Sam Mangwana is one of the last of the great Zairean rumba (soukous) vocalists. A former member of such seminal groups as Tabu ley Rocherau's Africa Fiesta and Franco's TPOK Jazz, Mangwana has steered soukous from the hard-edged sounds of his predecessors. According the Washington Post, "While his former employers were masters of the relentless, springy, soukous music of Central Africa, Mangwana employs a lighter, more acoustic, more Carribean sound." In a review of Mangwana's 1999 concert in New York, the New York Times took a similar view, writing, "I was gentle-spirited music, perfect for dancers moving through the soupy summer air:...
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