p><p>However, it was not until Madilu teamed up with Franco, joining his TPOK Jazz in April 1980, that he became a Congolese and International star. He was described as the band’s “brightest […]</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Dr Nico Kasanda – Bougie Ya Motema</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/docteur-nico</span><span class="invisible">-kasanda-bougie-ya-motema/</span></a></p><p>Orchestre African Fiesta &amp; Dr. Nico Kasanda – Bougie Ya Motema / Runeme Mama – “Surboum Africaine” 7″ in 1967.</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Mbote Na Beno Vol. 1-3</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mbote-na-beno-vol-1-3/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mbote-na-beno-vol-1-3/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mbote-na-ben</span><span class="invisible">o-vol-1-3/</span></a></p><p>The 3 volumes of “Mbote Na Beno” (Hi there! when greeting a person in Kikongo language) are compilations of Congolese music by NoForm: Production, a Swiss label by “La Société des Ambianceurs” (see also La Sape, Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elégantes), to relay their work and eclectic projects.</p><p>Each compilation contains a mix […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a></p>

<p>Pamelo Mounk’a – L’argent appelle l’argent (1981)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/pamelo-mounka-argent-appelle-1981/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/pamelo-mounka-argent-appelle-1981/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/pamelo-mounk</span><span class="invisible">a-argent-appelle-1981/</span></a></p><p>Grand classique issu de la période solo (hors Bantous de la Capitale) et parisienne de l’artiste Pamelo Mounka (ou Pamelo Mounk’a).</p><p>Ce titre a été repris par de multiples autres artistes depuis sa création.</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a></p>

<p>Nairobi Matata Jazz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/nairobi-matata-jazz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/nairobi-matata-jazz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/nairobi-mata</span><span class="invisible">ta-jazz/</span></a></p><p>The Kenyan genre known as benga (“beautiful thing” in the Luo language) developed in East Africa in the early 1970s as a rhythmic, incisive style, with roots in Cuban music and Congolese rumba. Unifying various characteristics of Kenya’s musical past, it quickly crystallized poetic traditions of the country’s disparate communities, with lyrics conveying powerful [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/colombia/" rel="tag">#Colombia</a> <a href="/tags/kenya/" rel="tag">#Kenya</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>🎷🎶 « La fabrique de la sono mondiale. Des musiques africaines face à l’impérialisme culturel »</p><p>Le réseau thématique 14 « Sociologie de l’art et de la culture » organise prochainement un temps d’échanges avec Arielle Nganso, autour de son ouvrage :</p><p>Au cours des années 1970, la rumba, le soukous et le makossa forment une « sono mondiale » dont la circulation entre les continents est lourde d’enjeux politiques. Dans un contexte postcolonial fortement marqué par la persistance d’un impérialisme culturel français, leur renommée dépasse les frontières de l’Afrique centrale pour s’exporter en Europe et en Amérique, grâce à la popularité d’artistes comme Manu Dibango.</p><p>Cet ouvrage raconte la singulière histoire de ces musiques urbaines. De l’effervescence culturelle post-Mai 68 à la diffusion du jazz afro-américain, en passant par la promotion intéressée par l’État français d’une world music francophone, Arielle Nganso met en lumière les facteurs qui ont concouru à leur large diffusion et les logiques impériales qui l’ont structurée. </p><p>Elle souligne les grandes difficultés rencontrées par ces musiciens pour produire et diffuser leur art en France : se heurtant notamment à une conception exotisante de leur musique, ces derniers ont été contraints de la formater aux attentes des oreilles occidentales. Enfin, elle réinvestit la question de la restitution des œuvres d’art africaines, en y intégrant le champ musical.</p><p>🗓️ Mardi 16 décembre 2025, de 14h à 16h<br>📍 CNRS Site Pouchet, 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris 17e - Salle 124</p><p>Éditions Amsterdam : <a href="https://www.editionsamsterdam.fr/la-fabrique-de-la-sono-mondiale/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.editionsamsterdam.fr/la-fabrique-de-la-sono-mondiale/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.editionsamsterdam.fr/la-fa</span><span class="invisible">brique-de-la-sono-mondiale/</span></a><br>RT14 : <a href="https://rt14.hypotheses.org/2358" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>rt14.hypotheses.org/2358</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.numerique.gouv.fr/@cnrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cnrs</span></a></span> @cnrsshs <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/shs" rel="nofollow">@shs</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@mate_shs_cnrs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mate_shs_cnrs</span></a></span> @sociology </p><p><a href="/tags/afs/" rel="tag">#AFS</a> <a href="/tags/sociology/" rel="tag">#sociology</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#africa</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#soukous</a> <a href="/tags/makossa/" rel="tag">#makossa</a> <a href="/tags/imperialism/" rel="tag">#imperialism</a> <a href="/tags/worldmusic/" rel="tag">#worldmusic</a></p>

