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  Les Petits Chanteurs-Danseurs de Kenge    (est. October 1964) Folk/Traditional of Boys 
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Father Bernard van den Boom s.v.d., a Dutch missionary, formed the group "Les Petits Chanteurs et Danseurs de Kenge" in October, 1964. At the time, the choir was made up of between 65 and 75 African schoolboys, most of whom lived outside Kenge in jungle villages and were, therefore, in constant contact with their own tribes and tribal traditions. Very often, they brought with them to school songs from their villages - many of them traditional songs with roots deep in the history of Africa - or they may have composed songs of their own on their long journeys to school - journeys sometimes as long as 50 kilometres. The boys had a wonderfully developed feeling for music and their rhythmic sense was quite astonishing. Their tribes, in fact, were happy people and all the joy they found in life was reflected in their music.
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Les Petits Chanteurs-Danseurs de Kenge - Missa Kwango
Missa Kwango (PHILIPS 840 254 BY, LP) 1966
Featuring Les Petits Chanteurs-Danseurs de Kenge  
Made in Holland.
  1.   Missa Kwango  
  2.   Nza Iwisa Banzio  
  3.   Kengie Nzambie  
  4.   Nzambi, Mzambi  
  5.   Betu Tukutakana  
  6.   Ngiele Ku Mfinda  
  7.   Kwediama Kwedi Nioka  
  8.   Oleh Oleh Mama  
  9.   Oh Tata Dikele Dikele  
10.   Kengele Ka Lumumbwa  
11.   O Madiele  
12.   Olenda Dieh  
13.   Ntoto Kenge Leleh  
14.   Oh Ngiele  
15.   Marguerite  
16.   Oh Lukaya  
17.   Moleya, Moleya  
Les Petits Chanteurs-Danseurs de Kenge - La Vie en Brousse - Young Congo Sings
La Vie en Brousse - Young Congo Sings (Philips 840 264 BY, LP)
Featuring Les Petits Chanteurs-Danseurs de Kenge  
  1.   Ele Ele Mamiami - Male Kulipopo  
  2.   Mwana Nkento  
  3.   Imbie Imbie - Ya Ngo, Ya Ngo - Ukwenda-Tukwenda - Eh Mbisi Eto  
  4.   Nkanda Ukambulula - Nguba zi Mama - Ankak-Ankak Petsom - Tata Mitondue  
  5.   Mama Butidi Bana Bole - Ngudi Tsimba - Tutu-Tutu  
  6.   Ayi Komema - Mono Kivonga  
  7.   Meli Bamutoba  
  8.   Tse-Tse Kadinga - O Matika - E Yambole - Nzeka Nzenzele  
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