HEARTBEAT SOUKOUS

"Soukous,Africa's hottest guitar-based music,springs from the bars,clubs and studios of Kinshasa,the capital of Zaïre.Its roots go back to Joseph Kabasele, whose band,African Jazz,introduced electric music in the late fifties;to the ever-popular OK Jazz,with its mix of zaïrean rumba and electrified folklore; and to Tabu Ley,whose progressive mix of new rhythms made its mark on many of the artists featured on this album."