Compared to her early recordings, made as a very young woman, the songs on this album are radically more produced, utilizing state-of-the-art technology and a stable of excellent musicians. The one brilliant thread that connects this album to earlier works is M'pongo's wonderful singing. She excels with her two songs on this short record, and on the opening Sambat composition "Mbecka," which is choice. Yet even her sweet voice cannot save the insipid, thankfully short, "Hymne a la Paix." Maybe you enjoy hymns more than I do?
Enjoy sometime soon!
4 comments:
I recently discovered Alex Sambat through an Lp that he recorded titled "Bel Gwadloup"with kassav's Jocelyn Berord & Pierre Akendengue on guest vocals. The rest of the band is pretty much the same as the record you posted.
Thanks,
Ken
How interesting! I'd love to hear it, for one thing, but wait to see what I post tomorrow!
Thank you for sharing. Apurva from Pune, India.
Thank you, Robert!!!
R.
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