<p>African Melody – 50 ans</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-melody-50-ans/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/african-melody-50-ans/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/african-melo</span><span class="invisible">dy-50-ans/</span></a></p><p>Au Tchad, l’un des groupes musicaux mythiques du milieu des années 1970, African Melody (ou Melodie), a célébré son cinquantenaire en fin d’année 2024.</p><p>African Mélodie a vu le jour en novembre 1974 au bar la Concorde à N’Djamena.  Sous l’influence de groupes congolais comme OK Jazz de Franco ou Afrisa International de Tabu Ley, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a> <a href="/tags/tchad/" rel="tag">#Tchad</a> <a href="/tags/blaugust/" rel="tag">#Blaugust</a></p>

<p>O. K. Jazz – Tcha Tcha Tcha de Mi Amor</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ok-jazz-tcha-tcha-tcha-de-mi-amor/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ok-jazz-tcha-tcha-tcha-de-mi-amor/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ok-jazz-tcha</span><span class="invisible">-tcha-tcha-de-mi-amor/</span></a></p><p>This song “Tcha Tcha Tcha de Mi Amor” appears on Congo Revolution – Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sounds from the Two Congos 1955-62 – a compilation that explores the Congolese rumba explosion.</p><p>“A look at the explosion of music that came out of the Congo in the years leading up to independence in 1960. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/francoluambo/" rel="tag">#FrancoLuambo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Tchico Tchicaya – The Golden Voice</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/tchico-tchicaya-golden-voice/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/tchico-tchicaya-golden-voice/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/tchico-tchic</span><span class="invisible">aya-golden-voice/</span></a></p><p>“The Golden Voice of Africa” is the nickname of Denis Pambou Tchicaya (aka Tchico Tchicaya), Congolese songwriter, guitar player and arranger, born near Pointe-Noire.</p><p>Between 1972 and 1976, he’s part of Les Bantous de la capitale, one of the main orchestras during this period, where he’s one of the solo singers.<br>[…]</p><p><a href="/tags/benin/" rel="tag">#Benin</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>AfroCubism</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/afrocubism/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>amf.didiermary.fr/afrocubism/</a></p><p>AfroCubism was a dream project: the original intention for Buena Vista Social Club was to be a stellar collaboration of musicians from Mali and Cuba.</p><p>The original plan finally came to life in 2010, with an incredible line-up including Eliades Ochoa, Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara, Toumani Diabaté, Grupo Patria, Kasse Mady Diabaté and Lassana Diabaté. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/salsa/" rel="tag">#Salsa</a> <a href="/tags/global/" rel="tag">#Global</a></p>

