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MAZE SONG LYRICS BY TABULEY WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

October 27, 2024 - 04:00 AM MAZE BY TABULEY LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION Kitoko etondi yo nzoto Maze(you are full of beauty Maze)Namona moto nini nameka na yo te(I can’t find anyone I can compare to you)Motema na ngai ekangami motambo na yo(my heart has been trapped by your love)Bapekisi batikala na soni oh(others have been left with shame)Elongi nzoto esangisa bacharme Maze(Your face and body are a collection of charms)Oleka nzela bato banso bakobaluka(as you walk people turn to look at you) Kitoko etondi yo nzoto Maaaze(you are full of beauty Maze)Bakoma bayemba vraiment namona te(they wrote and sung but I don’t see)Mobimba ya moto etonda nzoto n’elegance(the body of a person is full of......

PAPA NOEL BEL AMI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

October 26, 2024 - 12:20 PM BEL AMI - PAPA NOEL Longola ngai mabanzo mama aa[Take away my worries dear]Nyongo na ngai ofuta cherie ee[You pay my debts dear]Mokano kopesa mokolo nini mama[Which day are you going to give your decision]Baexcuse na yo natia wapi oo nalembi[Where do I store all your excuses, I am tired]Lelo na nganda ee rumba[Today at the rumba club/bar]Longola ngai mabanzo mama aa[Take away my worries dear]Landa na nga nde rumba cheri ee[Follow me to the real Rumba Cheri]Nyembo nga nabengi dia Walo[I will name my song dear Walo]Tobima lelo tosepelisa nzoto[We go out we have fun, and please ourselves]Lelo na nganda ee rumba[Today at the rumba club/bar]Nalandi oh natima* mama aa[I am coming oh am digging*......

THE INDOMITABLE MANGWANA

October 26, 2024 - 05:36 AM THE INDOMITABLE MANGWANA. The year is 1963. Tabuley and Mangwana share the leadership of the newly created African Fiesta, an offshoot of the popular African Jazz of Grand Kalle. Tabuley had scouted for a fresh talent, a new singing sensation by the name Mangwana. The young man was only 17 years old. Tabuley invited Nico to come to see the newfound. A wonderful singer he was, as they discovered from the brief audition. The biggest challenge was that he was still a minor and a student in a secondary school. With word doing rounds that the band has a new singing bird, Club Petit Bois was jammed that Saturday, but trouble was lurking. Mangwana's father had sent cops to arrest......

TABULEY'S AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONALE

October 25, 2024 - 05:44 AM TABULEY'S AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONALE TRUMPETERS Willy mbembe, Vieux Biolo, Jean trompette GUITARISTS Lokassa Ya Mbongo (rhythm) partly hidden,, the late Atel Mbumba (soloist) and my friend Mzee Faugus Izeidi on mi solo This was the same lineup that travelled for the Olympia historic concert. A typical song done by this lineup is hortense, a Ndombe Opetum composition of 1970. Remember the band rebranded to Afrisa International after the Olympia tour Jabulani Radio Livestream Next Track Track History ...

NAKEI NAIROBI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

October 24, 2024 - 04:38 PM NAKEI NAIROBI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION INTRO One of the most listened to Congolese songs in KenyaComposed by Tabuley and Mbilia Bell. The Swahili version, translated by Brazos Mpanga Wa Mpanga. Those who know what rumba is all about know too well that when the theme is to praise a specific person or place, for this case, Nairobi and its government headed by Mzee Moi, a nonrelated story must be created, to provide a narrative, which always has nothing to do with the theme. Solo done by maestro Dino VanguBass by the late Shaba KahambaRhythm Dave MakondeleMi solo Brazos MpangaVocals by Songbird Mbilia Bell NAKEI NAIROBI (I am visiting Nairobi) LYRICS Nayoki......

REMI: ANOTHER SIMARO?

