Kwassa Kwassa (album)

Kwassa Kwassa
Studio album by
Kanda Bongo Man
Released1989
GenreSoukous
Length57:55
LabelHannibal
Kanda Bongo Man chronology
Sai Liza
(1988) 		Kwassa Kwassa
(1989) 		Isambe Monie
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA*:1[2]

Kwassa Kwassa is a soukous album by Kanda Bongo Man, released 1989.

Critical reception

Martin Aston, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, left warm and positive overlook on album. He wrote: "Francophone soukous practically defines the genre and energy; entwining, zinging guitars, tight rhythms, honey-sweet choruses, non-stop organic from top to toe." The only thing that he doesn't liked was absence of "helpful sleevenotes" on coverart.[3] Myles Boisen of AllMusic found the music "very uptempo and infectious".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kanda Bongo Man[4]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Sai"6:24
2."Cantique"5:15
3."Naloti"5:20
4."Lowazo"5:19
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Lela-Lela"6:12
2."Bedy"5:12
3."Liza"6:32
4."Lisote"4:47
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Belle Amie"7:27
2."Ebeneza"5:40
Total length:52:01

Personnel

  • Kanda Bongo Man — lead vocals
  • Diblo Dibala — lead guitar
  • Rigo Star — lead guitar
  • Lokassa Ya Mbongo — rhythm guitar
  • Pablo Lubadika Porthos — bass guitar
  • Ringo Yaya Pezo — drums, percussion
  • Ti Jean — drums, percussion
  • Evelyn Marlin — backing vocals
  • Gena Mandako — backing vocals

References

  1. ^ a b Boisen, Myles. "Kanda Bongo Man – Kwassa Kwassa". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hyder, Ken (September 1989). "Review: Kanda Bongo Man — Kwassa Kwassa" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 99. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Aston, Martin (24 June 1989). "Review: Kanda Bongo Man – Kwassa Kwassa" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Kwassa Kwassa at Discogs (list of releases)
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