

Madjo Maduley sings harmony on these, and the accompaniment is by. Presumably the backing vocals are Coco Zigo Mike, Monimambo Jim, and others from Shika Shika and Bana Ngenge. The drummer steams along on snare, high- hat, kick bass & tom- tom drums. Lava Machine is on the drumkit, though sometimes Kaster or Hassani add other percussion or take over from him. You notice this even with the bass player (Tommy Lomboto) who is bustling throughout and even becomes the lead instrument a couple of times. Since these musicians were in several bands (basically any of the Congolese expats who had a gig would call on them), they can stop and start on a dime, know how to improvise and then, when someone is cooking the others give him some room. Particularly notable is the song ! The guitars are in separate channels too so the stereo effect is fantastic.ĭragon Trance Recalled To Life, Orchestra Super Mazembe Kassongo, Rar Tv 13 Y 14 Abril 2013, Rugaciunea Lui Solomon, Film Genre Mafia, Purnama2.Ī band this tight has to be heard to be believed. In addition to this rare Sister Pili album there are bonus tracks that I don't think anyone has heard since they came out in Nairobi back in the day. When I record old scratched LPs I tend to leave them alone I know from years of playing with Dolby, hi- bias and/or cheap cassettes that anything you do to a signal is only going to cause it to degenerate.ĭoug got hold of the master tapes and they've been sonically cleansed to an unbelievable degree of clarity. It sounds as though they are jamming live in the studio and the tunes have all the excitement of first takes, urged on by a very excited Moreno. Moreno was handsome and charismatic, as well as having a rich bass voice that is on the verge of cracking, lending it loads of emotion his charm extended to eliciting the best performances from his musicians. It consists of a fine album with never- before- known bonus tracks. These musicians flowed in and out of different configurations but there were several key performers, including arguably the finest singer of the era, Moreno, subject of this reissue.

East looking for gigs and many settled in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, reinvigorating the local scenes.

There's also the variety of expat Congolese in Kenya that I have devoted many column inches to, explaining that the musical scene in Congo was so rich in the late 7. You know there's one thing I love dearly and that is classic Congolese music. MUSIC OF KENYA & TANZANIAMORENO and L'ORCH FIRST MOJA- ONESISTER PILI + 2 (Stern's STCD3.
