Sina Makosa! Performed in New Jersey by Soukous Stars!

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On this recording, Jonal sings (he sang with O.K. Jazz shortly before and after the death of Franco). Shiko Mawatu on guitar. Shiko told me the other night that his first professional guitar playing job was touring with...DOCTOR NICO! Wow!!

This video: In Kenya this song is known as "Sina Makosa." According to sources at Africambiance.org this tune was originally recorded by a Kenyan/Tanzanian group called Les Wanyika -- it can be purchased on a CD called 'Kenya Dance Mania', which has some other great East African music on it. Lokassa ya Mbongo does a nice job playing Professor Omari's original rhythm riffs from that recording, while lead guitarist Shiko Mawatu follows the lead of Les Wanyika guitarist Ngereza's original.

You can follow discussions like this among the savants at africambiance.org. I'm grateful to "antony" and "adoyo" there for their insights on SINA MAKOSA.

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[jt21419]

Pardon me, but why does "Makossa" come up here? Makossa is a rythm from the Cameroons (central-west Africa).

[ScottShuster]

@jt21419 - ((**BLUSH!!**)) my mistake, JT - I have corrected it in the title of the video. Makosa is not the same as Makossa! World please note!!

[penseesublime]

South American brothers and sisters from Brazil to Colombia are fond of this music because they feel reconnected to their african roots. God bless them for not forgetting their heritage.

[bellemskey]

I agree with you.... this is simply awesome... This is the best club remix i have found for this track Sina Makossa which apparently is one of my best tracks of all time... I Love it to bits... I can't help singing along and dancing...:-)

[Mbeebeelove]

makes me happy! ♪♫♥

[lamwan1969]

Nice music ever.

[ramapa1]

@negstmarc that's true. the guitare is the main ingredient of the music. specially the soukous, the makossas, etc....

[chefray576]

GREAT MUSIC,,,I LOVE IT,, GREAT TALENT FOLKS

[birry007]

Makosa in swahili means ''guilty'' so dont try to kill me for the lover that's not yours and not mine either,i'm innocent [sina makosa].

[vtired]

This is a congolised version of Sina Mokosa (it's not my fault) song. It's good but you have to listen to the original to appreciate Issa Juma vocals and Omari's lead guitar, the two elements that make this song an all time classic.

[Nirisingarif39]

i love it

[timszon]

I lioke it .

[cindymwa06]

many versions of this song have come up but nothing as good as this pure and original it gives me memories of lazy afternoons after habari ya saa saba this kind of music would follow up to saa nane makes me miss my dad in kenya there is this 1 av bn searching for safari ya malalal by leswanyika and another 1 called mama Esther goes like Easther ewe mama esther habari zako esther nimezipata leo ashante. kwamba huko uliko esther umepata mwingine ahsante. if u cn upload them a wold b so hapi