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Babeti Soukous

Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra

Tabu Ley is one of the greatest stars of Zaïrean, and therefore all African, popular music. His career bridges decades; from the fifties when, as a high-flying teenage singer/composer, he made his debut in the band of the Great Kalle (father of Congolese pop), to the seventies and eighties.

This recording was made at Real World Studios from a live performance given to an audience of friends and invitees. Many of the numbers on the album represent landmarks in the Rochereau career, from very early soukous to classics of the seventies.

The racing, skipping rhythms of their latest numbers rub shoulders with older rhumbas, featuring delicious Latin-influenced horn choruses and jazzy saxophone.

  • imageAdd To Basketmore info£7.87Babeti Soukous - CD
    playPresentationTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau1m 11s
    playKinshasaTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau4m 6s
    playSorozoTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau3m 54s
    playLinga NgaiTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau6m 10s
    playMoto AkokufaTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau5m 34s
    playNairobiTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau5m 15s
    playSeli JaTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau3m 15s
    playI Need YouTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau3m 39s
    playAmour NalaTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau5m 45s
    playTu As Dit QueTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau4m 29s
    playSentimentaTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau5m 18s
    playPitieTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau4m 47s
    playMosoloTabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau3m 59s
Babeti Soukous at realworldrecords.com