A record from the middle period of the Ngoma label – likely from around 1951. The title translates roughly to “We, the Proud Ones of Today.”
Not much is known about the artist – but his music has been featured on a few compilations of Congolese music from this time period, including:
• “Ngoma, The Early Years, 1948-1960” on Popular African Music (CD, 1996),
• “Early Congo Music 1946-1962” on El Sur Records (CD set, 2019)
• “Nostalgique Kongo” on Buda Musique (CD, 2019)
Recorded in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo in 1950-51.
Released as Ngoma 869
The flip side, “Boni Yo Oyili Ngai,” can be heard at:
https://youtu.be/iPt6bWeuhVg
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