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Orchestre Veve

Orchestre Veve has been played on NTS in shows including Throwing Shade, featured first on 1 August 2015. Songs played include Baluti 1, Mama Djele and Nitarudia.

African grooves with a more laidback feel can be found on this excellent retrospective. Leader Verckys is one of the titans of Congolese music, a former Franco associate whose exploration of the region's folkloric rhythms like the cavacha was laregly responsible for the soukous beat which followed. The ten tracks here are magnificent, upful rhythm zephyrs.' The Wire

Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta is one of the most influential figures in the history of Congolese (Zaïrean) music. As a saxophonist, composer…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Baluti 1
Verckys, Orch: Veve
African1976
Baluti 1
Verckys, Orch: VeveAfrican1976
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Mama Djele
Verckys, L'Orchestre Veve
Sonafric1975
Mama Djele
Verckys, L'Orchestre VeveSonafric1975
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Nitarudia
Orchestre Veve Star
Soundway2013
Nitarudia
Orchestre Veve StarSoundway2013
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Bassala Hot (1)
Orchestre Veve Star
Zadis0
Bassala Hot (1)
Orchestre Veve StarZadis0
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Zonga Vonvon
Verckys, L'Orchestre Vévé
Analog Africa2014
Zonga Vonvon
Verckys, L'Orchestre VévéAnalog Africa2014
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Sex Vévé
Verckys, L'Orchestre Vévé
Analog Africa2014
Sex Vévé
Verckys, L'Orchestre VévéAnalog Africa2014
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Ya Nini 1
Orch. Veve
Editions Veve1975
Ya Nini 1
Orch. VeveEditions Veve1975
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