Bestelling Artists from Rumba (Congolese) on Calabash Music

Orchestra Baobab

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Filtering Cuban music through West African musical traditions, Senegal's legendary Orchestra Baobab formed in the early 1970's.

Bembeya Jazz

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

One of Africa's greatest dance bands, Bembeya Jazz's signature four-guitar section still shines, crowned by the sterling lead guitar work of Sekou Bembeya Diabaté.

Papa Wemba

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Papa Wemba produces an Afro-pop style that unapologetically criss-crosses African and American vocabularies and has captivated millions.

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

The sounds of the montuno and Cuban 'son' are blended with African percussion and guitars....party music that's virtually irresistible.

Ndala Kasheba

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Ndala Kasheba has been an important musical force in Tanzania since the 1970's

Fellyko Tshikala

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

The legendary prowess and sensitivity of Congolese musicians is one thing. Fellyko is something else again.

Marabi Africa

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Marabi is the independant label created in 2002 by Christian Mousset, director of the Festival Musiques Métisses d'Angoulême in France.The festival, place of exchange and discovery, is widely opened to urban popular musics from the African Continent, Indian Ocean, the Caribbeans, America. Marabi is mainly a discographic extension of this event. On the same artistic line, the label puts upcoming artists forward as well as patrimonial leading figures. Marabi is the name given to the South African Jazz born in the townships of the thirties.

El Congo Brazza Kin

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Rumba's two great historical figures (Wendo Kolosoy, Kinshasa's son, and Antoine Mondanda from Brazzaville on the other side of the river), the Victoria Bakolo Miziki and the Rumbanella Band (composed of young musicians) revisit in this compilation the Central African cultural heritage in a passionate and moving way.

Young Babuka Band

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

THE YOUNG BAKUBA Fresh from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Young Bakuba is the hottest sound to hit the markets this season. Originally founded by Director Wankebulua Domingos, and

Patcho Star

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:42:32 -0600

Congolese traditional soukous meets modern reggae and funk. Get your dance on with Patcho Star!