Samba Mapangala releases a new digital only album

Here is the cover art from the CD

You can buy the album at CD Baby - I already bought my copy.

- Steve

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71 Responses to “Samba Mapangala releases a new digital only album”

1. Mutunga says:
   January 13, 2009, 2:33 pm

   @steve:

   Thanks for the info about Sam Mapangala. I adore “Malako” (Lingala for “advice”). But let me digress a bit.

   @blog family, especially Franco lovers:

   Listen to me carefully, I’ll say this once only.

   This is the blog of the moment for all Franco fans. The gentleman who runs it is probably the world’s greatest collector the Grand Maître’s music. Do stay tuned.

   @Youtube watch.

   For Franco fans there is and only one stop in Youtube. Are you listening?

2. John Powers says:
   January 13, 2009, 4:34 pm

   Direct link to Abougacar Siddikh YouTube Channel.

   I went to YouTube to see Samba Mapangala videos. It hit me that one of the reasons I love to see African music videos is the women dancing. Here’s the thing, in my life the women I love come in all shapes and sizes and I see that mirrored in African music videos, popular Western videos not so much.

3. Joe says:
   January 13, 2009, 9:53 pm

   @Steve

   Many thanks for the heads up on this.

4. Mama Shujaa says:
   January 14, 2009, 10:08 am

   Thanks for the info and thank you for stopping by.

   I’m enjoying your blog, happy to meet you.

   Mama Shujaa.

5. Mama Shujaa says:
   January 14, 2009, 11:15 pm

   BTW I posted Sam’s Muziki as my choice on mamashujaa this week. Thanks!

6. kabuga says:
   January 16, 2009, 12:30 am

   @Mutunga,

   Pls fill me in on what ok jazz are talking about in kinsiona? Great song this!

7. Mutunga says:
   January 16, 2009, 3:25 am

   @kabuga:

   “Kinsiona” is definitely not in Lingala. It appears to be in Kikongo, just like “Kimpa Kisangameni”. Unfortunately, I don’t understand Kikongo, but once I’m sure I run no risk of confusing it with Lingala, I’ll have a go at it. Indeed, I have bought my first Kikongo book “Palons Kikongo” (Let’s Speak Kikongo” but I haven’t got into it yet.
   Anyway I remember reading that Franco composed “Kinsiona” in memory of his late brother, Bavon Marie Marie.

8. Mutunga says:
   January 16, 2009, 3:26 am

   @gilly, Daniel and other “Jazz Band experts”:

   Please listen to Ok Jazz’s “Naseki Mingi” and see if it reminds you of a song in Kiswahili with exactly the same melody. It might have been the work of Atomic Jazz Band but I don’t know for sure. I’ve posted two versions of the track. The first one is a vinyl-cd-mp3 rip whereas the second one is ripped from Youtube using “Audacity” and sounds as we would have heard it on transistor radio in the 1970s.
   Do you happen to know the title of Kiswahili song with the same melody? And if you have a copy of the track, could you kindly share?
   I’m sorry I’ve forgotten the lyrics, but one recurrent phrase in the song is “Nimechoka wo, wo, wo, wo.”

9. gilly says:
   January 19, 2009, 3:10 am

   @Mutunga,

   That melody was used in a swahili track by Dar es salaam jazz band. Im not certain about the track tittle but I promise to upload it hear soonest i find it. I can recall the lyric ‘ hata mkisema naye, hata mkisema naye yoyoo, siri ya nyumbani hamtaijua……….

   Kilwa jazz and Daressalaam jazz were famous in copying the melodies from then Zaire popular tracks.

   The track below by Kilwa jazz, (Nacheka Kilwa Leo), late 1960s was from a melody by Afican jazz (?): http://www.sendspace.com/file/fovs2l

   Another by the same band (Kilwa), ‘Napenda Nipate Lao Nafasi’ : http://www.sendspace.com/file/hhfco8 , is infact ‘Mokolo Nakokufa’ by Tabu Ley Rochereau (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdc1TIQcLoQ)

10. kabuga says:
    January 21, 2009, 12:59 am

    @gilly,

    Sister Ali amefika!

11. gilly says:
    January 21, 2009, 2:21 am

    @Kabuga

    Thank you for keeping the promise.

    @ mutunga, Kabuga, Lidya, Daniel, Ochan, samuel, fred, et al

    There is a track released in Nairobi late 1980s by then residing Congo musicians titled ZAINABU.

