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Remmy Ongala and Orchestre Super Matimila

Remmy Ongala and the band in sparkling form at the 1991 Real World Recording Week. A soulful and uplifting set, nurtured and given space by producer Rupert Hine. Intricate four-part guitar patterns interlock with bubbling bass lines, while the rhythm shifts seamlessly from a gentle lope to a galloping rhumba. Remmy's aim is to make people dance, but also to make them think. The voice of the Tanzanian always has something politically astute or deeply philosophical to say. His concerns are rooted in both the daily life of Dar es Salaam and politics on a global scale. By introducing English lyrics he widens his potential audience yet further.

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    Mambo
    CD
    play Dodoma Remmy Ongala 6m 45s
    play One World Remmy Ongala 5m 22s
    play I Want To Go Home Remmy Ongala 8m 9s
    play Inchi Vetu (Our Country) Remmy Ongala 5m 23s
    play What Can I Say? (Niseme Nini) Remmy Ongala 9m 57s
    play No Money, No Life Remmy Ongala 8m 36s
    play Living Together (Tupendane) Remmy Ongala 4m 39s
    play Mrema Remmy Ongala 9m 54s
    play Kidogo Kidogo (Little By Little) Remmy Ongala 9m 34s
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