Songs For The Poor Man Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimilia SKU: LPRW6AFS Barcode: 0884108008898 20.00 £20.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Real World Released Date: 24th June 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Remmy Ongala was a social justice warrior, a man whose lyrics articulated the socio-cultural concerns of his people. Born in the Belgian Congo before it became Zaire and then the DRC, the singer-guitarist rose to superstar status in his adopted country of Tanzania, where he was known, simply, as ‘the Doctor’. With the sprawling Orchestre Super Matimila he mixed sparkling Congolese soukous with Tanzanian rhythms and touches of funk, soul and Latin music. He sang about the issues that had affected him growing up, the sole supporter of his family. Issues that affected and continue to affect many ordinary East Africans: poverty, racism, corruption, more. Ongala called his sound ‘ubongo beat’, since ‘ubongo’ means ‘brain’ in Swahili and this was music with conscience and groove. Super Matimila had been touring Europe, playing festivals including WOMAD, when they stopped by Real World Studios to record Songs for the Poor Man – their first album to feature lyrics in English as well as Swahili, and the first they’d record in the West. Here, then, is a band firing on all cylinders: a bassist, saxophonist, three percussionists and three guitarists delivering an East African take on soukous, while giving their leader’s distinctive rasp the space to soar. Artist Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimilia Genre World / Fusion Label Real World Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Nasikitika Karola Kipenda Roho Usingizi Muziki Asili Yake Wapi Mariam Wangu Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from World / Fusion View Product Quick View Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live at WOMAD 1985 World / Fusion | Real World | 1LP Released 26th July 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live at WOMAD 1985 £16.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Real World SKU: LPRW225 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th July 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists The Rough Guide to Brazilian Jazz Jazz | Rough Guides | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 29th July 2016 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Rough Guide to Brazilian Jazz £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Rough Guides SKU: RGNET1345LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gloria Estafan Mi Tierra Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 25th August 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gloria Estafan Mi Tierra £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1095 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 25th August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Rainey Niineta World / Fusion | 37d03d | 1LP Released 8th July 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Rainey Niineta £20.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: 37d03d SKU: 37D028LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Candeias Sambaiana World / Fusion | 1LP Released 28th July 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Candeias Sambaiana £18.00 Genre: World / Fusion SKU: NOAJ3 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mokoomba Luyando World / Fusion | Out Here | 1LP Released 10th March 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mokoomba Luyando £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Out Here SKU: OH030LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hugh Masekela Hope Jazz | Analogue Productions | 2LP, 45rpm Released 2nd June 2008 £54.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hugh Masekela Hope £54.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ82020 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 2nd June 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Goat Requiem (Indies Only) World / Fusion | Rocket Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th February 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Goat Requiem (Indies Only) £20.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Rocket Records SKU: LAUNCH220 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various The Rough Guide to Desert Blues World / Fusion | Rough Guides | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 9th May 2011 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various The Rough Guide to Desert Blues £10.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Rough Guides SKU: RGNET1238LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th May 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition World / Fusion | World Circuit | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th September 2021 £25.00 - £50.00 Select options Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition £25.00 - £50.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: World Circuit Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th September 2021 Read More Select options See more in World / Fusion Start again
View Product Quick View Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live at WOMAD 1985 World / Fusion | Real World | 1LP Released 26th July 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live at WOMAD 1985 £16.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Real World SKU: LPRW225 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th July 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Various Artists The Rough Guide to Brazilian Jazz Jazz | Rough Guides | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 29th July 2016 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Rough Guide to Brazilian Jazz £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Rough Guides SKU: RGNET1345LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Gloria Estafan Mi Tierra Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released 25th August 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gloria Estafan Mi Tierra £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1095 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 25th August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Joe Rainey Niineta World / Fusion | 37d03d | 1LP Released 8th July 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Rainey Niineta £20.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: 37d03d SKU: 37D028LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Candeias Sambaiana World / Fusion | 1LP Released 28th July 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Candeias Sambaiana £18.00 Genre: World / Fusion SKU: NOAJ3 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Mokoomba Luyando World / Fusion | Out Here | 1LP Released 10th March 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mokoomba Luyando £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Out Here SKU: OH030LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Hugh Masekela Hope Jazz | Analogue Productions | 2LP, 45rpm Released 2nd June 2008 £54.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hugh Masekela Hope £54.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ82020 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 2nd June 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Goat Requiem (Indies Only) World / Fusion | Rocket Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th February 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Goat Requiem (Indies Only) £20.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Rocket Records SKU: LAUNCH220 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th February 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Various The Rough Guide to Desert Blues World / Fusion | Rough Guides | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 9th May 2011 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various The Rough Guide to Desert Blues £10.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Rough Guides SKU: RGNET1238LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th May 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition World / Fusion | World Circuit | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th September 2021 £25.00 - £50.00 Select options Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition £25.00 - £50.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: World Circuit Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th September 2021 Read More Select options