“Pilipili Yasipo Kula” – Mwenda Jean Bosco – Beautiful African Guitar 🎸

Beautiful fingerstyle guitar work by the master of the style, Congolese artist Mwenda Jean Bosco.

The title translates loosely to “If You Don’t Eat the Chili”, and the song seems to have a strong moral message about avoiding behavior that could have negative consequences.

Pilipili yasipo kula inakuahana gani?
If you don’t eat chili, how can it burn you?

Believed to have been recorded circa 1958.
Released as Gallotone CO.200.

Credits:
Mwenda Jean Bosco – guitar, vocals
Unknown Artist – percussion