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Man from Kinshasa
1991 compilation album by Tabu Ley Rochereau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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
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]
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Track listing
References
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