KABASELE, JOSEPH

Geweldig historisch boxsetje van 2 cd’s + 104 pagina’s hardbook (in engels en frans) over een van de grondleggers van de moderne Afrikaanse muzIek. Joseph Kabasele bekender onder zijn bijnaam Le Grand Kallé. Grootheden als o.a. Manu Dibango, Dr. Nico en Tabu Ley Rochereau zijn allemaal begonnen bij dit bijna vergeten fenomeen. Nu eindelijk de erkening voor een bijna vergeten artiest met dit geweldige boxsetje. Een sympathiek eerbetoon!

Joseph Kabaselle - or the Grand kalle, as he was known to his fellow musicians, his fans and even to Heads of State - lies at the very centre of the great mosaic that is African populair music. Without him the picture would be unrecognisable.Kabasele led Orchestre African Jazz, the seminal Congolese rumba band which included the preeminent guitarist of the time, Dr. Nico, the singer and songwriter Tabu Ley Richereau and the saxophonist Manu Dibango. In the turbulent times before and after Congo's independence in 1960. Kalle and his band were the most influential in Africa, and today their sound is still a key foundation upon which its popular music is built. Sequenced chronologically and featuring recordings, some taken from shellac and vinyl that have been unavailable for decades, together with Kabasele's most famous works, this double album features a 104 page book in both English and French. Eloquently written, well-illustrated and insoghtfully researched with lyric excerpts translated from the original languages, it reveals the man, the music and its context as never before.Finally, Le Grand Kalle receives the testament he's always deserved!

CD1: 1951 – 1962
1. Valerine Regina 3'06 **
2. Kale Kato 2'57 *
3. Parafifi 2'41 *
4. African Jazz 2'51 **
5. Baila 2'35 *
6. Tujala Tshibemba 2'41 *
7. Mokonzi Ya Mboka 2'44 *
8. Tembe Nye 2'48 *
9. Table Ronde 3'01
10. Naweli Boboto 3'06
11. Indépendance Cha Cha 3'06
12. Jamais Kolonga 2'24
13. Africa Bola Ngombi 2'37
14. Matanga Ya Mobido 2'54
15. Kamulanga 2'36 *
16. Bana Na Nwa 2'47 *
17. Nabongisa Kala 2'49
18. Tika Ndeko Na Yo Te 2'47
19. Mama Ngai Habanera 2'55
20. African Jazz Mokili Mobimbo 5'06
21. Miwela-Miwela 4'02
22. Bolingo Suka Te 4'55
CD2: 1964-1970
1. Mindule Mipanzana 2'41
2. Jolie Nana 5'02
3. Nzambe E Mungu 5'07
4. Makwela Ya Bana Mboka 3'21
5. Merengue Fontaine 2'25
6. Biwela-Biwela 3'18
7. Carrefour Addis Ababa 3'39
8. Butsana Mama 2'37
9. Lipopo Ya Banganga 3'57
10. Moselebende To Bolingo 5'04
11. Mbombo Ya Tshimbalanga 4'26
12. BB 69 6'01
13. Ko Ko Ko – Qui est la? 3’28
14. Suzi Na Edo 4’04
15. Africa Boogaloo 3’40
16. Mokili Zala Ata Juste 5’16
** from original shellac not previously released on CD
* from original vinyl not previously released on CD