{"id":100199,"date":"2022-02-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=100199"},"modified":"2022-02-25T17:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:30:43","slug":"pam-club-cortega-sam-mangwana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/pam-club-cortega-sam-mangwana\/","title":{"rendered":"PAM Club: Cortega pays tribute to Sam Mangwana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week\u2019s special edition features one of the giants of rumba, Sam Mangwana. DJ Cortega has long been a fan and jumped at the chance to make a mix dedicated to one of his idols. Turn it up to 11.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ah, the voice of the great Sam…it\u2019s just so smooth. For me, it brings to mind the golden age of Congolese rumba, though it\u2019s tinged with nostalgia. In fact, it\u2019s an age that is not completely over, with legends such as the international Mr Mangwana continuing to enchant us with new works. Such a rich career spanning six decades just can\u2019t be summed up in a 90-minute mix. I have therefore simply tried to give an account of his prestigious oeuvre by highlighting the best bits. We begin at the end of the 60s with the Orchestre Festival des Maquisards, moving to his collaborations with two of the fathers of rumba \u2013 Tabu Ley Rochereau and Franco Luambo. Towards the end we come to his prolific \u2018solo\u2019 career as leader of various groups such as the African All Stars, which includes his Ivorian period and a return to his roots in Angola some twenty years ago, finally concluding with a magnificent collaboration with the late Manu Dibango<\/a>, from his latest album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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