Livingstone 10:23 Thu May 5
Papa Wemba R.I.P
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Didnt see this last week, but apologies if done. Papa Wemba died on stage in Abidjan, and was one of my favourite artists. He played Congolese rumba, soukous and ndombolo. Anyone else into this or the likes of Koffi Olomide or Fally Ipupa, or recommend other artists who play similar stuff?
A couple of clips from the big man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5TMXoBSMUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDWaGGfx6ss&list=RDXxRPuK_kbOg&index=2
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Far Cough
10:24 Thu May 5
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Papa Bopa Dioup?
RIP
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Eddie B
10:24 Thu May 5
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Are you on crack?
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WHOicidal Maniac
10:26 Thu May 5
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Oh right...sorry for your loss.
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Far Cough
10:27 Thu May 5
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Eddie?
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The Stoat
10:57 Thu May 5
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Saw him in 1993 with Peter Gabriel on the Secret World tour
RIP
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Eddie B
11:02 Thu May 5
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FC, I meant the OP.
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Nurse Ratched
11:06 Thu May 5
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I love African music. Afrobeat, etc. Most of the time I have no idea who the artists are.
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cup of tea
11:07 Thu May 5
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Papa Don't Preach Papa Johns Pizza Papa-razzi
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Side of Ham
11:15 Thu May 5
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Papa Smurf.
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the coming of gary
11:50 Thu May 5
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not an expert, but i used to like hearing the Bhundu Boys on the radio
Baba Munini Francis ! .
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UNIHAMMERED
11:52 Thu May 5
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Anyone else into this or the likes of Koffi Olomide or Fally Ipupa, or recommend other artists who play similar stuff?
Anything that involves either of the 2 great Congolese soukous guitarists, Dally Kimoko or Diblo Dibala. Both played with Kanda Bongo Man at various times.
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cholo
11:56 Thu May 5
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Love highlife style guitar riffs and stuff like Tony allen and fela kuti, never heard of this bloke but might check it out later if I remember.
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Bullet
12:21 Thu May 5
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Never heard of them? Although I admit I've never been to Bongo Bongo land.
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cholo
12:27 Thu May 5
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Bullet wrote....
I've never been to Bongo Bongo land
Wasn't that the less successful follow up to I've never been to me by Charlene?
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Mart O
1:02 Thu May 5
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I like a bit of world music. Have a thing at present for Boubacar Traoré, plays Malian blues. Maciré is good album.
Do people still say album ?
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Far Cough
1:09 Thu May 5
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Anyone remember this, Burundi Black:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d727nJUC5Tg
I think it charted?
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The Stoat
1:21 Thu May 5
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Far Cough 1:09 Thu May 5
My Sister had it on a french label from 1971
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Far Cough
1:25 Thu May 5
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Stoaty, yeah it was a French bloke who made it using Burundi drummers
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