Musiques d'Afrique:
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
(Congo-Kinshasa / Angola)
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Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca are based in California.
Their music is predominantly salsa, but spiced with congolese soukous flavours. Lemvo's
music is therefore comparable to that of Africando,
trying to tie afro-cuban music to its African roots. The other way around, modern African music
was since the 1940s and 1950s heavily influenced by latin music. During the 1960s
and 1970s, African music tried to replace this latin foundations by African rhythms.
Now, the two are meeting again... Ricardo is of Angolan origin but was born in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), where he was exposed both to Cuban music (among others Johnny Pacheco) and to Zairean rumba by Joseph Kabasele. After joining his father in California, he started to sing in local Cuban bands. In 1990, he created Makina Loca together with Cameroonian guitar player Louis Wasson. More information on www.makinaloca.com Makina Loca consists of: Ricardo Lemvo vocals, chorus Niño Jesús Alejandro flute, keyboards, tres, bass, chorus Louis Wasson guitar Nengue Hernández conga, bongo, chorus Charlie Biggs trumpet On "Tata Masamba" the following guest musicians were invited: Sam Mangwana (vocals); Huit Kilos Nseka (guitar); Syran M'Benza (solo guitar); Bopol Mansiamina (rhythm guitar); Andy Abad (tres); José "Papo" Rodríguez (conga, bongo); Komba Bellow (drums); Martín Flores (drums); Steve Baxter (trombone); Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Eric Francis, Nyboma, Wawali Bonane, Dodo Munoko, Djeffard Lukombo (chorus) Ricardo Lemvo was born: in Kinshasa Makina Loca was created: in 1990 by Lemvo and Louis Wasson Style: salsa with Congolese influences |
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| Isabela | 2007 | Mopiato Music MOPI-2 | |
| Ay Valeria! | 2003 | Mopiato Music | |
| Sao Salvador | 2000 | Putumayo PUTU 158-2 CD | |
| Mambo Yo Yo | 1998 | Putumayo PUTU 137-2 CD | |
| Tata Masamba | 1996 | Mopiato Music RC 1990 |
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