Rumba on the River
Subtitle: A history of the popular music of the two Congos
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London, New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover with bookjacket
Number of pages: 436
Description: "There had always been music along the banks of the Congo River - lutes and drums, the myriad instruments handed down from ancestors. But when Joseph Kabasele and his African Jazz went chop for chop with O.K. Jazz and Bantous de la Capitale, music in Africa would never be the same. A sultry rumba washed in relentless waves across new nations springing up below the Sahara. The Western press would dub the sound soukous or rumba rock; most of Africa called it Congo music." "Rumba on the River presents a snapshot of an era when the currents of tradition and modernization collided along the banks of the Congo. It is the story of twin capitals engulfed in political struggle and the vibrant new music that flowered amidst the ferment."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: A mighty sound
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Difficult delivery
pagenum: 3; title: Bowane, Leopold II, Stanley, Brazza, Kamba, Feruzi, and Wendo, 1946 and before; label: 2
title: Why don't you make a record?
pagenum: 23; title: Olympia, Ngoma, Opika, and Loningisa, 1946-1950; label: 3
title: The brains of the music
pagenum: 34; title: Jhimmy, Kabasele, and African Jazz, 1950-1955; label: 4
title: In need of a name
pagenum: 49; title: Essous, Franco, and O.K. Jazz, 1955-1956; label: 5
title: A change in mentality
pagenum: 60; title: Kasavuba, Lumumba, Rock'a Mambo, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Bantou, 1957-1959; label: 6
title: Celebrations and sorrows
pagenum: 85; title: Kasavuba, Lumumba, African Jazz, and O.K. Jazz, 1960-1961; label: 7
title: Congo music
pagenum: 101; title: Orchestre Bantou and Ry-Co Jazz, 1960-1963; label: 8
title: Money changes everything
pagenum: 110; title: African Jazz, African Fiesta, Moïse Tshomba, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Natou, 1963-1965; label: 9
title: Revolution
pagenum: 122; title: Mobutu, Franco, Bavon Marie, Kwamy, Docteur Nico, Rochereau, and Essous, 1965-1967; label: 10
title: Dances and disorder
pagenum: 135; title: Docteur Nico, Rocherau, Sam Mangwana, and Franco, 1968-1969; title: t.b.c.