    I remember a few lines:

    Asubuhi unaenda masomooo, Namimi nyumbani nafikiri,
    Ikiwa wazazi watakubali, nikuoe Zainabu mpenzi, ………….
    Kwa kuwa tumeshakubaliana, tuombe kwa mola tubarikiwe………….

    Any contribution/ posting is highly appreciated

12. Mutunga says:
    January 21, 2009, 4:13 am

    @Fabian

    Thank you for ripping and posting Fadhili William’s greatest vinyl recording. Your blog is a goldmine of rare African music (You’ve been too modest about it).
    BTW - I’m interested in learning about that magic natural power they’ve got down in Cornwall. Does it have anything to do with mushrooms? When I was a boy, Merlin was my hero!

13. Fred says:
    January 24, 2009, 9:17 am

    @ Gilly,
    Could you know the band’s name, that would help. I could look through my collections. Looking at the owrds, it is possible it is one of those bands in Tanzania. i will sample through them and see.

14. jke says:
    January 27, 2009, 4:50 pm

    Steve, have you already checked out blip.fm? It’s another great resource for older tunes.

    (now there’s no more excuse from your side not to join Twitter and other fancy Web 2.0 services

15. kabuga says:
    January 28, 2009, 2:55 am

    @Ntwiga blog family,

    I am in trouble with my two daughters. There is an ad running in a local tv station promoting mumias sugar. In the ad, they are using Bunny Mack’s track “my sugar”. Now, in my tipsy self, i promised to get them this wimbo. I am reminded every evening since.

    Pls guys, save me from their wrath by availing this song and “easy dancing” by the same artist.

16. Mutunga says:
    January 28, 2009, 7:59 am

    Kabuga:

    The Bunny Mack hit you’re looking for is called “Let Me Love You“. You can get a copy of by clicking on this link. I’ve just ripped this off Youtube using Audacity but it will keep your daughters dancing and out of mischief for a while. I’m sure it’s the kind of music djs used to spin off vinyl at Blueposts in 1981!

17. kabuga says:
    January 28, 2009, 9:21 am

    @Mutunga,

    My appreciation for this one. I was at BP yesterday and remembered what you always say about it.

    Regards

18. Danny says:
    January 29, 2009, 11:15 am

    @ Ntwiga and Other’s

    Good job on this site. This is the kind of ziki that takes you back way back even for a late 70’s tot.

    I’m looking for a track goes along the lines of

    “sitaki uninambie eti unaenda”

    I got a version done by cool James but that’s not the original i was looking for. Wazi!

19. Esororo says:
    January 29, 2009, 9:53 pm

    Hello Everyone

    I am back.

20. Esororo says:
    January 29, 2009, 9:59 pm

    Karolina - Awilo Longomba
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/9zd6wl

21. Lydia says:
    January 29, 2009, 10:27 pm

    Welcome back Esororo! That song has been on my wish list! The best I got was the video on Youtube but I had looked for an mp3 version with no success, Thanks!

22. Mutunga says:
    January 30, 2009, 2:53 am

    @Danny:

    I found a cassette rip of the track you’re looking for online. Check it out:
    Usiniambie Unaenda
    And as a bonus, there is also this track:
    Kaka Saidi

    BTW if you want the whole Jangwa Kubwa tape by David Kibe , go to the blog called Awesome Tapes From Africa and keep scrolling downwards until you get to the tracks posted in June 2008. Enjoy!

    @Esororo:

    To welcome you back, here are some very rare Franco tracks I found online . Furahia sana!

23. Danny says:
    January 30, 2009, 8:49 am

    @ Mutunga thanx. The search is not over i know there is someone out there with clearer version.

24. Esororo says:
    January 30, 2009, 2:52 pm

    @ Lydia

    Thank you, I am happy that your wish list is one less item. Enjoy it.

    @ Mutunga

    Thank you for Franco tracks, You know he is one of my best artists so far and I had a chance to meet him.

    Here are a few tranks for you guys.

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/gb1o0h
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/2np9f8
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/bg7kou
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/jjyp33
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/obwdls

25. Esororo says:
    January 30, 2009, 3:05 pm

    Sometime back someone had requested Saad by Les Mangelepa
    Here it is I riped out of the LP.

