| Man from Kinshasa | ||||
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| Compilation album by Tabu Ley Rochereau | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Harry Son | |||
| Genre | Soukous | |||
| Label | Shanachie | |||
| Tabu Ley Rochereau chronology | ||||
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Man from Kinshasa is a compilation album by the Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau. It was released in 1991. Rochereau supported the album with a North American tour.
Production
The compilation's songs were taken from albums Rochereau released between 1988 and 1991. Rochereau sang in Lingala and French. Huit Kilos played guitar on the songs. Rochereau used a drum machine on some of the tracks.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| DownBeat |  |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide | |
Robert Christgau wrote: "Catchy tunes, plangent pace changes, Cuban/Ethiopian horns, musette accordion—and enough rippling guitar to keep them coming back for more." Entertainment Weekly opined that "it’s not until the chugging climax of 'Ponce-Pilate', the sixth song in, that the album at last puts across the insane happiness that marks great soukous."
The Gazette stated that "Rochereau's large Afrisa International Orchestra—16 members in all—provides a sumptuous backdrop for lively, lilting songs." The Washington Post determined that "Rochereau has a warm, sweet tenor that lends a tone of sly bemusement to his tales about gossips, seducers and beauties."
AllMusic wrote that Rochereau "dares accordion-driven soukous on one of the many highlights here, including 'Tour Eiffel'."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Seli-Ja" | |
| 2. | "Londende" | |
| 3. | "Tour Eiffel" | |
| 4. | "Lisolo Ya Ngungi" | |
| 5. | "Kinshasa" | |
| 6. | "Ponce-Pilate" | |
| 7. | "Maputo" | |
| 8. | "Dernier Espoir 'Itou'" |
References
- Barlow, Sean; Eyre, Banning (1995). Afropop!. Chartwell Books, Inc. p. 29.
- ^ Birnbaum, Larry (Feb 1992). "Man from Kinshasa by Tabu Ley Rochereau". DownBeat. Vol. 59, no. 2. p. 36.
- "New Releases". The Beat. Vol. 10, no. 6. 1991. pp. 70–71.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (29 May 1992). "Captivating Soukous from Rochereau". The Washington Post. p. N21.
- ^ Feist, Daniel (28 Dec 1991). "Rochereau's Kinshasa sounds lively, lilting and sumptuous". The Gazette. p. E10.
- Tarte, Bob (1992). "Memoirs of an Egg Yolk". The Beat. Vol. 11, no. 2. p. 70.
- ^ "Tabu Ley Rochereau Man from Kinshasa". AllMusic.
- ^ "Tabu Ley Rochereau". Robert Christgau.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 219.
- ^ "Man from Kinshasa". Entertainment Weekly.
- MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 644.