Kwassa Kwassa is a soukous album by Kanda Bongo Man, released 1989.
| Kwassa Kwassa | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soukous | |||
| Length | 57:55 | |||
| Label | Hannibal | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A*:1[2] |
Critical reception
editMartin Aston, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, left warm and positive overlook on album. He wrote: "Francophone soukous practically defines the genre and energy; entwining, zinging guitars, tight rhythms, honey-sweet choruses, non-stop organic from top to toe." The only thing that he doesn't liked was absence of "helpful sleevenotes" on coverart.[3] Myles Boisen of AllMusic found the music "very uptempo and infectious".[1]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kanda Bongo Man[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sai" | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Cantique" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Naloti" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Lowazo" | 5:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lela-Lela" | 6:12 |
| 2. | "Bedy" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Liza" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Lisote" | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belle Amie" | 7:27 |
| 2. | "Ebeneza" | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 52:01 | |
Personnel
edit- Kanda Bongo Man — lead vocals
- Diblo Dibala — lead guitar
- Rigo Star — lead guitar
- Lokassa Ya Mbongo — rhythm guitar
- Pablo Lubadika Porthos — bass guitar
- Ringo Yaya Pezo — drums, percussion
- Ti Jean — drums, percussion
- Evelyn Marlin — backing vocals
- Gena Mandako — backing vocals
References
edit- ^ a b Boisen, Myles. "Kanda Bongo Man – Kwassa Kwassa". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Hyder, Ken (September 1989). "Review: Kanda Bongo Man — Kwassa Kwassa" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 99. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Aston, Martin (24 June 1989). "Review: Kanda Bongo Man – Kwassa Kwassa" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Kwassa Kwassa at Discogs (list of releases)