Release date 1985 Label Shanachie Records | Genre World | |
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Artists Tabu Ley Rochereau, Franco Luambo People also search for Contre Ma Volonte, Contre ma volonté | ||
Omona Wapi is an album by Congolese singer-songwriters and bandleaders Franco (Francois Luambo Makiadi) and Tabu Ley Rochereau. Both artists competed for popularity in Africa in the latter half of the 20th Century as they contributed to the development of soukous. Though typically considered to be archrivals, the duo recorded several albums together. Omona Wapi was released by the independent American label Shanachie Records in 1985 and reissued on CD in 1991. It was one of the final recordings of Franco, who released some 150 albums during his career and died of AIDS in 1989.
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Critical Reception
Omona Wapi was largely ignored in the United States upon release. Critic Robert Christgau, then writing for the Village Voice, gave the album an A+ and named it his number one album of 1985. Allmusic.com gave the album a four-and-a-half star rating.
Track listing
- “Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga” (8:11)
- “Ngungi” (8:17)
- “Omona Wapi” (8:03)
- “Kabassele In Memoriam” (8:45)
Songs
1Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga8:08
2Ngungi8:17
3Omona Wapi8:03