Kanda opens the show, Malage sings, Lokassa solo, Cleopatra dances, Ngouma Lokito on bass, Shiko Mawatu sets the spirit on lead. What a night as soukous enjoys an enormous success, completely PACKING S.O.B.'s in Manhattan's Greenwich Village!
What a pleasure - the total rumba-into-sebene experience complete with KDDODDKO dancer - WOW! It is such a pleasure to watch drummer Isaac "Machine" Katalayi lead the transition into the sebené (you'll want to replay it just to watch him), while Shiko makes EXACTLY the right sounds come out of that Ibañez Guitar! Shiko Mawatu on lead, Lokassa ya Mbongo on rhythm, Ngouma Lokoto on bass guitar!
Felix Wazekwa: What a coolster - especially when the temperature outside was 12-degrees fahrenheit (minus-11 celsius) and outside was the only place quiet enough for an interview. The beard...the shirt...the first visit to the US - it's all here! Meet Felix Wazekwa!
Congolese bassist Ngouma Lokoto tells the Kinshasa story. (Gratitude to Martin Sinnock of totallyradio.com for telling me to ask t Congolese bassist Ngouma Lokoto tells the Kinshasa story. (Gratitude to Martin Sinnock of totallyradio.com for telling me to ask this question!!)