    Saad - Les Mangelepa

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/xyy3vv

26. Daniel says:
    January 31, 2009, 5:18 pm

    Kabuga, here’s a clean copy of Let Me Love You by Bunny Mack:

    Let Me Love You - Bunny Mack
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/h80u85

    Gilly- From a couple of weeks ago, here is Zainabu, but I don’t think it’s by a Congolese band. Check this out:

    Zainabu - Ochieng Kabaselleh
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/qu9uom

27. ricky says:
    January 31, 2009, 7:03 pm

    @Lydia thanks for mimiley
    @Esororo thanks for saadi

28. Esororo says:
    January 31, 2009, 9:43 pm

    Here you go

    Barua Yako - Les Wanyika
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/5×437y

    Zainabu - Les Wanyika
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/jmpsqb

29. Kingsam says:
    February 1, 2009, 12:00 am

    @ Esororo
    Your links to Barua yako and Zainabu for Les wanyika do not work. Please could you try uploading this good stuff if you dont mind bro! Barua yako is one of my favorite, i have a half version , i hope this one of yours is the full version….thanks in advance…wewe ni wetu!

30. kabuga says:
    February 2, 2009, 1:31 am

    Hi all,

    Anyone with Kenya blue stars’ “fatuma”? Pls pls pls!

31. Fred says:
    February 2, 2009, 7:50 am

    Some corrections here: Among the tracks posted by Esororo,
    The Unknown is by Lipua Lipua and is called Ndukidi
    Lengema is by Veve correct name is Mopanzi Na Wuta Lengema

32. Todd Hart says:
    February 3, 2009, 1:49 pm

    Hi Steve. I’ve been a huge fan of your blog for some time. As you may know, even though my blog posts a lot of different stuff, I quite often post a lot of african music and also do african parties in London, UK. But I grew up in Tanzania and just got back from a month there. I am about to post a lot of old cassettes I bought in Tanzania and I talk about your blog on this first post. Check it out and feel free to leave comments or e-mail with more info about the artists as I know a lot less than you.

    http://dalstonoxfamshop.blogspot.com/

33. Todd Hart says:
    February 3, 2009, 1:50 pm

    Mambo poa!

34. Lydia says:
    February 4, 2009, 12:17 am

    @Kingsam try this link

    Barua Yako

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/mb16ep

35. kabuga says:
    February 4, 2009, 3:19 am

    @Daniel,

    Thanks for “let me love you”.

    Could you be having “easy dancing”?

36. Mutunga says:
    February 4, 2009, 4:02 am

    @Todd Hart,

    Thanks for the tip about your blog. I was delighted to find “Esta Wangu” in the Mbaraka Mwinshehe tracks you posted. More please!

37. gilly says:
    February 6, 2009, 4:07 am

    Below is a link to a track MIMBA by Les Mangelepa

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/34wd0c

    @mutunga

    What are they actually singing about, Pregnancy? (mimba in swahili)

38. Mutunga says:
    February 6, 2009, 5:34 am

    @gilly:

    What Swahili speakers call “mimba” is called “zemi” in Lingala.
    “Mimba” is a woman’s name. The song is about the suffering of a man in love and a marriage on the rocks “lobi na lobi libala esilaka”. The narrator, a man, has had enough of his wife’s pride “okomi lofundu” and care-free attitude. For him, the relationship has been a state of bondage “tokomi baumbu mpo na biso basi”, a cross that he has been carrying “kuruzu ya bolingo”. She has dishonoured him “obebi lokumu”. He tells her to go well “kendeke malamu, mama”. A line that wraps up the song is “Bolingo eloko ya lisano te yeba” which in swahili would be “Jua kwamba mapenzi si kitu cha mchezo” (”Know that Love is not something to play with.” Truly one of Mangelepa’s greatest hits!

39. Danny says:
    February 6, 2009, 3:48 pm

    Doing the Friday afte check in jammin’ to Wazazi by Les Wanyika, and Tres Impoli by de Maestro himself. Anytime now Amina Fakhii will interupt the ziki and shower us with some state owned propaganda. Good times i tell you…………..

40. gilly says:
    February 7, 2009, 5:08 am

    @Mutunga

    You are a brilliant linguist; Thanks alot.

41. Samuel (Samwiri) says:
    February 7, 2009, 9:11 am

    Ntwiga Clan,

    Hope everyone is doing fine.

    Todd Hart @ 31, what sort of parties do you do? If they are open parties, I’d like to drop in one time and maybe share my stuff with you. I have now built up a good collection of Eas African Music. Still low on music from Uganda. In fact if you already have the quipment, why don’t we start palnning a grand summer East African Dance somewhere in London. If we start promoting it now, I bet you it will do well.

