The Rough Guide To Congo Gold Sam Mangwana - 'Tchimurenga Zimbabwe'

Track 8 'Tchimurenga Zimbabwe' by Sam Mangwana from the 2008 compilation CD The Rough Guide To Congo Gold. The inter-locked guitars, swinging horn sections and sublime vocal harmonies are what make Congolese rumba among the most exciting and infectious dance music in Africa.

Sam Mangwana, born February 21, 1945, is a Congolese musician, born to a Zimbabwean migrant father and an Angolan mother. He is the frontman of his bands Festival des maquisards and African All Stars. Mangwana was a member of François Luambo Makiadi's seminal band TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau's bands African Fiesta, African Fiesta National and Afrisa International.