Venerable singer Wendo Kolosoy is a Congolese icon, and like his countryman Sam Mangwana, Cape Verde's Cesaria Evora, and Cuba's Buena Vista posse, he is presently enjoying a much-deserved late-life renaissance. His sandpapery vocals are interlaced with exuberant yodeling, playful asides, and slap-and-tickle exhortations to the other players. The swinging, mellow band brings back the classic rumbas that were popular during the '60s independence era with such unfussy touches as a spoon tapping out a clavé Morse code on a bottle. Vula Missy's lead guitar honors such pioneering legends as Docteur Nico and Franco Luambo, enveloping Wendo and the backup singers in rounded, effortlessly produced chords and subtle rhythmic variations. High points include Wendo's mutual admiration society with Cameroon's Anne-Marie Nzie, a memorial tribute to the late bandleader Pepe Kalle, and the sexy title track, but the entire album is a delightful time capsule. --Christina Roden
Marie Louise,Wendo Kolosoy,Indigo (Harmonia),African,Congo,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Rhumba,World Music
New Age Music:
- Master Serie [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Moderna Nostalgia Brasil [Import]
- Mosaic: The Music of Greece
- Mulheres Do Brasil Em Novelas [Import]
- Music of the African Arab
- Music of the Silk Road
- Musica Piu [Import]
- Musicalmente Scorretto [Import]
- Non Mi Dir [Import]
- Non Si Puo Smettere Di Fumare [Import]
New Age Music
Capital Punishment [Enhanced] [Clean]
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto For Flute/Concerto For Cello
Candlelight Moments: Smooth Jazz