Nippon Banzai
1986 studio album by Zaïko Langa Langa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nippon Banzai is a 1986 album by Congolese band Zaïko Langa Langa, released on their ProZal label. The album followed the group's groundbreaking tour of Japan in October 1986,[1] marking a milestone as the second Congolese musical ensemble to perform there, after Papa Wemba, an early member of Zaïko Langa Langa, and his band Viva La Musica's tour in May of the same year.
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Released | 1986 | |||
Genre | Congolese rumba | |||
Length | 32:55 | |||
Label | ProZal | |||
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This album is widely regarded as Zaïko Langa Langa's greatest artistic and commercial success, propelling them to wider international renown (zones including Europe and the West Indies) and impacting Congolese discography in general. The tracklist represents an average setlist from the band's Japanese tour.