    Kabuga,
    I have the Bunny Mack CD with Easy dancing but my CDR is broke. I will take it to work with me and up laod or directly email it to you.

42. Fred says:
    February 7, 2009, 3:10 pm

    @Samuel (Samwiri):
    …Still low on music from Uganda…
    Which type do you want? Old or Recent? Kadongo kamu or Band?
    Start here: http://www.connectuganda.com/content/view/68/83
    You may have to register.

43. Fred says:
    February 8, 2009, 11:07 am

    Another Ugandan link: http://www.musicuganda.com/

44. Fred says:
    February 8, 2009, 11:11 am

    @Samuel:

    Probably this will lead to more options: http://www.afrirhythms.com/streamselection.php

    For the momentexplore those three; I know they will lead you into many direction. Enjoy.

45. Samuel (Samwiri) says:
    February 8, 2009, 12:47 pm

    Fred,
    Asante sana. I will try the link out. I am particulary after music from the 60s and ealry 70s. It is the period when my dad used to sing with a band called Kampala city six band. I am trying to collect his music but have only managed to locate one song. Yet he had so many songs - his name is Israel Magembe Wamala. He used to be mates with the late Kawalya.

    Samwiri.

46. Fred says:
    February 9, 2009, 12:25 am

    Sanuel,
    Is that the band that later on became “The Safari Six”, that used to play in Uganda Hotels? Or was taken over by Uganda Hotels? They played good music.

    If you gave some names of the songs they played, I might be able to fish out some.

47. Mutunga says:
    February 9, 2009, 3:07 am

    @samuel (samwiri):

    While surfing, I found Some Ugandan music by a man called George Oryema.. Check it out and see if you like it.

48. Esororo says:
    February 9, 2009, 4:16 pm

    @ Everyone, I am looking for Lovy by Super Mazembe.

    Here are few tracks for the week.

    Nzoto Na Ngai Se Moko Oyo
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/a9y73u

    Uhangaika Bure
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/2vtmoo

    Kuba Alphonse Ya Himalaya
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/o7oxs9

    Panana - Orch. Lipua Lipua
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/69×0da

49. Fred says:
    February 9, 2009, 10:08 pm

    Samuel,
    Here is yet another link for Uganadan music. http://www.ugandaonline.net/mp3
    I hope you find what you want.

50. Daniel says:
    February 10, 2009, 4:00 am

    Fred, Samwiri and co.

    Here’s a Ugandan oldie from the late 60’s, “Bulyose Nebukya”. I was about 6 or so but it still brings back those early days.

    Enjoy!

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/m4flh6

51. Lydia says:
    February 11, 2009, 11:19 pm

    @Esororo
    Thanks for the music. The Lipua Lipua link seems not to be working though - Can you check it please?

    @All
    Does anyone remember “Good morning Mr. Walker”? It used to play alot on the radio, especially around lunchtime. The Kenya Police Band used to play it alot also at functions. Anyone who can post, I’ll appreciate.

52. Esororo says:
    February 12, 2009, 2:01 pm

    @ Lydia

    Thank you, I will fix the link soon. I also have Good morning Mr. Walker for you.

    @ Kabuga

    Easy Dancing will be on the way soon.

53. Esororo says:
    February 12, 2009, 7:54 pm

    Good Morning Mr Walker
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/rr3tho

    Panana
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/gm3zpo

    Easy Dancing - Arrow
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/np6i4p

    Let Me Love You ( Remix)
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/b1xno6

54. Esororo says:
    February 12, 2009, 8:05 pm

    @ Mutunga

    Here are the boys if you can figure out who is who. I found this LP among others and thought you will like to see the boys too.

    Mangelepa Boys

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/fhuf6w
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/6tvbd9

55. Mutunga says:
    February 13, 2009, 7:34 am

    @Esororo:

    Many thanks for the musical goodies and the Mangelepa pictures. So young were the boys then that it is hard to know who’s who. But it is good to see them. They always bring back wonderful memories of Nairobi in the late 1970s.

56. Joe says:
    February 13, 2009, 9:27 am

    @ Esororo

    Thanks for the pics: I had not seen this cover.

    For me, the million dollar question is: does anybody know of a performance video of the band? Something, anything other than the Embakasi video?

57. Esororo says:
    February 15, 2009, 7:19 pm

    @ Mutunga

    The memories of the mangelepa boys still fresh in my mind. I always had a close encounter with them.

