Join us today on Radio Flouka for an episode hommaging Congo’s very own space program “Troposphere”, a series of 5 space rockets launched from Menkao, Congo, between 2007 and 2009. After Artemis II, we turn to another trajectory: an hour-long of rumba’s greatest - Grand Kallé, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Papa Wemba, Simaro Lutumba and documentary extracts of Congo’s DIY space program.

Tracklist:

Tabu Ley Rochereau - Congo Avenir
Grand Kallé & L'African Jazz - Bolingo Suka Te
Franco & L'O.K. Jazz - Oyo Nde Zoba (Edo Nganga)
Franco & L'O.K. Jazz - Lumumba, Héros National (Franco)
Franco & L'O.K. Jazz - Mosika Okeyi Zonga Noki (Franco)
Franco & L’OK Jazz - Infidélité Mado
Simaro Lutumba Massiya - Testament ya Bowule
Grand Kallé & L'African Team - Monsieur l'argent
Le Grand Kallé et l'African Jazz - Batu ya Congo
Le Grand Kallé et l'African Jazz - Jolie Nana
Wally B. Seck - La Vie est Belle (Hommage à Papa Wemba)
A curb-side band in Kinshasa, from the documentary Soul Power in 1974.
Espoir,Fally et Lokua Kanza chantent Famille