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- Original Release Date: 21 Nov 2007
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Disc 1: | |||||
| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Eswi Yo Wapi | 9:03 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Nadina | 9:33 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Boya Ye | 7:36 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. La Beauté d'une Femme | 11:36 | Album Only | ||
| Play | 5. Nazali Mwasi | 8:52 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Contre Ma Volonté | 7:15 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Nakeyi Nairobi | 8:38 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Balle à Terre | 12:17 | Album Only | ||
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
| Play | 1. Wendenda | 8:24 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Lisanga Bambanda | 6:52 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Yamba Ngai | 7:58 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Ba Gerants ya Mabala | 7:34 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Kelhia | 7:26 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Beyanga | 9:29 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Bokosami | 8:22 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Faux Pas | 12:51 | Album Only | ||
| Play | 9. Mpeve ya Longo Bis | 8:55 | £0.89 | ||
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this as a follow up to the excellent collection The Voice of Lightness by Tabu Ley Rochereau that's released on the same label. Mbilia Bel joined Tabu Ley's band Afrisa International in 1981 and this album covers the time that they were working together - they also married each other.
Oddly enough, many of the songs here sound more dated than the earlier work of Tabu Ley. This largely seems due to the introduction of more electronic instruments, particularly drum machines that now sound tinny and rather irritating. Of course this was common in a lot of eighties music generally, it's just a shame because Mbilia Bel has a wonderful voice and Tabu Ley continues to turn out some lovely melodies. I find myself skipping quite a few tracks, but there's still plenty of good stuff that makes it worth the price.
And like some of the music, the photo on the cover is very eighties - but not in a good way!
Oddly enough, many of the songs here sound more dated than the earlier work of Tabu Ley. This largely seems due to the introduction of more electronic instruments, particularly drum machines that now sound tinny and rather irritating. Of course this was common in a lot of eighties music generally, it's just a shame because Mbilia Bel has a wonderful voice and Tabu Ley continues to turn out some lovely melodies. I find myself skipping quite a few tracks, but there's still plenty of good stuff that makes it worth the price.
And like some of the music, the photo on the cover is very eighties - but not in a good way!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is absolutely perfect, over 2 and half hours of Tabu Ley Rochereau's magnificent songs/arrangements, backing pretty well the best female singer to come out of the Congo. Plus a superb booklet with photos, notes, and translations of each song. One of the best collections of Congolese music I've come across, five stars for each record and five more for the book. (Minus one for the cover photo, where I have to agree with the previous reviewer. Making fourteen in all.)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful... just beautiful!
1 May 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a gorgeous collection of some of the finest African pop ever recorded, combining the otherworldly, angelic voice of Congolese singer M'bilia Bel with the buoyant, cheerful rhythms of her then-husband, bandleader Tabu Ley Rocherau. Want your life to be full of lightness, melody and good cheer? Pick up this fab 2-CD set and fall in love with one of the biggest stars in modern African pop. Beautiful music! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue music reviews)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A delightful find
14 Feb 2008
Format:Audio CD
I just had to break down and write my first review after coming across this compilation! Mbilia Bel has a luscious, creamy voice that floats along over propulsive, poly-rhythmic dance music. I fell in love with her and this sound in the late 1980s and am happy to hear from these slightly muddy samples that a good half of these tunes are not included on the four or five CDs of hers from that period that I managed to turn up every now and again in the pre-internet era. I don't understand a word of the lyrics, but the joyful vibe is utterly irresistible. This is going right into the shopping cart. Do stop and listen, and enjoy.
Also: Stern's distributes a huge selection of amazing African and world music. If you've been despairing to hear new and worthwhile sounds, do check them out!
Also: Stern's distributes a huge selection of amazing African and world music. If you've been despairing to hear new and worthwhile sounds, do check them out!
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