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CONTENTS
Prologue: A Mighty Sound 1
Mobutu and the musicians, 1997.
1 Difficult Delivery 3
Bowane, Leopold II, Stanley, Brazza, Kamba, Feruzi, and Wendo, 1946 and before.
2 Why Don’t You Make a Record? 23
Olympia, Ngoma, Opika, and Loningisa, 1946-1950.
3 The Brains of the Music 34
Jhimmy, Kabasele, and African jazz, 1950-1955.
4 In Need of a Name 49
Essous, Franco, and O.K. Jazz, 1955-1956.
5 A Change in Mentality 60
Kasavubu, Lumumba, Rock’a Mambo, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Bantou, 1957-1959.
6 Celebrations and Sorrows 83
Kasavubu, Lumumba, African Jazz, and O.K. Jazz, 1960-1961.
7 Congo Music 101
Orchestre Bantou and Ry-Co Jazz, 1960-1963.
8 Money Changes Everything 110
African Jazz, African Fiesta, Moïse Tshombe, O.K. Jazz, and Orchestre Bantou, 1963-1965.
9 Revolution 122
Mobutu, Franco, Bavon Marie Marie, Kwamy, Docteur Nico, Rochereau, and Essous, 1965-1967.
10 Dances and Disorder 135
Docteur Nico, Rochereau, Sam Mangwana, and Franco, 1968-1969.
11 Rhythm of the Time 148
Franco, Verckys, Bella Bella, Zaïko Langa Langa, Bavon Marie Marie, Franklin Boukaka, and Rochereau, 1969-1970.
12 The name game 169
Vévé, Trio Madjesi, Afrisa, Fiesta Sukisa, O.K. Jazz, and Bantous de la Capitale, 1971-1973.
13 The guys have it 188
Abeti, Franco, and Mobutu, 1973-1974.
14 What goes up… 206
Mobutu, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, Tabu Ley, Bella Bella, and Zaïko Langa Langa, 1974-1976.
15 …Must come down 219
Abeti, M’Pongo Love, Papa Wemba, Franco, and Tabu Ley, 1975-1978.
16 Exodus 235
Bantous de la Capitale, Mobutu, African All Stars, Verckys, Koffi Olomide, and Docteur Nico, 1977-1980.
17 Paris 254
Franco, Pamelo Mounk’a, Bopol, Pablo, M’Pongo Love, Kosmos, Kanda Bongo Man, and Les Quatre Etoiles, 1979-1982.
18 Article 15 276
Kabasele, Sam Mangwana, Franco, Tabu Ley, Mbilia Bel, and Docteur Nico, 1980-1985.
19 You Can’t Tell the Players without a Program 300
Empire Bakuba and Clan Langa Langa, 1979-1985.
20 Crossroads 314
Tshala Muana, Abeti, Rigo Star, Les Quatre Etoiles, Loketo, Kanda Bongo Man, Tabu Ley, and Mbilia Bel, 1985-1988.
21 Get Out Your Program Again 333
Clan Langa Langa, Koffi Olomide, and Empire Bakuba, 1985-1989.
22 Matters of Life and Death 350
Bantous de la Capitale and O.K. Jazz, 1985-1989.
23 The Gray Nineties 369
O.K. Jazz, Wenge Musica, Bantous de la Capitale, Soukous Stars, Abeti, Papa Wemba, and Tabu Ley, 1989 and after.
Notes 393
Bibliography 404
Select discography 410
Acknowledgments 416
Index 419