Mbilia Bel - Mayaval | Congo

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This 1988 recording by Mbilia Bel-the seminal, trailblazing Congolese singer-is a great if left-field example of why she is special. As her voice lilts atop the slightly arty and progressive soukous arrangements, can’t not feel like dancing/blissing. Voice like warm butter, guitars like sweet birds, super-dry minimal percussion, slap-bass accents. A less obvious Mbilia Bel tape that is just doing it for me at the moment.
Face A
Phénomene
Manzil Manzil
Cher Ami
Face B
Mayaval
Tika-Bazuwa
Sans Frontiere
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