Matanga Ya Modibo (Kalle) - African Jazz 1964

[TheZ00Mg]

Lol no wonder were salsa came from this is exactly on beat to dance to hahaha..

[miele101]

en voyant ce billet je peux conclure que tu es Malien? Nice to meet you brother...

[AboubacarSiddikh]

@miele101 No, the song is about Modibo Keita!!!

[miele101]

@AboubacarSiddikh ah ok, nice to meet you anyway LOL.

[escobarsfriend]

i still dont get the jazz part? srybut i wouldnt call this jazz. nice vid and song though

[Mundelejoe]

African Jazz was the name of the band - the most influentian in african popular music. Jazz was used in (congo) lingala slang of the era in lots of different ways - It could mean good and among other things I am told it meant marihuana... anyway you are right neither African JAZZ or the other big band of the era OK JAZZ ever played Jazz.

[checkabreak]

@escobarsfriend jazz as slang " dude this rocks" dude this is jazz" lol mad cool !!

[illnastic]

This sounds a lot like cuban son...

[DETmostwanted]

Well, early Soukous was heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban music.

[checkabreak]

@illnastic very influenced cuba and puerto rico was huge world wide in the 40's and 50's, africa was not difference

[mipepe1953]

That is the Africa story and the true

[piquedard]

I don't know what to make of this song! It's joyful and according to AboubacarSiddikh who's usualy well informed, this isn't about Modibo's funeral, and yet Kalé is saying the word "Matanga" several times. Matanga means funeral in Lingala, indeed! Unfortunately Im unable to hear clearly most of the lyrics. Fantastic tune, though!

[tyty1794]

Anything to do with mourning Modibo or Modibo's Funeral ?

[AboubacarSiddikh]

No, I don't think that is very likely, considering the fact that Modibo died 13 years after the song was made. See the link in the info box, please.

[Savai333]

There is a song about Lumumba's demise . Was it by any chance sung by Kale´ .Refrain in Swahili: Lumumba ya mama....ya baba.... Is it possible to post it?