So Kalmery

So Kalmery
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Styles: Worldbeat
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
Bendera
Released: 2002
Label: Pygmalion
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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 review
So Kalmery & Ujamaa
Released: 1999
Label: Buda Musique
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More So Kalmery albums: Main Albums (5)
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