A Paris - Tabu Ley Rochereau & Afrisa International
Album
Tabu Ley Rochereau was the elegant counterpart to Franco, and his 1970 concerts at the Paris Olympia were a milestone for Congolese music abroad. His band Afrisa International mixed horns and soul influences into rumba, but the guitars still carry the dance, with clean, melodic lines wrapping around his smooth, high voice. Choose it for the sweeter, more polished side of 1970s Congolese music.