The Making of Congo Funk! Part 1

SUBSCRIBE TO ANALOG AFRICA´s CHANNEL - http://bit.ly/2riUuLL VISIT ANALOG AFRICA - https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/ LIKE ANALOG AFRICA - https://www.facebook.com/AnalogAfrica FOLLOW ANALOG AFRICA - https://www.instagram.com/analogafricarecords/ NEWS ABOUT ANALOG AFRICA - https://linktr.ee/analogafrica FOR LICENSING AND ENQUIERES PLEASE CONTACT : info@analogafrica.com Video production: https://www.instagram.com/edd.jj/ Design Patterns: https://www.instagram.com/gligli_studio/ Images by https://www.instagram.com/luadasaguas/ & https://www.instagram.com/afreekaya_27/ Back in February and March 2023 during our last trip to Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaïre, we took a camera with us to document the many encounters we make during the making of a compilation. This video is the first part of many to come. From our flight to the capital, to the streets of buzzing Kinshasa (“Kin la folie” as they call it, which literally means “Kin the crazy), the many taxi rides and meetings we went through, at Vévé Center for example or with journalists, families of musicians and musicians themselves, you can see this video as a kind of “resumé” of our journey. This trip was without doubt unforgettable as we met many kind souls willing to help us with their heart in order to pay tribute to the legacy of their music and culture. All the elders we met wanted to make sure the many stories of their early years which are part of the country’s history are not forgotten by the generations to come and heard outside of Congo. The song featured in the video is Adeito by Tabu Ley & Orchestre Afrisa. Tabu Ley Rochereau is one of the legendary figures of Congolese Rumba. His career span over decades and countless hits, establishing himself as an international star which brought the sounds of Kinshasa to large European audiences.