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Congolese music
Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: April 24, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM.
This Sunday on the Ambiance Congo radio show, I will be featuring the voice and compositions of Laurent Nyboma Mwan Dido. From African All Stars to Four Stars to Kekele to Lipua…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: April 10, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
Jolie Detta & Bozi Boziana WELCOME! Let’s start with an amazing piece of music from l’Orchestre Somo Somo in 1976. Vocals by the great Youlou Mabiala, guitars by Mose Se Sengo (Fan…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: March 27, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
WELCOME! It’s time for another program where I feature a few of the very many extremely talented and innovative solo guitar artists of Congolese popular music. I may omit some of your…
Read more: Ambiance Congo: March 27, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM › Playlist ›
Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: March 13, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
Some LPs from Youlou Mabiala’s solo career laid out on my floor WELCOME! March 6 was the 75th birthday of the great singer Le Prince Gilbert Youlou Mabiala. He served as a…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: February 27, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
Zaiko Langa-Langa WELCOME! In 2014, some 25 years after Franco’s passing, his family reissued some songs on an album subtitled: :Les Inedits de Franco”. These “unpublished” songs include the beautiful BONDOKI (VOL.…
Read more: Ambiance Congo: February 27, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM › Playlist ›
Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: February 13, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
WELCOME! Don’t you love this album cover from 1984? Wait until you hear the music! We start with a new one from Viva la Musica de Papa Wemba, Then I’ve had requests…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: January 30, 2022
Nene Tchakou WELCOME! Today we start with some music from independent artists who put together session groups or led sessions by existing bands. Session guitarists rule these bands and there have been…
Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: January 2, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM
Happy New Year! Your host has been exposed to Covid, so to protect my fellow DJs and WRIR volunteers, I will not be presenting a live program from the studio this time.…
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