{"product_id":"9798765119723","title":"Nico, Rochereau, Roger \u0026 L'African Fiesta - Volume 1 (1962-1963)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3 Africa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNico, Rochereau, Roger \u0026amp; L'African Fiesta - Volume 1 (1962-1963)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrank Gunderson | Michael E. Veal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNico, Rochereau, Roger \u0026amp; L'African Fiesta - Volume 1 (1962-1963) \u003c\/i\u003eplayed a crucial role in developing the careers of Tabu Ley Rochereau and Docteur Nico, and more importantly, the genre of Congolese rhumba music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe extraordinary Congolese musicians Nicolas Kasanda aka “Docteur” Nico (1939-1985), guitarist, together with Tabu Ley Pascal “Rochereau” (1937-2013), singer, songwriter, and bandleader, first worked together under “Le Grande Kallé” Joseph Kabasélé and what has been considered the first truly great Congolese orchestra, l'African Jazz. They are considered among the pioneers of Congolese rumba, a genre that originated during the 1940s and has been enormously influential worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album \u003ci\u003eNico, Rochereau, Roger \u0026amp; L'African Fiesta - Volume 1 (1962-1963)\u003c\/i\u003e also featuring Mwamba Charles “Dechaud” on rhythm guitar and Roger Iziedi on vocals, contains some of their first Vita Label studio singles, recorded after the musicians left l'African Jazz to form L'African Fiesta. Subsequently re-released on SonoDisc, this collection of songs (curated by Iziedi) represented a significant new direction for Congolese rumba as the literal soundtrack for the heady and hopeful years of post-Independence life for much of Sub-Saharan Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrank Gunderson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Ethnomusicology at Florida State University, USA. He served as editor (2018-2022) of the journal \u003ci\u003eEthnomusicology\u003c\/i\u003e and has conducted extensive fieldwork in East Africa. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSukuma Labor Songs from Western Tanzania\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), which was the 2009-2011 winner of the Kwabena Nketia Book Award for best African music monograph, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Tanzanian Musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka – Rhumba Kiserebuka!\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). He co-edited with Robert Lancefield and Bret Woods \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Musical Repatriation\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). His recent film \u003ci\u003eStories about Mlimani Park Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e is playing in film festivals worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765119723\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669691629708,"sku":"9798765119723","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2bf78c60-bb04-49f4-8888-b19119ad752d.jpg?v=1785203538","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765119723","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}