<p>Joyeuses Fêtes ! Happy Holidays!<br>Bonane na Noel!</p><p>Avec le Seigneur Tabu Ley Rochereau !<br><a href="https://www.didiermary.fr/bonane-na-noel-bonnes-fetes-happy-holidays/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.didiermary.fr/bonane-na-noel-bonnes-fetes-happy-holidays/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.didiermary.fr/bonane-na-no</span><span class="invisible">el-bonnes-fetes-happy-holidays/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/xmas/" rel="tag">#Xmas</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70sMusic</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Bantous de la Capitale – Osala Ngai Nini</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-la-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-la-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/bantous-de-l</span><span class="invisible">a-capitale-osala-ngai-nini-alphonsine/</span></a></p><p>Passy Mermans, guitariste des Bantous de la Capitale, est décédé le 28 décembre 2022 à l’âge de 80 ans, quelques jours seulement après Ignace Makirimbia, batteur principal des Bantous.</p><p>Les Bantous de la Capitale, premier orchestre congolais créé en 1959, est né à la veille de l’indépendance du Congo.</p><p>Je les avais vus sur scène en […]</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Maurice Poto Doudongo – The Lost Album</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/maurice-poto-doudongo-the-lost-album/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/maurice-poto-doudongo-the-lost-album/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/maurice-poto</span><span class="invisible">-doudongo-the-lost-album/</span></a></p><p>During the 80s in Brussels, a Congolese musician, Maurice Poto Doudongo, starts musical experimentations, after working with Zaïko Langa Langa in Kinshasa.</p><p>Poto Doudongo is in his 20s, works with Zazou Bikaye, and decides to record a solo album, where he plays all instruments. The result is a mix of [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Petelo Vicka et son Nzazi – Sungu Lubuka</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/petelo-vicka-et-son-nzazi-sungu-lubuka/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/petelo-vicka-et-son-nzazi-sungu-lubuka/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/petelo-vicka</span><span class="invisible">-et-son-nzazi-sungu-lubuka/</span></a></p><p>En septembre 1974, le festival “Zaïre 74” avait fait monter la pression sur toute une génération de musiciens locaux, en les poussant à injecter une bonne dose de Funk dans la Rumba congolaise.</p><p>Dans la compilation Congo Funk!, on retrouve des groupes de Kinshasa et Brazzaville, tels que l’Orchestre OK Jazz et Les Bantous de [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Thiossane, last Damel of Cayor</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/thiossane-last-damel-of-cayor/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/thiossane-last-damel-of-cayor/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/thiossane-la</span><span class="invisible">st-damel-of-cayor/</span></a></p><p>L’artiste sénégalais “Thiossane” Ablaye Ndiaye, est parti à l’âge de 86 ans.<br>Je lui avais consacré un article, sur mon défunt blog KoToNTeeJ, lors de la sortie de son “1er” album en 2011.<br>Je le reprends et adapte ici.</p><p>Thiossane, last Damel of Cayor’s first album<br>C’est une tendance que je crois avoir déjà évoquée dans […]</p><p><a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/sénégal/" rel="tag">#Sénégal</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Zaïko Langa Langa - MBROUSS<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN3s5Ru4QVc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN3s5Ru4QVc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN3s5R</span><span class="invisible">u4QVc</span></a></p><p>50 years in the music industry! More than a band, a real school where talents were nurtured for years.</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a></p>

<p>Le Grand Kalle</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/le-grand-kalle/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/le-grand-kalle/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/le-grand-kal</span><span class="invisible">le/</span></a></p><p>Le Grand Kalle: His Life His Music was a 2013 compilation (2-CD plus 104-page book) that brought together for the first time the breadth of Kalle’s recording career spanning over 3 decades including tracks taken from shellac and vinyl that had been unavailable for many years. In the turbulent and euphoric times that surrounded Congo’s […]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Roots of Rhythm</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/roots-rhythm-documentary-latin-music/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/roots-rhythm-documentary-latin-music/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/roots-rhythm</span><span class="invisible">-documentary-latin-music/</span></a></p><p>Hosted by Harry Belafonte, this 3-part documentary traces the Roots of Rhythm, the musical form that is known as Latin music.</p><p>Featuring performances by some of the best known Latin performers [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrocuban/" rel="tag">#AfroCuban</a> <a href="/tags/afrolatino/" rel="tag">#AfroLatino</a> <a href="/tags/cuba/" rel="tag">#Cuba</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/salsa/" rel="tag">#Salsa</a></p>

<p>Pierre Kwenders – The Last Bantu Emperor</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-kwenders-last-bantu-emperor-teaser/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-kwenders-last-bantu-emperor-teaser/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/pierre-kwend</span><span class="invisible">ers-last-bantu-emperor-teaser/</span></a></p><p>Pierre Kwenders blends genres, cultures, and languages in his indie-Afro electro sound, merging Congolese rumba, pop, and electronica while singing in Lingala, French, English, Tshiluba, and Kikongo. His first album “Le Dernier Empereur Bantou” (the Last Bantu Emperor) was released in 2014.</p><p>Listen to this Congolese music in Cajun style with Mardi Gras featuring Jacobus</p><p><a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/epk/" rel="tag">#EPK</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/electro/" rel="tag">#Electro</a> <a href="/tags/rap/" rel="tag">#Rap</a></p>

<p>Franco &amp; OK Jazz – Course au pouvoir (1966)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/franco-ok-jazz-course-au-pouvoir-1966/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/franco-ok-jazz-course-au-pouvoir-1966/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/franco-ok-ja</span><span class="invisible">zz-course-au-pouvoir-1966/</span></a></p><p>La chanson “Course au pouvoir” (comme “Chicotte” également) est le reflet d’une époque où les artistes, orchestres et musiciens se lançaient dans des “revanches en musique.”</p><p>Ici, Franco répond à Kwamy Munsi, qui après avoir quitté OK Jazz, pour rejoindre African Fiesta, lui a adressé le titre “Faux millionnaire” accompagné de [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/francoluambo/" rel="tag">#FrancoLuambo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>