Ngouma Lokito: How Soukous killed the Rumba Star: ANTI-CHOC!

This is the story of how it happened — in Paris, under the direction of Bozi Boziana, and under the influence of Ngouma Lokito. First, you hear the AntiChoc rumba, and then you'll hear the famous song "La Reine de Sabah," ("The Queen of Sheba") as Bozi and Anti-Choc changed to the soukous sound. Listen to the end for comments from Martin Sinnock of totallyradio.com's "African and Global Beat" radio program, and finally a last word from Ngouma Lokito about how the music must change, endlessly.

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Music

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• Ngouma
• Lokito
• african
• music
• congo
• soukous
• rumba
• ndombolo
• Bozi
• Boziana
• totallyradio

[ScottShuster]

Ngouma says when Anti-Choc was in Congo, people love their Congolese Rumba (you hear some at the start). The leader, Bozi Boziana, now in Paris, was told by Ngouma that people there wanted something different..."soukous." And Bozi composed "Queen of Sheba" - you hear it - with Ngouma playing bass. At the end Ngouma talks about how styles are constantly changing and how he tries to change something about the way he plays, every day of his life.

[larryboy1995]

Same Jolie Detta that did Massu with TPOK Jazz accompanies Bozi on this one...such a sweet song!

[kwassagirl]

And so you should always be very proud to come from DRC! I am Australian (born 1944) and love to dance to Soukous. There is nothing like it in the whole world. I like many different forms of dance and music but ALWAYS come back to Soukous and the DRC.

[Nnfefe]

repetition a le fin

[smileyjeanpierre]

Everyday I listen to my home country music. I just play it loud in my house and dance to it. This song was the greatest song of the group.

ScottShuster, thank you for the memories. I love it.

[kwaester1]

love the congolese music i was born in the us but parents from colombia and the play this music alot in cartagena,colombia good bless the congolese music

[Nikunga]

In fact we do feel at home when we listen soukous or some congolese music.

Thanks to have made us be proud to be part of that part of the world!

[MUKUBWA01]

loba ata kintandu tokocomprendre tata,anglais nayo lokola kinyarwanda penza.

[oseelola140]

pona nini olobi kaka na lingala te pcq oyo ozoloba ezali englais te mais lingala en englais

[Adgegbe50]

So Ngouma Lokito played for Bozi too? Wow this dude must have a big resume with a big list of credits of musicians. Too bad his english is not too strong tho but hes gifted.