Bantous de la Capitale, renowned Congolese rumba band, formed 1959. Notable… Read Full Bio ↴Bantous de la Capitale, renowned Congolese rumba band, formed 1959. Notable early members: Jean Serge Essous (born Mossendjo, Congo-Brazzaville, Jan. 15, 1934; died Brazzaville, Nov. 25, 2009; saxophone, clarinet., vocal), Edouard "Edo" Ganga (born Brazzaville, Oct. 27, 1933; vocal), Célestin "Célio" Kouka (born Brazzaville, 1930s; maracas, vocal), Daniel "De La Lune" Lubelo (born Mambenga, Congo-Brazzaville, Mar. 15, 1934; bass), Nino Malapet (born Brazzaville, Mar. 8, 1935; saxophone), Papa Noel Nedule (born Kinshasa, Dec. 25, 1940; guitar), Saturnin Pandi (born Mpita, Congo-Brazzaville, May 31, 1932; died Brazzaville, 1996; congas).
Congo-Brazzaville nurtured a number of first-rate bands, none more important than the luminous Bantous de la Capitale. Four of its musicians, Célestin, Edo, Essous, and Malapet, had started their careers in Brazzaville in the early fifties' band Negro Jazz. Across the river in Kinshasa, Essous and two other Brazzavilleans, De La Lune and Pandi, became founding members of O.K. Jazz in 1956; Edo and Célestin joined the next year. In 1959, with the prospect of independence for the two Congos looming large, these five Brazzavilleans returned home to form Orchestre Bantou.
Congo-Brazzaville nurtured a number of first-rate bands, none more important than the luminous Bantous de la Capitale. Four of its musicians, Célestin, Edo, Essous, and Malapet, had started their careers in Brazzaville in the early fifties' band Negro Jazz. Across the river in Kinshasa, Essous and two other Brazzavilleans, De La Lune and Pandi, became founding members of O.K. Jazz in 1956; Edo and Célestin joined the next year. In 1959, with the prospect of independence for the two Congos looming large, these five Brazzavilleans returned home to form Orchestre Bantou.
Tantine
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Lau Perz
Great song! Greetings from Colombia.
Safou Dieudonné
high rumba salsa ! bravo les Bantous
Mohamed Mohamud
better than all congo musician combined excellence at its best
Safou Dieudonné
superbe rumba cha cha bravo les bantous
Mohamed Mohamud
flute is fantastic wish it was given more time to explode
Alan Brain
Probably, one of the songs that paints better that musical dialogue that has been going between the motherland Congo and Cuba, between Son Montuno y Congolese Rumba. As the atalaku says in the song "Rumba y Salsa from Congo". For the uninitiated, be aware that this is just the tip of the iceberg that is the rich and amazing legacy of Congolese Rumba!!! Viva Congo y Cuba!
Mohamed Mohamud
bravo del capitale