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FeileAfrica (Ireland), CD Review >>
A sumptuous collection of songs from one of the Congo's 'Old School' guitaristsand member of Franco's OK Jazz, Papa Noel. With a line-up that includes Cameroonian Sax maestro Manu Dibango, Tres player Coto, Sultan, Rey Crespo and Abby Surya, Cafe Noir is a lovely album of songs that beautifully exposes The Congo's connection with Cuban music. Papa Noel's second album from his Bana Congo project features styles such as Congolese Rumba, Afro-Cuban Son, classical African Rumba and even 'Merengue Soukous'. With vocals and backing in both Spanish and Lingala and some fine brass passages this album is a whole lot more vital than the previous and more acoustic album simply titled Bana Congo. In my opinion I'm not sure the cheesey keyboards that crept in occasionally on a couple of tracks are totally necessary, however, on the whole, a very respectable CD and a must for any fan of Congolese and/or Cuban music. (I have since spoken to the director of Tumi music who assures me that there are no keyboards on this recording and that the keyboard sounds could be attributed to the guitar pedals Papa Noel was using)
Papa Noel will be touring this project in 2007 and we hope to have him back in Ireland next spring or summer
What Niwel Tsumbu thought - 'Get me a copy!' 03/09/07 >> go there
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