Missa Luba

by Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin

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Arranged by Father Guido Haazen, this recording adapts the traditional Latin Mass to the vocal styles and rhythms of the Luba people of the Congo. The choir is accompanied by indigenous percussion instruments, resulting in a syncopated, polyphonic interpretation of Christian liturgical music.

Genres

  • Central African Music
  • Mass
  • Choral

Tracklist

  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Credo
  4. Sanctus
  5. Benedictus
  6. Agnus Dei
  7. Kamimbi (Kiluba)
  8. Maningi Daba (Kiswahili)
  9. Mikomba (Tshiluba)
  10. Dibwe Diambula Kabanda (Tshiluba)
  11. Lutuku Y A Bena Kanyoka (Bena Kanyoka)
  12. Seya Wa Mama Ndalamba (Kiluba)
  13. Ebu Ewale Kemai (Tshiluba)
  14. Salibona (Kiswahili)
  15. Kansembe (Kiluba)
  16. Katumbo (Kiluba)
  17. Tambwe Dishinda (Tshiluba)