Congolese music

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Jetez L'eponge/J.B. Mpiana: Courage
1.  Jetez L'eponge/J.B. Mpiana: Courage by Zaiko Langa Langa
The list author says:
  "Vocals, syntns and barely contained guitar raunchiness are piled in sweetly harmonic layers, some tunes a jolly stomp, others, requiring soft-shoe shuffling on a highly polished floor."
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Likambo Ya Ngana
2.  Likambo Ya Ngana by Franco
The list author says:
  "Franco was a legend in his time - originally from Congo (Kinshasa/Brazzaville), he is regarded as one of the most popular musicians ever among Africans in Africa."
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Originalite
3.  Originalite by Franco
The list author says:
  "The roots of Franco's sound and the early sides with O.K. Jazz"
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The Very Best of Kanda Bongo Man
4.  The Very Best of Kanda Bongo Man by Kanda Bongo Man
The list author says:
  "2001 anthology of recordings from the godfather of the African music known as Soukous."
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Rough Guide to Franco: Africa's Most Legendary Guitarist
5.  Rough Guide to Franco: Africa's Most Legendary Guitarist by Franco
The list author says:
  "An introduction to the finest tracks from Franco, arguably the greatest African musician of the twentieth century."
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Coup De Chapeau/New Wave...1969-74
6.  Coup De Chapeau/New Wave...1969-74 by Thu-Zaina
The list author says:
  "With its cranked-up electric guitars and funky backbeat, Thu Zahina was the band that opened the breach for Zaiko Langa Langa in the late 1960s and early '70s"
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The Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous
7.  The Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "soukous - has been at the core of African dance music for almost half a century"
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Molokai
8.  Molokai by Papa Wemba
The list author says:
  "This nice album of vocal work from the Congolese superstar Papa Wemba harks back to his childhood in Matongue."
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Emotion
9.  Emotion by Papa Wemba
The list author says:
  ".. an Afro-pop project that unapologetically criss-crosses African and American vocabularies and goes down easily....dance-happy world music.."
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Le Voyageur
10.  Le Voyageur by Papa Wemba
The list author says:
  "The high-pitched, and often melancholy, tone of Wemba's beautiful singing style is reminiscent of his traditional and rural beginnings in Kassa and of his mother, who sang traditional mourning songs f"
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Africa - the Rough Guide to the Music of Africa
11.  Africa - the Rough Guide to the Music of Africa by Rough Guide (Series)
The list author says:
  "Fasten your seatbelts for a whirlwind trip across the African continent."
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World 2006: a Selection of the Best Music from Around the World by BBC radio DJ Charlie Gillett
12.  World 2006: a Selection of the Best Music from Around the World by BBC radio DJ Charlie Gillett by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "Charlie Gillett's World 2006 takes us to all the corners of the musical world, with some of the greatest names in world music."
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Magie
13.  Magie by Koffi Olomide
The list author says:
  "A cosy album with Quartier Latin in central position."
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Mutuashi
14.  Mutuashi by Tshala Muana
The list author says:
  "The leading singer of Mutuashi, the Afro-Cuban-influenced dance music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshala Muana is known for her sensuous stage outfits and extremely sexy dancing."
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Maria Tebbo
15.  Maria Tebbo by Sam Mangwana
The list author says:
  "..With his own African all-Stars...Mangwana spread the springy soukous sound throughout Africa, incorporating a host of international influences.."
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Kwassa Kwassa
16.  Kwassa Kwassa by Kanda Bongo Man
The list author says:
  "More dance-floor fun comes from this very uptempo and infectious Congo pop."
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BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2006
17.  BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2006 by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "A Celebration Of Music From Around The World"
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Kinavana
18.  Kinavana by Kekele
The list author says:
  "It traveled from Congo to Cuba to Congo.... some say from Cuba to Congo to Cuba."
£13.14   Used & New from: £5.98
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