Sina Makossa! VINTAGE SOUKOUS from Soukous Stars!
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On this recording, Jonal sings (he sang with O.K. Jazz shortly before and after the death of Franco). Shiko Mawatu on guitar. Shiko told me the other night that his first professional guitar playing job was touring with...DOCTOR NICO! Wow!!
This video: In Kenya this song is known as "Sina Makossa." According to sources at Africambiance.org this tune was originally recorded by a Kenyan/Tanzanian group called Les Wanyika -- it can be purchased on a CD called 'Kenya Dance Mania', which has some other great East African music on it. Lokassa ya Mbongo does a nice job playing Professor Omari's original rhythm riffs from that recording, while lead guitarist Shiko Mawatu follows the lead of Les Wanyika guitarist Ngereza's original but brings a lot more skill to the playing. Listen to Shiko to hear what Ngereza really wanted to do.
You can follow discussions like this among the savants at africambiance.org. I'm grateful to "antony" and "adoyo" there for their insights on SINA MAKOSSA.
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Music and Dance …
Music and Dance transcends oral language barriers. I am an Australian and find Soukous music absolutely intoxicating, and I can dance it! Thanks so much for posting.
oh i agree with you …
oh i agree with you my brothers Lingala is just enticing and sweet. i am zimbabwean but sound of soukos took our nation by storm never mind the language barrier any party or wedding is not complete without playing soukous.
many africans agree …
many africans agree that lingala is a sweet language. south africans were in awe of such beautiful music and language existed in the continent without their knowledge. lingala should become africa’s lingua frnaca
the swahili spoken …
the swahili spoken in eastern congo is not pure swahili. its a mix of swahili, lingala and some other congolese langauges.
honestly you are …
honestly you are right!! am from uganda, i know some swahili but i listen to other music, and congolese is my favorite, much as i know nothing of what they sing about!!
Did I say Professor …
Did I say Professor Juma! Freudian slip, the result of years of Professor Juma and His Bycycle Troupe…
I meant Prof Omar. The band originally came up from Tanzania. I was there the day they arrived.
I think two members were of Zairien origin but my memory is getting dim. I could be thinking of Super Mazembe who were never in Les Wanyikas league..
No this is a …
No this is a copyright of the original song ‘Sina Makosa’ by Simba Wanyika . However the bassisst in this video is Ngouma Lokito of soukouss stars-of course these are soukouss stars.
Original track was …
Original track was done by Les Wanyika
I thought that was …
I thought that was ngouma lokito playing in this Video
The bass player in …
The bass player in this video is JJ Otieno ( originally of the legendary Earthquake )
The song was originally written by Prof Juma of Simaba Wanyika that is correct.
Could someone upload “Shillingi Aua” Please!
Garbage.
There is …
Garbage.
There is no copyright infringement. Anyone can play anyone’s song.
Sina Makosa was written by Prof. Omar Shabaan and was played by Simba Wanyika but recorded by Les Wanyika after the breakup.
kavevi pls can you …
kavevi pls can you throw more lght on your statement (clear infringement of copyright), is soukuos stars not the original owner of this song, pls can you tell me about the originator and where to get the real one, i will be waiting for your reply thanks
this is clear …
this is clear infringement of copyright! why are u imitating some elses song? cant u come up with your own? the singing is sooo poor, u cant compare it with the original!
nice nice nice
nice nice nice
This song is my …
This song is my favorite ever love it.
sina makosa
sina makosa
you gotta love the …
you gotta love the way africans can listen to music sung by a fellow african in another language and still fall in love with it
beautiful
beautiful
Mburu in Nairobi, I …
Mburu in Nairobi, I love this song …Karibu Simmers!
timeless classic, …
timeless classic, just got to love it
i actually love …
i actually love this song! this is from kenya rite? in nigeria we listen 2 all types of makossa!
To the person …
To the person calling Swahili only an East African language. Those congolese in the Eastern part of congo speak swahili.
Soft Soukouss.
Soft Soukouss.
Omari Shabani of …
Omari Shabani of les wanyika composed the song,he played the lead guitar and the lead voice was by Issa Juma. These were Tanzanian musicians based in Nairobi Kenya in the 70s and 80s. Sadly most of them are dead now. Les wanyika had just broken off from another group Simba wanyika when they recorded this song.
This song still ” …
This song still “rocks”.Can somebody tell me what the song is about ?I am from the West side.
When I was trying to learn how to play my guitar, one of my friends told me an interesting fact about tuning the guitar. I should always tune it bottom-up. Not top-down. Why? Because if you try to tune it top down, the tension that gets your guitar-string to play a top note will break your guitar-string.