Kanza, Lokua / Toyebi Te
| Album: | Toyebi Te | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Kanza, Lokua | Added: | Jul 2002 | |
| Label: | Sunnyside Communications | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2002-09-30 | Pull Date: | 2002-12-02 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 10 | Oct 6 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 24, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Good Bye |
4. | Nov 06, 2002: | pressandrelease
Je N'ai Pas Choisi |
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| 2. | Apr 27, 2004: | Sun in Libra Moon in Pisces
Mbiffe |
5. | Oct 05, 2002: | Morning Glory
Je N'ai Pas Choisi |
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| 3. | Aug 24, 2003: | one minute songs
Etre Heureux |
6. | Oct 01, 2002: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Mbiffe |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2002-08-23
Reviewed 2002-08-23
LOKUA KANZA – Toyebi Te
Sunnyside, 2002
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Singer/songwriter Kanza’s American debut is a mixed bag. He has a very pleasant voice and a broad outlook: he’s joined not only by a luscious female backing chorus, but by a French rapper (track 15), the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (#12, 14), and his own children. He sings these acoustic trad/pop songs in French, Lingala, and English, backed mostly by very laid back, quiet music somewhere between traditional rhythms and r&b. Ventures a bit too far into Sting territory at times, but several tracks are very nice.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 16
01. 2:30 – soulful vox & village ambiance
02. 4:16 – relaxed music, pretty vocals
03. 0:30 - interlude
04. 3:26 – melancholy pop, nice riff
05. 4:02 – optimistic love song w/flute
06. 3:39 – passionate but sappy soul
07. 4:10 – cute song about kids leaving
08. 2:51 – great vox + guitar, ambiance
09. 3:37 – relaxed vibe, high vox
10. 1:17 - interlude
11. 3:29 – sweet, smooth, tinkly ballad
12. 3:26 – mainstream r&b w/weak lyric
13. 1:02 – intriguing vocal/sample interlude
14. 3:33 – very pretty, but maybe over-the-top
15. 4:08 – with french rap & cool percussion
16. 3:31 – trad w/ passionate vox, big drums
[Fo] - 8/23/02
Sunnyside, 2002
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Singer/songwriter Kanza’s American debut is a mixed bag. He has a very pleasant voice and a broad outlook: he’s joined not only by a luscious female backing chorus, but by a French rapper (track 15), the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (#12, 14), and his own children. He sings these acoustic trad/pop songs in French, Lingala, and English, backed mostly by very laid back, quiet music somewhere between traditional rhythms and r&b. Ventures a bit too far into Sting territory at times, but several tracks are very nice.
RECOMMENDED TRACKS: 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 16
01. 2:30 – soulful vox & village ambiance
02. 4:16 – relaxed music, pretty vocals
03. 0:30 - interlude
04. 3:26 – melancholy pop, nice riff
05. 4:02 – optimistic love song w/flute
06. 3:39 – passionate but sappy soul
07. 4:10 – cute song about kids leaving
08. 2:51 – great vox + guitar, ambiance
09. 3:37 – relaxed vibe, high vox
10. 1:17 - interlude
11. 3:29 – sweet, smooth, tinkly ballad
12. 3:26 – mainstream r&b w/weak lyric
13. 1:02 – intriguing vocal/sample interlude
14. 3:33 – very pretty, but maybe over-the-top
15. 4:08 – with french rap & cool percussion
16. 3:31 – trad w/ passionate vox, big drums
[Fo] - 8/23/02
Track Listing
| 1. | Tika Ngai | 9. | Na Mileli | |||
| 2. | Ndagukunda Tshane | 10. | Toyebi Te | |||
| 3. | Etre Heureux | 11. | Mboka | |||
| 4. | Le Bonheur | 12. | Come Back to Me | |||
| 5. | Mbiffe | 13. | Mbana Mboye | |||
| 6. | Nkolo Akosunga | 14. | Baselombo | |||
| 7. | Good Bye | 15. | Je N'ai Pas Choisi | |||
| 8. | Kumbo | 16. | Kumisaka Nkolo |