- Rock-a-Mambo
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Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo was an African jazz band from Brazzaville of 1950s. It was a studio band of the Esengo music studio.[1]
The band name is a pun with the Kongolese word rocamambu "the one who looks for problems". In a Kongolese folk tale, Rocamambu is a kind of prodigal son, who runs from home and comes back rich. [1]
The band ofnen merged with the musicians from the African Jazz band and sometimes produced recordings under the title ""African Rock".[1]
Contents
Discography
Rock-a-Mambo music appears on the following albums and compilations. [2]
- AFRICAN RETRO vol. 5 Pathé Marconi - EMI 2 C064-15962
- AFRICAN RETRO Vol 6 Pathé Marconi - EMI 2 C064-15978
- AFRICAN MEMORIES Pathé Marconi - EMI 2C062-15136; also C062-15810
EPs
- Orchestre Rock-A-Mambo [Columbia ESRF 1460; also ESDF1321]
- Rossignol et l'Orchestre Rock 'A Mambo [Columbia ESRF 1793; also ESDF 1321]
- Orchestre Rock-A-Mambo[ESRF 1415; also ESDF 1343]
- Orchestre Rock-A-Mambo volume 2, ESDF 1372
- Nino et l'Orchestre Rock-A-Mambo volume 3 [Columbia ESDF 1380]
- GROUPES CHOC DES ANNEES 50s ESDF 1372
- CONGO LATINO Columbia ESDF 1401 (with Negro Band)
- ORCHESTRE ROCK-A-MAMBO NO 4 (Columbia ESDF 1403; orig: Esengo)
Singles
A large number of singles were recored by the Esengo studio.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos By Gary Stewart, Chapter 5: "A Change in Mentality"
- ^ a b "Rockamambo". Muzikifan.com. 2009-11-01. http://www.muzikifan.com/rockamambo.html. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
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