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1989 studio album by Kanda Bongo Man
Kwassa Kwassa
Studio album by Kanda Bongo Man
Released1989
GenreSoukous
Length57:55
LabelHannibal
Kanda Bongo Man chronology
Sai Liza
(1988) 		Kwassa Kwassa
(1989) 		Isambe Monie
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA*:1

Kwassa Kwassa is a soukous album by Kanda Bongo Man, released 1989.

Critical reception

Martin 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. Myles Boisen of AllMusic found the music "very uptempo and infectious".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kanda Bongo Man

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Sai"6:24
2."Cantique"5:15
3."Naloti"5:20
4."Lowazo"5:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Lela-Lela"6:12
2."Bedy"5:12
3."Liza"6:32
4."Lisote"4:47
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Belle Amie"7:27
2."Ebeneza"5:40
Total length:52:01

Personnel

  • 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

  1. ^ Boisen, Myles. "Kanda Bongo Man – Kwassa Kwassa". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Kwassa Kwassa at Discogs (list of releases)
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