Man from Kinshasa

Man from Kinshasa is a compilation album by the Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau.^[2] It was released in 1991.^[3] Rochereau supported the album with a North American tour.^[4]

Man from Kinshasa
Compilation album by Tabu Ley Rochereau
Released	1991
Studio	Harry Son
Genre	Soukous
Label	Shanachie[1]
Tabu Ley Rochereau chronology
Babeti Soukous (1989) Man from Kinshasa (1991) Muzina (1994)

Production

The compilation's songs were taken from albums Rochereau released between 1988 and 1991.^[4] Rochereau sang in Lingala and French.^[5] Huit Kilos played guitar on the songs.^[4] Rochereau used a drum machine on some of the tracks.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Robert Christgau	A−[8]
DownBeat	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	B[10]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	[11]

Robert Christgau wrote: "Catchy tunes, plangent pace changes, Cuban/Ethiopian horns, musette accordion—and enough rippling guitar to keep them coming back for more."^[8] Entertainment Weekly opined that "it’s not until the chugging climax of 'Ponce-Pilate', the sixth song in, that the album at last puts across the insane happiness that marks great soukous."^[10]

The Gazette stated that "Rochereau's large Afrisa International Orchestra—16 members in all—provides a sumptuous backdrop for lively, lilting songs."^[5] The Washington Post determined that "Rochereau has a warm, sweet tenor that lends a tone of sly bemusement to his tales about gossips, seducers and beauties."^[4]

AllMusic wrote that Rochereau "dares accordion-driven soukous on one of the many highlights here, including 'Tour Eiffel'."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seli-Ja"
2.	"Londende"
3.	"Tour Eiffel"
4.	"Lisolo Ya Ngungi"
5.	"Kinshasa"
6.	"Ponce-Pilate"
7.	"Maputo"
8.	"Dernier Espoir 'Itou'"