Jazz Crazy Records

An Archive of Early Jazz on 78 RPM

“Baba Moko” – Jean-Bosco Mwenda (~1958)

The great Congolese fingerstyle guitarist Jean-Bosco Mwenda.

If you like this, I just discovered that Mwenda’s set at the 1969 Newport Folk Festival was recorded and is available online:
https://www.wolfgangs.com/music/jean-bosco-mwenda/audio/20020427-50522.html

Believed to have been recorded circa 1958.
Released as Gallotone CO.196 (mx. ABC/EA.17821)

Credits:
Jean-Bosco Mwenda – guitar, vocals
Unknown accompanist – glass bottle

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