tabu ley rochereau

getting ready for the stoogeshow at 6th street live this friday, it occurs to me how little of the music i listen to is in that vein. lately, it's been mostly free jazz, dub, and stuff like congolese soukous master tabu ley rochereau, whose the voice of lightness comp i'm taping for my sweetie in the hopes that it might generate some sparks of recognition from a little boy she's working with who's from there. here's the man performing "esw you wapi" with his former wife m'bilia bel back in the '80s.