October 20, 2024 - 04:21 PM REMI: ANOTHER SIMARO? Music is just music. Great vocals, great rhymes, and great instrumentation, maybe expertly done guitar works by extremely creative musicians, great saxophone, etc., etc. Music is also meant to be danced to, which explains the void of logic in some lyrics. In fact, some music, like Jazz, does not even have lyrics at all; instead, it is an instrumental conversation between the percussions and the wind instruments. Music remains just that until, one introduces the late Congolese music legend, Simaro Lutumba who introduced a unique aspect of rumba Congolaise, with compositions that are philosophical and analytical. Despite equally having inspiring instrumentation......

UNLUCKY LUCKY: LOVED BY THE WORLD, STOPPED BY A BULLET

October 19, 2024 - 06:25 AM UNLUCKY LUCKY: LOVED BY THE WORLD, STOPPED BY A BULLET. We are living in a crazy world, We we can't know what tomorrow brings, People are dying lie fries everyday, You will only know about it, when a man in a long black coat knocks your door, Because you are his next victim, This is an exerpt from Lucky Dube's song crazy world. The man in a long black coat, an artistic pictorial representation of death as captured in song, knocked the doors of the South African reggae star one afternoon of 18th October 2007 at Rossetenville a suburb of Johannesburg. Without recognizing him, three robbers shot at his car, just after he had dropped his children at their uncle's place. Although a......

FERRE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY

October 17, 2024 - 05:37 PM FERRE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY "This is the day. It is finally with us” an ecstatic fan shouts to the media crew, as he runs bare-chested, towards the entrance of the Stade De Martyrs stadium, in Lingwala on the Northern outskirts of Kinshasa. His hands holding a placard with the name Ferre Gola emblazoned on it, he runs forth and back, shouting his voice hoarse. The day was June 24th, the day of the much-anticipated Ferre Gola concert. The excitement was palpable as the carnival mood engulfed the neighborhood. Crowds thronged the facility some in groups, some in isolation, some chanting, and some shouting. The day for the much-awaited Ferre Gola concert had come and fans had......

FRANCO'S VERY FIRST SONG/S

October 17, 2024 - 05:22 AM FRANCO'S VERY FIRST SONG/S On November 17th and 18th 1953, Franco recorded his very songs. They were titled 'kombo ya loningisa' and 'lilima dis cheri was ngai'. Franco has partcipated in several recordings with the band the same year, but these weren't his compositions. The other members of the band were songbird Pauline Lisanga, Bikunda, Dewayon and others. By then Franco was 15-years-old and a member of Watam, which was Paul Ebengo Dewayon's band, signed at Loningisa Records. Remember the record label was the second in Leopoldville and was established in 1950 after Ngoma which was established in 1948. For eons basement dwellers have mentioned 'bolingo na ngai na......

TSHITA TSHIMA aka JEAN JEAN

October 17, 2024 - 04:23 AM TSHITA TSHIMA aka JEAN JEAN By the Jerome Ogola We are still celebrating Grand Maitre, the King of African music, who died on 12th October 1989. Music is teamwork and so it is very inaccurate to credit the success of OKJ to Franco alone. For a song to come into existence, it takes the input of several players. The composer only creates a skeleton which is made perfect by the expertise of others. These others aren't necessarily musicians and they too merit some recognition. At any given time, OKJ had a galaxy of stars, from within and outside the frontiers of DRC. Dele Pedro the alto saxman is Nigerian, Musekiwa the tenor saxophonist was Zimbabwean. Mangwana the singer was born......

Jabulani Library

MAZE SONG LYRICS BY TABULEY WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

PAPA NOEL BEL AMI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

THE INDOMITABLE MANGWANA

TABULEY'S AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONALE

NAKEI NAIROBI LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

REMI: ANOTHER SIMARO?

UNLUCKY LUCKY: LOVED BY THE WORLD, STOPPED BY A BULLET

FERRE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY

FRANCO'S VERY FIRST SONG/S

TSHITA TSHIMA aka JEAN JEAN

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