Taxi Pata Pata

Powered by punchy horn graphs as well as the silken vocals of Kinshasa, Zaire-born and London-based vocalist Nsimba Foggis Bitendi, Taxi cab Pata Pata continues to be known as the “world’s very best soukous strap.” THE BRAND NEW Music Express referred to their audio as “a joyful tempo, a light jumping beat, and lovely vocals that obtain viewers jumping wherever they perform,” while important BBC DJs Charlie Gillett and Andy Kershaw proclaimed them “Britain’s greatest African music group.” An associate from the Bantu people, Bitendi shaped Taxi cab Pata Pata soon after shifting to Britain in the middle-’80s. The group’s debut recording, Aime Bebe, premiered in 1986. Ten years later, Bitendi as well as the music group embarked on the five-continent tour from the display Bingo: A Musical Extravaganza, which Bitendi made up predicated on the stories and legends from the Bakongo folks of Central Africa. As well as people of the group, Bitendi founded the institution of Tempo and Sound, in London, where they provide a number of programs in African music and tradition.