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| Biography: Think of So Kalmery as a Pan-African soul. Born in 1955, in Bukavu, in what's now the Democratic Republic of Congo, his mother was a Mubema and his father a Haku, so from the start he was crossing boundaries. But he was also, it seemed, destined to be a musician, since his father played guitar, accordion, ...Read full biography |
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Released: 2002 Label: Pygmalion Critics' Rating:  Kalmery's brakka style, which was born in Egypt, but grew to popularity in the 1960s and ‘70s in Zaire, swings. And Kalmery approaches his music with a joy and jauntiness that's rare, pulling strands from ...Read full reviewReleased: 1999 Label: Buda Musique Critics' Rating: 
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