Congolese artists based in London, UK
Title: Zagada
Artist: LDNC
Year: 2014
Nice rap piece in Ciluba featuring mutwashi and krump.
Title: Rappa Mwela Manyi
Artist: Ced Koncept
Year: 2010
Akaaa kikudi wanyi, walu ku ba shebaya anyi ntshini
Spilulu wêwa
Mbikila nkumba ka kuyi muntu wa kwela mpata naanyi
Ndi dwa ni rappa wanyi rappa mwela mwela manyi
Mêma ditumba nansha diela mu ditumba
Ni udi umvwa nansha mema mu nkumba’s
Bikila ntumba aya kasumba mala
Bwa tu kwatshika
Tooo ni mujinda’s
Pa twa bika ceinture tu tuswika
Muhanu anu mu cyadi ela musambu tu banga cadence
Nanganga kwetu ku Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, ngandanjika
Ni mwina mu katanga’s
Rappa wanyi rappa, rappa mwela manyi x3
Rappa wanyi rappa mwela manyi
Mbikila mfumu mu rap mulongu umwa kunnyima kwanyi
Ngambila mba tuta mushindu kaayi ?
Ewa rappa ki mudimu wanyi
Wanyi mining moma’s enza attention
Kabuluka kafwa kambila
We muswa bulaku’s ngambila’s
Abi too umwa rappa marteau
Ni danse wenda banda pa moto
Umbota maja ressort mu cimonu
Ambula mwana la musique de chez nous
Rappa wanyi rappa, rappa mwela manyi x3
Rappa wanyi rappa mwela manyi
… banda pa moto
Baluba from Angola
Title: Mutwashi
Artist: Aïsha
TV Show: Janela Aberta (Fenêtre ouverte)
Year: 2013
Nice piece here, written in 2004, that features on album Oxygène.
Title: Muunyà wetù
Artist: Didjak Munya
Album: Oxygène
Year: 2013
Label: Akwaaba Music
2004 Original Version
2013 Remix
She mixes Ciluba and Lingala on traditional music of Kasayi, mutwashi.
Title: Cyà kwètù
Artiste: Monik Tendayi
Flash back…
Title: Décalé Gwada
Artist: Jessy Matador & La Selesao
Album: Afrikan New Style
Year: 2008
Label: Oyas Records
Version Antilles
Very nice song by Lokua Kanza. You’ll notice the chorus is in all 4 national languages of Congo.
Title: Famille
Artist: Lokua Kanza ft. Fally Ipupa
Album: Nkolo
Year: 2010
Label: World Village
Cipingudiji:
Ndi mukunanga bikola be (Cilubà)
Nakupenda (Swahili)
Mu me zola nge (Kikongo)
Famille nalingi bino (lingala)
Malheureusement incomplet.
JT Lingala Facile
One of my favorite songs by him. I was so glad when I saw that Mars, Inc. chose Congolese music to illustrate their bounty chocolate bar commercial campaign… 🙂 good memory…
Title: Yolele
Artisti: Papa Wemba
Album: Emotion
Year: 1995
Label: Real World Records
Vision très colpnialiste et paternaliste de l’époque. Ne soyez pas choqués!
Director: Gérard De Boe