Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Surboum African Jazz (1960-1963), by Grand Kalle & African Jazz, Manu Dibango

Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Surboum African Jazz (1960-1963)

by Grand Kalle & African Jazz, Manu Dibango

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Jim Schneider I’m a huge fan of this early Congolese music and have been listening to it for many years. This collection as well as the OK Jazz release on this label has just blown me away. Why? The sound quality is just superior to every other recording out there. It’s crisp and clear and sounds absolutely wonderful!! It’s the way I’ve always wished I could hear this music. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Favorite track: African Bana Ya Kin.

ruins Grand Kallé was a god. That's all. Acknowledge him.

Citoyen Jensen My favorite version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda[1] under the title "Mbube"[2] for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Here in Congo lingala jazz version Favorite track: Le Lion Est Mort.

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* officially licensed with the Kabasele Tshamala estate
* double LP with 29 tracks
* 32-page large booklet in English and French
* book glued to the spine of the gatefold
* 180 gram vinyl
* numbered edition

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	1.	Mama Ndonga 02:48
	2.	Satchmo Okuka Lokole 02:50
	3.	Naboyi Ba Jumelle 02:30
	4.	Guidado Colamano 02:44
	5.	Miso Emona Makambo 02:44
	6.	African Bana Ya Kin 02:35
	7.	Aya-Ya 02:31
	8.	Wachiwara 02:49
	9.	Matata Masila Na Congo 02:51
	10.	To Yokana Tolimbisana Na Congo 02:46
	11.	Ma-Zo ! Dégagez 02:53
	12.	Oyeme Querida 02:41
	13.	Bana Ya Nwa 02:46
	14.	Promenade African Jazz 02:29
	15.	Kalejoph Surboum 02:45
	16.	Longonia Yaya 02:48
	17.	Clair De Lune 02:31
	18.	Twist À Leo 02:33
	19.	Pachismotou 02:48
	20.	Ambiance 02:49
	21.	Pasi Die Senorita 02:38
	22.	Mutatshi Wa Yombo 02:45
	23.	Mwamba Wa Mpatu 02:55
	24.	Georgette Ye Ndeko 02:43
	25.	Ba Tata Bakenda Kala 02:52
	26.	Amor Perdido 02:51
	27.	Luna Nokero 02:56
	28.	Le Lion Est Mort 02:36
	29.	Hallelouia 02:21

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Planet Ilunga continues its mission to uncover and highlight the overlooked yet epic achievements in the world of Congolese rumba. This time to tell the most spectacular story of all. This is the story of the creation of Surboum African Jazz, the first Congolese music label founded by a Congolese.

Surboum African Jazz was owned and managed by the best singer of all time, Joseph Kabasele, alias Grand Kallé. The label's catalog during the period 1960–63 is largely dominated by Grand Kallé’s band African Jazz in its various formations. The band, which could rely in 1961 and 1962 on a real dream team of musicians (Docteur Nico, Dechaud, Rochereau, Manu Dibango, Roger Izeidi and Mujos among others), released in this period at least 212 songs. The second largest source of music for the label is Franco’s band O.K. Jazz with at least 136 released songs. Next, with at least 34 released songs comes Manu Dibango with his different formations. These were the first ever published songs of the late Manu Dibango. For this compilation we chose an original selection of songs recorded by African Jazz in 1961 and 1962. We also included a few songs of Dibango’s bands in the final selection, in order to showcase the diversity and universal philosophy of Grand Kallé’s label.

This adventurous music which was recorded in Brussels (Belgium) in the months and years after Congo’s independence is nothing less than post-colonial glory wrapped around popular music. It’s a collection of proud name-dropping songs, political and patriotic lyrics, euphoric declarations of love and explorations towards new and universal impulses and styles. The releases on Surboum African Jazz are for many Congolese the icing on the cake in the iconic history of Congolese rumba. They are a time capsule of the longing of Congolese society to be absorbed in the momentum of the nations. At the same time they are a testimonial of the musical excellence of the African Jazz musicians.

The vinyl edition of this first ever double LP anthology of Surboum African Jazz comes with a large, thoroughly researched and well-illustrated 32-page booklet telling the whole story of this label. Included in the book, among other content, is a text by Alan Brain (director of The Rumba Kings) with never before published information and photos about the epic Table Ronde tour of African Jazz in Belgium, France and The Netherlands in the winter and spring of 1960. This text is the fruit of a research Alan initiated, and then further developed in collaboration with the Congolese author and scholar Manda Tchebwa. Furthermore, you can find in the book a detailed documentation of the recording tours in Brussels in 1961 and 1962, besides a discography of the Surboum African Jazz label and many testimonials of the Congolese community about the first Congolese music label founded by a Congolese.

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Planet Ilunga is an independent Belgian record label focusing on music that is at first sight untranslatable. It specialises in archiving, documenting and sharing the “Rumba Lingala” sound from the fifties and sixties from both the Congos. Planet Ilunga wishes to contribute to restoring the rich Congolese music archive, in the first place through high quality vinyl records and extensive booklets. ... more

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