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Soukous Stars Lokassa Ya Mbongo "Marie jose"
Posted by rotena25
June 25, 2008
Video Summary:
"Lokassa Ya Mbongo from soukous stars. Classic song"
Here's some information about soukous music from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukous
"Soukous" (said to be a derivative of the French word secouer, to shake[1]) was originally the name of a dance popular in the Congos in the late 1960s, and danced to an African version of rumba. Although the genre was initially known as rumba (sometimes termed specifically as African rumba), the term "soukous" has come to refer to African rumba and its subsequent developments.
Soukous is called Congo music in West Africa, and Lingala in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania - referring to the Lingala language of the region from where it originated. In the 1980s and early 1990s, a fast-paced style of soukous known as kwassa kwassa – named after a popular dance, was popular. A style called ndombolo, also named after a dance, is currently popular."...
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Here's an excerpt from this Wikipedia page about soukous music:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukous
"Soukous (also known as Lingala or Congo, and previously as African rumba) is a musical genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa. "Soukous" (said to be a derivative of the French word secouer, to shake[1]) was originally the name of a dance popular in the Congos in the late 1960s, and danced to an African version of rumba. Although the genre was initially known as rumba (sometimes termed specifically as African rumba), the term "soukous" has come to refer to African rumba and its subsequent developments.
Soukous is called Congo music in West Africa, and Lingala in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania - referring to the Lingala language of the region from where it originated. In the 1980s and early 1990s, a fast-paced style of soukous known as kwassa kwassa – named after a popular dance, was popular. A style called ndombolo, also named after a dance, is currently popular....
The 1980s and the Paris scene
In the 1980s soukous became popular in London and Paris. A few more musicians left Kinshasa to work around central and east Africa before settling in either the UK or France. The basic line-up for a soukous band included three or four guitars, bass guitar, drums, brass, vocals, and some of them having over 20 musicians. Lyrics were often in Lingala and occasionally in French. In the late 1980s and 1990s, Parisian studios were used by many soukous stars, and the music became heavily reliant on synthesizers and other electronic instruments. Some artists continued to record for the Congolese market, but others abandoned the demands of the Kinshasa public and set out to pursue new audiences. Some, like Paris-based Papa Wemba maintained two bands, Viva la Musica for soukous, and a group including French session players for international pop.
Origins
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Congolese musicians fused Congolese and other African traditional music with Caribbean (especially Afro-Cuban, and Haitian music) and South American sounds – rhythms that were not entirely foreign to the region, having been based - to varying degrees - on musical traditions from the area. This music emerged in the cities of Leopoldville, as Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was then called, and Brazzaville, then capital of the French Congo, now capital of the Republic of the Congo.[2] Most of the musicians performed in Lingala language, but some also used Swahili, Tshiluba and Kikongo languages."...
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The entire article is well worth the read.
Selected (English language) viewer comments from
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nmutyaz (1 year ago) timeless classic!reminds of my dad back in the day pa glen view in zimbabwe
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chiratden (1 year ago) May you please translate the song into English. I will be happy to know what the meaning of the words. It reminds me of the good old days in Zimbabwe (all i now gone). A sad story of Zimbabwe- cry my beloved country! Viva Lokassa Ya Mbongo!
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lodzadee (1 year ago) Zimbabwe my land,the land of our forefathers.
Zimbabwe the love of my life - raped by her own son,wail my countrymen wail.
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daadi7 (1 year ago) Is that lokassa singing on stage?
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rotena25 (1 year ago) Reply yah thats him alright
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Qwyjibo13 (1 year ago) I saw The Soukous Stars and Lokassa in the 90's in Los Angeles at the Music Machine (doesn't exist anymore}, it was hands down the best concert I ever attended to. By the way Lokassa played the guitar if I,m no mistaken
Yo vi a los Soukous Stars y a Lokassa en concierto en Los Angeles en un lugar llamado The Music Machine (que ya no existe) es sin duda el mejor concierto al que he asisitido. A proposito, Lokassa toco la guitarra en esa ocasion si no me eqiovoco.
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siasabora (1 year ago) this was the hit then
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ecsis (1 year ago) ehh... youn can see to yondo sister on stage dancing on left.. eh...
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peligie (1 year ago) I thought that was Yondo Sister. She has not changed much.
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pixiemtl (1 year ago) OMG! Thanks for putting up that sound! It evokes a lot of memory of my father. Thanks!!
sanakisumaki (1 year ago) Please mmay be somebody can help to understand the song letter in spanish. Good memories of the first years of my live....Viva Africa !!!. I'from Cartagena / Colombia
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afroluv0708 (1 year ago) m oh my goodness. i love this song., thanks for putting it up
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anilomd (9 months ago) Love that soukous!
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brucegwa (6 months ago) A beautiful legendary classic. What a rich culture we have. Is that Yondo Sister in the background?
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rotena25 (6 months ago yah thats her alright.
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zuluman2008 (4 months ago) the song reminds of great days in Zimbabwe when life was sweet! nw we are strangers in foreign lands.but 4 hw long? god knos...
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[Editor: The following comment is written in response to a post by BabaBubba]
ndangwara (1 month ago) For info, there has long been appreciation of this music and even a strongpresence of Congolese musicians in Zim bands especially in the 60s and 70s from before case in point being OK Success and Real Sounds.
So it is funny that the likes of BabaBubba display their ignorance of the history of African music and collaborations (which still continue). Long may that healthy respect of other Africans and their cultures continue to be celebrated by whoever and from wherever we may be.
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mhosvaify (2 weeks ago) that was the life back in zim xmas time, new clothes, and every house would cook rice and chicken
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steelchill (1 week ago) One of the greatest, prodigious rhythmicists of our time , a great African son whose tunes did and still vibrate through the sacred and beautiful forests, mountains and deserts of great Africa, an African hero whom me as a Zimbabwean take as my own elder, now this is real serious stuff for the ear and mind. Love Congo, love Zim, love Africa.
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mambomingi (5 days ago) OMG! Thanks rotena25 for posting this, post more of this kind. Lovely music! One of ma all time best.