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Zaïko ezali kaka Zaïko
(Zaïko still remains the great Zaïko)
(Zaïko est resté égal à lui-même)
"Elengi ya zaiko suka te...
Aaah okamata loboko osimba motema, obina choque molunge ekosila !!!!"
THE LEGEND NEVER DIES !
With LOVE - HUMILITY & RESPECT
All we need..
Through this page, our team trys every day to show you the atmosphere of our concerts. Always full of warmth, love, great energy, sharing and positive vibrations.
We do hope you appreciate !
Tout ce que nous voulons..
A travers cette page, notre équipe essaie de vous restituer chaque jour l'ambiance de nos concerts, pleine de chaleur, d'amour, d'énergie, de partage et de vibrations positives.
Nous espérons que vous appréciez !
ZAIKO LANGA LANGA
Awarded as the best Band of rumba-bantu-congolese forever !
Be welcome !!!
Official website: http://www.zaikolangalanga.com/ Complete discography of Zaïko Langa Langa coming soon ! IN LIVE: Dance ! Dance ! Dance ! ZAIKO's CHICKS !!!!
NADI - GOLDEN MASTERPIECE !!!
All ZAIKO's style is within this video of "Manzaka Ebende" Pay attention to the great chorus (Sébène) of Zangilu Beniiiiiiiikooo ! - the Magician (lead guitar)
And plus next: The effort was done on the voices with what we call in french "polyphonie décalée" (Moved polyphony) - that why the "sébene" (Chorus of lead guitar or "talking guitar") will come shortly at the end. This song 'Sisi' is a real and true MASTERPIECE of Bozi boziana and "Anti choc" from Zaïko Langa Langa's clan.
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"Zaïko Langa Langa is one of the key groups of the Congolese New Wave: a nebulous coalition of up to 20 musicians who have thoroughly updated soukous by infusing it with an almost electric energy. Their key innovation has been to remove the horn section that had until recently defined Congolese music. The result is a much raunchier and more youthful sound. ZLL -- the name is a contraction of Zaire of Our Elders -- has spawned a veritable family of offspings, the so-called "Clan Langa Langa," including Papa Wemba, Koffi Olomide, Bozi Boziana, and the groups Zaiko, WaWa, Langa Langa Stars, Choc Stars, Anti-Choc, and many more."
~ Leon Jackson and Myles Boisen, All Music Guide
It must be said that Zaiko Langa Langa transformed Congolese music and aided in giving it a more distinct sound from rumba. First step in moving in that direction was leaving out rumba's stapled horn section. The solo guitar and sped up snares and drums were the stars of the show and once the beat would break they forced the listener to move. Meanhile the strong harmonies carried lyrics of love and life that moved the listener inside. Their live show was nothing to scoff at either. They brought great energy to the stage popularizing the "ANIMATIOR" in ya miziki ya Congo. The animator would shout call and response sets and dance moves bringing the crowd into a frenzy. The singers themselves would get down too!
To the sound of a frantic and rhythmical music and to the urge of their magical motto: "let's liven things up", Zaiko Langa Langa have kept the crowds dancing since 1969. Zaiko have revived and reinvented the old rumba, which sounds Cuban but swings Zairian. It has become part of everyday life. Its rhythms have for ever marked the two nearest capitals in the world, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and Bangui too. From Tokyo to Copenhagen, from Dakar to Luanda, the whole world is swaying on the monotonous rhythm of a tireless guitar. In Paris the famous "sapeurs" (fashion lovers), wearing their dandy-like fancy clothes, mob into the Zenith of the Mutualité. They are its best representatives. Is it Zairan or Congolese? It's rather Zaiko with a K like the old Kongo realm shattered by the white settlers. It's the top music of all the trendy, Afro-West-Indian discotheques in Europe or in the States.
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