Following the sold-out first volume, the Belgian label Covadia presents a second chapter of Les Belgicains, focusing on the European rumba created by Congolese students in Belgium during the 1960s.

Volume 2 includes 11 rare tracks originally issued on 45 rpm singles or never released before. Highlights include the dancefloor favourite “Guaracha Fredo” by LOS NICKELOS and previously unreleased recordings by the orchestra EBUKA EBUKA, like the swinging “Merengue Soucouss” and the emotional “Mpenzi Niambiye”. The songs unmistakably express a longing for recognition and for a rightful place for a new nation.

TRACKLIST:

A1. Los Nickelos - Emilie Cha Cha

A2. Charles Lembe - Koko

A3. Yéyé National - Eldorado

A4. Los Nickelos - Endende

A5. Afro Negro - Si Me Quierre

B1. Orchestre Ba Bolingo - Mi Mambito

B2. Ebuka Ebuka - Merengue Soucouss

B3. Afro Negro - Princessia Nono

B4. Los Nickelos - Guaracha Fredo

B5. Ebuka Ebuka - Mpenzi Niambiye