| Kwassa Kwassa | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soukous | |||
| Length | 57:55 | |||
| Label | Hannibal | |||
| Kanda Bongo Man chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A*:1 [2] |
Kwassa Kwassa is a soukous album by Kanda Bongo Man, released 1989.
Martin Aston, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week , left warm and positive overlook on album. He wrote: "Francophone soukous practically defines the genre and energy; entwining, zinging guitars, tight rhythms, honey-sweet choruses, non-stop organic from top to toe." The only thing that he doesn't liked was absence of "helpful sleevenotes" on coverart. [3] Myles Boisen of AllMusic found the music "very uptempo and infectious". [1]
All tracks are written by Kanda Bongo Man [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sai" | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Cantique" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Naloti" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Lowazo" | 5:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lela-Lela" | 6:12 |
| 2. | "Bedy" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Liza" | 6:32 |
| 4. | "Lisote" | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belle Amie" | 7:27 |
| 2. | "Ebeneza" | 5:40 |
| Total length: | 52:01 | |
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