Rock-a-Mambo

Orchestre Rock-a-Mambo was an African jazz band from Brazzaville of the 1950s. It was a studio band of the Esengo music studio.[1]

The band name is a pun with the Kongolese word rocamambu "the one who looks for problems". In a Kongolese folk tale, Rocamambu is a kind of prodigal son, who runs from home and comes back rich.[1]

The band ofnen merged with the musicians from the African Jazz band and sometimes produced recordings under the title ""African Rock".[1]

Discography

Rock-a-Mambo music appears on the following albums and compilations.[2]

EPs

Singles

A large number of singles were recorded by the Esengo studio.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos By Gary Stewart, Chapter 5: "A Change in Mentality"
  2. 1 2 "Rockamambo". Muzikifan.com. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2010-06-27.


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