Who is Ringo Star?
W.A.Dudley Gaman
as playing twin lead guitar. While I know this isn't the famous Beatle,
I notice that there is a star and a footnote saying mastered by Tim Young
at CBS (London). Is Ringo really Diblo (who plays lead guitar) laying
down a second track? To my untrained ears I can't tell the difference
between the two lead guitars. Could one of you guitar experts untangle
the two?
By the way, Kwassa Kwassa is a teriffic album. A must for anyone who
likes good guitar.
dud
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Bruce Becker
|The credits on Kanda Bongo Man's album Kwassa Kwassa list Ringo Starr
|as playing twin lead guitar. While I know this isn't the famous Beatle,
|I notice that there is a star and a footnote saying mastered by Tim Young
|at CBS (London). Is Ringo really Diblo (who plays lead guitar) laying
|down a second track? To my untrained ears I can't tell the difference
|between the two lead guitars. Could one of you guitar experts untangle
|the two?
Ringo (or Rigo) Star has been a crack session
player for quite a while.
Pairing him together with Diblo Dibala is another
stroke of genius by Kanda...
|By the way, Kwassa Kwassa is a teriffic album. A must for anyone who
|likes good guitar.
Indeed it is. I bought it at a recent Kanda
Bongo Man show here which was really excellent!
The whole band puts out unbelievable energy...
Cheers,
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>The credits on Kanda Bongo Man's album Kwassa Kwassa list Ringo Starr
>as playing twin lead guitar. While I know this isn't the famous Beatle,
>I notice that there is a star and a footnote saying mastered by Tim Young
>at CBS (London). Is Ringo really Diblo (who plays lead guitar) laying
>down a second track? To my untrained ears I can't tell the difference
>between the two lead guitars. Could one of you guitar experts untangle
>the two?
Well, I can't tell you whose guitar is which, but Ringo (sometimes Rigo)
Star is a real guitarist -- at least according to the special Soukous
issue of "The Beat" from late last year (vol. 8 #6), which gives his real
name as Rigobert Bamundele.
>By the way, Kwassa Kwassa is a teriffic album. A must for anyone who
>likes good guitar.
Definitely! Diblo Dibala also has some recordings with his group Loketo;
from what I've heard, that stuff is great too. I'm trying to get a copy of
their album "Super Soukous", on Shanachie.
-- Stewart
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Ralph Brandi
>as playing twin lead guitar. While I know this isn't the famous Beatle,
>I notice that there is a star and a footnote saying mastered by Tim Young
>at CBS (London). Is Ringo really Diblo (who plays lead guitar) laying
>down a second track? To my untrained ears I can't tell the difference
>between the two lead guitars. Could one of you guitar experts untangle
>the two?
According to the Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music:
Star, Rigo (or Ringo). A Paris-based guitarist who is one of the
finest individual talents working in the European studios, where he
also arranges material in collaboration with star vocal performers.
>By the way, Kwassa Kwassa is a teriffic album. A must for anyone who
>likes good guitar.
I find it best in small doses; I have trouble listening to the whole
thing in one sitting. It probably works better on vinyl than on CD.
--
Ralph Brandi ra...@mtunq.att.com att!mtunq!ralph
Work flows toward the competent until they are submerged.
W.A.Dudley Gaman
>
>Definitely! Diblo Dibala also has some recordings with his group Loketo;
>from what I've heard, that stuff is great too. I'm trying to get a copy of
>their album "Super Soukous", on Shanachie.
>
>-- Stewart
>
that it is too short (although this is common on Shanachie). Kanda Bongo
Man does some of the vocals. Other soukous albums I have enjoyed are:
"The African Typic Collection" on Earthworks with a couple of nice
songs by Sam Fan Thomas as well as some other artists.
"Heartbeat Soukous" also on Earthworks which contains Belle Amie from
Kwassa Kwassa as well as some other wonderful tunes by others.
One of my favorite African albums is "Thokozile" by Mahlathini and the
Mahotella Queens with the Makgona Tsohle Band also on Earthworks. A very
strong album from start-to-finish. Quaranteed to get you dancing. Their
"Paris - Sowetto" album has some high points also, however if I had just
one it would be "Thokozile". Wonderful stuff!
Right now I am listening to "Babeti Soukous" by Tabu Ley and Afrisa Inter-
national Orchestra live at RealWorld. I'll have to listen a few more
times before I become familiar with it, but so far it sounds good. The
liner notes are signed by Peter Gabriel, although no producer is credited.
Keep those critiques coming. It sure makes the selection process easier as
there seems to be more-and-more to pick from in my favorite record store.
dud
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Ralph Brandi
> "The African Typic Collection" on Earthworks with a couple of nice
> songs by Sam Fan Thomas as well as some other artists.
Well, actually, if you want to get precise about this, the songs on
this album are Makossa, which is the congolese-based music of
Cameroon. Of course, with the wide influence of the Zairean bands
all over the continent, it's hard to tell the difference
sometimes.... :-)
I found an interesting album last week containing some of the first
recordings by Franco and T.P.O.K Jazz, from 1956-7. Rumba and
calypso, which later developed into soukous. Fascinating stuff.