Soulful digital rumba funk gems by an as-yet- undiscovered producer from Kinshasa (Congo)
 
We’re delighted to present seven tracks from a highly original album which never saw the light of day! Blending state-of-the art mid-80s electronic programming with elements of Congolese rumba and touches of digital funk/r’n’b, it’s unlike anything that came out of Africa at the time. The project was the brainchild of the super-gifted Maurice Poto Doudongo who, after working with soukous stars Zaiko Langa Langa in his native Congo, moved to Brussels when he was in his early twenties, and joined Zazou Bikaye for some US shows in 1986. He then set out to record a largely electronic solo album, on which he played all the instruments (synths, guitars,