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Mambo Yo Yo
''Mambo Yo Yo'' is an album by the Congolese musician Ricardo Lemvo, released in 1998. He is credited with his band, Makina Loca. Lemvo supported the album with a North American tour that included shows as part of his label's AfroLatino Nights tour. Production The album was produced by Niño Jésus Pérez. Lemvo sang nine of the album's ten songs in Spanish; he was influenced primarily by Cuban music. Wuta Mayi performed on ''Mambo Yo Yo''. "Aquella Bendita Foto" is a son montuno. The title track is built on the sounds of soukous and salsa. Critical reception Robert Christgau deemed the album "Californian Afro-salsa." The '' St. Petersburg Times'' stated that "Lemvo has created an articulate mix of Latin derivations, along with soukous stylings of his native Congo region." The ''Boston Herald'' called ''Mambo Yo Yo'' "a potent, danceable utumayodebut by the Congolese singer." ''Newsday'' determined: "Whether it's the band's easygoing syncopations or Lemvo's sweet, sandpapere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Lemvo
Ricardo Lemvo (born September 3, 1957) is a Congolese singer of Angolan descent who lives in Los Angeles, California. His music is a blend of African soukous, kizomba, samba and Cuban salsa. Early years and family Lemvo was born in Kimpese, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and as a boy he lived in Kinshasa.Siddhartha Mitter"Congolese singer Ricardo Lemvo bridges styles, cultures"''Boston Globe'' (September 12, 2015). His family is Angolan, from M'banza-Kongo in the northern part of Angola. His grandfather, João Mantantu Dundulu N'lemvo, was a Baptist pastor who worked with British missionaries in the 1880s, and was the first Angolan to translate the English-language Bible into Kikongo. Although Lemvo grew up in the D.R.C. and later in the United States, he said in an interview that Angolan is foremost among his three nationalities: (translated) "I am the product of these three countries, but I feel Angolan on top of everything, because it is in this country that my roots are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |