These immediately lovable tunes make me want to dance!
Listen for the Mbira – a type of lamellaphone similar to the Westernized kalimba – and what sounds like an early electric organ of some kind.
The Opika label was active in what was then the Belgian Congo from 1950-1957.
Malongansomi and Namatani were musicians and performers who recorded a number of sessions – including this one – for the Opika label circa 1956-57.
Released as Opika 1790.
Be sure to listen to the other side at:
https://youtu.be/hwbKn38x6uE
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