Samba Mapangala and Orchestra Virunga at New York City's Lincoln Center!

One of Congo's greatest songsters of soukous brought Africa to Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night's Swing. Samba Mapangala was joined onstage by Congolese rhythm guitar great Lokassa ya Mbongo, star bassist Kinshasa's Ngouma 'Le Professeur' Lokito, and from Eastern Congo, newly arrived in the US, solo guitar champion Johnny Bash. Somebody tell me the name of the drummer, and the keyboardist (I'll update this description once I know). Joining Samba Mapangala in singing is longtime Congo great Jonal, the last young singer hired by Franco's OK Jazz before that era ended with Franco's passing... What a night for New York!!

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• ngouma
• johnny
• bash
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• orchestra
• virunga
• Uganda
• Nairobi
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[wuodkojwang]

I luv Lokassa, he truely made my day!

[Jkajwang]

Wow, that dark girl's butty shaking is quite something. Very sexy!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShadrachNY543]

Yes Ngouma Lokito Le Professor on Bass and Lokassa Ya M"Bongo on Rhythm ....It would have been complete with Dally Kimoko...How can you not like the bassline of Ngouma and rhythm of Lokassa

[djinamori777]

it's "nyama choma". Great to see lokassa and ngouma. It would have been great if the original guitarist of "nyama choma" dally kimoko (in the cd) would has been here with others soukous stars members.

[bellemskey]

Scott this was a fantastic gig but the only thing i noticed is that there is no Atalaku... Where is Machine? I thought he played with Lokassa and Lokito? At least i know if he was the one playing the drums, he would have infused some Atalaku jives live his.. 'Oya Jakumulujakumulu' to steer the crowd into dancing....

[bellemskey]

Hmm... sweet sweet to my hears and this track is one of my favourite Samba Mapangala's tracks... Just listen to the Bass line from Lokito Ngouma...