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Not a million miles from Geoffrey Oryema, Lokua Kanza, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has a lilting, pan-African style. He might not show the roots of his homeland, but this is ineffably an African record -- largely acoustic, melodic, and carried by Kanza's gentle voice. The record works best, perhaps surprisingly, when he doesn't sing in English -- in large part because the English lyrics are execrable ("Good Bye" being a prime example). He does veer into smooth jazz/R&B territory at times, which really doesn't serve him well; there's more to him than that, and the glibness has very little of the depth he manages elsewhere. He's really at his best when the sound is stripped-down, really allowing him to shine because his mellifluous voice is unmistakably the star of the show. Kanza has a future, that's beyond doubt. On the basis of this record, he'll never be a major name, but still one worth hearing across the years.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - René Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Malaika Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Komba Bellow, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - René Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dominique Fillon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Malaika Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Stephy Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Aretha Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Komba Bellow, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Marcellin Yace, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Loy Ehrlich, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvain Luc, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Komba Bellow, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Komba Bellow, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Malaika Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Recording Arranger, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Deyan Pavlov, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Olga De Pass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvain Luc, ComposerLyricist - Richard Epesse, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Chorus, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Marcellin Yace, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Komba Bellow, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - René Lokua, Chorus, Interprète Vocal, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Chorus, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Bondo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sylvain Luc, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Polyphonie Mongo, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Deyan Pavlov, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Epesse, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Olga De Pass, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Passi, Author - Lokua Kanza, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Komba Bellow, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Bondo, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Lokua Kanza, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Komba Bellow, Chamber Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - René Lokua, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Didi Ekukwan, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Ye Wo Music
Album review
Not a million miles from Geoffrey Oryema, Lokua Kanza, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has a lilting, pan-African style. He might not show the roots of his homeland, but this is ineffably an African record -- largely acoustic, melodic, and carried by Kanza's gentle voice. The record works best, perhaps surprisingly, when he doesn't sing in English -- in large part because the English lyrics are execrable ("Good Bye" being a prime example). He does veer into smooth jazz/R&B territory at times, which really doesn't serve him well; there's more to him than that, and the glibness has very little of the depth he manages elsewhere. He's really at his best when the sound is stripped-down, really allowing him to shine because his mellifluous voice is unmistakably the star of the show. Kanza has a future, that's beyond doubt. On the basis of this record, he'll never be a major name, but still one worth hearing across the years.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:16
- Main artists: Lokua Kanza
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: World
© 2002 Universal Music Jazz France ℗ 2002 Ye Wo Music
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