Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music presents:
Ambiance Congo: February 23, 2025 3:00-5:00 PM
WELCOME!
Today we celebrate 80 years of life for the great singer, composer, arranger Sam Mangwana.
Sam was born on February 21, 1945 in Kinshasa to Angolan parents.
He started his career in his teens in the 1960s. We have a couple of his songs from the 1960s with Festival des Maquistards and Vox Africa among others. Sought after and independent, Sam joined African Fiesta of Tabu Ley in the early 1970s, working with Franco and T.P. O.K. Jazz also in those years.
In the late 1970s/early1980s, he formed L’African All Stars, the group for which he is arguably most famous and well known, He made many many records with different variations of his group during the 1980s.
One of these groups took up residence in Abidjan and produced a new genre of music, the roots of such later groups as 4 Etoiles and, one might say, of European style soukous as well.
He has contributed to albums by many other Congolese artists from Alain Makaba to Reddy Amisi and more.
He has with other African artists as well, such as Ghanaian singer Asabia Cropper and more.
He released his last album in 2016 and is still making music. Reddy Amisi’s last Album , Bailo Canto, was released in 2022 and features Sam on a couple of songs.
He has recorded so many wonderful songs that two hours here is nowhere near enough to honor his career.
Show Archive
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King Kester Emeneya & Victoria Eleison Dream Team Dream Band, “sebene from DORIS ILOKO (program theme song)”
from PAS DE CONTACT
Black Music - 1995
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Rochereau, Sam Mangwana & L'African Fiesta National, “Binelita”
from Rochereau, Sam Mangwana & L'African Fiesta National 1968/1969/1970
African/Sonodisc - 1993
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"Le Moraliste" Sam Mangwana Avec L'Orchestre Festival des Maquisards, “Bilinga Linga”
from Bilinga Linga, Volume 1 1968/1969: Serie Single Fetish Original
Ngoyarto
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Franco & Le T.P. O.K. Jazz, “Luka Mobali Moko”
from Franco & Le T.P. O.K. Jazz 1972/1973/1976
Sonodisc - 1993
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Sam Mangwana et l'African All Stars, “Zewa Idee”
from Sam Mangwana et l'African All Stars
Adios Records - 1978
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Sam Mangwana et l'African All Stars, “Affaire Video”
from Sam Mangwana et l'African All Stars 1980/1984 Collection performance: Eyebana
Ngoyarto
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Sam Mangwana, “Ekomi Ngala na Bisso”
from 5/7 Allez y Comprendre: Terre Saccree Act 4
Lumieres D' Afriques
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David Noyes Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music February 23rd, 2025
Posted In: Music Shows
Tags: African music, Congolese music