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    Rumba on the river : a history of the popular music of the two Congos / Gary Stewart.

    • Title:Rumba on the river : a history of the popular music of the two Congos / Gary Stewart.
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    • Author/Creator:Stewart, Gary, 1944-
    • Published/Created:London ; New York : Verso, 2003.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Popular music--Congo (Brazzaville)--History and criticism.
      Popular music--Congo (Democratic Republic)--History and criticism.
    • Description:436 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-409) , discography (p. 410-415) , and index.
    • ISBN:1859843689
      9781859843680
    • Contents:Prologue: a mighty sound: Mobutu and the musicians, 1997
      Difficult delivery: Bowane, Leopold II, Stanley, Brazza, Kamba, Feruzi, and Wendo, 1946 and before
      Why don't you make a record? Olympia, Ngoma, Opika, and Loningisa, 1946-1950
      The brains of the music: Jhimmy, Kabasele, and African Jazz, 1950-1955
      In need of a name: Essous, Franco, and O.K. Jazz, 1955-1956
      A change in mentality: Kasavubu, Lumumba, Rock'a Mambo, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Bantou, 1957-1959
      Celebrations and sorrows: Kasavubu, Lumumba, African Jazz, and O.K. Jazz, 1960-1961
      Congo music: Orchestre Bantou and Ry-Co Jazz, 1960-1963
      Money changes everything: African Jazz, African Fiesta, Moüse Tshombe, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Bantou, 1963-1965
      Revolution: Mobutu, Franco, Bavon Marie Marie, Kwamy, Docteur Nico, Rochereau, and Essou, 1965-1967
      Dances and disorder: Docteur Nico, Rochereau, Sam Mangwana, and Franco, 1968-1969
      Rhythm of the time: Franco, Verckys, Bella Bella, Zaïko Langa Langa, Bavon Marie Marie, Franklin Boukaka, and Rochereau, 1969-1970
      The name game: Vévé, Trio Madjesi, Afrisa, Fiesta Sukisa, O.K. Jazz, and Bantous de la Capitale, 1971-1973
      The guys have it: Abeti, Franco, and Mobutu, 1973-1974
      What goes up ... : Mobutu, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Tabu Ley, Bella Bella, and Zaïko Langa Langa, 1974-1976
      ... Must come down : Abeti, M'Pongo Love, Papa Wemba, Franco, and Tabu Ley, 1975-1978
      Exodus: Bantous de la Capitale, Mobutu, African All Stars, Verckys, Koffi Olomide, and Docteur Nico, 1977-1980
      Paris: Franco, Pamelo Mounk'a, Bopol, Pablo, M'Pongo Love, Kosmos, Kanda Bongo Man, and Les Quatre Etoiles, 1979-1982
      Article 15: Kabasele, Sam Mangwana, Franco, Tabu Ley, Mbilia Bel, and Docteur Nico, 1980-1985
      You can't tell the players without a program: Empire Bakuba and Clan Langa Langa, 1979-1985
      Crossroads: Tshala Muana, Abeti, Rigo Star, Les Quatre Etoiles, Loketo, Kanda Bongo Man, Tabu Ley, and Mbilia Bel, 1985-1988
      Get out your program again: Clan Langa Langa, Koffi Olomide, and Empire Bakuba, 1985-1989
      Matters of life and death: Bantous de la Capitale and O.K. Jazz, 1985-1989
      The gray nineties: O.K. Jazz, Wenge Musica, Bantous de la Capitale, Soukous Stars, Abeti, Papa Wemba, and Tabu Ley, 1989 and after.
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