    @ Joe

    Now you can’t say that. I have not even seen the Embakasi video you talking about. Please share. This guys were moving arround too much to to be vidoe taped.

58. Joe says:
    February 15, 2009, 10:12 pm

    @Esororo

    This has been around for awhile, and is great if you don’t mind staring at the album cover for 9 minutes:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFzhxWoh3Y&feature=related

    Hopefully, something more exciting will turn up some day…

59. Esororo says:
    February 17, 2009, 5:48 pm

    @ Joe

    Thank you, I didn’t mind. Here is one maybe you can remember. Ifound this 45 in my box, it is not as clear but that is it for now.

    Asia
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/lajlxu

60. Lydia says:
    February 17, 2009, 8:33 pm

    @Esororo
    Thanks alot for Good Morning Mr. Walker. It really brings back alot of memories of the early 70’s when it would be played so much on VOK. Even as kids we knew the words. Asia too, songs we heard but I did not know the titles, all evoke memories of home and a long time ago(it seems!)

61. Joe says:
    February 17, 2009, 11:11 pm

    @Esororo

    Actually, this is the first time I’ve heard Bimalee; seen the name a few times. So, I really appreciate this. Love the organ!

    Got motivated, and put up Safari ya Samburu…
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/f40yy8

62. Fred says:
    February 17, 2009, 11:41 pm

    Some time back in the 70’s, a band in Kenya came up with a song “Chebukube”. Is there any one with it? If so please post here. Thanks

63. kabuga says:
    February 18, 2009, 2:23 am

    @Esororo,

    Will be listening to Asia later. I have looked for it for a long time. I will be posting sofie from bimalee on my blog later too. It is another classic.

64. Todd Hart says:
    February 19, 2009, 1:06 pm

    Samuel at 41 - that sounds like a great idea. We are doing another of our big african parties, Manifesto, at the Double Club in Angel, London on 5 March. It will be free to get in and no problem to come. We will have a live soukous band though I can’t say who yet. Please come down. Check back for more info at this link:

    http://manifestoparty.blogspot.com

    I will be djing a lot of east african Muziki wa Dansi.

65. Samuel (samwiri) says:
    February 21, 2009, 5:49 am

    Todd,
    I will mark that date in my calender right away!

66. Esororo says:
    February 21, 2009, 5:14 pm

    @ Joe

    I don’t remember the history of Bimalee but I remember that they made some good tracks. This was because there were a limited number of bands at that time. I don’t even remember how long they were arround. It looks like it is the boys that were coming together to make money and go back to their original bands.

    Thank you for Safari Ya Samburu.

    Try this one for the old times
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/y80ss8

    @ Kabuga.
    It feels good that I can offer you what you have looked for a long time. Sofie is another one I was not able to save. It had a big scratch on it. It will be wonderful to have it back. Thank you.

    How about this?
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/4gd4o4

    @ Lydia

    I hope those memories of Good Morning Mr. Walker are about some thing good. Now I am a ware of your age. That means you have the wisdom. But don’t tell it to your kids. Cause they will tell otherwise.

    Here you go.
    http://www.sendspace.com/file/rbdbf5

67. Daniel says:
    February 24, 2009, 4:35 pm

    Hey guys, attached is a snippet to a jam from Kenya that I’ve been looking for. Does anybody know who did it and what it is called? Also, if anybody has it can they post it? That would be greatly appreciated!

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/5phczx

    This is Premier Gaou from Magic System. I think that they are from the Ivory Coast.

    Not sure where you can buy it though.

    - Steve

68. Daniel says:
    February 24, 2009, 11:20 pm

    Hey Steve, thanks for that info, and link! That’s a great song, and I found more from them that I hadn’t heard (Zouglou Dance). I knew they were from West Africa because I kept hearing some French in there, but my wife kept insisting that they were from Kenya. Once more this blog came through. Cheers!

69. kabuga says:
    February 27, 2009, 1:02 am

    Any idea on why sendspace service is no longer available?

    It has been giving this message since sometime last week “Sorry, The upload facility is not available”.

70. Mutunga says:
    February 27, 2009, 2:35 am

    @kabuga:

    Sendspace appears to be working fine here (Milan, Italy). You’re probably facing a regional or system hiccup. I had a similar problem with Sendspace and Rapidshare last December. Sometimes webmasters come up with some crafty filters [...]. Luckily, there other sites like Sendspace (e.g MegaUpload). Try switching browsers (Firefox often delivers when IE plays up).

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