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Dany Engobo & Les Coeurs Brises (The Broken Hearts) Dallas Review |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
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by PC_Mpondolo I have finally recovered from the sizzling Danny Engobo show that was put together by Africa Rythms together with Top Africa Productions of Houston on December 22 at Sons of Herman Hall in Deep Ellum, Dallas Texas.. If you were not there, you should forever curse yourself because you missed a show and a half. From the beginning it was all fireworks. Les Couers have apparently perfected the art of using the drum pattern to occupy the fundamental role of the rythm guitar. In their execution, they were flawless; the lead of Yannick sharp and sweet ; the pulsating bass of the Cameroonian, Sammy Cliff was steady and imposing. The young drummer was flawless in unrelenting discipline...The girls! Oh the girls!! The girls were sublime and ovibiously the Atalakus do an excellent job of training people who do not speak Lingala to hit the right dance moves to the calls. Go To Pictures: http://africarythms.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=11&catid=9
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Thursday, 21 December 2006 |
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Imagine, if you will, a video that features a bumpin' beat and several scantily clad ladies - and what little they clad in is composed of faux animal skin - bumping and grinding all in a row. There are pelvic thrusts and libidinous hand gestures, shimmying torsos and lots of skin. Oh, and more and more pelvic thrusts. So many pelvic thrusts it's like a Jazzercise class on speed. You'd probably think this was your everyday rap video, but infact it is a piece of cheap YouTube-ry that chronicles the dancing antics of the ladies who back Congolese artist Dany Engobo and Les Coeurs Brises. It's no wonder, really, that Engobo inspires such rump-shaking: His music is a seamless montage of the best of African beats, pleasantly odd world of music melodies and smile-inducing vocals. And, you know, pelvic thrusts. - Jonanna Widner www.dallasobserver.com http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97347&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=51619
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Dany Engobo & Les Coeurs Brises (The Broken Hearts) in Dallas and Houston |
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Saturday, 02 December 2006 |
Soukous is Congolese dance music. Some say the genre got its name from the French word secouer (to shake). Watch just about any music video by Dany Engobo and Les Coeurs Brisés (the Broken Hearts), and you'll see more hip-shaking than Elvis ever dreamed of – seriously. Mr. Engobo, a Congolese musician who is based in Paris, and his troupe of a dozen or more dancing showgirls will perform their high-energy soukous set tonight at Sons of Hermann Hall. The soukous beat strikes somewhere between fast salsa and samba with a tropical vibe. Dallas' DJ Ash and Houston's Emman Legrand will open the show.
– NANCY MOORE / Staff Writer Published in The Dallas Morning News: 12.22.06 http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97347&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=51619 http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33,97314&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
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Reign & Shine - Mahotella Queens |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 |
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This trio of women has been a musical source of spirit and strength for South Africans since the 1960s. Their style is a progressive version of Mbaquanga, a fusion of traditional South African tribal music, jazz, blues, soul and gospel. "Ndodana Yolahleko" would make a nice lullaby and the Queens reinterpret the classic Zulu song "Mbube," which Americans would recognize as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Their colorful, beaded garments and energetic dance moves should make their live show a real treat. Nancy Moore Thursday at 7 p.m. at Sons of Hermann Hall. CD available at www.africancreammusic.co.za/catalog.htm. |
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Saturday, 14 October 2006 |
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PICK OF THE WEEK | DALLAS. Star-Telegram http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/15746438.htm It's been a good season for African music in the Metroplex, with Kanda Bongo Man and Oliver Mtukudzi recently playing shows. Now comes something equally rootsy and authentic but slightly different, the female-fronted Mahotella Queens, whose vocal-rich music tells a story of soul and survival. Founded in the mid-'60s in apartheid-era South Africa, the group became a sensation with their blend of traditional African music and American R&B. Thursday 19 October 2006 @ 7pm Sons of Hermann Hall $17 Adv $20 Door www.sonsofhermann.com |
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Get Out - Worldly Treasure (Star-Telegram) |
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Saturday, 30 September 2006 |
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Worldly treasure http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/15243590.htm African rhythms rarely swing through world-music-deprived North Texas, so when one of the masters of Zairean soukous -- dance music from Central Africa with roots in Cuban rumba and American R&B -- decides to make a stop in Dallas, it's time to take notice. Paris-based Kanda Bongo Man plays an uplifting, irresistible brand of Afro-pop that's been keeping audiences on their feet since the '70s. Bongo Man descends from a long line of drummers (hence his name), but he fronts his own band and is known for his distinctive tenor vocals.
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